Who is this for? These cards are great for the teaching of sequencing and narrative skills. This activity can help students grasp the idea that things happen in an order. Students build and sharpen their logical skills as they study the pictures and put them in order using sequencing words and numbers. What you Get: This set includes 16 stories in 3-step sequencing and 4 storiesin 4-step sequencing. There are sequencing sheets which are a black and white version of the same stories for students to cut out and paste in their notebooks or on colored sheets to show the correct sequence. I also included optional notebook sheets. As an extension they can write a sentence about each picture. The colored cards make a great center activity. The main idea of each story included in this resource are as follows: -Baby refuses noodles -Girl blows balloon -Girl blows candles (birthday cake) -Boy dives in swimming pool -Rabbit pulls carrot -Fireman rescues kitten (stuck in a tree) -Chameleon catches a bug -Dog plays with a pillow -Dog jumps in pool (with the kids) -Boy sleds (down a snowy hill) -Aliens land on a planet -Cat and Dogs (game parody) -Sleeping cat catches mouse -Boy Lights Fireworks -Boy Fishing -Flea jumps into dog -Frog leaps over worm -Girl grooms a dog -Monster destroys building -Girl and Boy playing video games -Man grows a beard -Elf kid finds a treasure chest -Crow eats corn -Chef makes French fries -Gardener makes bush sculpture -Girl ghost scares girl (Halloween) -Boy paints a picture -A Growing Parrot -Wave destroys sandcastle -Santa (Mario, video game parody) How to Use: Simply print, laminate then cut the stories apart. Your students can retell a story using sequencing words or place them in the correct order…

Letter formation: This is a handy set of printables that serve as visual cues and reminds of the formation of letters for your beginning writers. The giraffe, chicken and monkey method is beautifully illustrated using blue skylines and brown ground lines to help students to eventually remember which letters sit where using the three-line handwriting format. In this set you get the posters and individual letter tiles for your students to manipulate. Enjoy! Nicole A Teacher's Idea *************************************************************************** Alphabet - Letter Writing Starter Sheets (From A to Z). -This is a set of alphabet writing sheets, tracing mats and playdough learning mats for your young learners. Alphabet Writing - {Visual Clue Posters and Cards}. These were created and inspired by my 5 year olds who showed some difficulty with the formation of letters. These are an enhancement to the sketches and visual images that I drew on the whiteboard to help them remember the directions and start points. ⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊ ⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊���⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊ 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!

This is a superhero kids theme behaviour clip chart system for elementary classrooms. These are great for setting expectations with students and help to motivate them to improve their behaviour along with positive incentives and rewards. This set can be used to supplement any behaviour modification approach and also adds colour and pizzazz to any elementary classroom. To use this resource all you do is print and laminate each page. You will need one clothespin for each student which can be moved up and down depending on individual student’s behaviour. This Behavior Chart system displays the following behavior messages: Pink --> Outstanding Purple -->Great Choices Blue --> Good Choices Green --> Respectful, Responsible, Read to Learn Yellow --> Caution Orange --> Stop and Think Red --> Improvement Needed

Idioms: Idioms: This is a set of 45 of the most common idioms and their meanings for your students to have a little fun. There are 45 idiom cards and 45 meaning cards to sort and match. They can be used to introduce students to the use of idioms in writing and they can act as **reminder cards to assist students in their writing.**Students will use the graphics to assist them in the matching activity. Just print these cards on cardstock then cut and laminate cards for longevity. © 2013 Nicole Hernandez A Teacher’s Idea ****

Christmas A perfect first book of the Nativity; simply told and beautifully illustrated. This mini book is a simple introduction to the Christmas story created for your kiddos. Both the colored and the black and white versions are a perfect addition to any lesson or theme about Christmas. Through clear, simple language this story is told and your kiddos can follow along with you. This book is great for guided reading activities as some of the words might be difficult for emerging readers. Simply print, cut and assemble. ***Colored and Black and White version included in this purchase***

This simple mini book allows young students to write simple sentences that capture the true meaning of Christmas. Each page contains engaging graphics that makes writing both fun and engaging as they color and write about different Christmas elements that can be quite familiar to them. This makes a great activity for students ages 5 to 7.

