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Guided Reading Strategy Posters for Kindergarten
Guided Reading Strategy Posters for Kindergarten
Want to be able to give your students a visual icon to reinforce the strategies you're teaching? These posters are a perfect fit when working with ...
By Kindergartenworks
$4.00
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Subject: Balanced Literacy, English Language Arts, Reading Level(s): Kindergarten, 1st Duration: N/A

Dr.Seuss Mini PowerPoint
Dr.Seuss Mini PowerPoint
This is an 8 slide Mini PowerPoint about Theodor Geisel, Dr. Seuss. It goes through a quick history of Dr. Seuss. Great for Read Across America Day...
By Amberlyn Scott
$3.50
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Subject: English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Literature Level(s): Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd Duration: N/A

Winter Wonderland of Language Activities
Winter Wonderland of Language Activities
This download includes 3 "winter-y" center/workstation activities. -12 task cards (with recording sheet) on predictions -1 snowman sequence w...
By First Grade And Fabulous
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Subject: English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Writing Level(s): 1st, 2nd Duration: N/A

Beach Party! Word and Phrase Fluency Station
Beach Party! Word and Phrase Fluency Station
Beach party! Adorable beach friends are featured in the research based literacy station. Add this to your summer themed word work or literacy stat...
By Deedee Wills
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Subject: Balanced Literacy, Reading, Spelling Level(s): Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, Homeschooler Duration: N/A

Animal Popcorn Word Match Up and  UNO Game
Animal Popcorn Word Match Up and UNO Game
Two games in one! Your students will love playing memory match up and/or UNO with these engaging forest animals. 4 sets of 18 high-frequency, popco...
By Deedee Wills
$3.00
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Subject: Balanced Literacy, Reading, Vocabulary Level(s): Kindergarten, 1st Duration: N/A

A Listen and Respond Packet for Lafcadio, by Shel Silverstein
A Listen and Respond Packet for Lafcadio, by Shel Silverstein
Lafcadio, The Lion Who Shot Back, by Shel Silverstein, must certainly have been written with the intent of being read out loud! It is one of my VER...
By Jean Martin
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Subject: Balanced Literacy, Literature, Writing Level(s): 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, Homeschooler Duration: N/A

Get Up, Rick!
Get Up, Rick!
This is an activity pack to accompany Lesson 4 for StoryTown for first grade. It includes all of the spelling and high frequency words to laminate ...
By Laura Scoma
$3.00
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Subject: Balanced Literacy, Creative Writing, Spelling Level(s): 1st Duration: N/A

Nursery Rhyme Dictionaries and Vocabulary Word Cards 10 sets 1/2 price
Nursery Rhyme Dictionaries and Vocabulary Word Cards 10 sets 1/2 price
This series includes 30 pages of the Vocabulary Word Cards and Personal Picture Dictionaries for the following 10 Nursery Rhymes: 5 Little Monkeys...
By Mrs. Miner's Monkey Business
$5.00
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Subject: Balanced Literacy Level(s): Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd Duration: N/A
Type: Activities

Guided Reading Running Records and Individual Reading Logs
Guided Reading Running Records and Individual Reading Logs
Keep yourself organized using these guided reading forms. Designed for working with beginning readers, these forms will help you keep it all in on...
By Kindergartenworks
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Subject: Balanced Literacy, English Language Arts, Reading Level(s): Kindergarten, 1st Duration: N/A

Cruisin with the Magic E! CVCE Learning Center or File Folder Game
Cruisin with the Magic E! CVCE Learning Center or File Folder Game
Cruisin' with the Magic e is a manipulative activity to help reinforce the CVCE/"silent e" or "Magic e" rule. The Magic e has the power...
By The Teaching Bank
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Subject: Balanced Literacy, Reading, Reading Strategies Level(s): Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, Homeschooler Duration: Lifelong Tool

Literacy Center: Identifying Text Features
Literacy Center: Identifying Text Features
This literacy center is designed to help students identify and review the following text features: heading, diagram, map, caption, table of content...
By Kimberly Cauble
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Subject: Balanced Literacy, ELA Test Prep, Reading Level(s): 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th Duration: 30 Minutes

