Last year I showed my students a writing sample from their first days in First grade and they could not believe their writing and pictures were so different, even some of them would deny they were theirs!!!! So, this is how I came up with this portrait. On the very first day I will have them draw themselves and will also take a picture of them, and I will keep it in my desk. During the last week of school I will hand the portraits out so they can draw themselves again and I will also have more recent pictures in there, it will be a beautiful way to see how they have grown in every way. This portrait includes templates for grades K through Fifth, two templates per grade (drawing and photograph). I will have the drawings glued on the front of a 12"x 18" foldable (folded in half) and the pictures will go inside. However, I am sure you can come up with so many other creative ways to set it up and present it to your kids, so if you would like to share it with other teachers please email the pictures to mrsaidacortes@gmail.com at the end of your school year. :-) Can't wait to see what you come up with!!!!

Set of 9 Reading Comprehension Strategies cards that will help your students interact with a text and monitor comprehension. Strategies included: - Predecir - Resumir - Ajustar la velocidad de mi lectura - Visualizar - Hacer conexiones: Texto a mi-Texto a texto-Texto al mundo - Hacer preguntas - Aclarar I usually have two sets of this cards for my classroom. One set is posted in my Read Aloud area and the other is used for reference in my Guided Reading groups. They are kid-friendly and help students make a quick reference when needing support with comprehension or simply to monitor their understanding of the text.

Here is the latest freebie from Mrs. Cortes' Teacher Resources. I have been using cooperative learning strategies in my classroom to keep my students engaged and accountable in their own learning process. These posters have helped me a lot when letting my students know what their roles and responsibilities are when it comes to problem solving steps and strategies. I usually assign a number from 1 to 5 to each child and then use the posters to help them understand what their jobs are, next class, different assignment and so on. Every student and every classroom is different so use them as you consider to fit your students' needs. Hope you find them useful, happy teaching!!!!!

There is an old saying in my home country that goes: "Crazier than a goat", way too funny, but after reading "Goats Are Great" by Alyse Sweeney from Reading A-Z we learned that goats are way far from crazy!!! I could have not imagined that these animals were so sweet and curious, and I bet my students did not think so either! It is a very interesting reading about pros and cons of goats as pets, a perfect suitable text for a fact or opinion lesson. I also created a cut and paste sorting activity to go along with the book, but it can be used with or without a book about goats. This freebie includes both English and Spanish versions.

Last year I showed my students a writing sample from their first days in First grade and they could not believe their writing and pictures were so different, even some of them would deny they were theirs!!!! So, this is how I came up with this portrait. On the very first day I will have them draw themselves and will also take a picture of them, and I will keep it in my desk. During the last week of school I will hand the portraits out so they can draw themselves again and I will also have more recent pictures in there, it will be a beautiful way to see how they have grown in every way. This portrait includes templates for grades K through Fifth, two templates per grade (drawing and photograph). I will have the drawings glued on the front of a 12"x 18" foldable (folded in half) and the pictures will go inside. However, I am sure you can come up with so many other creative ways to set it up and present it to your kids, so if you would like to share it with other teachers please email the pictures to mrsaidacortes@gmail.com at the end of your school year. :-) Can't wait to see what you come up with!!!!

This freebie includes an English and a Spanish version. A graphic organizer to recognize elements of a story to have students respond to some of our readings during Read Across America Week.

Here is the Spanish version from my Cooperative Learning Group Roles in problem Solving. I have been using cooperative learning strategies in my classroom to keep my students engaged and accountable in their own learning process. These posters have helped me a lot when letting my students know what their roles and responsibilities are when it comes to problem solving steps and strategies. I usually assign a number from 1 to 5 to each child and then use the posters to help them understand what their jobs are, next class, different assignment and so on. Every student and every classroom is different so use them as you consider to fit your students' needs. Hope you find them useful, happy teaching!!!!!

Smartboard lesson created to explain and describe the usage of the simple future tense with regular verbs in first person in Spanish. Enjoy!!!

