The First Teacher

This Smart Notebook activity works on the prediction strategy/skill with the book, "Wild Toboggan Ride". It has a self-evaluation at the end of the lesson.

This Smart Notebook activity is about shadows. It also has a song integrated within the slides.

This is a bundle of gifs to help with segmenting words with the short /e/ sound. This will be a fun way for students to practice who are having difficulty stretching out words

This is a bundle of gifs to help with segmenting words with the short /a/ sound. This will be a fun way for students to practice who are having difficulty stretching out words

This is a smart notebook presentation introducing and discussing ratios.

Mistletoe Moose is going Christmas shopping, but does he have enough money to buy all of the gifts he wants? This is a fun powerpoint to help students count money. It is perfect for grades K-2!

This is a Smart Notebook presentation and activity about rocks and minerals.

This Smart Notebook is good for extra blending practice on the /ee/ and /ea/ vowel pairs.

This can go along with Journeys Unit 2: Lesson 10: A Cupcake Party for first grade, or just to do with students who are struggling with blends at the end of words in a fun way!

This Smart Notebook activity helps introduce telling time in a fun way. It also has a self-evaluation for the students to do after they are done with the lesson.

This scene can be used for games, facts, or anything you may like. It is a smart notebook ocean scene. Sea animals are movable.

This is a fun Smart Notebook activity about the Solar System!

Cut and laminate cards. You can use this sort in guided reading time or RTI. This can also be put in a literacy pocket chart center.

Cut and laminate cards. You can use this sort during guided reading time or RTI. It could also be put in a literacy pocket chart center.

This is a fun way to introduce and apply author's purpose. It is made for a first grade classroom, but can be adapted for other grade levels.

Smart Notebook sort for shades of meaning. Separate the weak, medium, and strong words.

This is a worksheet that goes along with animal groups. Students choose an animal and decide what group they belong to, (mammal, reptile, bird, etc.) Then, they must prove their answer by listing characteristics the animal has in order to belong in the group.

This song is to the tune of Jingle Bells and introduces the digraph /th/.

This response sheet goes with the pocket chart activity, " Eek! Yowl! Jeepers! Yikes!" It can be used in math center or small group activities as well.

This resource includes all of the spelling words for the First Grade Journeys Reading Series.