I am a 3rd grade teacher in Virginia, with years in first, second, and fourth grades. I love read alouds and have read more than 200 books each year in the last 3 school years.
Do you need some quick activities for the story There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed Some Leaves? Look no further! This unit has 9 colored picture cards, along with 5 printables. The printables include alphabetical order, picture and word labels, sequencing, writing, and comprehension check.
********Updated 2/19/2014*********
This 42 page money activity unit is a supplement to the Smart Board money unit I have created. The Smart Board unit can be seen here.
In this unit:
- counting pennies worksheet
- 2 pages of counting pennies picture cards
- counting nickels worksheet
- 2 pages of counting nickels picture cards
- 2 pages of counting pennies and nickels picture cards
- counting dimes worksheet
- 4 pages of counting dimes picture cards
- counting pennies, nickels, and dimes work
Updated 4-24-2022 *additional 40 pages added: hidden words hand outs word searches hand outs (with answer keys) matching word/picture cards in color (4 different sets) 4 sets of puzzles (colored) This 35 page packet has activities for words with the silent letters g, b, k, and w. I have g and b together and k and w are together. The two sets have: - word cards for sorting - word/picture page for student use - Write the Room picture cards and recording page - decoder activity - word search - ass
Second graders in Virginia are expected to read a thermometer to the nearest ten degrees. This packet is perfect to meet these second grade standards! Included are: - match degrees with thermometer - "What is the Temperature?" task cards (12 cards) with recording page (temperature is at the ten degree mark on the thermometers) - "What is the Temperature Closest To?" task cards (12 cards) with recording page and answer keys - 2 printables to choose what the temperature is closest to (to the ten d
These 5 money activities reinforce skills that accompany the money unit from Smart Board that I have uploaded. These activities follow the first grade standards of learning in Virginia. In this unit you get - - tree map sort (sort between 4 coins) - counting pennies - counting nickels - counting dimes - flip booklet to sort and glue by coin Find the Smart Board activity here! Check out my money best seller! And check out this unit for counting pennies, nickels, and dimes!
**Updated April 2018 to include a set of task cards with recording page, printable, and a candy recording page! Now 29 pages!
Magnitude is an incredibly difficult concept to teach to first graders. This small pack includes 3 activities:
- clip cards (5 pages with 4 cards on each page)
- 1 printable to sort and glue pictures
- "My Magnitude Book" - cover page with 13 additional pages (double on each page to copy and cut in half) to copy as little or as much as you need or make 2 booklets!
Be su
Get your students up and moving! Review addition to 10 with a fun Write the Room activity. Included are 16 task cards with a watermelon. Write the number of seeds from the first side and then the number of seeds from the second side, then add together.
Use in a math center or for whole class!
Love Write the Room? Check out some of my other math Write the Room activities.
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Summer Lovin' Write the Room - addition and subtraction
Use these printables along with the story "I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Pie," perfect for your Thanksgiving unit!
Included -
- colored picture cards that can be used to sequence the story
- printables:
- sequencing
- alphabetical order
- match words and pictures together
- writing prompt
- word boxes using the food the old lady swallows
- color the answer printable
Virginia standards of learning are changing! Be ready to teach your first graders about explorer Captain Christopher Newport with this new resource!
I recently took a trip to Jamestown and visited the Susan Constant, Discovery, and Godspeed, along with the Jamestown Fort in order to put this unit together. Included are some real photographs.
Drive your instruction with the included booklet and vocabulary cards. There are several printables - questions, vocabulary matching, show what you know,
This bundle of activities are full of vowel teams centers. There are 2 kinds of tic tac toe games, board games, matching cards, and puzzles for a total of 126 pages. Please see the thumbnails for additional views of the activities. Download the preview for a free sample of the centers that are included.
This 11 usable page unit accompanies the delightful story "Mr. Putter and Tabby Walk the Dog" by Cynthia Rylant. Included are question pages for all 3 chapters, a comprehension quiz, skill work on vocabulary, alphabetical order, sentence fix its, punctuation, and word search.
