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I am Vernita and I have been a classroom teacher for 25 years, 23 of these years I taught in a Title 1 school and then I moved to Alaska's first STEM elementary school. I believe that when students are engaged, students are learning. My partner is Madoka, she is teacher at a Japanese school. Madoka is the artist behind most of the art found on our site.
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Preview of Learning Sight Word with Reader's Theater Part I

Learning Sight Word with Reader's Theater Part I

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Engage your students with reader's theater. Reader's Theater is an engaging way learn 3 new sight words with each script in our reader's theater part 1 script. Part one contains 18 weeks worth of reader's theater scripts. Thank you from Apple Thinkers and visit our store at Apple Thinkers.
Preview of Vocabulary Builder for 11 popular Kevin Henkes Books

Vocabulary Builder for 11 popular Kevin Henkes Books

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Vocabulary building is key to helping students gain the fullest experience out of literature. Kevin Henkes ha rich vocabulary in his stories and this power point will feature 11 Kevin Henkes stories. (Chester's Way, Chryanthemum, Julius the Baby of the World, Kitten's First Full Moon, Lilly's Big Day, Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse, Owen, Sheila Rae-the Brave, Wemberly Worried, Waiting and A Weekend with Wendell) Slide contain a vocabulary word with a visual representation of that word and a phr
Preview of Meet the Superheroes of the Alphabet

Meet the Superheroes of the Alphabet

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Each letter of the alphabet has a superhero and each superhero has a super power. Students can make a superhero hat or medallion to wear and write about a time they used the superhero's super power. Thank you from Apple Thinkers and visit our store at Apple Thinkers.
Preview of Emergency Sub Plans for Kindergarten

Emergency Sub Plans for Kindergarten

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These plans are designed to help classroom teachers and guest teachers during a sudden unplanned absence. The curriculum is designed based on Common Core Standards and each section progresses from beginning of year skills to end of year skills. Thank you from Apple Thinkers and visit our store at Apple Thinkers.
Preview of I know my ABCs!

I know my ABCs!

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Learning and practicing ABCs. Activities that challenge students to find and match letter sound. Many of these activities can easily assess your students understanding of letter sounds. Practice recognizing letter sounds, writing letters, and play ABC bingo. Thank you from Apple Thinkers and visit our store at Apple Thinkers.
Preview of Vocabulary Builder for Pig the Pug Series by Aaron Blabey

Vocabulary Builder for Pig the Pug Series by Aaron Blabey

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Vocabulary building slide show for the Pig the Pug Series. Features stories: Pig the Pug, Pig the Winner, Pig the Elf, Pig the Fibber, Pig the Star, Pig the Stinker, and Pig the Tourist. Preselected vocabulary words appear on each slide with illustrations and a sentence that helps give students an understanding of the vocabulary work. Thank you from Apple Thinkers and visit our store at Apple Thinkers.
Preview of I can read my CVC words!

I can read my CVC words!

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This bundle contains 3 progressive PowerPoints for helping students become engaged in learning how to read CVC words. The first PowerPoint is a self paced slide show for decoding CVC words that are in word families. The second slide show is the same PowerPoint but students can work in small groups or individually to begin build fluency in CVC word families. The final PowerPoint is an auto paced version of the prior slide shows but the words mixed and not in word families, allowing students mo
Preview of Bingo Bonanza

Bingo Bonanza

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Children love playing bingo. Play bingo with alphabet letter names and sounds, focus on vowels, and sight words. Bingo boards come in sets of 4. Thank you from Apple Thinkers and visit our store at Apple Thinkers.
Preview of Learn your ABCs with Alpha Elf.

Learn your ABCs with Alpha Elf.

