Fun Math

Introducing the Secondary Mathletes

Ever notice that the internet is flooded with elementary math ideas, but that finding quality secondary materials is virtually impossible…. LOOK NO FURTHER! I’d love to introduce you to the Secondary Mathletes! Live.Love.Math – Danielle Krantz (Grades 5 – 9) TpT Store / Blog / Facebook   Lindsay Perro (Grades 6 – 9) TpT Store / Blog / Facebook  

Art for Kids: Fun Art Projects

Principles of Design: Similarity and Contrast

Similarity and contrast are two tools that a designer uses to attract viewers and shape how they their perceive the design. By using similar colors, shapes and sizes of objects, the artist suggests they are alike. This similarity gives cohesion and a sense of completeness to the design. Elements that

Fun Math

Graph Paper as a Math Accommodation

My name is Nicole Chavanne and I am a 5th grade special education teacher in an inclusion classroom.  I also run a store on Teachers Pay Teachers  and a teacher blog. As a special education teacher, I work with a lot of kiddos with tracking issues that impact their reading,

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Holiday Freebie FUN!

Who doesn’t love the holidays AND freebies?  Now that Thanksgiving is over and there are just a few short weeks left before winter break, keeping students engaged can be a giant struggle.   I’ve found that short stations or centers activities really work well to keep students on-task and learning because of

Coloring Sheets

Pop Art – The Perfect At-Home Art Project!

I collaborate quite a bit with my friend Jenny from Art by Jenny K and am OBSESSED with her pop art designs!  Not only do I use them for math activities in my classroom, but I’ve also found that they work perfect for home projects with my own boys.  Especially around

Fun Math

Put a “Spin” on Centers!

My name is Nicole Chavanne and I am a 5th grade special education teacher in an inclusion classroom.  I also run a store on Teachers Pay Teachers and a teacher blog. As a special education teacher, I am always working with groups with varying needs.  I set out to create a

Rhetoric

9 Examples of Rhetorical Slanters

Slanters are the bells and whistles, the devices that praise, censure, downplay, obscure, or distract. They are words that are used to convince on an emotional, rather than logical, level. Words like good, tasty, and vibrant are positive slanters while words such as bad, sour, and dull are negative slanters. Using

Art for Kids: Fun Art Projects

Positive and Negative Space

What is Positive and Negative Space? As an element of art, space includes the background, foreground and middle ground. It also refers to the areas around, between and within the forms, shapes, colors and lines that compose the work. Positive and negative space in arts and crafts can be tricky, or they can be (truly)