This is an excellent resource that is useful for covering the topic family tree with your students. There are apple cards depicting multicultural families that your students can have fun with while learning the basic and modern structure of a family. The apple tree mat can be used to build the family unit on and can be placed in a folder in plastic sleeves or laminated for longevity. The multicultural apple family cards include - African-American, Caucasian (Brunette, Blonde, Red), Latino and Asian. Simply print the cards, laminate and cut the cards apart. Your students will build families with any combination of cards as they wish. The parent and big teen cards can be used to represent other members of the modern family. Also included are vocabulary cards with a header depicting family words that are bordered in blue, red and black to sort according to gender: male, female and gender neutral words. A colored and black ‘n white “My Family Tree” worksheet is included for students to complete about their own family as well. The multicultural family unit is available as a blank version, for your children to colour in and the apple tree mat is included as a low ink alternative.

Classroom Rules. It is always a good idea to set your class on the right path from day one. It is also a good idea to create the rules with your students. However, I want to share some baseline rules that I believe can transcend any classroom simply because they collectively spell out most of what teachers would want for their classrooms. The following rules are contained in this set:- We enter our classroom quietly and all lined up. We leave our classroom quietly and all lined up. We listen when others are talking, especially our teacher. We look carefully and follow the directions of our teacher. We use a quiet voice and tone. We only speak louder when presenting. We are kind and respectful to our teachers and to each other. We help keep our classroom clean and tidy at all times.. We always keep our hands and feet to ourselves. We raise our hands when we have a question or when we need help. We share with our friends when they are in need. We work quietly at our desks and do not disturb our neighbors. We walk carefully in the classroom and hallway. We always greet our visitors with a smile when they enter our classroom. I am pretty sure that they cover a wide area. However, if you are in need of additions to this set, let me know through the question and answer tab below.. Nicole Hernandez *************************************************************************** *************************************************************************

This set of colorful display posters or visual aids were designed around the holiday song, "The Twelve Days of Christmas", which was first published in 1780. They depict each of the Twelve Days of Christmas in cute and kid-friendly graphics. This is a lovely resource that can be used in a sequencing activity or to simply share this song with your children. Included in this download are both the COLORED version and a BLACK AND WHITE version for ink economy.

Martin Luther King: Martin Luther King Day: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Kid-Friendly Dreams and Quotes Posters with Cards. This resource is a fantastic investment for the celebration of Dr Martin Luther King Jr’s birthday on January 15th, for Black History Month and for general use any time of year. When I created these posters and quote cards I thought about making this resource meaningfully appropriate for themes that emanate out of Dr King's speeches. Freedom, nonviolence, love, hope, equality and unity are just a few ideas that are suggested in these posters. I also added a kid-friendly touch to some posters to break down Dr' King's messages for the lower elementary students. A writing activity sheet is also included. This resource contains the following elements: We are Witnessing an American Dream Posters (11 kid-friendly posters) 24“I Have a Dream” MLK Quotes Posters 24 “I Have a Dream” MLK Quote Cards (half size) 1 set of 2 MLK Writing Sheets (Half Size) ================================================ Check the preview file for a snippet view of some of the posters and cards contained in this set. ================================================ Thank you, Nicole

The Real Easter Story is a two-in-one mini book (you get two copies per page) created with images that should appeal to young children. The sentences are simple, however, the vocabulary may pose a challenge to some. Therefore I would recommend that some assistance be given to students. This product comes in black and white only to facilitate easy printing and of course to allow students to color the pages themselves. The pages are set for double sided printing. I also included both a colored and a black and white version of the mini-book cover page for you. Enjoy! Nicole

Comprehension Strategies: Reinforcing Reading Comprehension and Word Attack Strategies Posters: Reinforcing Reading is a set of kid-friendly Comprehension and Word Attack Strategies posters to adorn your literacy centers all year round. This bright and colorful set was created with eye-catching images and simple “I” statements and stems to give your kids the added assistance they need to work independently. The set contains the following:- 12 Word Attack Strategies Posters- When I get stuck on a word… 10 Comprehension Posters- To help me understand what I read I… 1. Activate Prior Knowledge 2. Make Predictions 3. Determine the Importance 4. Ask Questions 5. Make Connections 6. Visualize 7. Synthesize 8. Summarize /Summarise 9. Infer 10. Use Fix-Up Strategies

Feeling Words Here is a two-in-one mini-book that your students will have for a long time! For this activity your kiddos will build a list of words to describe their feelings. The feelings are: Angry Confused Proud Shy Sad Excited Content Embarrassed Happy Scared Shocked Worried Simply print the pages of the feeling words that you wish to include in this mini-book. The pages are not numbered so you can place them in any order. Staple the pages together. Have your students brainstorm or look for words that they can use to describe these feelings. Have your students keep this mini-book as a handy reference tool especially for writing assignments. This resource is formatted as two pages per print. You might also be interested in: Feelings Mini Book. Feelings - {We Let Our Feelings Show!}. 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!

