These “Varying Sentence Beginnings” posters are designed to assist your students in enhancing their writing skills. They are a collection of ways to help them create engaging and dynamic sentences that maintain reader interest. These posters are a valuable tool that will inspire creativity and writer motivation with ease.

Homophones This is a set of 10 display posters featuring some of the most common homophones. The posters are colourfully designed and include an example that helps the children to understand the difference between each of the words. The homophones included are: there/their/they're you/you're its/it's to/too/two You might also be interested in similar sets Homophone Posters: Set 2 (35 Colored Posters Including By/Buy/Bye) Homophone Posters: Set 3 (42 Posters Including Knows / Nose)

Sentences: This is sentence building with fun! fun! fun! Your kiddos will make their sentences and do their own checking and editing. They will also challenge themselves into making more than one sentence using the picture prompt and words provided. At the end they will tick or x their creative abilities, of course with guidance from you. Those that were not sentences would be taken over to the ‘Fix It Up Revision Sheet’ for fixing up of course! This is another great addition to your literacy centers and your Keepin’ Busy corners! © 2013 Nicole Hernandez A Teacher’s Idea I pride myself on creating quality resources for teachers and students alike. Every effort has been made to make this resource error free. Should you find a mistake please let me know in the “Ask a Question” section or email me prior to feedback and I will quickly fix it. You can then redownload the corrected version for free! Your feedback is greatly appreciated. ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ All Rights Reserved by © Nicole Hernandez . This product is to be used by the original downloader ONLY. Copying for more than one teacher, classroom, department, school, or school system is prohibited. No part of this resource maybe posted on a blog (personal or commercial), webpage/site, server, or other location that is accessible by multiple people. Violations of this notice are subject to the penalties of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). Intended for classroom and personal use ONLY. Thank you for respecting my work!

The vowel digraphs depicted are only those that can be explained using the rhyme “When two vowels go walking, sometimes, the first one does the talking.” These are:- ai ay ea ee ie oa ue These are ready for you to print out, place on your word wall as an easy reference for your students. Also included are blackline versions and a notebook version in black and white.

Classroom Jobs 48 JOBS (EDITABLE)★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★ There's a job here for every child in your class! In this EDITABLE set the following 48 jobs are depicted with kid-friendly illustrations on a black and white chevron background: It contains two different sizes of headers. JOB TITLES (Editable) ★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★ 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 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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.

Fiction vs Nonfiction This resource contains four colored posters that make a fantastic visual for fiction and nonfiction for very young learners. These posters can be displayed in your literacy centers, writing workshop area or your classroom library. These posters are simple definitions for fiction and nonfiction and I suggest that it can be a great way to start your literary genre units. Simply print them poster size and laminate or cover with plastic so that you would be able to have them all year through and from year to year. **********The cover page shows a sample of two pages**********

FANBOYS Join words phrases and clauses using the coordinators (mnemonic FANBOYS). Students can use these posters to help memorize coordinating conjunctions so that they will not forget them! They are: F = for A = and N = nor B = but O = or Y = yet S = so Each poster bears the coordinating conjunction with an illustration of a boy (named) and an example for easy reference. These are great for bulletin boards or literacy centers all through the year. This set includes posters ONLY! Check my store for other conjunction resources.

These large Trigraph Posters provide an engaging and visually stimulating way to learn the fundamentals of trigraphs. Trigraphs are three letters that represent one sound (or ‘phoneme’). The following are represented:- sch scr squ spl shr spr str thr These posters feature large, high-quality images that help to illustrate trigraphs and provide students with a great visual for their understanding. Each poster is designed to be simple and easily accessible, making it an ideal educational tool for all ages. With their large size, these posters are also perfect for class discussions and group activities. SUGGESTED USES: Classroom posters can be used as a teaching tool to recognize goals, set expectations or to introduce or review concepts. They can be used as standalone aids to help students master particular strategies and techniques. The following are different ways of using classroom posters: They can be printed standard size (8.5x11 inches) and binded into a booklet as a study resource for students as an individual or small group activity. As anchor charts They can be used as reference books for small group use. Simply print and slide pages in sheet protectors to compile a binder or folder document. They can be used as individual reference charts. Simply print the black-line version (if available) onto colored paper for students to stick in their notebooks or interactive journals.

Sight Words Sight Words: Did you ever wonder whether your chosen sight words were considered under the category Dolch, Fry or Fountas and Pinnell? Well here is a comparison table just for you. The first 400 words of Dolch’s list are compared to Fry’s Instant words and F&P’s high frequency words. This is handy for all teachers as an easy tool to organize your sight words especially if you need to tweak your existing pool of sight words to reflect the spectrum.

Birthday Chart Big Cupcakes Birthday Chart: Candles and cakes are synonymous with children’s birthdays. So why not have a beautiful and brightly colored cupcake birthday chart for your kiddos? These will adorn your classroom display area. They will work wonderfully in cupcake themed classrooms as well.There are two ways you can hang them. You can either attach them vertically on ribbons or you can mount them side by side on your classroom wall. Also included are the colored candles which you will use to write the student name and the day of his/her birthday. ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ I pride myself on creating quality resources for teachers and students alike. Every effort has been made to make this resource error free. Should you find a mistake please let me know in the "Ask a Question" section or email me prior to feedback and I will quickly fix it. You can then redownload the corrected version for free! Your feedback is greatly appreciated. ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ All Rights Reserved by © Nicole Hernandez . This product is to be used by the original downloader ONLY. Copying for more than one teacher, classroom, department, school, or school system is prohibited. No part of this resource maybe posted on a blog (personal or commercial), webpage/site, server, or other location that is accessible by multiple people. Violations of this notice are subject to the penalties of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). Intended for classroom and personal use ONLY. Thank you for respecting my work!

Classroom Jobs 48 JOBS (EDITABLE)★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★ There's a job here for every child in your class! In this EDITABLE set the following 48 jobs are depicted with kid-friendly illustrations on a black and white chevron background: It contains two different sizes of headers. JOB TITLES (Editable) ★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★ 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 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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.