Tutoring Tuesdays - November 13th, 2018

Happy Tuesday! We are getting closer to Thanksgiving here in America. I want to thank all of the Veterans for their service to our country. Thank you so much for fighting for our freedom. You are amazing men and women! 

This week for tutoring we did a few PreAlgebra questions using my Fall Leaves PreAlgebra Balancing Equations Task Cards. Can you believe in 3rd grade they are doing PreAlgebra? I goofed and had the n in place of the 2nd number in the first equation. I guess she has only done it in the 1st place and was confused so we just flipped it. This set of task cards comes with an optional board game. Land on a + space go ahead that many spaces, but land on a - space go back that many spaces. There are 24 task cards in color only with a recording sheet, and answer key.

Next we worked more on long division with remainders by using my Thanksgiving Long Division with Remainders Task Cards. These task cards are for dividing by 2, 3, 4, and 5. They are in color and black and white and come with a recording sheet and answer key.

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Tutoring Tuesdays - May 8th, 2018

Happy Tuesday! I want to also wish you had a Happy Teacher Appreciate Week. Thank you for everything you do for your students each and every day. I appreciate you! Don't forget to head over to check out my big sales going on this today and tomorrow by going HERE.

I finally got Firefox working so clicking on the pictures will take you to the product that you can purchase.

We started tutoring last Wednesday working on rounding to the nearest dollar using my Ice Cream Monsters Rounding to the Nearest Dollar Race. Students can use the fun game board like we did or you can use the task cards as traditional task cards. Land on a monster and it stole your ice cream go back to start, but land on an ice cream cone or sundae and you get to go again! So much fun! She only missed one question. A recording sheet and answer key are included.

Next we worked on adding money using my Adding Money Regrouping Task Cards. These task cards do not come with a board game, but we used my board game that comes with my Cinco de Mayo Sight Word game to make it more fun in tutoring. You can use it as traditional task cards. A recording sheet and answer key are included. She did not miss a single question!

We finished tutored working on Multiplication and Division Fact Families using my Multiplication and Division Fact Family Houses. There are 24 task cards included. If you laminate them students can write on them with a dry erase marker. I did include a recording sheet, but they will have to write very small to fit all 4 equations. Otherwise use notebook paper. An answer key is included. She didn't miss a single fact family! The example below was printed black and white on colored card stock. They are available in color and black and white.

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Tutoring Tuesdays - April 3rd, 2018

Happy April! I hope each of you had a wonderful Easter or Passover if you celebrate! I am not tutoring tomorrow as the 2nd grader is on spring break and her grandma is coming to visit so tutoring update will be in a couple of weeks.

Last Wednesday, we worked on perimeter again using my Perimeter Task Cards. I worked with her on squares some triangles. Some with missing numbers for the sides and some without. She did a great job and didn't miss a single one! I put it with an Easter game board, which doesn't come with these task cards. You can use the task cards traditionally as it does come with a recording sheet and answer key.

Next we worked on multiplication by 3 with my Panda Multiplication Race game. I had cards for all of the facts for your students so you can use what facts you would like to use. Some of the spaces have a number on it. You can have them go forward that many spaces or backwards if they land on it for added fun!

Then we worked on some fractions with 3rds. We worked on shading fractions with 3rds using my Shading Fractions Task Cards and then did a few with my Fractions of a Group Easter themed task cards. There's only a few of these task cards and you can grab them HERE. The picture takes you to the shading task cards.

Next we worked on Division by 3 using my Division Multiplication Bump Fluency Games. These are not yet available in my store. Be sure to follow my store and you will get an email when I add it to my store!

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Featured Freebie Fridays - August 24th, 2017

Happy Friday! Those who haven't started back to teaching yet I hope you enjoy your last week or two before you head back. The rest of you, I hope are having a successful year so far!

