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Are your comprehension passages too challenging for your English Language Learners or your beginner writers? Mine were! That's the reason I created this pack. These passages have helped my students to read the phonics skills we are learning in context while being exposed to sight words as well as simple sentences. **STOP** You may already own one of the resources in this bundle. Please check before purchasing.Each packet includes passages with phonics focus skills with two versions of each. On

Are your comprehension passages too challenging for your English Language Learners or your beginner writers? Mine were! That's the reason I created this pack. These passages have helped my students to read the phonics skills we are learning in context while being exposed to sight words as well as simple sentences. Download the preview for a sample to use with your students today!BUNDLE AND SAVE ⭐ Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions (ESL) (ELL): The BundleThis packet includes 26 di

This 43 page pack is filled with literacy and math activities that are Common Core aligned. In the past, students in the first grade were expected to learn numbers to 100, but with the new standards, they must now know how to count fluently up to 120. Take your 100 day celebration and extend it. This pack can be used in different ways. You can pick and choose what works for you and do it on the 120th day or you can do like me, and use several different pages in the time between day 100 and 1

Keep parents informed in English and SPANISH with this complete pack. Parents will not be surprised when report cards arrive, you'll have open communication with them about their child's progress. File them by student and pull them out for parent teacher conferences. Communication and engagement with parents is such a powerful tool. We are a team :) *BIG UPDATE!* Updated October 2016. It used to be one document and now includes 40 differentiated pages. If you already own, please re-downloa

Don't know how to differentiate reading comprehension for ELLs? You don't have to! This packet has done it for you and your students will be working on the same phonics skills as the rest of the class, but at their level. This packet includes 21 different focus skills with two versions of each. One version has sentence frames so that students can answer the questions and have a model of how to answer in complete sentences. Students only need to fill in the blanks. The other version has the sa

HUGE UPDATE!!! (Feb. 2019) These self-contained fluency sentences pack for the entire year will help your students become better, more fluent readers! Students are able to track their progress and improve their sight word knowledge. OPEN THE PREVIEW to see ALL the phonics skills, sight words, grammar and vocabulary skills covered! Download the preview for a free sample to use with your students today! UPDATED 2/22/19 This is a huge update! *New daily activities for students to complete to sh

So you want your students to learn and remember the genres you've taught! This pack is your answer. This 50 posters pack is colorful and easy for students to understand. The posters have large fonts to display the name of genre. Underneath the genre is a color ribbon to help students quickly identify if the genre is fiction or non-fiction. Make them poster size to display, print them on 8.5X11 for a focus wall or miniature size to place on rings in your library. 10 new posters were added on

Don't know how to differentiate reading comprehension for ELLs? You don't have to! This packet has done it for you and your students will be working on the same phonics skills as the rest of the class, but at their level. Download the preview for a free sample to use with your students! BUNDLE AND SAVE ⭐ Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions (ESL) (ELL): The Bundle This packet includes 17 different focus skills with two versions of each. One version has sentence frames so that student

Students can easily reference these colorful posters when building number sense and see how numbers can be shown in different ways. Numbers 1-9 include the number, the number in words, ten frame, tally marks, dot arrangement, and base ten blocks. Numbers 10-20 include the number, the number in words, ten frame, tally marks, and base ten blocks. Numbers Included: 1-20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100 Related Products ⭐ Spanish Portable Word Wall-100 High Frequency Words-EDITABLE (Rainbow)

Do your students get tired after writing for only one minute? Just like in reading, students need to build their writing stamina. Power writing allows for students to get their thoughts on paper quickly. Students often tend to stall and overthink prior to writing when they haven’t had enough practice. With this daily practice, they have the opportunity to make writing a habit and become fluent, better writers. There is now a second edition! You can find it here: Power Writing Second Edit

This 44 page pack is filled with literacy and math activities that are Common Core aligned. Your students will LOVE celebrating the 100th day with all the fun and engaging activities included in this no prep resource. This pack can be used in different ways. You can pick and choose what works for you and do it on the 100th day or you can do like me, and use several different pages in the time leading up to the 100th. I especially like to use a lot of the pages as center activities throughout

You teach the phonics skills and then they forget. This bundle will help stop that problem! Includes over 150 phonics posters with clear graphics. Perfect for a focus wall, to put in a binder as reference, or to print in miniature size to put in rings. Multiple exposure to the skills will help students to anchor their learning so that it could transfer over to their reading; thereby, making them strong fluent readers. BUNDLE AND SAVE! **STOP** You may already own one of the resources in this b

Do your students get tired after writing for only one minute? Just like in reading, students need to build their writing stamina. Power writing allows for students to get their thoughts on paper quickly. Students often tend to stall and overthink prior to writing when they haven’t had enough practice. With this daily practice, they have the opportunity to make writing a habit and become fluent, better writers as well as increase their vocabulary knowledge. BEFORE PURCHASING, please consider

Say goodbye to an unorganized library! These classroom library labels with matching book labels will make your library system work seamlessly. With almost 200 labels containing holidays, seasons, months, themes, genre, well known authors, guided reading and DRA levels-this library labeling system can be used in any elementary or middle school classroom. This packet includes both uneditable and editable labels. The entire document is NOT editable, so please read the description carefully to

Students will no longer forget the phonics skills you've covered with these phonics posters that have clear graphics. Perfect for a focus wall, to put in a binder as reference, or to print in miniature size to put in rings. BUNDLE AND SAVE! This pack is now part of a bundle. Instead of purchasing this resource on its own, consider purchasing the bundle at a discounted price. Phonics Posters: The Bundle Skills included in this pack: If there is a skill that you would like and it is not included

Are your comprehension passages too challenging for your English Language Learners or your beginner writers? Mine were! That's the reason I created this pack. These passages have helped my students to read the phonics skills we are learning in context while being exposed to sight words as well as simple sentences. Download the preview for a free sample to use with your students! BUNDLE AND SAVE ⭐ Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions (ESL) (ELL): The Bundle This packet includes 19 dif

NEVER AGAIN SPEND $ ON A PRIZE BOX! Your students will LOVE getting these fun coupons. You can even make your own to fit the needs of your classroom. There are 30 pre-made coupons waiting for you in this pack. Print the colorful ones with the vibrant rainbow background or save ink by printing the printer friendly version on fun Astrobright paper!. Watch this video to see how I use these coupons and save on time and money. Reward Coupon Strategy to Save Time and Money Included in this pack:) L

Engage your students in end of year writing activities while also assessing their writing. These prompts have six traits of writing rubrics so that students may self-assess and improve upon their writing. Every prompt has the conventions trait rubric for self-assessment as well as one of the other writing traits. TRY A SAMPLE OF THIS RESOURCE FOR FREE ⭐ End of Year Writing with Six Traits Rubrics: SAMPLE For every prompt, there are two versions: Rough Draft with Rubric for Revising and Edi

Teaching Tolerance’s Social Justice Standards is a road map for anti-bias education at every grade level. As described by TeachingTolerance.org, the Social Justice Standards are a set of anchor standards and age-appropriate learning outcomes divided into four domains—identity, diversity, justice and action (IDJA). The standards provide a common language and organizational structure: Teachers can use them to guide curriculum development, and administrators can use them to make schools more just,

As teachers we understand the importance of having students think critically, but often are not sure how to pose questions or what types of “verbs” fall under each category. These posters are written using student friendly "I Can" statements so that they can be used by you as well as by your students. In my classroom, I like to display the posters for easy reference. During our accountable talk we answer varying questions about a topic and like to “move up the ladder” of critical thinking.