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FREE LANGUAGE ARTS LESSON – “Free! St. Patrick’s Day Writing Paper 2 Different Grids”

This entry was posted in 1st Grade 2nd Grade Kindergarten LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS PreKindergarten St. Patrick's Day and tagged free on January 18, 2016 by Patrice Manchola (updated on January 13, 2016)

by Christine Maxwell Hand to Heart

Pre-Kindergarten – 2nd Grade

This is a simple St. Patrick’s Day writing activity. It has 2 different writing grids for a variety of writing levels. Plus there is a page of the pot and rainbow picture with no lines.

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Winter ABC Book-You Pick The Pages You Want!
Trace Winter ABC Class Book With Dotted Words
Christmas ABC Book-You Pick The Pages
Positional Concepts Where Is Robin On The Farm?
10 Little Snowmen Class Book and Student Book for Winter
Egg Fact & Fiction Stories-First, Next, Last
Spring ABC Class Book Trace Dotted Letters and Illustrate Pictures
Valentine Candy Hearts Math and Writing Activities
Easter Bunny’s New Look
Environmental Print ABC Booklet
Snow Globe Picture and Writing Activity for Christmas or Winter
Halloween Positional Concepts Where Is Ghost? Book and Drawing
Stick Kids Creative Writing Paper 3 Different Grids
I See Shapes Looking At Me Story + Color Words
Antonyms Trace Class Book 58 Opposite Matches to Illustrate
Mr. Scarecrow
Free! Turkey Writing Paper for Thanksgiving-Various Ages-Three Grids
Tee-rrific T-shirt Template and Blank Template
Mr. Snowman
Christmas ABC Class Book With Trace Words
Spring and Summer Picture Word Flashcards, Word Cards and Activities
Christmas/ Holiday Picture Word Flashcards + Word Cards
Halloween Trick or Treat ABC Class Book Trace Dotted Letters & Illustrate
Halloween Positional Concepts Where Is Ghost? Book and Drawing
Free! Happy New Year Resolutions
Free! Christmas Santa’s List
Free! Valentine Writing Papers 3 Grids Color or Black and White
Merry Christmas How Many Words Can You Make?
Free! St. Patrick’s Day Writing Paper 2 Different Grids
Easter 10 Little Eggs Song, Puzzles, and Creative Writing Sheet
10 Little Turkeys Class Book and Student Book for Thanksgiving
Autumn and Fall Picture Word Flashcards, Word Cards, and Activities

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FREE LANGUAGE ARTS LESSON – “Daily 5 Check In Smartboard Freebie – St. Patrick’s Day Theme”

This entry was posted in 1st Grade 2nd Grade 3rd Grade 4th Grade Kindergarten LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS PreKindergarten St. Patrick's Day and tagged free on January 17, 2016 by Patrice Manchola (updated on January 13, 2016)

by Smart Kinder Kids

Pre-Kindergarten – 4th Grade

This colorful St. Patrick’s Day inspired Daily 5 Check In SmartBoard is sure to get your kids excited about Daily 5 and will help them to learn how to make choices!

There are five slides to use for check in. You can use just one or use the different colored ones for different days or rotations.

Teachers can track their students’ whereabouts in the room and ensure that all stations are being used and that students don’t repeat stations.
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Instructions are given in this file on how to input student names into the boxes. Once you have done this one time, you will have the names to copy and paste throughout the year for all sorts of Smartboards including attendance, lunch count, class graphs, etc. There is also a link to my blog to learn how to do screen shots if you want to learn how to ensure names don’t accidentally come ungrouped.

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Class Alien Writing Journal

This entry was posted in 1st Grade 2nd Grade 3rd Grade 4th Grade Kindergarten LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS on January 16, 2016 by Asa Jomard (updated on January 17, 2016)

By Sparking Children’s Thinkibility

Grades Kindergarten-4th English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Writing

Writing activities should be exciting and what could be more exciting than writing a journal about things that you have done together with an alien.

Imagine how fun it would be to write about the day when you took an alien with you to after school activities, showed the alien what we eat for dinner on Earth, read a bedtime story, and then watched the night sky and searched for the alien’s home planet.

I strongly believe that astronomy is a very important topic. Exploring the possibilities of life on other planets easily captures children’s attention but it also makes children value and consider things on Earth in a different way. Learning to consider the perspective of other people, animals and even aliens is a great thinking tool that is useful in lots of situations, from persuasive writing to feeling empathy with other living creatures. Good problems solvers are skilled at twisting and turning viewpoints around and imagining the situation from several different perspectives.

The developmental psychologist Jean Piaget often discussed the importance of shifting the perspective. Other people’s view (OPV) is also a thinking tool suggest by Edward de Bono. I like to add my own twist by including animals in the thinking tool developed by Edward. And now I have added some aliens as well!

Below is an excerpt from the booklet “Class Alien Writing Journal”

Dear Earthlings,

Thank you for accepting and welcoming our alien friend.

This alien is visiting Earth to learn more about you and your home . . .

. . . Remember the alien might feel a bit homesick so make sure that you study the sky together every day.

Alien regards

Alien nr 50 000 000 U.N.O.

