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I have a Bachelor's Degree in Elementary Education with a Dual Certification in Early Childhood Education. I also have a Master's Degree in Elementary Education. I have 20+ years of teaching experience in Pre-K and Kindergarten. I have also been a Director of an Early Childhood Center.
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Preview of Sentence Repair for Kindergarten

Sentence Repair for Kindergarten

CHECK OUT THE PREVIEW FOR A SNEAK PEAK OF THESE SENTENCE STRUCTURE PRACTICE PAGES! SENTENCE REPAIR - 20 Printables My students love these! They enjoy 'playing teacher' and correcting the sentences! The pages could be used as morning work or as homework. These 20 printables are for use in your classroom as a reinforcement for sentence structure – punctuation, capitalization, spacing… They contain high frequency words that are taught in Kindergarten, but could be used for differentiated teaching
Preview of Fall Leaf Observation Sheet: Science Center Activity

Fall Leaf Observation Sheet: Science Center Activity

This is a free page from my FALL OBSERVATION SHEETS packet. Kiddos will choose a leaf, examine it and record their observations on their recording sheet. You will receive one blackline version of this page. Observation Sheets for Fall Science Included in the PAID version product packet: Taking a look at - Rotting Apples Apples Pumpkins Inside of Pumpkins Spiders Gourds Leaves PLUS: Bonus Sink and Float Activities You may also like: Pumpkin Life Cycle The Biggest Pumpkin Ever Task Cards Ho
Preview of Mother's Day Purse Project

Mother's Day Purse Project

This is an easy and fun project for Mother's Day! I've used this several times for Mother's Day and receive such great response from my kiddos' moms! They love it! The children's responses are adorable and sometimes hysterical! And what a great way to practice 'our best handwriting!' Check out the PREVIEW for a closer look! This project includes what you need to create a Mother's Day booklet for your kiddos to give on Mother's Day! The booklet is in the shape of a purse - you decide if
Preview of SENTENCE REPAIR - EDITING - SENTENCE STRUCTURE

SENTENCE REPAIR - EDITING - SENTENCE STRUCTURE

SENTENCE REPAIR - 20 Printables - First Grade High Frequency Words My students love these! They enjoy 'playing teacher' and correcting the sentences! The pages could be used as morning work or as homework. These 20 printables are for use in your classroom as a reinforcement for sentence structure – punctuation, capitalization, spacing, spelling… They contain high frequency words that are taught in First Grade, but could be used for differentiated teaching in Kindergarten, as well. This activity
Preview of Thanksgiving Book Activity - Story Elements

Thanksgiving Book Activity - Story Elements

Teach Story Elements using your favorite Thanksgiving Books! This turkey is a great craftivity!After reading or listening to a Thanksgiving story the kiddos will build a turkey! They will fill in the turkey feathers according to the story elements of the book, then cut, color and assemble a turkey. This packet includes: -Title feather -Author feather -Setting feather -Characters feather -Main Ideas/Problem feather -Turkey body -Instruction sheet -Book list of suggested books RL.K.3 RL.K.6 RL.K
Preview of Observation Sheets for Fall Science - Leaves, Apples, Gourds, Pumpkins, Spiders

Observation Sheets for Fall Science - Leaves, Apples, Gourds, Pumpkins, Spiders

Also available as part of this bundle - BUNDLE: FALL and SPRING OBSERVATION SHEET SETSThis is a set of Observation Sheets to go along with your Fall Science lessons. Your students will explore apples, rotting apples, pumpkins - inside and out, spiders, gourds, leaves and do a Sink and Float activity. They will then record their observations on the printables included in this packet. Recording includes drawing, circling the correct word, fill-in-the-blank and writing sentences. Kindergart
Preview of Getting to Know You Game and Graphing Activity

Getting to Know You Game and Graphing Activity

Great for Back to School, New Students, Start the Year! Great 'getting to know you' game! Perfect as a time filler! A fun way to teach graphing/recording information! Cut apart the pre-made question cards and play as a small group or a whole class. Learn all about each other as you answer questions like "If you could fly like a bird, where would you go?" and "Which would you rather have as a pet - a dino, a chipmunk or a tiger? Why?" Encourage responses in full sentence form. Also makes a grea
Preview of Sentence Building Task Cards - Sight Words, Capitals, Punctuation

