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If My Common Core Math Notebook Bundle is a product you're interested check out my product: Common Core Ultimate Interactive Notebook Bundle. This bundle includes all Common Core Interactive Notes including ELA and Math at a discounted price. If you are only interested in the Math Notebook Bundle continue reading. Common Core Interactive Math Notebook Bundle! Part 1 and 2 bundled in one discounted Price! Aligned with 3rd grade common core standards, but also an excellent source for 2nd & 4th grade! Interactive Notebooks are a great way to keep students involved in their learning. These great notebooks are also an effective study guide, because it’s packed with lots of resources covering different concepts throughout the school year. My Common Core Interactive Math Notebook Bundle includes Interactive study guides, organizers, practice pages, key words, songs, and word problems. Each skill covered comes with many of these resources. Each student will need: A composition notebook or spiral notebook Crayons, Markers, or colored pencils Glue Copies of the materials Skills Covered: Number and Operations in Base Ten Operations with Algebraic Thinking. Place Value Rounding Addition Skills Subtraction Skills Multiplication Skills (Includes strategies, etc.) Division Skills (Includes strategies). Measurement (Capacity, Length/Width, Weight, Time) Geometry (Attributes of Polygons, Perimeter, Area, Partition Figures) Fractions Interpret and Represent Data (Tables, Graphs, and Charts). Extra Materials Include: Complete Guide on how to use templates with pictures and description on how to use the materials. Table of Contents Common Core standards/checklist Students will love putting together their interactive notebook. Check out my preview for a better picture of this product. Thank you for your time! Check out my Common Core ELA Interactive Notebook Mega Bundle and My January Morning Work-CCSS Aligned Remember to rate and comment after purchase and receive free TeachShare credits to use towards future items.

AVID Vocabulary Game for SAT and ACT | Fishbowl Rounds: Help your students prepare for the SAT or ACT while building their vocabulary skills. During Fishbowl Rounds students have 60 seconds to spend in each of the 3 rounds where they have to use the vocabulary words in different ways!

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What's Included

• Directions poster
• Vocabulary list with 90 SAT vocabulary words
• Vocabulary log for students to record definitions and sentence examples for the vocabulary words
• 90 word cards to cut and place in a "fishbowl" for students to draw out of
• Editable template to add your own words

Directions

• Students have 60 seconds per round!

1 Clues

• Whoever is drawing cards may only use word clues to help their team guess the word. You may not use physical or actions and you cannot use the word in your clues.

2 dictionary

• Whoever is drawing cards must draw a picture to get the team to guess the word. You may not write words or use sounds or noises; it must be silent.

3 three words

• Whoever is drawing cards must use only THREE words to get the team to guess. These words can be repeated, can be said in different volumes or rates but must be only three words.

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Vocabulary plays a huge role in preparing for student's college and career success. Use this SAT / ACT word list and log to help your students gain a deeper understanding of the vocabulary from any content area OR if you're an AVID teacher use the 53 vocabulary words that focus on academic language essential to the SAT/ACT tests and for college and career readiness. Then let students practice what they learned with an engaging card game inspired by Taboo! Simply print multiple sets of the cards, cut, laminate, and place into bags for small groups!

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What's Included:

• 2 Direction pages
• 53 Vocabulary cards
• 1 Excel log including the 53 words used

Directions for the Card Game:

• This game was inspired by the game TABOO

1. Students are put into small groups with an even number of players.
2. Each group is split into 2 teams.
3. The clue giver will start a 1 minute timer and turn over a card so nobody can see. (colors don' matter)
4. The clue giver now says words (not sounds or gestures) to get their team to guess the word at the top of the card.
5. The clue giver cannot say any of the words (or forms of the words) listed on the card. Formations include: abbreviations, tenses (past, present, future), initials, spelling, letters, sounds like, rhyming, smaller version words, compound words.

6. Teammates can guess as many words as possible before the timer runs out.
7. The clue giver may pass on a word and place it in a discard pile.
8. If the clue giver uses an illegal word, the opposing team who is monitoring, can sound a buzzer or shout the word "AVID." Then the clue giver must place the card in the discard pile and try a new word.
9. When the timer is done the team will count up how many points earned based off of how many words were guessed correctly. The opposing team gets one point for each card placed in the discard pile.
10 Switch teams and repeat. The team with the highest points, wins!

