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Kindergarten Boom Boom - Cara Gingras

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I have taught 5th, 1st and K. I had a great time in fifth but I love my primary kiddos!!! I have been teaching K/1 since 2004.
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Preview of Kindergarten Sun, Moon, Stars, Space Book Activity

Kindergarten Sun, Moon, Stars, Space Book Activity

Kindergarten Sun, Moon, Stars, Space Book activity is a interactive booklet that focuses on nonfiction facts about the earth, moon, stars, sun, and astronauts. Students will be highly engaged completing these activities. I complete this activity every year with my kiddos during my Sun, Moon, and Stars space unit. It is about a week and a half worth of lessons focused on the above topics. This packet includes:2 pages of instructions 2 pages for Earth (picture, caption of facts, and label) 2 pag
Preview of First Grade Force and Motion: Push, Pull, Gravity Unit

First Grade Force and Motion: Push, Pull, Gravity Unit

This Force and Motion: Push, Pull, Gravity Unit is stuffed full with over 14 detailed lesson plans, experiments, links, and materials that are perfect for your first graders. It includes Force and Motion book titles, anchor charts, recording sheets, journal pages, experiments, and more to support your Force and Motion lessons. Make Science FUN and keep your students engaged with these lessons! This download includes lessons that focus on Force, Motion, Gravity, and Magnets. ***You can download
Preview of Statue of Liberty Experiment - Why Is She Green?

Statue of Liberty Experiment - Why Is She Green?

Statue of Liberty Experiment - Why Is She Green is a simple experiment to do with your kiddos to discover why the Statue Of Liberty is green. It focuses on physical properties and their changes. This product includes: -directions and supplies needed for the experiment with photos -4 recording sheets If you enjoy this activity, I have many others in my store: Discovering and Changing Properties Melting Fun Force of Motion Bundled Set Don't forget to leave feedback and earn your free TpT credit
Preview of First Grade Fairy Tale and Folk Tale Readers Theater and Retellings Bundle

First Grade Fairy Tale and Folk Tale Readers Theater and Retellings Bundle

This product is a set of 11 Fairy Tale and Folk Tale themed Readers Theaters for First Grade that include storyboards, retellings, and comprehension questions. It is great for Literature Circles, Guided Reading, or Literacy Centers. These Readers Theaters can be used at the beginning of the year to challenge your little ones or later in the year when you think your students are ready to explore Readers Theater. The titles you are receiving with this download are:Beauty and the Beast Cinderella
Preview of Elf Directed Drawing (How To Catch An Elf) K/1

Elf Directed Drawing (How To Catch An Elf) K/1

Elf Directed Drawing is an activity I love to use to engage kiddos in a fun holiday "How To" writing activity. Students can use this to plan and write a story based on the writing prompt "How to catch an elf". Included in this purchase you will receive: 3 options for brainstorming and planning your elf trap 2 options for writing a story with different lined paper 2 options for writing a story with different lines AND a word bank 1 set of directed drawing directions with pictures If you like t
Preview of Natural Resources and Earth's Surface Science Unit

Natural Resources and Earth's Surface Science Unit

If you are needing some lessons/ideas to make Science FUN, this unit is for you! This is a unit for Natural Resources vs. Man-Made Resources, what is found on Earth, and on Earth's Surface Changes (rock, soil, water, Weathering, Erosion, Deposition). Inside this pack you will find Gob Stopper Weathering, Jello Earthquakes, Cookie Erosion, and much more! It includes over 3 weeks of detailed lessons, links, activities, and hands on, kid friendly experiments. **NOTE: This is NOT a landforms unit.
Preview of Kindergarten Black History Month: African American Leader Posters and Flip books

Kindergarten Black History Month: African American Leader Posters and Flip books

Kindergarten Black History Month: African American Leader Posters and Flip books is a set of teaching posters to help introduce some famous African American Leaders. Use them for Black History Month or any time of the year to introduce these famous leaders. The posters are written in a kid friendly way. This product includes:12 Color Teaching Posters (with one individual leader per poster) 3 Flip books (includes 4 leaders per book) 2 b/w Teaching Posters (6 leader per poster with pictures and l
Preview of End of Year Celebration/ Graduation Song - Call Me Maybe

