I have a total of 27 years teaching experience . After I received my M.Ed. from the University of Florida (hence the name "HappyEdugator"), I began teaching in elementary school, where I taught pull-out remedial classes for grades 2-5 and a section of K-1. Then I taught Pre-K for 5 years, before I went up to Middle School, where I have been in 6th, 7th, and 8th grade. Last year, I went back to 1st grade in a private setting. I have traveled worldwide and am also fluent in Spanish.
I have a total of 27 years teaching experience . After I received my M.Ed. from the University of Florida (hence the name "HappyEdugator"), I began teaching in elementary school, where I taught pull-out remedial classes for grades 2-5 and a section of K-1. Then I taught Pre-K for 5 years, before I went up to Middle School, where I have been in 6th, 7th, and 8th grade. Last year, I went back to 1st grade in a private setting. I have traveled worldwide and am also fluent in Spanish.
Mother's Day Coupon Book - Easy Printable Gift. Wish Mom a happy Mother's Day this spring by printing out this coupon book. Students choose the slides they wish to include to customize their own special coupon book for Mother's Day. Have them sign their name on the front, and put the slides together together to honor Mom as a thougtful gift. Includes cover page, back page writing activity, a special poem about how to use the book, and kids can add their own special touches, too, such as drawings, poems, stories, fingerprints, handprints, etc. With a white background or a color background. 27 different coupons. - HappyEdugator
Snow Activities for Fun! Need some fun things to do this winter? Here are some activities your students can do! Includes a sheet to go with the story There Was a Cold Woman Who Swallowed Some Snow, and also a maze, a snowflake creative writing sheet, a snowman acrostic, directions for an art activity with soap flakes, a dot to dot snowman, a snow globe coloring sheet, Snow Word Family sheet, and even a snowman Venn Diagram. Enjoy! - HappyEdugator
Back to School - My Writer's Notebook Organizer. Back to school organizer for a writer's notebook. Owl Themed Dividers. Get your students writing at the beginning of the year, and help them organize their thoughts. Includes a cover page, dedication page, table of contents page, dividers for sections on Writing Ideas, My Writing, Writing Notes, and Writing Goals. Also includes several reference sheets to put in notebook. Print out, and have students use to set up their notebook. Works great with a small 1 inch loose-leaf notebook or binder. Put in page protectors so you don't have to punch holes and the pages will remain intact. You can also print out the cover page and students can put their name on it, and then slide it into the front of their binder. Enjoy! - HappyEdugator
Alphabet Bingo. A whole group game. 25 game boards for alphabet bingo, and directions on how to play. Students try to match the letter on their board to the one that is called. Vocabulary builder! Also includes 2 sets of alphabet cards for playing an Alphabet Memory Game, with directions. Each card has a letter in upper case and lower case, a word that begins with that letter, and a picture that represents the word. Students can play this game in a center. The game cards are also useful for other games and instructional purposes. They make great flash cards, reading practice cards, etc. - HappyEdugator
Memorial Day Jumbled Words PowerPoint Game. Memorial Day Fun! End of the year interactive word scramble game with words related to Memorial Day. Words will appear in scrambled form for students to try to puzzle out. Click for a clue, then click for the answer. Click again to go to the next slide. Fun activity for the end of the year, last day of school, or for summer camp. 25 slide PowerPoint Skill Level - Medium
Writing Paper - Seasonal Packet. Handy to have at the beginning of the year or at the end of the year. 25 different styles of lined writing paper for different times of the year. Dashed lines help develop handwriting. Fall, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Valentine's, St. Patrick's, Spring, Birthday, and more. Students will love writing poems and stories on these decorative papers.
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Halloween ABC's Smartboard Activity! Halloween alphabet activities on the Smartboard. Students can have fun and learn Halloween words that begin with each letter of the alphabet with this interactive smart board or whiteboard activity. Touch the pictures to reveal the words from A is for apple to Z is for zombie! Have fun and enjoy! - HappyEdugator
Christmas Activity - Writing Letters from Santa. Christmas Writing Center from a different point of view. Students pretend to be Santa Claus and write persuasive letters on various topics. Fun December activity. Includes teacher directions, Student directions, Santa's Wish List (student requirements) and eight different writing topics on decorative lined paper. Also includes an optional extra credit assignment where students write a postscript for their letter
St. Patrick's Day Adjective Hunt - A St. Patrick's Day Literacy Activity. Fun center and critical thinking activity! Students match the adjectives on the gold coins to the four leaf clovers.Three nouns are listed on each clover. Adjectives are written on each gold coin. Object is to find an adjective that could be used to describe each of the three items on the shamrock and match the gold coin to the correct one. Print out, laminate, and use every year! Updated March 2015 - HappyEdugator
Good Readers Remember To...PowerPoint. Reminders for good readers to preview, predict, visualize, question, connect, infer, summarize, reflect, and respond to fiction and nonfiction text. May be used as a PowerPoint lesson or printed out as posters to hang for back to school or at the beginning of the year.
