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Finding Proof - STAR Readers - Self-Monitoring...

$29.50

$25.00

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Writing Workshop Bundle - Personal Narrative -...

$18.75

$16.75

Part Part Whole Differentiated Printables -...

$6.50

457

Kindness Unit - Let's Be Kind - Poems...

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Find Proof - Text Evidence - Make Inferences - Context Clues - Reading Workshop

By Growing Firsties

Help your first and second graders find proof by citing text evidence and infer word meaning using context clues. This is a difficult skill for our primary grade readers! Set them up for success & independence by modeling what to do using the

Subjects:

Reading, Vocabulary, ELA Test Prep

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd

Types:

Test Prep, Assessment, Printables

CCSS:

L.1.4, L.1.4a, L.2.4, L.2.4a, CCRA.R.1, CCRA.L.5, CCRA.L.6

$10.00

2,394

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Friendly Letter Writing Workshop Unit

By Growing Firsties

Writing friendly letters is a valuable life skill and a whole lot of fun! In this unit, writers learn about letter writing format, but also to write with intention, thinking about the purpose of their piece and also their audience, choosing their

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Writing

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd

Types:

Unit Plans, Minilessons, Printables

$5.50

539

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Part Part Whole Differentiated Printables - Math Skill Builder Series

By Growing Firsties

These Part Part Whole Math printables provide extra practice for building understanding of part-part-whole relationships. They're great for test prep, morning work, RTI intervention, center work, homework, independent practice, test prep. 40

Subjects:

Basic Operations, Numbers, Math Test Prep

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, Homeschool

Types:

Homework, Printables, Math Centers

CCSS:

1.OA.A.1, 1.OA.C.5, 1.OA.C.6, 1.OA.D.8

$6.50

457

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Self-Monitoring Reading to Look Right Sound Right Make Sense

By Growing Firsties

Teaching readers to self-monitor while reading can be tricky! Self-Monitoring reading is an essential skill and reading behavior that not all students grasp right away, especially emergent and early readers! Some readers sound fluent and have little

Subjects:

Reading, Reading Strategies, Test Preparation

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd

Types:

Lesson Plans (Individual), Handouts, Assessment

CCSS:

RF.1.3, RF.1.4a, RF.1.4b, RF.1.4c, RF.2.3, RF.2.4a, RF.2.4c, CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.10

$9.50

554

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Personal Narrative Writing - Small Moments

By Growing Firsties

This Personal Narrative Writing Workshop unit will help launch and enrich narrative writing in your Writing Workshop! Generating ideas for narrative writing can be hard for some writers, but this provides a predictable structure and foundation,

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Creative Writing, Writing

Grades:

1^st

Types:

Unit Plans, Minilessons, Graphic Organizers

$7.50

545

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Kindness Unit - Let's Be Kind - Poems Printables Projectables

By Growing Firsties

Looking to be more explicit when building kindness in your classroom community? This unit is perfect for Back to School or any time all year long whenever your students need a refresher. Includes 31 pages of projectables for teaching, 4 original

Subjects:

Character Education, Back to School, Poetry

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd

Types:

Activities, Fun Stuff, Printables

$5.00

314

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September Printables - ELA Common Core Crunch

By Growing Firsties

No prep, print and go September printables perfect for busy teachers! These printables are great for targeted practice during morning work, test prep, centers, assessment, sub plans, independent work, working with words, homework and you name it –

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing, Back to School

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, Homeschool

Types:

Test Prep, Printables, Literacy Center Ideas

CCSS:

RF.1.1, RF.1.1a, RF.1.2, RF.1.2c, RF.1.2d, RF.1.3, RF.1.3a, RF.1.3b, W.1.1

$4.50

360

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May Printables - ELA Common Core Crunch

By Growing Firsties

No prep, print and go May printables perfect for busy teachers! Use for morning work, test prep, centers, assessment, sub plans, independent work, working with words, homework and you name it – very versatile! All printables are aligned with Common

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing, Holidays/Seasonal

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, Homeschool

Types:

Test Prep, Printables, Literacy Center Ideas

CCSS:

RL.1.1, RL.1.10, RI.1.1, RI.1.2, RI.1.6, RI.1.10, RF.1.1, RF.1.3, L.1.1b, L.1.1c, L.1.1f...

