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I enjoy making educational products students can use independently for lessons, centers and research. My goal is to provide teachers with Ready To Go products that save or provide teachers precious TIME. I have decades of experience as a classroom teacher, Resource Teacher and elementary Media Specialist.
Johnny Appleseed Activity Sheets | Print and Go!
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Johnny Appleseed Activity Sheets | Print and Go!

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Here are 4 activity sheets to print and use after you’ve read the Johnny Appleseed tall tale with your students: Comprehension, Graphic Organizer, Exaggeration and Compare and Contrast activities. Comprehension Sheet – This sheet asks students to draw and write about their favorite part, write 4 words to describe Johnny, write an example of an exaggeration from the tall tale, and summarize the tale in their own words. Tall Tale Graphic Organizer – This sheet asks students to write the characters, setting. It has boxes for students to write or draw 2 Exaggerations from the story, 1 Realistic Event from the story, the Problem and the Solution. Tall Tale Exaggeration – Students illustrate their favorite exaggeration from the story and write about what they drew. Compare & Contrast – Students choose another person or character to compare to Johnny Appleseed. They could choose themselves, another tall tale character, anyone!
Gingerbread House How To Writing Activity
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Here are two Gingerbread House themed “How To” writing activities to use during your Gingerbread Man studies. Great for a STEM activity – have them make a house with materials provided after they write about it. “How to Build a Gingerbread House” is 3 pages long and walks your students through the process of procedural writing. Page 1 asks them to simply sketch their gingerbread house. Page 2 Asks them to write or draw the materials needed and explain how to build it with first, next, then and last prompts. Page 3 is optional if they need more space or you want to do a final draft. It is also a basic generic writing paper you can use in your literacy center. “How to Decorate A Gingerbread House” is one page and encourages students to draw a plain gingerbread house and decorate it step-by-step. As they decorate each step, they write what they did in the paragraph below the illustration.
Gingerbread Man Writing Paper with Choice of Lines Draw Color and Write Activity
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Gingerbread Man Writing Paper with Choice of Lines Draw Color and Write Activity

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4 Gingerbread Man and House writing and coloring paper designs in 3 different writing line choices! Great for your Gingerbread Man prompts or a Literacy Center Activity for students to write and color on their own topic of choice. Includes 12 pages in 4 different designs…in Color and B&W Reproducible! Gingerbread Man - 3 writing line options. Gingerbread Man and House - 3 writing line options. Large Gingerbread House - 3 writing line options. Gingerbread Man on a road with background scenery - 3 writing line options. Please see the Preview Page. Permission for Clip Art Usage per Kate Hadfield Designs Extended License #20/135368215/T
Just Right Book Activities and Writing Papers
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Just Right Book Activities and Writing Papers

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Here are multiple activity sheets to use with your Just Right Book Unit or after reading Goldie Socks and the Three Libearians, by Jackie Mims Hopkins. Also includes Writing Papers ready for your Teacher Prompt. Great for Literacy Center! Activity #1: Identify an Easy, Hard, and Just Right book. Activity #2: A writing assignment that asks them to justify WHY a book is Just Right for them. Activity #3: Writing Activity – How to Choose a Just Right Book with First, Next, Then and Finally prompts. Activity #4: 3 Bears and Goldie Socks 1/2 coloring and 1/2 writing paper. Comes with 3 line variations to meet the needs of your students. Activity #5: Goldie Socks 1/2 draw your own illustration and 1/2 writing paper. Comes with 3 line variations to meet the needs of your students. Great for your Teacher Writing Prompt in a Literacy Center! See the Preview for everything included! This product is in my [Just Right Activity Sheets BUNDLE]https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-11147289. Check it out!
Goldie Socks and the Three Libearians Activity Sheet
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Goldie Socks and the Three Libearians Activity Sheet

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These are Comprehension, Writing and Activity Sheets to use after reading Goldie Socks and the Three Libearians by Jackie Mims Hopkins. Great for Literacy Centers! 1. Comprehension Activity Page: It asks them to draw their favorite part, identify antonyms, define the word “browse”, and answer some questions. Answer Key included. 2. Beginning, Middle, End Activity Page: Students write what happened at the beginning, middle and end of the story. 3. Draw & Write Page: Students draw and write to your Teacher Prompt. Or, place this in your Literacy Center for their choice writing topic. 4. Design a Book Cover: Goldie Socks loved books! Let students design a cover of a book they would love! 5. Retell the Story Activity: Choose the puppets that work best for your kiddos. * Finger Puppets in Color & B&W * Popsicle Puppets in Color & B&W * House Setting on 8.5″ x 11″ paper in Color and B&W This product is in my [Just Right Activity Sheets BUNDLE]https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-11147289. Check it out!
Just Right Book and 5 Finger Rule Bookmarks
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Just Right Book and 5 Finger Rule Bookmarks

