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JA Baarsch

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Minnesota, United States
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I have eight years of teaching experience in the primary grades. My emphasis is in first grade. I was fortunate enough to be a part of the Reading & Language Arts Committee for my school district for several years, helping to create and implement best practices and explore cutting edge ideas.
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Preview of First Grade Phonics Skills Reproducible Practice Pages & Activities

First Grade Phonics Skills Reproducible Practice Pages & Activities

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JA Baarsch
If you are teaching first grade Reading/Language Arts, this set of reproducibles is for you! You’ll find reproducible practice pages and activities for the following phonics skills/concepts: Base words ending with ed, ing, s, es, ies, er, est, ful, ly, y Contractions Digraphs: ch, tch, sh, th, wh Double final consonants Final sounds of: ft, lk, nt, nd, ng, nk Long vowel patterns: a_e, ai, ay, ee, ea, e_e, i_e, ie, igh, oa, ow, o_e, u_e Blends with the letter r Triple Clusters Short vowels: i, o
Preview of First Grade Houghton Mifflin Reproducibles Themes 1-10

First Grade Houghton Mifflin Reproducibles Themes 1-10

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JA Baarsch
If you are teaching Houghton Mifflin's First Grade Curriculum, this package contains numerous great resources for Themes 1-10! It has reproducible pages for a variety of the concepts covered: - high frequency or sight words - reading strategies - phonics skills - grammar usage - writing topics *Please note that if you have purchased the First Grade Graphic Organizers set or one of my individual Theme Reproducibles, some of the same pages are used within this set.
Preview of First Grade Grammar and Writing Skills Reproducible Practice Pages & Activities

First Grade Grammar and Writing Skills Reproducible Practice Pages & Activities

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JA Baarsch
If you are teaching first grade Reading/Language Arts, this set of reproducibles is for you! You’ll find reproducible practice pages and activities for the following grammar skills/writing concepts: Author Study Writing Piece Comparison Writing Complete Sentence Writing Compound Words Contractions Descriptive Writing Exclamation Sentences Singular and Plural Nouns Usage/Identification Main idea and detail writing Possessive Words Usage Prefixes Usage Present tense nouns Proper nouns usage Tellin
Preview of First Grade Theme 6 Houghton Mifflin Reproducibles

First Grade Theme 6 Houghton Mifflin Reproducibles

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JA Baarsch
If you are teaching Houghton Mifflin's First Grade Curriculum, this package contains numerous great resources for Theme 6! It has reproducible pages for a variety of the concepts covered: - high frequency or sight words for each week - reading strategies covered during Theme 6, such as: story map, main idea/details, summarizing, compare/contrast through Venn Diagram, making predictions - phonics skills covered during Theme 6, such as: long vowel u, long vowel e, long vowels ai/ay - grammar usage
Preview of First Grade Theme 3 Houghton Mifflin Reproducibles

First Grade Theme 3 Houghton Mifflin Reproducibles

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JA Baarsch
If you are teaching Houghton Mifflin's First Grade Curriculum, this package contains numerous great resources for Theme 3! It has reproducible pages for a variety of the concepts covered: - high frequency or sight words for each week - reading strategies covered during Theme 3, such as: Summarizing, Making Predictions, Questioning - phonics skills covered during Theme 3, such as: short vowel o, double final consonants, plural -s, short vowel i, possessives with 's, consonant blends with r, contr
Preview of First Grade Graphic Organizers (Sorted by Level for each Concept!)

First Grade Graphic Organizers (Sorted by Level for each Concept!)

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JA Baarsch
This set of graphic organizers covers numerous reading concepts with multiple organizers per concept, allowing for effortless differentiation! The table of contents includes: 1. Cover Page 2. Table of Contents 3. Categorize and Classify Nouns and Verbs 4. Categorize and Classify Nouns 5. Cause and Effect Level 1 6. Cause and Effect Level 2 7. Cause and Effect Level 3 8. Drawing Conclusions Level 1 9. Drawing Conclusions Level 2 10. Evaluate Level 1 11. Evaluate Level 2 12. Evaluate Level 3 13.
Preview of First Grade Theme 4 Houghton Mifflin Reproducibles

