Welcome to my online store! I'm passionate about creating downloadable, printable classroom resources and clip art images that make teaching easier and more enjoyable. As a fellow educator, I understand the challenges of planning engaging lessons and decorating your classroom on a budget. That's why I design high-quality, creative, and fun materials that you can instantly access and print at your convenience.
Welcome to my online store! I'm passionate about creating downloadable, printable classroom resources and clip art images that make teaching easier and more enjoyable. As a fellow educator, I understand the challenges of planning engaging lessons and decorating your classroom on a budget. That's why I design high-quality, creative, and fun materials that you can instantly access and print at your convenience.
Comprehension Strategies: Reinforcing Reading Comprehension and Word Attack Strategies Posters: Reinforcing Reading is a set of kid-friendly Comprehension and Word Attack Strategies posters to adorn your literacy centers all year round. This bright and colorful set was created with eye-catching images and simple “I” statements and stems to give your kids the added assistance they need to work independently.
The set contains the following:-
12 Word Attack Strategies Posters- When I get stuck on a word…
10 Comprehension Posters- To help me understand what I read I…
1. Activate Prior Knowledge
2. Make Predictions
3. Determine the Importance
4. Ask Questions
5. Make Connections
6. Visualize
7. Synthesize
8. Summarize /Summarise
9. Infer
10. Use Fix-Up Strategies
Classroom Rules. It is always a good idea to set your class on the right path from day one. It is also a good idea to create the rules with your students. However, I want to share some baseline rules that I believe can transcend any classroom simply because they collectively spell out most of what teachers would want for their classrooms. The following rules are contained in this set:-
We enter our classroom quietly and all lined up.
We leave our classroom quietly and all lined up.
We listen when others are talking, especially our teacher.
We look carefully and follow the directions of our teacher.
We use a quiet voice and tone. We only speak louder when presenting.
We are kind and respectful to our teachers and to each other.
We help keep our classroom clean and tidy at all times..
We always keep our hands and feet to ourselves.
We raise our hands when we have a question or when we need help.
We share with our friends when they are in need.
We work quietly at our desks and do not disturb our neighbors.
We walk carefully in the classroom and hallway.
We always greet our visitors with a smile when they enter our classroom.
I am pretty sure that they cover a wide area. However, if you are in need of additions to this set, let me know through the question and answer tab below..
Nicole Hernandez
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Place Value: Lending a Helpful Hand- A Place Value Story for Kids: Here is an original story that explains the place value concept of ones, tens and hundreds using three characters. The story describes the 'carrying over' principle in a simple storyline with bright graphics. I also included a place value mat which uses the same characters from the story. The mat can be used to introduce the concept until your kids are able to explain the process clearly. I suggest that you use craft sticks as counters initially so that your students can role play the events of the story.
Nicole
Martin Luther King: Martin Luther King Day: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Kid-Friendly Dreams and Quotes Posters with Cards. This resource is a fantastic investment for the celebration of Dr Martin Luther King Jr’s birthday on January 15th, for Black History Month and for general use any time of year. When I created these posters and quote cards I thought about making this resource meaningfully appropriate for themes that emanate out of Dr King's speeches. Freedom, nonviolence, love, hope, equality and unity are just a few ideas that are suggested in these posters. I also added a kid-friendly touch to some posters to break down Dr' King's messages for the lower elementary students. A writing activity sheet is also included.
This resource contains the following elements:
We are Witnessing an American Dream Posters (11 kid-friendly posters)
24“I Have a Dream” MLK Quotes Posters
24 “I Have a Dream” MLK Quote Cards (half size)
1 set of 2 MLK Writing Sheets (Half Size)
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Check the preview file for a snippet view of some of the posters and cards contained in this set.
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Thank you,
Nicole
Alphabet Letter Writing:
Alphabet Letter writing Visual Cues Posters and Cards: My students had a little difficulty with the formation of some letters so I did some sketches on the whiteboard to help them remember the directions and start points. I decided to transfer those sketches in the form of visual cue cards and posters to help other teachers who may face similar problems. Alphabet Letter Writing Visual Cues Poster and Cards is what I came up with for that purpose.
This resource contains cards for the letters that pose a challenge to our young and budding writers; These are w, m, u, n, h, t, f and z only
. I hope it proved helpful to you as it is for me and my kiddos.
