Raki's Rad Resources
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I have taught 1st through 5th grade in both a US and UK curriculum, as well as teaching all grade levels in the computer lab at a Title I school in Georgia, USA. I have taught in two different states in the US - Georgia and New Mexico, as well as teaching in Morocco. Every classroom I've ever taught in has had a high ELL population.
I have taught both high income and low-income school students, and find that no matter where I teach, most kids need to look at every problem from 12 different angles. Although it is challenging, it is also incredibly rewarding.
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Technology Vocabulary Cards
Like all subjects technology skills come with a certain amount of vocabulary that students need to understand in order to complete assignments. These vocabulary cards give kid-friendly definitions and color pictures for 56 different technology terms. These cards can be laminated and hung on a bulletin board, or placed on an O-ring at the computer to help guide students through technology directions. This coordinates with my Technology Vocabulary Presentation. Vocabulary words included are:
1st - 5th
Computer Science - Technology, Instructional Technology
Also included in: Technology Integration Bundle
Tiling Puzzles Bundle - Addition & Subtraction
Are you looking for a creative new way to have your students practice addition & subtraction? Try Tiling! In Tiling activities, students will use the provided "digit tiles" to place the numbers 0 - 9 to fill in the holes left in provided addition & subtraction equations. While trying to figure out where the missing numbers go, students will work on basic facts, properties of addition & subtraction, as well as problem solving skills. These puzzles make a wonderful math center, problem so
1st - 4th
Basic Operations, Math
CCSS
2.NBT.B.5
, 2.NBT.B.6
, 2.NBT.B.7
+6
Important Student Information Sheet
Looking for a parent's phone number? email? address? Need to know how a child's going home? Sick of looking through 5 pages to find what you need? In the beginning of the year, get each parent to fill out this simple, one page Important Information Sheet at the beginning of the year, hole punch and place in a binder to keep all that information together in one handy notebook. I leave mine right next to my computer so that I always have it on hand when I need it. Find this form and more forms t
PreK - 8th
For All Subjects
The Tortoise and the Hare - FREE Fable Reading Response Packet
Reading fables helps students build a common cultural background knowledge. Fables are often represented or mentioned in other stories, books and movies. In addition, their simple themes and complex vocabulary make fables a great way to work on reading comprehension and reading response.
This free packet is designed to be used with the Aesop's Fable - The Tortoise and the Hare. It can be printed, copied and stapled together, or used piece by piece.
The packet includes: a cloze word activit
1st - 4th
Close Reading, Reading, Short Stories
CCSS
CCRA.R.1
, CCRA.R.2
, CCRA.R.4
+1
Also included in: Aesop's Fables Reading Response Bundle
Map Skills Test
Need an assessment over map skills? This test includes the basics of map skills, including the compass rose, purposes of a map, self location and oceans and continents.
See exactly what you're receiving when you download this file, by clicking on the green PREVIEW button.
For more map skills activities, try our Maps & Globes unit which includes this map skills test and our Continents and Oceans Internet Scavenger Hunt
Created by Heidi Raki of Raki's Rad Resources. Find more ideas and p
1st - 5th
Geography
Bundle - Word Family Making Words Centers - 41 Literacy Centers
This is a zip folder with 41 making words centers for the 41 different word families. Each center allows students to make words using initial sound cards (consonants, vowels, digraphs and blends) and word family cards. Then, they have the opportunity to match the words they have made to pictures available. Simply print, laminate and put this in a center in order to allow kids to practice their word family words over and over. Each of these centers is also available in Google Slides for distanc
K - 2nd
Balanced Literacy, Reading
CCSS
RF.K.2a
, RF.K.2e
, RF.1.3b
Picture Sorts for Digraphs
Are your students working on differentiating between digraph sounds? Here is a sort that will allow you to work on this important skill. Students have 12 pictures to cut, sort and glue. It makes a very easy phonics center for your literacy center rotation, with almost no preparation needed, except making a copy for each student.
Each sort has corresponding graphics to help students remember what each digraph sounds like. These graphics coordinate with the graphics in my Basic Phonics Kit.