This is a mini book that serves as a template for any animal research for young researchers, kindergarten to grade 2. I included pages with headings and lines along with a blank page for drawings. The following headings are included: *are/can/have pages ………………..5-7 *Picture/Drawing …………………... 8 *Physical Characteristics ……………9 *Locomotion/ Movement ……………10 * Unusual Features …………………11 * Behavior …………………………..12 *Habitat ……………………………. 13-16 *Living Habits ………………………. 17 * Diet …………………………….....18 * Life Cycle (lined page and graphic organizer)…19-20 *Food Web (lined and blank page)..21-22 * Special Facts …………………..23 *Adaptations (lined and blank page) ..24-25 * Enemies …………………………26 * Defence/Offence ……………….27 * Glossary …………………………28 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This mini book template is formatted as 2 mini books per print. I also included both a colored and a black and white cover pages. The pages are not numbered so that you create your own set. To create this mini book simply select the pages that you want included then print. Guide your students into completing each page that you included. At the end of this exercise you can staple all the pages together to form multiple mini books for each animal that you choose. In the end your students will have a keepsake as well as a great little mini book that they created themselves.

Writing Process Posters- The 5 Steps to Writing Success: Here are the 5 steps to writing success. These posters will be great for your writing centers or your literacy centers. These kid-friendly posters would give your students key reminders of the steps toward their writing success. © 2014 Nicole Hernandez A Teacher's Idea

Alphabet Matching: Here's a sea themed alphabet matching cards set for your literacy centers. Match lowercase and uppercase letters using the wonderful sea life graphics for clues. This would be a very good resource for teachers of students who need more practice with the identification of upper- and lowercase letters. Simply print, cut and have your kiddos matching. It's as easy as A, B, C! © 2014 Nicole Hernandez A Teacher's Idea

Christmas Around the World. This is a mini writing unit for students to focus on Christmas around the world. ******************************************************************************* It includes a research question guide sheet plus BLANK writing sheets for 14 countries including my own country of Trinidad and Tobago. This product does not contain facts. ******************************************************************************* I included 3 sets of sheets for your drawing and writing needs. Your kids will have fun completing this unit and most of all they will learn a lot more about Christmas in different parts of the world.

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

These cards can be used to assist young students to visually grasp this somewhat difficult concept. They would be able to trace their own sequencing ideas in which stories and events can occur. Students get an opportunity to:- -Follow directions -Discriminate between pictures -Improve visual awareness -Retell stories and events in sequence -Build oral vocabulary skills -Build narrative (story) skills -Improve sequencing skills -Ask and answer “wh” questions themselves for clarity SUGGESTED USE: These simple picture cards are lots of fun to sequence! Kids will arrange them in logical order to complete each sequence. Use these simple COLOR-CODED picture sequencing cards to practice sequencing in 4-scene sets with your young detectives. DIFFERENTIATION/EXTENSION: For students having difficulty with sequences it is suggested that you scaffold learning by working individually with them as a guide on the side, gradually releasing support as time goes by. To start, simply select one sequence set and present the final picture first to allow him or her to see the BIG PICTURE. Then have the student place the remaining pictures in the correct order back up to the beginning to complete the sequence. For the stronger students you can challenge them to write the story in sequence using the cards as a guide. They can write two or three sentences about each card then ultimately putting sentences together to create their own piece. CONTENTS OF RESOURCE: This set includes: –>4-Scene Sequencing Cards There are 80 cards that form 20 sequences Each card measures 2.83" x 3.5". Each set is COLOR-coded to facilitate easy ordering. –>2 four-scene mats –>1 Story/Event Sequencing writing sheet Simply print the cards and mats and laminate for longevity. This set makes a great center activity. Picture Sequencing Cards for Young Learners (Set 2)Picture Sequencing Cards for Young Learners (Set 2)

Word Families: 21 Word Family Trifold Mini Book Bits with Posters and Picture Cards: These Word Family Trifold Mini Book Bits are super fantastic reading and writing bits for your kiddos. Each little book has a little bit of everything; a little bit of reading, a little bit of writing and little bit of coloring. These Trifold Mini Book Bits can be used to promote and encourage your young readers as they begin to put sounds together. Simply print and cut out the selected trifold mini book (there are two per print). They go away reading the list as a way to review the particular family. Also included in this set are: 21 Word Family Posters 78 Picture Cards (with labels) 78 Picture Cards (without labels) ***If you are unclear about this product, please take time to read over the description and use the Question/Answer tab and I will reply as soon as I can.*** © 2014 Nicole Hernandez A Teacher's Idea