Detective Read & Write the Room Pack (Literacy Center Activities)
Detective Read & Write the Room Pack (Literacy Center Activities)
An organized and well-designed balanced literacy center can show student growth over the entire year. My favorite center that grows with my kinders...
By Kindergartenworks
$6.00
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Subject: Balanced Literacy, English Language Arts, Reading Level(s): Kindergarten, 1st Duration: N/A

Batter Up (Multi-Syllabic) Game
Batter Up (Multi-Syllabic) Game
The 79 most frequently occurring multi-syllabic words are covered in this game! So not only will kids have fun playing, they will also learn those ...
By Katie Appel
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Subject: Balanced Literacy, Reading, Vocabulary Level(s): 1st, 2nd, 3rd Duration: N/A

A to Z Mysteries Packet
A to Z Mysteries Packet
This all encompassing 45 page packet can be used with any A to Z Mysteries book. The printable packet includes comprehension, vocabulary, word work...
By Judy Kvaale
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Subject: Balanced Literacy, Literature, Reading Level(s): 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th Duration: N/A

Free Draw a Rhyme Monster Template
Free Draw a Rhyme Monster Template
Have your students draw their own, original monster by listening to a rhyming poem! This activity is a fun (yet educational!) way to inspire monst...
By Mrs. Miner's Monkey Business
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Subject: Balanced Literacy Level(s): Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd Duration: N/A
Type: Activities

Sequence Game and Sorts for ch, sh, and th
Sequence Game and Sorts for ch, sh, and th
I love the game of Sequence and your students will too as they practice their ch, th, and sh sounds. This item includes: Whole group/small grou...
By Deedee Wills
$3.00
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Subject: English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Reading Level(s): Kindergarten, 1st Duration: N/A

Halloween Math and Literacy Games
Halloween Math and Literacy Games
Games are a great way to practice skills. These thematic games for Halloween can be used for literacy/math centers or stations, partner games, or s...
By Kathy Law
$8.00
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Subject: Balanced Literacy, Math Level(s): Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd Duration: N/A

Frog Themed Word Wall
Frog Themed Word Wall
Your students will be "hopping" to learn sight words with this "frog"tastic word wall. This frog themed word wall contains: **153 high frequency...
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Subject: Balanced Literacy Level(s): Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, Homeschooler Duration: N/A

Hooray for Handwriting!
Hooray for Handwriting!
Your students will want to practice neat letters with inspiration and motivation from the Handwriting Fairy! Included in this pack are signs and aw...
By Growing Kinders
$5.00
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Subject: Balanced Literacy, Writing Level(s): Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st Duration: N/A

Metacognition Reflection
Metacognition Reflection
Reading is thinking. In our classroom, we use poster board thought bubbles to think aloud as we read and interact with various texts. This printa...
By One Extra Degree
$1.00
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Subject: Balanced Literacy, English Language Arts, Reading Level(s): 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th Duration: Lifelong Tool

Springtime Math and Literacy Centers: Grades One and Two
Springtime Math and Literacy Centers: Grades One and Two
Make spring come alive in your Grade 1 or 2 classroom this year! This zipped file contains 10 different spring-themed math and literacy centers tha...
By Shelley Gray
$11.00 $9.00
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Subject: Balanced Literacy, English Language Arts, Math Level(s): 1st, 2nd Duration: N/A

Make Words Short u Word Family-Word Explorer Companion
Make Words Short u Word Family-Word Explorer Companion
Extend student learning with this extension of Word Explorers. This is a perfect literacy station for your emergent learners. Word families featu...
By Deedee Wills
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Subject: Balanced Literacy, Reading, Spelling Level(s): Kindergarten, 1st Duration: N/A

Johnny Appleseed Reading Comprehension Unit Level 1
Johnny Appleseed Reading Comprehension Unit Level 1
Here is another reading level unit I have put together using Johnny Appleseed. This 34-page unit includes story sequence strips, Book publishing p...
By The 3am Teacher
$5.50 $3.00
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Subject: Balanced Literacy, Reading, Short Stories Level(s): Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd Duration: Lifelong Tool

Alphabet Drawings
Alphabet Drawings
Use these 26 pages to help fill your student's vocabulary while learning words that begin with each letter of the alphabet. Your students will hav...
By Donna Glynn / Kinderglynn
$4.00 $2.50
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Subject: Balanced Literacy, Education, Reading Level(s): Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd Duration: 30 Minutes

