Teach reading comprehension strategies with these lesson plans, posters, graphic organizers, and materials for your Kindergarten or first grade students!------This 380+ page yearlong curriculum is designed to teach Kindergarteners and 1st graders reading comprehension strategies. Each unit focuses on a different reading comprehension strategy. The lessons gradually release responsibility to students, so that students can eventually use the reading strategies as they read independently. The les

This Morning Message bundle includes more than 400 customizable morning messages!  They can be done at any point in the year and should be used in a way that best fits the needs of your students.These messages are designed to be interactive and allow for differentiation and varying levels of involvement for students. As the year progresses, the teacher can do less and less of the writing and allow students more independence with/ownership over the activities. These messages can be used in 3 way

Teaching a student English when they have no prior experience can be challenging, but it doesn't have to be when you have step-by-step, daily ESL lesson plans and activities to guide you. This ESL Newcomer curriculum bundle features over 1,000 pages of in-depth ELL newcomer activities for your students at all levels of language learning. The resources in the ELL Newcomers bundle cover all 4 language domains weekly to help students go from having little or no English to developing ESL speaking, l

Ever heard "I don’t know how to write?" If so, this pack will develop an "I can Write!" attitude and teach children how to write a personal narrative.The packet contains:o 10 Anchor charts with color photo for easy assembly o My Writing Toolso My Favorites Brainstorming Charto How to Write a Personal Narrativeo Am I Done?o Helping the Readero How Can I Write? (Three Ways to Write)o Characters and Settings in Personal Narrativeso Small Momentso Brainstorming Chart for Big Idea and Small Momentso

All you need for November! This packet includes:-Class graphic organizers-KWL and Bubble Maps-Matching organizers for the students-Venn Diagrams comparing children of today to children of the past as well as one comparing Native Americans and Pilgrims-Labeling Activities-Vocabulary Words-November Writing Notebook with table of contents and multiple writing pages to choose formReading Activities:-Thanks: Beginning Sound Pocket Chart Activity-Thanksgiving Day: Class book with matching independent

An exciting way for students with autism to gain reading skills with sentence building! This hands-on approach to reading and building sentences will keep your students focused and and on task. With pictures and words, students build and read interactive sentences. Implement as a reading intervention resource, for students with autism or special learning needs, speech therapy, or daily centers.See this sentence building activity, too! COMMUNITY HELPERS Visual Sentence Building for Autism and Spe

This bundle of Kindergarten I Can Statements and checklists includes everything you need to be sure you're teaching all the math and language arts standards. These adorable cards are color coded by standard, and they are formatted to fit in pocket charts (so they don't take up so much space!) Standard cards are worded in student-friendly definitions with colorful graphics.Also included are color and BW checklists that can be sent home BEFORE you begin a unit (or simply at the beginning of the y

In early childhood classrooms, it is so important to give children many opportunities to engage with print in authentic and purposeful ways. Working together to make books for the classroom library does just that, while also contributing to a sense of community in the classroom. Children love and take such pride in reading books that they and their classmates have created! This Class-Made Books set includes templates and cover pages to make 15 different class books. Most of the book templates in

This download includes 2 products: 1) a 34-page, printable summer review pack for kindergarten and 2) a 20-page set of Boom Cards. I created this packet to send home with my kinders in order to keep their math and literacy skills sharp! It is for kindergarteners going into first grade. It includes one Common Core based math or literacy activity every weekday for 10 weeks. AND the best part is . . . the 2-page game board! It provides students with a fun way to review! The game comes with 5 types

This 13 page “Morning Group Calendar Binder” for Autism and Special education is a great interactive book for increased participation and engagement during morning meeting, morning group, calendar time, or circle time. Each student has their own binder and follows along with the teacher to choose the correct picture icon for a variety of calendar and life skills activities listed below.Included in this binder:-cover page-Rules-Name writing page-Greetings-Today is, yesterday was, tomorrow will b

Activities and visuals for special education morning meeting or circle time, calendar work, and weather! 82 pages to print, laminate, and put it up on your wall! Keeping your students engaged with hands on tasks during morning meeting is easy to do with our follow along calendar book and worksheets. Uses real pictures as visuals for students to make real world connections. Click here to save 20% when you purchase this resource as part of the popular Special Ed Classroom Setup Bundle.WHAT'S INCLU

I have bundled my popular Kindergarten I Can Statements into this one listing. Now you can purchase my math, reading, writing, language, speaking/listening, science and social studies objective cards all together. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------★ 164 adorable standard card in kid friendly definitions (including all subjects)★ These cards measure approximately 8.5"x 2.75" once printed and cut.Perfect for pocket c