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AVID - Vocabulary Word Log & Game for SAT / ACT Test Prep: Use this vocabulary list and log with the engaging 100-second challenge digital activity to help your AVID students build their vocabulary skills in order to prepare for their future ACT or SAT tests! These words work great for both middle and high school students.

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What's Included:

• Google Sheet vocabulary log with 52 words
• Google Slides 100-second challenge game with 52 questions and 52 answers

Directions:

• Click on the circle to access a forced copy of the vocab log/list.
• Have students complete the vocabulary log using the words provided.
• They should also have time to study the words before this game.
• Divide the class into 4-6 teams.
• Each team should have a "speaker" to share answers.
• Have each team take turns answering a vocabulary question.
• Teams will only get 100 seconds to answer the question.
• If they can answer correctly, the team gets 1 point.
• Then, give that team a ball (a crumpled up piece of paper will do).
• If the team can make a basket into the trashcan, reward the team an extra point.

Uses:

• SAT/ACT test prep
• Teambuilding
• Framework Friday

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Do you teach a college and career course? Are you an AVID teacher or maybe a counselor? Are your students preparing for the ACT? Then this product is for you! Your students will move around the room and form different groups while discussing 10 important questions related to their performance on a practice PreACT. Get your students engaged in reflection as they prepare for the real thing!

Directions:

• Students walk around the room to music.
• When the music stops students get into a group with however many people are listed in the corner of the slide.
• Each member says their name and answers the question shown.
• Each time students must meet with new people until everyone has been met with.

What do you get?

1 directions slide

10 questions related to extracurricular and involvement activities

10 walk/transition slides

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Vocabulary Printable Game | Roll a Word Activity | Freebie: Student can use this roll a vocabulary word game in centers, for test prep, homework, small groups, tutoring, homeschool and so much more! AVID teachers can use the SAT/ACT vocabulary words found in our AVID Vocabulary bundle to practice their vocabulary skills!

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What's Included

• 1 Roll a Word Vocabulary PDF Game Board

Directions

• Students roll the dice and then choose a word from their vocabulary list.
• Then follow the directions to practice the word.

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Ready to make your students feel motivated and encouraged? These state testing encouragement cards are the perfect way to do that! Perfect for any testing encouragement or just to send a motivational card.

Fun to color and blank inside to write a little testing motivation. Perfect for parents, teachers and friends to use!

Assembling the cards is quick and easy!

Just print and fold!

If there are 2 cards per page, you will also have to cut the cards in half.

Each card comes in Color AND Black & White with options to print 1 OR 2 cards per piece of paper. Each card/s prints on a standard 8.5" by 11" piece of paper. The inside of each card is blank for students to be able to add their own writing and pictures.

Included in this Bundle:

10 Motivational Cards

• I BEE LEAF in you (bee & leaf are clipart)
• I beleaf in you
• NOTHING is impopsicle
• I’m rooting for you
• Stay Pawsitive
• DONUT stress Just do your BEST
• ROCK the test (with a rock)
• ROCK the test (with a rock band)
• You’re Going to BLOW this test AWAY (bubble gum)
• You’re Going to BLOW this test AWAY (bubbles)

Want to see the image for each card? Be sure to check out the preview!

With so many options you're sure to find ones that your students LOVE!

**Each set is a PDF file and is not editable. Each card includes a small logo on the back as seen in the photos.

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Are you looking for a fun way to do testing treats or other after state testing activities? Try making a State Testing Surprise Box! This free label will help make your box stand out and make your students wonder what's inside!

Have your box dropped off a couple of days before testing. Once testing is over, students get to see what's inside the surprise box!

This set comes with:

• 2 Labels that say "Do Not Open until testing is over" (elephant & detective)
• both in color and black & white
• Editable

Each poster is also editable! You will need Powerpoint to edit the text. Please note, ONLY the text is editable. The background image can not be moved.

The surprise box prep is quick and easy!  Just stuff your box. Print the label, and tape it on!

Each label is a standard 11" by 8.5".

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Ready to make your students feel motivated and encouraged? These state testing encouragement cards, motivational posters, & secret testing box label are the perfect way to do that! Perfect to prepare for any test.