I have a brand new freebie this week that I was going to maybe get to in tutoring this week, but she had a dentist appointment so I will do it with her next week. Crayons Adding 9s Facts Race. In this game students solve an equation and then take turns rolling one die (dice) or a spinner and move that many spaces on the game board. A few of the spaces say back to start (sends the child back to start) or go again. The first one to the finish wins. Click any of the pictures to grab it for FREE. Please show your kindness by leaving positive feedback.

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Tutoring Tuesdays - August 23rd, 2017

Happy Tuesday! I hope each of you got to see the eclipse yesterday. That was really cool! We didn't have full totality but 89% was still awesome!


Last week, we reviewed comparing numbers to 100 using my Comparing Numbers to 120 Task Cards and a game board that doesn't come with the task cards. Usually I laminate the cards but this time I let her write the answers on a dry erase board. It does come with a recording sheet and answer key if you would like to use it for Scoot or any other cooperative group activity. She struggled in school as she hadn't done this skill in several months, but after the first couple of reviewing it she didn't miss another question. She did incredible!!!

Next we worked on reviewing telling time to the 5 minutes using my Racing into The Sun - Telling Time to the 5 Minutes game. This game also comes with a recording sheet if you would like to use it for cooperative group activities.

We finished by reviewing 9 facts using my apple race game that I mentioned previously.

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Featured Freebie Fridays - August 18th, 2017

Happy Friday! I'm back with Freebie Fridays. Been busy opening up a new store!

Place Value to 120 Apple Race is a FREE game where children count the base ten blocks to find the standard number. They then roll one die (dice) and move that many spaces on the game board. Watch out for the worm as they taste nasty and will send the child back to start! Cards can also be used to play the game Scoot or any other cooperative group activity. If you like this activity please leave positive feedback to show your appreciation. Thank you!

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Featured Freebie Fridays - August 4th, 2017

Happy Friday! Teachers are back to work here in the county I live in and kids return on August 10th. I think the soon to be 2nd grader who I tutor starts on August 9th. So I know many of you are returning to the classroom soon if you haven't already. I wish you a wonderful year!!!

Before I get to my freebie this week I did not post one last week because I have been working on setting up a new store! I currently have 777 products up there as I write this. Kind of funny it wound up all 7's but it did. Maybe it's lucky right? I will have the ability soon to give coupons and also you get reward points for leaving feedback (including on freebies) and sharing the products. That part is in the works. Come be one of my first followers!!! Click HERE. You will need to register an account to even download freebies and get the rewards.

I used this game the first day of Kindergarten a few years ago when I last taught. ABC Race is a game where students pick a card and name the capital letter. They then roll one die (dice) and move that many spaces on the game board. The first to the finish wins. Very simple game that is easy for Kindergarten students. You can differentiate by having the student tell what sound the letter they pick makes or name something that begins with that letter. Grab it on TPT by clicking the pictures or on Teacher's Dojo by clicking HERE.

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Tutoring Tuesdays - June 27th, 2017

I'm back with tutoring Tuesdays! I had a great session of tutoring last Thursday just like I always do. She is so much fun! Her parents are absolutely wonderful and supportive too!

This week we continued working on 2 digit subtraction by 2 digit subtraction. I let her pick out of two different sets of task cards and she picked 2 Digit Subtraction Dinosaurs Task Cards. This set comes with a board game that I used to make it more fun. If children land on the dinosaur they get chased back to start! The cards again can be written on if laminated or put in plastic sleeves with a dry erase marker, which is what I did with her. She did a fantastic job only missing a couple. One of those had the tricky 0 in the ones place. When she had another problem with that pesky zero she got it correct! She is an incoming 2nd grader! So very smart!

Then I went over a few problems with multiplication with 0's and 1's as factors. It took a few cards and then she completely understood how to multiply 0's and 1's. She started making up her own multiplication equations with 0's and 1's as factors and giving her mom and I the product! So very smart. We played a quick game with my Butterfly Multiplication Race using just the equations with 0's and 1's. The game has facts to 10! I had her give me the answer rather than write on it. Should children land on a snake they get chased back to start, but if they land on a butterfly they fly away from the snake and get to go again! So much fun!!!

