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Tommie's Tools – Inspired Ideas for a Creative Classroom
Visit Tommie's blog often for fun and unique ways to jazz up your classroom and make lessons and projects exciting for your students!

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Go Green – from LW-289 Earth Book for Kids
Puppets Turn a paper bag, recycled cup, or box into a puppet.
Milk Carton Bird Feeder Bird-watching is fun! It gives you a chance to be outdoors and to get close to nature.
Design Your Own... Have your students create a T-shirt, stamp, bookmark, or other item encouraging others to care for the earth.
Aluminum Can Drive Many of the aluminum cans you find in the grocery store are made of recycled materials. With your class, organize a school-wide drive to collect and recycle aluminum cans.
A Week's Worth of Waste Many of the items you buy are packaged in plastic. How much plastic would you accumulate in one short week?

Seasonal/Holiday Activities
St. Patrick's Day Pot of Gold Invite students to copy and complete the prompt, "If I found a pot of gold, I would...."
From 4725 Shamrocks & Leprechauns Bulletin Board
November, Thanksgiving From 2399-EB Making Memories Month by Month eBook
Turkey Tacos From 6358 Book Cooks

Classroom Ideas
Better Crafts and Projects 2010 Kid-Friendly Crafting
Better Halls and Classrooms Learning Made Fun – Back-to-School
Celebrating 100 Days! Ideas and Activities for the Classroom
Better Halls and Classrooms Learning Made Fun – Spring themes
Better Halls and Classrooms Learning Made Fun – Fall themes
Better Halls and Classrooms Learning Made Fun – Winter themes
Tommie's Toolbox Inspired Ideas for a Creative Classroom!

Math Activities
Algebra From 2560 Hands-On Math, Gr. 4-5
Time on the Hour From 6358 Math Games Galore: Time and Money, Gr. 1
One More From 2219 I Have, Who Has? Math, Gr. 1–2
Minutes 15, 16, 17, 18 Activity From 2595 Middle Grade Math Minutes
Minute 6 From 2636 Eighth-Grade Math Minutes, Gr. 8
Multiplication & Division From 8103 Advantage Math, Gr. 3
Counting Exercises From 8101 Advantage Math, Gr. 1

Reading Activities
Minutes 10-15 From 6119 Grammar Minutes, Grade 1
Contractions Instant Books From 1976 Contractions: Build-a-Skill Instant Books
Rules Rap From 2534 Sing Along & Read Along with Dr. Jean Resource Guide
BR, GR, TR Word Wallet Activity From 1919 Build-a-Skill: Consonant Blends and Digraphs
One-Syllable Rhyming Words From 2220 I Have, Who Has? Language Arts, Gr. 1–2
Long Vowel Patterns ei, eigh, and ey From 8114 Advantage Reading, Gr. 3
Adjectives & Adverbs From 8116 Advantage Reading, Gr. 5

Science
Seeing Color Experiment From 5725 Energy, Light, and Sound Nonfiction Science Reader
Going Green Activities From 4703 Going Green Mini Bulletin Board and 4705 Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Mini Bulletin Board
Evaporation Experiment From 5724 Amazing Water Nonfiction Science Reader
Energy, Resource, and Recycling Activity From LW-289 Earth Book For Kids
Air, Land, and Water Activity From LW-289 Earth Book For Kids
Plant and Animal Habitats Activity From LW-289 Earth Book For Kids
More Ways to Make Every Day Earth Day Activity From LW-289 Earth Book For Kids

Social Studies Activities
The Presidential Election Process Insert From 3787 The Presidential Election Process Mini Bulletin Board, Gr. 3–5
Three Branches of Government Insert From 3792 Three Branches of Government Mini Bulletin Board, Gr. 3–5

Teacher Resources
Word Addition From 4440 More I'm Through! What Can I Do? Gr. 1
Number Riddles From 4441 More I'm Through! What Can I Do? Gr. 2
Number Bingo From 4442 More I'm Through! What Can I Do? Gr. 3
Word Search From 4443 More I'm Through! What Can I Do? Gr. 4
3 activities From 4444 More I'm Through! What Can I Do?, Gr. 5
5 activites From 4445 More I'm Through! What Can I Do?, Gr. 6

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