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Hi! My name is Jolene Mathew. In 2008, I started working in a district that had all the new tech tools, but they did not give us the actual content-filled resources to use with the fancy tech. It was here is a Mimio and a laptop. Use it.
I soon began to dream of making educational resources utilizing technology for other classrooms. But I thought I would need a few million dollars to invest to get started on such a dream. Little did I know the doors that would open up for me that would more than fulfill my dream years later. In 2013, I started with just my computer thanks to the opportunity TPT presented. On top of that, I wanted to be an author since fourth grade. The opportunity to start The Candy Class fulfilled so many dreams.
With that said, literacy is absolutely my greater passion because literacy changes lives for the better and opens up doors of opportunity for others. I am just a teacher at heart wanting to make a difference.
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Reading Comprehension Strategy Main Idea Theme Sequencing Google Slides Use
Are you looking for ways for your students to improve their reading comprehension skills? These digital reading comprehension passages and strategy activities cover 12 different reading strategies. These digital reading activities are no prep and ready to use! These come in both Googles Slides and PowerPoint formats to make them versatile for many teachers. If you are looking for the Boom Cards format instead, check those out here. You will find the following 12 sets of Boom Cards with this
1st - 4th
Reading, Reading Strategies, Science of Reading
CCSS
RL.K.1
, RL.K.2
, RL.K.3
+12
1st Grade Phonics Slides Digital Word Work Review Google Activities Digraphs
Phonics Slides for Digital Word Work Activities for Google Slides and PowerPoint UseImagine having comprehensive phonics slides at your finger tips for teaching word work or optionally using for literacy centers in your kindergarten or 1st grade classroom. This massive bundle includes 871 words and covers essential phonics skills such as CVC words, CVCe, vowel teams, digraphs, blends, ending blends, diphthongs, and r-controlled vowels. These digital magnetic letters are hands-on! It comes in b
K - 2nd
Phonics & Phonological Awareness, Reading, Science of Reading
CCSS
RF.K.2
, RF.K.2b
, RF.K.2c
+17
1st Grade Writing Prompts Narrative Opinion Activities Seesaw Google Slides Use
With over 180 prompts for narrative, opinion, and informative writing, students can easily choose from multiple choices. This includes writing posters that teaches about each type of writing, and it also includes steps to break down how to write an informative, narrative, and opinion piece. Additionally, there is a writing checklist with each set for students to edit their writing. These prompts come in three digital options, so you can use this whether you use Seesaw, Google Slides, or PowerPo
K - 2nd
Creative Writing, English Language Arts, Writing
CCSS
W.K.1
, W.K.2
, W.K.3
+9
1st Grade Grammar Bundle Practice Activity ELA Games Nouns Verb Google Slide Use
Are you struggling to discover grammar materials tailored to first grade standards? Look no further! I've curated engaging digital resources just for you. These resources feature a brief optional video introduction followed by interactive grammar task cards. Plus, there's an anchor chart slide included for students who prefer a visual reference instead of the video. And the best part? These digital task cards require zero preparation. They're ready to use! Available in both Google Slides and Pow
1st
Grammar, Reading, Writing
CCSS
L.1.1
, L.1.1a
, L.1.1b
+14
Types of Sentences and Ending Punctuation Grammar Activity Google Slides Use
With these digital task cards, students will read a sentence that is on a first grade reading level with phonics-based words and sight words. They will then decide what type of ending punctuation to use with the sentence type. There is a very short optional video at the beginning that teaches about the sentences types and punctuation. There are also sentence posters and ending punctuation posters on some slides for students to use as a reference if you prefer to delete the slide with the video.
