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Back to School Activities "Get To Know You" First Week of School

By Michael Friermood - The Thinker Builder

Begin the year with some fun and fresh back to school activities to help your students get to know each other during the first weeks of school! These seven back-to-school activities, geared toward students in grades 3 through 5, are engaging and

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Back to School

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Activities, Printables

$6.50

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END OF THE YEAR Activities: Fun & Fresh!

By Michael Friermood - The Thinker Builder

End of Year Activities: End the school year with some fun and fresh activities! These six end-of-the-year activities, geared toward students in grades 3 through 5, are engaging and interactive! Includes all the descriptions, printables, and

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Writing, End of Year

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3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

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Activities, Printables

$6.00

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Frog and Toad Are Friends {A Book Study}

By Michael Friermood - The Thinker Builder

This resource is a reader's notebook book study for Frog and Toad Are Friends, a classic early chapter book by Arnold Lobel, commonly used in first and second grade classrooms.Kids love having their own little notebooks. Teachers love having kids

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Literature

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, Homeschool

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Activities, Printables

CCSS:

RL.1.1, RL.1.3, RL.1.7, RL.1.10, RL.2.1, RL.2.3, RL.2.7, RL.2.10

$5.00

963

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"Goal Blocks" Student Goal-Setting, New Year's Resolutions

By Michael Friermood - The Thinker Builder

Goal Blocks is a meaningful and memorable goal-setting activity for students (with eye-popping display options!), perfect for setting New Year's resolutions or for a back to school activity at the beginning of the year. Students use the letters of

Subjects:

Back to School, The New Year

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Activities, Printables, Bulletin Board Ideas

$4.00

284

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Make Words! Word Work - Word Study Activity

By Michael Friermood - The Thinker Builder

"Make Words!" is a fun way to incorporate word work into your daily or weekly routine, and gives students valuable word study practice. Students cut apart a group of letters and use them to form words.The resource includes 28 activity sheets, each

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Spelling, Phonics

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th

Types:

Activities, Printables, Centers

$8.00

1,386

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Morning Work with Meaning! Top 3 Lists BUNDLE {Set One, Two, & Three}

By Michael Friermood - The Thinker Builder

Put some meaningful morning work into your daily routine with these "Top 3 List" activities! Get students discussing engaging topics, creating lists, defending their choices, and analyzing their own and others' decisions. It's a great way to warm-up

Subjects:

Other (ELA), Critical Thinking, Holidays/Seasonal

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Activities, Printables

$18.00

$14.00

442

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Back to School Activities "Get To Know You" BUNDLE {2 Packs}

By Michael Friermood - The Thinker Builder

Begin the year with fun and fresh back to school activities to help your students get to know each other! This BUNDLE includes the following two resources: • Back-to-School "Get To Know You" Activities: Fun & Fresh! {Pack #1} • Back-to-School

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Back to School

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

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Activities, Printables

$13.00

$11.00

623

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Frog and Toad BUNDLE {3 Book Studies: Friends, Together, All Year}

By Michael Friermood - The Thinker Builder

This bundle contains my book study reader's notebooks for three of Arnold Lobel's classic early chapter books about Frog and Toad: Frog and Toad Are Friends, Frog and Toad Together, and Frog and Toad All Year.Kids love having their own little

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Literature

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Printables

CCSS:

RL.1.1, RL.1.3, RL.1.7, RL.1.10, RL.2.1, RL.2.3, RL.2.7, RL.2.10

$15.00

$12.00

333

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BUNDLE End of the Year Activities: Fun & Fresh! {2 Packs}

By Michael Friermood - The Thinker Builder

End the school year with some fun and fresh activities! This BUNDLE includes the following two resources:• End of the Year Activities: Fun & Fresh! {Pack #1}• End of the Year Activities: Fun & Fresh! {Pack #2}Check out the preview for a

Subjects:

End of Year

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Activities, Printables

$12.00

$10.00

483

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"About Me" Roll-Up: Back to School Activity

By Michael Friermood - The Thinker Builder

Looking for a fun and fresh "About Me" activity for back-to-school? This "About Me Roll-Up" is perfect for the first week of school!Students fill out the front and back get-to-know-you sections, cut out the peek-through windows, and then roll their

Subjects:

Back to School

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th

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Activities

$3.00

759

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BUNDLE: "Back to School" AND "End of Year" Activities {4 Packs}

By Michael Friermood - The Thinker Builder

Begin the year AND end the year with these FUN and FRESH activities! This bundle contains the following four packs of activities geared toward students in grades 3 through 5:• Back-to-School "Get To Know You" Activities: Fun & Fresh! {Pack #1}•

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Back to School, End of Year

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Activities, Printables

$25.00

$18.50

519

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Frog and Toad Together {A Book Study}

By Michael Friermood - The Thinker Builder

This resource is a reader's notebook book study for Frog and Toad Together, a classic early chapter book by Arnold Lobel, commonly used in first and second grade classrooms.Kids love having their own little notebooks. Teachers love having kids think

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Literature

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Printables

CCSS:

RL.1.1, RL.1.3, RL.1.7, RL.1.10, RL.2.1, RL.2.3, RL.2.7, RL.2.10

$5.00

379

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$The Box is Locked! Halloween Math Challenge {Addition & Su$

The Box is Locked! Halloween Math Challenge {Addition & Subtraction Stories}

By Michael Friermood - The Thinker Builder

The Box is Locked! is an engaging math challenge for Halloween, with an addition and subtraction focus. A bat named Mack has locked a prize inside of a box, and students must solve her clues and find the key to open the box and earn the prize!

