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I have taught first grade for 34 wonderful years! Creating educational materials has been so much fun and I'm thrilled to be able to share them with other teachers here on TPT!! I specialize in resources to use in a k-2 classroom. My store has MANY differentiated comprehension question sets to use with a wide variety of children's picture books and I have created writing lessons for beginning writers that can be purchased individually, in bundles or as a complete program. My store has a wide variety of other resources for the k-2 teacher!! I hope my products will provide teachers with useful resources for their classrooms!
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Listening Center Response Forms for Primary Grades
My listening center response forms are a great way for your students to respond to a listening center story! You can model completing the listening center forms using this PDF on your interactive white board or by using a hard copy of the forms. The 4 forms are designed to be used through a school year (each form is a bit more challenging). You could also use the forms to differentiate or to give the students choices. Use them in the way that best suits YOUR class! Each form has 2 versions
K - 2nd
Balanced Literacy, Reading
Walking Tickets for Behavior Management
Need an alternative to taking recess time away as a behavior consequence? I did!! So, I created WALKING TICKETS as an alternative. Now, when my students need a behavior consequence I use a walking ticket. Students walk in a specified area during recess instead of playing. They get the movement and exercise they need, but lose the privilege of playing or talking with friends. There are 3 versions Version #1 This ticket has a description of the consequence on the front (I like this version
K - 4th
Social Emotional Learning
Differentiated Comprehension Questions for the story Pete the Cat Goes Camping
The Pete The Cat story, Pete the Cat Goes Camping by James Dean, is a favorite in many primary classrooms. I created 2 sets of comprehension questions to check for understanding (2 pages for each set). The first set is designed for grades 1-2 (responding by writing a sentence or a list). This set could be used for above level students in kdg. An additional version of this first set includes MORE lines for responding. This set could be used for higher performing students who are responding wi
K - 2nd
Balanced Literacy, Reading
Also included in:Â Differentiated Comprehension Questions for Pete the Cat Stories THE BUNDLE
Sight Word Assessments (Dolch Lists) for Grades K, 1, 2
This file contains assessment forms for testing student mastery of the Dolch Sight words. Each assessment contains 20 words and 5 sight word sentences to individually assess a student's mastery of the Dolch sight words. Words were taken from the pre-primer, primer, first grade and second grade Dolch Word Lists. A master list and word cards for each level is provided and can be copied and sent home for parents to use. A tracking form for each list can be used to keep track of mastered and n
K - 1st
Reading
Learn to Write a Sentence, Writing Lesson for Beginning Writers
Help your students learn to write sentences with confidence! This lesson guides students through generating a sentence, counting the words in the sentence, and finally recording the sentence. Modeling pages are included for whole class instruction (can be printed or displayed on an interactive whiteboard). Two recording sheets are included (one for assessment and one for practice that could be used in a literacy center). A detailed lesson plan is provided for the teacher. Includes 2
K - 1st
Balanced Literacy, Writing
Also included in:Â Write My Way... lessons for beginning writers August September Bundle
Equal and Not Equal Parts Fraction Background SmartBoard Lesson
This smart board lesson is the first one I use to teach my students about fractions. Before introducing fractions, I teach my students about equal and not equal parts of shapes. This smart board lesson will prepare your students for learning about fractions. (focus is on shapes with 2, 3, or 4 equal or not equal parts) The file includes: *teacher's notes*2 anchor posters (equal and not equal parts of shapes) *yes/no pages (shapes divided into equal parts?) *pull tabs to find the shape with
K - 1st
Fractions, Geometry, Math
All About Chameleons a non fiction book for beginning readers
This 8 page book will help your students learn some basic facts about chameleons. Use the book as a companion when reading chameleon themed fiction literature (i.e. A Color Of His Own by Leo Lionni or The Mixed Up Chameleon by Eric Carle) or as a stand alone non-fiction reader. There are 3 versions. Version 1 - Each page is a full sized page and has color illustrations (I use this version on my interactive white board). Version 2 - Same as above with black and white illustrations (so you
K - 1st
