Gumbo Goodie - 24 hours only!

Give your students some extra multiplication practice with this bundle of Halloween Task Cards. The bundle includes 4 sets of multiplication task cards. Sets focus on number bonds, number strips, arrays and word problems. Grab this Gumbo Goodie in the next 24 hours for FREE!!! On October 19, this product will cost $4.00.

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/FREE-Halloween-Multiplication-Task-Cards-Gumbo-Goodie-for-24-hours-ONLY-1504023

Fill Your Pot Sale...Coming Soon!

Happy Tuesday!  If you have placed some items on wish list, there is an opportunity coming to save on some resources for your class-ROUXM!  Mark your calendars...

Free Clipart!!!

Even though it's like a hundred degrees outside, I couldn't help myself but introduce these fun candy corns...I love fall!  Download soon, they are available for free through August 21! 
http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Free-Halloween-Clipart-thru-August-21-Gumbo-Goodie-Candy-Corn-Friends-1402177

Fraction Friday

Continuous practice with fractions is both helpful and frustrating. How many different ways can we think to help our students grasp 'em? Sometimes we feel as if we are beating our heads against the wall thinking of new ways and more time to get in extra practice. I know a lot of people have centers or an early finisher bucket for students to choose various activities.

Self-checking items are always helpful. Below is an activity that requires a small amount of preparation but allows students to practice fractions in a different way AND it is self-checking.

Students are given a game board with questions. The answer cards are two sided. The answer to the question for the game board is on one side and part of a picture is on the other. If students place the answers to the questions on the board in the correct place, a picture will be created. Once the prep work is done, no extra copies are needed and students can automatically tell if they answered the questions correctly.  Yay! Scroll down to the end of the post for a FREE download!

 

If you would like to try it out for free, click the link below for a free download. :)

 

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/FREE-Fractions-Self-Checking-Center-Activity-Picture-Your-Answer-1118475

 



Fall Friends Clipart

A big "THANK YOU" to all those Gumbo followers out there who made a "Purchase With a Purpose". The fundraiser was a success!  To celebrate, please enjoy this "Gumbo Goodie". Download soon. It is only available for FREE until August 13.
http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/FREE-Clipart-thru-August-13-Gumbo-Goodie-Fall-Friends-Clipart-1384925

"Purchase With a Purpose" Sale

Happy Sunday y'all!  Teacher's Gumbo "Purchase With a Purpose" SALE begins TOMORROW!!!  Don't miss out on the opportunity for a 20% off sale thru July 31st. Half of the proceeds will be donated to Abolition International. Grab some great resources for your class-ROUXM and help a great cause :)

Only 9 days left!!!

As many of you know, "Purchase With a Purpose" ends in 9 days. 50 % of the proceeds will be donated to Abolition International. As a huge thank you to all of my fabulous followers who have already supported this great cause, I have a special "Gumbo Goodie".  Download for FREE at my Teacher Pay Teacher store through July 23.

Puppy Pals Clipart

FREE Borders!!!

YES!  Teacher's Gumbo has created 23 borders to enhance your teaching materials that are available for FREE until July 18. Another "Gumbo Goodie". Download at my Teachers Pay Teachers Store.

 

Enjoy!

"Gumbo Goodie" FREE until July 14

Looking for a daily math solution? This week's Gumbo Goodie has 20 pages of daily math and assessments for the beginning of school. Each day contains place value, rounding, comparing numbers and a word problem. Get it at my TPT store now :)

FREE clipart until July 4 - Gumbo Goodie :)

Adorn your summer creations with these cute little insects. Ants on a Picnic includes 40 clipart images in both color and black and white plus backgrounds and frames!  Get them now while they are a Gumbo Goodie at my store.

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Free-Clipart-Gumbo-Goodie-until-July-4-Ants-on-a-Picnic-1302353

Purchase With a Purpose

While driving to one of mine and my daughter's “outings”, I passed a billboard that made my heart sink…It simply said, “Stop Human Trafficking”. Immediately, I got sick to my stomach as I glanced into the backseat and looked into my beautiful girl’s eyes and began to cry.