Subjects:

Math, Word Problems, Halloween

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Activities, Printables

CCSS:

2.NBT.B.7, 3.NBT.A.2, 4.NBT.B.4

$4.00

354

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Back to School Activities (Grades 1-2) "Get to Know You" First Week of School

By Michael Friermood - The Thinker Builder

Begin the year with some fun and fresh back to school activities to help your students get to know each other during the first weeks of school! These eight back-to-school activities, geared toward students in grades 1 and 2, are engaging and

Subjects:

Back to School

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd

Types:

Activities, Printables

$6.50

334

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Owl At Home {A Book Study}

By Michael Friermood - The Thinker Builder

This resource is a reader's notebook book study for Owl At Home, a classic early chapter book by Arnold Lobel, commonly used in first and second grade classrooms.Kids love having their own little notebooks. Teachers love having kids think deeply

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Literature

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Printables

CCSS:

RL.1.1, RL.1.3, RL.1.7, RL.1.10, RL.2.1, RL.2.3, RL.2.7, RL.2.10

$5.00

329

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$The Box is Locked! Thanksgiving Math Challenge {Addition &$

The Box is Locked! Thanksgiving Math Challenge {Addition & Subtraction}

By Michael Friermood - The Thinker Builder

The Box is Locked! is an engaging math challenge for Thanksgiving, with an addition and subtraction focus. A turkey named Tad has locked a prize inside of a box, and students must solve his clues and find the key to open the box and earn the prize!

Subjects:

Math, Word Problems, Thanksgiving

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Activities, Printables

CCSS:

2.NBT.B.7, 3.NBT.A.2, 4.NBT.B.4

$4.00

574

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Henry and Mudge The First Book {Book Study} Henry & Mudge #1

By Michael Friermood - The Thinker Builder

This resource is a reader's notebook book study for Henry and Mudge The First Book, by Cynthia Rylant, Book #1 in the Henry and Mudge early chapter book series.Kids love having their own little notebooks. Teachers love having kids think deeply about

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Literature

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Printables

CCSS:

RL.1.1, RL.1.3, RL.1.7, RL.1.10, RL.2.1, RL.2.3, RL.2.7, RL.2.10

$4.00

248

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Synthesize for Real! Reading Strategy Unit

By Michael Friermood - The Thinker Builder

Reading comprehension strategies, like synthesizing, are an important part of students' development as readers. But they aren't always easy to teach in a meaningful way. Synthesizing for Real! is a unit that builds students' ability to use the

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Reading Strategies

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th

Types:

Unit Plans, Activities, Printables

$9.50

165

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$The Box is Locked! Christmas Math Challenge {Addition & Su$

The Box is Locked! Christmas Math Challenge {Addition & Subtraction}

By Michael Friermood - The Thinker Builder

The Box is Locked! is an engaging math challenge for Christmas, with an addition and subtraction focus. An elf named Ingrid has locked a prize inside of a box, and students must solve her clues and find the key to open the box and earn the prize!

Subjects:

Math, Word Problems, Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Activities, Printables

CCSS:

2.NBT.B.7, 3.NBT.A.2, 4.NBT.B.4

$4.00

339

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$The Box is Locked! Math Challenge BUNDLE {Addition & Subtr$

The Box is Locked! Math Challenge BUNDLE {Addition & Subtraction Stories}

By Michael Friermood - The Thinker Builder

The Box is Locked! Bundle is a set of 8 engaging math challenges, each with a focus on addition and subtraction. In each activity, a clever character has locked a prize inside of a box, and students must solve the clues and find the key to open the

Subjects:

Math, Word Problems, Holidays/Seasonal

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Activities, Printables

CCSS:

2.NBT.B.7, 3.NBT.A.2, 4.NBT.B.4

$32.00

$24.00

150

Bundle

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Eleven years of teaching at the elementary level, including 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades. Five years serving as a Lead Teacher for my school.

MY TEACHING STYLE

I believe in helping students become bolder, deeper, better thinkers. I believe authentic, meaningful learning impacts children. I believe in risk-taking, and showing students that making mistakes can help you grow. I believe in expecting a lot from a child, but to guide them in reaching those expectations. I believe that the best way for children to become better readers is to READ, a lot, and usually with good-fit books.

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

I have the honor of being a teacher and a dad and a husband... does that count?

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

B.S. in Early Childhood Education, Miami University Reading Endorsment

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