Link to Class Alien Writing Journal

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FREE LANGUAGE ARTS LESSON – “Reading Comprehension Passages – FREE Sample”

This entry was posted in 1st Grade 2nd Grade Kindergarten LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS PreKindergarten and tagged free on January 15, 2016 by Patrice Manchola (updated on January 7, 2016)

by Kindergarten is Grrreat

Pre-Kindergarten – 2nd Grade

Are you interested in purchasing one of my Reading Comprehension Packets? Check out this free sample that contains one passage from each of my 4 packets. Each passage contains 1-4 sentences and 3-4 questions to help with comprehension. Each packet builds upon the first. Purchase the bundle for easy differentiation.

These can be used during guided reading, literacy centers, sent home for homework, used during whole group time, and much more!

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Reading Comprehension Passages – Level 1
Reading Comprehension Passages – Level 2
Reading Comprehension Passages – Level 3
Reading Comprehension Passages – 2D Shapes
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Be a Snowflake Detective: Sparkling Crystal Fun & Facts

This entry was posted in 1st Grade 2nd Grade 3rd Grade 4th Grade Kindergarten MATH LESSONS SCIENCE LESSONS on January 15, 2016 by Asa Jomard

By: Sparking Children’s Thinkibility

Grades Kindergarten-4th Science, Geometry, Winter

All a snowflake detective need is snow, a magnifier glass and patience. As with all beauty, part of the allure is mystery. And snowflakes are beautiful.

Understanding snowflakes is not as simple as it might sound. But one thing is certain, namely that inner working of the way ice crystals grow in the clouds is a process that is still a bit of a puzzle to scientists.

A snowflake begins life as a dust particle in a cloud. If it is cold, water vapor condense on the dust and crystals are formed. The crystals grow and grow and eventually they become too heavy and large and a snowflake falls out of the cloud.

This package contains:

How many snowflakes can you see?
Life cycle cards
Different types of snowflake cards
Think diving – What is the connection between ice crystals and a snowflake?
Fun facts
Snow Words
Sparkling Crystal Dictionary + Add your own words
Ask the Snowman Sparkling Questions about Snowflakes and Crystals
How Does a Snowflake Grow?
Can you make a giant snowflake?
Describe a snowflake
How to grow a snowflake?
Imagine strong winds
Random inspiration and Symmetry Using a Snowflake Dice (template included)
Imagine different colors
Snowflake Math Detective
Story writing – What if the seasons get mixed up?

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Language Arts – “5 Sight Word Games”

This entry was posted in 1st Grade 2nd Grade Kindergarten LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS on January 14, 2016 by amandatrump (updated on January 10, 2016)

K-3

Amanda Trump

This packet includes 5 fun but simple games that your kiddos will love to play! The purpose of the games are to give students exposure and experience to reading the Dolch sight words. With each game board give each team a certain level of sight words such as, preprimer, primer, or first grade, ect. Students are to form a deck of cards out the sight words included. All the games boards are interchangeable with each level of sight words. Differentiate and place the games in reading centers. The games included are: SWEET SHOP HOP, PIG, BLOCKBUSTER, SHARK, CIRCLE IN & OUT.

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FREE MISC. LESSON – “Valentine’s Day Homework Passes & Staff Thank You Notes”

This entry was posted in 1st Grade 2nd Grade 3rd Grade 4th Grade 5th Grade 6th Grade 7th Grade 8th Grade Kindergarten MISC. LESSONS Valentine's Day and tagged free on January 14, 2016 by Patrice Manchola (updated on January 14, 2016)

by Keep Calm and Teach 5th Grade

Kindergarten – 8th Grade

Valentine’s Day Homework Passes & Staff Thank You Notes

Here are some notes that you can pass out on Valentine’s Day to give your students the gift of a free homework pass!

There are also notes that you can give to your staff to thank them for their hard work!

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FREE MISC. LESSON – “Valentine’s Day Cards (Templates)”

This entry was posted in 1st Grade Kindergarten MISC. LESSONS PreKindergarten Valentine's Day and tagged free on January 12, 2016 by Patrice Manchola (updated on January 7, 2016)

by Bandicoot’s Bumbershoot

Pre-Kindergarten – 1st Grade

Three unique and free Valentine’s Day Card designs to use in your classroom. Choose from a variety of colors or use B&W and let your students’ creativity shine!

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January Teacher Talk

This entry was posted in 1st Grade 2nd Grade 3rd Grade 4th Grade 5th Grade 6th Grade 7th Grade 8th Grade 9th Grade FREE LESSONS & PRICED LESSONS - The Best of Teacher Entrepreneurs Kindergarten LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS Martin Luther King, Jr. MATH LESSONS MISC. LESSONS PreKindergarten SPECIAL EDUCATION and tagged #English #January #MartinLutherKing #TeacherTalk math Reading Writing on January 11, 2016 by socrateslantern (updated on January 13, 2016)

Posted by Deann Marin of Socrates Lantern

Happy New Year

All of us from the Teacher Talk collaborative would like wish you a

healthy, happy and wealthy 2016. May all of your wishes and dreams become a reality.

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Let’s Celebrate Martin Luther King’s Life

By Deann Marin of Socrates Lantern

As a child of the 60’s I remember so vividly that fateful April day in 1968 when Martin Luther King Jr. was brutally gunned down by James Earl Ray. I remember sitting by the television set, just horrified by what I had just witnessed.

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Start the New Year with Statistics, Probability, Line of Best Fit, & More!

