Tamara Beth Olsen

Extension activity to follow read-aloud of Elmer the Elephant by David McKee. If you'd like to get this for only $1 CAD, click here to buy it directly from my website.

Fillable PDF name practice for early writers. Recommended for literacy routines, morning work, name practice, fine motor, small group instruction, whole class, and relevant reading and writing. Pairs with sky, grass, dirt to support letter placement on lines and letter formation. Fits with Jan Richardson's Next Step Forward in Guided Reading for Pre-A Readers. --- I do my best to create products that are simple, effective and fun for your classroom. Please leave my products a review if you're

Follow the exciting tale of four children as they work through frightening situations, using teamwork and ingenuity! - This novel book study is designed for grade 3, grade 4, grade 5, and grade 6, to be used in Literature Circles or Guided Reading (Daily 5). It follows the story of Chocolate River Rescue, by Jennifer McGrath Kent, based on a true story. The story is based in New Brunswick, Canada on the Petitcodiac River. - This novel study is 29 pages long, and includes maps, extra non-fict

Great for teaching letter formation in primary grades! Print in color on tabloid size paper (11x17), write students' names with marker. Can be used as desk plates, individual, or small group printing practice.

Sky Grass Dirt Explanation and Visual Poster to hang in the front of the room; on desks; on bulletin boards or wherever else you may need! This is a Large document size document (36" by 36"). Includes six different designs for personal customization. The letter 'q' is written correctly with an angled line. More sizes of these posters are also available. If you'd like to see more sizes and get these cheaper, click here to go to the listing on my website

Follow the exciting tale of this tiny (6 inch tall) family as they navigate life in a big house! - This novel book study is designed for grade 2, grade 3, and grade 4 to be used in Literature Circles, Book Club, or Guided Reading (Daily 5). It follows the story of John Peterson's Granny Little, Uncle Pete, Mr. Little, Mrs. Little, Tom and Lucy. - The Littles is guided Reading Level M. This accompanying novel study is 27 pages long, and includes 3-4 comprehension questions about each chapter.

This bundle includes calendar numbers in two different sizes, number posters, calendar months, word wall headers and words, desk name plates, letter of the day practice, letter of the week worksheets, and flashcards for assessment.

541 different worksheets using different engaging activities to review and reinforce: - sums within 5 (69 worksheets) - plus or minus 0, 1, or 2 (85 worksheets) - combinations for 10 (69 worksheets) - doubles (57 worksheets) - doubles plus or minus one (87 worksheets) - making 10 or pretend 10 (87 worksheets) - ten and some more (87 worksheets) Includes addition and subtraction. Includes color by number, part-part-whole, ten frames, speed tests, fill in the blank, number lines, word problems, so

Three sets of flashcards! Multiplication Visual Flashcards, Addition Visual Flashcards, and Subitizing Dots! Multiplication Flash Cards, with factors from 1-10. Shows all numbers in ten frames to support visual learners, learning, increase number sense, build fluency, and build basic fact knowledge. These feature both five-wise and doubles-wise flash ten frames so students can develop their own number relationships. Builds number sense, fact family supports and encourages creative thinking. Ins

Writing Printing Practice Pages 36 different designs, including: - sky grass and dirt graphic - sky, grass, and dirt colours in both dark and light designs - half pages and full pages - all interlined Laminate and write on with dry erase markers to make them reusable! For larger pages (11" x 17"), click here.

Multiplication Flash Cards, with factors from 1-10. Shows all numbers in ten frames to support visual learners, learning, increase number sense, build fluency, and build basic fact knowledge. These feature both five-wise and doubles-wise flash ten frames so students can develop their own number relationships. Builds number sense, fact family supports and encourages creative thinking. Ideas taken from Christina Tondevold's Building Math Minds Courses and Building Fact Fluency: A Toolkit for Addi

From Anna by Jean Little book study, to be used with grades 3, 4, 5, 6. Updated to include an answer key! Includes historical information on the depression, simplified information on visual impairments and how the eye works. Focuses on social skills, identifying feelings, and deep questions. Includes inferences, summarizing, and reading between the lines. Also encourages visualizing from the text, and has students draw pictures following descriptions in the text. Supports student comprehension o

“I am Special!” is a unit designed for kindergarten. The primary focus is the celebration of individual strengths, characteristics and abilities. This nine-lesson unit has a literacy focus, in which content is based on story books and extended through activities. It can be implemented at the beginning of the year or as stand-alone lessons throughout the school year. This unit does not touch on issues of racism, disability, or bullying. The choice to avoid such topics and celebrate positivity is

Fillable name practice for early writers. Uses themes for extra fun in the school day. Themes are: Candy Canes, Christmas Lights, Easter, Halloween, Harvest/Autumn/Thanksgiving, St. Patrick's Day, Valentine's. Recommended for literacy routines, morning work, name practice, fine motor, small group instruction, whole class, and relevant reading and writing. Pairs with sky, grass, dirt to support letter placement on lines and letter formation. Get all of these resources for free by clicking here.

Follow the exciting tale of these three young detectives as they find the ghost that has been haunting their town's hotel! - This novel book study is designed for grade 2, grade 3, and grade 4 to be used in Literature Circles, Book Club, or Guided Reading (Daily 5). It follows the story of Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose in Green Lawn, Connecticut. - The Haunted Hotel is F & P guided Reading Level N. The Haunted Hotel is the eighth book in Ron Roy's popular A to Z Mysteries series. This accompany

85 Different worksheets using different engaging activities to review and reinforce plus or minus 0, 1, 2 . Includes addition and subtraction. Includes color by number, part-part-whole, ten frames, number lines, fact families, speed tests, fill in the blank, solving a riddle and more! Builds number sense, fact family supports and encourages creative thinking. Supports visual learners, number facts, number sense, building fluency, and basic fact knowledge. Independent work packet If you'd like to

This unit is based on the principles of differentiated and individualized learning, which is growing in necessity in the modern classroom. Designed from British Columbia, Canada curriculum, principles applicable almost anywhere! Addition and subtraction principles in grade one and two are targeted, as it was designed for a split class. Grade one standards go to level sixteen, and grade two standards for addition and subtraction end at level 31.

The Most Magnificent Thing by Ashley Spires Extension ADST Activity. This activity supports students in flexibility, creation from raw materials, creative thinking, and predicting. Students love this activity and learn valuable life skills while doing so! I've had students make trash robots using this, and adding details, while learning design skills and strategies.

Great for class bonding, community, and team building at the start of the school year or any point during the year. Not age specific, and does not require any previously covered curricular areas or topics. Necessary materials are coloring utensils and scissors. Some adult support may be helpful for students to assemble the puzzle. Features unique connections between puzzle pieces, which aides in assembly. Finished puzzle measures 45" square. For a larger version that measures 64" square, cl

Includes all Calendar Corner products currently available in my store. - calendar numbers with patterns in each month (2 different sizes) - calendar backgrounds (2 different sizes) - days of the week for calendar (2 sizes) - months of the year (2 sizes) - year cards - weather graph - birthday cupcakes - ten frames for counting days in school - Class Birthday Poster Most products have multiple designs to increase your ability to personalize your own classroom! This is a simplistic and functional