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Nicolette is a Chicago teacher who has switched grades almost every year she taught. She's taught 1st, 2nd, 7th, 8th, 4 year old preschool, 3rd/4th Remedial Reading, and K-8 art. Her heart lives in the primary grades. She now homeschools her sons, ages 5 and 7. Karen Whiteside is a Chicago K-12 art teacher who also holds her master's degree in administration. She is a mom to two children.
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Preview of Winter Clothes Emergent Reader

Winter Clothes Emergent Reader

In this Winter Clothes Emergent Reader, we've taken some of our favorite winter clothing clip art and have paired them with repetitive text that reads, "In winter, I wear __________". Save BIG: this winter emergent reader is also a part of a bundle: ★Winter Emergent Reader Bundle★ Images and text include: boots, coat, ear muffs, gloves, hat, mittens, scarf, snow pants, and thick socks . Sight words and other words include: in, winter, I, wear, and a. We also have the word "thick" with the
Preview of Dental Health Month Tooth Craft:Science,Language Arts,Editable Writing Prompts

Dental Health Month Tooth Craft:Science,Language Arts,Editable Writing Prompts

Have fun learning about your teeth and Dental Health this February with our flippable tooth activities! Stack and staples theses half sheet activities to create a book! Including in this pack: *Editable powerpoint pages *Life cycle of a cavity *Life cycle of a tooth *Label a tooth *Draw your favorite part of a tooth/teeth inspired book or write about your favorite part of a tooth/teeth inspired book *Rhyming section *Can/Have/Are *KWL * Tooth/teeth adjectives Please click that little green st
Preview of Weather Vocabulary Words Flip Book: Trace, Cut, and Color

Weather Vocabulary Words Flip Book: Trace, Cut, and Color

These fun-to-make flip books are a perfect addition to your weather units! All preschool, kindergarten, first grade, ESL/ELL, and special ed literacy programs need to support students' visual learning. Seriously, this was SO much fun to draw and make! These interactive winter vocabulary word flip books are made for students to 1.) trace the vocabulary word 2.) color the corresponding picture 3.) cut the pages and assemble 4.) then READ, READ, and READ! We've also included a blank template f
Preview of Gingerbread Emergent Readers Bundle

Gingerbread Emergent Readers Bundle

Save big with this gingerbread emergent reader BUNDLE of all 4 of our gingerbread emergent readers for your guided reading groups! This is a massive savings of over 25% off! This bundle has each book in COLOR and B/W!: Here are the books included: ★ Gingerbread Emotions Emergent Reader ★Gingerbread Counting Emergent Reader ★Gingerbread Color Words Emergent Reader ★Gingerbread Shapes Emergent Reader All the emergent readers have repetitive text. Click on the links above to see each indivi
Preview of Winter Emergent Reader: Five Senses of Winter

Winter Emergent Reader: Five Senses of Winter

In this Winter Emergent Reader, we've taken some of our favorite winter art and paired with repetitive text that reads, "I see/ I hear/ I smell/ I taste/ I touch __________". There are two items for each of the five senses, for a total of eleven pages, including the cover. Save BIG: this winter emergent reader is also a part of a bundle: ★Winter Emergent Reader Bundle★ You could REALLY differentiate this Winter Emergent Reader, and only include 5 pages for your struggling groups. We didn't
Preview of Insect Vocabulary Words Flip Book: Trace, Illustrate, and Write (Differentiated)

Insect Vocabulary Words Flip Book: Trace, Illustrate, and Write (Differentiated)

This Insect Vocabulary Words Flip Book is perfect for spring! We have a Insect Vocabulary Word Wall that coordinates with this product. All preschool, kindergarten, first grade, ESL/ELL, and special ed literacy programs need to support students' visual learning. Our flip books come in three styles to meet your students' needs: Version #1: traceable words with a b/w image to color (best for emerging writers who need more support) Version #2: a lined area to write with a b/w image to color (b
Preview of Christmas Emergent Reader: Five Senses of Christmas

