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Cathy Stevens

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Bainbridge, Georgia, United States
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I have 27 years experience in education, with the last 21 years as a preschool special education teacher. I work with students with significant development delays beginning as early as their third birthday until they reach kindergarten. A MOST rewarding job.
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Preview of Turkey Turkey What Do You See? A Book of Thanksgiving Food

Turkey Turkey What Do You See? A Book of Thanksgiving Food

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Cathy Stevens
Turkey, Turkey, What Do You See? is a predictable book one of which the rhythm and the word patterns are a classic. This product contains a book to be read to students in a large or small group. It also contains a black and white mini book for the students to have as a take home book. It's the perfect predictable rhythmic book for November and Thanksgiving! Color full pages of the book are intended to be laminated and made as a book. I find using 5mm laminating pouches are best for durability
Preview of Updated and Revised! Traffic Signs and Street Signs - Signs are All Around Us

Updated and Revised! Traffic Signs and Street Signs - Signs are All Around Us

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Cathy Stevens
This is, hands down, my best selling item in my store! Updated, revised, and more activities added to this top selling product!! Do you have a student who likes traffic signs or other community signs that are found around both inside and outside? This is a book of signs which include the following: Full page book of signs in color, ready to be laminated ½ page book of signs with name of sign printed. Color pages to be laminated and made into a mini book. Black and white version to be colored a
Preview of Brown Bear Brown Bear Activity Unit

Brown Bear Brown Bear Activity Unit

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Cathy Stevens
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See is a children's classic and young students love this book. Not only do they love the book, but they love activities that accompany it. This 77 page unit includes several versions of the book, along with activities of counting, lotto(matching), finding out what is different, and more. I have adapted the story to serve different abilities and needs, and offered activities that allow success for students. 10/1/2014: 12 pages added - coloring pages
Preview of Five Silly Turkeys Fingerplay and Mini Book for November and Thanksgiving

Five Silly Turkeys Fingerplay and Mini Book for November and Thanksgiving

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Cathy Stevens
A fingerplay for November and Thanksgiving! An adapted book from the Fingerplay book by Salina Yoon, this fingerplay is designed to be used during circle time or small groups. Accompanying this fingerplay is also a mini book that can be created and taken home to be shared at home! There are lots of benefits for using fingerplays. They include: Here are some of the benefits of using rhymes, finger play or rhymes and action songs: -They allow for self expression, encouraging a child's own resp
Preview of Christmas Tree, Christmas Tree, What Do You See? Interactive Book

Christmas Tree, Christmas Tree, What Do You See? Interactive Book

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Cathy Stevens
This interactive book is a Christmas themed book using the classic repetitive text that gives students a chance to participate in reading the text. There is an interactive component which allows students to place corresponding pictures in the story to enhance participation and comprehension. Perfect for young students working individually or in a small group. This works well with students with disabilities, especially those on the autism spectrum disorder. However, any child can benefit and en
Preview of Colorful Pumpkins - Activity unit - Color Identification and Spatial Awareness

Colorful Pumpkins - Activity unit - Color Identification and Spatial Awareness

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Cathy Stevens
This activity unit is perfect for Fall!! If you are wanting to work with students and color identification, this is perfect for this! It also works for students who need to work on matching skills. Pages are created to have a minimum amount of information on it for those who need a simple presentation. Most of these skills can be accomplished in circle time or with the child as an individual. Lots of flexibility with working with these pages. An activity that focuses on spatial awareness has
Preview of Five Little Christmas Elves - Christmas Fingerplay

Five Little Christmas Elves - Christmas Fingerplay

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Cathy Stevens
Here is a fingerplay for December - perfect for your circle time activities for your little ones! Create a book with the pages provided for the children to follow along with pictures. Are you interested in more pages for December? Try these: Santa Claus, Santa Claus, What Do You Hear? Christmas Counting Math Activity Christmas Tree, Christmas Tree, What Do You See? Interactive Book What Shall We Put on the Christmas Tree?
Preview of Santa Claus, Santa Claus, What Do You See? interactive Book and Picture Cards

Santa Claus, Santa Claus, What Do You See? interactive Book and Picture Cards

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Cathy Stevens
Santa Claus, Santa Claus, What Do You See? is a repetitive interactive book for students during the Christmas season. Each page has a picture card associated with the text at the bottom of the page. This is perfect for students who enjoy the interactive qualities of books with picture cards. This is a perfect activity to use during your large or small group setting with students taking turns to place the pictures on the corresponding page. You may want to check out the other Santa Claus book
Preview of The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything - Adapted Book

The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything - Adapted Book

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Cathy Stevens
This unit has an adapted story for the story The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything. It is intended for young children with developmental delays or autism. One of the versions of the story is interactive, which allows the student to interact with the story, placing pictures on pages. There are also inference questions of the objects at the end. Students can answer either verbally or by using pictures to assist them in answering questions. Thank you for browsing in my TPT shop! New
Preview of Mitten Literary and Math Activities for The Mitten - Interactive and Adaptive

Mitten Literary and Math Activities for The Mitten - Interactive and Adaptive

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Cathy Stevens
These are great activities for the winter time book The Mitten This is an activity and resource product to be used in collaboration of Jan Brett's book The Mitten. It is intended for very young children, students with developmental delays, as well as those students who need adapted or modified activities. Most of the activities and resources offered are in both color and black and white to offer a choice in how it is printed. The following resources and activities are included: pp 4-14 full
Preview of Itsy Bitsy Spider Activity Unit - Math and Literacy