Print awareness This resource can be used as posters, anchor charts or flash cards to help students to recall the varying concepts of print. The following concepts are illustrated in this set: Front Cover Title Page Book Spine Back Cover Picture/Illustration/Drawings Letters -Capital Letters (Upper case) -Common Letters (Lower case) Numbers Words Sentences Punctuation Mark-Full Stops ONLY I also included a simple ALL ABOUT ME book for students to assemble with your guidance. ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ 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.

Accelerated Reader Does your school use Accelerated Reader? Are you looking for a way to display and track individual student progress? Well do I have the perfect display set for you - The Accelerated Reader Clip Chart! The Accelerated Reader Clip Chart is a visual display chart that is hung on your classroom wall to show students their reading progress. Using clothes pegs bearing the name of each student these levels are arranged vertically with 100 points as the ultimate goal for all. In increments of five these brightly colored points with kid-friendly graphics serve to motivate and to build confidence levels in a fun way. Simply print on cardstock and laminate. You can hang them vertically on your class walls using black and white polka dot ribbons (this will look super!).

Banners: A Superhero Welcome To First Grade Banner!: Here is a beautiful, bright and colorful 'Welcome To Kindergarten' Banner to spruce up your new classroom. This set matches my superhero Behavior Clip Chart System and my Superpower Calendar Cards Birthday Posters and More. The banner can be placed horizontally or vertically in whichever area you choose. Simply print each letter on cardstock or any other durable material to ensure durabilty, then laminate and mount as indicated. (c) 2013 Nicole Hernandez

It's back to school so it's time to get organized! These large and colorful classroom helper cards are great for getting your kids in tuned with what responsibility is all about. All you need to do is determine which helper cards you wish to show on the chart, print and laminate. You can mount the cards on the display board using velcro or sticky tack or you can hot glue ribbon down the middle to the back of each card vertically. The size or length of your chart depends on the number of helpers you choose. If it turns out too long you can make two or more columns, depending on your board space. This set contains the following helpers done in two different designs: Pencil Sharpener Paper Monitor Chair Stacker Door Monitor Eraser Librarian Energy Monitor Line Monitor Table Captain Plant Technician Desk Inspector Animal Trainer Teacher Assistant Attendance Person Homework Monitor Bulletin Board Coordinator Messenger Calendar Captain Caboose Substitute Clean Sweepers Computer Kid {Also included is a description of each of the classroom helpers task. } **If you would like me to customize the list for you before purchasing simply use the 'Ask a Question' forum to contact me or email me. (nicadez at gmail dot com)** © 2013 Nicole Hernandez A Teacher's Idea

Fairy Tales: Fairy Tale Fun Activities-Fun With Little Red Riding Hood: Have a little fun with Little Red Riding Hood! In this package there are 5 fun-filled activities.Your kiddos get to:- Practise spelling key words Write or draw their own ideas using lined and unlined sheets Know the Characters-Color and Tell something about the characters Dramatize the story using Popsicle puppets © 2013 Nicole Hernandez A Teacher's Idea

Rhyming Words Pumpkin Patch Rhyme n Match- 86 Rhyming Picture Cards with Sorting Mat: Here is a set of pumpkin themed rhyming picture cards to add to your literacy centers. The ability to recognize and produce rhyming words is an important phonological awareness skill for students as they begin to read. They will have fun as they name the pictures and match those that rhyme. This set contains: 43 rhyming cards-pictures only 43 rhyming cards -pictures and words for an added challenge. 10 blank cards 1 sorting mat © 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!

Kindergarten Memory Book This Memory Book is a fantastic book to work on with your kids as an end of year activity. Kids really love to go down memory lane, especially at this time of year. Kindergarten kids love to do so with their pencils and crayons and of course, with their teacher. This memory book takes your kiddos from the first day in kinder to their proudest moment, graduation. Each page can be colored daily as it comes to an end for them. You can download my SUPER FREEBIE End of School Year Bookmarks to send them off packed with lots of love. This memory book contains the following activity pages: This was me My Favorite Color My Favorite Lunch My Favorite Time My Favorite Subject My Favorite Story My Favorite Project My Favorite Lesson My Best Day Ever The Greatest Event My Awards My Friends My Best Friend My Teacher Our Field Trips Our Class Party I Learned Autographs 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!