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This week long unit (20-30 minutes/day) covers adding a 2 digit number to a 1 digit number and addition with regrouping using manipulatives. The students are asked to add a single digit number to a double digit number and then solve double digit problems with regrouping using manipulatives. There are opportunities for the students to use manipulatives, explain their answers, collaborate with other students and have independent practice. Each days lesson has a Ticket Out the Door indicated wit
This is a ready to use week long lesson (20-30 minutes/day) to introduce and practice adding two digit numbers without regrouping. I have used this with my 1st graders with great success! There is mathematical reasoning, practice problems, manipulative use (base ten blocks) and higher level questioning. Each days lesson also comes with a Ticket Out the Door to do a quick mastery assessment. There is also a Week 2 lesson that includes adding a double digit number to a single digit number an
This week long power point lesson is made to introduce students to 3 different types of graphs - tally charts, pictographs and bar graphs. The students learn graphing terminology, how to create a graph and answer questions about the graphs. They are then asked to create their own questions and answers about different graphs. The final lesson is comparing the three graphs. This is a great lesson to introduce graphing and get the students ready to create their own graphs in future lessons. Th
Students each solve addition problems in different ways. This is 1 week worth of math lessons (20-30 min. per day) focusing on how to use Number Line Strategy and Counting On Strategy to solve addition problems. It then compares the two so students can pick the one that works for them and feels comfortable using it instead of always counting on their fingers. This is a continuation of the 'What is Addition' power point where the students learned what addition really means and how to draw pic
Primary reading passages and questions on their level!
*The Pilgrims
*The Mayflower
*Journey on the Mayflower
*Land-Ho (landing in Plymouth)
These topics are covered in a way that 1st graders are able to understand. They are followed by worksheets with 4 questions each directly aligned with the passages.
This pack is "What is Addition," "Addition Counting Strategies" and "Addition Memorizing Strategies" all rolled into one.
This is a pack of 3 week-long units (20-30 minutes/day) covering addition basics along with many of the strategies that 1st grade students need to know - Number Line, Counting On, Adding 1 and 0, Doubles, Doubles Plus One, Making Tens and the Commutative Property of Addition. Each lesson has partner work, individual work and a ticket out the door to ensure the student's u
This is a week long unit (20-30 minutes/day) covering adding and subtracting 10 is aligned to the CC standard 1.NBT.5. I have used this with my 1st graders with great success! There is mathematical reasoning, practice problems, manipulative use (hundreds chart) and higher level questioning. Each days lesson also comes with a Ticket Out the Door to do a quick mastery assessment. There will be more Common Core aligned math lessons posted to my store using the same format and vocabulary!
This is a week-long unit exploring how to take Fact Family knowledge and use it to solve problems with an unknown number (4 + ___ = 9). The students should have an understanding of Fact Families before learning these lessons but there is a review on the first day. From there, the students will solve addition problem using manipulatives (number cards included) and then subtraction problems. The end of the unit is a review with mixed practice that challenges the students to solve and then expl
This worksheet goes with the lesson on Tuesday of my Double Digit Addition Week 2 powerpoint. It covers adding a double digit number to a single digit number and then explaining how the problem was solved.
This is a ready to use week long lesson (20-30 minutes/day) to introduce subtracting counting strategies. It covers drawing pictures, using a number line, counting back, and subtracting with zero and one. I have used this with my 1st graders with great success! There is mathematical reasoning, practice problems, manipulative use (number lines) and higher level questioning. Each days lesson also comes with a Ticket Out the Door to do a quick mastery assessment. There will be more Common Core al
This PP introduces important telling time vocabulary and concepts. It only lightly hits on telling time but it covers topics surrounding time such as vocabulary, word problems with elapsed time and daily schedules. There are student engagement questions embedded in the PP to allow the students to absorb the concepts they are learning.
