If you’re a Teachers Pay Teachers fan, then get your carts ready—the TPT Day of Giving will take place on September 27. Many TPT authors are coming together to make a change, donating 100% of their profits to charities like The Alzheimer’s Association, The Prison Library Project, St. Jude Children’s Hospital, Heifer International, Autism Speaks, Together Rising, Charity Water, and The American Cancer Society.
To learn more about the day, check out this page. Also, search the haghtag #TPTDayofGiving on Instagram. Here are some of our favorite finds.
Fun Finds for Primary Teachers
1. Water Bottle Flipping Stem Challenges
Make water bottle flipping work FOR you with this fun activity from Carly and Adam
2. Picture Writing Prompts Anytime
Need a boost for your reluctant writers? Here’s a go-to set of writing prompts from Primary Planet by Hilary Gard.
3. Converting Fractions, Decimals, and Percents Flippable – Rational Numbers
Help students digest this complex math concept with this interactive activity from Smith Curriculum and Consulting.
4. Informational Text: Animals | Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions
Guide students to dive deeper into the facts about their favorite animals with this activity set from Edunista.
5. Extreme Weather and Natural Disasters (MEGA) Unit Bundle with 6 PowerPoints
Help students learn more about the weather that’s affecting them with this unit from Double Dose of Learning.
Great Gets for Middle School
1. 13 Colonies Editable Scavenger Hunt Review Activity
Make learning about the 13 colonies collaborative and interactive with this fun stations-based scavenger hunt from Samson’s Shoppe.
2. Writing the Argument Essay Complete Unit Bundle + Student Interactive Notebook
Make this tricky teaching hurdle easier with this helpful bundle from Teach BeTween the Lines.
3. Endothermic and Exothermic Reactions Stations
Guide students through their study of reactions with these engaging stations from The Lab.
4. Coping Skills Visuals
Show students how to cope with major stress with this set of photo cards from Allie Szczecinski with Miss Behavior. (We think these could be good for the teachers lounge too!)
5. Hammurabi’s Court (a fun and engaging activity to interpret Hammurabi’s Code)
Cheer your students on as they use Hammurabi’s code to interpret six different fictional court cases in this curriculum set from History Gal.
6. Wonder Novel Study, Workbook, Flipbook and for Google Drive Literature Guide
Everything you need for a marvelous unit on this popular young adult novel. Created by Study all Knight.
Top Picks for High School
1. Pi Day Activities for Secondary Students
Celebrate 3/14 with these engaging math activities from Jean Adams Flamingo Math.
2. One-Pagers: Four Template Pack
Get students thinking critically and creatively after reading any novel with this one-pager activity pack from Spark Creativity.
3. Growth Mindset Posters {36 8.5X11 Watercolor Signs: Classroom Decor}
Help students remember that growing is what matters, not perfection. Created by Melody Payne.
4. Shakespeare: Introduction to Shakespeare Bundle
Get students oriented before diving in to one of Shakespeare’s plays in this curriculum set from Literature Daydreams.
Stay tuned to the #tptdayofgiving hashtag this week to discover even more great curriculum that will help benefit the Day of Giving charities.