Posters are editable and offered in color AND black & white!

Included in this Bundle:

- Motivational Posters (editable):

12 Motivational Posters

• "You can do hard things"

• "Believe in yourself"

• "You Are One Smart Cookie"

• "You Are More Than a Test"

• "It's Your time to Shine"

• "Bee-lieve you can"

• "Don't Wish for it Work for it"

• "Be-leaf in yourself"

• "Challenges are an opportunity to grow"

• "Great Things Take time"

• "Rock the Test"

• "Donut Stress Just do Your Best"

• Banner in 2 sizes

• 1 matching border

- Testing Door Signs (editable):

• 12 editable signs
• "Shhh... Testing in progress." (test)
• "Shhh... We are working to show what we know." (test)
• "Shhh... Work Zone Testing in progress" (construction image)
• "Quiet Please Testing in progress" (girl image OR boy image)
• "Do Not Enter Testing in progress" (stop sign)
• "Help Question or teacher break" (question mark & toilet)
• "Question" (question mark) flip to read "Need a break" (girl in float OR boy in float)
• "Question" (question mark) flip to read "Need a break" (toilet)
• "We Are Finished Testing" (happy face OR confetti)

- State Testing Surprise Box Label (editable):

• 2 Labels that say "Do Not Open until testing is over" (elephant & detective)
• both in color and black & white
• Editable

- 10 Motivational Cards (not editable):

• I BEE LEAF in you (bee & leaf are clipart)
• I beleaf in you
• NOTHING is impopsicle
• I’m rooting for you
• Stay Pawsitive
• DONUT stress Just do your BEST
• ROCK the test (with a rock)
• ROCK the test (with a rock band)
• You’re Going to BLOW this test AWAY (bubble gum)
• You’re Going to BLOW this test AWAY (bubbles)

**These cards are a PDF file and are NOT editable. Each card includes a small logo on the back as seen in the photos.

Each poster IS editable! You will need Powerpoint to edit the text. Please note, ONLY the text is editable. The background image can not be moved.

Questions? Please email me at Heather@TeachingWithCoffeeAndMascara.com

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Looking for a fun way to have your students work on their writing skills? These printable greeting cards are perfect! Students can work on their writing skills and have something fun to give to friends and family. I love to use these for fast finishers and put them in my writing center.

These printable student greeting cards are also perfect if you'd like to write a happy note home to a student or a thank you card.

Each card comes in color or black & white with options to print 1 or 2 cards per piece of paper. Each card/s prints on a standard 8.5" by 11" piece of paper. The inside of each card is blank for students to be able to add their own writing and pictures.

Assembling the cards is quick and easy!

Just print and fold!

If there are 2 cards per page, you will also have to cut the cards in half.

Included in this Bundle:

Back to School Cards (6)

• It’s Going to BEE a GREAT year!
• You’re one smart COOKIE!
• Back to School Cool
• Rolling into a New Year
• Best Teacher Ever
• This Year is looking BRIGHT

Halloween Cards (6)

• Happy Halloween
• Hey Pumpkin
• Hey Boo
• You're Spook-tacular
• Frankly, I Think You're Awesome
• No Bones About It, You're The Best

Day of the Dead (2)

• Feliz Dia De Los Muertos (alter)
• Happy Day of the Dead (alter)
• Dia De Los Muertos (sugar skull)
• Day of the Dead (sugar skull)

Thanksgiving Cards (7)

• Happy Fall (owl in leaves)
• Happy Fall Y'all (owl in leaves)
• Happy Fall (truck with apples)
• Happy Fall Y'all (truck with apples)
• I'm Thankful For You
• You're As Sweet As Pie
• Gobble Gobble
• Happy Thanksgiving
• Have a Sweet Thanksgiving

Christmas Cards (8)

• JOY
• Oh Deer! Christmas is Here!
• I Like Hanging With You
• Merry & Bright
• Sweet Holiday Wishes
• Have a Tree-mendous Christmas
• Happy Holidays (candy canes)
• Merry Christmas (candy canes)
• Happy Holidays (reindeer)
• Merry Christmas (reindeer)

Winter Cards (7)

• Yeti for a New Year
• Happy New Year
• You're Snow Delightful
• There's Snow-one quite like you
• Happy Winter
• You're Snow Awesome (Boy & Girl)