$4.50

258

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April Printables - ELA Common Core Crunch

By Growing Firsties

No prep, print and go April printables perfect for busy teachers! Use for morning work, test prep, RTI (intervention), centers, assessment, sub plans, independent work, working with words, homework and you name it – very versatile! All printables

Subjects:

English Language Arts, St. Patrick's Day, Spring

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, Homeschool

Types:

Test Prep, Printables, Literacy Center Ideas

CCSS:

RL.1.2, RL.1.3, RF.1.2, RF.1.3, W.1.7, W.1.8, CCRA.L.1

$4.50

254

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$March Printables - Math Common Core Crunch$

March Printables - Math Common Core Crunch

By Growing Firsties

No prep, print and go March printables perfect for busy teachers! Use for morning work, test prep, RTI intervention, centers, assessment, sub plans, independent work, working with words, homework and you name it – very versatile! All printables are

Subjects:

Math, St. Patrick's Day, Spring

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, Homeschool

Types:

Test Prep, Printables, Math Centers

CCSS:

1.MD.B.3, 1.NBT.A.1, 1.NBT.C.5, 1.NBT.C.6, 1.OA.A.1, 1.OA.A.2, 1.OA.B.3, 1.OA.C.5, 1.OA.C.6, 1.OA.D.7, 1.OA.D.8

$4.50

191

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Finding Proof - STAR Readers - Self-Monitoring - Reading Workshop Bundle

By Growing Firsties

Looking to build deep thinking readers that can cite evidence, self-monitor and love reading? This Reading Workshop Bundle contains printables, anchor charts, lesson ideas, projectables and more! Excellent for small group RTI intervention or guided

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Reading, Reading Strategies

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd

Types:

Lesson Plans (Bundled), Test Prep, Printables

CCSS:

RL.1.1, RI.1.1, RI.1.4, RI.1.6, CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.4

$29.50

$25.00

213

Bundle

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Readers Workshop - Building STAR Readers - Study Think Ask Respond

By Growing Firsties

Perfect for back to school or any time you want to launch or expand your Readers Workshop right with this reading workshop pack intended to be a wonderful underlying foundation or overaching umbrella to your Readers Workshop or any reading program

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Reading, Tools for Common Core

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd

Types:

Unit Plans, Minilessons, Printables

CCSS:

RL.1.1, RL.1.2, RL.1.3, RL.1.5, RL.1.9, RI.1.2, RI.1.3, RI.1.4, RI.1.7, CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.2...

$10.00

246

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Writers Details Chart for Writing Workshop

By Growing Firsties

Please Note: This chart is INCLUDED in my Starting Point: Personal Narrative pack. Please do not purchase this separately if you have purchased (or are purchasing) the Personal Narrative pack. This chart is intended to help writers elaborate their

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Writing

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Printables, Literacy Center Ideas, Posters

$1.25

122

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Bundle - Building STAR Readers & Finding Proof by Growing Firsties

By Growing Firsties

If you already own Teaching Readers to Self-Monitor pack, than this bundle will help you even more with your Reading Workshop because it includes Finding Proof and Building STAR Readers.Please go to each listing on TpT to download the previews for

Subjects:

Reading, ELA Test Prep, Reading Strategies

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd

Types:

Lesson Plans (Bundled), Test Prep, Printables

CCSS:

RL.1.3, RL.1.4, RL.1.6, RL.1.7, RL.1.9, RL.2.1, RL.2.2, RL.2.3, RL.2.7, RL.3.1, RL.3.2...