End of Year Celebration/ Graduation Song - Call Me Maybe

Are you tired of the same old End Of The Year program songs! Then this product is for you! This song is to the tune of the hit song "Call Me Maybe" by Carly Rea Jepsen. Many kiddos will already know this tune and they LOVE singing to it. It can be sung with or with out the instrumental version of the song (not included). My class did it without the music. Included in your purchase: 1 sheet with lyrics 2 sheets with lyrics, movements, and 2 tips 1 link to a video download of my class practici
Preview of First Grade Wonders Vocabulary Words Units 1-6

First Grade Wonders Vocabulary Words Units 1-6

This product is a vocabulary word unit focusing on the Reading Wonders Reading Series. It covers 150 oral vocabulary words from Unit 1 - Unit 6. Included in this product:- A Weekly Lesson plan to use with all Units/Weeks - An Assessment Piece to use with all Units/Weeks - A Picture Grid/ Tally Activity for each week - A Flip book for each week - A Quick Draw Activity for each week - An Additional/Optional Game for each week If you like this product you may also like:Super SentencesReading Work
Preview of First Grade Stars Science Unit

First Grade Stars Science Unit

If you are needing some lessons/ideas to make Science FUN, this unit is for you! Inside this pack you will find Hidden Stars, Can Constellations, Star Colors and so much more! This is a unit for discovering our Stars and constellations. It includes over 1 week of detailed lessons, links, activities, and hands on, kid friendly experiments. Included in this pack are: 2 pages of Unit tips, links, videos, and books to use 11 pages of detailed lessons, activities, and hands on experiments 38 pages o
Preview of End of Year Celebration/ Graduation Song

End of Year Celebration/ Graduation Song

End of Year Celebration/ Graduation Song is for you if you are tired of the same old End Of The Year program songs! This song is to the tune of the hit song "Roar" by Katy Perry. Many kiddos will already know this tune and they LOVE singing to it. It can be sung with or with out the instrumental version of the song (not included). My class did it without the music. Included in your purchase: 1 sheet with lyrics to use on Elmo 2 sheets with lyrics, movements, and 2 tips *There is NO video of m
Preview of Holiday Traditions Around The World

Holiday Traditions Around The World

Holiday Traditions Around The World is a unit based on learning different holiday traditions from different areas around the world. The holidays covered are: Christmas, Kwanzaa, Hanukkah, Diwali, St. Lucia, Chinese New Year, Las Posadas, and Christmas in Australia. This product includes: 1 page of instructions for making and using the Holiday Passports 2 choices for Holiday Passports 6 pages of lesson plans - over 2 weeks worth of lessons 20 pages of emergent readers with touch points and trace
Preview of Sentence Order, Super Sentences

Sentence Order, Super Sentences

Sentence Order, Super Sentences is a packet that focuses on sentence order, sentence building and words that make sense. This activity reinforces sight word recognition and reading comprehension. It has 2 whole group lessons and 7 handouts that can be used as morning work, homework, or as a center. The students will have to read the words, cut them out, unscramble them, and then glue them beside the picture that would make sense. Then they can color the picture to match the description. {Plea
Preview of Past and Present Reader and Activity

Past and Present Reader and Activity

Past and Present Reader and Activity is an emergent reader and sort activity that focuses on introducing the concept of past vs. present and on some items from the past and the present (then and now). This product includes: 1 - 9 page black and white reader with touch points under the words {for one to one} 1 - 9 page black and white reader with fill in the blank no touch points {2 pages inside each reader that ask the kiddos to give examples of past and present} {1 page inside each reader that
Preview of Book Clubs - Second Grade