PreK - 2nd
Balanced Literacy, English Language Arts, Reading
Bundle - Word Family Word Wall Cards - 41 sets
Word walls are a great way to build vocabulary. However for many students, especially English Language Learners, the words on the word wall don't mean much. Here is a way to change that. These simple, cute cards include word family words with a pictoral example of each word. This is a grouping of 41 sets. Each set holds 10 cards in 3 different fonts that coordinate with my word wall labels. Print extra copies for literacy centers or small group review. ------------------------------------
K - 2nd
English Language Arts, Vocabulary
CCSS
RF.K.2a
, RF.K.2e
, RF.1.3b
Novel Study for Beginning Chapter Book - Pee Wee Scouts #2 Camp Ghost Away
This packet provides you with everything you need in order to use Pee Wee Scouts – Camp Ghost Away as a shared reading with an entire class, or a small group of students. Included in this packet is:
1. Guided Question and Vocabulary sheets with a chance to evaluate each chapter, to use during guided reading or as an independent center.
2. Two comprehension quizzes
3. Answer Keys for all guiding and comprehension questions.
See exactly what you're receiving when you download this file, by
1st - 3rd
Balanced Literacy, Literature, Reading
Light Up the World With Celebrations: A Power Point on Holidays Around the World
During the winter holidays, we need to be aware of the multi-culturalness of our classrooms. We need to make all students feel welcome and appreciated. To do this, I try to focus on the similarities between celebrations and holidays that bring us all together: family, food, songs and light. This power point presentation discusses many holiday celebrated around the world, but it focuses on the similarity of each holiday being celebrated through light. It discusses light as a symbol and light as
1st - 6th
Bundle - Word Family File Folder Games - 41 Games
Are you teaching Word Families? Do your students need to practice with easy to read word family words? These Word Family File folder Games are a great way for your kids to practice their Word Family Words. This product gives you a zipped folder of 41 pdf files, each containing a file folder game for one word family. Each game allows students to practice reading words in the word family by matching pictures to the printed word in order to get around the game board. Simply print, laminate an
K - 2nd
Balanced Literacy, Reading
CCSS
RF.K.2a
, RF.K.2e
, RF.1.3b
Self Correcting Puzzle - Counting Pennies, Nickles & Dimes - 40 cents
Need a quick and easy center that requires almost no management? Self Correcting Puzzles are the way to go. Simply print, laminate & cut - then let students go to town matching the correct answers. Because each puzzle will only fit with it's correct answers, students automatically know when they have the correct answer. Use over and over as a super simple reinforcement center!
This self-correcting puzzle allows students to count pennies, nickles and dimes for amounts from 21 cents to 40 cen
1st - 3rd
Math
Word Family Word Wall Cards for AT Family with Pictures
Word walls are a great way to build vocabulary. However for many students, especially English Language Learners, the words on the word wall don't mean much. Here is a way to change that. These simple, cute cards include word family words for the AT family with a pictoral example of each word. There are 10 cards included in this set, which matches perfectly with my word wall labels. Print an extra copy for literacy centers or small group review.
These word wall cards are available in 3 diff
PreK - 1st
English Language Arts, Vocabulary
CCSS
RF.K.2a
, RF.K.2e
, RF.1.3b
Also included in: Bundle - Word Family Word Wall Cards - 41 sets
Word Family Making Words ELA Center - IGHT Family- Printable & Distance Learning
This center allow students to make IGHT words using initial sound cards (consonants, vowels, digraphs and blends) and word family cards. Students also have the opportunity to match the words they have made to pictures available. Print, laminate and put this in a center in order to allow kids to practice making and reading their word family words over and over. Also available in Google Slides for distance learning. In the Google Slides version, students can drag letter tiles and picture tiles t
K - 2nd
Balanced Literacy, Reading
CCSS
RF.K.2a
, RF.K.2e
, RF.1.3b
Also included in: Bundle - Word Family Making Words Centers - 41 Literacy Centers
FREE E-Book: Playing Card Mats for Your Math Centers
Playing cards are readily available and super fun to use when teaching students math concepts. In this freebie, you'll find playing card math mats for primary and intermediate grades. For most mats, all you need is a deck of cards. They work great in small group instruction or math centers.
I've teamed up with Adrianne of Kids Cog Works & The Tutor House to bring you one amazing math resource in this E-Book. The best part is it's FREE!
