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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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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
Fix the Sentences for Second Graders
Need a daily activity to help your second graders strengthen their writing skills? My "Fix the Sentences" sheets will help your students learn about writing good sentences. The file contains teacher's notes (how to use the materials) and 33 Fix the Sentence printable worksheets. Each sheet contains 5 sentences (one for each day of the week) with errors appropriate for second graders. Each set of sentences are connected to a literature book (listed on the bottom of the sheet). Read the book
1st - 3rd
Balanced Literacy, Writing
Also included in:Â Fix the Sentences for First and Second Graders
Remembering Sept. 11 Smart Board lesson Primary Grades
*This is a .notebook file and requires Notebook Software to open.Many primary grade children were not even born on September 11, 2001. Help them understand the importance of 9-11 with this Smart Board Lesson (.notebook file which requires Notebook software to open). The file includes a teacher's lesson plan, links to websites (where they will learn about the events through pictures, text and videos), interactive pages, links to videos of 3 children's books read aloud, links to coloring poster
1st - 3rd
Social Studies, U.S. History
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
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
Math Facts Game & Recording Sheet FREEBIE
Motivate your students to practice their basic addition and subtraction facts with this fact card game and recording sheet! The file includes: Teacher’s Notes page describing how I use the materials in the file. What’s in the Student Fact baggie (a list of the materials I include in the baggies students take home). Notes for Parents (where I describe the importance of learning math facts). Cover Page (which I copy on cardstock and slide into the student baggie). Instruction sheet (describing how
1st - 3rd
Basic Operations, Math
Donation Door, Request for Supplies, Starting the Year
Most primary classrooms use a lot of consumable items. In order to keep up with the need for pencils, erasers and other such items, we often need to ask parents to donate supplies to our classrooms. My Donation Door poster and request slips provide a way to post requested items. The file includes a Donation Door poster, request slips for pencils, erasers, markers, glue sticks, tissues, sticky notes, liquid glue, highlighter, crayons, stickers, hand sanitizer, dry erase markers, blank request
PreK - 6th
Learn about Cultures, Mexico SmartBoard Lesson for Primary Grades
Your students will enjoy learning about the culture of Mexico with this SmartBoard lesson! Lesson includes a lesson plan, interactive pages, website links, youtube videos and a student response sheet. Open the preview to see all the pages in this resource. Note: this is a .notebook file and requires Notebook software to open. Lisa Rombach Other culture lessons you may like: Learn about Cultures, China SmartBoard lesson for Primary GradesLearn about Cultures, Australia SmartBoard Lesson for P
1st - 3rd
Geography, Social Studies
Learn about Cultures, Australia, SmartBoard Lesson for Primary Grades
Introduce your students to the culture of Australia with my SmartBoard lesson! This lesson includes a lesson plan, interactive pages, links to websites, links to videos and a printable response page. Your class will learn about the states and territories of Australia, its flag, listen to fiction and non-fiction stories about Australia, learn some Australian words, explore Australian animals, listen to a didgeridoo and sing along with the song Waltzing Matilda. Have fun learning about Australi
1st - 3rd
Geography, Other (Social Studies), Social Studies
Dos & Don'ts of Open House Parent to Teacher Info Sheet FREEBIE
These 2 forms have helped me have a more relaxed, successful open house night. Mail them out in the summer (if your open house night is before school starts) or send them home with the students before your open house night.