Christmas Emergent Reader: Five Senses of Christmas

In this Christmas Emergent Reader, we've taken some of our favorite Christmas art and paired with repetitive text that reads, "I see/ I hear/ I smell/ I taste/ I touch __________". There are two items for each of the five senses, for a total of ten pages, plus a cover. ★Save big!★ This reader is a part of our Christmas Emergent Reader Bundle! You could REALLY differentiate this Christmas Emergent Reader, and only include 5 pages for your struggling groups. We didn't number the pages prec
Preview of Christmas Emergent Readers Bundle

Christmas Emergent Readers Bundle

Save big with this Christmas emergent reader BUNDLE of all 4 of our Christmas emergent readers for your guided reading groups! This is a massive savings of over 25% off! This bundle has each book in COLOR and B/W!: Here are the books included: ★Christmas Words emergent reader ★Santa's Hat Colors emergent reader ★Five Senses of Christmas emergent reader ★Rudolph Nose Shapes emergent reader All the emergent readers have repetitive text. Click on the links above to see each individual listi
Preview of Fall Vocabulary Words Flip Book: Differentiated

Fall Vocabulary Words Flip Book: Differentiated

All preschool, kindergarten, first grade, ESL/ELL, and special ed literacy programs need to support students' visual learning. Our differentiated flip books come in three styles to meet your students' needs: Version #1: traceable words with a b/w image to color (best for emerging writers who need more support) Version #2: a lined area to write with a b/w image to color (best for writers who have entered the transitional spelling phase) Version #3: traceable words with a blank area for studen
Preview of Winter Craftivity Bundle

Winter Craftivity Bundle

Enjoy all our winter crafts and activities in this bundle. If you teach units on polar bears, penguins, snowflakes and the water cycle, and snowmen- this winter bundle is a must-have for you! Here are the four winter crafts and activities included in this money-saving bundle: 1.)Snowflake Craft and Activity 2.)Polar Bear Craft and Activity 3.)Penguin Craft and Activity 4.)Snowman Craft and Activity Please click that little green star above and follow us for *exclusive* TpT follower freebie
Preview of Thanksgiving Turkey Emergent Reader: I Am Not a Turkey, Silly!

Thanksgiving Turkey Emergent Reader: I Am Not a Turkey, Silly!

This turkey Emergent Reader is perfect for the beginner reader. The silly turkey thinks he is not a turkey. This Thanksgiving Emergent Reader reads with the repetitive text, "Are you a turkey? No I am a ____________, silly! Our silly turkey dresses up as a pilgrim, chef, police officer, firefighter, chief, football player, and cowboy. This is a great reader to practice inflection with exclamatory and interrogative sentences!!! This 9 page story comes in two versions: ★ Black & White (save
Preview of Winter Emergent Readers Bundle

Winter Emergent Readers Bundle

Save big with this winter emergent reader bundle! This winter bundle gives you four books in blackline and color. ***************************************************************************** Please click that little green star above and follow us for *exclusive* TpT follower freebies, fun ideas, and the latest updates! We have plenty more ideas and weekly freebies at our blog: The Classroom Creative Make your classroom fun! Nicolette and Karen The Classroom Creative
Preview of Spring Emergent Readers Mega Bundle

Spring Emergent Readers Mega Bundle

GO BIG and save with all 6 of our Spring Emergent Readers in our MEGA BUNDLE for your guided reading groups! This is a massive savings! This bundle has each book in COLOR and B/W! Print a color book for your classroom library and use the B/W books as consumables year after year! Send them home for parents to enjoy hearing their little ones read and practice fluency... Here are the books included: ★Spring Words Emergent Reader ★Flower Petal Counting Emergent Reader ★Baby Chick Colors Emer
Preview of Winter Emergent Reader: Penguin Colors and Shapes

Winter Emergent Reader: Penguin Colors and Shapes

Need a great emergent reader for your Penguin Units this winter? In our Penguin Colors and Shapes Emergent Reader, you will receive a story that follows the pattern: "The penguin has a/an (color word) (shape word)" with a corresponding picture of a penguin with a colored shape on his belly! This is perfect to review those tricky shape and color words, while reviewing those critical early geometry skills! We cover 11 basic shapes: circle, heart, oval, rectangle, rhombus, square, star, hexag
Preview of Gingerbread Emergent Reader: Gingerbread Feelings/Emotions

