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FREE-tic-tac-sight words game
FREE-tic-tac-sight words game
Need a little help with sight words? Try this fun game! Your students will be sight word masters in no time! Directions-Copy on card stock and...
By Christie Lamb
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Subject: Balanced Literacy, English Language Arts, Reading Level(s): Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th Duration: N/A

3 Cheers for the Red, White and Blue! Math and Literacy Activities
3 Cheers for the Red, White and Blue! Math and Literacy Activities
This comprehensive packet has 7 math and 8 literacy activities to make you proud to be an American! American symbols such as the Liberty Bell, Ame...
By Growing Kinders
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December Poem for Poetry Binder
December Poem for Poetry Binder
This is one of the poems featured in my December Poetry Packet on sale in my store. Great for Poetry Binders to help build fluency. My whole packet...
By The Book Princess
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Student Book Review
Student Book Review
Let the kids review books for each other. This two in one worksheet allows students to "review" the books for one another. Print on colored paper...
By Heidi Raki
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Subject: Balanced Literacy, Expository Writing, Reading Level(s): 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, Homeschooler Duration: N/A

Owl Unit- Reading and Writing
Owl Unit- Reading and Writing
Looking for a way to meet the new common core standards and using informational reading text in the classroom? This owl unit is the perfect way to ...
By Nicole Shelby
$6.00
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Subject: Balanced Literacy, Writing, Science Level(s): 3rd, 4th, 5th Duration: N/A

Where the Wild Things Are Literacy and Learning Fun
Where the Wild Things Are Literacy and Learning Fun
This literacy and learning fun activity set is based on the popular children’s book WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE. There are eight FUN, TEACHER-CREAT...
By Lisa Bates
$3.50
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Subject: Balanced Literacy, Reading, Math Level(s): Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st Duration: N/A

OWLS: A (K-5) Writing Project & Bulletin Board Idea Kit
OWLS: A (K-5) Writing Project & Bulletin Board Idea Kit
Please visit my blog, www.CFClassroom.com for daily photos and tips on organizing and managing your classroom. This kit was created to be used b...
By Littlest Learners
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Fire Safety Week Unit of Centers & Activities
Fire Safety Week Unit of Centers & Activities
This is an 48 page unit of printable literacy, writing, and math center , worksheets, and activities. There are ideas for art projects and interac...
By Kreative In Kinder
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Subject: Balanced Literacy, Math, English Language Arts Level(s): Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st Duration: N/A

Shoot for the Stars Alphabet Game
Shoot for the Stars Alphabet Game
Yes, this item is FREE!! If you choose to download this game, please do leave some feedback. It is greatly appreciated. Also, please check out my ...
By Elementary Lesson Plans
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Subject: English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Reading Level(s): Pre-K, Kindergarten Duration: N/A

Let's Sing the Alphabet Songs - A different song for each letter
Let's Sing the Alphabet Songs - A different song for each letter
In Let’s Sing the Alphabet, students will sing about familiar objects that begin with each letter of the alphabet. These songs will help student...
By Busyteacherprintables.com
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Subject: Balanced Literacy, Music, Reading Level(s): Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st Duration: 1 Year

Camping Theme Literacy & Math Center Activities
Camping Theme Literacy & Math Center Activities
This is a complete unit for literacy and math centers. Focus on beginning sounds, ending sounds, sight words, writing, bubble chart, hot/cold scie...
By Kreative In Kinder
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Subject: For All Subject Areas, Balanced Literacy, Math Level(s): Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st Duration: N/A

Pirate Daily 5 Signs
Pirate Daily 5 Signs
PIrate Theme Daily 5 signs including EEKK, I Pick, and 3 Ways to Read a Book....
By 3rd Grade's A Hoot
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Subject: English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Reading Level(s): Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th Duration: N/A

Wonderful Winter Workstations - Math and Literacy Activities
Wonderful Winter Workstations - Math and Literacy Activities
This download includes great math and literacy activities that are perfect for math and literacy stations/centers: -Complete teacher instructions ...
By Teri Havlik
$4.00
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Subject: Balanced Literacy, Math Level(s): Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, Homeschooler Duration: N/A