Book Clubs - Second Grade

Book Clubs - Second Grade is a set of text response pages in the form of a mini book. You pick and choose the skills and standards that you want your book clubs to focus on while they are together. This product is meant to be used as a review and practice opportunity for students. There is one sheet (and sometimes more than one) for each Common Core Second Grade Literature and Informational Standard. Each page also includes an "I Can" Statement and the standard. Included in this download: 1 pag
Preview of Force and Motion For The Holidays - Science Experiments

Force and Motion For The Holidays - Science Experiments

Force and Motion For The Holidays - Science Experiments This product is stuffed full of detailed lesson plans, experiments, links, and materials (book titles, anchor charts, recording sheets) to support your teaching. This download includes lessons that focus on Force, Motion, and Magnets. I have wanted to create something fun and exciting for the kiddos to do for the holidays and still stick to my county's standards for Science. This is over a weeks worth of detailed lesson plans, experiments,
Preview of Math Fact Fluency Assessments and Graphs

Math Fact Fluency Assessments and Graphs

This is a product that can help assess math fact fluency with timed Addition and Subtraction problems. It also allows students to keep track of their data and set goals. Included in this product: --3 different choices of graphs for data folders --25 different math fact levels (Each level includes a bonus word problem for earlier finishers) --Graphs for data folders The 25 levels assess: level 1 - sums 0-5 level 2 - sums 0-5 level 3 - sums 0-6 level 4 - sums 0-6 level 5 - sums 0-7 level 6 - sums
Preview of Book Clubs - First Grade

Book Clubs - First Grade

Book Clubs - First Grade is a set of text response pages in the form of a mini book. You pick and choose the skills and standards that you want your book clubs to focus on while they are together. This product is meant to be used as a review and practice opportunity for students. There is one sheet (and sometimes more than one) for each Common Core First Grade Literature and Informational Standard. Each page also includes an "I Can" Statement and the standard. Included in this download: 1 page
Preview of Force & Motion AND Force and Motion For The Holidays-{BUNDLED SET}

Force & Motion AND Force and Motion For The Holidays-{BUNDLED SET}

Force & Motion AND Force and Motion For The Holidays-{BUNDLED SET} Download the preview for a better look. In this download, you will receive: 1) Force and Motion Unit - This product is stuffed full of detailed lesson plans, experiments, links, and materials (book titles, anchor charts, recording sheets) to support your teaching. This download includes lessons that focus on Force, Motion, Gravity, and Magnets. The lessons are: Force Vocabulary lesson and experiment - Force Race to Push Or P
Preview of First Grade Word Problems: Math Strategy Mats

First Grade Word Problems: Math Strategy Mats

First Grade Word Problems: Math Strategy Mats can help keep your students engaged while solving word problems. These thinking mats are meant to be used as a guide for solving word problems to 20. Included inside:- 6 different Math Strategy Mats - Number line, Part/Part/Whole, Beginning/Middle/End, Number Bonds, Drawing Models, and an Everything Mat (has all thinking strategies on one mat) - Matching exit slips for each thinking mat - 40 different Word problems with sums to 20 If you enjoy using
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About the store

Experience

I have taught 5th, 1st and K. I had a great time in fifth but I love my primary kiddos!!! I have been teaching K/1 since 2004.

Teaching style

I am a workshop style teacher who looks to develop and find creative ways to differentiate my instruction. I love using cooperative learning games and Kagan Structures in my classroom. My room is usually very LOUD and BUSY with children laughing and learning. I sometimes call it organized chaos! I get so excited to see the kiddos highly engaged and driving their own desire to learn.

Awards & shining teacher moments

The honor I get is EVERYDAY when my kiddos walk out of my classroom not wanting to leave. Or when the Reading bell goes off (which means its time to put their books away and move to centers) and a HUGE sigh comes over the room from my students who don't want to put their books away.

My own education history

Graduate of University of South Florida with a B.S. in Elementary Education

Additional biographical information

I have four beautiful children of my own and really enjoy spending time with them and the rest of my family. I also spend a lot of time creating and developing tools to enrich the instruction in my classroom. I hope that you can use them also.