A Teacher's Idea
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Alphabet - Letter Writing Starter Sheets (From A to Z). -This is a set of alphabet writing sheets, tracing mats and playdough learning mats for your young learners.
Letters - Formation Visual Aids. These are a handy set of printables that serve as visual cues and reminds of the formation of letters for your beginning writers using the giraffe, chicken and monkey method.
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Vowels: Consonants: Vowels and Consonants Posters: These posters are great for your literacy centers, word walls, focus walls or anywhere that you want your kids to remember the vowels and consonant sounds. The explanation for each term is catchy and helps kids to pay attention to their breath which is what vowels and consonants are all about. The letters are graphical representations of those speech sounds so this set will help them tie the sounds with the letters too.
Hope that this is helpful to you!
The Real Easter Story is a two-in-one mini book (you get two copies per page) created with images that should appeal to young children. The sentences are simple, however, the vocabulary may pose a challenge to some. Therefore I would recommend that some assistance be given to students. This product comes in black and white only to facilitate easy printing and of course to allow students to color the pages themselves. The pages are set for double sided printing. I also included both a colored and a black and white version of the mini-book cover page for you.
Enjoy!
Nicole
Syllable Clip Cards
Meet the Syllabication Team, the kids who know all about finding how many beats in words- Sill, Abbi, Kay and Shawn. This set is a colorful set of handy cards that your kids will have lots of fun clipping and clapping to the rhythm or beat. This syllabication activity is made simple by the expert beat matchers- Sill, Abbi, Kay and Shawn. These four darlings would help your kiddos remember the meaning of the word syllabication plus they also help them find the number of beats in words. The cards are versatile in as they can be used with students later on when they are ready to break (syllabicate) written text.
This set of clip and clap cards contain 108 bright and colorful illustrations (18 full pages) that makes it easy for those students who may have difficulties with reading the words.
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Problem solving:
Problem Solving: Key Words to Solve Math Story Problems: This is a set of color coded math key word cards for all levels. This set contains addition, subtraction, multiplication and division key words that often indicate which operation you will use to unlock math story problems.
************************************************************************* PLEASE NOTE The use of the "keyword" method cannot successfully stand on its own. It must be coupled with good instruction in the reading and comprehension of word problems and student guidance. This pack does not contain any math story problems.
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To make the key word cards simply follow the instructions that are included. You may use only those words that are familiar to your students or you may choose to have all of them in a handy key set. This will surely help to get them more comfortable with the vocabulary associated with each mathematical operation.
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You might also be interested in:
Addition and Subtraction Concept Posters BUNDLE
Addition Concept Posters and More!
Subtraction Concept Posters and More!.
Problem Solving Strategies Posters
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Enjoy!
Nicole
Illustrated Synonym Word Cards: This is a kid-appealing candy themed set of synonym cards for introducing synonyms to your kiddos. There are pairs of synonyms depicted by the same picture so that they will get familiar with the concept. They can match cards or use as a visual to brainstorm other words that mean the same as the picture given.The cards can also be used to spark their writing.
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For a bright candy colored theme version of this set check Candy Themed Illustrated Synonym Word Cards
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There are a total of 64 illustrated synonym word cards which depict the following:
middle – center
laugh – giggle
idea – thought
end – finish
drop – fall
like – enjoy
happy – joyful
large – big
make – create
bad – naughty
good – perfect
jump – leap
kid – child
hard – difficult
choose – select
neat – tidy
nice – kind
loud – noisy
gift – present
pretty – beautiful
push – shove
quiet – silent
tired – sleepy
sniff – smell
sad – unhappy
smelly – stinky
talk – say
trash – garbage
look – watch
tiny – small
write – record
slim – thin
Synonyms and Antonyms
Here is a bundle of my two vocabulary sets. If you are interested in the individual sets click on the links to go directly to them. This bundle offers word cards only.
Here are single versions:
Candy Themed Illustrated Antonym Word Cards
Candy Themed Illustrated Synonym Word Cards
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Letter Writing:
Are you looking for alphabet writing sheets, tracing mats and playdough learning mats? Well you have found just that! These writing sheets were created with versatility in mind. You can print and laminate sheets to work in any of the three ways outlined above. Another option is to print and tie sheets together using punched holes then place in your early writing centers. All your kids will need to do is use the dots as a guide to begin writing each letter, getting as close as possible to the lines for uniformity.