Irregular Verbs: Irregular Verbs: Color Coded Irregular Past Tense Verb Cards For Literacy Centers: Irregular Past Tense Verbs are so diverse that they should be learnt by memory. That means, to avoid making mistakes your students must spend time exploring them in unique ways to facilitate learning.What a better way to get your kiddos to memorize them than with these illustrated word cards and memory game. The cards can be sorted and matched, or they can be categorized according to similarities in spelling patterns. This resource is aligned to the following CCSS ELA standards for Grades 1, 2 and 3: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.1.1e Use verbs to convey a sense of past, present, and future (e.g., Yesterday I walked home; Today I walk home; Tomorrow I will walk home). CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.2.1d Form and use the past tense of frequently occurring irregular verbs (e.g., sat, hid, told). CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.3.1d Form and use regular and irregular verbs. *************************************************************************** This wonderfully crafted resource pack contains the following: 7 Posters -Verbs Tell Time -Regular Verbs -Irregular Verbs -Irregular Verb Patterns 64 pairs of Irregular Past Tense Word Cards with Illustrations (4 per page). That makes 126 individual cards total. 63 Future Tense Word Cards with illustrations to match (4 per page). Irregular Past Tense Memory Game Cards- 17 pairs 76 pairs of Past and Present Tense Time Cards to match. ( 6 per page) That makes 228 individual cards total. These cards can be used in many different ways for your students to have fun learning. ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ 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!

Alphabet Letter Writing: Alphabet Letter writing Visual Cues Posters and Cards: My students had a little difficulty with the formation of some letters so I did some sketches on the whiteboard to help them remember the directions and start points. I decided to transfer those sketches in the form of visual cue cards and posters to help other teachers who may face similar problems. Alphabet Letter Writing Visual Cues Poster and Cards is what I came up with for that purpose. This resource contains cards for the letters that pose a challenge to our young and budding writers; These are w, m, u, n, h, t, f and z only . I hope it proved helpful to you as it is for me and my kiddos. A Teacher's Idea *************************************************************************** Alphabet - Letter Writing Starter Sheets (From A to Z). -This is a set of alphabet writing sheets, tracing mats and playdough learning mats for your young learners. Letters - Formation Visual Aids. These are a handy set of printables that serve as visual cues and reminds of the formation of letters for your beginning writers using the giraffe, chicken and monkey method. *************************************************************************** *************************************************************************

Vowels: Consonants: Vowels and Consonants Posters: These posters are great for your literacy centers, word walls, focus walls or anywhere that you want your kids to remember the vowels and consonant sounds. The explanation for each term is catchy and helps kids to pay attention to their breath which is what vowels and consonants are all about. The letters are graphical representations of those speech sounds so this set will help them tie the sounds with the letters too. Hope that this is helpful to you!

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

Syllable Clip Cards Meet the Syllabication Team, the kids who know all about finding how many beats in words- Sill, Abbi, Kay and Shawn. This set is a colorful set of handy cards that your kids will have lots of fun clipping and clapping to the rhythm or beat. This syllabication activity is made simple by the expert beat matchers- Sill, Abbi, Kay and Shawn. These four darlings would help your kiddos remember the meaning of the word syllabication plus they also help them find the number of beats in words. The cards are versatile in as they can be used with students later on when they are ready to break (syllabicate) written text. This set of clip and clap cards contain 108 bright and colorful illustrations (18 full pages) that makes it easy for those students who may have difficulties with reading the words. *************************************************************************** ***************************************************************************

Illustrated Synonym Word Cards: This is a kid-appealing candy themed set of synonym cards for introducing synonyms to your kiddos. There are pairs of synonyms depicted by the same picture so that they will get familiar with the concept. They can match cards or use as a visual to brainstorm other words that mean the same as the picture given.The cards can also be used to spark their writing. **************************************************************************** For a bright candy colored theme version of this set check Candy Themed Illustrated Synonym Word Cards **************************************************************************** There are a total of 64 illustrated synonym word cards which depict the following: middle – center laugh – giggle idea – thought end – finish drop – fall like – enjoy happy – joyful large – big make – create bad – naughty good – perfect jump – leap kid – child hard – difficult choose – select neat – tidy nice – kind loud – noisy gift – present pretty – beautiful push – shove quiet – silent tired – sleepy sniff – smell sad – unhappy smelly – stinky talk – say trash – garbage look – watch tiny – small write – record slim – thin

Synonyms and Antonyms Here is a bundle of my two vocabulary sets. If you are interested in the individual sets click on the links to go directly to them. This bundle offers word cards only. Here are single versions: Candy Themed Illustrated Antonym Word Cards Candy Themed Illustrated Synonym Word Cards *************************************************************************** ***************************************************************************