Itsy Bitsy Spider Activity Unit - Math and Literacy

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Cathy Stevens
The Itsy Bitsy Spider is a classic finger play for very young children. For many chldren, this is one of the very first finger plays they learn! This particular version is based on the version from Cathy Bollinger’s Toddlin’ Tunes. It is available as an MP3 from Amazon using this link - http://amzn.to/1woFYgS It can be adapted to be the simple version by using only the first verse. However, my students love this version because of the different versions and the finger plays we use with the song
Preview of Turkey, Turkey What Do You HEAR? A Thanksgiving Farm Book of Animal Sounds

Turkey, Turkey What Do You HEAR? A Thanksgiving Farm Book of Animal Sounds

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Cathy Stevens
We have all heard of the "What Do You See?" books. This one is a "What do you Hear?" book. It allows children to be able to make animal sounds in the book and follow along with the predictable nature of the book. Included in this product is an activity where students are asked which animal makes what sound. Students have choices of the answers with this interactive portion to accompany the book. You may want to consider the sister book to this book - Turkey, Turkey, What Do you See?. Turkey, T
Preview of Santa Claus, Santa Claus, What Do You Hear? Interactive Book and Picture Cards

Santa Claus, Santa Claus, What Do You Hear? Interactive Book and Picture Cards

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Cathy Stevens
50% off until Tuesday, November 18 at 8:00 pm. Santa Claus, Santa Claus, What Do You Hear? is a repetitive interactive book for students during the Christmas season. Each page has a picture card associated with the text at the bottom of the page. This is perfect for students who enjoy the interactive qualities of books with picture cards. This is a perfect activity to use during your large or small group setting with students taking turns to place the pictures on the corresponding page. You
Preview of Hey Diddle Diddle Nursery Rhyme - Poster, Book, and Take Home Mini Book

Hey Diddle Diddle Nursery Rhyme - Poster, Book, and Take Home Mini Book

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Cathy Stevens
Hey Diddle Diddle is a classic nursery rhyme and this product has a mini poster ready to print and laminate, a book to use for the nursery rhyme, and directions in creating a poster with clip art included. Also included is a take home mini book in black and white for students to share with family. I want to remind you that you can build up TPT credit by leaving feedback on my products. You can submit feedback at the time of purchase or go to My Purchases for a list of what you have bought in the
Preview of Diaper Changing Chart

Diaper Changing Chart

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Cathy Stevens
Here is a weekly diaper changing chart which has several different components: time diaper was changed, status of diaper, initial area of person changing diaper, additional area for notes. It allows documentation for changing up to four times a day.
Preview of What Shall We Put on the Christmas Tree?

What Shall We Put on the Christmas Tree?

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Cathy Stevens
It won't be long until December is here and holiday activities surrounding around Christmas will be upon us. This unit is focused on decorating your class tree, accompanied with music and ornaments to place on your tree. Included in this unit is the book, a mini book, lotto cards, activity for "which is different", music to go along with the book, and more.
Preview of Thanksgiving Songs and Fingerplays for Young Children

Thanksgiving Songs and Fingerplays for Young Children

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Cathy Stevens
Do you remember your Thanksgiving songs and fingerplays when you were a child? Fingerplays and songs create memories, but also allow children to explore poetry and music with fun fingerplays and with this product, visuals/pictures. Fingerplays allow for children to develop: Language Development Muscular Coordination Body Awareness Rhythmic Proficiency Auditory Discrimination Self Confidence Not only the above, but children and adults alike enjoy fingerplays! Meet
Preview of Color Matching: What Color is the Alligator?

Color Matching: What Color is the Alligator?

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Cathy Stevens
This product includes activities that center around matching and color identification. Also provided are variations on the activities to provide differentiation based on your students’ needs. The first pages are to be made into a book so students may identify the color. This is a great way to work on color identification in a large group or circle time setting. The second section of this product is a mini book which allows an interactive component to it. The color words are offered two ways:
Preview of We Wish You A Merry Christmas - Activity Song for Young Children - - Freebie!

We Wish You A Merry Christmas - Activity Song for Young Children - - Freebie!

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Cathy Stevens
December Freebie! Please take a few seconds and rate this product! There are two versions of this song. One has the pictures in color where the second one has the images in black and white. The pages are to be created into a book and the traditional “We Wish You a Merry Christmas” is to be sung. Each of the activity verses has some way the child will participate using movement in the song. The second (refrain) is optional to be repeated every page. Of course you can also create your own v
Preview of Old MacDonald Had a Farm - A Traditional Children's Song

Old MacDonald Had a Farm - A Traditional Children's Song

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Cathy Stevens
I created this because I have a student who was in a class where the teacher was singing the song with the children and this little one really needs the visuals to go along with it. It's a favorite song of young children and perfect for going along with a farm unit.
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About the store

Experience

I have 27 years experience in education, with the last 21 years as a preschool special education teacher. I work with students with significant development delays beginning as early as their third birthday until they reach kindergarten. A MOST rewarding job.

Teaching style

I have a structured classroom which offers music to incorporate throughout the day. I find that using music can offer great learning opportunities and make transitions go more smoothly for students.

My own education history

Bachelor of Music in Music Therapy Masters in Curriculum Instruction and Technology Education Specialist in Technology Management and Administration Additional graduate work in Early Childhood Special Education