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PA CORE: CC.1.PK.C, CC.1.1.K.D, CC.1.1.1.C When learning to read, some children have difficulty sounding out unfamiliar words because they are focusing on meaning rather than letter sounds. Using nonsense words allows the child to strictly focus on the letter sounds. As reading progresses, being able to decode short nonsense words will improve a child’s ability to decode longer unfamiliar words as well! These flash cards are great for use with individual children who may need some extra help. T

This spreadsheet will help you to keep track of the letters and letter sounds that your students are mastering. It is also a great tool to use during conferences because it allows parents to see their child's progress at a quick glance! Once your students progress to reading sight words, you may find my Dolch Word Flash Cards and word Wall Cards and my Dolch Word Prase Cards helpful!

We know how important it is that students learn that everyone makes mistakes! We have to encourage them to always check their work! This product is a great tool to help your students learn the beginning basics of editing! This download contains 72 worksheets, each aligned with a different UFLI lesson. The worksheets get progressively more difficult, which is great for those who are ready for more of a challenge! LEVEL 1- Level 1 requires your students to look for the spelling, capitalization,

Freebie In this file you will find 5 templates for recording observations in your classroom. There are 2 for whole group observations, and 3 for individual student observations. There is no right or wrong way to make an informal observation. It comes down to what you are comfortable with and what works for you in your room. I hope that one (or more) of these forms will be helpful to you this school year! If you like the design of this item , be sure to follow my store, Primary Pages, for m

Happy Fall!! Fall/ Autumn has always been one of my favorite themes to teach and it has always been my favorite time of year! I love the sweater weather and the vibrant colors. To help bring these colors to life in my classroom, I have always used photographs along with the stories I read. I feel that this helps to bring the world to the children's fingertips. So I have created this gallery of photographs of everything Autumn! The file consists of 69 pictures. (The pictures were taken by me at a

PA CORE: CC,1,1,PK.C, CC.1.1.K.D, CC.1.1.1.C, CC.1.1.1.D In this bundle you will find THREE of my products: CVC Nonsense Word Flash Cards (300 cards) Onset Blend Nonsense Word Flash Cards (150 cards) Word Family Nonsense Word Flash Cards (180 cards) Practicing nonsense words will help your students with decoding skills and fluency. Whether you need to work with individual students or you have a group work with, these cards are great! Ideas for use: Use as flash cards to assess individual studen

UPDATED JULY 2014 Over 100 new titles have been added to the list!!! They have been added at the bottom of the file for the convenience of those who have already purchased this item. ***EDITABLE*** This list is in excel format and now has 573 books listed. (I will be adding more soon, so if you do purchase this, please be sure to look for an update!) The books are leveled according to Fountas and Pinnell and DRA. Because this is on excel you can sort the list any way you like...accordng to

PA CORE: CC.1.1.K.D, CC.1.1.1.D, CC.1.1.2.D, CC.1.1.3.D, CC.1.1.1.E, CC.1.1.2.E, CC.1.1.3.E Are you ready for fantastic fluency in your classroom? These cards are perfect for small groups or one-on-one intervention! This is a file that is separated into the 11 Dolch word lists. In each list are 15 flash cards. Each card consists of 2-4 word phrases. These phrases will help with a beginning reader's word recognition and fluency. The cards are great for one on one use, small group instruction,

***This product is now EDITABLE!!!*** (Please note that it is in power point format!!) Thank you so much for stopping by to check out my Nautical Themed Classroom Organization Kit! I love to see an organized classroom and this item will definitely help! Included in this kit are the following: Alphabet Cards, Word Wall Alphabet Cards, Number Cards (0-20), Reading Center Labels (Thematic, Genre, and Blank!), Desk Name Tags, Center Signs (Labeled and Blank!),Notes from the Teacher, Homework Pass

PA CORE: CC.1.K.E, CC.1.1.E, CC.1.2.E, CC.1.3.E, CC.1.1.PK.D, CC.1.1.K.D, CC.1.1.1.D, CC.1.1.2.D, CC.1.1.3.D 345 Simple sentences to help with reading fluency!Reading fluency is essential to reading comprehension. When a reader struggles with fluency, he or she focuses on individual words rather than the meaning of the sentence. These sentence fans will provide the extra support that your beginning readers need. There are 345 sentences included in this file. The sentences are split into 5 equal

