Hello!
My teaching experience includes teaching students at the Primary and the Middle school levels. I find each teaching experience so unique and a scaffold for further teaching and learning.
As learning is eclectic, I focus on creating resources that are not just practical and meaningful but also fun.
So connect with me to motivate, inspire, and empower.
Laurane @teach2tell.com
Hello!
My teaching experience includes teaching students at the Primary and the Middle school levels. I find each teaching experience so unique and a scaffold for further teaching and learning.
As learning is eclectic, I focus on creating resources that are not just practical and meaningful but also fun.
So connect with me to motivate, inspire, and empower.
Laurane @teach2tell.com
The Alphabet ‘/d/’ booklet features interactive activities for the letter ‘/d/’. Students get to compile all activities in a booklet to take home. In addition, they craft a ‘Letter ‘/d/’ Champ’ crown and bracelet and put together a mini flipbook.
The Alphabet ‘/d/’ booklet comprises of student friendly font, graphics, and an appeasing layout of print-n-go sheets. Kids adore Superheroes and the Superhero characters will be a motivator to engage students in learning. Both the uppercase and lowercase letter ‘/d/’ are introduced so students can see the difference.
ACTIVITIES INCLUDED:
✓ Letter ‘/d/’ Poster and flashcards
✓ Three cover options for booklet
✓ ‘About Me’ page
✓ Tracing and writing uppercase and lowercase ‘/d/’
✓ Identifying the letter ‘/d/’
✓ Sorting the letter ‘/d/’
✓ Spinning the letter ‘/d/’; review other letters
✓ Finding the letter ‘/d/’
✓ Drawing letter ‘/d/’ pictures
✓ Identifying first sounds of letters: letter /d/ and review previous letters
✓ Creating a glittering letter ‘/d/’with glue and glitter
✓ Creating a collage template for letter ‘/d/’ pictures
✓ Letter /d/ fairy tale link: ‘Ugly Duckling’ colouring sheet
✓ Summary sheet of the letter ‘/d/’
✓ Sight/High-frequency words: did, put, be, not, do; ‘Spin, Roll a Sight Word’ sheets.
✓ Words with ‘-ad, -ed and -id' Activity Sheets
✓ Reading and Writing sight words and family words
SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIALS:
→ Mini Letter ‘/d/’ one page booklet
→ ‘I’m a Letter ‘/d/’ Champ’ crown
→ ‘I’m a Letter ‘/d/’ Champ’ bracelet
→ Mini flipbook on letter ‘/d/’ words
→ Dog finger puppet templates (6 on a page)
→ Dog Stick Puppets (4 on a page)
The Alphabet ‘/l/’ booklet features interactive activities for the letter ‘/l/’. Students get to compile all activities in a booklet to take home. In addition, they craft a ‘Letter ‘/l/’ Champ’ crown and wristband and put together a mini flipbook.
The Alphabet ‘/l/’ booklet comprises of student friendly font, graphics, and an appeasing layout of print-n-go sheets. Kids adore Superheroes and the Superhero characters will be a motivator to engage students in learning. Both the uppercase and lowercase letter ‘/l/’ are introduced so students can see the difference.
ACTIVITIES INCLUDED:
✓ Letter ‘/l/’ Poster and flashcards
✓ Three cover options for booklet
✓ ‘About Me’ page
✓ Tracing and writing uppercase and lowercase ‘/l/’
✓ Identifying the letter ‘/l/’
✓ Sorting the letter ‘/l/’
✓ Spinning the letter ‘/l/’; review other letters
✓ Finding the letter ‘/l/’
✓ Drawing letter ‘/l/’ pictures
✓ Identifying first sounds of letters: letter /l/ and review previous letters
✓ Creating a glittering letter ‘/l/’with glue and glitter
✓ Creating a collage template for letter ‘/l/’ pictures
✓ Letter /l/ maze, puzzle and join the dots fun
✓ Summary sheet of the letter ‘/l/’
✓ Sight/High-frequency words: Activity Sheets,
SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIALS:
→ Mini Letter ‘/l/’ one page booklet
→ ‘I’m a Letter ‘/l/’ Champ’ crown
→ ‘I’m a Letter ‘/l/’ Champ’ bracelet
→ Mini flipbook on letter ‘/l/’ words
→ Lion finger puppet templates (6 on a page)
→ Lion Stick Puppets (4 on a page)
The Alphabet ‘/o/’ booklet features interactive activities for the letter ‘/o/’. Students get to compile all activities in a booklet to take home. In addition, they craft a ‘Letter ‘/o/’ Champ’ crown and bracelet and put together a mini flipbook.