By Mary Moore of Moore Resoources

ALL IN ONE: Statistics, Probability, Classroom Management, Scatter Plots, Student Engagement, & Graphing!

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The Waiting Wall

By Thia Triggs of Print Path

Help your kids get the most out of waiting in line!

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What’s the Big Idea?

By Kathie Yonemura of Tried and True Teaching Tools

A simple strategy for activating prior knowledge and gets students to make connections.

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Getting Started with Math Stations- A 6-Part Series

By Shametria Routt of the Routty Math Teacher

Math stations are one of the current hot button topics for educators and the sessions with the longest lines at any math conference because they are not only fun for students but can be adapted to address a whole host of learning styles– more than we can typically address in a whole class setting. However, using math stations effectively in the classroom can seem like an overwhelming endeavor for beginners. To support those teachers who have been wanting to get started with math stations and to share some of my favorite tips and techniques with beginners and novices alike, this 6-part series features the 5 Ws of math stations: Who, What, When, Where, and Why.

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The Most Wonderful Time…

By Tammy Roose of Tarheelstate Teacher

Are you ready to harness your greatness in 2016? I’m recommending 3 of my favorite resources for developing new positive habits and being the best you can be! Happy New Year!

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5 Steps in Literacy Instruction

By Susan Berkowitz of Susan Berkowitz

Phonological awareness refers to awareness of and access to the sound structure of language. Spoken words are comprised of strings or sequences of phonemes that signal different meanings. Awareness that changes in these sequences result in changes in meaning is crucial in literacy skills development. If a student cannot conceptualize the order of sounds and syllables in words, he cannot associate the sound units with written symbols.

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Books on Kindness

By Lisa Robles of LisaTeachR’s Classroom

Books and resources to teach kindness.

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Is Your Writing a Shack or a Mansion? Part 1

By Kerry Tracy of Kerry Tracy

If your 4th – 8th grade students are struggling to produce grade-level writing, start here!

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Teaching Ideas for Martin Luther King Jr

By Tammy DeShaw of The Owl Teacher

Are you looking for some great ideas for teaching about Martin Luther King Jr? This blog post is a great opportunity to still teach your reading common core while teaching about this legend. The great part? A freebie to help you get started is included!

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Are Conventional Handwriting Formations Important?

By Thia Triggs of Print Path

Can you read these letters? Do you know why they are so hard to read? What can we do as teachers to prevent this?

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Teacher Talk: Keep Writing Tasks on Track

By Marypat Mahoney of Just Add Students

Keep writing projects from lingering on and on by using a writing scheduler.

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Gifts of the New Year

By Retta London of Rainbow City Learning

Now that “the holidays” are over, the decorations are packed away, and the ribbons, bows, tinsel, and paper have been disposed of, many of us think that the huge whoosh of gifting is over. I disagree! January is the perfect time to gift yourself! Here are some gifts that I hope you will lavish upon yourselves during the often cloudy, gray, and chilling days of January!

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Helping Reluctant Readers Find the Magic

By Marcy Howe of It’s a Teacher Thing

How can you help your reluctant upper elementary and middle school readers? Check out this veteran teacher’s post on how she helps struggling readers.

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Finding Balance & Doing the Fandango

By Tracy Willis of Wild Child Designs

Quick! Can you stand on one foot and cross your eyes? Me neither! Find out how this teacher is reclaiming her sense of balance.

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From teaching math to writing to reading to learning how to form letters properly, to celebrating Martin Luther King, you don’t want to miss reading these fabulous blog posts from some awesome educators.

FREE MATH LESSON – “Addition: Primary Valentine’s Freebie”

This entry was posted in 1st Grade 2nd Grade Kindergarten MATH LESSONS Valentine's Day and tagged free on January 11, 2016 by Patrice Manchola (updated on December 26, 2015)

by Primary Paradise

Kindergarten – 2nd Grade

Your students will LOVE practicing addition with this fun Valentine’s Day themed freebie!

This freebie includes a valentine’s add and solve the riddle, a valentine’s color by number, and a valentine’s arrow and heart matching game.

Answer keys are included for the two worksheets.

As always, my goal is to make teaching a breeze.

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FREE MISC. LESSON – “Valentine Glasses Freebie”

This entry was posted in 1st Grade 2nd Grade 3rd Grade Kindergarten MISC. LESSONS PreKindergarten Valentine's Day and tagged free on January 6, 2016 by Patrice Manchola (updated on December 26, 2015)

by Reading with Mrs D

Pre-Kindergarten – 3rd Grade

Just get your students to colour these valentine glasses in their favourite colours, or print on coloured cardstock!

Enjoy this new Seasonal Freebie!

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FREE LANGUAGE ARTS LESSON – “Free Word Work Graphic Organizer for Spelling Words – Valentine’s Theme”

This entry was posted in 1st Grade 2nd Grade 3rd Grade Kindergarten LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS Valentine's Day and tagged free on January 5, 2016 by Patrice Manchola (updated on December 26, 2015)

by Spelling and Technology

Kindergarten – 3rd Grade

10 words for Valentines Day – NO PREP graphic organizer

This free item matches up with our Valentine’s Day spelling packet created using the SpellingPackets.com Factory using 10 words with different activities. Great activities for independent work, group instructions, or literacy learning centers!

