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John Blake

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Dolch Sight Words Assessment/Practice Kit

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*** One of my top-selling products! *** The Dolch Sight Word Lists are a valuable resource for ELA teachers in grades K-3rd. As students master these words, they become more fluent readers. Sometimes keeping up with students' progress with the five

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Vocabulary, Other (ELA)

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

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Assessment, Printables, Classroom Forms

$6.00

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Literacy Centers/Work Stations and Small Groups Classroom Kit

By John Blake

Debbie Diller's "work station" concept is one of the best ways to balance small groups and independent learning in the elementary classroom. Based on the ideas from her book, I designed several components to help me manage work stations in my room.

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English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Reading

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1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd

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Activities, Printables, Centers

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First Day Student Information Sheet

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First days are hectic enough without wondering how little Billy Bob is getting home or whether or not Sally Sue can eat the el-cheapo snack you brought in for the class. That's where the First Day Student Information Sheet comes in handy. Most

Subjects:

Classroom Management, Back to School, For All Subjects

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th

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Handouts, Printables, Classroom Forms

$2.00

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Market Day Starter Pack for Classroom Communities

By John Blake

Are you looking for a great activity that combines math skills, social studies concepts, and a fun learning experience? Well, look no further! My Market Day Starter Pack for Classroom Communities provides everything you need to begin this awesome

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Math, Applied Math, Economics

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2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th

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Activities, Printables, Simulations

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Open House Pop Quiz

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At our open school/house nights I like to involve the parents in our learning, so one of the activities I give them is a pop quiz about their child's interests. The morning of our open house night I have each student complete the answer key page

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Other (Specialty), For All Subject Areas

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

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Activities, Printables

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Sit with a Friend Pass

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***Please leave feedback to let me know what you think of this product.*** I use many different rewards in my classroom to encourage student participation and good behavior. One of the rewards that is most popular with my students is the "Sit with a

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For All Subject Areas, Classroom Management, Character Education

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1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th

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Printables, Classroom Forms

$1.50

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Fairly Odd Tales

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When studying folk and fairy tales with my students, I like to have them create their own version of a popular story. We read books like "The Stinky Cheeseman" and "The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs" to help them get their creative juices flowing.

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Creative Writing, Reading, Literature

Grades:

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

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Activities, Printables

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Back-to-School Bundle: Ten Great Products to Help You Start Your Year Off Right!

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Back to School! It's an exciting time. It's a hectic time. It's time you found a little help! Our Back-to-School Bundle is just what you need. Packed with 10 popular products from our store, this bundle will help you get organized for the new school

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For All Subject Areas, Classroom Management, Back to School

Grades:

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

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Printables, Classroom Forms, For Parents

$22.00

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My Reading Connections

By John Blake

Our faculty has studied Debbie Miller's wonderful book, "Reading with Meaning," for a while now. It's a wonderful way to think about the reading process and it develops a consistent vocabulary with which we can discuss our reading at all grade

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Literature

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Printables, Centers

$1.50

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Weekly Newsletter Template

By John Blake

Need a simple way to keep your students' families up to date with what's going on in your classroom? Use this easy-to-edit Word document to create a weekly newsletter that you can not only send home with your students each week, but you can also

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For All Subject Areas

Grades:

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

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Handouts, Printables, Classroom Forms

$2.00

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Morning Routine Poster

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We start every day the same way with the same routine from day one to the last day; children need this kind of consistency to feel secure and comfortable. At the beginning of the year I walk my students through the routine, but after a while they

Subjects:

For All Subject Areas, Classroom Management

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th

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Printables, Classroom Forms, Bulletin Board Ideas

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Literacy Clips: Learning on the Move

By John Blake

You're going to love these simple, child-friendly literacy activities. They are made to fit perfectly on a standard clipboard, giving your students the freedom to roam as they learn. There are 10 different activities that cover skills ranging from

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English Language Arts, Grammar, Classroom Management

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd

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Activities, Printables, Centers

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Daily Newscast Script - Two Newscasters

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Each day my students are responsible to script and film a newscast that we post on our Web site. They rotate through the jobs of newscaster and camera operator throughout the year. I created this template to make their scripting task easier. I also

Subjects:

Visual Arts, For All Subject Areas, Instructional Technology

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th

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Activities, Printables, Classroom Forms