The Alphabet ‘/o/’ booklet comprises of student friendly font, graphics, and an appeasing layout of print-n-go sheets. Kids adore Superheroes and the Superhero characters will be a motivator to engage students in learning. Both the uppercase and lowercase letter ‘/o/’ are introduced so students can see the difference.
ACTIVITIES INCLUDED:
✓ Letter ‘/o/’ Poster and flashcards
✓ Three cover options for booklet
✓ ‘About Me’ page
✓ Tracing and writing uppercase and lowercase ‘/o/’
✓ Identifying the letter ‘/o/’
✓ Sorting the letter ‘/o/’
✓ Spinning the letter ‘/o/’; review other letters
✓ Finding the letter ‘/o/’
✓ Drawing letter ‘/o/’ pictures
✓ Identifying first sounds of letters: letter /o/ and review previous letters
✓ Creating a glittering letter ‘/o/’with glue and glitter
✓ Creating a collage template for letter ‘/o/’ pictures
✓ Letter /o/ maze, puzzle and join the dots fun
✓ Summary sheet of the letter ‘/o/’
✓ Sight/High-frequency words: Activity Sheets, ‘Spin a Sight Word’ sheet.
✓ Words with ‘-og, -ot and -op' Activity Sheets
✓ Reading and Writing sight words and family words
SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIALS:
→ Mini Letter ‘/o/’ one page booklet
→ ‘I’m a Letter ‘/o/’ Champ’ crown
→ ‘I’m a Letter ‘/o/’ Champ’ bracelet
→ Mini flipbook on letter ‘/o/’ words
→ Owl finger puppet templates (6 on a page)
→ Owl Stick Puppets (4 on a page)
The Alphabet ‘/u/’ booklet features interactive activities for the letter ‘/u/’. Students get to compile all activities in a booklet to take home. In addition, they craft a ‘Letter ‘/u/’ Champ’ crown and wristband and put together a mini flipbook.
The Alphabet ‘/u/’ booklet comprises of student friendly font, graphics, and an appeasing layout of print-n-go sheets. Kids adore Superheroes and the Superhero characters will be a motivator to engage students in learning. Both the uppercase and lowercase letter ‘/u/’ are introduced so students can see the difference.
ACTIVITIES INCLUDED:
✓ Letter ‘/u/’ Poster and flashcards
✓ Three cover options for booklet
✓ ‘About Me’ page
✓ Tracing and writing uppercase and lowercase ‘/u/’
✓ Identifying the letter ‘/u/’
✓ Sorting the letter ‘/u/’
✓ Spinning the letter ‘/u/’; review other letters
✓ Finding the letter ‘/u/’
✓ Drawing letter ‘/u/’ pictures
✓ Identifying first sounds of letters: letter /u/ and review previous letters
✓ Creating a glittering letter ‘/u/’with glue and glitter
✓ Creating a collage template for letter ‘/u/’ pictures
✓ Letter /u/ maze, puzzle and join the dots fun
✓ Summary sheet of the letter ‘/u/’
✓ Sight/High-frequency words: Activity Sheets, ‘Spin a Sight Word’ sheet.