First Grade Theme 4 Houghton Mifflin Reproducibles

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JA Baarsch
If you are teaching Houghton Mifflin's First Grade Curriculum, this package contains numerous great resources for Theme 4! It has reproducible pages for a variety of the concepts covered: - high frequency or sight words for each week - reading strategies covered during Theme 4, such as: drawing conclusions, evaluating, compare/contrast through Venn Diagram, sequence of events - phonics skills covered during Theme 4, such as: silent letters, triple clusters - grammar usage covered during Theme 4,
Preview of Plants SmartBoard Unit for Primary Grades

Plants SmartBoard Unit for Primary Grades

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JA Baarsch
If you are teaching a Plants Science unit to a primary class, this is the perfect resource for you! This SmartBoard document contains information regarding several of the main concepts covered regarding plants, including: KWL charts Plants' needs Parts of a plant Purpose of each plant part Human uses for plants Plant Life Cycle How seeds travel
Preview of Matter (Solids, Liquids, and Gases) Science Unit for Primary Grades

Matter (Solids, Liquids, and Gases) Science Unit for Primary Grades

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JA Baarsch
If you are teaching a unit on Matter to primary students, this is the product for you! A compilation of SmartBoard pages and activities that follow the basic scope and sequence of the Foss Science Unit on Matter for Primary Grades. This product covers concepts, such as: - 3 types of Matter - Properties of a solid - Properties of a liquid - Experiment Process
Preview of Personal Narrative Writing Unit for First Grade

Personal Narrative Writing Unit for First Grade

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JA Baarsch
This Smart Board document contains the pages needed for instruction in a writing unit on Personal Narratives. With every stage included, from planning to review, it is a thorough step-by-step teaching tool. This unit also follows along with Houghton Mifflin's Theme 5 Writing Unit - Personal Narrative.
Preview of First Grade Theme 1 Houghton Mifflin Reproducibles

First Grade Theme 1 Houghton Mifflin Reproducibles

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JA Baarsch
If you are teaching Houghton Mifflin's First Grade Curriculum, this package contains numerous great resources for Theme 1! It has reproducible pages for a variety of the concepts covered: - high frequency or sight words for each week - reading strategy covered during Theme 1: compare/contrast - phonics skills covered during Theme 1, such as: consonants m,c,s,t, n, f, p, b, r, h, g & vowels a, i - writing practice activities, such as: writing the room & stamping words *Please note that if yo
Preview of First Grade Theme 8 Houghton Mifflin Reproducibles

First Grade Theme 8 Houghton Mifflin Reproducibles

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JA Baarsch
If you are teaching Houghton Mifflin's First Grade Curriculum, this package contains numerous great resources for Theme 8! It has reproducible pages for a variety of the concepts covered: - high frequency or sight words - reading strategies covered during Theme 8, such as: questioning, main idea/details, sequence of events - phonics skills covered during Theme 8, such as: base words with endings, ou/ow vowel patterns, -es/-ies endings *Please note that if you have purchased the First Grade Graph
Preview of First Grade Theme 5 Houghton Mifflin Reproducibles

First Grade Theme 5 Houghton Mifflin Reproducibles

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JA Baarsch
If you are teaching Houghton Mifflin's First Grade Curriculum, this package contains numerous great resources for Theme 5! It has reproducible pages for a variety of the concepts covered: - high frequency or sight words for each week - reading strategies covered during Theme 5, such as: generalizations, cause/effect, compare/contrast through Venn Diagram, sequence of events - phonics skills covered during Theme 5, such as: digraphs, endings, long vowel i - grammar usage covered during Theme 5, s
Preview of First Grade Theme 7 Houghton Mifflin Reproducibles

First Grade Theme 7 Houghton Mifflin Reproducibles

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JA Baarsch
If you are teaching Houghton Mifflin's First Grade Curriculum, this package contains several great resources for Theme 7! It has reproducible pages for a variety of the concepts covered: - high frequency or sight words - phonics skills covered during Theme 7, such as: long vowel o patterns, oo patterns, long i vowel patterns, compound words - grammar usage covered during Theme 7, such as: proper nouns and pronoun usage - writing prompt following the anthology selection
Preview of First Grade Theme 10 Houghton Mifflin Reproducibles

