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Welcome back to School! Getting the school year off to a good start is very important for teachers. Not only is it important for us, but for our students as well. You are initiating routines, learning about student's abilities and their interests. Your students are excited to meet their new classmates and are discovering a new classroom environment! The 30 activities in this set will not only build a sense of community in your classroom; it will help your students feel confident and comfortable

This is a set of 68 noun picture cards. There are 24 cards per noun category (person, place, and thing). Use these cards for just about anything when you are teaching nouns. Have students use these cards to practice writing sentences with nouns, have students identify the type of noun, or play a classroom noun game with the cards! Please let me know if you have any questions!

This unit introduces your students to the process of identifying and writing a well structured paragraph. Part one focuses on what topics are and how to write a topic sentence. What's Included: What is a Topic? * Introduction Poster * 5 practice What’s the Topic? Posters (whole group activity) * 4 What’s the Topic? Practice Sheets * 3 What’s the Topic Picture Posters (whole group activity) * 3 Whole Group Topic Posters * 2 Identifying the Topic Practice Sheets (whole group activity) Writing

This is a literature unit on the book Stellaluna by Janell Cannon. The activities in this set are aligned to the common core standards. There is also an extra section of extended activities for the story and about bats. What’s Included: * Stellaluna Vocabulary Cards * Vocabulary Word Hunt * Stellaluna Character Study * Story Structure * Create a Book Cover * Stellaluna Writing Page * Story Map * Stellaluna Meet the Character * ABC Order * Diary Writing * What is Happening? * Compare & Con

Just in time for Spring! This literature study is on the beloved story by Beatrix Potter. This set is packed with vocabulary, graphic organizers, literacy activities and much more! What's Included: * 13 story vocabulary cards with definitions * Story Elements * Story Map * Compare & Contrast * Sequencing the Story * Peter Rabbit Making Words * Letter to Mr. McGregor * Meet the Character: Peter Rabbit * Meet the Character: Mr. McGregor * Comprehension Questions * Learning a Lesson Writin

This is an integrated language arts and social studies mini-unit. That is perfect for your students to learn how to read a map, find their place on a map, and follow directions using a compass. The activities in this packet are based on the book, Me on the Map by Joan Sweeney. What’s Included: * 13 Vocabulary Cards with definitions * KWL Chart * Story Map * Comprehension Check * Where Am I in the World? Student Book * Where You Live Practice Sheet * Color the Globe Practice Sheet * Com

This is a unit on weather patterns and seasons. Your students will learn that the weather changes from day to day. Students will know how to use simple weather tools to measure weather conditions and students will also know the weather for each season of the year. This is a great unit to introduce weather & seasons and may also be used as supplemental material for your units as well. What’s included: * Weather & Seasons Vocabulary Cards How Does Weather Change? * My Weather observat

In this pack, students will learn how to differentiate between real and nonsense words. These word sorts are great practice that can be used in small groups or centers. They can also be used as a pre-assessment or an assessment. It comes with a word sorting mat and word cards for each spelling/phonics skill. You may laminate the word sorting mat for each student OR use it as a cut & paste activity. There are 25 word cards for each of the following spelling/phonics skills: * short a * Shor

These printables are a quick and easy way to help your student improve their handwriting.There is a handwriting page for every letter of the alphabet. Your students will trace the uppercase letter, a lower case letter, and a sentence. These are perfect as morning work or as a warm up! Enjoy! Christine

This is a 12 page set of no prep printables on comparing and contrasting characters in stories. Each page has a passage. Students will read the story and complete the compare and contrast activity at the bottom. There are a variety of compare and contrast activities. This pack is great to go hand in hand with your reading lesson or can be used as a reinforcement activity, or even in a literacy center. Common Core Alignment: RL 1.9 Compare and Contrast the adventures and experiences of charact

This is a set of 80 adjective picture cards plus extra cards so you can make your own. Use these cards for just about anything when you are teaching adjectives. Have students use these cards to practice writing sentences with adjective, or play a classroom adjective game with the cards! Use them in centers, small groups, and even whole group activities! Enjoy! Please let me know if you have any questions!