✓ Words with ‘-ug, -ut, -us, -ub, -um, -un and -up' Activity Sheets
✓ Reading and Writing sight words and family words
SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIALS:
→ Mini Letter ‘/u/’ one page booklet
→ ‘I’m a Letter ‘/u/’ Champ’ crown
→ ‘I’m a Letter ‘/u/’ Champ’ bracelet
→ Mini flipbook on letter ‘/u/’ words
→ Unicorn finger puppet templates (6 on a page)
→ Unicorn Stick Puppets (6 on a page)
The Alphabet ‘/b/’ booklet features interactive activities for the letter ‘/b/’. Students get to compile all activities in a booklet to take home. In addition, they craft a ‘Letter ‘/b/’ Champ’ crown and wristband and put together a mini flipbook.
The Alphabet ‘/b/’ booklet comprises of student friendly font, graphics, and an appeasing layout of print-n-go sheets. Kids adore Superheroes and the Superhero characters will be a motivator to engage students in learning. Both the uppercase and lowercase letter ‘/b/’ are introduced in addition to CVC words with the letter /b/.
ACTIVITIES INCLUDED:
✓ Letter ‘/b/’ Poster and flashcards
✓ Three cover options for booklet
✓ ‘About Me’ page
✓ Tracing and writing uppercase and lowercase ‘/b/’
✓ Identifying the letter ‘/b/’
✓ Sorting the letter ‘/b/’
✓ Spinning the letter ‘/b/’; review other letters
✓ Finding the letter ‘/b/’
✓ Drawing letter ‘/b/’ pictures
✓ Identifying first sounds of letters: letter /b/ and review previous letters
✓ Creating a glittering letter ‘/b/’with glue and glitter
✓ Creating a collage template for letter ‘/b/’ pictures
✓ Letter /b/ maze, puzzle and join the dots fun
✓ Letter /b/ words
✓ Summary sheet of the letter ‘/b/’
✓ Sight/High-frequency words/CVC words: Activity Sheets,
SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIALS:
→ Mini Letter ‘/b/’ one page booklet
→ ‘I’m a Letter ‘/b/’ Champ’ crown
→ ‘I’m a Letter ‘/b/’ Champ’ bracelet
→ Mini flipbook on letter ‘/b/’ words
→ Bear finger puppet templates (6 on a page)
→ Bear Stick Puppets (6 on a page)
The Alphabet ‘/q/’ booklet features interactive activities for the letter ‘/q/’. Students get to compile all activities in a booklet to take home. In addition, they craft a ‘Letter ‘/q/’ Champ’ crown and wristband and put together a mini flipbook.
The Alphabet ‘/q/’ booklet comprises of student friendly font, graphics, and an appeasing layout of print-n-go sheets. Kids adore Superheroes and the Superhero characters will be a motivator to engage students in learning. Both the uppercase and lowercase letter ‘/q/’ are introduced in addition to CVC words with the letter /q/ and sight words.
ACTIVITIES INCLUDED:
✓ Letter ‘/q/’ Poster and flashcards
✓ Two cover options for booklet
✓ ‘About Me’ page
✓ Tracing and writing uppercase and lowercase ‘/q/’
✓ Identifying the letter ‘/q/’
✓ Sorting the letter ‘/q/’
✓ Spinning the letter ‘/q/’; review other letters
✓ Finding the letter ‘/q/’
✓ Drawing letter ‘/q/’ pictures
✓ Identifying first sounds of letters: letter /q/ and review previous letters
✓ Creating a glittering letter ‘/q/’with glue and glitter
✓ Creating a collage template for letter ‘/q/’ pictures
✓ Letter /q/ maze, puzzle and join the dots fun
✓ Letter /q/ words
✓ Summary sheet of the letter ‘/q/’
✓ Sight/High-frequency words: Activity Sheets,
SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIALS:
→ Mini Letter ‘/q/’ one page booklet
→ ‘I’m a Letter ‘/q/’ Champ’ crown
→ ‘I’m a Letter ‘/q/’ Champ’ wristband
→ Mini flipbook on letter ‘/q/’ words
→ Queen finger puppet templates (6 on a page)
→ Queen Stick Puppets (6 on a page)
The Alphabet ‘/f/’ booklet features interactive activities for the letter ‘/f/’. Students get to compile all activities in a booklet to take home. In addition, they craft a ‘Letter ‘/f/’ Champ’ crown and wristband and put together a mini flipbook.