I've also made a video tutorial to show you how
K - 6th
Basic Operations, Math, Place Value
Animal Characteristic Centers
Is your class studying animals? This is a set of 4 sorting center activities for the characteristics of animals. The sorts deal with: where animals live, how many legs animals have, types of skin coverings, and how animals get around. Students will cut out pictures of animals and sort between four categories, which means no cutting and laminating for you! Includes answer keys.
See exactly what you're receiving when you download this file, by clicking on the green PREVIEW button.
These sor
K - 2nd
Science
Internet Scavenger Hunt - Continents and Oceans - Distance Learning
This scavenger hunt allows students to explore websites using links, or QR codes, in order to identify the seven continents and four oceans. This can be done at school, or at home, independently, in groups, with a teacher or parent, or in many other different ways to fit the needs of your classroom and your students. This .zip folder includes a variety of formats of the internet scavenger hunt. Choose the format that best fits your need. Format 1 – Type On Version – This is a word document, whic
K - 3rd
Computer Science - Technology, Geography
Also included in: Internet Scavenger Hunt Bundle - First Grade
Differentiated Monthly Calendar Math Books
Great for morning work, these monthly calendar books take your Calendar Math to the next level, teaching number sense, number representations, money, weather, patterns, and composing/decomposing numbers, percentages, number patterns, number sentences, elapsed time - all in 20 minutes a day, with these great calendar books.
This E-Book contains 12 monthly calendar book covers and 9 differentiated levels of learning pages, which span from Kindergarten through 5th grade math standards. Choose t
K - 5th
Math
Mixed Practice Fact Quizzes - Addition and Subtraction
Here are 10 mixed practice quizzes to help you practice and/or assess your students in basic addition and subtraction facts (up through 10). You can use these as timed or un-timed quizzes, based on the needs of your students. Laminate a few and put them in your math centers, with a dry erase marker and a timer to help build fluency in math facts. There are tons of ways to use these 10 mixed practice fact quizzes. Answer keys are included.
*** Now includes two different versions: one with on
1st - 3rd
Arithmetic, Math
CCSS
3.NBT.A.3
, 1.OA.C.6
, 2.OA.B.2
Also included in: Math Fast Fact Quizzes - All Inclusive Bundle
Addition Fact Quizzes
Here are 10 addition quizzes to help you practice and/or assess your students in basic addition facts (up through 10). You can use these as timed or un-timed quizzes, based on the needs of your students. Laminate a few and put them in your math centers, with a dry erase marker and a timer to help build fluency in math facts. There are tons of ways to use these 10 addition fact quizzes. Answer keys are included.
*** Now includes two different versions: one with one quiz per sheet and one wit
K - 3rd
Arithmetic, Math
CCSS
3.NBT.A.3
, K.OA.A.5
, 1.OA.C.6
+1
Also included in: Math Fast Fact Quizzes - All Inclusive Bundle
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About the store
Experience
I have taught 1st through 5th grade in both a US and UK curriculum, as well as teaching all grade levels in the computer lab at a Title I school in Georgia, USA. I have taught in two different states in the US - Georgia and New Mexico, as well as teaching in Morocco. Every classroom I've ever taught in has had a high ELL population.
I have taught both high income and low-income school students, and find that no matter where I teach, most kids need to look at every problem from 12 different angles. Although it is challenging, it is also incredibly rewarding.
Teaching style
I am a very hands on teacher, who teaches through brain based learning strategies. I also use arts based learning strategies and SIOP (Sheltered Instruction - for ESOL learners) daily in my classroom.
Awards & shining teacher moments
I presented at the ECIS Technology Conference in London and the Everything's Intermediate Webinar on English Language Learners.
I am the author of the blog Raki's Rad Resources.
Throughout my various schools, I have been involved with Math Curriculum Selection Committees, Quarterly Trainers Meetings, Standards Based Report Card Design Committee, and PYP Training. I have trained teachers and parents on the use of technology for education purposes.
My own education history
I hold a bachelor's degree in Early Childhood Education from Kennesaw University, and a master's degree in Instruction and Curriculum Design focused in Technology from Grand Canyon University. Through inservices provided by my county, I am also SIOP (Sheltered Instructional Observation Protocol) trained, and have recieved my certification in ESOL.
Additional biographical information
In addition to being a teacher, I am also a wife, and a mother of three boys - born in 2004, 2007 and 2011.
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