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Welcome! My store is to help elementary and special educators with resources to help you save time and promote the overall well-being of you and your students.
Celebrate the Chinese New Year in your classroom with this rich assortment of activities covering reading passage, fluency passage and chart, comprehension, vocabulary, writing,social studies (culture), and more. Students will love the interactive resources and lucky money activity!
This resource includes the following:
A teacher PowerPoint
Reading Passage
Fluency Passage and Chart
Comprehension
Word Search
Venn Diagram and Writing Prompts
All About Chinese New Year Book
Chinese New Year Dictionary
Lucky Money Classroom Activity
Lantern Templates with graphics
Coloring Pages
This simple interactive notebook will reinforce handwriting skills, fine motor skills (cutting and pasting), and beginning sounds. It includes a handwriting and beginning sound practice page for each letter as well. Students will love making this interactive notebook!
Pages of download:
1- Cover
2- For the teacher
3-4 - Interactive notebook directions
5-6 - completed example of interactive notebook
7-109 - Interactive notebook foldables/pages for all upper and lower case letters
110-162 - a practice handwriting page and beginning sound page for all letters
163-165 - Credits and Terms of use
This low-prep Presidents' Day Mini Unit with cross-curricular connections to reading, writing, word recognition, and fine motor skills. Appropriate for primary grades K-2. There are 5 easy to read reading passages, 4 comprehension pages, and a flip book with spaces for student answers that closely follow the reading passages.
Here’s what is included:
5 Reading Passages
4 Comprehension Pages
3 Color By Sight Word Pages
2 Writing Prompts
Simple Word Search
Presidents’ Day Flip Book with black and white or color printing option
Presidents’ Day Crown with black and white or color printing option
This low-prep Groundhog Day Mini Unit has ELA and math connections that will engage all of your students in a fun time of year! Appropriate for primary grades K-2.
This resource includes:
2 Easy to Read Reading Passages - What is Groundhog Day? and All About Groundhogs
2 Comprehension Pages
Color By Sight Word
Color By Addition and Subtraction Facts
Several Writing Prompts
Line Plot Classroom Predictions
All About Groundhogs Flip Book
What Happens on Groundhog Day? Flip Book - Black and white and color printing options
Simple Word Search
Groundhog Day Hat/Crown – 3 choices - Black and white and color printing options
Perfect for Groundhog Day Week!
This unit includes information about the frog life cycle with real life pictures, interactive notebooks for vocabulary and the life cycle, and worksheets to aid in comprehension and understanding, as well as an end of unit assessment. Engage students with turn and talk opportunities after each reading passage.
Includes updates of product for life!
This resource was updated in September 2016 to include 4 additional interactive notebook templates, an observation log, and level 1 and 2 vocabulary for differentiation across grade levels or within the classroom. Redownload if you own!
Check preview file!
Pages of download:
1- Cover
2- For the teacher
3-4 - Terms of use and about the author
5- KWL
6- Frog observation log
7- Level 1 Frog Unit Vocabulary
8- Level 2 Frog Unit Vocabulary
9- Interactive Notebook Foldables Instructions
10-11- Level 1 and 2 Vocabulary Interactive Notebook Foldables
12-13 - Completed interactive notebook example
14 - What are Frogs? Reading passage with turn and talk
15 - Frog Habitat reading passage with turn and talk
16-18 - Frog Facts interactive notebook directions, foldable and completed example
19 - Parts of a frog diagram with turn and talk
20-21 - Label the parts of a frog worksheet and answer key
22-24 - Parts of a frog interactive notebook directions, foldable, and completed example
25 - Frog Life Cycle Diagram
(Reading Passages with real life pictures of frogs in all stages)
26 - Spawn reading passage with turn and talk
27 - Tadpole reading passage with turn and talk
28 - Tadpole with back legs reading passage with turn and talk
29 - Tadpole with front and back legs reading passage with turn and talk
30 - tadpole losing its tail reading passage with turn and talk
31 - Adult frog reading passage with turn and talk
32 - Frog life cycle comprehension fill in the blank
33 - Comprehension answer key
34 - Interactive notebook foldable frog life cycle instructions
35 - Interactive notebook frog life cycle foldable
36-37 - completed interactive notebook example
38-39 - life cycle flap book and directions
40 - Frog and toad reading passage
41 - Venn Diagram - compare frogs and toads
42-44 - Venn Diagram INB directions, example, and foldable
45 - Frog life cycle timeline worksheet
46 - Timeline answer key
47 - Paste frog life cycle into habitat
48-49 - Paste frog stages into the life cycle and answer key
50-53- Frog Assessment with differentiated level 1 and 2 vocabulary
54-57 - Frog Assessment Answer key
58 - Credits
This resource includes 25 pages of math and 25 pages of literacy printables to supplement the kindergarten curriculum.