Mini Classroom STEM Lab Starter Kit and STEM Task Cards Not sure where to start when it comes to incorporating STEM into your classroom routine? This STEM Lab Starter kit and STEM Task Cards are designed to help you easily add STEM activities to your everyday schedule in a meaningful and low prep way! WHY STEM? STEM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math. Educating students in STEM subjects prepare students for life, regardless of the profession they choose to follow. STEM

This BEST SELLING MORNING MEETING ACTIVITIES BUNDLE provides you with a consistent morning routine that will build a strong classroom community in a fun and engaging way! 900 morning meeting activities with 5 matching student writing journals that target problem-solving, critical thinking, inferencing, speaking and listening skills, and conversation and writing skills through logic puzzles, jokes, thought-provoking conversation starters, and journal pages. A GREAT community building set of activ

Are you looking for a writing resource with writing prompts and a word bank? This no-prep resource contains 40 writing prompts. Each page has word banks to help your kindergarten and first-grade students create their own stories. These engaging writing prompts are great to jump-start your students' writing imagination. Use during writing workshop, as a center, for homework, or leave with a substitute. ⭐Need more resources for writing try my Kindergarten Writing Centers Monthly Thematic Bundle

Reading comprehension lessons on retelling, key details, and main idea; supplemental posters and visual aids; graphic organizers; and other materials for your Kindergarten or first grade students!-----This reading comprehension strategies unit is designed to teach students retelling, story elements, characters, and main idea. The lessons use real literature, and you can select books from a list of many different suggestions.Through minilessons that gradually release responsibility, your students

**FINAL UPDATE 9/22/18: I added 5 books! File is zipped, so you must have an unzipping utility in order to use this!**DOWNLOAD THE PREVIEW: See what a book with more of a storyline looks like. Wordless picture books are a fabulous way to work on a variety of speech and language skills. Each mini-book contains pictures that tell a story. Each book also comes with a ready-made story that you can use if you wish. Print, laminate, cut out, and attach pages with a binder ring. **2/8/15: UPDATED STORY

Do you have students who struggle with taking turns and being patient? These best-selling social skills activities are exactly what you need to help those students who have trouble waiting their turn, and to improve your overall classroom behavior management. An informative social story, written in kid-friendly language, provided in PDF, Google Slides, and Video versions, along with suggested lesson plans, discussion cards, an engaging role-playing activity, classroom posters, individual student

This Editable Morning Group Calendar SmartBoard PowerPoint Lesson with Video Choice Boards is a great addition to your morning group, circle time, or calendar time. Use it with your SmartBoard or computer projector. This slideshow will allow your students to follow along using their Morning Group Calendar Binder (find it in The Structured Autism Classroom store). Then, use the motivating song video choice board with hyperlinks to videos to work on communication, taking turns, and making choice

Do you have students who struggle with maintaining personal space and keeping their hands to themselves? These best-selling social skills activities are exactly what you need to improve your classroom behavior management. An informative social story, written in kid-friendly language, provided in PDF, Google Slides, and Video versions, along with suggested lesson plans, discussion cards, an engaging role-playing activity, classroom posters, individual student reference cards, an easy reader mini-

Being gone from school is tough enough as it is – let this resource save you TONS of time and stress, and ensure that your sweet class and brave guest teacher will have an amazing time, even when you're away. NEW!!! This resource just got a MAJOR update and it’s jam packed with 17 carefully crafted print-and-go activities to accompany The Mitten. They’re simple and self-explanatory enough to leave for a guest teacher, but also awesome enough that I wouldn’t blame you if you just want to use th

This product is in both English and Spanish, to meet the needs of any classroom or ESL teacher. Family Themed Vocabulary and Writing is my most popular product! First posted in 2011, it was recently updated with better content and graphics.RESOURCES INCLUDED IN THIS PRODUCT:Vocabulary Cards: These versatile cards will be your students' favorite. They can be hung on a word wall, made into a word ring, placed in a pocket chart or used as word work. Includes diverse family styles to include all c

These classroom essentials contain 120 different adjective cards from 10 different adjective categories plus word banks listing tons of different adjectives for each category. This is one adjective set with endless possibilities for teaching – you are not bound by ‘one game only’… own your teaching style with these flexible supports! Great for class use, SLPs, Resource Room and with RTI. ⭐NEW! EDITABLE PAGES TO ADD YOUR OWN WORDS LISTS ⭐The purpose of this resource is to develop vocabulary, unde

Do you have students who struggle with remembering to use kind words and kind actions? These best-selling kindness activities are exactly what you need to strengthen your classroom community, enhance social skills, and boost your behavior management. An informative social story, written in kid-friendly language, provided in PDF, Google Slides, and Video versions, along with suggested lesson plans, an engaging role-playing activity, classroom posters, individual student reference cards, an easy r