Art and Literacy Combine for Pre-K Fun

My daughter brought these little crafts home from preschool today. I was impressed (and yes, I'm biased). They now occupy a place of honor on the fridge. What really impressed about this activity is the way it forces the kids to slow down and think about the shape of the letter. Way to go Maestra Alba!

How to print MANY pages of a PDF file on one sheet of paper.

As teachers, we often need to push our printers to the max to get the most bang for our buck. Inkjet printer ink is expensive, and paper can be hard to come by, too. Here is a trick that will let you print as up to sixteen pages per sheet of paper - useful for things like printing notes or making word wall cards come out just the right size for our bulletin boards.

Adobe Reader makes it easy to print more than one page per sheet. Open the PDF file you want to print. Then go to File > Print or click the Print button. In the dialog that appears, look for these options.

Click on the "Multiple" button. Then you can experiment endlessly with the custom settings to get the results you want.

Steven

Common Core Standards Posters Customized for Your State

Over the summer I finished making Common Core Standard posters for K-8. The posters cover the national standards for ELA and Math. Many states have added their own standards to the national ones. My own state, California, is one of them. So, starting with sunny California, I will be making posters to cover additional state standards. If you would like posters for the standards added by your state, leave a comment below or email me and I'll send them to you when they're finished.

I'm also going to create more options for subject headers. A lot of administrators want us to post specific headings like Reading, Writing, Language, etc, as opposed to just "English Language Arts."

Steve

CCS Posters Jungle Theme is Finished!

What the teacher wants, the teacher gets. I'm happy to say that the jungle theme that was requested by several teachers over the summer is now complete! You can download it for free from my TPT store. It has title sheets and headers for grades kindergarten through sixth. If you want this theme for seventh grade, eighth grade, or above, just leave a comment below and I'll whip it up.

The clip art I used is from babystardesign and clipartland. 


Steve