Valentine's Day Cards (8)

• You're Jawsome
• You Have a Pizza My Heart
• You're the Jam (in 2 designs)
• You're Soda-lightful
• Friend-chip Goals
• I Like You a Waffle Lot
• You're the Coolest
• Happy Valentine's Day (4 animals to choose from)

St. Patrick's Day Cards (7)

• Happy St. Patrick’s Day
• You Sham-ROCK (boy with shamrock)
• You Sham-ROCK (rock with shamrocks)
• Lucky to be your friend
• You’re My Lucky Charm
• I’m Lucky To Have YOU!
• So Lucky to have you!

Get Well Soon Cards (10)

• Get WHALE Soon
• I hope you will BEE better soon
• Get Well Soon (band aid)
• Get Well Soon (flowers)
• Get Well Soon (happy face)
• Feel better soon
• Sorry You Feel Ruff (two dogs)
• Sorry You Feel Ruff (dog with heart)
• Sending you a BIG Squeeze (3 different options)

Birthday Cards (12)

• Happy Birthday (bear)
• Happy Happy Birthday (kids with balloons)
• Hap pea Birthday (Happy peas)
• Have a Totally Bananas Birthday (bananas)
• I Sea it’s your Birthday (ocean themed)
• Have a Magical Birthday (unicorn)
• Just Popping by to say Happy Birthday (popcorn)
• I hope your birthday is bubbles of fun (bubbles)
• I hope your birthday is poppin’ (pop it)
• I hope your birthday is poppin’ (bubble gum)
• Have a Roarsome Birthday (lion)
• Have a Dinomite Birthday (dinosaur)

Easter Cards (7)

• NO BUNNY compares to YOU!
• HOPPY Spring
• Happy Easter
• Some bunny loves YOU
• You’re EGG-stra SPECIAL
• Have an EGG-cellent Easter
• You’re one of my FAVORITE PEEPS

Well Wishes/Goodbye Cards (8)

• Gonna miss bugging you
• Wish we had S’MORE time together
• We will miss you
• See you later alligator
• Guess whoo will miss you (brown owl)
• Guess whoo will miss you (pink owl)
• I DONUT want to say GOOD-BYE
• A little toast to you!
• Being Away from you will be RUFF

Mother's Day Cards (9)

End of the Year Cards (8)

Grandparents' Day (7)

Thank You Cards (5)

• Thank You
• Thank You Beary Much
• Thank You Berry Much
• Thanks a Ton
• Thanks a Bunch

Bus Driver Appreciation (7)

Librarian Appreciation (5)

Principal Appreciation (5)

Assistant Principal Appreciation (5)

Teacher Appreciation (7)

Nurse Appreciation (7)

Cafeteria Staff Appreciation (8)

Specials Teachers Appreciation (13)

Custodian Appreciation (6)

Bonus!

General Staff Appreciation, Happy Holiday Cards, & Earth Day

Father's Day* And MORE!

*Coming Soon!

**Each set is a PDF file and is not editable.

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You will be notified when new sets are added and be able to download all new sets for free after purchasing.

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Do you need a first day activity for your SAT Prep class? This Write the Room activity will help you understand why your students signed up for the course, what they're hoping to get out of it, what questions they have, their goals for the course, etc.

In order to prepare, you simply have to print this file and mount the 8 station signs on larger pieces of paper. You also need to find 3 sample questions (either online or in a book you already have), make multiple copies of them, and place one at stations 6, 7, and 8.

I use this activity on the first day of my SAT Semester course in order to get to know the kids better, and find out what I need to cover in the course! This activity can be used for Math and/or Verbal SAT review classes!

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This product is a Scavenger Hunt related to the 8th Grade Social Studies STAAR Test. Included are 2 separate Scavenger Hunts with Placards for each one. They cover the ERAS of Exploration and Colonization, American Revolution, and the U.S. Constitution. This activity can be a traditional Scavenger Hunt with placards spread around the room or can be done on the computer with programs such as Nearpod and Google Classroom. An answer key is included.

This product pairs great with the 8th Grade Social Studies STAAR Quick Facts Study Sheet.