Gingerbread Emergent Reader: Gingerbread Feelings/Emotions

This gingerbread emergent reader is a must-have for all primary classrooms, because it also helps kids identify their emotions! The illustrations have had our guided reading groups smiling. It's also really fun to "act out" the emotional states as you read them! SAVE BIG: Grab this gingerbread emergent reader and three of his other books here: ★Gingerbread Emergent Reader Bundle★ This activity is also a really fun follow-up to the gingerbread emergent readers: Gingerbread Life Cycle and Wri
Preview of Snowmen Emergent Reader: Snowmen Counting with One-to-One Correspondence

Snowmen Emergent Reader: Snowmen Counting with One-to-One Correspondence

This snowmen emergent reader also covers that crucial concept in beginning math: one-to-one correspondence! So, basically, this winter emergent reader hits two critical skills with one stone. Save BIG: this winter emergent reader is also a part of a bundle: ★Winter Emergent Reader Bundle★ You could also introduce irregular plurals like "man" to "men" in snowman/men in a short mini-lesson! In our Counting Snowmen Emergent Reader, you will get a repetitive snowmen counting story that follows
Preview of Spring Vocabulary Words Flip Books: Trace, Illustrate, and Write

Spring Vocabulary Words Flip Books: Trace, Illustrate, and Write

Our Spring Flip Books correspond with our Spring Word Wall Cards (4 versions) All preschool, kindergarten, first grade, ESL/ELL, and special ed literacy programs need to support students' visual learning. Our flip books come in three styles to meet your students' needs: Version #1: traceable words with a b/w image to color (best for emerging writers who need more support) Version #2: a lined area to write with a b/w image to color (best for writers who have entered the transitional spelling
Preview of Arctic Animals Emergent Reader

Arctic Animals Emergent Reader

All preschool, kindergarten, first grade, and special ed literacy programs benefit from simple emergent readers! In this Arctic and Antarctic Animals Emergent Reader, we've taken some of our favorite Winter Animals and paired them with repetitive text that reads, "Look, it is a __________" Images and text include: polar bear, arctic wolf, arctic hare, moose, narwhal, blue whale, snowy owl, walrus and musk ox. Sight words in the books are "look", "is" "a", and "an". You could discuss proper
Preview of Winter Craft and Activity Bundle

Winter Craft and Activity Bundle

Save big with our winter craft and activity bundle. If you teach units on polar bears, penguins, gingerbread men, and snowmen- this winter bundle is a must-have for you! Here are the four winter crafts and activities included in this money-saving bundle: 1.)Gingerbread Man Craft and Activity 2.)Polar Bear Craft and Activity 3.)Penguin Craft and Activity 4.)Snowman Craft and Activity Please click that little green star above and follow us for *exclusive* TpT follower freebies, fun ideas, an
Preview of Dental Health Month Emergent Reader: The Tooth Fairy Counts Teeth

Dental Health Month Emergent Reader: The Tooth Fairy Counts Teeth

Save big! This Dental Health emergent reader is now a part of a: Dental Health Lil' Bundle In this Tooth Fairy Emergent Reader, you will get a repetitive tooth counting story that follows the pattern "The tooth fairy has (____) tooth/teeth" with a corresponding picture. We cover numbers 1-10. Please click that little green star above and follow us for *exclusive* TpT follower freebies, fun ideas, and the latest updates! We have plenty more ideas and weekly freebies at our blog: The Classro
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Experience

Nicolette is a Chicago teacher who has switched grades almost every year she taught. She's taught 1st, 2nd, 7th, 8th, 4 year old preschool, 3rd/4th Remedial Reading, and K-8 art. Her heart lives in the primary grades. She now homeschools her sons, ages 5 and 7. Karen Whiteside is a Chicago K-12 art teacher who also holds her master's degree in administration. She is a mom to two children.

Teaching style

Centers-based. Child-led. Inquiry method. (Increasing interest in the Montessori approach)

Awards & shining teacher moments

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My own education history

Nicolette holds a bachelor's degree in Advertising from The University of Illinois at Urbana and master's degree in Curriculum and Instruction from The University of Illinois at Chicago. Karen holds a master's degree in Art Education from the Art Institute of Chicago and master's degree in Educational Administration from Northern Illinois University.