Many times parents are not sure what to expect at open house night. The first form gives them some guidelines (i.e. Do introduce yourself and your child. Don't share academic and behavior concerns.). I have found that by telling them what I expect, we are all more relaxe
PreK - 3rd
The Globe Social Studies SmartBoard Lesson Primary Grades
Time for a geography lesson! Your students will love learning about the earth and it's model, the globe. This lesson includes a teacher's notes page, 2 graphs, link to interactive website that allows you to unwrap the globe, links to videos (size of earth, moon, sun, how a globe is made) and finally, a cloze writing activity to review the concepts from the lesson. Students will learn about the size of the earth, that the globe is a model of the earth, that the earth has more water than land,
1st - 3rd
Geography
Learn about Cultures, Africa, SmartBoard Lesson for Primary Grades
Your students will enjoy learning about the culture of Africa with my 18 page smartboard lesson. The file includes a teacher's notes page, interactive pages, links to websites, link to video, and a printable. Students will learn about the location of Africa, its countries and some of their flags. They will listen to a nation anthem of an African country, learn about African animals and watch a traditional African dance. Finally, they will learn about Kwanzaa through a website story and a
1st - 3rd
Geography, Social Studies
Topic Cards for Writing About a Topic Primary Grades
Teach your k-3 students to write about a topic with my Topic Writing Cards. The file includes notes for the teacher explaining how to use the topic cards, a 2 versions of a recording sheet (use these to generate words related to the topic) and 58 printable topic cards (illustrations are black and white photographs). There are 2 cards on each sheet. An additional copy of the entire set is included with color backgrounds for those with access to a color printer. Print the cards on card stock
K - 3rd
Balanced Literacy, English Language Arts, Writing
Shout Out Slips to discourage BLURTING in your classroom
Do you have students who have issues with blurting out during lessons? Is the blurting disrupting the flow of your lessons and distracting other students? Need a way to discourage students from shouting out? I've been teaching for 30+ years and I have had some classes that really struggled to control shouting out during lessons. In an effort to discourage blurting, I created SHOUT OUT SLIPS. Students who are repeatedly blurting are told to fill out a SHOUT OUT SLIP. They write down whate
1st - 5th
For All Subjects
Team Symbol Cards for Student Desktops
Need a variety of ways to organize your students? My team symbol cards are a great way to organize your students in a variety of ways. Each team consists of 4 cards. The cards show a team "logo", a number and a colored dot. There are 7 sets of 4 cards allowing for up to 28 students. Attach the cards to the students' desks and you will be ready to go. Line up by team "logo", ask the #1 at each team to collect papers from their teammates or have all the "red dots" get their coats first. You
K - 4th
For All Subjects
It's Been a Great Year - End of the Year Certificates for Students
My It's Been a Great Year certificates are a special keepsake for you to present to your students. Not all children will win "awards" at the end of the year, but each one will feel special when you present him/her with this certificate! The file contains 5 versions of the certificate. Print on a color printer, add in your custom information, glue a photo (or use a special sticker) in the frame, laminate and the certificate is ready to present! I hope they make your students feel special
K - 6th
100th Day of School Photo and Writing Activity for beginning writers FREE
A little freebie to use on the 100th day of school! I use the Aging Booth app on my cell phone to turn my students into 100 year olds! Print and paste the picture on the writing prompt page. Have your students write about what they will be like when they are 100 years old! There are 3 forms: Use the aging booth photo. Have your students draw a picture. Use a picture or drawing and add a thought bubble sentence. The forms are differentiated (a cloze sentence version is included for beginning wr
1st - 3rd
Writing
Just For Fun Activities
Do your students work hard! Do you sometimes feel that they deserve a little break from their rigorous lessons? My little learners work so hard and are expected to do so much that I wanted to create something that was JUST FOR FUN! I surprise them with a lesson that wasn’t a lesson at all. In fact, an activity that would be like a surprise party! That is why I went in search of some fun activities for my class. I do not claim to be the creator of these activities, I learned about them from
K - 5th
Pair and Share Editing Procedure for Beginning Writers
Do you struggle to meet with students for editing in the primary grades? Are you frustrated during writing workshop because you cannot possibly help 25 students during a 30 minute writing lesson? My Pair and Share editing procedure will help you manage your writing lessons in grades k-3. Once you have trained the students in the procedure, writing and editing time will be much more enjoyable and less frustrating! I have been using this procedure in my first grade classroom for over 30 yea
K - 3rd
Balanced Literacy, Writing
Also included in:Â Write My Way lessons for beginning writers JANUARY Bundle
Spelling Test Master Forms for Primary Grades
Spelling Test Forms to use with any spelling list. 4 versions of the spelling test forms with lines for 10, 12, 16 or 20 words. 2 additional forms - One with lines for a dictated sentence and another with lines for students to write 4 sentences using a spelling word. Lisa Rombach Some other Language Arts products you may like! Listening Center Response FormsGuided Reading Lesson Plan and Anecdotal Notes Templates for TeachersBook Talk Lesson Scoring Form and CertificateSight Word Assessments fo
1st - 3rd
Spelling
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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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