1st - 2nd
English Language Arts, Grammar, Writing
CCSS
L.1.1j
Common and Proper Noun Activity 1st Grade Grammar Google Slides Digital Resource
With these common and proper noun digital task cards, students will decide if the word is a common noun or a proper noun. If it is a proper noun, they will type or write it with a capital letter. There is a very short optional video at the beginning that teaches about common and proper nouns. There are also common noun and proper noun posters on some slides for students to use as a reference if you prefer to delete the slide with the video. This resource is part of the First Grade Grammar Digit
1st - 2nd
English Language Arts, Grammar, Writing
CCSS
L.1.1b
, L.1.2a
Verb Tense Activity 1st Grade Google Slides Past Present & Future Grammar Review
With these verb tense digital task cards, students will read a sentence that is on a first grade reading level with phonics-based words, sight words, and picture clues. They will decide if the sentence is in the past, present, of future tense by dragging and dropping a circle to show their answer. There is a very short optional video at the beginning that teaches about the different verb tenses. There is also verb tense posters on some slides for students to use as a reference if you prefer to
1st - 2nd
English Language Arts, Grammar, Writing
CCSS
L.1.1e
Math Fact Fluency Practice Addition and Subtraction Centers PowerPoint Activity
Now students can blast their math facts fluency digitally and gain instant feedback on their answers! This is like having another teacher to help your students master those math facts! You can also easily differentiate instruction by easily deleting extra slides ahead of time and saving the file under a different name. This resource covers addition and subtraction facts from 1-12. Addition example: 1+0=1 on up to 12+12=24. Subtraction example: 1-1=0 on up to 24-12=12. I have also included 7 mixe
1st - 2nd
Arithmetic, Basic Operations, Math
CCSS
1.OA.C.6
, 2.OA.B.2
Commas in a Series & Dates Activities 1st Grade Grammar Review Google Slides Use
With these digital task cards, students will read a sentence that is on a first grade reading level with phonics-based words, sight words, and picture clues. They will then drag and drop the missing commas in place. This activity covers items in a series and dates. There is a very short optional comma video at the beginning. There is also a comma poster on a slide for students to use as a reference if you prefer to delete the slide with the video. This resource is part of the First Grade Gramm
1st - 2nd
English Language Arts, Grammar, Writing
CCSS
L.1.2c
Fix it Sentences 1st Grade Grammar Practice Center Google Slide Digital Resource
With these digital task cards for editing, students will read a sentence that is on a first grade reading level with phonics-based words, sight words, and picture clues and fix it. They will then edit two errors in the sentence. This activity includes fixing capitalization errors, subject-verb agreement errors, ending punctuation errors, spelling errors with long vowels and digraphs, article errors, and comma errors. There is a very short optional video at the beginning about editing sentences.
1st - 2nd
English Language Arts, Grammar, Writing
CCSS
L.1.1
, L.1.1c
, L.1.1h
+7
Blending Decoding CVC Words with Picture Matching to Centers Google Slides Use
Research shows that giving your students plenty of word blending practice, paired with effective modeling during instruction, can significantly boost their literacy development. In other words, blending is crucial, and students need lots of practice blending. That is where this resource comes into play with providing you a phonics resource that focuses in that area and provides ample of opportunity for students to practice blending in a literacy center. Additionally, these can easily be project
PreK - 1st
Phonics & Phonological Awareness, Reading, Science of Reading
CCSS
RF.K.1b
, RF.K.2
, RF.K.2d
+8
Run on Sentences 1st Grade Grammar ELA Digital Activities Google Slides Resource
With these digital task cards, students will read a run-on sentence. They will then edit the sentence. They can either divide it into two sentences or make it into a compound sentence. There is a very short optional video at the beginning to learn about run-on sentences. There is also a run-on sentence poster on a slide for students to use as a reference if you prefer to delete the slide with the video. This resource is part of the First Grade Grammar Digital Task Card Bundle. If you are plann
1st - 2nd
Grammar, Reading, Writing
CCSS
L.1.1g
, L.1.1j
Capitalization Activity 1st Grade Grammar Practice Review Google Slides Use
Do your students need extra practice with capitalization? These grammar digital task cards are geared for first grade reading levels and focus on capitalizing the first word in sentences, the pronoun I, names of people, and dates. It includes two different decks too! There is a very short optional video at the beginning that teaches about capital letters. There is also a capitalization poster on a slide in the resource for students to use as a reference if you prefer to delete the video slide.
