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Visit my TPT Store for Valentine's Day and Presidents' Day activities. I hope you have a great week!
January 31, 2016
Sunday Scoop
Hooray! I'm linking up with Teaching Trio for my second Sunday Scoop.
My week began like this...
I am rethinking my plans AGAIN considering all of our snow days and the upcoming week filled with meetings, testing, and due dates...so tomorrow we'll review multiplication and division.
I HAVE to check up on my sons, and make sure that their college applications have all been sent. February 1st is another deadline. Yes, I will have two going off to school in the fall. I can't help myself...
As much as I love being at home, it's time to get back into a routine.
Visit my TPT Store for Valentine's Day and Presidents' Day activities. I hope you have a great week!
Visit my TPT Store for Valentine's Day and Presidents' Day activities. I hope you have a great week!
January 26, 2016
Another Snow Day...Another TPT Product
I'm offering a new freebie...
I hope this is something you can use with your students. I'll be back tomorrow with an update on the Blizzard of 2016!
I hope this is something you can use with your students. I'll be back tomorrow with an update on the Blizzard of 2016!
January 24, 2016
January 23, 2016
View from the Treetops
Hello,
View from the treetops yesterday morning….
Here is the view from the treetops this morning….
And the view out the front door…
Oh my, we have a ton of snow. Let’s just say I’m thankful to have 5 sons to shovel. They’re not awake so the grumbling is yet to begin. But I’m hoping the fact that we still have electricity will put them in a good mood.
I am working on some things to use with my students... if we ever get back to school. My plan is to have a day reviewing multiplication word problems and division. Naturally I’m sticking with a winter theme.
Stay tuned…I’ll be back tomorrow with more from the Treetops.
View from the treetops yesterday morning….
I am working on some things to use with my students... if we ever get back to school. My plan is to have a day reviewing multiplication word problems and division. Naturally I’m sticking with a winter theme.
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January 20, 2016
THE SALE CONTINUES...
It looks like this weekend will bring lots of snow to our area. My students are super excited, so tomorrow I’m going with all things winter-themed. I’ll be using Winter Word Problems, which was just added to my TPT store. This is a mixed set with emphasis on 2-digit by 1-digit multiplication that also includes addition, subtraction, and multi-step problems.
The TPT sale continues through tomorrow. Use the TPT code "START16" for a total of 28% off my entire store!
Happy shopping! And stay tuned this weekend for a view from the treetops.
The TPT sale continues through tomorrow. Use the TPT code "START16" for a total of 28% off my entire store!
Happy shopping! And stay tuned this weekend for a view from the treetops.
January 19, 2016
IT'S TIME FOR A SALE!
I’m joining the sitewide TPT event, and all of my products will be discounted 20%. I have just added a Presidents' Day Graphing Activity perfect for reviewing bar graphs and pictographs...and should be fun and engaging for your students. I’ve provided instructions that are easy to follow making this product perfect for your substitute folder.
In addition, check out my products for Valentine's Day....Rounding Decimals, Rounding Whole Numbers, and a Valentine Bag Activity. The sale runs January 20 – 22. Use the TpT code, START16, for a total of 28% off!
Don't forget to leave feedback on paid products to earn FREE money to spend on more TpT products. Time to shop!
In addition, check out my products for Valentine's Day....Rounding Decimals, Rounding Whole Numbers, and a Valentine Bag Activity. The sale runs January 20 – 22. Use the TpT code, START16, for a total of 28% off!
Don't forget to leave feedback on paid products to earn FREE money to spend on more TpT products. Time to shop!
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January 17, 2016
Valentine's Day
Hello from Treetop Creations,
My goal was to do my first Blog Post by February 1st, and that happened ahead of schedule thanks to Jolene at Paisley n’ Polkadots Blog Designs.
My second goal was to complete several products for the upcoming February holidays. I have two rounding activities with a Valentine’s Day theme available on TPT. Rounding is so much more fun when it comes in the shape of a heart! I also wanted to share my Valentine’s Day Bag. I’m including a sample in this post. Students have a chance to review math properties and fact families all while designing a cute Valentine bag for collecting goodies. Each student receives a template with the hearts, instructions, and a name tag. You just need to provide large lunch bags. I’ve also included an activity sheet for reviewing the properties, and a homework pass for you to give students on Valentine's Day. So, if you are short on time, this products provides all that you need. Here is a sample…
Thank you for stopping by, and have a great week!
My goal was to do my first Blog Post by February 1st, and that happened ahead of schedule thanks to Jolene at Paisley n’ Polkadots Blog Designs.
My second goal was to complete several products for the upcoming February holidays. I have two rounding activities with a Valentine’s Day theme available on TPT. Rounding is so much more fun when it comes in the shape of a heart! I also wanted to share my Valentine’s Day Bag. I’m including a sample in this post. Students have a chance to review math properties and fact families all while designing a cute Valentine bag for collecting goodies. Each student receives a template with the hearts, instructions, and a name tag. You just need to provide large lunch bags. I’ve also included an activity sheet for reviewing the properties, and a homework pass for you to give students on Valentine's Day. So, if you are short on time, this products provides all that you need. Here is a sample…
Thank you for stopping by, and have a great week!
January 10, 2016
Properties of Multiplication and Division
Well, it was fun being back at school this week…once I got
over the initial shock! In math, we spent some time reviewing the properties of
multiplication and addition. I used my TPT Properties Resource to review with
my students. This resource includes the identity property
(addition/multiplication), zero property, commutative property
(addition/multiplication), associative property (addition/multiplication), and
the distributive property. You can pick and choose the properties you want to
focus on with your students.
The first day I posted signs for four of the properties, passed out the equations, and sent students off to find the correct corner. Students helped each other, and the discussions were on target. The next day we did a quick “quiz, quiz, trade” to review the properties as part of our morning meeting. The following day students completed the properties review sheet for morning work, and we looked at some non-examples. On the review sheet, students had to fill-in-the blank to complete each equation and then color the examples following a key to identify the properties. Initially, some students were solving the equations, but you could hear the buzz as they realized they could use the associative and commutative properties to help fill in the blanks.
We did not spend much time on the activities, but the short review seemed to help their understanding of the properties. The sorting cards/mat and exit tickets will be one of my stations next week. I hope you have a great week!
The first day I posted signs for four of the properties, passed out the equations, and sent students off to find the correct corner. Students helped each other, and the discussions were on target. The next day we did a quick “quiz, quiz, trade” to review the properties as part of our morning meeting. The following day students completed the properties review sheet for morning work, and we looked at some non-examples. On the review sheet, students had to fill-in-the blank to complete each equation and then color the examples following a key to identify the properties. Initially, some students were solving the equations, but you could hear the buzz as they realized they could use the associative and commutative properties to help fill in the blanks.
We did not spend much time on the activities, but the short review seemed to help their understanding of the properties. The sorting cards/mat and exit tickets will be one of my stations next week. I hope you have a great week!
January 3, 2016
Welcome to Treetop Creations! My goal was to do my first blog post by February 1st, and here it is ahead of schedule thanks to Jolene at Paisley n’ Polkadots Blog Designs! Jolene was great to work with and took my simple ideas to a whole new level with her creativity. I love my blog design! It is my intention to post every Sunday, so I hope you will come back. In the meantime, if you are in need of activities for reviewing decimals, please visit my store. Happy New Year!