The Alphabet ‘/f/’ booklet comprises of student friendly font, graphics, and an appeasing layout of print-n-go sheets. Kids adore Superheroes and the Superhero characters will be a motivator to engage students in learning. Both the uppercase and lowercase letter ‘/f/’ are introduced so students can see the difference.
ACTIVITIES INCLUDED:
✓ Letter ‘/f/’ Poster and flashcards
✓ Three cover options for booklet
✓ ‘About Me’ page
✓ Tracing and writing uppercase and lowercase ‘/f/’
✓ Identifying the letter ‘/f/’
✓ Sorting the letter ‘/f/’
✓ Spinning the letter ‘/f/’; review other letters
✓ Finding the letter ‘/f/’
✓ Drawing letter ‘/f/’ pictures
✓ Identifying first sounds of letters: letter /f/ and review previous letters
✓ Creating a glittering letter ‘/f/’with glue and glitter
✓ Creating a collage template for letter ‘/f/’ pictures
✓ Letter /f/ maze, puzzle and join the dots fun
✓ Summary sheet of the letter ‘/f/’
✓ Sight/High-frequency words: Activity Sheets,
SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIALS:
→ Mini Letter ‘/f/’ one page booklet
→ ‘I’m a Letter ‘/f/’ Champ’ crown
→ ‘I’m a Letter ‘/f/’ Champ’ bracelet
→ Mini flipbook on letter ‘/f/’ words
→ Frog finger puppet templates (6 on a page)
→ Frog Stick Puppets (6 on a page)
Build phonemic awareness, phonic skills and reading fluency with this mega bundle of Fluency Accordion-style Readers featuring 1,650 words!
Each Fluency Reader set comes in:
✓ Colour
✓ Blackline
✓ With visuals
✓ Without visuals
* excluding Dolch Readers
→ The blackline formats feature words in large outline so your students may colour in, write, or highlight inside to reinforce spelling and reading.
→ You may have students glue the accordion strips in their interactive notebooks or simply staple them at the top.
→ For foldables featuring two strips of ten words, you may glue stip 1 over strip 2 to create one long accordion foldable. Perfect to send home with students or for display in the classroom.
→ Most accordion foldables have 10 words conveniently placed on a single sheet giving you the flexibility to use them as spelling lists or to introduce in smaller batches.
→ You may also use a brad fastener to attach the reading strips together and spread-out to read as a fan. Great to send home with students to practise reading and spelling.
→ These products are also sold individually. Click on the picture links to access more information.
Reading will not be too overwhelming as your students fold and read each fluency strip foldable. This is definitely a great way to engage students in reading, besides this resource could also serve as an effective way to also teach vocabulary and spelling.
ANIMAL RESEARCH: ANIMAL REPORTS: INFORMATIONAL/INFORMATIVE WRITING:
Desert Animals: Ocean Animals: Polar Animals: Rainforest Animals: Wetland Animals: Reptiles and Amphibians: Australian Animals: Endangered Animals: Rainforest Animals : Wetland Animals
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This mega Animal Research Bundle features flipbook-style Informational Reports on animals in six major habitats and on Endangered animals. Bonus pack on Australian Animals also included.
These flipbooks scaffold the structural components of an Information Report at each stage of the writing process. This resource can be used as a stand-alone flipbook or in an interactive notebook.