Sentence Building Task Cards - Sight Words, Capitals, Punctuation

CHECK OUT THE PREVIEW FOR A CLOSER LOOK AT ALL THE SIGHT WORDS AND CVC WORDS INCLUDED! This 178 word task card set can reinforce sight word recognition, sentence building, CvC words, capitals and punctuations! Students can use the 46 Kindergarten-based sight words and the 132 sentence building words to create sentences and then write them on the recording sheet. This set includes: *46 Kindergarten-based Sight Words *132 Sentence Building Words - color coded by short vowel sounds *Capitals *Pun
Preview of Butterfly Life Cycle Packet- Science - Raising Butterflies in the Classroom

Butterfly Life Cycle Packet- Science - Raising Butterflies in the Classroom

This is a great packet to go along with your science unit on the life cycle of the butterfly - especially if you are going to raise caterpillars in your classroom! It includes: *Information sheet/tips when raising butterflies *Butterfly Fact Sheet *Predictions and Actualities worksheet *Daily/Weekly Observation Sheet - to record changes *Parts of a Butterfly Labeling Activity – easy vocabulary *Parts of a Butterfly Labeling Activity – difficult vocabulary *Fill in
Preview of GLITTER AND GERMS - An Activity and Follow-up Worksheets

GLITTER AND GERMS - An Activity and Follow-up Worksheets

This is a fun activity that I have done with my kiddos for many, many years! It is a great way to get across the message that germs are spread from mouth/nose, to hands, to people and objects - using glitter! You can read more about it on my blog: GLITTER AND GERMS ACTIVITY! - a fun way to teach about germs! This packet includes instructions for the activity plus 2 follow-up worksheets to go along with the importance of washing out hands! INCLUDES: -Activity instructions -Follow-up workshee
Preview of Reading Comprehension - Penguins - Passages and Questions

Reading Comprehension - Penguins - Passages and Questions

This penguin reading comprehension packet provides 8 Non-Fiction passages about penguins, to enhance your Language Arts and Science plans. Each passage contains facts about penguins with three follow-up comprehension questions. You will receive the following passages: -Penguins (facts about penguins in general) -Adelie Penguin -King Penguin -Emperor Penguin -Rockhopper Penguin -Chinstrapper Penguin -Yellow-Eyed Penguin -Macaroni Penguin These passages are great for morning work, homework, enric
Preview of Observation Sheets for Spring Science: Nests, Clouds, Seeds, Eggs, Petals & more

Observation Sheets for Spring Science: Nests, Clouds, Seeds, Eggs, Petals & more

This is a set of Observation Sheets to go along with your Spring Science lessons. Your students will explore feathers, nests, eggs, bulbs, seeds, clouds, flower petals and do a Sink and Float activity. They will then record their observations on the printables included in this packet. Recording includes drawing, circling the correct word, fill-in-the-blank and writing sentences. Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd grades In this packet you will receive: Print and Go worksheets titled "Taking a Look at.....
Preview of Butterfly Life Cycle Freebie

Butterfly Life Cycle Freebie

These are three pages from my BUTTERFLY LIFE CYCLE SCIENCE PACKET! You will find: -a science activity - Life Cycle Cut and Paste printable in color and in black and white -a language arts activity - Butterfly Write the Room printable b/w PreK-1st grade #butterfly, #lifecycle, #science
Preview of Penguin Task Cards - Fact or Opinion

Penguin Task Cards - Fact or Opinion

Reinforce determining FACT or OPINION while teaching all about PENGUINS! These task cards have non-fiction statements and statements that are opinion. Students will read the cards and determine if it is FACT or OPINION. This set covers seven different kinds of penguins. -King -Emperor -Adelie -Yellow-Eyed -Chinstrap -Rockhopper -Macaroni Several ways to use: -The cards can be printed, cut apart and used as a center activity with the recording sheet. -The cards can be printed and slipped int
Preview of Monthly Sentence Repair and Editing with Monthly Themes, Sentence Structure

