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Fun PPT that uses pictures of a Hershey's bar to teach basic fractions and then has practice problems on the remaining slides. I used an actual Hershey's bar with my kiddos to incentivize the lesson. :)

Phonics Jeopardy PPT - categories are long vowels, short vowels, blends, r-controlled vowels, and digraphs.

This is a letter to send home to parents that shares key info on students' reading levels. It has a space for current and goal reading level, as well as a chart that explains reading levels and tips for reading engagement at home. I've gotten positive reviews from parents who say this was straightforward and easy to interpret. You can adjust the chart for Lexile if needed.

PPT used in a second grade classroom to show examples of homophones.

PPT presentation used in mini-lesson on monitoring & clarifying during reading. Includes vocabulary, example text, teacher model, and opportunities for guided practice. Also focuses on strategy that was very effective with my second graders on noting reactions to text as a measure of comprehension.

Sight Word PPT I used with my second graders. It's on a timer, so I would set it during dismissal as I filled out agendas and students will whisper shout sight words until their buses were called.

This is a unit test designed for 1st grade to assess measurement skills and knowledge, including conversions, standard and non-standard units, length, volume, weight, selecting appropriate tools, and estimation. Could be adapted up or down for K-2.

This is a unit plan for the novel, "The Cay." This plan includes aligned standards, calendared objectives, target vocabulary words, essential questions, and enduring understandings. The overarching skills in this unit are multiple meaning words and facets of main idea (including a variety of the way it is tested). After implementation of this plan, mastery of both strands increased significantly, with the multiple meaning word benchmark at almost 90% and main idea at about 70% (this was the f

Presentation to introduce big goals to class. Includes explanation of malleable intelligence and connection between hard work and success. Has music embedded to build excitement.

This is an end-of-year summative that addresses all but two or three Common Core standards for first grade. It includes an alignment/scoring sheet for easy grading and tracking!

This is a colorful board used in K/1 centers. Students had to match objectives with the box whose beginning sound it shared. Or you can sort by median or final sound. You can also print, cut apart, and have students sort the pictures themselves. This includes vowel, consonant, and digraph sounds.

This is a PPT I used with my 2nd graders to practice identifying compound words. It has the animation and transitions to click on an answer and find out if you're right or wrong.

Mini-lesson presentation on parts of a sentence. Designed for 2nd grade but could be used in 1st or 3rd. Animation reveals answers throughout.

Can be used as a practice test or for an actual assessment. The animation reveals the answers after you click. Includes multi-digit, with and without regrouping, and one basic multiplication fact.

PPT with fill in the blank sentences and spelling words including "hurts," "would," and "where." Animated to reveal answers throughout.

Mini-lesson presentation on parts of a sentence. Targeted at 2nd grade but could be adapted up or down.

Animated to reveal answers. Used as practice with using context clues in determining unknown words.

This is a lesson plan for a one-day lesson on changing setting in text. It is annotated to include teacher info/actions. It uses the book "Not Yet, Yvette," and includes the components of a 60-75m lesson.

These are "RDR" dollars we handed out to our students after a lesson on fake reading vs. real reading. These "dollars" have the 5 indicators of a "Really Determined Reader" and were part of a fun incentive to increase meaningful independent reading.

This is a class packet for a 5E lesson on finding factors of a given number. It includes a Do Now, Engage/Explore, Explain, More Explore, and Evaluate (assessment).