Debbie Diller Style Literacy Station Management Cards
Debbie Diller Style Literacy Station Management Cards
These were inspired from Debbie Diller's Literacy Work Station ideas and the Treasures reading series. These cards can be printed on cardstock and...
By The Elementary Contessa
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Reindeer Games: Literacy Centers
Reindeer Games: Literacy Centers
Literacy centers packed full of fun for K-2 graders! It includes a differentiated sight word game, four writing sheets, a sight word book, fluency ...
By Rambling About Reading
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Subject: Reading, Poetry, Balanced Literacy Level(s): Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd Duration: N/A

Martin Luther King Jr.- A Shared Reading singable
Martin Luther King Jr.- A Shared Reading singable
♫♫♫ Martin Luther King Jr. ♫♫♫ is a singable Shared Reading book that uses photographs to tell highlights of his important life...
By J & K's Curriculum Connection
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Subject: Balanced Literacy, Reading, U.S. History Level(s): Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, Homeschooler Duration: N/A

Snowman Possessives and Poem
Snowman Possessives and Poem
Teaching students language skills in context helps them see how the conventions of language work and then apply it on their own. In order to do thi...
By Chrissy Beltran
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Subject: Balanced Literacy, Grammar, Poetry Level(s): 2nd, 3rd, 4th Duration: N/A

Guided Reading Plus Lesson Plan Sheet
Guided Reading Plus Lesson Plan Sheet
A planning sheet for Guided Reading Plus groups. Use this lesson planning sheet to help stay organized for all of your Guided Reading Plus groups....
By An Up Hill Journey
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Subject: Balanced Literacy, Reading, Special Education Level(s): Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th Duration: N/A

Guided Reading Lesson Plan Template
Guided Reading Lesson Plan Template
I created this Guided Reading lesson plan template to help me my guided reading groups. There is a place to write the plans as well as student pro...
By Kate Russeth
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Subject: Balanced Literacy, Reading Level(s): Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th Duration: N/A

Time Capsule Activity for Back to School
Time Capsule Activity for Back to School
These pages are perfect for students to complete in the opening week of school. Students then decorate an empty paper towel roll and roll the page...
By Ashley Reed
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Subject: Balanced Literacy, Creative Writing Level(s): Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th Duration: 1 hour

The Gingerbread Man Unit
The Gingerbread Man Unit
This unit contains activities for addition, subtraction, time, patterning, retelling puppets, decodable readers, and sight word books....
By Kristen Walsky
$2.00
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Subject: Balanced Literacy, Reading, Basic Operations Level(s): Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st Duration: N/A

Presidential Syllable Sort
Presidential Syllable Sort
This is a quick and easy game to practice counting syllables in words. It is aligned with Kindergarten Common Core Standards and perfect for Presi...
By Kinderkarla
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Subject: Balanced Literacy, President's Day Level(s): Kindergarten, 1st Duration: N/A

Making Words - February
Making Words - February
Included in this literacy activity are 5 making words activities! *Valentines *Hugs And Kisses *One Hundred *Groundhogs Day *President's Day ...
By Growing Kinders
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Subject: Balanced Literacy, Reading, Spelling Level(s): Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd Duration: N/A

Making Words {Valentines}
Making Words {Valentines}
Included in this literacy activity are the letters needed in a great fun font to build words from VALENTINES as well as a choice of 2 response shee...
By Growing Kinders
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Subject: Balanced Literacy, Reading, Spelling Level(s): Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd Duration: N/A

iPod Touch Guided Reading Novel Unit Project Choice Activity
iPod Touch Guided Reading Novel Unit Project Choice Activity
iPod Touch Guided Reading Novel Unit Project Choice Activity This document includes directions on how students can make an iPod Touch based on t...
By Wise Guys
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Subject: Balanced Literacy, English Language Arts, Reading Level(s): 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, Homeschooler Duration: N/A