Bingo With Adjectives
Bingo With Adjectives
This bingo game will strengthen your students' awareness of adjectives. There are 24 different game cards and one teacher calling card. Print the...
By The Elementary Contessa
$3.50 $2.00
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Subject: Balanced Literacy, EFL - ESL - ELD, Grammar Level(s): Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, Homeschooler Duration: N/A

Jamaica Louise James ~ Amy Hest ~ Language Arts Workbook ~ 2nd Grade
Jamaica Louise James ~ Amy Hest ~ Language Arts Workbook ~ 2nd Grade
This is a 21 page workbook to accompany the story "Jamaica Louise James" by Amy Hest. Skills covered include: author's purpose, context clues, co...
By Christie Uribe
$5.00
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Subject: Balanced Literacy, English Language Arts, Reading Level(s): 2nd, Homeschooler Duration: 1 Week

Hooks, Books, and Cooks, Free Chapter 4
Hooks, Books, and Cooks, Free Chapter 4
Hooks, Books, & Cooks takes 9 popular stories and gives you ways to "hook" your students in by using music, art, activities, poetry, and cooking, t...
By Kim Adsit
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Subject: Balanced Literacy, Cooking, Drama Level(s): Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st Duration: 30 Minutes

Dinosaur literacy center, word families (Revised!)
Dinosaur literacy center, word families (Revised!)
In this center, students will get to be little paleontologists! Each child will get a set of bones. They will then examine the bones with a magnify...
By Katie Mense
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Subject: Balanced Literacy, Reading, Writing Level(s): Kindergarten Duration: N/A

Sight Word Emergent Readers – Pack 1
Sight Word Emergent Readers – Pack 1
Kindergarten and first grade students can strengthen their beginning reading and writing skills as they enjoy these cute emergent readers. Each boo...
By D Conway
$8.00
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St. Patrick's Day Math and Literacy Games and Activities
St. Patrick's Day Math and Literacy Games and Activities
A variety of K-2 games and activities to use throughout the month of March relating to St. Patrick's Day. There are 60 slides and meet a variety of...
By Creative Teaching
$8.00 $7.00
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Subject: Balanced Literacy, Math, Vocabulary Level(s): Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd Duration: N/A

Nonfiction Writing Graphic Organizer
Nonfiction Writing Graphic Organizer
This is a great nonfiction graphic organizer for younger grade levels. Easy for students to use independently and great for varying levels of abil...
By Casey Saylor
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Subject: Writing, English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy Level(s): 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th Duration: N/A

Nouns and Verbs Word Sort I and II
Nouns and Verbs Word Sort I and II
This contains two word sorts that give students the opportunity to sort nouns and verbs. It contains two sorts, and a workmat that can be used ove...
By Michelle Davis
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Subject: Balanced Literacy, English Language Arts, Grammar Level(s): 1st, 2nd, 3rd Duration: N/A

Fantastic Facts FREEBIE with Rubric
Fantastic Facts FREEBIE with Rubric
Use this page with your students to help them learn to find facts and write them in their own words. There is a rubric included to evaluate your st...
By Hilary Lewis
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Bats Are Gentle Creatures Readers' Theater for Primary Grades
Bats Are Gentle Creatures Readers' Theater for Primary Grades
This is a science-based Readers' Theater for 1st, 2nd or 3rd grade. The play is written for 25 students, but parts can be split, combined or share...
By Cyberia
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Subject: Balanced Literacy, Biology, Reading Level(s): 1st, 2nd, 3rd Duration: 3 Weeks

Jack Hartmann Ten Little Donkeys Fun Music Book
Jack Hartmann Ten Little Donkeys Fun Music Book
This fun music book is made to accompany Jack Hartmann's song Ten Little Donkeys. It is on his Math in Motion cd. The song book is great to use as ...
By Kim Adsit
$2.00
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Subject: Balanced Literacy, Music, Numbers Level(s): Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st Duration: 30 Minutes

Making Thanksgiving Sentences at the Pocket Chart: Turkey Talk
Making Thanksgiving Sentences at the Pocket Chart: Turkey Talk
This set of 19 high frequency word cards and 3 punctuation cards makes a great Thanksgiving pocket chart center activity. Thirteen sentence model c...
By Linda Nelson
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Subject: Balanced Literacy, Reading Strategies, Thanksgiving Level(s): Kindergarten, 1st Duration: N/A