This is a week long power point lesson teaching the meaning behind subtraction. It is all based on word problems and starts with finding the whole group and sets in the problem. Then it goes on to reading and writing subtraction problems. Finally, it ends with solving word problems and differentiating between subtraction and addition word problems. Each lesson is well defined with a Ticket Out the Door to use as assessment. This is a great lesson to have before my Subtraction Counting Strat
1st Grade Measurement Basics!
This week long powerpoint lesson covers all the measurement basics that 1st graders need to learn:
- why do we measure
- measuring using nonstandard units
- estimation
- inches and centimeters
Each day has necessary vocabulary, explanations for new learning, teaching modeling, partner practice and independent practice with a Ticket Out the Door.
Enjoy!
This is a weeklong power point point (20-30 minutes/day) covering all of Common Core standard 1.OA.7. This standard asks the students to completely understand equals sign and this power point achieves this. The students learn to evaluate the value of each side of an equation and then determine equal to, not equal to, greater than or less than. Each lesson has partner work, individual work and a ticket out the door to ensure the student's understanding. Most of the lessons ask the students to
This is a week long power point unit made for the students to really understand the concept of Fact Families. It begins with understanding related facts and ending with the students being able to write all 4 equations in a fact family independently. Each lesson includes student engagement strategies such as using manipulatives, explaining your thinking to a partner and showing your work on a whiteboard and each lesson ends with a Ticket Out the Door. This also aligns well with the common cor
This pack is "What is Subtraction," "Subtraction Counting Strategies" and "Subtraction Memorizing Strategies" all rolled into one.
It is a pack of 3 week-long units (20-30 minutes/day) covering subtraction basics and word problems along with many of the strategies that 1st grade students need to know - Number Line, Counting Back, Subtracting 1 and 0, Doubles, Subtracting 10 and Subtracting 9. Each lesson has partner work, individual work and a ticket out the door to ensure the student's unders
After the students really have a good understanding of addition, I teach them some memorizing strategies and explain that the goal is to just know the answer to the problems. This is 1 week worth of math lessons (20-30 min. per day) focusing on Adding 1 and 0, Doubles, Doubles Plus One, Making Tens and the Commutative Property of Addition. This is a great continuation of �Addition Counting Strategies.� These lessons are part of a group of lessons covering all thes
This is a ready to use week long lesson (20-30 minutes/day) to introduce subtracting strategies that don't need counting. It covers doubles, tens facts, subtracting 10 and subtracting 9. I have used this with my 1st graders with great success! There is mathematical reasoning, practice problems and higher level questioning. Each days lesson also comes with a Ticket Out the Door (pencil icon on the bottom right corner) to do a quick mastery assessment. There will be more Common Core aligned math
This pack covers most of the skills in Common Core Standards RL.2 and RL.3. The students can read any fiction text, find the character, setting, problem, main idea, and key details. Then they are asked to write a summary of the story. These worksheets can be used together to do a fiction book study or used individually to teach each of these skills!
This pack is generic for any fictional story. I also have one that is penguin themed and one that is snowman themed. This generic one is added
This is a 2 week long lesson combining vocabulary, grammar and sentence frame focusing on farm animals. I have used this lesson to teach about a farm to my EL students. It includes animal names, plurals, babies, parts and jobs on a farm. The grammar lesson is correctly using has and had with singular and plural subjects.
PreK - 4th
Grammar, Vocabulary
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Experience
I've been a primary teacher for 15 years in 3 states and 5 districts. All these changes have given me a great idea of what teachers want and need to do a great job!
Teaching style
My teaching style changes all the time! I love to try new ideas or incorporate new strategies into my lessons!
Awards & shining teacher moments
I was asked to be part of a committee to adapt the Common Core Standards for the state of Arizona in 2010. This really helped me understand the standards and how they can be used in the classroom.
My own education history
I'm proud to say that I am a graduate of Indiana University. I also earned my Master's Degree in Reading, Writing and Literacy from a great program at the University of Illinois at Chicago.
Additional biographical information
I love teaching and I hope that comes out in what I have to offer here!
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