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You might also be interested in:
Number Writing Starter Sheets (1 to 10).
Letters - Formation Visual Aids. These are a handy set of printables that serve as visual cues and reminds of the formation of letters for your beginning writers using the giraffe, chicken and monkey method.
Alphabet Writing - {Visual Clue Posters and Cards}. These were created and inspired by my 5 year olds who showed some difficulty with the formation of letters. These are an enhancement to the sketches and visual images that I drew on the whiteboard to help them remember the directions and start points.
Homophones
This fantastic homophone pack is over 100 pages full of ideas. It contains 154 cards, 17 posters and 2 writing activities total. This pack features a range of 14 different homophone pairs for your kiddos. The pairs are:
won/one
nose/knows
bear/bare
blue/blew
ball/bawl
toe/tow
see/sea
flour/flower
hair/hare
mail/male
pair/pear
sale/sail
night/knight
ate/eight
This resource contains the following:
28 picture cards (4 per print)
28 picture cards with labels (4 per print)
14 paired cards (4 per print)
28 Cards-Words only (8 cards per print)
3 Homophone Posters (with definition and Word lists up to Grade 6)
14 Homophone Pair Posters- Each poster features a different word with a colorful illustration and a helpful example to put the word into context
1 Concentration Game
1 My Pear of Pairs Student Book- Writing words activity
1 Homophone Fun Mini Book-Writing sentences activity
28 Popsicle Picture Cards
28 Popsicle Word Cards
2 Bonus Worksheets
Classroom Jobs: There’s a classroom job for every child! In this NAUTICAL themed and EDITABLE set the following 48 jobs are depicted with kid-friendly illustrations. The job labels are:
JOB TITLES (Editable)
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1. Attendance Monitor
2. Banker
3. Bathroom Monitor (Male)
4. Bathroom Monitor (Female)
5. Board Cleaner
6. Book Collector
7. Caboose
8. Calendar Monitor
9. Center Inspector
10. Chair Stacker
11. Class Reader
12. Clean Sweeper
13. Computer Technician
14. Computer Helper
15. Dismissal Helper
16. Door Monitor
17. First Aid Helper
18. Hand Sanitizer Monitor
19. Homework Monitor
20. Journal Helper
21. Letter Vest Helper
22. Library Helper
23. Light Technician
24. Line Leader
25. Litter Monitor
26. Lunch Monitor
27. Material Manager
28. Mat Helper
29. Message Board Helper
30. Messenger
31. Nurse’s Aide
32. Paper Supply Manager
33. Pencil Patrol
34. Pet Helper
35. Plant Monitor
36. Pledge Leader
37. Recycling Monitor
38. Scrap Monitor
39. Sink Monitor
40. Snack Helper
41. Substitute Helper
42. Table Captain
43. Table Wiper
44. Teacher Assistant
45. Timekeeper
46. Water Fountain Monitor
47. Weather Reporter
48. Zoo Keeper
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You can edit the job titles using the embedded font. Simply click in the text box and rename the classroom jobs.
I also included two extra card templates without images that you can customize at will.
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TIPS: To ensure that every child has an opportunity and responsibility assign two students per job. This also encourages job-sharing or working together as a partnership. You can either designate the jobs to students, have them choose or apply for a position A good idea is to rotate the jobs either daily, weekly, or quarterly, it’s your choice. You can make the transitions easier by having a “training” session by the previous student to help the next student to do the job efficiently.
If you want your students to become responsible while building a community spirit, give them responsibilities. Classroom Jobs are a great way for students to take responsibility for their classroom.
You might be interested in:
Classroom Jobs (Black and White Chevron)
Classroom Jobs (Jungle Safari Theme)
classroom Jobs (Colored Chevron Theme)
Classroom Jobs (Honey Bee Theme}
This set of colorful display posters or visual aids were designed around the holiday song, "The Twelve Days of Christmas", which was first published in 1780. They depict each of the Twelve Days of Christmas in cute and kid-friendly graphics. This is a lovely resource that can be used in a sequencing activity or to simply share this song with your children.
Included in this download are both the COLORED version and a BLACK AND WHITE version for ink economy.