8th Grade Social Studies STAAR Quick Facts Study Sheet

This product is a gallery walk of significant events related to the 8th Grade Social Studies STAAR Test. Included is a worksheet with 52 questions and 52 Event Cards. This activity can be a traditional gallery walk with placards spread around the room or can be done on the computer with programs such as Nearpod and Google Classroom. An answer key is included.

This product pairs great with the 8th Grade Social Studies STAAR Quick Facts Study Sheet.

8th Grade Social Studies STAAR Quick Facts Study Sheet

This is a bundle of 46 different 8th Grade Social Studies STAAR Review Resources. It is a combination of the Review Super Bundles 1 and 2.

Resources include --

- Eras Match

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- Matching Questions

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- This or That

- History Mystery

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- Significant Events Gallery Walk

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- Age of Exploration Chart Matching

- American Revolution Chart Matching
- U.S. Constitution Chart Matching

- Industrial Revolution Chart Matching

- 3 Colonial Regions Chart Matching

- Manifest Destiny Chart Matching

- Reform Movement Chart Matching

- Andrew Jackson Chart Matching

- First 5 Presidents Chart Matching

- Civil War Chart Matching

- Bill of Rights and 7 Principles of Government Gallery Walk

- Constitution Overview

- STAAR Multiselect

- STAAR Drag and Drop

- STAAR Box Check

- Graphic Organizers

This is a bundle of resources to use as a review for the 8th Grade Social Studies STAAR Test. Resources include: 1. This or That Review, 2. Significant Events Gallery Walk, 3. Presidential Matching, 4. Matching Questions, and 5. Identify, Define, and Match. Resources sold separately amount to $13.50. Save $3.50 with this Bundle.

This is a bundle of resources to use as a review for the 8th Grade Social Studies STAAR Test. Resources include: 1. Scavenger Hunt: Exploration to Constitution 2. Review Questions with Word Search, 3. Eras Match, 4. Review Questions, and 5. Important Dates. Resources sold separately amount to $14.50. Save $4.50 with this Bundle.

This is a bundle of 24 different 8th Grade Social Studies STAAR Review Resources. Price sold separately is $70.00. Bundle all together for $50.00. Save $20.00

Includes ...

-Eras Match

-Identify, Define, and Match

-Presidents Matching

-Important Dates

-Match Puzzles (7 Sets)

-Quick Facts Study Sheet

-STAAR Review

-History Headlines

-Match Cards

-Matching Questions

-Important Locations

-This or That

-History Mystery

-Scavenger Hunt

-Questions with Word Search

-Significant Events Gallery Walk

-Visuals Review with Questions

-Social Studies STAAR Analogies

This is a bundle of resources to use as a review for the 8th Grade Social Studies STAAR Test. Resources include: 1. Quick Facts Sheet 2. Matching Cards 3. Events Gallery Walk 4. History Mystery Scavenger Hunt, 5. Matching Questions, and 6. History Headlines. Resources sold separately amount to $25.00 Save $5.00 with this Bundle.

This is a bundle of resources to use as a review for the 8th Grade Social Studies STAAR Test. Resources include: 1. STAAR Matching Questions 2. STAAR Questions with Word Search 3. Significant Events Gallery Walk. Resources sold separately amount to $9.00. Save $2.00 with this Bundle.

Bring some encouragement and SEL to students during state testing or any testing day! This set of ready-made positive affirmation coloring pages includes 10 unique treat-themed motivational phrases! Allow students to practice mindfulness before any test. You can also display them to create a bulletin board! Perfect to pair with a little gift like pencils, highlighters, Goldfish, cookies, donuts, mints, Oreos, popcorn, pretzels, muffins and more!

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10 Coloring Pages Included:

• Testing will be easy CHEESY!
• You are one smart COOKIE!
• DONUT stress you got this!
• This is MINT to take away testing jitters!
• You are one SHARP student!
• You are so BRIGHT I believe in you!
• You are extra OREOdinary!
• Answers will be POPPING in your head!
• There's KNOT anything you can't do!
• Stop at MUFFIN to succeed!

Directions

• Print and let students practice mindfulness before any test.
• Great for use as a student-created bulletin board!

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Motivational Gift Tags

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100 Chart Mystery Pictures

*Note this product may be used in brick and mortar classes as well as virtual systems like Outschool.