Easy and fun writing craft for multiple uses during the celebration of Read Across America week. Spanish and English versions included. Be sure to use set the two-sided printing option to print the writing pages. Color and B&W versions included.

Easy and fun writing craft for multiple uses during the celebration of St. Patrick's Day. Spanish and English versions included. Color and B&W versions included.

Smartboard lesson created to explain the use of the two major contractions in the Spanish language, al and del. Includes an interactive fill in the blank activity and a practice page. Enjoy!!! Spanish CCSS L.1.1l L.2.2c

ACTIVINSPIRE/PROMETHEAN lesson created to explain and describe the usage of the simple future tense with regular verbs in first person in Spanish. Enjoy!!!

MIMIO lesson created to explain the use of the two major contractions in the Spanish language, al and del. Includes a fill in the blank activity and a practice page. Enjoy!!! Spanish CCSS L.1.1l L.2.2c

MIMIO lesson created to explain and describe the usage of the simple future tense with regular verbs in first person in Spanish. Enjoy!!!

Teaching first graders how to write and how to revise their writing has been quite of a challenge for all first grade teachers I have had the opportunity to talk to (not to mention myself!!!) These AWESOME HELPER HANDS have been my life savers in my classroom, I created them based on my student's needs and we have made lots of progress in writing. This set includes: - Helper Hand (color): Writing checklist Did I… Write a title? Begin with capital letters? Use spaces between words? Use punctuation marks? Read my writing? - Helper Hand (color): Transition Words: Title, First, Next, Then, Last - Helper hand Individual size (color): Writing checklist - Helper hand Individual size (color): Transition words - Helper Hand (B&W): Writing checklist - Helper Hand (B&W): Transition Words - Helper hand Individual size (B&W): Writing checklist - Helper hand Individual size (B&W): Transition words - You may either print on separate sheets of paper and then assemble back to back or use each hand individually. Available in Spanish or Bilingual. CCSS RF.1.1 W.1.3 W.1.7 W.2.3

Smartboard lesson created to explain the usage of imperatives in affirmative and negative forms with regular and irregular verbs. Includes a practice worksheet. Unzip the file to get access to the Smartboard notebook and the PDF file. Enjoy!!!

*This resource has been created to be used with MIMIO software* Engage your students in a conversation to ask questions a baby gorilla and lead the way to a meaningful session to understand why and how we ask questions when reading a text. This presentation can help you introduce/ review the reading strategy of asking questions when reading a text. It also includes 2 graphic organizers for your students to record question before, during, and after reading a text.

*This resource has been created to be used with SMARTBOARD software* Engage your students in a conversation to ask questions a baby gorilla and lead the way to a meaningful session to understand why and how we ask questions when reading a text. This presentation can help you introduce/ review the reading strategy of asking questions when reading a text.

MIMIO lesson created to explain the usage of imperatives in affirmative and negative forms of regular and irregular verbs. Includes a practice worksheet. Unzip the file to get access to the Mimio file and the PDF file. Enjoy!!!

Teaching first graders how to write and how to revise their writing has been quite of a challenge for all first grade teachers I have had the opportunity to talk to (not to mention myself!!!) These AWESOME HELPER HANDS have been my life savers in my classroom, I created them based on my student's needs and we have made lots of progress in writing. This set includes: - Helper Hand (color): Writing checklist -¿Mi texto… Tiene un título? Comienza con letra mayúscula? Tiene espacio entre las palabras? Tiene signos de puntuación? Tiene sentido? - Helper Hand (color): Transition Words: - Título, Primero, Luego, Después, Por último. - Helper hand Individual size (color): Writing checklist - Helper hand Individual size (color): Transition words - Helper Hand (B&W): Writing checklist - Helper Hand (B&W): Transition Words - Helper hand Individual size (B&W): Writing checklist - Helper hand Individual size (B&W): Transition words - You may either print on separate sheets of paper and then assemble back to back or use each hand individually. Available in English or Bilingual.