Practice Makes Perfect
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North Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, United States
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Practice Makes Perfect is an Early Childhood/Elementary Education teacher from Southwestern Pennsylvania. After graduating college, she moved to South Florida, where she taught kindergarten in the Palm Beach County School District for 8 years. After having children, she decided (with her husband) that Florida was too far away from the rest of the family, and she moved back to her hometown, where she took a few years off to spend time with her son. She has been teaching in the parochial school system for 18 years now, first at kindergarten, and currently in a first grade classroom. Lesley has also taught 2nd and 3rd grade Spanish and 4th grade social studies. Visit Practice Makes Perfect at her Facebook page, Practice Makes Perfect, to get great teaching ideas and grab a freebie. You can also find Practice Makes Perfect at her blog, Practice Makes Perfect, on Pinterest at www.pinterest.com/lalmypal, and on Teachers Pay Teachers.
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Fall Leaves Change Colors Science Interactive Notebook
#fall23deals Learn all about fall leaves using an interactive notebook format. Learn about the job of a leaf throughout the four seasons, spring, summer, winter, and fall. Learn why a leaf appears to change colors in the fall. Perform an easy science experiment showing the colors in a leaf. Record the experiment and draw conclusions. In this resource, you will receive: -pages to include in an interactive science notebook detailing the life cycle of a leaf -explanation of a science experiment sh
K - 3rd
Chemistry, General Science, Science
Also included in: First Grade Science Bundle
FREE Johnny Appleseed Thankful Poem and Craft Activity
This little freebie is in honor of Johnny Appleseed Day. It is a perfect complement to your Johnny Appleseed activities. I have included both a religious verse and a secular verse so it will be appropriate to use in any classroom.
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PreK - 3rd
English Language Arts, Social Studies
Halloween MegaPack Bundle
A combination of favorite Halloween products. Resources cover many content areas, including math, grammar, writing, language arts, and art. In this download, you will get the following: *A subtraction math game *A math puzzle center that reinforces the relationship between addition and subtraction.. *A theme reader about an old witch and some silly ghosts. *A craft project to decorate your room. *A language arts center focusing on nouns and verbs. *A writing activity *Follow-up worksheets for
1st - 3rd
Math
CCSS
1.NBT.B.3
, 1.OA.B.4
, 1.OA.C.5
+10
Indigenous Peoples Day
#fall23deals A resource for you to use if you wish to present a different point of view about Columbus’ journey and the effect it had on the Native Americans who already lived on the islands he explored in the Caribbean. I know when I was in school, no one even mentioned the fact that a whole group of people were there before Columbus “discovered” “America.” As I’ve done more research, it became clear that there is more to the story of Columbus than we were taught. I’ve tried to be delicate abo
2nd - 5th
Social Studies
CCSS
CCRA.R.6
Johnny Appleseed Theme for a Day
Celebrate John Chapman in your classroom. Includes literature activities to go along with any version of the Johnny Appleseed story you may have, story cards for retelling and sequencing "The Little Red House with no Door and Windows, and 4 workstation and math activities, including tasting and graphing apple products and addition practice.
So set aside John Chapman's birthday, line up some parent helpers, and have an apple celebration day in your classroom!
In this download, you will get:
*Di
K - 3rd
Basic Operations, Literature
CCSS
1.MD.C.4
, 1.OA.C.6
, 1.OA.D.7
+11
Autumn Fun with "There Was an Old Lady who Swallowed Some Leaves."
dollarsunday recently read the story "There Was an Old Lady who Swallowed Some Leaves" to my wiggleworms after lunch to settle them down. (I think it was a full moon!) They loved the story so much, and I thought, "Wouldn't it be nice to have some follow-up activities for this?" And here it is!
This story lends itself to sequencing, so I made 10 sequencing cards for the kids to retell the story in their own words. I also included a scarecrow craft activity that you can have the kids make af
K - 2nd
English Language Arts, Grammar
Christopher Columbus for Kids -- A Language Arts/Social Studies Mini Unit
Use this mini unit along with any version of a Christopher Columbus story you own. This unit includes sequencing strips to create a class book retelling the story of Christopher Columbus, an ship-shape Santa Maria craft, a handwriting practice sheet, and a Christopher Columbus craft.
K - 3rd
Social Studies
Ready for Some Football: Language Arts and Math Games
Nothing says fall like football! Create learning excitement by using this football game to review language arts and math concepts.
Although I created this resource with language arts and math game cards, this versatile teaching tool can be used to review any skill in any subject. You can use it as a whole group review, with a small group, or in a center.