Balanced Literacy, Informational Text, Reading
Also included in:Â Non Fiction Animal Books for beginning readers THE BUNDLE
Guided Reading Lesson Plan & Notes Templates for Teachers
Do you teach guided reading? Do you need a way to organzine your lesson plans and your anecdotal notes? My guided reading lesson plan template and anecdotal notes template will help you get all your plans and notes organized! The file includes a teacher's notes page (explaining how to use the printables), printable sheets for recording a whole week of guided reading lesson plans (includes space for organizing 3 groups per day with areas for levels, student names, book titles and notes), a sam
K - 3rd
Balanced Literacy, Reading
Differentiated Comprehension Questions for Elephant & Piggie Stories THE BUNDLE
Differentiated Comprehension Questions for Elephant and Piggie Stories THE BUNDLEThe ELEPHANT & PIGGIE stories by Mo Willems, are a favorite in many primary classrooms. I created 2 sets of comprehension questions to check for understanding (2 pages for each set) for each of the books in this bundle. The sets are also sold individually (click the links below to view the sets individually AND to see previews of each set). The first set of questions is designed for grades 1-2 (responding by writi
K - 2nd
Balanced Literacy, Literature, Reading
The 5 Senses Smart Board Lesson
My 5 Senses SmartBoard lesson will engage your students and get them excited about the 5 senses! The lesson includes the following: teacher's notes page interactive pages link to school tube video (5 senses song) link to 5 senses website activity 5 senses poem to read, sing and act out printables of the poem 5 sense Quiz (true/false click and reveal quiz) a matching activity 5 interactive graphs (one for each sense) printable 5 Senses book (writing and check for understanding activity). Have
K - 2nd
Balanced Literacy, Graphing, Science
Roll and Write a game to practice spelling FREEBIE
Use this game to practice spelling ANY word or word list. My students practice spelling sight words and spelling words, but it could be used with any word list (months, colors, numbers etc.).
Students need a game board (there are 2 game boards on each sheet), a single die, words to practice (a list or maybe words posted in the classroom) and a way to record the words. My students use iPad apps for recording. Dry erase slates or the included recording sheet could be used as well.
The game bo
K - 3rd
Balanced Literacy, Spelling
Differentiated Comprehension Questions for story The Doorbell Rang
The story The Doorbell Rang by Pat Hutchins is a great story to use in a primary classroom. I use this story in my classroom and created 2 sets of comprehension questions to check for understanding (2 pages for each set). The first set is designed for grades 1-2 (responding by writing a sentence or a list). This set could be used for above level students in kdg. A second copy of this set of questions has additional lines for responses (same questions as set one). This set could be used fo
K - 2nd
Balanced Literacy, Reading
Also included in:Â Differentiated Comprehension Questions for Picture Books BUNDLE
Oceans & Continents Social Studies SmartBoard Lesson Primary Grades
This lesson follows my lesson on THE GLOBE. Your students will learn about the continents and oceans through interactive pages (click and reveal), website links, video link and a printable book for students to color / write in and keep. A teacher's notes page is included describing how to use the lesson. Have fun learning about the world with this fun SmartBoard Lesson! Open the PREVIEW to see all the pages included in this resource.Lisa Rombach (This is a .notebook file and requires Notebo
K - 2nd
Geography
Differentiated Comprehension Questions Where the Wild Things Are
The story Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak is explored in many primary classrooms. I use this story in my classroom and created 2 sets of comprehension questions to check for understanding (2 pages for each set). The first set is designed for grades 1-2 (responding by writing a sentence or a list). This set could be used for above level students in kdg. The second set is designed for kdg. (teacher reads questions aloud). It can also be used to differentiate in a 1-2 classroom. S
K - 2nd
Balanced Literacy, Reading
Also included in:Â Differentiated Comprehension Questions for Picture Books BUNDLE
Greater Than, Less Than Math SmartBoard Lesson Primary Grades
Greater than... Less than... Equal to... Your class will have fun learning about relation symbols with this SmartBoard Lesson! The lesson includes a lesson plan, interactive teaching pages, link to video, pages to model/teach students how to draw the symbols, modeling pages to teach a partner game (relation symbol game) and a printable page of relation symbol cards for the students to use when playing the game on their own. (You will need to provide dice or number cards for students to pla
K - 2nd
Math