In the October pack are:
Letters Q - Z
Beginning Sounds
Rhyming words
Word Families - at, ag, ap
Colors
Sight Words - like, is, a, my, and
Numbers 1-20
Counting Objects
Ten Frames
Shapes - diamond, rhombus, star, oval
Sorting shapes
Patterns
Comparing numbers
Counting practice
These printables are perfect for:
Centers
Fast finishers
Review
Homework
Reinforcement
This resource includes 25 pages of math and 25 pages of literacy printables to supplement the kindergarten curriculum.
In the August/September pack are:
Letters A - P
Beginning Sounds
Rhyming words
Colors
Sight Words - I, see, the
Concepts of print
Numbers 1-10
Counting Objects
Shapes
Sorting shapes
Patterns
Comparing numbers
Counting practice
These printables are perfect for:
Centers
Fast finishers
Review
Homework
Reinforcement
This interactive calendar engages young students in a "morning meeting" session. It can be used from year to year!! It is in a PowerPoint format, that will work with most smart boards. Students drag the date to the calendar and make a pattern for each month, fill in the days of the week to finish the sentences, "today is, tomorrow will be, and yesterday was", fill in a daily weather chart, determine the mystery number in a hundreds chart, number of the day (tally, ten frame, fact family, and number bond) and review shape attributes with 2D and 3D shapes. This is appropriate for preschool, kindergarten, and first grade. Also included is a student calendar for students to draw in the patterns on the board and keep track of their own dates, as well as a number of the day printable for individual students to complete as morning work.
Pages of Download:
Interactive Calendar PowerPoint
1- Cover
2-3 - For the Teacher
4-6 - Tally the day of the school year
7-9 - Ten Frame the day of the school year
10-39 - Monthly Calendar for August to December, each month includes the slides:
Monthly calendar with shapes to make monthly or weekly patterns and record the date
Days of the week - Today is, tomorrow will be, yesterday was
Weather chart
Mystery Number Hundreds chart
Number of the day - Tally, Ten frame, Number Bond, and fact family
2D Shape Sort
40-81 - Monthly Calendar for January to July including all of the previously stated slides, except a 3D shape sort, instead of 2D
Student Calendar PDF - A monthly student calendar to be used with the interactive calendar. Students record the day and pattern. This engages students who are not actively engaged at the smart board
Number of the Day PDF and Terms of Use - Includes the number of the day printable that is the same as the interactive calendar slides. This also engages students who are at their seat and not actively engaged at the smart board.
Directions and notes describe how to interact with the powerpoint.
Great for an inclusion classroom to raise awareness about individual needs and disabilities. This resource includes an anticipatory set, lesson plan, teacher PowerPoint, and student flip book. Students are engaged through opportunities for discussion through "turn and talk" and write facts about each disability in their flip books. Includes a PDF of the teacher powerpoint as well if you want to use it as a printable or handout.
Pages of download:
1- Cover
2 - For the teacher
3- lesson plan
4- Anticipatory set
5 - Answer Key anticipatory set
6-7 - Directions for completing flip book and picture of completed book.
