The Mountain Teacher – Page 5 – 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

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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Rewarding Students Without Material Incentives

TheMountainTeacher-June 25, 2018-0 Comments

Introducing… PINK SUPERSTARS! Do you struggle keeping up with who earned a prize, buying prizes and finding time to give students prizes? Plus.. do you…

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Colorado Teacher Follow Loop

TheMountainTeacher-June 22, 2018-0 Comments

Are you looking to connect with fellow Colorado teachers? The teaching communities is one of the best to be a part of. If you are…

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How to Afford PRINTING ALL THE THINGS!

TheMountainTeacher-June 18, 2018-8 Comments

HP Instant Ink – Subscription Printing Service Are you a teacher, wanting your classroom to be bright and beautiful like all the ones that you…

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Second Grade Follow Loop

TheMountainTeacher-June 18, 2018-1 Comment

Interested in linking up with more second grade educators? Join our follow loop by following the instructions below! Looking to follow and connect with some…

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Traveling Class Mascot

TheMountainTeacher-June 11, 2018-2 Comments

Tips, Tricks & Resources to Send a Furry Friend Home With Little Worries When I think back to my FAVORITE thing I did in second…

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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.