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Are you ready to make Rocket Math Addition a better program? One that is engaging and fun for yours students? Then this is the product for you! As a K-1 educator for 26 years, I know that memorization of facts can be difficult for some students, but it does not mean that they do not have math potential. When implementing Rocket Math Addition, I have seen some students become very discouraged due to the fact that they cannot remember the facts fast enough—therefore producing a lower timed tes

Who thought writing and editing could be so much fun? COPS On Patrol is an Orton-Gillingham inspired, developmentally appropriate writing and editing guide to help your K-2 students understand the writing process. This product turns your students into COPS, who patrol their writing and make sure the rules are followed! COPS on Patrol contains COPS posters that clearly define COPS rules (marked with a badge graphic) and how to apply them (marked with a ticket & pencil graphic). COPS on Patrol

This set includes all five of my differentiated Orton-Gillingham inspired short vowel word games that are sure to be loved by your students! These themed games review short vowel sounds through cvc words or decodable blend words (advanced learners). This product includes: *Magic Hat! -An Orton-Gillingham Inspired Short a Word Game *Cell Sort! - An Orton-Gillingham Inspired Short e Word Game *Fishing Kids! - An Orton-Gillingham Inspired Short i Word Game *Knocked Out! - An Orton-Gillingha

Finally! An OG product that is kid friendly and PERFECT for helping students remember and apply digraph OG rules to become amazing spellers and writers! Each poster is approximately 15.5 inches long by 11 inches wide, includes the OG rule, and cute graphics to match! This makes each poster IDEAL for teaching lessons and display in the classroom to help students apply OG rules in their writing/spelling. Even if your school does not implement OG instruction, these posters are great for assisti

Finally! An OG product that is kid friendly and PERFECT for helping students remember and apply initial OG rules to become amazing spellers and writers! Each BIG, clear, beautiful poster is approximately 15.5 inches long by 11 inches wide, includes the OG rule, and cute graphics to match! This makes each poster IDEAL for teaching lessons and display in the classroom to help students apply OG rules in their writing/spelling. Even if your school does not implement OG instruction, these posters

This set includes all five of my Orton-Gillingham inspired short vowel spelling board games. Each themed, hands on game is differentiated--ready to meet the needs of your classroom learners. Each one is also FULL file folder size which is a plus for multiple learners and storage. Titles include: Oh Cats! - Short a OG Inspired Spelling Board Game Get to the Vet! - Short e OG Inspired Spelling Board Game SWIM! - Short i OG Inspired Spelling Board Game Top Golf! - Short o OG Inspired Spelling Bo

Finally! An OG product that is kid friendly and PERFECT for helping students remember and apply magic e (cvce) OG rules (with coding) to become amazing spellers and writers! Each poster is approximately 15.5 inches long by 11 inches wide, includes the OG rule, and cute graphics to match! This makes each poster IDEAL for teaching lessons and display in the classroom to help students apply OG rules in their writing/spelling. Even if your school does not implement OG instruction, these posters

Teaching young children non-fiction writing can be difficult! However, this packet gives you step by step directions and resources to have your students create an impressive, informative All About book with an animal topic. Your classroom will be filled with little researchers who will be amazed at what they can create with the approach outlined in this informative writing unit. (Note: I made the book pages in two forms, regular lined and primary lined, so you can select what is best for yo

This product was created to support Orton Gillingham instruction or for any child learning the short u sound. This center/small group game titled Mud Run! has students practice reading short u cvc words and short u decodable blend words (advanced learner), while trying to avoid being clubbed with mud during the race! My students think this is such a cool game because of the mud! I hope it helps keep learning fun in your classroom. This product contains: * 1 Mud Run game mat * 30 Short u c

This product was created for Seuss-loving teachers (like me!) as a management system for Guided Reading centers implementation. The red and blue themed icons (updated with ones like Interactive Board and Document Camera) with adorable graphics will help you create an awesome workboard that will guide your students through their reading centers. The center/station posters assist in showing the students where the center is within the classroom. This management system gives you the time you need

Finally! An OG product that is kid friendly and PERFECT for helping students remember and apply short vowel OG rules (with coding) to become amazing spellers and writers! Each poster is approximately 15.5 inches long by 11 inches wide, includes the OG rule, and cute graphics to match! This makes each poster IDEAL for teaching lessons and display in the classroom to help students apply OG rules in their writing/spelling. Even if your school does not implement OG instruction, these posters are

This product was created to support Orton Gillingham instruction and for any child learning about the short i sound. This center/small group game titled Fishing Kids! has students practice decoding/ reading short i cvc words and short i blend words (optional), through fishing and reading short i words. But watch out! Sometimes people fishing can hook an old boot on their line. If that happens in this game, the player loses his/her turn! My students enjoy this game and I sometimes have litt

I created this product so K-2 teachers could have ONE place to find ALL the different types of narrative paper that you may need for your students ALL year! I made the sheets in two forms, regular lined and primary lined), so you can select what is best for your students. I hope you find this packet as useful as I do! Tips!--Print and copy all the pages in this packet. Place them in file folders labeled so they will be available instantly anytime that you may need to copy them. Or, have a

This product was developed to help students master the vowel digraph “ea.” With the ice cream theme, students will love trying to fill their ice cream truck with “ea” cone card words. But watch out! The ice cream truck may get a flat tire and not be able to deliver the “ea” cones—putting the student behind the rest in getting the eight cones needed to win the game! There is also a follow up sheet to use after the game is over which makes this game ideal for a literacy center.

I created this product for students to use in small groups/centers to review digraphs sh, th, ch, and wh in a fun, hands-on way. Students will LOVE "fishing" for a digraph fish--which include words that begin and end with the above digraphs. But, WATCH OUT for the BOBBERS! If "fished" out, students have to put one of their fish on their game board back into the bucket. The first player to get five words in either their sh, th, ch or wh bucket is the winner!

This product was created to support Orton Gillingham instruction and for any child learning about the short e sound. This center/small group activity titled Cell Sort! has students practice decoding/ reading short e cvc words and decodable blend words (advanced level), while sorting real vs. nonsense words. Students will love the sparkling cell phones used for the sort. This center also comes with a follow up sheet for students to use to reinforce their learning. I hope this game helps keep l

This product was created to not only support Orton Gillingham phonics/spelling instruction, but also for any child learning about the short a sound. This center/small group game titled Oh Cats! lets students practice tapping and spelling those short a cvc words and blend words (for a more advanced level), while trying to get the cats back to Granny—who lost them! But, be careful! Fun spaces on the board have students go forwards or backwards a few spaces depending on what the cats did along t

This product was created to not only support Orton Gillingham phonics/spelling instruction, but also for any child learning about the short e sound. This center/small group game titled Get to the Vet! has students practice tapping and spelling those short e cvc words or short e decodable blend words (advanced level), while trying to get animals to the vet for their overdue check-ups! My students really enjoy this game and I hope it helps keep learning fun in your classroom! This product conta

About this Product This product was created for jungle-loving teachers to use as a classroom word wall. The jungle inspired, animal print backgrounds and whimsical font is sure to brighten up your classroom and encourage students to use the wall on a daily basis. It also includes a worksheet I created that can turn the word wall into a center any day and be used over and over again! (Note: The word wall banner is located in the additional file included when purchasing this produc

This product was created for ocean loving teachers to use as a classroom word wall. The ocean inspired blues and white wavy style background and whimsical font is sure to brighten up your classroom and encourage students to use the wall on a daily basis. It also includes a worksheet I created that can turn the word wall into a center any day and be used over and over again! (Note: The word wall banner is located in the additional file included when purchasing this product as well as