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MLBenefield

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Alabama, United States
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I taught second grade for three years and kindergarten for the past eighteen years.
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Preview of Alphabet Arch - August Center (in Google: Digital and Interactive)

Alphabet Arch - August Center (in Google: Digital and Interactive)

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MLBenefield
Want to save paper and use more technology in your classroom? Do you want to give Google classroom a go? I have also, ever since getting my level 1 Google certification. This is a great Back to School Center in Google Slides. The students identify the letters and then drag them onto the alphabet arch to complete the alphabet. This helps with letter identification as well as basic computer skills.
Preview of Sight Word Smartboard Games set 1

Sight Word Smartboard Games set 1

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MLBenefield
Make learning sight words FUN. These smartboard games are for the first 30 fry words. Words: the, of, and, a, to, in, it, is, you, that, he, was, for, on, are, as, with, his, they, I, at, be, this, have, from, or, one, had, by, word Games included: -POP game -Koosh ball game -SWAT game -Sight word parking lot -Balloon Pop More sets to come!
Preview of Fading Dot Cards for Subitizing

Fading Dot Cards for Subitizing

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MLBenefield
This smartboard activity is to help students to subitize to 10 using dot cards. The dot cards slowly fade away so students can identify the numbers quickly. Students can look for groups of dots to help count and identify the number. K.CC.4a When counting objects, say the number names in the standard order, pairing each object with one and only one number name and each number name with one and only one object. K.CC.4b Understand that the last number name said tells the number of objects count
Preview of Apple Noun Sort - September Center (in Google: Digital and Interactive)

Apple Noun Sort - September Center (in Google: Digital and Interactive)

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MLBenefield
Want to save paper and use more technology in your classroom? Do you want to give Google classroom a go? I have also, ever since getting my level 1 Google certification. The student looks at the picture and determines what kind of noun it is (person, place, thing). Then, the students drags the apple to the correct basket. This helps with categorizing as well as basic computer skills.
Preview of All about the alphabet smartboard bundle

All about the alphabet smartboard bundle

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MLBenefield
This bundle includes a smartboard lesson for each letter. These smartboard lessons goes over the name, formation, and handwriting practice of the letter. It also helps to practice letter identification and letter sound through picture sorts, circle maps, bubble maps, double bubble maps, real/non-sense words, short/long vowel sorts, and other activities. This is great for intro to the letter or for review with whole group or small group.
Preview of Daily Calendar (digital & interactive)

Daily Calendar (digital & interactive)

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MLBenefield
This is a digital calendar that was created in Smart Notebook and I have also included one created in Google slides. This is interactive with lots of videos and songs to increase student involvement. The Google slides calendar can be shared with students to use along with the teacher or during centers. This is a daily calendar that includes: -Days of the week -Months of the Year -An Interactive calendar for each month -Today, Yesterday, Tomorrow -Weather -Counting by 1's, 5's, 10's (Ten frame
Preview of Sight Word Practice Set 2

Sight Word Practice Set 2

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MLBenefield
This is a packet for teaching sight words. This packet includes: *Flashcards to print and send home *Word building sheets *Read, trace, cut and paste sheets *Cut and paste fill in the missing sight word sentences *Sentence scrambles *Sight word fluency practice pages for home or school *Assessments *And more Lots of choices to help with differentiating for your students. This packet includes hands on center activities: -Building sight words play-dough pages -Sight word puzzles -Sight word detec
Preview of Building Letters - August Center (in Google: Digital and Interactive)

Building Letters - August Center (in Google: Digital and Interactive)

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MLBenefield
Want to save paper and use more technology in your classroom? Do you want to give Google classroom a go? I have also ever since getting my level 1 Google certification. This is a great Back to School Center in Google Slides. The students identify the letter and then move the wood pieces to make the letter. This includes all the upper and lower case letters. This helps with letter identification as well as basic computer skills.
Preview of Sight Word Smartboard Games set 2

Sight Word Smartboard Games set 2

Created by
MLBenefield
Make learning sight words FUN. These smartboard games are for the second 30 fry words. Words: but, not, what, all, were, we, when, your, can, said, there, use, an, each, which, she, do, how, their, if, will, up, other, about, out, many, then, them, these, so Games included: -POP game -Koosh ball game -SWAT game -Sight word parking lot -Balloon Pop More sets to come!
Preview of Sight Word Practice Set 3

Sight Word Practice Set 3

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MLBenefield
This is a packet for teaching sight words. This packet includes: *Flashcards to print and send home *Word building sheets *Read, trace, cut and paste sheets *Cut and paste fill in the missing sight word sentences *Sentence scrambles *Sight word fluency practice pages for home or school *Assessments *And more Lots of choices to help with differentiating for your students. This packet includes hands on center activities: -Building sight words play-dough pages -Sight word puzzles -Sight word detec
Preview of Sight Word Practice Set 1

Sight Word Practice Set 1

Created by
MLBenefield
This is a packet for teaching sight words. This packet includes: *Flashcards to print and send home *Word building sheets *Read, trace, cut and paste sheets *Cut and paste fill in the missing sight word sentences *Sentence scrambles *Sight word fluency practice pages for home or school *Assessments *And more Lots of choices to help with differentiating for your students. This packet includes hands on center activities: -Building sight words play-dough pages -Sight word puzzles -Sight word detec
Preview of Teen Numbers Smartboard

