Year after year this game has been a favorite of my students. It is a wonderful way for them to practice sight words with their friends. My students often beg to play the game during their free time, or during inside recess. Just print the file on card stock, or mount on construction paper and laminate. ***************************Game Directions: ****************************** • Gather your group in a circle and spread out the cards face down on the floor in the middle of the circle. • Students should take turns choosing a card from the middle of the circle. • If the card has a heart and sight word on it the child should attempt to read the word. If they can read the word correctly they hold onto the card and the next child in the circle gets a turn. If they cannot read the word then the teacher should tell them the word, and they must put the card back in the center of the circle. • If the card has a broken heart on it all the word cards the player is currently holding must be put back face down in the circle. • The first person to have 5 word card hearts in their hand is the winner. ***************************************************************************** I have versions of this game in my store for the pre-primer, primer, first, second, and third grade lists. Check them out in my store! ~Enjoy!

This editable graphic organizer set can be used to support student writing of fiction, and non-fiction texts. The 4 square model for writing is adaptable to every writing style. It can be used with Informative, expository, opinion, narrative, and persuasive writing assignments. Perfect for common core writing styles! Help Students Organize their Thinking Before They Write This is a collection of 30 editable 4-square graphic organizers to aid in organizing student writing. Students simply write their topic sentence in the middle of the organizer and supporting facts/ideas in the four surrounding boxes. There are pre-programmed organizers prompting students to use them for various types of writing, and blank forms you can program yourself in PowerPoint or let students use as is. The organizers come in portrait and landscape mode, and are in a PowerPoint format so you can add text boxes and clip art to customize the pages to your own needs.

Sub plans can keep you up all night when you are sick. With this set in your sub tub, substitute teachers are going to love filling in for you this year. Whether it is an emergency or not you will be prepared. This file contains 9 days worth of ready-to-go sub plans for grades 1or 2. No more worrying about what to do when you are sick! Just print packets, pop in a sub tub with any book and you are done and ready. (I like to stick in a book containing several stories and a book mark so I don't have to change the book all year either) Never stay up all night writing sub plans again!

Lapbooking as a great way to tie together your genre study into a beautiful presentation focusing on the key elements that make the genre the genre. Compliment your Fairytales genre study unit with this great lap book project. This product contains 3 mini-books to be completed with different fairytales, a story map for a favorite fairytales, and a minibus for a student written story. I hope your students enjoy this fun and engaging project to tie together you next fairytales genre study!

Enjoy this free poster from Carrberry Creations! Put it in a frame, or use it as a binder cover, you can even share it on Facebook!