This is a 12 page set of no prep printables on skills to identify the narrator of a text. Each page will have a couple short passages for students to read. Students will read the story and complete the compare and contrast activity at the bottom of the page. There are a variety of identifying activities. This pack is great to go hand in hand with your reading lesson or can be used as a reinforcement activity, or even in a literacy center. Common Core Alignment: RL 1.6 Identify who is telling

This is a set of 10 mystery pictures on a 120 chart that are aligned to the common core standards. They range from Kindergarten to 2nd grade standards. Each mystery picture applies to a math skill. After finishing up the activity page, your students will color in a number cell on the 120 chart to reveal a surprise picture! These mystery activities are great as a warm up, a review, or in your math centers! Mystery Pictures Ice Cream Cone (Skill: Numbers before, after, and in between K.CC.1- K.

This is a fun writing activity for the winter months Student will have fun writing about the steps to make a snowman. I have included all directions, printables and writing paper for this activity! Please let me know if you have any questions! Enjoy! Christine

This is an editable meet the teacher newsletter that'll be perfect for your Meet the Teacher Night or Open House! If you’re familiar with powerpoint, this will be fairly easy for you to complete. Each slide has the title and the headings already included. The headings are: Welcome to ___ grade, A Little About Me, My Favorites, My Education, and Contact Info. I have included newsletters for grades kindergarten through 8th grade. You can choose from a colored newsletter or one in black and white

This 180 paged bundled pack combines all of my Write Right! Parts into one! Your students will be learn how to organize and write a paragraph. Each part has step by step directions, posters, graphic organizers, and much much more! All writing parts are aligned to the Common Core Writing Standards: W1.1, W1.5. Click on the individual products to check out a preview and to read a detailed description of what you'll be getting: Part One: How to Write a Topic Sentence Part Two: 3 Types of Topic S

This unit is all about teaching your students the 3 types of expository writing: Compare & Contrast, How-to, and Informative. If you liked my Write Right! Series then you will love this post-unit! Each section comes with Step-by-step posters, graphics organizers, and writing paper. I hope you enjoy it and I hope your students become better writers! What's Included: * What is Expository Writing Poster * 3 Types of Expository Writing Poster Compare & Contrast Writing * Steps 1-3 Direct

This is a HUGE 5-week habitat unit! This is my Open House unit but you can pretty much use it any time of the school year. As you go through this unit, your students will discover and learn about 6 animal habitats: Polar, Rainforest, Grasslands, Deserts, Ocean, and Pond. Each part starts out with a list of activities in order and a list of suggested read alouds. Each section covers a variety of art projects, graphic organizers, colorful posters, student emergent readers, and SO much more!! What

This unit is on the 3 types of topic sentences. Your students will learn how to write a feeling, number, and fact sentence. After teaching this unit to my class, my students are writing topic sentences in 3 different ways. This gives your students a choice and will also create variety in their writing. Not only do I hope this unit saves you time, but I hope your students become better writers!! What's Included: * What is a Topic? Review Poster * Writing a Topic Sentence Review Power * 3 Types

This is a set of 8 Fall Themed mystery pictures on a 120 chart that are aligned to the common core standards. They range from Kindergarten to 2nd grade standards. Each mystery picture applies to a math skill. After finishing up the activity page, your students will color in a number cell on the 120 chart to reveal a surprise picture! These mystery activities are great as a warm up, a review, or in your math centers! Mystery Pictures A. Jack O Lantern (Skill: Subtracting two-digit numbers 2.NB

Students sometimes don’t realize the books they read are written by actual people! This pack helps you get started on getting Author of the Month started in your classroom. Doing an Author of the Month is an excellent way to investigate and celebrate the work of a writer. Your students will learn about the life of the author and read many books he/she wrote. Students can discover the author’s purpose, compare stories, predict and build connections in an Author Study. My students enjoy it each mo

This is a set of 44 verb picture cards. Use these cards for just about anything when you are teaching verbs. Have students use these cards to practice writing sentences with verbs, or play a classroom verb game with the cards! Use them in centers, small groups, and even whole group activities! Enjoy! Please let me know if you have any questions!

This is a 20 page set that you can use to help your students improve on writing sentences. Students use the word bank to write sentences about the picture. Students reread their sentences, count their sentences, and record the number of sentences they wrote. These are great as a morning work activity, lesson warm up, or a review! Enjoy! Check out Part 2! What Can You Write? Part 2

This is a literature study on the book ‘Twas the Night Before Thanksgiving by Dav Pilkey. This unit comes with fun activities & projects, graphic organizers, and some extended turkey activities. What's Included: * Meet the Character Farmer Mack Nuggett * Rhyming Words (includes rhyming word cards) * My Pet Turkey Writing * Colorful Adjectives * Vivid Verbs * Story Structure * Eat More! Poster * Disguise for Turkey Project (Template & Writing Project) * Reader’s Theater Script * Letter