View the spelling packet here

The spelling words are:
arrow
date
hug
gift
red
kiss
candy
heart
poem
admirer

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LANGUAGE ARTS – “75 Games & Activities for Teaching Syllable Type Reading”

This entry was posted in 1st Grade 2nd Grade 3rd Grade COMMON CORE Kindergarten LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS on December 31, 2015 by amandatrump (updated on February 13, 2016)

Grades K-3

Amanda Trump

The bundle packet includes 75 games and activities that all target teaching the 6 types of syllables in reading: Closed Syllables, V-C-e Syllables, r-Controlled Syllables, Open Syllables, Vowel Digraph & Diphthong Syllables, and Final Stable Consonant Syllables.
The basic overall purpose of learning syllable type reading is to give students 6 reading strategies to aid them in chunking longer words into short, readable parts. Learning to read by identifying the type of syllable is the most consistent method to teach reading to your students, and the easiest way for your students to learn to read.These 75 activities/games can be placed in language stations, or they can be played during small groups. So enjoy as your students learn another way to break the code to reading!At the present, I am creating my last packet of game and activities to go with the final stable syllable type, and once I complete it, I will make it available. Also, if you would like to preview what is in the packet, just click on the preview tab and you can see a sample of some (not all of them) of the games in the packet.The Closed Syllable Packet includes the following games:
1. Bubble Bath Mats
2. Bubble Yum Mats
3. Scrambled Eggs
4. Bag the Odd Word
5. Morph the Word
6. Flower Power
7. My Closed Syllable Word Book
8. Closed Syllable Sorting Mats
9. Roll a Word
10. Spin a Word
11. Puzzle Words
12. Hangin’ Out the Laundry
13. Map Out the Treasure
14. Connect 4
15. Beat the ClockThe V-C-e Syllable packet includes the following games/activities:
1. Move the Spider to His Web
2. Syllable Type Organizers
3. Connect 4
4. Color the Snail’s Shell
5. Graph Your Total
6. Dominoes
7. It’s Raining V-C-e Words
8. Burst a Balloon
9. Flower Power
10. V-C-e Booklets
11. Flip-Flop Match-Up
12. A Walk Around the Block
13. Skunk
14. Building Words
15. Snake & LaddersThe r-Controlled Syllable packet includes the following games/activities:
1. Climb a Tree
2. Grow a Centipede
3. Football Frenzy
4. Uno
5. Clear the Board
6, Snail Shell
7. Wild Animal Race
8. Checkers
9. Circle Out
10. DominoesThe Open Syllable packet includes the following games/activities:
1. Bubble Yum Relay
2. Flower Power
3. Open Syllable Word Count, Sort & Write
4. Open Syllable Cut, Sort & Glue
5. Open Syllable Count & Divide
6. First or Last Syllable Open?
7. Fill Up the Jar
8. I Spy
9. ‘y’ says ‘i’ or ‘e’
10. First or Last Syllable Open Picture Sort
11. Hear, Write & Draw
12. Open Syllable Booklets
13. Dominoes
14. Try Spelling/Draw & Spell
15. Move the Cow to the BarnThe Vowel Digraph & Diphthong Syllable packet includes the following games/activities:
1. Color the Rainbow
2. Ghost OUT
3. Move the Mouse to the Cheese
4. Guess the Word
5. Shark
6. Go Fish
7. PIG
8. Old Maid, Old Man
9. Skunk
10. Thirteen Digraph/Diphthong BookletsThe Final Stable (-le) Syllable packet includes the following games/activities:
1. Syllable Match-Up
2. Which Final Stable Syllable Sound?
3. Final Stable Syllable Booklets
4. Syllable Divide
5. Riddle Riddles
6. Syllable Picture Sorts
7. Daub the Final Stable Syllable
8. WAR
9. Got It!
10. Sweet Shop Hop

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LANGUAGE ARTS – “Reading Syllable Types Bundle Packet”

This entry was posted in 1st Grade 2nd Grade 3rd Grade COMMON CORE Kindergarten LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS on December 30, 2015 by amandatrump (updated on December 28, 2015)

by Amanda Trump
Grades K-3

This bundle contains six units that give specific word examples of each syllable word type. The six syllable types of reading are Closed, V-C-e, Open, r-Controlled, Vowel Digraph & Diphthong, and Final Stable. Each unit provides a plethora of word lists that target each syllable type. Teaching reading by syllable types provides students with a clear-cut understanding of the English language. The basic overall purpose of learning syllable type reading is to give students 6 reading strategies to aid them in chunking longer words into short, readable parts.

Reading Syllable Type Bundle Cover

Syllable Bundle Definitions Reading Syllable Types Bundle-3

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Sight Word Booklets (8) All Preprimer Words

This entry was posted in 1st Grade 2nd Grade COMMON CORE Kindergarten LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS on December 29, 2015 by amandatrump (updated on December 28, 2015)

These 8 interactive sight word booklet teaches all the preprimer words. Each booklet teaches 5 words. Assemble the booklet by running the copies front and back and cutting in half and then stapling. There are 14 interactive tasks in each booklet:
1. Unscramble the Words
2. ABC Order
3. Spy & Highlight
4. Count & Graph
5. Color the Words
6. Solve the Clues
7. Fill in the Missing Letters
8. Write a Sentence
9. Try Spelling
10. Connect the Dots
11. Roll & Read
12. Proofread
13. Pyramid Spelling
14. Illustrate a Sight Word (on the last page of the booklet)

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FREE MISC. LESSON – “Yoga in the Classroom Starter Pack”

This entry was posted in 1st Grade 2nd Grade 3rd Grade Kindergarten MISC. LESSONS and tagged free on December 29, 2015 by Patrice Manchola (updated on December 26, 2015)

by Carrberry Creations

Kindergarten – 3rd Grade

Looking for a great way to calm and re-focus your students this year? Try yoga!