Homophones - Homophones Interactive PowerPoint 2. Interactive. 25 practice sentences for students to find the correct homophone and then check. A fun way to practice. Project on overhead, use on tablets, chromebooks, or on a computer. Animated graphics. Enjoy! - HappyEdugator
Groundhog Day Activities and Resources. Lots of fun for Groundhog Day and early February! Includes an original groundhog rhyming poem to read, a word search puzzle, a maze, fun facts, weather and season words, poster, 6 week weather graphing activity and chart, word problem activity, mini color book, dot to dot with odd numbers, delicious recipe for a groundhog treat, and four bookmarks. 20 pages. Print and go. Enjoy! - HappyEdugator
Fall Leaves Digital Paper - Fall Colors and Black and White. 24 different styles. 12 X 12, 300 dpi. JPEG file format. High quality digital papers for your creations. Personal or commercial use. Enjoy! - HappyEdugator
Chevron Digital Paper - Fall Colors. 23 different styles. 12 X 12, 300 dpi. High quality digital papers for your creations. Personal or commercial use. Enjoy! - HappyEdugator
Ending Sounds Matching Game. Teach phonemic awareness and build vocabulary. This is a Literacy Center that is fun for your emergent readers! Students match the ending sound of the picture on their game card to one of 6 pictures on their game boards.
Included materials:
Game Sign for Center (Slide 1)
Directions for Center (Slide 2)
Game boards: 8 for variation of play (Slides 4-12)
Game cards: 60 (Slides 13-23)
Manage Your Literacy Center:
Print out materials on cardstock.
Laminate materials for durability.
Materials can be stored in large gallon zip lock freezer bags.
Model the game for students and emphasize ending sounds by stretching them out.
Demonstrate how to clean up the center when the game is over.
State Standards: Supports Phoneme matching: Final sounds. Builds vocabulary and phonemic awareness.
•Game Board 1 - stop, bed, sock, shell, ear, elf
•Game Board 2 – dog, key, cave, crib, broom, bag
•Game Board 3 – penguin, bus, nose, worm, bib, tent
•Game Board 4 – lollipop, turtle, box, lemon, carrot, goose
•Game Board 5 – school, chick, knife, car, pig, hose
•Game Board 6 – shoe, sun, ram, truck, fish, giraffe
•Game Board 7 – chair, ship, eye, badge, yellow, nickel
•Game Board 8 – fruit, brush, mouth, match, cry, five
Students (non-readers) may name their pictures with similar items. ( for example, lamb = sheep)
Apple Sled Kite Deer Elephant Fan
Tire Crab Violin Watch Frog Zoo
Gum Harp Lion Jet Kitten Lamp
Map Nut Ostrich Paint Brush Rat Flag
Abacus Cake Exit Tooth Thumb Butterfly
Fox Guitar Horse Jug Fridge Mop
Pie Olive Pumpkin Rose Scarf Wolf
Umpire Magnet Vet Yard Web Avocado
Tomato Wood Piano Yogurt House Tree
Watermelon Train Drum Camel Scissors Tack
Rake Brush Bridge Ball Cash Radish
Spider Alphabet Letters. Fun printable spider themed cards that can be used in many ways. Perfect to project on whiteboards to use as whole class flashcards. Great for Halloween or anytime.
You can also:
Print them out in full size and laminate for classroom décor.
Use for alphabet practice.
Print them out smaller and use as desk labels and edit the names for your own class.
Use as bulletin board or door decorations and edit the names for your own class.
Print them out on cardstock using 6 or 9 slides per page to make cards and use them for games like concentration (memory game where you take turns to turn them over and find a matching card) or war ( a = lowest, z = highest...see who wins most of the cards
Use print outs in Centers - Students pick a card out of a cute container (plastic pumpkin, cauldron, etc. ) and practice writing that letter. Older students can try to write as many words they can think of that begin with the letter. Some may wish to draw and name their own spiders or write their name.
Included in this set:
1 set of non-gender specific spider alphabet cards
1 set of girl spider alphabet cards – with girl names
1 set of boy spider alphabet cards - with boy names
Editable for classroom use! - HappyEdugator
Reading - 25 Word Abstract Summarizing Activity. Use close reading and cooperative group evaluation to create a terrific summary of expository text. This PowerPoint will help teachers scaffold the process of summarization. Can be used as a group activity on summarizing expository text, or can be adapted to use individually with students who need extra help or are in homeschool. Students will learn about the reading compreshension strategy of summarizing. They will learn to write a 25 word abstract as they do this lesson. The slides introduce the concept of summarizing, and then walk students through the activity step by step. Students will first read and highlight a short (about 500-1000 words) piece of expository text. (Not included...you should select something to read that goes with your curriculum) Then they will share what they have highlighted in their groups, discuss what they think are the main points and key terms, and then write their 25 word summaries. They will then go back to their groups to share, and then collaborate to make a goup summary. Groups will report out to the class and the class will then rate the summaries and write a rationale for how they rated them and what features of an abstract created the most clear and concise summary of the text for the reader. Supports common core standards. 13 slides. - HappyEdugator
Beginning of the Year Rock and Roll Classroom Signs. Back to School Rocks! Great for a back to school rock star theme! Welcome sign, customizable, four different blank bulletin board headers, student CD and IPOD name plates, and much more. Rock Stars poster, School Rocks, We're Rockin' the Common Core Standards. Your little rock stars can autograph the Welcome Sign, or use it for your name. Just print out on cardstock, laminate, and keep for years to come. Fun way to decorate for the beginning of the year.
