Sara Malchow

A great game for number recognition on a die, a buddy class activity, or simply a great filler for a Halloween celebration. We also use this in my class during our social skills class to promote partner work. To play: Students simply roll a die to see which part of a pumpkin they get to draw. The first person to get all of their pieces drawn is the winner. I run my game boards on cardstock and laminate so I can use them from year to year but it's just as easy to copy and go. Please consider

Here’s a fun way to bring math concepts to real life for our younger students... Included in this packet are 2 different variations of Math About Me questions such as How many letters are in your name?, How many people in your family?and more. Each sheet has different options for showing this information including tally marks, ten frames, base 10 blocks and a 100 grid. Also included, but not shown in the preview are 6 different cut out people that students will attach to the projects to create

These are the writing templates I use with my 1st graders when we do our informational writing / research projects. Included are: * 3 different cover pages * Table of Contents * Planning sheet that I use if we will be publishing using the Book Creator app * Lined paper with a place for a heading/chapter title and a picture * Lined paper with picture space * Lined paper with a black line map of the United States * Lined paper with a black line map of the world * Lined paper with no picture are

Are you a basketball fan? Can't wait for March Madness to start? Check out these March Madness themed bookmarks for your students. This file contains both a color and blackline version.

Are you looking for a fun way to incorporate coding into your curriculum? This product is designed to be used with Bee-Bot or BluBot coding robots and will coordinate well with your study of living and nonliving things. This product can easily be used during your center rotations, Daily 5 time and will give your students the opportunity to practice their coding skills while also integrating into your core curriculum. Each page includes a 15cm by 15cm picture square which will need to be print

Looking for a way to reinforce doubles facts with your students? I've found these to be a great resource with my 1st graders as they provide a visual/picture clue to associate with each fact. I then gradually move from picture clues to dominoes and then to just the abstract facts. Included in this file are 3 doubles fact concentration /memory /matching games. The first 2 pages include pictures to associate with the doubles facts and matching dominoes to help students visualize the facts. Cards

Use this 8 1/2" x 45 " banner to display your class' opinion writing for the book, Hey,Little Ant. File will print out onto 5 sheets. You will need to assemble and then laminate if desired. *** Please be sure when printing this file that you have the"Print as Image" box checked on your print dialogue screen. To check if yours is checked, click on the "Advanced" options tab, near the bottom of the pop up screen is the check box which says, "Print as Image".

According to Common Core standard 1.NBT.A.1, 1st grade students are expected to be able to write the numbers from 1 to 120 by the end of the year. I use this blank 120s chart several times throughout the year to track my students' progress towards that goal. This sheet is one of the assessments that I use in my data binders and will be included in a larger file that will be uploaded in the near future with all of the pieces that I use in my students' data binders. Please follow my store to get

This file contains 20 word searches that correlate with the first 100 Sitton high frequency words. Each word search consists of 5 words in Sitton order to follow your weekly implementation. These word searches are great for your Daily 5 Word Work area or even homework! They provide additional sight word practice on beginning sight words (Rebecca Sitton's first 100 words). Perfect for kindergarten, 1st and 2nd graders. My students loved these during Daily 5 time! Easy prep, great independent

Are you looking for a fun way to incorporate coding into your curriculum? This product is designed to be used with Bee-Bot or BluBot coding robots and will coordinate well with your study of landforms. This product can easily be used during your center rotations, Daily 5 time and will give your students the opportunity to practice their coding skills while also integrating into your core curriculum. Each page includes a 15cm by 15cm picture square which will need to be printed and then assemb

Roll and Write Sitton Words is great for your Daily 5 Word Work area, small group work or even homework! It provides additional sight word practice on beginning sight words (Rebecca Sittons first 100 words). Perfect for kindergarten, first, and second graders. Students simply roll a die, read the word, and then write it in the corresponding column. My students love these roll and write games. They are a great independent activity while conducting reading groups. Includes: *17 Roll and Write bo

Are you looking for a fun way to incorporate coding into your curriculum? This product is designed to be used with Bee-Bot coding robots and will coordinate well with color word recognition. This mat would work well at a Daily 5 Word Work station and includes 11 colors plus the start here square. Each page includes a 15cm by 15cm picture square which will need to be printed and then assembled to create a Bee-Bot mat. Squares may be put in any order you'd like and also include an overlap tab to

This is a fun opinion writing activity to do around the Christmas holiday. Have your students decide if they would rather be one of Santa's elves or one of his reindeer. Use the provided organizer to have student's brainstorm the reasons for their opinion and then write a letter to Santa expressing their opinion. 6 different letter writing templates are included in various sizes, handwriting lines or regular lines. Also included in this download is a coordinating "banner" (four 8-1/2 x 11 pages

Are you looking for a fun way to incorporate coding into your math curriculum? This product is designed to be used with Bee-Bot or BluBot coding robots and will coordinate well with your study of doubles facts. This product can easily be used during your center rotations or Daily 5 time and will give your students the opportunity to seamlessly practice their coding skills and their doubles facts to 18. Each page includes a 15cm by 15cm picture square which will need to be printed and then asse

This is a collection of sight word flashcards developed from the Sitton word list (words 1-130). This set also includes a page of blank cards for you to write your own words on as needed. I print my cards on bright colored cardstock, cut them apart and put on a ring for my students to practice as they are introduced. Great for independent practice, as well as for games, literacy center activities, small group work, and practice at home. *I also have 3rd grade words available http://www.teacher

Are you studying Forces of Motion- specifically pushes and pulls? Use this checklist/poster with your students to guide them through creating a PicCollage and uploading to Seesaw to show their learning.

This file includes writing paper with the starter, "When I'm 100...". I've included various writing paper- 1 color copy with handwriting lines and 1 color copy with lines for older students. Both also have a coordinating 2nd page for writer's that may need a little more space. Also included are grayscale copies of the above to save on ink if you prefer. Also included is a tech integration idea that I have used in my classroom for those that have access to iPads. iPads are NOT needed for this

I created these opinion writing starters to use in my first grade classroom. I use these during the introduction stage of my opinion unit. Each page gives students 4 items to choose from. They then cut out their favorite and glue in the box at the top of the page before writing their opinion piece. This set includes 6 different opinion pieces. There are 2-3 for each topic with varying amounts of scaffolding. Topics included are: favorite pet, favorite food, sport, place, weather, dessert. Al

Looking for great way to have your students practice their addition facts? These BUMP games work well in math centers/stations, during morning work time, for your fast finishers, or just for fun to reinforce math facts in a fun and engaging format. This packet includes several Earth Day themed BUMP games including number recognition (1-6), addition with 2 dice, addition with 3 dice, doubles, doubles+1, doubles +2, and doubles +10. Please consider leaving feedback after downloading this produc

These sheets are a great way to get your students more involved during their listen to reading center. There are several different sheets, including some for both fiction and non-fiction that are appropriate for 1st graders and up. These are also a great way to assess your students to see what they learned! Please consider leaving feedback after downloading this product. Leaving feedback allows me to keep my materials up to date and you earn TpT rewards. If you feel this resource does not deser