This pack contains picture cards for 3 yoga poses you can try with you class today. I hope they help!

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LANGUAGE ARTS – “10 r-Controlled Games & Activities”

This entry was posted in 1st Grade 2nd Grade 3rd Grade Kindergarten LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS on December 28, 2015 by amandatrump (updated on April 7, 2016)

This unit is a package of 10 activities and games that are designed to make it easy for students to learn to read r-controlled syllable type words. There are 6 syllable types, and r-controlled is one of the six types. These syllables are called –r-controlled because the –r is in control and the vowel is out of control when sounding out the word. Instead, of the vowels making their normal sounds, the –r decides for them what sound the vowel is going to make. Reading and spelling r-controlled words require visual memory and experience. These games will teach students a few consistent tips to remember when reading these kinds of words. There are five -r-controlled vowels–ar, -er, -ir, -or, -ur. These five vowel spellings make 4 different sounds. The packet includes 75 -r-controlled words cards and the following 10 games:

1. Climb a Tree

2. Grow a Centipede

3. Football Frenzy

4. Dominoes

5. Uno

6. Clear the Board

7. Snail Shell

8. Wild Animal Race

9. Checkers

10. Circle Out

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FREE MATH LESSON – “Shape Lotto – 2-D Shapes”

This entry was posted in 1st Grade Kindergarten MATH LESSONS PreKindergarten and tagged free on December 26, 2015 by Patrice Manchola (updated on December 18, 2015)

by In the Math Lab

Pre-Kindergarten – 1st Grade

Here is a fun and colorful 2-D shape matching game for young students. Players choose a shape card, say the shape name, and try to make a match on their game boards. But watch out – choose a SORRY card and a player loses a turn.

2 levels:
• Set A cards use shapes with the SAME color as the shapes on the game boards. Students can match by shape and/or color.
• Set B cards use shapes with DIFFERENT colors. Students have to find matching shape.

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FREE MATH LESSON – “Kindergarten/1st Grade Addition Assessment”

This entry was posted in 1st Grade Kindergarten MATH LESSONS and tagged free on December 23, 2015 by Patrice Manchola (updated on December 18, 2015)

by Corrie Weaver

Kindergarten – 1st Grade

This assessment is a good tool to use to determine your students’ understanding of addition using word problems, missing addends and fact problems It could be used in kindergarten or first grade.

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FREE SCIENCE LESSON – “Frog Life Cycle Supplemental Activities”

This entry was posted in Kindergarten PreKindergarten SCIENCE LESSONS and tagged free on December 20, 2015 by Patrice Manchola (updated on December 10, 2015)

by That Science Guy

Pre-Kindergarten – Kindergarten

This product can be used as a supplement to your life cycle unit or used as a lesson. Included are a sequencing activity that asks students to put the frog life stages in order; a suggested “read to” and charting activity; a “F is for frog” coloring page; a writing activity; a math/counting/beginning adding activity. All activities are based on the frog life cycle. This product is classroom ready.

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FREE LANGUAGE ARTS LESSON – “Sea Creatures Short a Vowel Word Sorts – ab, -ack, -act, -ad, -ag”

This entry was posted in 1st Grade 2nd Grade Kindergarten LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS and tagged free on December 14, 2015 by Patrice Manchola (updated on December 9, 2015)

by Mark Lyons

Kindergarten – 2nd Grade

This literacy center includes 5 short a word family sorts. Choose the word family or word families that your students are working on and have the children sort the sea creature word cards onto the corresponding word sort mats. Students will write the words that they find on a recording sheet. Word sorts range from 5 words to 18 words.

There are word sorts for -ab, -ack, -act, -ad, and -ag.

Also included are activities for the students to work on the short a word families. There is an open word sort for students to decide how the words can be sorted, a Write Around the Room activity, a Write From a Book activity, a Go Fish Word Sort card game, practice reading and spelling the word sort words, making a short vowel a book of the words that they are learning, putting the word cards in a-b-c order, and using letters and letter patterns to spell words.

Download the preview to see many of the word sorts and activities. This word sort with accompanying activities is great for literacy centers.

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No-prep printables – Reading and Writing for Christmas!

This entry was posted in 1st Grade 2nd Grade Christmas FREE LESSONS & PRICED LESSONS - The Best of Teacher Entrepreneurs HOLIDAYS Kindergarten LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS MISC. LESSONS Uncategorized and tagged #ChristmasReading #ChristmasWriting #language Arts christmas homeschool kindergarten Literacy Center Ideas No-Prep Printables Reading Writing on December 13, 2015 by That Fun Reading Teacher

Happy (almost) holidays, my friends. Have you noticed an excitement in the air? My students definitely have the Christmas Spirit, and are always thrilled to have some fun seasonal activities do to recognize it!

