Teaching with Technology and Fun

This is a Bundle that combines focus wall posters and information sheets that accompany Wonders Units 1-6. I also offer the same units individually. It is a zipped file of PDF files. Save $17 by purchasing as a bundle. **Now includes a 2nd version of focus wall posters with matching frames in addition to the ones with coordinating frames. ** This First Grade Reading Focus Bundle includes focus walls and home information mini-focus walls for the entire McGraw Hill Wonders reading series. In

Make learning about what good readers do fun and memorable. Each comprehension, accuracy, fluency and expanding vocabulary strategy is represented with an animal buddy. As you introduce the strategies to your class, add the posters to your reading wall. The Good Readers Zoo can be used independently or incorporated with your Café wall. Make it more “hands on” by adding beanie babies or other small plush animals for students to use as reading buddies. This set includes 5 heading posters and

Help motivate your students to do well on their BIG TEST with a "Sweet" treat each morning waiting on their desk. There are 11 different encouragement cards to choose from. Simply print on colored paper and attach the small treat. There are "Sweet" sayings for the following items: Smarties, a Lucky Penny, Starburst, Crunch Bar, Apple, Dum-Dum, Blow Pops, Orange, Raisins, Goldfish, a Pencil and Pop Rocks.

This pack is designed to be used in conjunction with the McGraw-Hill Wonders Reading Series for Grade 1. These activities are perfect for differentiated centers. It includes the following activities for weeks 1-5 for unit 5: Blue leveled reader comprehension questions Green leveled reader comprehension questions Spelling & High-Frequency Words practice ~ pen, marker, crayon Spelling & High-Frequency Words unscramble and practice ~ pen, marker, crayon “POP” phonics game and recording sheets an

This is a fun way for your students to share what they did over the holiday break. The packet includes a 3~2~1 graphic organizer, writing paper, a "All About My Holiday Break" student booklet and a thank you card. I have also included an "All About My Holiday Break" PowerPoint template for students to use to make their own presentation. Download this file on the student computers, they will use their 3~2~1 graphic organizer to complete the presentation. Students will simply highlight and

This is a complete set of weekly lesson home information sheets and unit overview sheet to use with the McGraw-Hill Reading Wonders series. Perfect to copy and send home for the fridge or the back of a newsletter or calendar. ** These are the same sheets that are included in my First Grade Focus Wall and Info Sheet packets or bundle.

A writing activity perfectly paired with "Snowmen at Night". Using a snowman graphic organizer students will brainstorm 3 things their snowman may do while they are asleep at night. Then they will write a narrative about what their snowman did!

This pack is designed to be used in conjunction with the McGraw-Hill Wonders Reading Series for Grade 1. These activities are perfect for differentiated centers. It includes the following activities for weeks 1-5 for unit 3: Blue leveled reader comprehension questions Green leveled reader comprehension questions Spelling & High-Frequency Words practice ~ pen, marker, crayon Spelling & High-Frequency Words unscramble and practice ~ pen, marker, crayon “POP” phonics game and recording sheets an

Earthworms are interesting and amazing animals to learn about. This unit is packed with fun and includes informational text, science, language arts, writing and math activities aligned with Common Core and Next Generation Science Standards. Earthworms • Class KWL Poster • What I Know and Want to Know Worksheet • Fact or Fiction Cut & Paste • Earthworms vs. Gummy Worms Activities • “Cup of Worms” Center Activity and Mat • “A” or “An” worksheet • Math Story Problems • Double Digit Addit

This pack is designed to be used in conjunction with the McGraw-Hill Wonders Reading Series for Grade 1. These activities are perfect for differentiated centers. It includes the following activities for weeks 1-5 for unit 2: Blue leveled reader comprehension questions Green leveled reader comprehension questions Spelling & High-Frequency Words practice ~ pen, marker, crayon Spelling & High-Frequency Words unscramble and practice ~ pen, marker, crayon “POP” phonics game and recording sheets an