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Here are some reproducible bookmarks to use with your Just Right Book Unit. Includes: 5 Finger Rule with 3 bookmarks to a page. B&W only Just Right Book with 3 bookmarks to a page. B&W and Color Also included is a 2nd printable version where each of the above B&W versions comes with 4 bookmarks to a page that can print back to back and save paper! This product is in my Just Right Activity Sheets BUNDLE. Check it out!
Annie Oakley  Character Poem Activity
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Annie Oakley Character Poem Activity

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Use these Tall Tale Character Poetry Activity Sheets during your class study of Annie Oakley or Tall Tales Unit. Great poetry activity for literacy/poetry center or your substitute file. I’ve included pages to walk your students through the writing process, sample pages, graphics to color and more! Pick and choose what you want to use from this 15 page resource! Teacher Notes Page Format of poem Handout as well as Samples of the graphic organizer and final poem provided. *Paul Bunyan poem is used on the example pages. Graphic Organizer guides students to brainstorm words and ideas they will need for the poem as they read and study about the character. Draft page. This page guides students to fill in each line. Then, they do a spell check with each other and you. Final Draft Writing Pages. Students write the final draft of their entire poem. There is a portrait page option with Color graphics as well as one with B&W graphics. Two landscape options available with different line choices with no clip art. Preposition List for students to refer to in creating their prepositional phrases. Comes in Color as well as B&W. Graphics for students to color, cut and glue along with their final poem. All get mounted on a 12″ x 18″ piece of construction paper.
Captain Stormalong Character Poem Activity
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Captain Stormalong Character Poem Activity

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Use these Tall Tale Character Poetry Activity Sheets during your class study of Captain Stormalong or Tall Tales Unit. Great poetry activity for literacy/poetry center or your substitute file. I’ve included pages to walk your students through the writing process, sample pages, graphics to color and more! Pick and choose what you want to use from this 16 page resource! Teacher Notes Page Format of poem Handout as well as Samples of the graphic organizer and final poem provided. *Paul Bunyan poem is used on the example pages. Graphic Organizer guides students to brainstorm words and ideas they will need for the poem as they read and study about the character. Draft page. This page guides students to fill in each line. Then, they do a spell check with each other and you. Final Draft Writing Pages. Students write the final draft of their entire poem. There is a portrait page option with Color graphics as well as one with B&W graphics. Two landscape options available with different line choices with no clip art. Preposition List for students to refer to in creating their prepositional phrases. Comes in Color as well as B&W. Graphics for students to color, cut and glue along with their final poem. All get mounted on a 12″ x 18″ piece of construction paper.
Davy Crockett Character Poem Activity
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Davy Crockett Character Poem Activity

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Use these Tall Tale Character Poetry Activity Sheets during your class study of Mike Fink or Tall Tales Unit. Great poetry activity for literacy/poetry center or your substitute file. I’ve included pages to walk your students through the writing process, sample pages, graphics to color and more! Pick and choose what you want to use from this 16 page resource! Teacher Notes Page Format of poem Handout as well as Samples of the graphic organizer and final poem provided. *Paul Bunyan poem is used on the example pages. Graphic Organizer guides students to brainstorm words and ideas they will need for the poem as they read and study about the character. Draft page. This page guides students to fill in each line. Then, they do a spell check with each other and you. Final Draft Writing Pages. Students write the final draft of their entire poem. There is a portrait page option with Color graphics as well as one with B&W graphics. Two landscape options available with different line choices with no clip art. Preposition List for students to refer to in creating their prepositional phrases. Comes in Color as well as B&W. Graphics for students to color, cut and glue along with their final poem. All get mounted on a 12″ x 18″ piece of construction paper.
Mike Fink Character Poem Activity
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Mike Fink Character Poem Activity