As the day passed, I couldn’t seem to erase that billboard from my thoughts so I began to research and was shocked to find that this form of slavery is so prevalent.  As days went on, I became more and more consumed with disgust and anger that this occurs. Why does God allow such horrors to happen to these young women and…CHILDREN?  Why doesn’t He put an end to this and many more horrific injustices?  I just haven’t been able to let this one go…

God has totally broken my heart for these young women and children.  I heard of an organization while listening to KLOVE— my 3 year old daughter gave me a turn to listen (that’s another post for another day J )

Anyway…it’s called Abolition International. As it turns out, they are hosting their biggest fundraising event during the month of July…called 31 days of Freedom.  If you are like me, I may not be able to contribute much on my own. I am currently teaching full time because I am staying home with my girl, but I have decided to host a fundraiser during those 31 days…using my Teacher’s Gumbo Store on Teachers Pay Teachers.

The fundraiser will be called “Purchase With a Purpose”.  During the month of July, 50% of the proceeds will be donated to Abolition International. I hope that you will find some clipart or materials from my store that you will consider purchasing during the month of July to help support Abolition International. If not, please consider donating directly to their website.

I am very passionate about helping this organization and in the words of Matthew West, I hope that you will join me and “Do Something”.

 

 

 

FREE 2014-2015 Calendar, Planner, and Form Bundle

"Gumbo Goodies" are back! By popular demand, the anticipated "Gumbo Goody" begins today with a HUGE freebie. The download includes a 2014-2015 calendar and planner, reward cards for classroom management, binder covers, to-do lists, and EDITABLE classroom forms.  All for FREE! But don't miss out...this "Gumbo Goody" will only last until June 14. After June 14, the bundle will be priced $7.00. If you have not become a Teacher's Gumbo follower on Teachers Pay Teachers, do so now, because there are more free goodies to come this summer to prepare you for your upcoming school year! 

Enjoy!

"Gumbo Goodie" -- Busy Bee Clipart

Grab this FREE "Gumbo Goodie". After May 17, it will be posted as a paid item. Includes 177 images--clipart, backgrounds, frames and alpha letters!

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/FREE-until-May-17-Gumbo-Goodie-Busy-Bees-Clipart-Bundle-1244551

Included in this download are all the clips (in color and black and white) plus coordinating backgrounds, frames, product covers AND alpha letter clipart!

Follow me on Teachers Pay Teachers to get more freebies!

Enjoy!

"Gumbo Goodies" FREE Resources from now until the end of May :)

As a thank you to all those Teacher's Gumbo Followers on Teachers Pay Teachers, I have started a new "Gumbo Goodies" series from now until the end of May. Each week, I will post a new resource (that's normally a paid resource ) for FREE.  The resource will only b available for free for 2 days so please enjoy this "Gumbo Goodie" FREEBIE, but download soon because it will only be available for FREE until April 4.

My followers will receive an email alerting them the resource has been posted. The FREE days and resources change every week...become a Teacher's Gumbo follower here at my blog or on Teachers Pay Teachers so you can enjoy these FREE resources!

Teacher's Gumbo wants to give you something to look forward to until school's out for summer :). Enjoy!

Gumbo Goodie for April 3-4 product information:

Review 3rd grade Common Core Standards with this 55 page resource packet. This packet covers ALL 3rd grade Common Core Standards. This is a great last minute test prep and review of all standards to be ready for testing.

Included:
4 games and activities for partner or center work
24 word problem task cards
7 worksheets for independent practice
Topics for activities include:
Distributive Property of Multiplication
Modeling Fractions
Fractions on a Number Line
Comparing Fractions
Measurement
Line Plots
Word Problems - 2 step

Here's s sample of what you'll get:

Enjoy!

Teacher's Gumbo Resource Sale

I'm having a sale at TPT...check out some great products at a temporarily reduced price. Sale ends Wednesday, April 2, 2014.