In this download, you will get the following:
*a 8.5x22 football game board
*two football player pawns for teams
*football cards with Fir
K - 3rd
For All Subjects, Numbers, Order of Operations
Back-to-School Review Games to Welcome the New Crop
Click on the preview to download a free sample of the first grade Dolch sight word games. The free sample also includes the game board at a reduced size.
7 first and second grade review games to use in small groups or at centers. Skills reviewed include beginning sounds, preprimer, primer, and 1st grade sight words, addition facts to 10, subtraction facts to 10, and opposites.
For more beginning of the year ideas see Beginning of the Year Activites
1st - 2nd
English Language Arts, Math
Make a Complete Sentence Fall Subject-Predicate Puzzles
Practice making complete sentences by using these puzzle sentences as an introduction, as practice, or at a center to help children master the skill of recognizing a complete sentence has two parts, a who part and a what part.
In this download, you will get
-directions
-12 fall sentence puzzles
-a recording sheet
1st - 2nd
English Language Arts, Grammar
Halloween Math Relating Addition and Subtraction Candy Corn Puzzles
Celebrate National Candy Corn Day on October 30 with this fun center activity. We have been learning how addition and subtraction are related to each other in math. Every chance I get, I point out to the children that "If I know 2+3 = 5, then when I see 5 - 3, I just think 2+3 = 5, so 5 -3 must equal 2. I created this math center (or file folder game) to reinforce the relationship betwen addition and subtraction. I have included a math worksheet to go along with the center or for you to use
K - 2nd
Basic Operations, Math
Free Printer-friendly You've Been Boo'd Cards
If you're booing your kids this year, these free cards are for you! I looked around the site and couldn't find any smaller boo cards, so I created them to use with my class. I can't wait to see their faces each day between now and Halloween as they anticipate who is getting boo'd next!
Enjoy!
See this blog post for additional ideas about how to use these cards, brainstormed from feedback on the cards.
For more Halloween ideas see Halloween Activites
PreK - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
Halloween Math Subtraction Practice: Pumpkin Patch Math
Halloween * Halloween * Halloween This math packet is an engaging way to practice subtraction facts. It includes: *Two levels of game play for differentiated learning - A pumpkin patch game board with 25 pumpkins with numbers 0- 10 . - A pumpkin patch game board with 25 pumpkins with numbers 0- 20. *A blank recording sheet where the children record the subtraction problems they create. *Directions for making the activity more competitive *A follow-up worksheet that incorporates greater
1st - 3rd
Math
Counting on Candy Corn - Counting on by 10
Celebrate National Candy Corn Day on October 30 with this fun and educational math lesson that focuses on counting on by 10 from a given number. This download includes:
*A complete lesson plan for using this lesson (including the math common core correlation)
*Counting on by 10 puzzle cards
*An educational and challenging craft for differentiated learning.
*A follow-up worksheet or assessment sheet.
*A blank candy corn 100 chart for the children to write their numbers 1 to 100. Or you can have
K - 2nd
Math
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Experience
Practice Makes Perfect is an Early Childhood/Elementary Education teacher from Southwestern Pennsylvania. After graduating college, she moved to South Florida, where she taught kindergarten in the Palm Beach County School District for 8 years. After having children, she decided (with her husband) that Florida was too far away from the rest of the family, and she moved back to her hometown, where she took a few years off to spend time with her son. She has been teaching in the parochial school system for 18 years now, first at kindergarten, and currently in a first grade classroom. Lesley has also taught 2nd and 3rd grade Spanish and 4th grade social studies. Visit Practice Makes Perfect at her Facebook page, Practice Makes Perfect, to get great teaching ideas and grab a freebie. You can also find Practice Makes Perfect at her blog, Practice Makes Perfect, on Pinterest at www.pinterest.com/lalmypal, and on Teachers Pay Teachers.
Teaching style
Eclectic and dynamic. A little bit of this, a little bit of that, a dash of technology. Constantly moving, learning, and growing.
Awards & shining teacher moments
My shining teaching moment is hard to pinpoint. I don't tend to think of myself in those terms (maybe I should). But a moment that sticks out in my mind was when I accepted a child into my classroom diagnosed with PDD. Being in a Catholic School, the principal left it up to me to decide. After talking to the parents and ensuring parental support, I said yes. It wasn't easy, and there were some tough days, but with the support of his parents and a wonderful TSS, he had a fantastic year. He remains my favorite student to this day.
My own education history
B.S. Ed. Early Childhood/Elementary Eduction
Numerous Professional Development classes
31 years of experience
Additional biographical information
Wife and mother, part-time transcriptionist, and curriculum designer.
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