Trumbetta's Teaching Tools

Opinion Writing Sentence Starters Provides sentence starter options for the beginning, middle, and end of their writing. During our opinion writing unit, I give each student one of these. Gradually, I take the sentence starters away once I notice a solid understanding of sentence structure. OR This could be a great way to differentiate writing. Lower-level students can be provided these sentence starters to help with their sentence writing. File contains 1 pdf page.

Informative Writing Sentence Starters Provides sentence starter options for the beginning, middle, and end of their writing. During our informative writing unit, I give each student one of these. Gradually, I take the sentence starters away once I notice a solid understanding of sentence structure. OR This could be a great way to differentiate writing. Lower-level students can be provided these sentence starters to help with their sentence writing. File contains 1 pdf page.

Your purchase includes a PDF file with the following: A Ready Confetti Poem (made for an 8.5 by 11 size paper)UPDATED: 2 poems on 1 page (to minimize printing)Do not open until the night before school tags (made for square snack-size zipper bags)

"Your future's so bright you have to wear shades!" These gift tags are perfect to attach to a pair of sunglasses for an end of the year gift for students. Each tag measures 3.33 inches by 3.75 inches6 tags per pageA place for you to sign your nameEasy to print, laminate, and attach to any pair of sunglassesGirl and boy versions

Easy to print, cut, and laminate. These tags read, "Don't Be "Board" This Summer." Perfect to attach to a dry erase board or chalk board to give students as a gift. There are 4 tags per page. Each tag measures 3.75 in. by 5 in.

Your purchase includes a sorting mat with short e and long vowel team ee columns. Also, a second page pictures that have spots to fill in the blanks. There are 6 pictures that fit perfectly on each side. The words include the following: e- bed, web, egg, hen, test, vest ee- bee, sheep, three, teeth, queen, jeep

Use this Venn Diagram to compare and contrast Miss Nelson and Miss Swamp after reading the story Miss Nelson is Missing!

The Life Cycle of a Butterfly Writing page. Provides an outline with sequence words first, next, then, and last.

An awesome STEM activity to do during the fall or Halloween time. This product includes 1 catapult design (there are many different ways kids can make their catapults), a record sheet for the activity, and a link to a cute catapult video. The record sheet encourage kids to think through the engineering design process: plan, create a design, test, and evaluate.

PG Movie Release Form/ Permission Slip 1 PDF page, cannot be edited Parents can sign giving you permission to show PG movies or clips to support your instruction. Please check with admin before sending this home!

Spread Cheer not Germs Merry Christmas Tags. Blank space at the bottom for your signature. Print, laminate, and attach these tags onto any bottle of hand soap or hand sanitizer. Perfect for a small teacher's gift.

Use this preconference form to gauge parent's thoughts and feelings before parent- teacher conferences. A line is provided to edit or write in your own return by date.

Posters to display the month, day, and year for students. I specifically designed this to replace the sign for Bridges Number Corner. However, you can use it as a way to display the date in your classroom. One poster for each month of the year. I printed, laminated, and added magnets to the back.

Having a baby? This file contains fun activities to announce the news to your students! Page 1: Can you solve the puzzle? Students identify the beginning sound of each picture to crack the code which says, "I am having a baby!" Page 2: A page of six babies wearing white shirts. Ask students to color the shirt blue or pink to create a class graph on the board.Page 3: A follow-up to page three. Students can record their classmates' predictions on their own bar graph. Page 4: A place for students

"Thanks for holding our office together" note. By attaching a gift card or small treat, this note is the perfect way to say a quick thank you to your secretary.

Your purchase will grant you access to a link to copy the 10 more, 10 less, 1 more, 1 less puzzles. The puzzles are interactive Google slides that allow your students to click and drag the numbers to correctly complete the puzzles. The Google slides contain 1 title slide and 10 puzzles to complete.

Narrative Writing Rubric. Focuses on areas of structure and conventions. Rate each category on a 3, 2, 1 scale. This was created based on first grade standards. If you are interested in using for a different grade, let me know and I can change the First Grade title at the top! (:

This double-sided worksheet features 4 story problems that asks students to compare two totals. This was designed to be a review for Bridges Unit 3 Assessment for grade 1; however, it is great for general math practice!!

These Easter Tags are perfect for attaching a small treat for your students. My example (found by clicking preview) shows a cute egg shape eraser which was purchased at Walmart. Your purchase includes a space for you to sign your name as well as three different phrases: Happy Spring!"Hoppy" EasterHappy Easter! *If you would like these tags customized further with your name or different saying, please leave me a comment*

Have a "Dough-lightful" Christmas Cards. or Have a "Dough-lightful" Holiday Cards. Print and cut out center circle. The perfect size to insert a mini jar of Play-doh! Each page prints 2 Christmas Cards. A blank space is provided for you to hand-write your signature.