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Perfect back-to-school read aloud with activities! This product includes writing activities and anchor charts to accompany Tom Rath's How Full is Your Bucket? Included are two writing prompts, both with sentence starter options. Additionally, anchor chart headings for class discussions are available. There are components to create a "Bucket Fillers vs. Bucket Dippers" anchor chart AND a "Bucket Filling In Our Classroom Looks Like, Sounds Like, Feels Like" anchor chart. Add your own class p

This collection of word work games is fantastic for a word work area. In pairs or groups of three, students take turn rolling a die. Then, based on the number they rolled, they write a word that contains the specified blend. My students really love this game, and it's always popular during a choice day! This collection includes four blends games: S Blends L Blends R Blends Ending Blends To play, each group will need: Roll-a-Blend game boards (laminated if you do not have wipe-off mats) One d

These cards serve as fantastic flash cards for your students to keep up with their high frequency words. These first grade words correspond to National Geographic's Reach for Reading series. Hop on over to my blog post about how I use these cards in my first grade classroom! http://teaching-witha-smile.blogspot.com/2014/07/bang.html

This is a perfect print-and-go for the ENTIRE YEAR! I use these pages for our weekly word study assessments in first grade. They follow the first grade scope and sequence for phonics skills, beginning with short vowels. Each week’s page includes ten word spaces, a dictation sentence area, a quick at-a-glance scoring box and a phonics-related coloring image for your little ones! **This file is specifically labeled and organized to follow Reach for Reading's first grade phonics curriculum. If

I use these in conjunction with National Geographic’s Reach for Reading first grade sight words. To master their sight words, my lowest students work with these words each day. When they’re able to read the word without hesitation, I give them a check mark. When the word has five check marks, they’ve mastered the word, and they can move on! You could give a sticker or some other prize when they master a word, but truly, their intrinsic motivation to master these words is usually enough!

Whether you use the Orton Gillingham approach to phonics in your classroom or you don’t, this set of classroom alphabet letters and word wall headers will be perfect for your students. Each letter matches OG’s keywords. If you don’t use OG, your students will still be able to identify a proper sound with each letter.

I use this product to assess my students’ abilities with our high frequency words (sight words) at the end of each unit. I make a note of the students’ work and send these notes home in order for parents to see their child’s progress.

This is a perfect print-and-go for the ENTIRE YEAR! I use these pages for our weekly word study assessments in first grade. They follow the first grade scope and sequence for phonics skills, beginning with short vowels. Each week’s page includes ten word spaces, a dictation sentence area, a quick at-a-glance scoring box and a phonics-related coloring image for your little ones!

This pack includes everything you need in order to celebrate those special days in your classroom! Birthday Bulletin Board: --Number Cards for Group Photos --Monthly Headers for Group Photos Student Birthday Treats: --Balloon Templates for Crazy Straw Balloons --Birthday Coupons (Four Different Options) --Birthday Bookmarks Class Birthday Book: --Blank Template for Student Birthday List --Class Birthday Book Cover --Student Pages

I use this product with my first graders to track their fluency. Our school puts emphasis on words per minute, so I encourage my little ones to set a realistic goal and graph their progress whenever we do a fluency assessment. You could do this with your whole class, or you could reserve it for just your lowest few. It truly serves as a great visual for your students and provides motivation for them to do their best! They're competing with themselves! CREDITS: Clipart by Melonheadz Illustrati

This download provides the opportunity to help build responsible students by encouraging them to take ownership of their homework! Each month, print the appropriate cover page (pgs 3-14) and choose the inside page (pgs 16-22) that works best for your classroom needs. Or, choose pg 15 and use the same book for the entire year! Options for the inside pages include: --reading and math homework (pg 16) --reading and math homework with a reading goal parent signature line (pgs 17 & 18) --reading,

Whether you use the Orton Gillingham approach to phonics in your classroom or you don’t, this set of classroom alphabet letters and word wall headers will be perfect for your students. Each letter matches OG’s keywords. If you don’t use OG, your students will still be able to identify a proper sound with each letter.

This is a perfect print-and-go for the ENTIRE YEAR! I use these pages for our weekly word study assessments. Each week’s page includes ten word spaces, a dictation sentence area, a quick at-a-glance scoring box and a phonics-related coloring image for your little ones!

As elementary teachers, we are consistently encouraging our students to build their basic math fact power. Use these Quick Fact Checks to assess students' abilities with their basic math facts. Students can set their own goals and challenge themselves as growing mathematicians. This download includes 30 Quick Fact Checks —10 Quick Fact Checks within 10 —10 Quick Fact Checks within 15 —10 Quick Fact Checks within 20

As elementary teachers, we are consistently encouraging our students to build their basic math fact power. Use these Quick Fact Checks to assess students' abilities with their basic math facts. Students can set their own goals and challenge themselves as growing mathematicians. This download includes 30 Quick Fact Checks —10 Quick Fact Checks with Sums to 10 —10 Quick Fact Checks with Sums to 15 —10 Quick Fact Checks with Sums to 20

This fun, colorful, hands-on phonics sort will provide your students with an opportunity to practice matching letters with beginning sounds.

Use this page to track your students' word study data effectively and efficiently. At a quick glance, you can see the students' progress, including strengths and weaknesses, as individuals and as a class as a whole. See how I use word study assessments in my first grade class: http://teaching-witha-smile.blogspot.com/2014/07/word-study-assessment.html