 

 

And some fun Spring Chevron Owl clipart to dress up your own resources.

 

Have a great week!

Happy Mardi Gras, Y'all!

Today is about celebration so...I felt a clipart freebie was in order. :)

These little chevron owls are perfect for your upcoming St. Patrick's Day resources. Download them by clicking here.

 



 

 

Let the good times roll!

Teachers Pay Teachers Sale!

Get ready for the BIG sale starting tomorrow! All Teacher's Gumbo products are 20% off!

Visit http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Teachers-Gumbo

Multiplication Monday - Part 1 Basic Facts

As teachers, we know the important strategies students must learn to gain a conceptual knowledge of multiplication. We demonstrate arrays, number bonds, equal groups...all of which are great strategies, but are not helpful in the area of efficiency.

After students can conceptualize multiplication, it's time help them become quicker mathematicians. Fluency, in the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) is essential. Over the years, I have met many teachers who assist students with fluency in various ways.

Here are a couple of my favorites: I hope that you can utilize them with your students also.

Travel Trivia (5-10minutes)

This is a competition in which I hold up a multiplication fact (usually on flashcard) for two students. The student that correctly gives the answer first is the winner of that round. The other student takes a seat and the winning student moves onto the next competitor.  If a student is able to win 5 rounds, I offer a free homework pass, allow him to get something out of candy jar, etc. Your rewards may vary in your room. I do not allow this person to go past 5 rounds so that other students may have an opportunity for fair competition. You will always have 1 or 2 ( hopefully more) students in your room that are naturally quick at this and exceed the majority. I attempt to speak highly of these students and congratulate their success without allowing them to dominate every game...and in turn...cause other students to lose hope of winning.

I always have lots of flashcards in my room and encourage students to study them frequently in their spare time (early finisher task). If you have 2 Know Remotes available, they have a flashcard function that is a variation of the typical flashcard and may peak student's interest.

 During my multiplication unit, I have a Travel Trivia competition a few times a week. I announce which days I will host the competition and encourage student practice at all times so that they learn to use their time wisely and it pays off!

Multiplication Fluency Pack (5-10 minutes)

In addition to the Travel Trivia, I also use a fluency pack I created as daily practice. We begin with 2's. Every day, students have a set of time (less than 5 minutes), to complete the day's worksheet. After we check, students can graph their number correct. Each day, students are able to see their growth which encourages them to continue practicing. You can download the 2's Multiplication Fluency Pack here for FREE!

Screen shots of what you will receive with the free pack:

 

 



If you like the free preview, you can download the full set from my Teacher's Pay Teacher's store:

Multiplication Fluency Pack

It contains 12 weeks of practice with graphing for each week!

Happy Multiplying! :)

Lovin' Line Plots

One of the hardest skills to teach for me is line plots. They are essential with common core so I created a Valentine themed line plot activity bundle.

This bundle is filled with great activities to assist students with learnin' those lousy line plots :)

The first activity is a set of task cards that can be used for whole class as a Scoot game, Around the Room, or placed in centers.

Next, I included some partner activities that could be used during class, as an early finisher or in a center. Here is an example of a Dice game that would result in a line plot that students would create with the data.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Finally, students would have the opportunity for some individual practice with several line plot worksheets. Here is an example:

 

 



 

 

 

You can download this activity at my TPT store:  Teacher's Gumbo

 

Soon you and your students will be "Lovin' Line Plots"!!!

 

Jenn



Toad-ally Yours!

Ever since I started teaching, frogs have held a special place in my heart. Not the real ones, of course! :) Any stuffed, animated, or breakable one for decoration.

For many years, I decorated my classroom with frogs galore. Luckily, my students caught on and as you know...purchased everything "frog" for me. I haven't used frogs in a while and felt they needed a serious comeback...especially around Valentine's Day.

I created this set of Valentine's Day clipart entitled: Toad-ally Yours. Download yours  here at my TPT store.

And a Chevron background freebie to coordinate: Download here.

 

 

Enjoy!