Monthly Sentence Repair and Editing with Monthly Themes, Sentence Structure

Practice sentence structure with these monthly themed sentence repair pages. Great for editing and fixing mistakes! The kiddos love to 'play teacher' and fix the mistakes that the grown-ups made! *Check out the PREVIEW for an up close look* 36 No-Prep Pages Sorted by monthly themes - 4 pages per month These are great added once a week to homework, morning work, or stations. OR slip inside a clear report cover and add a dry erase marker for a write-on, wipe-off activity. You will get these the
Preview of Freebie: List of Beginning of the Year Ideas, Games and Activities

Freebie: List of Beginning of the Year Ideas, Games and Activities

This free download is a list of ideas to get your year off to a great start! I have compiled a list of 20 activities that I use during the first few weeks of school - some of these can be repeated many times through out the year as well. It also includes a list of the 10 books that I like to read in the first weeks of school. Many of these ideas need no materials or very little materials and little to no prep time. Please note - this is not a product. This is a compilation of ideas that I hav
Preview of Birthday Bingo! - Plus bonus Birthday Memory Game!

Birthday Bingo! - Plus bonus Birthday Memory Game!

Create a tradition in your classroom while reinforcing visual discrimination, memory and recall skills! This fun bingo game is birthday themed and is a great game to celebrate your students' birthdays! It also comes with a bonus Memory Game that is birthday themed and great to put out as a Center Activity. This packet includes: *40 bingo playing boards/2 per page - print only as many as you need * 28 different birthday themed objects on playing pieces * 30 piece/15 pair memory match
Preview of Hidden Letters, Sight Words and Number Sets for Fall!

Hidden Letters, Sight Words and Number Sets for Fall!

This packet includes 12 printables for Literacy and Math Center Activities. PRINT 'N GO! There are 4 different Fall themed pictures that are hand-drawn. Each picture comes in 3 different ways - hidden sight words, hidden letter groups and hidden number sets. Each of the 12 picture cards also comes with its own Fall themed Recording Sheet. Just print a recording sheet for each student and print as many picture cards as you need per station. ***Kids love using magnifying glasses to hunt for the hi
Preview of Sight Word Practice Pages - 50 No Prep Pages - Kindergarten High Frequency Words

Sight Word Practice Pages - 50 No Prep Pages - Kindergarten High Frequency Words

KINDERGARTEN SIGHT WORD PRACTICE PAGES - HIGH FREQUENCY WORDS - 50 pages These are the 40 sight words from Reading Street for Kindergarten plus 10 extra number and color words. That is enough practice pages for a whole year's worth of sight words! Check out the preview for a list of the 50 sight words that are included on these pages and a close up look at a practice page. Students will have the opportunity to read the word, color the word, write the word, decode and circle the word in a se
Preview of Pumpkin Life Cycle Science Printables for Kindergarten

Pumpkin Life Cycle Science Printables for Kindergarten

Pumpkin Life Cycle - Fall Science Suitable for Kindergarten and Grade 1 This packet includes activities and printables to compliment your Fall Science lesson plans on the life cycle of the pumpkin. Included you will find: -Life Cycle Drawing Activity -10 page Emergent Reader with fill-in-the-blanks -Life Cycle Picture Cards -Life Cycle Word Cards -Cut and Paste Life Cycle Activity -Sentence Fill-in-the-Blank with word bank -Follow Oral Directions Activity -Label the Parts of a Pumpkin #pumpk
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Experience

I have a Bachelor's Degree in Elementary Education with a Dual Certification in Early Childhood Education. I also have a Master's Degree in Elementary Education. I have 20+ years of teaching experience in Pre-K and Kindergarten. I have also been a Director of an Early Childhood Center.

My own education history

I have a B.S. in Elementary Education with Dual Certification in Early Childhood Education. I also have a Master's Degree in Elementary Education.

Additional biographical information

I am an artist and I love that here on TpT I can combine my love of art with my background and experience in education! On Amazon you can find children’s books that I have written and illustrated, search under the author name, Gretchen Shaffer, M.Ed. I also have a YouTube channel where I teach art tutorials called Hickory Art Co. Thanks for stopping by!