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This reading packet goes along with the book by Nick Sharratt, Shark in the Park. It is one of the books in the first grade Rigby series. There is a title page. On the next page, the students write and draw a picture about their predictions of the story before it has been read. The students then sequence the events of the story and make their own version. The final two pages are used as an assessment of their comprehension of the story.

This reading packet goes along with the book The Bear Who Wouldn't Share, by Jonathan Allen. It is one of the books in the first grade Rigby series. There is a title page. On the next page, the students write and draw a picture about their predictions of the story before it has been read. The students then create a new ending for the story and create an invitation. The final two pages are used as an assessment of their comprehension of the story.

This packet goes along with the Donald Crews books – Rain and Ten Black Dots. I use these books at the beginning of the year to review color words and number words. In the packet, there is a title page and a page for the students to fill in information about Donald Crews. The next four pages go along with the book, Rain. I have the students paint a rainbow in the rainbow outline and then write words that name objects that are the colors of the rainbow to make a poem. On the next page,

This reading packet goes along with the book The Runaway Pizza by Brenda Parkes. It is one of the books in the first grade Rigby series. There is a title page. On the next page, the students write and draw a picture about their predictions of the story before it has been read. The final two pages are used as an assessment of their comprehension of the story.

This is an 8-page packet that has sample lesson plans and ideas for the church season of Advent. There are approximately two pages for each of the week's themes: Hope, Peace, Joy and Love. Included for each week is an assortment of ideas, and a prayer service, which includes a scripture reading, sample songs, an activity and two prayers. It is intended for first grade, but can be adapted for other grade levels.

This packet was created to be used as a teaching tool for my first grade students. The packet can be fastened together and used for the entire grammar unit on verbs. The types of verbs included are: singular verbs, plural verbs, past tense (adding -ed), present tense (adding -ing) and future tense (adding the word will). There are also pages about possessive verbs (has and have) and being verbs (am, is, are, was, were). The journal itself for the students is 17 pages. There is a title page, a

This is a letter and information about having a Star Student of the Week in a classroom. The first page is a colorful title page that I adhere to a sturdy folder. This folder goes home with the next week's Star Student. I usually send it home at least one week before so that the parents and child have time to prepare for the special week. The second page is a letter to the students congratulating him or her on becoming the next Star Student, and the next page details what each day of their s

This reading packet goes along with the book by Tony Mitton, The Underground Dance. It is one of the books in the first grade Rigby series. There is a title page. On the next page, the students learn about and give their own example of onomatopoeia (the formation of a word based on the sound it makes). The students then draw pictures of things they would find underground using their senses. The final two pages are used as an assessment of their comprehension of the story.

This presentation is designed in SMART Notebook software. It can be used on a SMARTBoard. The presentation is interactive so the students can use and/or review various subtraction strategies. The strategies used are as follows: Using pictures Using a number line Counting back Comparing two groups Subtracting all Subtracting zero Writing a number sentence Using a related fact Using a fact family There are a total of 25 slides, including a title page, an objective page, a congratulations pa

This packet goes along with the Mercer Mayer books - Just Me and My Dad and Just Me and My Mom. I use these books to teach my students the differences between country life and city life. I also use these books to assess comprehension, vocabulary, and reading fluency. In the packet, there is a title page and a page for the students to fill in information about Mercer Mayer. The next four pages go along with the book, Just Me and My Dad. I have the students brainstorm lists, using their fiv

This literature packet is to be used with the book, Yum! Yuck!, by Michaela Morgan. This is one of the books from the Rigby series for first grade. There is a title page. On the next page, the students write and draw a picture about their predictions of the story before it has been read. The students then relate this story to foods they like and do not like. There is a page that allows the students to make their own version of a pizza. The final two pages are used as an assessment of their

This packet goes along with the Pat Hutchins books - The Doorbell Rang and The Wind Blew. I use these books to assess comprehension, vocabulary, and reading fluency. In the packet, there is a title page and a page for the students to fill in information about Pat Hutchins. The next two pages go along with the book, The Doorbell Rang. After spending a few days to a week reading this story and having the students do a variety of activities, I use these pages as assessments. The students rea

This packet was created to be used as a teaching tool for my first grade students. The packet can be fastened together and used for the entire grammar unit on sentence writing. The four types of sentences listed in the Common Core State Standards are included (declarative - telling; interrogative - asking; imperative - commanding; and exclamatory - exclaiming). The journal itself for the students is 11 pages. There is a title page, a page about sentences in general, two pages for each type

This literature packet is to be used with the book, How to Grow a Sunflower / How To Grow a Hyacinth, by Sylvia Karavis and Gill Matthews. It is one of the big books used in the Rigby series for first grade. I use this book as an introduction to a writing unit on writing a "How To" article. There is a title page. The next page asks the students to write what is needed to grow a sunflower and a hyacinth. The next four pages ask the students to draw a picture of each step in How To Grow a Sunf

This packet was created to be used as a teaching tool for my first grade students. The packet can be fastened together and used for the entire grammar unit on nouns. The types of nouns included are: common nouns, proper nouns, plural nouns, possessive nouns, and compound nouns. There are also pages about capitalizing the days of the week and the months of the year, as well as, pages about using a comma in dates and in a series of nouns. The journal itself for the students is 14 pages. There i

I use these worksheets for spelling homework to mix it up for my students. In the box, I print the words for the week that we are working on. Then the students choose three of the listed activities that would create a Tic Tac Toe to do for homework. I copy the final page on the back so the students have somewhere to do the work. Each worksheet is similar, but has different activities. There are three worksheets included, plus the back page that I use for all three homework pages. Thanks fo

These cards state the mathematics common core standards in an "I Can" format for first grade. Each page has two statements. The common core standard is listed in the corner of each statement for easy reference. I also have the language arts statements, so be sure to check those out as well! Thanks!

In my classroom, students earn mini stickers for good behavior. Each student has a sticker chart on his or her desk on which they earn stickers. I have created this reward book so that my students can choose a reward of their choice. I print these reward pages out and place them in a binder with clear insert pages. At the bottom of each slide, the number of stickers required to collect that reward is listed. Once a reward is chosen, the student gets a mini sheet of that reward (I printed my

These cards state the language arts common core standards in an "I Can" format for first grade. Each page has two statements. The common core standard is listed in the corner of each statement for easy reference. I also have the math statements, so be sure to check those out as well! Thanks!

This reading packet goes along with the book by Marcia Vaughan, Foolish Ray. It is one of the books in the first grade Rigby series. There is a title page. On the next page, the students draw a picture of something foolish Ray did and something foolish they have done to relate to the main character. I have the students act out the play several times throughout our work on this story, taking different characters. The final two pages are used as an assessment of their comprehension of the sto