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Featured Freebie Fridays - May 5th, 2017

Happy Friday! I hope that you have had a spectacular Teacher Appreciation Week whether it was celebrated this week or last week at your school. Do know that I appreciate you! I hope you had the chance to shop in the Teachers Pay Teachers and Teacher's Notebook sitewide sales. There is still time to shop at Teacher's Notebook. Now on to today's freebie!

Today, I have a new freebie for you. I have been working hard on 2 digit regrouping with the 1st grader I tutor. So I decided to make a set of task cards for you too! These Sailboat 2 Digit Addition Regrouping Task Cards come with a fun board game. Of course you can still use just the cards with the recording sheet to play Scoot, Quiz Quiz Trade or any other cooperative group game, place at a center, station, or rotation, small groups, early finishers, etc. I have many suggestions included with the download. I appreciate positive feedback. Please remember it does cost me money to make these freebies free for you! It just takes you a minute to click back after downloading and leaving that feedback. Please do not place freebies on any website without permission from myself, which likely will be no. I want people to download them from my store so they can give me feedback.

Once I use these in tutoring I will share pictures of the game in action.

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Back To School TPT Sale and More!

I can't believe it is already August.  Where has time gone? 

I am happy to announce that Teachers Pay Teachers is having a Back To School Sale August 3rd and 4th.  If you use code BTS15 at checkout you will save 28% off ALL my products including my bundles, which are already heavily discounted.  WOW!  I will also have my store on sale August 5th at 20% off in case you forget something you wanted!  Click the sale button to hop to my store and I hope you will shop with me!  I still don't have a teaching job and this is helping pay my bills so I appreciate each purchase more than you ever know!

I also thought I'd share a few of the new products I've put together this summer.  First up is my new Christian Sight Word Race Game, which includes all 220 Dolch Words plus 4 Christian themed words. Click any of the pictures to check it out!

Syllable Clip It Task Cards.  Click the picture to check it out.

Rhyming Clip It Task Cards - Click either picture to check it out.

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Santa's Fraction Cookies

I just made my favorite freebie to date!  This game is called Santa's Cookies Fractions.  In this game children pick two cards and compare the fraction cookies that Santa Claus is holding.  The student decides which number is greater or if they are equal.  If everyone agrees it is correct the student rolls the dice and multiplies the two numbers together and writes down their points on the scorecard.  After 5 rounds they add up their points and the one with the most wins.

It fits Common Core Standards in 3rd grade and 4th grade.  It would be a great review in 5th.  3rd grade teachers may want to take out the cards that have 5ths.  It also includes two different worksheets on comparing, one with pictures and one without so you can differentiate.

Click the picture to download for free and pretty please take 1 minute of your time and leave me a nice rating and comment.  You would make my day!

I hope the amazing 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders enjoy this game!!!

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Cover The Number

Here's a simple game of rolling the dice, and counting the dots.  Children then cover it with a counter.  After all numbers are covered the child with the most numbers covered is the winner!  It works well with Kindergarten Common Core Standards.  Click the picture to download it for free, I appreciate kind feedback and ratings!

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The Lesson Cloud Sale $1 and $2 Items!!!

It's almost back to school time, some of you may already be back, others starting in August, and others not until September.  Head on over to The Lesson Cloud by clicking on the picture to get many awesome resources from myself and others for just $1 or $2.  You can also win a $75 Really Good Stuff gift certificate!!!

I put some other items on sale for $1 or $2 that aren't on the linky party.  You can check them out by checking out my store or clicking the following pictures.  These are on sale for just $1!

A couple more on sale for just $2

Again, also be sure to click on the Lesson Cloud picture!  I have more deals on there!!!

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