This pack is designed to be used in conjunction with the McGraw-Hill Wonders Reading Series for Grade 1. These activities are perfect for differentiated centers. It includes the following activities for weeks 1-5 for unit 1: Blue leveled reader comprehension questions Green leveled reader comprehension questions Spelling and High-Frequency Words practice ~ pen, marker, crayon Spelling and High-Frequency Words unscramble and practice ~ pen, marker, crayon “POP” phonics game and recording sheet

This pack is designed to be used in conjunction with the McGraw-Hill Wonders Reading Series for Grade 1. These activities are perfect for differentiated centers. It includes the following activities for weeks 1-5 for unit 4: Blue leveled reader comprehension questions Green leveled reader comprehension questions Spelling & High-Frequency Words practice ~ pen, marker, crayon Spelling & High-Frequency Words unscramble and practice ~ pen, marker, crayon “POP” phonics game and recording sheets an

This Focus Wall and Unit Overview packet is designed to use with the First Grade McGraw-Hill Reading Wonders series. It includes 7 focus wall (8 ½ x11 inch) posters for each of the 6 weeks in Unit 2. The focus wall posters include weekly words, focus skills, essential question and Common Core Standards. The posters are designed to be printed with black ink (save your color ink!) on colored paper to match your room. Just print and display on your focus wall! Download the free sample, Unit 1 W

This Focus Wall and Unit Overview packet is designed to use with the First Grade McGraw-Hill Reading Wonders series. It includes 7 focus wall (8 ½ x11 inch) posters for each of the 6 weeks in Unit 1. The focus wall posters include weekly words, focus skills, essential question and Common Core Standards. The posters are designed to be printed with black ink (save your color ink!) on colored paper to match your room. Just print and display on your focus wall! Download the free sample, Unit 1 W

This is a great packet to use to set personalized reading goals with each child in your class. You can pick a goal of # of books, minutes read or Reading Counts/ AR Points. Post half of the Reading Goal page in your classroom to track their progress and send the other half of the sheet home to get parents involved too. The pack also includes a reading log for the month and a sheet to track the goals of your whole class. Certificate of Achievements for students who meet their goals are also i

This is a Bundle that combines focus wall posters that accompany the Kindergarten Wonders Units 1-10. I also offer the same units individually. It is a zipped file of PDF files. Save $10 by purchasing as a bundle. This Kindergarten Reading Focus Bundle includes focus walls for the entire McGraw Hill Wonders reading series. This Focus Wall packet is designed to use with the Kindergarten McGraw-Hill Reading Wonders series. It includes 6 focus wall (8 ½ x11 inch) posters for each of the 6 w

This packet is perfect to teach, practice and assess all of the standards included in the Number and Operations in Base Ten 1st Grade Common Core. It is also great to enrich Kindergarten students and remediation for 2nd graders. Unit includes 28 pages of fun and creative student worksheets and assessments. Most topics have a page to do together and then a similar page you can have students do individually for assessment. There is also a cumulative assessment for the entire unit. There are

This Focus Wall packet is designed to use with the Second Grade McGraw-Hill Reading Wonders series. It includes 8 focus wall (8 ½ x11 inch) posters for each of the 6 weeks in Unit 1. The focus wall posters include weekly words, focus skills, essential question and Common Core Standards. The posters are designed to be printed with black ink (save your color ink!) on colored paper to match your room. Just print and display on your focus wall! Download the free sample, Unit 1 Week 1. (The samp

This is a fantastic beginning research report is completely ready to be sent home with students. The packet includes: - Student/ Parent Project Directions - Student Report Cover - Graphic Organizer - Student Report Form - Grading Rubric (aligned with Common Core) This biography research report perfect for February and learning more about important people in American history such as past Presidents and important African-Americans.

This Focus Wall and Unit Overview packet is designed to use with the First Grade McGraw-Hill Reading Wonders series. It includes 7 focus wall (8 ½ x11 inch) posters for each of the 6 weeks in Unit 3. The focus wall posters include weekly words, focus skills, essential question and Common Core Standards. The posters are designed to be printed with black ink (save your color ink!) on colored paper to match your room. Just print and display on your focus wall! Download the free sample, Unit 1 W