Differentiated Comprehension Questions for Pete the Cat Too Cool for School
The Pete the Cat story, Pete the Cat Too Cool For School by James Dean, is a favorite in many primary classrooms. I created 2 sets of comprehension questions to check for understanding (2 pages for each set). The first set is designed for grades 1-2 (responding by writing a sentence or a list). This set could be used for above level students in kdg. An additional version of this first set includes MORE lines for responding. This set could be used for higher performing students who are respon
K - 2nd
Balanced Literacy, Reading
Also included in:Â Differentiated Comprehension Questions for Pete the Cat Stories THE BUNDLE
Silly Sentences for Handwriting Practice Aa-Zz grades k-2
Silly Sentences for handwriting Practice is a fun way for beginning writers to practice their handwriting from A-Z! There are 3 versions!D'nealian, manuscript and the original version of my resource posted in 2013. The d'nealian and manuscript versions include a silly sentence for each alphabet letter, upper and lower case letters to trace and practice, lines for copying the sentence and an illustration box. The illustration can be used for additional fine motor development. Students can trace
K - 2nd
Balanced Literacy, Writing
24 Graphs for Primary Grades SmartBoard lesson
This smart notebook file contains 24 graphs that are appropriate for primary grade children. This is a .notebook file and requires Notebook software to open.There are bar graphs (i.e. What is your favorite farm animal?), yes/no graphs (i.e. Would you like to live in the city?), and tally charts (i.e. What kind of muffins have you tasted?). Students will use the pen tool, the special pen, the line tool (for tally marks) and dragging/dropping an object (that is set to infinite clone) to indicat
K - 2nd
Graphing, Math
Differentiated Comprehension Questions for Picture Books BUNDLE
This product is a bundle containing differentiated comprehension questions for 42 children's picture books. These sets are also sold individually (for each story). There are 2 sets of questions for each story (2 pages for each set of questions). *The first set is geared for grades 1-2. This set could also be used for high performing kdg. students. The second set is the same as the first with MORE lines for students who are writing longer answers or complete sentences. *The third set is ge
K - 2nd
Balanced Literacy, Reading
All About Dinosaurs a non fiction book for beginning readers
This 8 page book will help your students learn some basic facts about dinosaurs. Use the book as a companion when reading dinosaur themed fiction literature (i.e. If the Dinosaurs Came Back by Bernard Most) or as a stand alone non-fiction reader.
There are 3 versions.
Version 1 - Each page is a full sized page and has color illustrations (I use this version on my interactive white board).
Version 2 - Same as above with black and white illustrations (so you have the option of printing the
K - 2nd
Balanced Literacy, Reading
Also included in:Â Non Fiction Animal Books for beginning readers THE BUNDLE
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About the store
Experience
I have taught first grade for 34 wonderful years! Creating educational materials has been so much fun and I'm thrilled to be able to share them with other teachers here on TPT!! I specialize in resources to use in a k-2 classroom. My store has MANY differentiated comprehension question sets to use with a wide variety of children's picture books and I have created writing lessons for beginning writers that can be purchased individually, in bundles or as a complete program. My store has a wide variety of other resources for the k-2 teacher!! I hope my products will provide teachers with useful resources for their classrooms!
Teaching style
I want my students be excited to learn new things and to be proud of their accomplishments! My classroom is a busy, busy place! My students are encouraged to take risks and to make mistakes! When a student makes a mistake and learns something new, I always say "WOW, we just watched you get smarter!" I hope they will always feel safe enough to take risks and learn something new!
Awards & shining teacher moments
I am most proud of the relationships I've built with my students! Many of these students have grown up and are now sending their children to my classroom. It is such a delight!
My own education history
Bachelor's Degree from Bowling Green State University
Master's Degree from Heidelberg University
30 additional graduate hours beyond the master's degree
Additional biographical information
I love creating resources that help TEACHERS save time, help STUDENTS learn and have fun and help them BOTH enjoy school every day! The feedback I've received on TPT has been amazing! I LOVE LOVE LOVE knowing that I'm helping both teachers and students... it inspires me to keep creating more resources!
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