Surfing to Success

Surfing to Success

  • Home
  • About Me
  • My Resources
  • My Classroom
  • Google Apps for Edu

Place Value Manipulatives and Activities

November 27, 2016 By Mercedes Hutchens 2 Comments

Do your students understand place value? From 1st to 5th, place value is the backbone of many skills. Check out these manipulatives and activities.

Do your students understand place value?  From 1st grade to 5th grade, place value is such an important concept.  Place value is the backbone of so many other skills.  Let’s take a look at some manipulatives and activities that can help our students develop a deeper understanding. Quick Check for Primary I find it only […]

Filed Under: 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, Freebie, Math, Place Value, PowerPoint, Technology Tagged With: number line, Place Value


Signature


Signature

Teaching Writing using Google

June 21, 2016 By Mercedes Hutchens 17 Comments

7 Ways Writing Can Be Easier in the Google Classroom | Help your students during writer's workshop in a whole new way.

Teaching writing is so much easier using Google.  Here are seven of my favorite ways that using Google Docs or Google Slides helps with writing instruction. Organizing Writing How many times has a student lost their draft or prewrite in your classroom?  I couldn’t begin to count the times. There are so many strategies for organizing […]

Filed Under: 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, Google Apps, Language Arts, Technology Tagged With: Google, Writing


Signature


Signature

Short Vowel CVC Words : Centers

May 22, 2016 By Mercedes Hutchens Leave a Comment

Short Vowel CVC Words Center Activities

Are you looking to increase your Kindergarten or 1st graders fluency when reading Short Vowel CVC Words? After looking at Dibels data, it was clear a group of students needed help with reading real and nonsense short vowel words.  Here are some simple centers I used to give them a lot of fun and meaningful […]

Filed Under: 1st Grade, Kindergarten, Language Arts, Reading Tagged With: 1st Grade, Kindergarten, Phonics, Reading


Signature


Signature

Early Finishers for the End of the Year

May 2, 2016 By Mercedes Hutchens 1 Comment

Are your early finishers needing some focus at the end of the year? Here are some simple tips to try.

As the end of the year approaches are your early finishers getting into mischief?  Here are a couple of simple ideas to focus students on early finisher activities that will keep your classroom running smoothly at the end of the year. Early Finishers: Being Thankful Teaching gratitude helps students learn an important life skill.  In […]

Filed Under: 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, Classroom, Freebie, Language Arts, Seasonal Tagged With: Classroom Management, Freebie


Signature


Signature

7+ Ways to Practice Sight Words

January 8, 2016 By Mercedes Hutchens 2 Comments

Do you play sight word games with your Kindergarteners and 1st Graders? Here are more than 7 fun hands on sight word activities.

What are your favorite sight word games and activities? As an intervention teacher, I’ve had several groups of students who needed help learning sight words. I’ve tried several different strategies over the years and I’ve settled on a routine that has proven highly effective for sight word intervention. I look at their latest sight word […]

Filed Under: 1st Grade, Kindergarten, Language Arts, Reading Tagged With: 1st Grade, Kindergarten, Reading


Signature


Signature
« Previous Page
Next Page »

Connect with Me

Facebook Twitter Pinterest Instagram Google+ Bloglovin' Email Teachers Pay Teachers Image Map Follow on Bloglovin

Search

Categories

  • 1st Grade (12)
  • 2nd Grade (9)
  • 3rd Grade (14)
  • 4th Grade (14)
  • 5th Grade (18)
  • Back to School (6)
  • Classroom (28)
  • Classroom Management (5)
  • Classroom Organization (3)
  • Classroom Quotes (2)
  • Classroom Set Up (4)
  • Fact Fluency (5)
  • Freebie (29)
  • Google Apps (17)
  • Graphics (27)
  • Growth Mindset (2)
  • Intervention (11)
  • Kindergarten (6)
  • Language Arts (27)
  • Math (52)
  • Mercedes Hutchens (1)
  • Multiplication (4)
  • Place Value (1)
  • PowerPoint (3)
  • Reading (3)
  • Seasonal (5)
  • Technology (45)
  • Uncategorized (140)

Teacher Created

Optin Form

Archives

  • March 2020
  • July 2019
  • October 2018
  • July 2018
  • June 2018
  • April 2018
  • January 2018
  • October 2017
  • July 2017
  • June 2017
  • March 2017
  • January 2017
  • November 2016
  • October 2016
  • July 2016
  • June 2016
  • May 2016
  • April 2016
  • January 2016
  • September 2015
  • August 2015
  • July 2015
  • June 2015
  • May 2015
  • April 2015
  • March 2015
  • February 2015
  • January 2015
  • October 2014
  • September 2014
  • August 2014
  • July 2014
  • June 2014
  • April 2014
  • February 2014
  • August 2013
  • July 2013
  • June 2013
  • May 2013
  • April 2013
  • March 2013
  • February 2013
  • January 2013
  • December 2012
  • November 2012
  • October 2012
  • September 2012
  • August 2012
  • July 2012
  • June 2012

Grab My Button

Surfing to Success
<div align="center"><a href="http://surfingtosuccess.com" title="Surfing to Success" target="_blank"><img src="http://surfingtosuccess.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/mercedes-blogbuttons.png" alt="Surfing to Success" style="border:none;" /></a></div>
© 2015-2016 Mercedes Hutchens • All Rights Reserved • Design Migration by Crayon Box Learning • Genesis Framework