Positively Primary

Do your first graders, second graders, or older struggling students hit a brick wall when they move on to long vowel patterns? Oftentimes, their struggles occur because they haven’t developed automaticity with short vowels, blends, and digraphs. In this packet from Positively Primary, you’ll find a wealth of activities for small group and individual work to strengthen these critical phonics skills. Contents include: Short Vowels Pictures and Hand Motions “Lines of Practice” Explanation Lines

HONOR OUR HEROES! This Veterans Day Packet is designed to teach children the purpose of Veterans Day, when we remember and honor all the men and women who have served and are currently serving in the U.S. military. This packet includes lesson plans, a Power Point presentation, directions to implement a community service project for soldiers, a graphing recording sheet, and interactive drawing instructions. There are also templates for decorations and easy to make gifts for local veterans. Thi

Using Dolch sight word phrases, these four PowerPoint slideshows are useful for readers who need more practice with fluency, phrasing, and punctuation. They can be used with the whole class, small groups, or individuals. They can even be shared with parents for at-home practice. Each slideshow transitions from slide to slide after 50 seconds. The transition speed can be changed or eliminated to better suit students' needs.

Go Wild with our Back to School: Wild About Learning packet. This huge resource includes detailed lesson plans, a Meet the Teacher PowerPoint, stickers, nametags, an interest inventory, and desk plates. It also includes templates for welcome back postcards and a classroom brochure. There are directions for Meet the Teacher Night, establishing routines, and ways to build community. This fun filled back to school unit is sure to make some special memories for your students. This file is a zip

LOOK! These word wall words STAND OUT from any others!!! These high frequency word cards are designed to use on your word wall or in your literacy stations. Attached are 9 weeks (66 words) of high frequency word cards. The different colors accentuate the words and help the children find the words they are looking for more easily. This is NOT a pdf file, so you can change the words if your grade level requires different high frequency words.

Do your students recognize the school workers at your campus? This Power Point will help them connect names, faces and responsibilities of the school workers in your building. Simply take a photo of each school worker and upload it to this template.

This product teaches you how we look at student writing, identify students' strengths and instructional needs, plan for small groups, and grade the written products.