I run Early Literacy Intervention groups with students from grades 1-3. While we do guided reading and writing, and play skill-building games, once in a while I do like to have them do some worksheets that I can keep a copy of in their files. We are currently working through both of the packages shown in the picture above and they are enthusiastic with the variety of activities at their ‘just-right’ level, too.

Here is a close up of the North Pole Reading and Writing Fun preview:

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The kids are having a lot of fun with these, thanks to the wonderful clip art by Edu-clips.com. They can’t wait to color the pictures!

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Best wishes to all of you and yours as we wrap up for the holidays. Take care of you, too!

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FREE MATH LESSON – “Penguins Original Subtraction Story with Subtraction printable story book”

This entry was posted in 1st Grade Kindergarten MATH LESSONS PreKindergarten and tagged free on December 13, 2015 by Patrice Manchola (updated on December 3, 2015)

by Marcelle’s KG Zone

Pre-Kindergarten – 1st Grade

EDITED OCTOBER 17, 2015- I CHANGED THE ENDING OF THE STORY . This package consists of AN ORIGINAL PENGUIN SUBTRACTION STORY with a printable SUBTRACTION BOOK to help you teach the concept of subtraction when covering a winter or penguin unit of study.

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NOTE: I graded these tools PRE-KG to Grade 1 because the story can simply be used for oral language learning with very young students and the concepts of subtraction can be simplified.

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LANGUAGE ARTS LESSON – “A Mega Bundle Packet of Reading Syllable Type Word Lists and Activities/Games”

This entry was posted in 1st Grade 2nd Grade 3rd Grade COMMON CORE Kindergarten LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS on December 11, 2015 by amandatrump (updated on December 5, 2015)

Grades K-3

Amanda Trump

The mega bundle packet includes 400+ words lists and 70+ games and activities!!!

There are 6 syllable types in reading. The basic overall purpose of learning syllable type reading is to give students 6 reading strategies to aid them in chunking longer words into short, readable parts. Learning to read by identifying the type of syllable is the most consistent method to teach reading to your students, and the easiest way for your students to learn to read. All of the words lists incorporate patterns using all the vowels. The closed syllable and V-C-e syllable target words using common phonograms.

This packet of activities and games give students a fun way to learn the syllable types. The activities/games can be placed in language stations, or they can be played during small groups. So enjoy as your students learn another way to break the code to reading!

If you would like to preview what is in the packet, just click on my individual bundle packets for each syllable type to preview the materials included in this mega bundle.

The Closed Syllable Packet includes the following games/activities:
1. Bubble Bath Mats
2. Bubble Yum Mats
3. Scrambled Eggs
4. Bag the Odd Word
5. Morph the Word
6. Flower Power
7. My Closed Syllable Word Book
8. Closed Syllable Sorting Mats
9. Roll a Word
10. Spin a Word
11. Puzzle Words
12. Hangin’ Out the Laundry
13. Map Out the Treasure
14. Connect 4
15. Beat the Clock

The V-C-e Syllable packet includes the following games/activities:
1. Move the Spider to His Web
2. Syllable Type Organizers
3. Connect 4
4. Color the Snail’s Shell
5. Graph Your Total
6. Dominoes
7. It’s Raining V-C-e Words
8. Burst a Balloon
9. Flower Power
10. V-C-e Booklets
11. Flip-Flop Match-Up
12. A Walk Around the Block
13. Skunk
14. Building Words
15. Snakes & Ladders

The r-Controlled Syllable packet includes the following games/activities:
1. Climb a Tree
2. Grow a Centipede
3. Football Frenzy
4. Play Uno
5. Clear the Board
6, Snail Shell
7. Wild Animal Race
8. Checkers
9. Circle Out
10. Dominoes

The Open Syllable packet includes the following games/activities:
1. Bubble Yum Relay
2. Flower Power
3. Open Syllable Word Count, Sort & Write
4. Open Syllable Cut, Sort & Glue
5. Open Syllable Count & Divide
6. First or Last Syllable Open?
7. Fill Up the Jar
8. I Spy
9. ‘y’ says ‘i’ or ‘e’
10. First or Last Syllable Open Picture Sort
11. Hear, Write & Draw
12. Open Syllable Booklets
13. Dominoes
14. Try Spelling/Draw & Spell
15. Move the Cow to the Barn

The Vowel Digraph & Diphthong Syllable packet includes the following games/activities:
1. Color the Rainbow
2. Ghost OUT
3. Move the Mouse to the Cheese
4. Guess the Word
5. Shark
6. Go Fish
7. PIG
8. Old Maid, Old Man
9. Skunk
10. Thirteen Digraph/Diphthong Booklets

The Final Stable (-le) Syllable packet includes the following games/activities:
1. Syllable Match-Up
2. Which Final Stable Syllable Sound?
3. Final Stable Syllable Booklets
4. Syllable Divide
5. Riddle Fiddles
6. Syllable Picture Sorts
7. Daub the Final Stable Syllable
8. WAR
9. Got It!
10. Sweet Shop Hop

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FREE LANGUAGE ARTS LESSON – “CVC Syllable Pattern Match Up FREEBIE”

This entry was posted in 1st Grade 2nd Grade Kindergarten LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS and tagged free on December 9, 2015 by Patrice Manchola (updated on November 28, 2015)

by Phun Phonics

Kindergarten – 2nd Grade

CVC Syllable Pattern Match Up
Houghton Mifflin Journeys
Unit 1 Lesson 1

Words can have one or more parts called syllables and each syllable has one vowel sound. Dividing words into syllables can help to read many words.