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Use these Tall Tale Character Poetry Activity Sheets during your class study of Mike Fink or Tall Tales Unit. Great poetry activity for literacy/poetry center or your substitute file. I’ve included pages to walk your students through the writing process, sample pages, graphics to color and more! Pick and choose what you want to use from this 16 page resource! Teacher Notes Page Format of poem Handout as well as Samples of the graphic organizer and final poem provided. *Paul Bunyan poem is used on the example pages. Graphic Organizer guides students to brainstorm words and ideas they will need for the poem as they read and study about the character. Draft page. This page guides students to fill in each line. Then, they do a spell check with each other and you. Final Draft Writing Pages. Students write the final draft of their entire poem. There is a portrait page option with Color graphics as well as one with B&W graphics. Two landscape options available with different line choices with no clip art. Preposition List for students to refer to in creating their prepositional phrases. Comes in Color as well as B&W. Graphics for students to color, cut and glue along with their final poem. All get mounted on a 12″ x 18″ piece of construction paper.
Pecos Bill Poetry Activity
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Pecos Bill Poetry Activity

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Use these Tall Tale Character Poem Activity Sheets during your class study of Pecos Bill or Tall Tales Unit. Great poetry activity for literacy/poetry center or your substitute file. I’ve included pages to walk your students through the writing process, sample pages, graphics to color and more! Pick and choose what you want to use from this 15 page resource! Teacher Notes Page **Format of poem Handout as well as Samples of the graphic organizer and final poem provided. *Paul Bunyan poem is used on the example pages. Graphic Organizer guides students to brainstorm words and ideas they will need for the poem as they read and study about the character. Draft page. This page guides students to fill in each line. Then, they do a spell check with each other and you. Final Draft Writing Pages. Students write the final draft of their entire poem. There is a portrait page option with Color graphics as well as one with B&W graphics. Two landscape options available with different line choices with no clip art. Preposition List for students to refer to in creating their prepositional phrases. Comes in Color as well as B&W. Graphics for students to color, cut and glue along with their final poem. All get mounted on a 12″ x 18″ piece of construction paper.
John Henry Character Poem Activity
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John Henry Character Poem Activity

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Use these Tall Tale Character Poem Activity Sheets during your class study of John Henry or Tall Tales Unit. Great poetry activity for literacy/poetry center or your substitute file. I’ve included pages to walk your students through the writing process, sample pages, graphics to color and more! Pick and choose what you want to use from this 15 page resource! Teacher Notes Page Format of poem Handout as well as Samples of the graphic organizer and final poem provided. *Paul Bunyan poem is used on the example pages. Graphic Organizer guides students to brainstorm words and ideas they will need for the poem as they read and study about the character. Draft page. This page guides students to fill in each line. Then, they do a spell check with each other and you. **Final Draft Writing Pages. **Students write the final draft of their entire poem. There is a portrait page option with Color graphics as well as one with B&W graphics. Two landscape options available with different line choices with no clip art. Preposition List for students to refer to in creating their prepositional phrases. Comes in Color as well as B&W. Graphics for students to color, cut and glue along with their final poem. All get mounted on a 12″ x 18″ piece of construction paper.
Paul Bunyan Character Poem Activity
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Paul Bunyan Character Poem Activity

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**Use these Tall Tale Character Poem Activity Sheets during your class study of Paul Bunyan or Tall Tales Unit. **Great poetry activity for literacy/poetry center or your substitute file. I’ve included pages to walk your students through the writing process, sample pages, graphics to color and more! Pick and choose what you want to use from this 15 page resource! Teacher Notes Page Format of poem Handout as well as Samples of the graphic organizer and final poem provided. Paul Bunyan poem is used on the example pages. Graphic Organizer guides students to brainstorm words and ideas they will need for the poem as they read and study about the character. Draft page. This page guides students to fill in each line. Then, they do a spell check with each other and you. Final Draft Writing Pages. Students write the final draft of their entire poem. There is a portrait page option with Color graphics as well as one with B&W graphics. Two landscape options available with different line choices with no clip art. Preposition List for students to refer to in creating their prepositional phrases. Comes in Color as well as B&W. Graphics for students to color, cut and glue along with their final poem. All get mounted on a 12″ x 18″ piece of construction paper.
Johnny Appleseed Character Poem Activity
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Johnny Appleseed Character Poem Activity