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Classroom Layout Kit for All Grades (K-12)

By John Blake

One thing I have learned during my 18 years of teaching is that I am never satisfied with my classroom layout. Every year I change a little bit here or there, trying to find that perfect placement for every piece of furniture in my room. Since I am

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Specialty, Other (Specialty), For All Subjects

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

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Printables

$2.50

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Pumpkin Estimation/Measurement for Halloween/Thanksgiving/Fall

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Every fall we have a pumpkin in our classroom. One of the things my students love to do is decorate and measure our pumpkin. I designed this simple sheet to give my students a place to record their estimates, measurements, and thoughts about our

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Math, Measurement, Arts

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

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Activities, Printables

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In the News: Using the 5 W's and H to Investigate

By John Blake

Reading and analyzing non-fiction news articles is an important skill for learners of all ages. I developed this simple form to help students organize their thoughts and synthesize the information they gather from reading news articles. These work

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Science, Social Studies - History

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th

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Research, Activities, Printables

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Secret Code Spelling

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My students love to practice their weekly spelling words in a variety of ways. One of our favorite activities is writing our words in a secret code. For this activity I use a simple number substitution code (A=1, B=2, etc.). There is space for 10

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English Language Arts, Spelling

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2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th

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Activities, Printables, Centers

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$Money Math Sheet$

Money Math Sheet

By John Blake

Using money in math problems can be confusing for younger students, so we practice with coins a lot in our math centers. One of our favorite learning centers uses this activity page and a bag of coins. I randomly pack the bags with a variety of

Subjects:

Math, Arithmetic, Basic Operations

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd

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Worksheets, Activities, Printables

$1.50

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Measurement Walk Observation Form

By John Blake

One of my students' favorite math center activities is the measurement walk. We use pedometers and a trundle wheel that measures in meters (you can adjust the form to feet or have students calculate distance if needed). My students walk in pairs and

Subjects:

Math, Basic Operations, Measurement

Grades:

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

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Activities, Printables

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CSI: Capital Sentence Investigation

By John Blake

Tired of your students forgetting to capitalize words in a sentence? Call in the CSI team...well, almost. CSI: Capital Sentence Investigation is a fun literacy center activity your students can complete to sharpen their capitalization skills. There

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Grammar, Spelling

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd

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Activities, Printables

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

I have been teaching for 28 years at the same school in Mandeville, Louisiana. I taught 1st grade for six years, then 2nd grade for 15 years, and I am now back in 1st grade. I was the director of our summer camp for three years and have worked both before and after school programs. I also worked as the web manager and technology point person for our school.

MY TEACHING STYLE

I run a disciplined classroom, but I also believe that students must be given responsibilities in order to learn how to be responsible. I use a mini-society in my classroom to help build a community of learners. I would much rather use hands-on center activities to teach my students, instead of JUST a textbook. I differentiate instruction for both low and high performing students.

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

Leonard P. Monteleone Technology Award

Tech4Learning's Innovative Educator Award

Numerous website awards

15 Donors Choose grants awarded

Who's Who Among America's Teachers

Think Ink Essay Contest Winner

PTA Honorary Life Service award

3rd place Lakeshore Learning's Great Ideas contest (My "Writing Center Caddy" is still sold in their catalog today.)

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

B.S., Elementary Education, Louisiana State University

M.Ed., Education with an emphasis in Educational Technology, Northwestern State University

Ed.S., Educational Leadership and Instruction with a concentration in Educational Technology, Northwestern State University

ADDITIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

I have been married 28 years to my wonderful wife, Nancy. We have three awesome kiddos! We also have two very spoiled pups! :)

GRADES

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Homeschool

SUBJECTS

English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Creative Writing, Reading, Grammar, Spelling, Vocabulary, Specialty, Math, Applied Math, Arithmetic, Basic Operations, Measurement, Science, Social Studies - History, Arts & Music, Visual Arts, Special Education, Other (Specialty), Geography, Other (ELA), Life Skills, For All Subject Areas, Literature, Classroom Management, Economics , Character Education, Study Skills, Instructional Technology, Cooking, Writing, Holidays/Seasonal, Back to School, Tools for Common Core, For All Subjects, Summer, End of Year

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