Elf Patterns
Elf Patterns
Patterns for the elf seen on my blog: lifeinfirstgrade1.blogspot.com...
By Leslie Ann
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Subject: Arts, Balanced Literacy Level(s): Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd Duration: N/A

Scramble With Students
Scramble With Students
Just like the popular adult games, this is a fun word game for your whole class! You can play this as a whole class, in small groups, or in partner...
By Natalie Kay
$4.25 $4.00
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Subject: English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Spelling Level(s): 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, Homeschooler Duration: N/A

"The Monkey's Paw" Elements of Foreshadowing Chart
Use this printable PDF chart for students to locate and record examples of foreshadowing after or during the reading of "The Monkey's Paw" by W.W. ...
By Ann Marie Smith
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Catwings Return Literature Unit
Catwings Return Literature Unit
The title of this book says it all! In Catwings Return, author Ursula LeGuin reunites the four flying kittens she introduced in her original book C...
By P. Jane Jones
$5.00
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Subject: Balanced Literacy, Literature, Reading Level(s): 2nd, 3rd, 4th, Homeschooler Duration: N/A

Two Vowels Together Rule for the Smart Board or Computer
Two Vowels Together Rule for the Smart Board or Computer
Help your students remember the phonics rule for when two vowels are together in a word. Kathy Griffin creates a multimedia file that is repetitiv...
By Kathy Griffin
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Back to School Kissing Hand Unit
Back to School Kissing Hand Unit
Start the school year off with the classic book, The Kissing Hand! This 99 page unit reinforces beginning of the year skills and combines math and ...
By D Conway
$9.00
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Subject: Balanced Literacy, Math, Back to School Level(s): Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st Duration: N/A

1-2 Christmas For You- Shared Reading book
1-2 Christmas For You- Shared Reading book
1-2 Christmas For You-a shared reading book- is the familiar "Buckle My Shoe" but with new text! Your students will LOVE reading this over and over...
By J & K's Curriculum Connection
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Touchdown!! A CVC Memory Match and Game
Touchdown!! A CVC Memory Match and Game
This is a great activity to add to your fall or Football theme. Football players are getting ready for the big game. 72 CVC words are included in ...
By Deedee Wills
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Subject: Balanced Literacy, Reading, Vocabulary Level(s): Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, Homeschooler Duration: N/A

Sight Word Game-
Sight Word Game-"Back to the Barn"
Use this fun little game to reinforce sight words to your little ones! There are 44 sight words included, but if you need more just let me know. My...
By Julia Powell
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Subject: Balanced Literacy Level(s): Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd Duration: N/A

Thanksgiving in Spanish
Thanksgiving in Spanish
In Spanish! Your students will love celebrating Thanksgiving with this complete unit. Begin with a reproducible Pilgrim cover that, when stapled to...
By Dwayne Kohn
$4.95
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Hopping Good Word Sort and Write the Room Hunt short u
Hopping Good Word Sort and Write the Room Hunt short u
The frogs are back and just in time for Valentines Day! Two activities included with 5 word families are featured: -ub, -ug, -un, -ut, -ump -E...
By Deedee Wills
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Subject: Balanced Literacy, Reading, Spelling Level(s): Kindergarten, 1st Duration: N/A

Name that Noun Center Activity/Game
Name that Noun Center Activity/Game
This easy to play board game can be used at a center or classroom partner activity. This face paced, engaging game reinforces the skill of common a...
By Sunnydays
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Subject: Balanced Literacy, English Language Arts, Grammar Level(s): 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, Homeschooler Duration: N/A

Easter Sentence Builder Literacy Center
Easter Sentence Builder Literacy Center
This is a great interactive center that can help your students with grammar and sentence structure. To begin, the students will be presented with a...
By Katie Mense
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Subject: Balanced Literacy, Reading, Writing Level(s): Kindergarten Duration: N/A

Reading Strategies - Mini-Posters
Reading Strategies - Mini-Posters
Included in this Download •5 Reading Strategy Mini-Posters (standard paper sized) Directions: 1.Decide which Reading Strategy Mini-Poster w...
By Erica Bohrer
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