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WHAT’S INCLUDED FOR EACH PACK:
Flipbook templates, checklists (x2), marking rubrics (x4), Writing Sheets (x4) styles for:
Each Flipbook Animal Pack comprises of:
✓ Flipbook templates (1-7) in blackline
✓ Self-editing checklist
✓ Peer-editing checklist
✓ Teacher Marking Rubric x 4 formats
✓ Writing sheets x 4 styles
PARTS OF EACH FLIPBOOK ANIMAL PACK
COVER : 14 - 21 cover options featuring animals specific to a habitat. Students can pick the cover depending on what animal is under study.
⇒ 1. INTRODUCTION:
weight, length, family, and group of animal. Students may also write a brief description.
⇒ 2. HABITAT x 2: location in the world. A world map is included to mark the location.
⇒ 3. DIET: food the animal eats to survive. There is place for illustration.
⇒ 4. LIFE CYCLE: the breeding seasons and habits.
⇒ 5. BEHAVIOUR: the physical and behavioural adaptations that enable the animal to survive in its environment.
⇒ 6. INTERESTING FACTS: any other amazing facts about the animal that would sum up the Information report.
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How to assemble:
You can choose either of the three options.
→ Print out the templates in blackline. Cut around each template and assemble from smallest template to largest template. Have students colour in cover page. Staple at top tab for flipbook or glue descending order in notebook.
→ Print out the templates on cardstock (different colours). Cut around each template and assemble. Attach at top.
** Have students refer to books, websites, and videos on the specific animal to record information.
Suggested use:
Have students collect information in their flipbook on the animal under study. This could also serve as their draft where they could use the self-editing and peer-editing checklists to edit. Finally have students publish on given writing sheets or type out content from draft observing corrections. The sections pertaining to habitat, diet, life-cycle, and behaviour can make-up the Body of the Report and 1-2 interesting facts to conclude the Information Report.
Build reading fluency of 40 Sight Words with these fun reading word wheels.
►ITEMS INCLUDED:
Black and White word wheels (cover and base) featuring 40 sight words supported by black and white images
Colour word wheels (cover and base) featuring 40 sight words supported by colour images
► The 40 sight words in focus in these word wheels are:
✓ all, again, bad, away, all done
✓ big, come, do, don’t down, drink
✓ eat, feel, get, go, good
✓ happy, help, here, I, in
✓ like, little, mice, more, my
✓ not, now, off, on, out
✓ play, put, read, sad, some, stop
✓ that, want, what
Reading will not be too overwhelming as your students turn the wheel to read each word individually. This is definitely a great way to engage students in reading, besides this resource could also serve as an effective way to also teach vocabulary and spelling.
These word wheels could be placed at a centre, displayed on a bulletin board, or sent home with students.
This resource is included in the mega READING WORD WHEELS BUNDLE.
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/mega-growing-bundle-phonics-reading-spelling-word-wheels-mega-bundle-12258389
READING STRATEGIES: TASK CARDS: QR CODES
Teach your students 20 essential reading strategies. The 20 task cards with or without QR codes will help your students practise key reading strategies with any text they read. Each card has an explanation of the strategy and 2-3 tasks that requires the application of that strategy.
Each reading task card has the option of a QR Code. Students will be able to use their I-pads/tablets to see a video explaining the strategy in focus prior to attempting the task card activity. You will need a QR Code Reader like i-nigma (free download) or similar to access this feature.
Please note that the QR Code links provide access to YouTube videos and you may need to seek permission from your IT department to gain access.You will need a QR Code Reader like i-nigma (free download) or similar to access this feature. Links are provided in case your school does not have access to I-pads.
ITEMS INCLUDED
✅ 20 reading activity task cards (colour) with a focus on the reading strategies
✅ 20 task cards (colour) with a focus on the reading strategies with QR Codes
✅ PDF file with links to reading strategy videos
The reading strategies in focus are:
⭐ Author’s Purpose
⭐ Asking Questions
⭐ Cause and Effect
⭐ Characterisation
⭐ Compare and Contrast
⭐ Context Clues
⭐ Determining Importance
⭐ Drawing Conclusions
⭐ Fact and Opinion
⭐ Main Idea and Details
⭐ Making Connections
⭐ Making Inferences
⭐ Making Predictions
⭐ Problem and Solution
⭐ Setting
⭐ Sequencing
⭐ Story Elements
⭐ Summarising
⭐ Synthesising
⭐ Visualising
SUGGESTED USE:
Focus on one reading strategy at a time. Use the reading task card as a follow-up activity. Students have the option to access the video via the QR Code Card (on each task card) as review prior to attempting the reading activity. Have students record their responses in their journals, Graphic Organisers or Interactive Notebook templates .