In this file you will find 150 flash cards! 30 flash cards for each of the vowels! These cards will help your students practice decoding 2 and 3 letter onset consonant blends. Having so many to choose from will allow you to choose different ones each time you “test” a child. This will help you to decide whether a child is able to decode the words or is memorizing them. You may also choose cards according to the beginning and ending sounds. This is helpful when a child struggles with certain le

Thank you so much for checking out my Thanksgiving themed Alphabet Worksheets. In this center you will find three alphabet worksheets. The first two require the students to fill in the missing letters in a string of letters from the alphabet. The third worksheet requires the children to fill in the missing initial sound in the Thanksgiving vocabulary words. ***PLEASE NOTE***THIS CENTER IS ALSO A PART OF MY Thanksgiving Literacy Center Bundle WHICH INCLUDES ALL OF MY THANKSGIVING LITERACY CENTER

ALL awards and certificates can be printed in color or black and white!As teachers, we all know how important positive reinforcement is. Children need to know that we love them and that we appreciate every effort they make to be the best that they can be. That is why I created this file full of awards and certificates. In this file you will find awards and certificates for the following: Birthdays, Friendship Award, Caught Being Good Certificate, Super Listening Award, Terrific Table Manners

*UPDATED* Now includes 2 cursive alphabets in addition to the printed alphabet!! Thank you so much for stopping by to check out my Apple Themed Classroom Organization Kit! I love to see an organized classroom and this item will definitely help! Included in this kit are the following: Alphabet Cards, Word Wall Alphabet Cards, Number Cards (0-20), Reading Center Labels (Thematic, Genre, and Blank!), Desk Name Tags, Center Signs (Labeled and Blank!), and Notes from the Teacher. Most of these are

***THANKSGIVING FREEBIE*** This center has 5 sets of sequencing cards for you to choose from. Two are 3 part sequences, two are four part sequences, and 1 is a five part sequence. Each set is in color so that you can print them out and laminate them for a math center. Each set is also in black and white. This will allow you to make copies for a math center or for your whole class as well. The choice is yours! If you have any questions or need any help please feel free to contact me! Thank you

The purpose of this center is to help your students blend onset and rime with 48 of the most common word families. The word families that are included are: ab, ack, ag, ail, ain, ake, ale, all, am, ame, an, ank, ap, ash, at, ate, aw, ay, eat, eed, ell, est, ew, ice, ick, ide, ight, ill, in, ine, ing, ink, ip, it, ite, ock, oke, op, ope, one, ot, out, ow, uck, ug, um, ump, unk. Inside the file you will find suggestions for multiple teacher directed and independent uses for this game. For example

UPDATED JULY 2014 This is a collection of over 100 songs perfect for early childhood educators. This updated version has monthly dividers perfect for a 3 ring binder! The pages are now laid out in two columns to save your printer from working too hard! The songs are broken up by months and include themes such as holidays, weather, insects, camping and much more!!! I have been adding to my collection for the past four years and have had so much fun with all of the songs! I hope you will enjo

PA CORE: CC.1.3.PK.J, CC.2.1.PreK.A.1, CC.1.3.K.J, CC.2.1.K.A.1 Nativity Math and Literacy Activities Merry Christmas!!!! This Nativity Activity pack is filled with fun activities for your class!! There are flash cards, 2 different memory matches, sequencing worksheets, handwriting pages, and writing pages…all with the theme of the birth of baby Jesus. The best part about it is that you can use any Nativity story you choose. Whether it is from a famous children’s author or from your favorite

Having trouble figuring out what to do during that small group time after UFLI? This product offers a ton of ways to keep the learning fun! There are 20 word cards for each first grade lesson, 35-110! The cars can be used in so many ways! Here are some ideas:•Print the cards back-to back. Cut out the cards and place them on a key ring. Pair students to take turns reading the words on the cards. •Print two copies of the words on cardstock. Cut out the cards and have students play Memory. Have th

***This center is a part of my Christmas and Winter Math Center Bundle. Please do not purchase this if you have already purchased the bundle.*** Christmas and Winter Math Center Bundle Thank you for checking out my Christmas and Winter Themed Size Sequencing Math Center! This center has 5 sets of sequencing cards for you to choose from. Two are 3 part sequences, two are four part sequences, and 1 is a five part sequence. Each set is in color so that you can print them out and laminate them for