Hunger Games Chapter 15 Comparison Activity
Hunger Games Chapter 15 Comparison Activity
This free download activity goes with chapter 15 of The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. Students will compare and contrast districts 11 and 12 bas...
By Tracee Orman
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Subject: Balanced Literacy, Reading, Literature Level(s): 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, Homeschooler Duration: 2 Days

th sh ch Picture Sort
th sh ch Picture Sort
If you have taught the sounds /th/, /ch/, and /sh/, then your students are ready to differentiate between each! Use this 12 picture sort to test wh...
By Hojo
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Subject: English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Other Level(s): Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st Duration: N/A

Primary Reading Comprehension Rubrics-Great for Daily 5
Primary Reading Comprehension Rubrics-Great for Daily 5
These awesome comprehension strategy rubrics and assessments are all you need to assess Connections, Predictions, Story Sequence and Main Idea. Yo...
By Cecelia Magro I Love 1st Grade
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Subject: Balanced Literacy, Literature, Reading Level(s): 1st, 2nd, 3rd Duration: N/A

Narrative Writing Mini-Lessons
Narrative Writing Mini-Lessons
This product includes 14 original mini lessons for teaching narrative writing. Each includes a "weak" writing example, and a way to revise it to ma...
By B A Burke
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Text Structures
Text Structures
Your students will learn to identify all of the text structures with these reading packets and graphic organizers. First,there is a fabuous activit...
By Mary Delgado
$3.00
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Subject: Reading, Balanced Literacy Level(s): 4th, 5th, 6th Duration: 3 Weeks

Figurative Language Handout and Assessment
Figurative Language Handout and Assessment
This two page document identifies different types of figurative language used by writers as well as an assessment page to check for understanding....
By Ilovetoteach
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Space Themed Math and Literacy Game~ Blast Off!
Space Themed Math and Literacy Game~ Blast Off!
We are beginning our space unit in the coming weeks and I created this to place in our literacy and/or math center. This is a game to help your lit...
By Julia Powell
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Subject: Numbers, Balanced Literacy Level(s): Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd Duration: N/A

Main Idea and Details Smartboard Lesson
Main Idea and Details Smartboard Lesson
This is a Smartboard lesson that focuses on the skill of recognizing Main Ideas and Details. The lesson contains readings and graphic organizers t...
By Catherine Hite
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Contraction Sort - 24 Contractions / 72 Cards - Any Curriculum
Contraction Sort - 24 Contractions / 72 Cards - Any Curriculum
This is a great game that your students can use during any study of contractions. I have my games laminated and ready to use in centers. This downl...
By Rebecca Martinez
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Subject: Balanced Literacy, Reading, Spelling Level(s): 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, Homeschooler Duration: N/A

Reading Workshop Task Menu & Recording Sheets, Grades 2 & 3
Reading Workshop Task Menu & Recording Sheets, Grades 2 & 3
This 21 page file includes everything you need to run a well organized, efficient, and authentically engaging independent reading program during re...
By Lisa Frase
$5.95
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Subject: Balanced Literacy, English Language Arts, Reading Level(s): 2nd, 3rd, Homeschooler Duration: 1 Year

Phonics Short O SmartBoard Lesson Primary Grades
Phonics Short O SmartBoard Lesson Primary Grades
Learn about the sound of short O! This SmartBoard lesson includes a variety of interactive pages, links to interactive websites, link to school tu...
By Lisa Rombach
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Hot Chocolate - Making Words
Hot Chocolate - Making Words
Included in this literacy activity are the letters needed in a great fun font to build words from HOT CHOCOLATE as well as a response sheet. You ca...
By Growing Kinders
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Subject: Balanced Literacy, Reading, Spelling Level(s): Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd Duration: N/A

