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Make your students a writing journal at a fraction of the cost. Simply print both pages using front and back of xerox paper. Then, staple 15 to 20 sheets to a manilla folder and PRESTO you have a writing journal for your students.

Elkonin Boxes (Sound Boxes) � Using manipulatives will increase a students knowledge to segment phonemes. Using Elkonin boxes in a small group setting will provide a strong reading foundation.

Communicate your students negative behavior to parents. The letter address' the following: Excessive talking Lack of effort Lack of attention Disrespectfulness to others Incomplete or late assignments Missing assignments Poor test scores Excessive detentions Make the template your own by adding your school name, address, and logo.

This 2nd grade writing rubric includes the following traits of writing: Ideas Organization Voice Word Choice Sentence Fluency Conventions Presentation

This parent letter is designed to bring parents into the classroom. The letter includes: Dates; special talent check-off, and much more!!!

Promote college awareness to your students or school with this letter. Included in the letter is the Spanish translation.

This activity is made for all teachers/tutors/parents teaching alphabet principle lessons. The PowerPoint has 45 slides that can be divided into several lessons. Or, it can be broken up into two parts, short vowels and long vowels. In order to read and spell, student will practice decoding sounds words. Students will read and spell new words by deleting an initial consonant. If presented in "Presenter View" each slide has step-by-step directions. 1)Read the word 2)Double click for magic wan

This file includes prediction instructions and a worksheet for the activity. Students predict how many stars they can draw in one minutes. While one student draws, the other student keeps track of the time. Check out the file for more and enjoy this fun activity!

In each slide students will segment words with four sounds in which each sound is represented by one letter in a rectangle. With a click, each slide has am animation and it them appears. At each click the teacher segments the corresponding sound for each letter. In order to know each word ahead of time, it's recommended to play the PowerPoint with "Presenter View". This file has 74 slides. Four-letter words for all short vowel sound are grouped within the 74 slides.

Substituting Initial Consonants This activity is made for all teachers/tutors/parents teaching alphabet principle lessons. The PowerPoint has 30 slides for a total of 60 words. Student will practice reading a word. Then, with a double click, initial sound will be substitutes and students will read the new word, MAGIC! If presented in "Presenter View" each slide has step-by-step directions. 1) Teacher reads the word 2) Teacher double click for the magic and initial sound will be substituted ch

Here is a file that I used to include with our take home reading book library. The file was kept in a folder that included my students' reading log. A copy was also given to parents.

Objective: Students learn to say the word slowly to hear and write sounds in sequence. Materials: Sound Box Template, write-on sleeve (sheet protector), dry-erase marker and eraser. Steps included...

Here is a fun addition game for your students. Great for IWT. All it take is two players or small group.

The file include recipes for the following: goop, play dough, Kool - Aid playdough, and baker's clay.

In this small group activity the goal is for students to use a hundred chart to skip count from the given starting and ending point by 2, 5 and 10. Student can also this activity corporately with a group or independently.

The graphs are designed to present data in a concise and visual way that makes it possible to see relationships in the data. Building Graphs is designed for kindergarten, but can also help 1st and 2nd graders. It has an extension for 1st and 2nd graders. First and second can use the data graphs to explore fractions with its probing questions.

The file contains over 10 portfolio covers sheets for different subjects and activities. The cover sheets are interactive. They allow students to write why they chose and what they learned from that particular lesson/activity.