Detective classroom transformation

I am happy to report that I just started my second week of school with students and I have the cutest group of kids to love on each day. It's so great to be back in the classroom this year! I will sha

This Detective Classroom Transformation is great for students to practice math skills while spending the day as a detective.

When I first learned about this idea of "classroom transformations," I was weary. They seemed expensive, complicated, and prep-intensive... ...

This is by far one of my favorite room transformations I've ever done! My students demonstrated mastery of over 10 reading, writing, and math standards. They were even reading a high school level text! BUT before we get to the niddy griddy of the content standards that were covered, let's first talk about....HOW THE HECK DID YOU DO THIS TO YOU ROOM? It seriously only took me a hour after school. THAT'S IT! All I had to do is hang up was white string and black paper. So easy! Remember, room…

Mission Impossible Bulletin Board with student written goals to begin the school year.

Your principal has gone missing! Create a crime scene in your classroom or principals office! Students work to draw conclusions about evidence in order to identify the correct suspect.

This freebie will help bring your vision of a mystery themed classroom to life! Simply fill out the form below and we'll send the link to all our thematic decor planning pages (along with classroom...

We're in test prep season now and if you're looking for a fun and low cost classroom transformation, I've got a great one for you today on the blog! Your students will love getting to use imaginary play while they practice important skills. I'm sharing all the details on the blog so you can plan your very own surgery test prep day, test prep carnival, and more! upper elementary | teacher ideas| teaching ideas | elementary teacher | gifted and talented |gate education | gifted education

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Common Core State Standards number 5 and number 7 within the Reading Informational Text strand state the teaching of each informational text feature and its function. With this in mind, I knew that I needed a way to teach non-fiction text features in an engaging, fun and meaningful way. I decided to use a detective […]

Great Spy door decoration #classtheme

In order to practice inferencing and drawing conclusions, set up a crime scene and tell your students that your principal has gone missing!

Detective Bulletin Board for school

When I presented in Chicago, I shared some fun {to me!} math activities that my kids really love{d}. I figured y’all might be able to use a few of them so I wanted to share some of them here, too! The best thing about these activities is that they can be used in all different …

Can your students figure out the mystery numbers?

Check out this fun pilot classroom transformation theme for elementary students in first, second, third, fourth, fifth grade. This airplane man room transformation will set the stage to engage and is stress-free! It's a worksheet or escape room alternative, and can be used in small groups or partners. 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th graders enjoy classroom transformation ideas. Digital and printables for kids (Year 1,2,3,4,5) #setthestagetoengage #classroomtransformation #mathactivities

Glad that you were able to join us for the third annual Orange Ya’ Glad it’s a Blog Hop! I am the If you have hopped with us in the past, some things will be familiar, and some things will be new! This year, all of our bloggers are focusing on free tips or ideas...Read More »