8 - 15 - Flip book pages
16 - Credits and Terms of Use
Pages of download Teacher Powerpoint and Second PDF
1- Cover
2- Lesson Essential Questions
3 - Anticipatory Set instructions
4-5 - Disability overview reading
6 - Vision and Hearing Disabilities Reading
7 - Physical Disability reading
8 - Speech and Language Disorders Reading
9 - Emotional Disorders Reading
10 - Learning Disabilities and ADHD Reading
11 - Autism Reading
12 - How can I help? Reading
13 - Correct Anticipatory Set
14-18 Anticipatory Set answers with explanations
This inference writing activity comes with a teacher powerpoint to display. Teach inference in steps with real life pictures. Students write what they know from a picture and then infer what happened before, during, and after the picture was taken using a graphic organizer. Students then use this to sequence a story based on the picture. Venn Diagram for students to compare and contrast inferences they made about the same photo.
Pages of download:
1- Cover
2- For the teacher
3-What is inference? Poster
4-7- Introduction to activity and class example
8- instructions to turn inferences into a written story
9- writing sheet
10 - Venn Diagram to compare and contrast with other student inferences
11 - Instructions for individualized writing
12-21 - 10 different real life pictures with graphic organizers following the same inferencing and writing steps
22- student writing sheet
23 - Venn Diagram
24-26 - Credits and Terms of Use
46 task cards for second grade level 2 sight words. Students have to choose the correctly spelled sight word from a set of 4 words that are visually similar. They practice reading, writing and spelling of sight words all in one! Great for special education students, centers, and fast finishers.
Download includes 46 second grade level sight word task cards (black and white and color printing options) with recording sheets and answer keys.
41 task cards for third grade level 3 sight words. Students have to choose the correctly spelled sight word from a set of 4 words that are visually similar. They practice reading, writing and spelling of sight words all in one! Great for special education students, centers, and fast finishers.
Download includes 41 third grade level 3 sight word task cards (black and white and color printing options) with recording sheets and answer keys.
40 task cards for pre-primer sight words. Students have to choose the correctly spelled sigh word from a set of 4 words that are visually similar. They practice reading, writing and spelling of sight words all in one! Great for special education students, centers, and fast finishers.
Download includes 40 pre-primer sight word task cards with recording sheets and answer keys.
52 task cards for Kindergarten level (primer) sight words. Students have to choose from a set of 4 words that are visually similar. They practice reading, writing and spelling of sight words all in one! Great for special education students, centers, and fast finishers.
Download includes 52 kindergarten level (primer) sight word task cards with recording sheets and answer keys.
41 task cards for first grade level 1 sight words. Students have to choose from a set of 4 words that are visually similar. They practice reading, writing and spelling of sight words all in one! Great for special education students, centers, and fast finishers.
Download includes 41 first grade level sight word task cards with recording sheets and answer keys.
This complete lesson includes the 8 main types of figurative language, alliteration, onomatopoeia, personification, simile, metaphor, hyperbole, imagery, and symbolism. Download includes a teacher presentation, lesson plan with essential question, activating and culminating activities, engaging lesson with flip book for students to complete their own examples with illustrations, classroom posters, and clear directions. The flip book is a great resource that students can keep handy in their writing folders to reference the types of figurative language.
Pages of download:
Teacher presentation in PDF and powerpoint form:
1- Lesson essential question
2-3 - Activating Activity
4-5 - Literal vs. Figurative language
6- Why should I use figurative language?