$20.00

$18.00

199

Bundle

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Base 10 Block Place Value Concentration & Dice Games

By Growing Firsties

Base 10 Blocks are wonderful tools for building Place Value concepts! There are five Common Core aligned games total that will help your students build their skills with place value, which is so important! Note: This product is available in a

Subjects:

Math, Basic Operations, Place Value

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd

Types:

Computation, Games, Math Centers

$3.00

231

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December Printables - ELA Common Core Crunch

By Growing Firsties

No prep, print and go December printables perfect for busy teachers! Use for morning work, test prep, centers, assessment, sub plans, independent work, working with words, homework and you name it – very versatile! All printables are aligned with

Subjects:

Spelling, Writing, Winter

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, Homeschool

Types:

Test Prep, Printables, Literacy Center Ideas

CCSS:

RF.1.1, RF.1.2, RF.1.3, W.1.1, W.1.2

$4.50

164

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October Printables - ELA Common Core Crunch

By Growing Firsties

No prep, print and go October printables perfect for busy teachers! Use for morning work, test prep, RTI intervention, centers, assessment, sub plans, independent work, working with words, homework and you name it – very versatile! All printables

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing, Autumn

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, Homeschool

Types:

Test Prep, Printables, Literacy Center Ideas

CCSS:

RF.1.1, RF.1.1a, RF.1.2c, RF.1.2d, RF.1.3, RF.1.3a, RF.1.3b, W.1.1

$4.50

181

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$Sight Word Math with Look Alike Words - Set 1: Graphs & Patterns$

Sight Word Math with Look Alike Words - Set 1: Graphs & Patterns

By Growing Firsties

This item is now available as part of a BUNDLED set...which offers additional savings. This combination Math & Literacy pack was created in an effort to encourage readers to study the whole word closely while reading look alike sight words and

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Math

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd

Types:

Printables, Literacy Center Ideas, Math Centers

CCSS:

1.MD.C.4, 2.MD.D.10, 1.OA.A.1, 1.OA.C.6, 2.OA.A.1, 2.OA.B.2

$6.00

160

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March Printables - ELA Common Core Crunch

By Growing Firsties

No prep, print and go March printables perfect for busy teachers! Use for morning work, test prep, RTI (intervention), centers, assessment, sub plans, independent work, working with words, homework and you name it – very versatile! All printables

Subjects:

English Language Arts, St. Patrick's Day, Spring

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, Homeschool

Types:

Test Prep, Printables, Literacy Center Ideas

CCSS:

RL.1.1, RL.1.10, RI.1.1, RI.1.2, RI.1.6, RI.1.10, RF.1.1, RF.1.3, W.1.1, W.1.2, L.1.1b...

$4.50

140

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$February Printables - Math Common Core Crunch$

February Printables - Math Common Core Crunch

By Growing Firsties

No prep, print and go February printables perfect for busy teachers! Use for morning work, test prep, RTI intervention, centers, assessment, sub plans, independent work, working with words, homework and you name it – very versatile! All printables

Subjects:

Math, Winter, Valentine's Day

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, Homeschool

Types:

Test Prep, Printables, Math Centers

CCSS:

1.MD.A.2, 1.MD.B.3, 1.NBT.A.1, 1.NBT.C.5, 1.OA.A.1, 1.OA.A.2, 1.OA.C.6, 1.OA.D.7, 1.OA.D.8

$4.50

100

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

In addition to being a wife and mom to two adorable (and semi-sassy kids)...I've been a 1st grade teacher, Reading Specialist, University Instructor and Freelance Literacy Consultant.

MY TEACHING STYLE

Committed to learning and growing together in an environment that accepts, honors and celebrating everyone.

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

Working with kids is reward enough for me!

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

Bachelor's Degree from University of WI-Madison; Master's Degree from University of WI-Milwaukee

ADDITIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

I have taught for over 20 years - mostly first grade.

GRADES

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, Homeschool, Not Grade Specific

SUBJECTS

English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Creative Writing, Reading, Spelling, Vocabulary, Specialty, Math, Arithmetic, Basic Operations, Fractions, Numbers, Other (Math), Special Education, ELA Test Prep, Math Test Prep, Other (ELA), Life Skills, For All Subject Areas, Classroom Management, Professional Development, Character Education, Writing, Reading Strategies, Holidays/Seasonal, Back to School, Thanksgiving, Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa, Poetry, Autumn, Winter, Valentine's Day, Martin Luther King Day, St. Patrick's Day, Spring, Place Value, Tools for Common Core, Earth Day, Summer, Informational Text, Handwriting, Test Preparation, Phonics, Classroom Community

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