Check out my blog post with pictures of my children working on this unit! Click here to read the post!
Use this ready to go book study for Flat Stanley and the Firehouse! The 10 page booklet includes:
- cover page
- story elements
- identify why Stanley is good being flat
- 2 pages of comprehension questions
- 3 pages to practice making Text-to-Self connections (writing and drawing included)
- ABC order
- sequence 7 story events (with answer key)
Use this in a reading group or put in your sub tub!
Check out my unit on Flat Stanley on Ice!
This 26 page unit is perfect for K and 1st grade classrooms in understanding communities and community helpers. The mini unit includes:
- printable book in color
- word/picture cards
- writing response activities (2 different formats)
(I used the book Helpers in My Community, by Bobbie Kalman. If you do not have this book, the printable book would also work. The community helpers used in the printable book are: builders, electricians, plumbers, teachers, librarians, nurses, doctors, dentists
***Updated 03-22-2014 to include answer keys!
Children LOVE I Spy activities and mine get excited each time I pull one out for a center! These 6 I Spy boards review addition and subtraction facts. Use the included recording pages to keep your children accountable, or simply provide a dry erase board and marker.
These activities will not need any preparation on your part, except to laminate!
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Quick literacy center idea! This freebie will keep your littles "toasty warm" during these cold winter school days!
Included:
cocoa activity boards: sh, th, ch, and wh
8 images to sort for each digraph
2 printables to check for understanding
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Here's 53 pages of activities to reinforce and practice using contractions. There are 5 sets of picture and word matches, 2 sets of puzzles, and 2 color by answer printables. Check out the preview for a sample of the activities.
Practice calendar language skills by answering 10 questions using a calendar for the months of April, May, and June. First graders in Virginia use words such as yesterday, today, and tomorrow. Updated July 2019 to include an August calendar with questions and a story to read and fill in a calendar with a cut/glue activity. Updated November 2019 to include 2 December themed calendar activities. Practice reading a December calendar to answer questions and to create a calendar using given informati
Have a fun day at the end of the year for your students! Included in this unit are: - "Camping Day" smores letters and images to use to decorate your classroom - fact and opinion cards - punctuation cards with a recording page and riddle to solve - vowel teams cards for "go fish" - diphthongs cards for "go fish" - 9 math centers: - 2 sets of cards to round to the nearest 10 - identify the value of the underlined digit - order 3 digit numbers from greatest to least - identify the
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Phonics & Phonological Awareness, Place Value, Telling Time
*Updated January 10, 2020! This 12 page book unit for Flat Stanley on Ice is perfect for a small group or to include in your sub tub! Included: - cover page - story elements - 2 question pages - 3 text-to-self connection pages New additions: - ABC order - sequence cut and glue with answer key
It's a snow day! Practice estimating to find sums and differences to 99 with this fun winter themed unit! Included are 4 sets of task cards - 2 each for sums and differences. One set of each have QR codes for self checking. Recording pages are included for each set of cards, along with 2 extra printables for both sums and differences. Each set of task cards include 12 problems. There are a total of 14 printables to use in your instruction, seat work, or homework practice. Please check the previe
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Arithmetic, Basic Operations
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Experience
I am a 3rd grade teacher in Virginia, with years in first, second, and fourth grades. I love read alouds and have read more than 200 books each year in the last 3 school years.
Teaching style
I like to use hands-on activities in my classroom to reinforce the skills the children are learning. I am thankful to be in a building that has a LOT of technology, so I use my Smart Board daily.
Awards & shining teacher moments
Montvale Elementary School Teacher of the Year 2010-2011 school year, as well as the 2020-2021 school year.
Piedmont Area Reading Council Teacher of the Year 2018.
My own education history
Liberty University 1998-2001
Additional biographical information
I am a lifelong Lynchburg, VA resident and was married just after finishing my first year of teaching.
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