Floral Facts

This center tests a students knowledge of basic addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division facts.

Here are the products I used...

• FLP30015 - Assorted Mini Project Board (Purple)
• TNT6045 - Flowers Library Pockets
• TNT3512 - Blank Assorted Flash Cards
• T46405 - Colorful Sparkle Stars Stickers (for self checking)

I cut up the left over library pockets to use for the paper behind the title and cut out the flowers for the background. The font was downloaded for free online. The blank flash cards I cut down to size (they fit perfectly in the pocket, but were a bit too long). The piece I cut off the end of the flash cards I used as titles for the front of each pocket. The star stickers I used for self-checking purposes. I put a star on the front of each pocket and used the corresponding color on the cards that went in that pocket.

Another great idea when using this as a center...

Place the hot pink big pocket (looks like an over-sized library pocket) from TNT6454 - Real Big Pockets Brite on the back of the board and place a worksheet covering this skill in it. Then after students play with the center, have them complete the worksheet and turn it in. This will allow the teacher to determine whether the skill has been mastered.

Funky Fractions

Comparing fractions seems to be a skill that many students struggle to understand. This mini tri-fold will give students the practice they need to become fraction masters!

Here are the products I used...

• FLP30015 - Assorted Mini Project Board (Orange)
• TNT6043 - Glo Brite Library Pockets
• TNT3512 - Blank Assorted Flash Cards
• T46405 - Colorful Sparkle Stars Stickers (for self checking)

I cut up the left over library pockets to use for the paper behind the directions and behind the title. The font was downloaded for free online. The blank flash cards I cut down to size (they fit perfectly in the pocket, but were a bit too long). The piece I cut off the end of the flash cards I used as titles for the front of each pocket. The star stickers I used for self-checking purposes. I put a star on the front of each pocket and used the corresponding color on the cards that went in that pocket. I also used them to decorate the background on the board.

The directions read...

1. Choose a card from the bank
2. Determine if the fraction on the left is greater than, less than, or equal to the fraction on the right.
3. Place the card in the pocket with the correct answer.
4. Once all the cards have been placed, turn the cards over to check your work.

Another great idea when using this as a center...

Place the blue big pocket (looks like an over-sized library pocket) from TNT6450 - Real Big Pockets Primary on the back of the board and place a worksheet covering this skill in it. Then after students play with the center, have them complete the worksheet and turn it in. This will allow the teacher to determine whether the skill has been mastered.

Wild Transformations

Who doesn't love the wackiness of the 80's? This board is inspired by the eccentric fashions of that crazy era! This mini tri-fold board is teaching a geometry skill that most 3rd-5th grade students need to understand for standardized testing.

Here are the items I used...

• FLP30015 - Assorted Mini Project Board (Black)
• TNT6378 - Zebra/Pink Library Pockets (Peel & Stick)
• TNT3512 - Blank Assorted Flash Cards
• T46405 - Colorful Sparkle Stars Stickers (for self checking)

I cut up the left over library pockets to use for the paper behind the definitions and behind the title. The font was downloaded for free online. The blank flash cards I cut down to size (they fit perfectly in the pocket, but were a bit too long). The piece I cut off the end of the flash cards I used as titles for the front of each pocket. The star stickers I used for self-checking purposes. I put a star on the front of each pocket and used the corresponding color on the cards that went in that pocket.

Another great idea when using this as a center...

Place the hot pink big pocket (looks like an over-sized library pocket) from TNT6454 - Real Big Pockets Brite on the back of the board and place a worksheet covering this skill in it. Then after students play with the center, have them complete the worksheet and turn it in. This will allow the teacher to determine whether the skill has been mastered.

Lepre-Coins

Here is another game using the holidays as a theme when creating your centers. On many standardized tests, students are asked to write several different ways a particular sum might be counted out in change. This game teaches just that skill!

Here are the products used...

• FLP30015 - Assorted Mini Project Boards (I chose a festive Green, in honor of St. Patrick's Day).
• TNT420 - Solar Yellow Library Pockets
• PDS307 - Small Green Shamrock Cutouts
• TNT3512 - Blank Assorted Flash Cards (Cut these down to the appropriate size. They fit into the pockets, but are a bit long.)
• CD5261 - US Coins Shapes Stickers
• CD4127 - Shamrock 2-Sided Decoration (I cut out the Leprechaun to use near the title.

I created the title using a free font I downloaded online. May the luck o' the Irish be with you as you play this game!

Heart Breaker Rhyming Game

Do you ever find yourself wishing you could decorate for the special holidays throughout the season, but find that it's a lot of trouble for only a few weeks and that you're short on space? Here is the solution! Make a tri-fold center that teaches a skill your class will be working on during the season and use the holiday as your inspiration! Here I have incorporated rhyming as the skill and Valentine's Day as my inspiration! The original concept for this game is not my own and can be found on the blog listed below. I simply took the concept and translated it onto a tri-fold board, adding instructions and a few ideas of my own.

http://tommiestools.blogspot.com/2010/09/embellishments-of-heart.html

This is a blog created by Creative Teaching Press (makers of the cute hearts). You will find many wonderful ideas here that might just inspire you too!

Here are the item numbers for the board you see pictured.

• FLP30045R - Red Project Board (Cut in half using an X-acto Knife)
• CTP5885 - Poppin' Patterns Jumbo Hearts Cutouts
• T2703 - 4" Black Italic Upper & Lowercase Ready Letters
• CTP5882 - Poppin' Patterns Hearts Cutouts (Medium Sized, used a black marker to outline the break in the heart to make it pop)
• CTP6366 - Rhyming/Word Families Matching Game Books Grade K.
• CTP5879 - Poppin' Patterns Mini Hearts Cutouts
• ABC61-46 - File Folder Press on Bag (used on the back to hold the halves not affixed to the front of the board, not shown in photo)
• TNT6454 - Real Big Pockets Primary (not pictured)

Here are the instructions I posted at the bottom...

1. Remove the hearts from the bag on the back of the board.
2. Look at the pictures on each half.
3. Search for the picture on the board that rhymes with the half in your hand.
4. Place the matching pieces on the board until they are gone.
5. Remove one of the worksheets from the back of the board.
6. Complete the worksheet on rhyming and turn it in.

For the photo above, I showed the game board completed. You will wanna permanently attach one side of the heart to the board and the other half you could attach a piece of velcro or post-it type glue that will allow you to stick and re-stick. For storage, the velcro sided pieces can be kept in a zip-loc type bag on the back. Also on the back of the board I attached a red jumbo library pocket (see the last item listed). Inside the pocket I put a worksheet on rhyming for the students to complete. This will be what the student turns in and will help the teacher determine whether the concept was mastered.