Dara Bernstein

This pack includes tic-tac-toe choice board for word work AND worksheets for every activity! I use these activities daily in my classroom to incorporate student choice into their word work. Activities are designed to reach different preferred learning styles, and practice skills at differentiated levels. Students can pick any activity they want, but their choices for the week must make 3-in-a-row! Students follow the same schedule every week. Monday: Cut and Sort words Tuesday: Tic-Tac-Toe choic

We know that all students learn differently, so using data to assist in planning our differentiated instruction is essential if we want to maximize our students’ learning. Included you can see samples of how I use these data charts to help plan my instruction. I like being able to see, at-a-glance, at what levels my students are achieving and where they are making the most growth. Seeing the data presented visually is also helpful for guiding student grouping.

I use this sight word packet to assess my students' sight word knowledge throughout the year, and to communicate with student families about words they need to practice. I assess my students by having them read the sight words on the list about once per month. I place a mark in a different color each month next to every word the student does not know yet. I then find the percentage of words the student knows, and we celebrate the growth that they made since their last sight word test! Dolch

Each page in this pack states the Kindergarten, First, and Second Grade Common Core Writing Standards in student-friendly language so that they are ready to post on your writing focus wall or objective board!

This pack comes with three ready-to-go graphing worksheets. The worksheets are common core aligned (1.MD.C.4--Organize, represent, and interpret data with up to three categories; ask and answer questions about the total number of data points, how many in each category, and how many more or less are in one category than in another) and help students practice making pictographs and analyze data. The activity is hands-on so it is a great way to engage your tactile-kinisthetic learners. Enjoy!

Students can use this Active Reading Sheet (print front/back) to actively make sense of a story as they are reading. Students use the reading strategies of predicting, clarifying, visualizing, questioning, and summarizing to build comprehension as they read. Fonts credit to Kimberly Santana and The Learning Tree! http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Fonts-by-The-Learning-Tree-392092

This great pack has word family sorts for all vowels using CVC words. Beginning readers can engage in 6 different word sorts to build phonemic awareness and practice reading skills.

Each page in this pack states the Kindergarten Common Core Reading Standards in student-friendly language, so they are ready to post on your writing focus wall or objective board!

Each page in this pack states the 1st grade Common Core Reading Standards in student-friendly language, so they are ready to post on your writing focus wall or objective board!

Each page in this pack states the 2nd grade Common Core Reading Standards in student-friendly language, so they are ready to post on your writing focus wall or objective board!

Each page in this pack states the 2nd grade Common Core Reading Standards in student-friendly language, so they are ready to post on your writing focus wall or objective board!

W.1.1 Write opinion pieces in which they introduce the topic or name the book they are writing about, state and opinion, supply a reason for the opinion, and provide some sense of closure. This poster guides first graders through the Common Core standard for Opinion Writing. Sample writing pages with handwriting grids and room for pictures included! Thank you to Kimberly Santana and the Learning Tree for all fonts used in this pack. http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Fonts-by-The-Lear

Students can build their vocabulary by capturing words into a vocabulary journal using this vocabulary graphic organizer. Simply make copies, cut them in half, and students can paste or glue these organizers into an interactive vocabulary notebook. Students can visualize the word by drawing a picture, come up with synonyms and antonyms, and copy the definition. Thank you to Kimberly Santana and the Learning Tree for all fonts http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Fonts-by-The-Learning-Tr

This is a helpful visual tool for teaching behaviors and consequences! Laminate and use an expo marker to draw, or use velcro to add pre-made visuals.

Engage your youngsters in practicing single-digit addition skills with this fun and easy learning game! All you need is dice.

Engage students in practicing basic single-digit addition skills with this easy and fun math game. All students need is a pack of dominos and a pencil or crayon to "see it, draw it, write it!"