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!

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"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! :)