Fishing for More TPT - Christmas/Holidays

Fishing for More TPT Products! is a series on this blog to showcase some inspiring Teachers Pay Teachers products.  I will talk about some items that have caught my attention.  If you'd like for me to feature your product, please comment below or contact me with the links and a preview! 

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This week is all about Christmas & the Holiday Season!  I've found some great packets to utilize this time of year.

By: Hilary Lewis

Subjects:  English Language Arts, Reading, Vocabulary, Writing

Grade Levels: 2nd, 3rd, Homeschool
Resource Types: Worksheets, Printables, Literacy Center Ideas
Cost: FREE

Help your students practice synonyms with this word sorting/matching pack.

By: Kiki's Classroom

Subjects: Math, Numbers, Place Value 

Grade Levels: 2nd, 3rd, 4th 

Resource Types: Worksheets, Printables, Math Centers 

Common Core Standards: 3.NBT.A.1

Cost: FREE

This Christmas Roundup Freebie provides fun, seasonal practice in rounding whole numbers to the nearest 10 and 100 and using pronouns. Answer keys are included.

By: A Special Kind of Class

Subjects: Math, Basic Operations, Graphing, Holidays/Seasonal, Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa 

Grade Levels: PreK, Kindergarten 

Resource Types: Worksheets, Minilessons, Printables

Cost: $2.50 Forty four simple no prep math worksheets for Christmas using numbers 1 to 10. 

Includes counting, find the missing numbers, putting numbers in order, graphing, patterning and matching.

By: Create-Abilities

Subjects: Basic Operations, Fractions, Measurement

Grade Levels:  3rd, 4th, 5th, Homeschool

Resource Types: Fun Stuff, Printables, Math Centers

Common Core Standards: 3.NF.A.1, 3.NF.A.2, 3.NF.A.3, 3.MD.A.1, 3.MD.C.5, 3.MD.C.6, 3.MD.C.7, 4.MD.A.1, 3.NBT.A.2, 4.NBT.B.4

Cost: $4.50

Fun, holiday-inspired math centers perfect for the Christmas season!

By: Common Core Galore and More

Subjects: Math, Winter, Tools for Common Core

Grade Levels:  3rd, 4th, 5th

Resource Types: Worksheets, Printables, Math Centers

Common Core Standards: 4.OA.A.1, 4.OA.A.2, 4.OA.A.3, 4.OA.B.4, 4.OA.C.5

Cost: $6.95

Put down your scissors and forget the laminator! This 55 page Winter Math Pack requires NO PREP. All you need to do with this pack is hit print and go!

By: BowserBikeJustDance

Just a fun and festive video for the kids to dance to!  I love using Just Dance videos on YouTube for some great Brain Breaks in the class. Enjoy!

What have you been enjoying in your class this Holiday Season?

Brain Break Cards (Product Review)

Brain Breaks for Your Classroom!

Although I'm awaiting my own classroom after moving to Australia (from the U.S.), I want to let you know what worked well for me in my previous 5 years classroom experience.  One thing that helped with my classroom management was utilizing Brain Breaks in my class!  

I was teaching 3rd grade in Florida during the heavily testing era of the FCAT and constant student testing to collect data throughout the year.  This can get quite boring for the students AND teachers.  I tried my hardest to create lessons that were innovative and engaging that also required some movement.  (Sitting at your desk doing worksheets all day every day is just not my cup of tea!)  However, there are times you have to practice skills taught on worksheets/practice tests to make sure students are prepared come testing time.  

Since I couldn't escape this practice entirely, I incorporated Brain Breaks!  I found that my students enjoyed this immensely! They were engaged during lessons, participated more actively, could easily transition to the next subject, and used as a positive reinforcement for good behavior.