First Grade Theme 10 Houghton Mifflin Reproducibles

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JA Baarsch
If you are teaching Houghton Mifflin's First Grade Curriculum, this package contains numerous great resources for Theme 10! It has reproducible pages for a variety of the concepts covered: - high frequency or sight words for each week - reading strategies covered during Theme 10, such as: Making Predictions, Sequence of Events, Cause and Effect - phonics skills covered during Theme 10, such as: r controlled vowels and base words with endings - grammar usage covered during Theme 10, such as: comp
Preview of First Grade Houghton Mifflin Theme 8 SmartBoard Activities and Lessons

First Grade Houghton Mifflin Theme 8 SmartBoard Activities and Lessons

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JA Baarsch
If you are teaching Houghton Mifflin's First Grade Curriculum, this package contains numerous great resources for Theme 8! It has SmartBoard activities and lessons for Weeks 1 – 3, including concepts such as: - high frequency/sight words - reading strategies: prediction making, comparing texts, decoding skills, text-to-self connections, and more! - phonics/phonemic awareness skills: decoding skills, ou/ow vowel patterns, syllable recognition, and more! - grammar usage/writing: verb endings, cap
Preview of First Grade Theme 2 Houghton Mifflin Reproducibles

First Grade Theme 2 Houghton Mifflin Reproducibles

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JA Baarsch
If you are teaching Houghton Mifflin's First Grade Curriculum, this package contains numerous great resources for Theme 2! It has reproducible pages for a variety of the concepts covered: - high frequency or sight words for each week - reading strategies covered during Theme 2, such as: story map for story structure, monitor and clarify - phonics skills covered during Theme 2, such as: consonants/vowel sounds - d, w, l, x, o, y, k, v, e, q, j, z, u - grammar usage covered during Theme 2, such as
Preview of First Grade Theme 9 Houghton Mifflin Reproducibles

First Grade Theme 9 Houghton Mifflin Reproducibles

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JA Baarsch
If you are teaching Houghton Mifflin's First Grade Curriculum, this package contains numerous great resources for Theme 9! It has reproducible pages for a variety of the concepts covered: - high frequency or sight words - writing strategies covered during Theme 9, such as: comparison writing, descriptive writing - phonics skills covered during Theme 9, such as: prefixes, suffixes, vowel pairs- oi, oy, aw, au - grammar usage covered during Theme 9, such as: was/were, is/are
Preview of Reproducible Letter Practice Pages

Reproducible Letter Practice Pages

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JA Baarsch
Looking for reproducible pages to practice letter handwriting and recognition of beginning letter sounds? This set is for you! In this set you will find one page for each letter: A - Z. Each page has students begin by recognizing which pictures have the beginning sound of the letter they are working on. Then the students get a chance to practice their upper and lowercase formation of that letter. All of the pages follow a similar format, so students quickly learn the routine and can complete
Preview of Everyday Math Unit 9 Review Activities for First Grade

Everyday Math Unit 9 Review Activities for First Grade

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JA Baarsch
Looking for a review of the concepts covered in Unit 9 of the Everyday Math Curriculum? This six slide document has you covered. With a variety of activities for students to be doing on individual white boards/paper while the class interacts with the Smart Board, this is an engaging and thorough review of Unit 9!
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About the store

Experience

I have eight years of teaching experience in the primary grades. My emphasis is in first grade. I was fortunate enough to be a part of the Reading & Language Arts Committee for my school district for several years, helping to create and implement best practices and explore cutting edge ideas.

Teaching style

I like to be constantly learning alongside my students. I enjoy continuously learning about best practices, new strategies, and the persistent search for better resources!

Awards & shining teacher moments

~ Recipient of the 2005 "You Make a Difference In Our Lives" award given by the Citizen/Asset Building Committee & the Youth Alliance Committee ~ 2006 Recipient of the ETS Recognition of Excellence Award for test scores on Principles of Learning and Teaching K-6 ~ 2008 Recipient of the "Teacher of Excellence Award" given by the Minnetonka Public School District for Excellence in Child-Centered Education

My own education history

My bachelor's degree is in Early Childhood Education: birth through Grade 3. My master's work is in Reading & Language Arts with a Reading Specialist Degree.

Additional biographical information

I LOVE curriculum and planning! When I have the time, I thoroughly enjoy creating new teaching tools.