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The first 26 days of school can be full of fun and surprises with the help of Alpha Elf. Alpha Elf delivers letter cards every day to help students learn their letter names and sounds. Thank you from Apple Thinkers and visit our store at Apple Thinkers.
Preview of Vocabulary Builder for Kindergarten Science

Vocabulary Builder for Kindergarten Science

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This PowerPoint uses illustrations, phrases, and mini-activities to help students understand terms that will help them understand the fives senses, force and motion, states of matter, and measurements.
Preview of Meet the Aliens and Learn Nonsense Words

Meet the Aliens and Learn Nonsense Words

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Aliens have landed in your classroom and they all have the most unusual names. Practice decoding nonsense words this this colorful and entertaining PowerPoint. Thank you from Apple Thinkers and visit our store at Apple Thinkers.
Preview of Vocabulary Builder for Pig the Pug by Aaron Blabey

Vocabulary Builder for Pig the Pug by Aaron Blabey

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Apple Thinkers
Vocabulary building is key to students developing an understanding of literature. This slide show gives students a preview of the story Pig the Pug. Students will learn the words prior to reading the story so that they can get the most understand from your read aloud. Each preselected word will have an illustration and a phrase that helps the students understand the vocabulary word. Thank you from Apple Thinkers and visit our store at Apple Thinkers.
Preview of Sight Words Reader's Theater

Sight Words Reader's Theater

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Apple Thinkers
A fun and engaging manner of teaching reading and sight words. Students love being engaged with reader's theater scripts. Each script focuses on 3 sight words each week. We are offering 3 scripts for free. Check out the rest of part 1 at our store. Thank you from Apple Thinkers and visit our store at Apple Thinkers.
Preview of Monster Book of Knowledge for Preschool

Monster Book of Knowledge for Preschool

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Apple Thinkers
The Monster Book of Knowledge is a collection of anchor charts for preschool. This books works great as a individual student resource guide which can be used for teaching various preschool skills. Thank you from Apple Thinkers and visit our store at Apple Thinkers.
Preview of I can read my CVC words! Mixed Version

I can read my CVC words! Mixed Version

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Apple Thinkers
Each slide shows students a cvc word, one letter at a time, followed by a picture clue. Students sound out each letter and practice blending. Prior "I can read my CVC words!" versions are grouped in word families, while this version is a mix of all the slides. This auto paced version allows students to work at a quicker pace and also work individually or in small groups. We recommend starting with direct instruction using the "I can read my CVC words!" Self Paced Version, followed by this auto
Preview of I can read my CVC words! Auto Paced

I can read my CVC words! Auto Paced

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Apple Thinkers
Each slide shows students a cvc word, one letter at a time, followed by a picture clue. Students sound out each letter and practice blending. This auto paced version allows students to work at a quicker pace and also work individually or in small groups. We recommend starting with direct instruction with the "I can read my CVC words!" Self Paced Version, followed by this auto paced version. Check out the bundle package on our site. Thank you from Apple Thinkers and visit our store at Apple
Preview of Monster Book of Knowledge for Kindergarten

Monster Book of Knowledge for Kindergarten

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Apple Thinkers
The Monster Book of Knowledge is a collection of anchor charts for kindergarten. This books works great as a individual student resource guide which can be used in writing, reading and math. Thank you from Apple Thinkers and visit our store at Apple Thinkers.
Preview of I can read my CVC words! Self Paced

I can read my CVC words! Self Paced

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Apple Thinkers
Engage your students in learning CVC words. This PowerPoint allows students to practice their letter sounds through word families. Students will be able to sound out each letter and the practice blending to form words. This self paced version allows you to click on each letter at your students' pace. Each slide shows students one letter at a time, followed by a picture clue. Thank you from Apple Thinkers and visit our store at Apple Thinkers.
Preview of Teaching Sight Words With Reader's Theater Part 1

Teaching Sight Words With Reader's Theater Part 1

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Apple Thinkers
Learn 3 new sight words per week through the use of reader's theater. This power point provides an opportunity to do the reader's theater format online. The power point is the same reader's theater that we offer in print form, but would work great for an online teaching format. Thank you from Apple Thinkers and visit our store at Apple Thinkers.
Preview of Vocabulary Builder for Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes

Vocabulary Builder for Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes

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Apple Thinkers
Building vocabulary is key to helping children gain a better understanding of literature. Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes is rich in vocabulary. This slide show will take key words from the story and provide students with a visual image along with a brief phrase or two to add to their understanding of the word. Thank you from Apple Thinkers and visit our store at Apple Thinkers.
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Experience

I am Vernita and I have been a classroom teacher for 25 years, 23 of these years I taught in a Title 1 school and then I moved to Alaska's first STEM elementary school. I believe that when students are engaged, students are learning. My partner is Madoka, she is teacher at a Japanese school. Madoka is the artist behind most of the art found on our site.

My own education history

Maters degree in Curriculum and Instruction through the Arts.