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

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, 2018-8 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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TPT Nashville Follow Loop

TheMountainTeacher-July 7, 2018-1 Comment

Are you attending Teachers Pay Teachers Nashville conference and looking to connect with fellow teachers there? Let’s get connected before we connect in Nashville, that…

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Six math centers that focus on double digit addition and subtraction with regrouping with recording sheets. 2 centers on equations and 4 centers focusing on story problems with and without regrouping.

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Engage your students in learning about landforms by having them apply their knowledge of various landforms to create a project... LANDFORM ISLAND! Students will work alone or in groups to research 24 different landforms, draft a plan for their island, write all about their island and publish a poster of their islands. Islands will include as many landforms as possible and students will need to brainstorm different animals, plants and other features that would be located near various landforms...

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4 Thanksgiving themed games that review addition and subtraction to 20 fluency. These games are great for any primary grade to help students begin to fluently solve these problems. There are 2 core games included, which have an addition version and subtraction version. The games are bump and gobble!

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Writing a how to is easy with this How To Catch Santa Writing and Craft! Teach students to write step by step directions with these engaging lessons. This lesson can be taught in one day or stretched out throughout five days. Students will brainstorm ideas as a class on potential ways to catch Santa, then they will plan and write a how to piece that will be turned into an adorable flip book.

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Teaching geometry has never been so much fun or so easy for you to plan! This is a 3 week geometry unit that is filled with second grade worksheets, assessments, homework and activities. There is also a pacing guide included, showing you how I would complete this unit in 3 weeks time. There are also anchor charts included for your bulletin board display, showing all the shapes and their attributes, as well as other important vocabulary words learned during this unit such as angle, side, etc..

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favorite fairy tales.. The Gingerbread Man! Students will study fairy tale elements in the core story, then compare and contrast how the regular version of The Gingerbread Man is the same and is different from various fractured fairy tales. This works with ANY version of The Gingerbread Man that you might have in your library, and also includes my suggestions for various titles.