Word Family words and sentence writing
Word Family words and sentence writing
This activity has 18 different word families for your students. Students will write the words in the boxes and then make a sentence with each word...
By Barbie Roper
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Subject: Balanced Literacy Level(s): Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd Duration: N/A
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Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Class Book
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Class Book
A great follow up activity to the book Chicka Chicka Boom Boom. Each student is assigned a letter of the alphabet. I assign leftover letters to s...
By Teacher Mom
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Subject: Balanced Literacy, English Language Arts, Reading Level(s): Kindergarten, 1st Duration: N/A

Grouchy Groundhog
Grouchy Groundhog
Grouchy Groundhog is a card game to review those tricky -r blends: dr-, gr-, and tr-. It includes 51 word cards, a spinner, a directions card, and ...
By Linda Nelson
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Subject: Balanced Literacy, Reading Level(s): 1st, 2nd Duration: N/A

3 Little Kittens Found Their Mittens Interactive Math Book
3 Little Kittens Found Their Mittens Interactive Math Book
This is an interactive book that the children add to, count and record answers to make it their own reading book. This book focusses on pairs and ...
By Mrs. Miner's Monkey Business
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Subject: Balanced Literacy Level(s): Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st Duration: N/A
Type: Activities

Halloween Unit in Spanish
Halloween Unit in Spanish
In Spanish! Don't be frightened! This holiday unit is not at all scary! You'll find kid-friendly pumpkins and a few of their costumed pals. Begin t...
By Dwayne Kohn
$4.95
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Subject: Balanced Literacy, Spanish, For All Subject Areas Level(s): Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd Duration: N/A

Literacy Station Cards (small)
Literacy Station Cards (small)
This documents contain various literacy station ideas that fit perfectly in the schedule pocket chart....
By A Dab Of Glue Will Do
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Subject: Balanced Literacy, English Language Arts Level(s): Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd Duration: N/A

Parts of Speech Leaf Sort - Nouns, Verbs and Adjectives
Parts of Speech Leaf Sort - Nouns, Verbs and Adjectives
This is part of my Autumn/Fall themed Literacy Center series. For this activity, students sort leaves onto a mat according to whether they are ...
By Down Under Teacher
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Subject: English Language Arts, Grammar, Balanced Literacy Level(s): 1st, 2nd, 3rd Duration: N/A

Comprehension strategy resources
Comprehension strategy resources
These are graphic organizers I have used with K, 1, and 2. They include predictions, schema, connections, and mental images....
By Cecelia Magro I Love 1st Grade
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Subject: Balanced Literacy, Reading Level(s): Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd Duration: N/A

This Is Me (a keepsake
This Is Me (a keepsake "All About Me" book)
Are you doing an "All About Me" or "I Am Special" unit with your class? This keepsake book with go along with you unit perfectly! This book cont...
By Mom Printables
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Subject: Other (Arts), Balanced Literacy, Reading Level(s): Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st Duration: 1 Week

Recycling Sight Word MagnetMat Fun
Recycling Sight Word MagnetMat Fun
Celebrate taking care of our earth while also practicing beginner sight words (here, help, make, find, two) with this MagnetMat about recycling. Ma...
By Flapjack Educational Resources
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Subject: Balanced Literacy, Reading, Vocabulary Level(s): Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st, Homeschooler Duration: N/A

PIT CREW - A Short I Sorting Activity
PIT CREW - A Short I Sorting Activity
This is a Short I Sorting Activity. The theme created activity contains words from the following word families: -in, -it, -ip, -ig, -ill, -ick, -i...
By Stephanie Kinley - First Grade
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Letter Writing Paper {Freebie}
Letter Writing Paper {Freebie}
Letter Writing Paper {Freebie} Follow me for upcoming freebies!! Visit my blog: http://littlemindsatwork.blogspot.com/...
By Tara West
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Subject: Balanced Literacy, Creative Writing, Writing Level(s): Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th Duration: N/A

Jungle Jungle What Do You See? Reading Activity Pack
Jungle Jungle What Do You See? Reading Activity Pack
This reading activity pack is perfect for beginning readers. It features over 40 pages of activities, which include the following: 1. Suggested l...
By Barbara Kilburn
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