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Do your students love word searches as much as mine do? Why not use this engaging activity to practice sight words! All 11 Dolch Sight Word lists broken down into 22 word searches (list 1a, list 1b, list 2a, etc.). No diagonal words make it a perfect activity for beginners. Use in centers, for those early finishers, or even as homework. Your purchase includes 22 word searches and 22 answer keys.

Keep students writing narratives all year with Weekend and Holiday News. Students use Weekend News or Holiday News on Mondays to write all about their weekend. Save them each week and you will have a wonderful collection of weekly writing by the end of the year. Included are 8 different Weekend News formats for differentiating or scaffolding writing based on your student's writing level. Or use the different formats to keep students engaged each week. Also included are 10 different Holida

Use this quick assessment to see if your students can identify and label Depth and Complexity/GATE icons. This is a great tool for students who are learning about the icons for the first time, or as a quick review/reminder at the beginning of the year. If you are going through GATE training, it is very important that your students know their icons before your observation - using this assessment will help you determine how well they can name the icons, as you move ahead with icon meaning and

Get to know more about your new students during the first week of school from those that know them best – their parents! Whether you attach this to your introduction letter, or just send it home on it’s own, this questionnaire includes a section for parents to provide contact information and preferred contact method. Sending home a parent questionnaire is a great way to encourage parent involvement right from the start of the year. It also gives you the opportunity to gather information even

Use the true/false sort active teaching strategy as a small group, whole group, pairs, or individual activity to engage students in discussions about the life cycle of a butterfly. Students use their knowledge to sort 10 facts into True and False groups. Here's the catch...there are the same amount of true facts as false facts. Students must move facts around to make sure there are exactly 5 in each column. This is a fun whole class activity too, as the class moves students into two equal true a

Use the true/false sort active teaching strategy as a small group, whole group, pairs, or individual activity to engage students in discussions about habitats. Students use their knowledge to sort 10 facts into True and False groups. Here's the catch...there are the same amount of true facts as false facts. Students must move facts around to make sure there are exactly 5 in each column. This is a fun whole class activity too, as the class moves students into two equal true and false groups. T

Use the true/false sort active teaching strategy as a small group, whole group, pairs, or individual activity to engage students in discussions about dinosaurs. Students use their knowledge to sort 10 facts into True and False groups. Here's the catch...there are the same amount of true facts as false facts. Students must move facts around to make sure there are exactly 5 in each column. This is a fun whole class activity too, as the class moves students into two equal true and false groups.

Do your students love word searches as much as mine do? Why not be practicing those sight words while engaged in a fun activity! I've created a word search using 10 Dolch Sight Words from list 1. This can be used during centers, for those early finishers, as a little time filler, or even homework. If you would like word searches for ALL 11 lists, please consider purchasing my Dolch Sight Word Word Searches, which includes all 11 lists broken down into 22 word searches :) Thanks for visiting

Keep students writing narratives all year long with Weekend News! Use Weekend News on Mondays so students can write all about their weekend. Included in this product is Halloween News, to be used after Halloween. I've also added a extra sheet of lined paper for those students who want to write more. If you like this product, please check out my Weekend and Holiday News Pack - Narrative Writing for the Entire Year. The pack includes 8 different Weekend News formats and 10 different Holiday/S