The Mountain Teacher – Page 4 – This is an elementary teaching blog focused on primary teaching tips, tricks and resources.

Classroom Reveal 2018-2019

Traveling Class Mascot

Friday Letters

The Great Pencil Challenge

Student Spotlight

Partially Flexible Seating

Teacher Meal Prep Ideas

TheMountainTeacher-August 20, 2018-1 Comment

Do you struggle finding time to teach, take care of yourself, take care of your family, and make lunches that are filling and delicious throughout…

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Organizing ALL The Things

TheMountainTeacher-August 13, 2018-1 Comment

Have you purchased all of the beautiful bins and tubs from Target and Michaels but don’t yet have a plan for how to use them?…

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Classroom Reveal 2018-2019

TheMountainTeacher-August 8, 2018-2 Comments

Hi Everyone! I am SO EXCITED to finally release photos from my classroom now that it is FINALLY finished! Please note that it took MANY…

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Letter to a First Year Teacher

TheMountainTeacher-July 30, 2018-1 Comment

Dear First Year Teachers, I am so happy YOU stumbled upon my blogpost and hope you stick with me throughout the post because I think…

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Make Writing FUN

TheMountainTeacher-July 23, 2018-1 Comment

I used to absolutely DREAD teaching writing. I always struggled with how to teach students to put their emotions into words without it sounding dry…

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Target Dollar Spot Finds

TheMountainTeacher-July 16, 2018-9 Comments

Hi Everyone! I hope everyone is having a FANTASTIC summer. If you are anything like me, you spent all of June telling yourself summer would…

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Engage students in chapter books by having them complete this fun project! Your students can read ANY chapter book and complete this fun summarizing flip book. Students will practice summarizing book chapters using the "somebody, wanted, but, so, then" format. There are two options for flip books. Option A goes up to 18 chapters, and simply practices summarizing.

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Are you looking for an EASY way to streamline your small group planning for reading? Look no further, this guided reading group planner pack has everything you need to: create and organize your groups, plan a week's worth of lessons for your small groups with ease, hold your students accountable for their learning with various questions and graphic organizers and empower your students to own their learning by giving them various reading roles.

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Simile writing is easy with this monster writing and craft! Teach students to use similes as part of this descriptive writing resource. This lesson can be taught in one day or stretched out throughout five days. Students generate lists of adjectives to describe their monsters, turn the adjectives into similes to describe how their monster acts, smells, feels, sounds and their appearance.

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Encourage your students to read, write and get outside over the weekend by sending them home with your traveling class "pet" or mascot. This resource includes everything you need to implement sending home a class mascot with your students this year. There is a letter to parents explaining the project, a template for students to write on, rules and reminders for your students while they are looking after the mascot, and a binder/bulletin board cover for your students’ work.

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Second grade money centers that are engaging and fun! This resource has five engaging centers that cover the common core state standards for money in a fun, refreshing way for students.

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Field Trip Reflection Form - this is a perfect way to review and reflect after any field trip. Specifically catered to zoo field trips or a generic form for any other field trip.