Directions: Print, cut and laminate. Students will match the two syllables to make the correct word. Then once, they have matched all words, they will record the completed word and identify the vowel sound in each syllable.

I have made two different recording forms. One that is a full page, can be laminated and used with white board markers, or copied and used with pencil, however you wish. The second recording page is a half page, if you are crazy about not making copies like me!

The cards could also be used as a memory or concentration game if the activity is finished early 🙂
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LANGUAGE ARTS LESSON – “Vowel Digraphs & Diphthongs Bundle Packet”

This entry was posted in 1st Grade 2nd Grade 3rd Grade Kindergarten LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS Uncategorized on December 8, 2015 by amandatrump (updated on June 14, 2016)

Grades K-4

by Reading on Strawberry Lane

This “Reading Vowel Digraph & Vowel Diphthong Syllables” unit provides 86 word lists vowel digraphs and vowel diphthongs syllable type words. Also, a master word list is included and can be used as a quick reference. A vowel digraph or vowel diphthong is one of the six types of syllables in reading. The lists in this unit include words spelled using vowel teams or vowel/consonant teams to create each vowel sound. These lists of words will help students recognize the vowel digraph or vowel diphthong patterns. Reading will become more manageable for students once they understand syllable types.

The “10 Vowel Digraph & Diphthong Activities & Games” packet includes 10 activities and games give students a fun way to learn and sort vowel digraph and diphthong syllable words. A vowel digraph is two vowels that spell one of the vowel sounds in the team such as /ea/ spells the –e sound in ‘eat’. The four diphthongs vowel teams are /ou/, /ow/, /oi/ /oy/. Together these four vowel teams create their own unique sounds. The words used in this packet target the common vowel combinations that create vowel digraphs and diphthongs. The activities/games can be placed in language stations, or they can be played during small groups.

The following activities and games are included in this packet:
1. Color the Rainbow
2. Ghost OUT
3. Move the Mouse to the Cheese
4. Guess the Word
5. Shark
6. Go Fish
7. PIG
8. Old Maid, Old Man
9. Skunk
10. Thirteen Digraph/Diphthong Booklets—These are booklets the students can cut apart, staple, color, and spell the words to match the pictures. The books target :
• digraph ai—rain, tail, snail, paint, mail, air, sailboat, rainbow
• digraph ay—hay, gray, pray, May, birthday, tray, say, pay
• digraph long ea—peace, peanut, eat, treat, tea, read, teacher, feast
• digraph short ea—bread, weather, sweater, breakfast
• digraph ee—bee, cheese, tree, three
• digraph igh—goodnight, light, bright, right
• digraph oa—coat, boat, toad, soap
• digraph ow—shadow, pillow, elbow, snow
• digraph long oo—balloon, broom, igloo, mushroom, pool, root, school, zoo
• digraph short oo—cookie, looking, book, football
• diphthong ou—cloud, mouse, out, groundhog
• diphthong ow—towel, clown, frown, shower
• diphthong oy—cowboy, ahoy, toys, joy

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Counting by 2s, phrasing, fluency and quotation marks with REINDEER!

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Have you ever noticed how perfectly the Santa’s reindeer and Rudolph stories lend themselves to teaching kids about counting by twos? The reindeer are paired up in the Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer song and in Santa’s famous line at the end of the classic story Twas the Night Before Christmas. The teachable moment is just sitting in front us begging to be used!

Perhaps that is why I, That Fun ~~Math~~ Reading Teacher, have started passing on this Phrasing and Fluency Reader to teachers as a math resource as well. (For anyone who may have purchased it more than a year ago, please go back to your purchases page and download an updated version.)

Last year I was using 10 at the Sled primarily for the phrasing, fluency and fun factor. That is, after all, the purpose for which it was written in the first place. It can be sung to the tune of Ten in the Bed, and even if students are not familiar with the song, they do catch on to the simple melody quickly and enjoy the repetition. They also hear how certain words fall together naturally to create phrases.

After several requests for a black and white student booklet last year, I created one over the summer, using speech bubbles where there are quotation marks used in the color edition:

I wanted to show students what quotation marks really mean, in a visual way, rather than only telling them. I am finding that with this year’s students, this concrete approach has made a huge difference. We compare my color copy with their black and white copy and discuss how quotation marks and speech bubbles really serve the same purpose. *Lightbulb moment*!

The tone, expression (and curiously deep voices) they use when reading the ‘spoken’ lines are hilarious! But clearly, meaningful to them!

Thank you to all of the teacher bloggers who provided feedback during the Christmas in July sale that led to these revisions.

Enjoy these last two weeks!

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LANGUAGE ARTS – “Vowel-Consonant-e Bundle Packet”

This entry was posted in 1st Grade 2nd Grade 3rd Grade Kindergarten LANGUAGE ARTS LESSONS SPECIAL EDUCATION Uncategorized on December 7, 2015 by amandatrump (updated on June 14, 2016)

Grades K-3

by Reading on Strawberry Lane

This reading unit provides 55 pages of the V-C-e syllable type word lists. V-C-e is one of the six types of syllables in reading. The lists in this unit include words spelled using each vowel in conjunction with common phonograms. These lists of words will help students recognize the common patterns seen in V-C-e syllables.