Teen Numbers Smartboard

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MLBenefield
Great for teaching teen numbers in whole group! This product includes *building teen numbers *teen number bridge map *teen numbers flow map *teen number match ups -Building teen numbers - After using the number generator, the students get to use the manipulatives on the smartboard to show the number. -Bridge map - the students get to use the manipulatives on the smartboard to show the numbers on the bridge map. -Flow map - the students move the numbers onto the flow map to sequence them in t
Preview of Beginning Sounds Apples - September Center (in Google: Digital and Interactive)

Beginning Sounds Apples - September Center (in Google: Digital and Interactive)

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MLBenefield
Want to save paper and use more technology in your classroom? Do you want to give Google classroom a go? I have also, ever since getting my level 1 Google certification. The student will find the correct picture to match the beginning sound of the letter. Then, the student will drag the picture into the basket and type the letter. This helps with letter identification, letter sounds, & beginning sounds, as well as basic computer skills.
Preview of August Math Centers Bundle (in Google: Digital and Interactive)

August Math Centers Bundle (in Google: Digital and Interactive)

Created by
MLBenefield
Buying the Bundle saves you 20%!!! Want to save paper and use more technology in your classroom? Do you want to give Google classroom a go? I have also ever since getting my level 1 Google certification. You can accomplish this with adding more resources to your Google drive like this one. The centers includes are: *Math - Shape Sort Backpacks, Missing Numbers Calculators, Building Shapes, Lunch Ten Frames, Counting Crayons, Making Shapes Pictures Check out the August centers here: August Ce
Preview of Making CVC words smartboard

Making CVC words smartboard

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MLBenefield
This smartboard activity is to help with sounding out CVC words and word family. Students can move letters in and out of the each word family and sound them out. There is a sort at the end for students to write CVC words under the correct short vowel sound. A real word and non-sense word sort is also in this activity. Word Families included are: at, an, ap, am, et, ed, eg, en, it, in, ig, ip, ot, og, op, ut, us, ug ELA.CC.RF.K.2d Isolate and pronounce the initial, medial vowel, and final so
Preview of August ELA Centers Bundle (in Google: Digital and Interactive)

August ELA Centers Bundle (in Google: Digital and Interactive)

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MLBenefield
Buying the Bundle saves you 20%!!! Want to save paper and use more technology in your classroom? Do you want to give Google classroom a go? I have also ever since getting my level 1 Google certification. You can accomplish this with adding more resources to your Google drive like this one. The centers includes are: *ELA - Letter Sort, Rhyming Buses, Syllables Notebook, Building Letters, Alphabet Arch, Letter Match Up, Secret Sight Words Check out the August centers here: August Centers
Preview of Teen Numbers Bundle

Teen Numbers Bundle

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MLBenefield
This is my teen numbers and teen numbers smartboard products bundled together. These two products together are a great way to teach teen numbers in whole group and to reinforce it in small groups/centers. The teen numbers product includes *building teen numbers center *teen number bridge map *teen numbers flow map *teen number match ups -Building teen numbers - Print the task and answer cards front to back. The student will pick a number card and build it with base ten blocks, tens & ones (sma
Preview of Lunchbox Ten Frames - August Center (in Google: Digital and Interactive)

Lunchbox Ten Frames - August Center (in Google: Digital and Interactive)

Created by
MLBenefield
Want to save paper and use more technology in your classroom? Do you want to give Google classroom a go? I have also, ever since getting my level 1 Google certification. This is a great Back to School Center in Google Slides. The students count out food to go into the ten frame to make the correct number on half the slides. On the other half, they count the food in the ten frame and type the correct number on the glass. This is for the number 0-20. This helps with number identification, coun
Preview of Shape Sort Backpacks - August Center (in Google: Digital and Interactive)

Shape Sort Backpacks - August Center (in Google: Digital and Interactive)

Created by
MLBenefield
Want to save paper and use more technology in your classroom? Do you want to give Google classroom a go? I have also, ever since getting my level 1 Google certification. This is a great Back to School Center in Google Slides. The students sort objects according to color, 2D shape, and 3D shape. This helps with identifying colors & shapes and basic computer skills.
Preview of All about numbers smartboard 0-20

All about numbers smartboard 0-20

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MLBenefield
This product is an interactive smartboard to learn about the numbers 0-20. There are slides for each number 0-20 and a slide to use as a center. With each number the students will write its name, show it on 10 frames, use tally marks, count it, show it in base tens,etc. The center page slide randomly chooses a number for the students to tell about. The printable goes along with the center slide for the students to record his/her center work.
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About the store

Experience

I taught second grade for three years and kindergarten for the past eighteen years.

Teaching style

Hands on with higher level thinking. I also like to integrate technology.

Awards & shining teacher moments

Graduated from college with magna cum laude Kindergarten team leader for the past eight years

My own education history

Bachelor's Degree in Early Childhood Education Master's Degree in Early Childhood Education EdS Degree in Early Childhood Education

Additional biographical information

I am google certified level 1 educator!