This resource will also be very useful to teach, review and apply the reading strategies in preparation for Reading Assessments.
THIS RESOURCE IS INCLUDED IN THE BUNDLE:https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/reading-strategies-bundle-11614333
READING STRATEGIES: INTERACTIVE NOTEBOOK FOLDABLES/TEMPLATES
Teach your students 20 essential reading strategies. The 53 interactive notebook foldables will help your students practise key reading strategies with any text they read. Each notebook foldable features a definition or an explanation of the strategy and is accompanied with assembly instructions. Photographs of completed foldables included.
ITEMS INCLUDED
✅ 53 Interactive Notebook Templates to document the application of the reading strategies
The reading strategies in focus are:
⭐ Author’s Purpose
⭐ Asking Questions
⭐ Cause and Effect
⭐ Characterisation
⭐ Compare and Contrast
⭐ Context Clues
⭐ Determining Importance
⭐ Drawing Conclusions
⭐ Fact and Opinion
⭐ Main Idea and Details
⭐ Making Connections
⭐ Making Inferences
⭐ Making Predictions
⭐ Problem and Solution
⭐ Setting
⭐ Sequencing
⭐ Story Elements
⭐ Summarising
⭐ Synthesising
⭐ Visualising
SUGGESTED USE:
Focus on one reading strategy at a time. Have students record their responses on the specific interactive notebook templates. Some notebook templates have 2-3 options. Choose one that best suits your students’ needs.
This resource will also be very useful to teach, review and apply the reading strategies in preparation for Reading Assessments.
THIS RESOURCE IS INCLUDED IN THE BUNDLE:https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/reading-strategies-bundle-11614333
Use this flipbook organiser to scaffold the structure of a fiction Book Report. The prompts for each of the key elements of the Report will help students write effectively and keep on track.
WHAT’S INCLUDED:
→ Six posters/anchor charts on a fiction book report and its key elements. Print, laminate and display in class and/or view as PDF slideshow.
→ Cover (editable) templates x 8 (students details and quote editable)
→ Editable templates x 5: The Setting, Main Characters, The Summary (x2), What I Thought (prompts editable)
→ Lined sheets for publishing x 4
→ Teacher Marking Rubric x 3
→ Self-editing and Peer editing Checklists
→ Banners (plain and decorated)
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SUGGESTED USE:
♦ Project the PDF file on the interactive notebook to introduce the parts of a fiction book report via the posters/anchor charts. Also show students the flipbook templates and completed sample. Discuss the requirements for each template of the book report.
♦ Have students collect information in their flipbook on the specific book under study. This could also serve as their draft where they could use the self-editing and peer-editing checklists to edit. Finally have students publish on given writing sheets or type out content from draft observing corrections.
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HOW TO ASSEMBLE FLIPBOOK:
You can choose either of the two options.
⇒ Print out the templates in blackline. Cut around each template and assemble from smallest template to largest template. Have students colour in pages. Staple at top tab for flipbook or glue descending order in notebook.
⇒ Print out the templates on cardstock (different colours). Cut around each template and assemble. Attach at top.
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PREPARATION
→ For grades 2-3, bundle up to 6 sheets together after sorting, align them perfectly and cut.
→ For grades 4-6, students are old enough to cut and compile flipbooks on their own. I have my students compile all sections of the flipbook prior to research and writing.
DISPLAY
After completion, display students’ flipbooks under the Banner.
These flipbooks are sure to make an interesting bulletin board display.