The 71 page unit includes activities and games that can be placed in language stations, or they can be played during small groups. So enjoy as your students learn another way to break the code to reading! Here is a list of the activities and games included in this packet:

1, Move the Spider to His Web
2. Syllable Type Organizers
3. Connect 4
4. Color the Snail’s Shell
5. Graph Your Total
6. Dominoes
7. It’s Raining V-C-e Words
8. Burst a Balloon
9. Flower Power
10. V-C-e Booklets
11. Flip-Flop Match-Up
12. A Walk Around the Block
13. Skunk
14. Building Words
15. Snake & Ladders

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December Teacher Talk

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Posted by Deann Marin of Socrates Lantern

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Happy Holidays Everyone, Welcome to our December Teacher Talk Blog Hop.

Rainbow City Learning

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Using the Scientific Method in All Subjects, Including Life! – Part I

By Mary Moore of Moore Resources

The Scientific Method is Fantastic for All Subjects and for Life! The Scientific Method is a great method to use for teaching students how to solve problems and investigate questions in all educational subjects along with solving life situations.

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Holiday Writing

By Lisa Robles of LisaTeachR’s Classroom

If You Give a Reindeer a Root Beer… Studying Circular Plot Structure Have your students learned about circular tales? Here is how I used it in my classroom.

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The Perfect Snowman Craft!

By Tammy DeShaw of The Owl Teacher

Do you want to create the most adorable Winter Craft as a gift or just for fun? Check out this inexpensive and fun craft idea of making snowmen – out of socks!

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Can You Make a Snowman?

By Susan Berkowitz of Susan Berkowitz

Making a snowman is a favorite activity for kids in the winter. Almost everyone knows how to make a snowman. But can they tell someone else how to make one? Can they articulate the steps? Join Max and Mo in their story and learn sequencing and comparing language skills.

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Teacher Talk: Student Self Assessment

By Marypat Mahoney of Just Add Students

Give students the opportunity to self-assess their growth and learning thus far in the school year.

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Teaching Young Children to Write Their Names

ByThia Triggs of Print Path

An unfortunate myth is that young children, 3 & 4 years old, should learn to write their name with an initial capital letter followed by lowercase, rather than all capitals. Research shows that to be incorrect and even detrimental, for several reasons.

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Christmas-Winter STEM Olympics

By Kerry Tracy of Kerry Tracy

Keep kids engaged this holiday season with five festive, fun, & fabulous Christmas/Winter themed STEM challenges that can be modified for use with grades 2-8!

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Five Ways to Increase Students’ NWEA Math Scores

By Crystal Brown of Dr Crystal Brown

Do you want to make sure your students reach their growth targets in math? Learn five ways you can easily implement into your math instruction.

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How to Help Beat the Holiday Blues

By Deann Marin of Socrates Lantern

We all know that kids love to send notes to each other. This activity allows them to do that.

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What’s My Error? Extraordinary Math Hack

By Tammy Roose of The Tarheelstate Teacher

Do your students continue to make common errors when computing and learning different math concepts? Mine were too, until I instituted some fun error analysis with “What’s My Error?” problems!

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Our Homes Have Stars

By Retta London of Rainbow City Learning

Sharing the holiday spirit in a classroom of diverse faiths.

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Critical Thinking with Pattern Blocks

By Shametria Routt of The Routty Math Teacher

Did you know that pattern blocks can be used for more than just teaching shapes in your geometry unit– pattern blocks can be used all year long! The proportionality of the pieces extends the number of ways in which they can be used, including analyzing the characteristics and common attributes of two-dimensional shapes, identifying fractional relationships, and building an understanding of operations with whole numbers. Check out this 5-part series to explore ways to get your students thinking critically with pattern blocks!

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Tantalizing Tessellations: Critical Thinking & Problem Solving

By Tracy Willis of Wild Child Designs

Project-orientated learning engages students and leads to critical thinking. It’s differentiation at its finest!

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Tips To Enjoy Holiday Teaching

By Michele Webb of Teaching Ideas for Those Who Love Teaching

Tips to keep holiday teaching fun and stress free.

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December in the Classroom

By Marcy Howe of It’s a Teacher Thing

Enjoy December in your classroom. Learn how to keep the curriculum challenging, your days calm, and find links to several “go to” items to help you enjoy December in your classroom.

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Magic Books Motivate Writing!

By Kathie Yonemura of Tried and True Teaching Tools

Students buy-in to writing if it is in a book. This magic book motivates students to compare and contrast!

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Please Read these great ideas that these educators are using for the month of December and beyond.

LANGUAGE ARTS – “5 Sight Word Games – Differentiation”

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Class Alien Writing Journal

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No-prep printables – Reading and Writing for Christmas!

FREE MATH LESSON – “Penguins Original Subtraction Story with Subtraction printable story book”

LANGUAGE ARTS LESSON – “A Mega Bundle Packet of Reading Syllable Type Word Lists and Activities/Games”

FREE LANGUAGE ARTS LESSON – “CVC Syllable Pattern Match Up FREEBIE”

LANGUAGE ARTS LESSON – “Vowel Digraphs & Diphthongs Bundle Packet”

Counting by 2s, phrasing, fluency and quotation marks with REINDEER!

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December Teacher Talk

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