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**Use these Tall Tale Character Poem Activity Sheets during your class study of Johnny Appleseed or Tall Tales Unit. **Great poetry activity for literacy/poetry center or your substitute file. I’ve included pages to walk your students through the writing process, sample pages, graphics to color and more! Pick and choose what you want to use from this 15 page resource! Teacher Notes Page Format of poem Handout as well as Samples of the graphic organizer and final poem provided. Paul Bunyan poem is used on the example pages. Graphic Organizer guides students to brainstorm words and ideas they will need for the poem as they read and study about the character. Draft page. This page guides students to fill in each line. Then, they do a spell check with each other and you. Final Draft Writing Pages. Students write the final draft of their entire poem. There is a portrait page option with Color graphics as well as one with B&W graphics. Two landscape options available with different line choices with no clip art. Preposition List for students to refer to in creating their prepositional phrases. Comes in Color as well as B&W. Graphics for students to color, cut and glue along with their final poem. All get mounted on a 12″ x 18″ piece of construction paper.
Johnny Appleseed Coloring Pages for Fall or Autumn
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Johnny Appleseed Coloring Pages for Fall or Autumn

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Here are some Johnny Appleseed Coloring sheets for your students to enjoy this Fall or during your Tall Tale Unit! All three pages come in 2 versions. Here are some Johnny Appleseed Coloring sheets for your students to enjoy this Fall or during your Tall Tale Unit! All three pages come in 2 versions. Version 1 is 3 straight coloring sheets. Version 2 each of the 3 sheets has a word for them to trace. Words are “seeds”, “Johnny Appleseed”, and “fox”.
Apple Coloring Pages for Fall or Autumn
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Apple Coloring Pages for Fall or Autumn

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**Here are 2 Apple Coloring sheets for your students to enjoy this Fall! Both pages come in 2 versions. ** Version 1 is a straight coloring sheet. Version 2 each has a word for them to trace. Words are “apple” and “tree”.
Apple Poetry Activity Sheets
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Apple Poetry Activity Sheets

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Have your students write Acrostic, Haiku and Sensory poetry with these Apple themed poetry activity sheets. Includes topics like apples, apple orchard, Johnny Appleseed, Farmer’s Market, and Choose a Topic pages. Great for your Writing and Literacy Centers, Early Finishers and Substitute packets. Includes 10 pages: APPLES Acrostic ORCHARD Acrostic with no background ORCHARD Acrostic with Orchard background Choose a Topic Apple Acrostic with no background Choose a Topic Apple Acrostic with apple tree background Apples - Sensory Poem - great to cut out and put on bulletin board. Apples Haiku Choice #1 Apples Haiku Choice #2 Farmer’s Market Haiku Johnny Appleseed Haiku
Johnny Appleseed Bio Poem Activity
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Johnny Appleseed Bio Poem Activity

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These Bio Poem pages will be useful in your class study of Jonathan Chapman, better known as Johnny Appleseed, or your Apple Unit. Great poetry activity for Fall literacy centers. I’ve included pages to walk your students through the writing process. Page 1: Graphic Organizer for students to brainstorm ideas about Johnny. They are asked to write adjectives that describe Johnny, what he enjoys, feels, wonders, fears, cares about, is able to do and what he dreams. Page 2: Draft page. This page starts each line of the bio poem. Students fill in each line and then do a spell check with each other and you. Page 3: This is a Final Draft Writing Page. Students write the final draft of their entire poem. Pages 4 & 5: Graphics for students to color, cut and glue along with their final poem. All get mounted on a 12″ x 18″ piece of construction paper.
Apple Writing Papers for Fall or Autumn
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Apple Writing Papers for Fall or Autumn

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Have your students write to your apple orchard, apple pie, farm truck, farmer’s market, apple picking, Johnny Appleseed and more prompts this fall. Or, place copies of these at your Literacy Center for students to write on their own topic of choice! Each design is available in 3 different writing line options to meet the needs of your students. Includes 27 pages in 9 different designs: Farmer’s Market with children clip art - 3 writing line options. Farmer’s Market without children clip art - 3 writing line options. Apple Orchard - 3 writing line options. Johnny Appleseed - 3 writing line options. Apple Picking with tree and ladder - 3 writing line options. Fresh Apples with sign - 3 writing line options. Apple - 3 writing line options. Apple Pie - 3 writing line options. Farm Truck - 3 writing line options.
Stellaluna Activity Sheets | Print and Go!
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Stellaluna Activity Sheets | Print and Go!

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Here are 4 activity sheets to print and use after you’ve read Stellaluna, by Janell Cannon, to your students. Comprehension Sheet – This sheet asks students to draw and write about their favorite part and answer some questions related to story. Answer Key is included Venn Diagram – a page where the students Compare and Contrast bats to birds. Story Map #1 – Students use words and/or pictures to fill in the characters, setting, problem and solution of the story. Story Map #2 – Students use words and/or pictures to fill in the characters, setting, beginning, middle, end, and moral of the story.