7 - Types of figurative language
8-10 - Alliteration definition and examples
11-13 - Onomatopoeia definition and examples
14-16 - Personification definition and examples
17-19 - Simile definition and examples
20-22 - Metaphor definition and examples
23-25 - Hyperbole definition and examples
26-28 - Imagery definition and examples
29-31 - Symbolism definition and examples
32 - Exit ticket
2nd PDF - lesson plan and student printables
1- Cover
2- For the teacher
3-4 - Copyright and about the author
5-6 - lesson plan
6 - Think, pair, write - activating strategy - student printable
7 - flip book assembly
8 - completed flip book example
9-16 - flip book student pages
17 - student exit ticket
18-27 - classroom posters
28 - credits
Mini Unit about sharks. Includes 13 reading passages about sharks and 12 different types of sharks and the shark life cycle. Passages are half a page and have reading comprehension questions below. Interactive notebook foldables are to create an interactive notebook about the shark life cycle and to add facts about the 12 types of sharks. Pictures of a completed notebook are attached. There are several worksheets, KWL, anticipatory set, and a shark mask craft. Assessment at the end.
Table of contents:
Page 1 - Cover
Page 2 - For the teacher
Page 3 - KWL
Page 4-5 - Anticipatory set and answer key
Page 6 - What is a shark? Reading passage
Page 7 - Life Cycle of a shark
Page 8 - Great white shark reading passage and comprehension
Page 9 - Bull shark reading passage and comprehension
Page 10 - Hammerhead shark reading passage and comprehension
Page 11 - Whale shark reading passage and comprehension
Page 12 - Tiger shark reading passage and comprehension
Page 13 - Basking shark reading passage and comprehension
Page 14 - Black tip reef shark reading passage and comprehension
Page 15 - White tip reef shark reading passage and comprehension
Page 16 - Lemon shark reading passage and comprehension
Page 17 - Nurse shark reading passage and comprehension
Page 18 - Blue shark reading passage and comprehension
Page 19 - Mako shark reading passage and comprehension
Page 20 - Life cycle interactive notebook foldable
Page 21 -23 - Shark types interactive notebook foldable
Page 24-25 - Completed notebook
Page 26 - Shark color by number
Page 27 - Shark food worksheet
Page 28 - Shark mask craft
Page 29-32 - Show what you know assessment and answer key
Page 33 - Resources for further learning
Page 34-36 - Credits and Terms of Use
NO PREP - 20 word problems with graphic organizers to help students sort out the information they need to use and what is not important. Helps students in the thought process of solving word problems using addition and subtraction only. 2 extra graphic organizer templates for word problems are included to use in smart pals. All of the problems include extra information, a blank template is included with ONLY a space for information students need to use.
Pages of download:
Page 1 - Cover
Page 2-3 - Teacher tips
Page 4 - Operational sign words reference sheet
Page 5-24 - Addition and Subtraction Word problems with graphic organizers
Page 25-26 - Blank templates for word problems with graphic organizer
Page 27-28 - Answer key
Page 29-30 - Credits and About the Author
NO PREP - 20 multi-step multiplication and division word problems with graphic organizers to help students sort out the information they need to use and what is not important. Helps students in the thought process of solving word problems using addition and subtraction only. 1 blank graphic organizer template for word problems is included to use in smart pals or with your own problems.
Pages of download:
Page 1 - Cover
Page 2-3 - Teacher tips & Copyright
Page 4 - Operational sign words reference sheet
Page 5-24 - Addition and Subtraction Multi-step Word problems with graphic organizers
Page 25 - Blank template for word problems with graphic organizer
Page 26 - Answer key
Page 27-28 - Credits and About the Author
NO PREP - 20 word problems with graphic organizers to help students sort out the information they need to use and what is not important. Helps students in the thought process of solving word problems using multiplication and division only. 2 extra graphic organizer templates for word problems are included to use in smart pals. All of the problems include extra information, a blank template is included with ONLY a space for information students need to use.
Pages of download:
Page 1 - Cover
Page 2-3 - Teacher tips
Page 4 - Operational sign words reference sheet
Page 5-24 - Multiplication and Division Word problems with graphic organizers
Page 25-26 - Blank templates for word problems with graphic organizer
Page 27-28 - Answer key
Page 29-30 - Credits and About the Author