Cathy Wooldridge

This particular book, A Coat of Many Colors, is written as a song. The rhyming words flow easily from page to page as they tell the story of a little girl who was unaware of her poverty until she was criticized by her classmates. The discussions prompted by the bullying and lack of empathy by her peers will resonate with young listeners. The importance of seeing a situation from more than one perspective and the importance of surrounding oneself with a strong support system will be skills the

Elementary students must learn to be critical thinkers as they read in order to master the skills necessary for academic success. This brief story is of high interest to keep the students engaged during the activity and is based on the Dolch Sight Reading Word List. The format lends itself to independent student work as they practice reading fluency, reading comprehension, finding the main idea, and identifying supportive details. Lesson extension: Discuss the importance of taking responsibil

Word Families are a great way for children to build their sight vocabularies and to gain the skills and confidence needed to decode more difficult letter combinations. The __all and the __an roots allow students to build familiar words that are suddenly easy to read once they see the pattern. The repetition found in these TWO worksheets will lead to the mastery of these and other word families as they are presented. The format lends itself to independent student work as they learn the pattern

Celebrating the positive attributes that elementary and middle school girls possess could have a long lasting emotional, social and even an academic impact. By proactively highlighting the skills and talents of girls in grades 3-8, the tide could be turned from dealing with the result of verbally assaulted girls to celebrating their successes. This structured format will illicit responses from the girls and lead to improved critical thinking skills as they build a community of support. It can

Good Manners Day is a find the main idea activity based on the first grade Dolch Word List as well as character education skills. It is an engaging ready to use worksheet for your reading program that can then be extended to a discussion of the important role that manners play in the classroom. This activity was created by Cathy Wooldridge, a recently retired elementary teacher, counselor and director of guidance and testing for her school system.

This collection of holiday buttons will be a hit with your students. Whether you use them as rewards, as a motivational tool, or just plain fun your students will consider them a treat. You will find two sheets of Halloween themes, one sheet of Christmas and one sheet of Valentine's Day themed artwork. Access to a 21/4 inch button maker will open your world to gifts, rewards, and fun throughout the year.

This collection of holiday buttons will be a hit with your students. Whether you use them as rewards, as a motivational tool, or just plain fun your students will consider them a treat. You will find two sheets of Halloween themes, one sheet of Christmas and one sheet of Valentine's Day themed artwork. Access to a 21/4 inch button maker will open your world to gifts, rewards, and fun throughout the year.

Elementary students must learn to be critical thinkers as they read in order to master the skills necessary for academic success. This brief story about playing outside at school with their friends is of high interest to keep the students engaged during the activity and is based on the Dolch Sight Reading Word List. The format lends itself to independent student work as they practice reading fluency, reading comprehension, finding the main idea, and identifying supportive details. Created by C

Elementary students must learn to be critical thinkers as they read in order to master the skills necessary for academic success. This brief story is of high interest to keep the students engaged during the activity and is based on the Dolch Sight Reading Word List. The format lends itself to independent student work as they practice reading fluency, reading comprehension, finding the main idea, and identifying supportive details. Lesson extension: Discuss how it feels to not know anyone and

Word Families are a great way for children to build their sight vocabularies and to gain the skills and confidence needed to decode more difficult letter combinations. The __at and the __ot roots allow students to build familiar words that are suddenly easy to read once they see the pattern. The repetition found in these TWO worksheets will lead to the mastery of these and other word families as they are presented. The format lends itself to independent student work as they learn the patterns an

Word Families are a great way for children to build their sight vocabularies and to gain the skills and confidence needed to decode more difficult letter combinations. The __et and the __it roots allow students to build familiar words that are suddenly easy to read once they see the pattern. The repetition found in these TWO worksheets will lead to the mastery of these and other word families as they are presented. The format lends itself to independent student work as they learn the patterns

I have created a fantasy story about a Valentine candy garden that only appears once a year and only if children have been friendly and kind to each other during the year. The garden of candy treats is explored by the children in your classroom as you include their names during the adventure. There are story extensions and additional activities to capitalize on the concept of February being the Friendship Month.

Word Families are a great way for children to build their sight vocabularies and to gain the skills and confidence needed to decode more difficult letter combinations. The __ip and the __in roots allow students to build familiar words that are suddenly easy to read once they see the pattern. The repetition found in these TWO worksheets will lead to the mastery of these and other word families as they are presented. The format lends itself to independent student work as they learn the patterns an

Word Families are a great way for children to build their sight vocabularies and to gain the skills and confidence needed to decode more difficult letter combinations. The __ake and the __ash roots allow students to build familiar words that are suddenly easy to read once they see the pattern. The repetition found in these TWO worksheets will lead to the mastery of these and other word families as they are presented. The format lends itself to independent student work as they learn the patterns