1st - 2nd
English Language Arts, Grammar, Writing
CCSS
L.1.2
, L.1.2a
Subject Verb Agreement Activities 1st Grade Grammar Practice Google Slides Use
In this digital grammar activity, students will identify if the subject and verb agree. Then they will retype the sentence correctly if it does not agree. There is a very short optional video at the beginning that teaches about subject-verb agreement. There is also a subject-verb agreement poster on a slide in the resource for students to use as a reference if you prefer to delete the slide with the video. This resource is part of the First Grade Grammar Digital Task Card Bundle. If you are pl
1st
English Language Arts, Grammar, Writing
CCSS
L.1.1c
Past Tense Verb Activities 1st Grade Grammar Practice Review Google Slides Use
With these past tense verb digital task cards, students will read a sentence that is on a first grade reading level with phonics-based words, sight words, and picture clues. They will fill-in the sentence with the past tense form of the verb. There is a very short optional video at the beginning that teaches about past tense verbs. There is also a past tense verb poster on a slide for students to use as a reference if you prefer to delete the slide with the video. This resource is part of the
1st - 2nd
English Language Arts, Grammar, Writing
CCSS
L.1.1e
Kindergarten Science of Reading Literacy Center Phonics Decodable Reader Passage
Looking for a way to better support kindergarten or students who need the foundations in their literacy development? Research backs the use of decodable reading when it comes to reaching more of your students to become fluent readers. That is why I put together these phonics decodable passages that can be used for intervention, extra support, center activities, home support, and more. These passages target phonics skills, so you can support literacy development in all your students. This resour
PreK - 2nd
Phonics & Phonological Awareness, Reading, Science of Reading
CCSS
RF.K.3
, RF.K.3c
, RF.K.4
+14
Action Verbs 1st Grade Activities Grammar Practice Review Google Slides Use
With these action verbs digital task cards, students will read a sentence on a first grade reading level. They will mark the action verb with a star. There is a very short optional video at the beginning that teaches about action verbs. There is also an action verbs poster on a slide for students to use as a reference if you prefer to delete the slide with the video. This resource is part of the First Grade Grammar Digital Task Card Bundle. If you are planning to purchase more digital task card
1st - 2nd
English Language Arts, Grammar, Writing
CCSS
L.1.1e
1st Grade Digital Science of Reading Word Work Phonics Game PowerPoint Activity
Are you looking for some hands-on phonics activities for your students, but you don't have hours to laminate and cut it out? These ready-to-use phonics word work cards will save you time and provide students with so many hands-on activities! This innovative, digital resource provides differentiated levels! It actually includes, get this, 121 files! I am serious! That is 121 phonics centers that are ready-to-use with no cutting and laminating! It adds up to 3,400 organized slides (pages) that cov
K - 2nd
Phonics & Phonological Awareness, Reading, Science of Reading
CCSS
RF.K.1b
, RF.K.2
, RF.K.2c
+17
Digital Rhyming Word Activities Kindergarten Literacy PowerPoint Use
Are you looking for some hands-on rhyming activities for your students, but you don't have hours to laminate and cut it out? These rhyming centers will save you time and provide students with some hands-on activities for covering this important phonemic awareness skill! This resource is the version for PowerPoint use. Find the Google version by clicking here.Did I also mention this resource can be used on tablets and even iPads? Say what? Yup, you can use this on a tablet, computer, or you can e
PreK - 1st
Balanced Literacy, English Language Arts, Phonics & Phonological Awareness
CCSS
RF.K.2a
Descriptive Adjectives Activity 1st Grade Grammar Practice Google Slides Use
Do your students need extra practice with adjectives? These grammar digital task cards will get your students thinking more deeply about how nouns are being described by identifying if the adjective describes either smell, sight, taste, touch, or sound. This includes two decks too! There is a very short optional video at the beginning that teaches about adjectives. There is also an adjective poster on a slide in the resource for students to use as a reference if you prefer to delete the video
1st
English Language Arts, Grammar, Writing
CCSS
L.1.1f
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About the store
Experience
Hi! My name is Jolene Mathew. In 2008, I started working in a district that had all the new tech tools, but they did not give us the actual content-filled resources to use with the fancy tech. It was here is a Mimio and a laptop. Use it.
I soon began to dream of making educational resources utilizing technology for other classrooms. But I thought I would need a few million dollars to invest to get started on such a dream. Little did I know the doors that would open up for me that would more than fulfill my dream years later. In 2013, I started with just my computer thanks to the opportunity TPT presented. On top of that, I wanted to be an author since fourth grade. The opportunity to start The Candy Class fulfilled so many dreams.
With that said, literacy is absolutely my greater passion because literacy changes lives for the better and opens up doors of opportunity for others. I am just a teacher at heart wanting to make a difference.
Teaching style
Since I am a firm believer that making connections in the brain is where it is at and how even the science of reading experts use terms like mental models as a major goal for developing strong literacy skills, my teaching style is centered on ways to support students in making connections to increase literacy development in all learners. Whether that is hands-on activities, being fun and engaging to make it relevant to young learners, using technology to provide visual support that leads to more brain connections, or other solid teaching methods, the heart of my style is making connections to build those mental models to increase literacy and writing skills. All my current curriculum is developed with high depth with reflection on how can students make more connections.
My own education history
Bachelor's Degree in Elementary Education 2005
Master's Degree in Elementary Education 2011
Additional biographical information
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