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December 2, 2019 by: Jennifer

Sight Word Booklets

Sight Word Take Home Booklets: Sight words are essential to reading development. Students take home the booklets to practice their word list. Then the student brings the booklet back to school and reads them to their teacher. Then the teacher attaches a sticker to the goal page and then staples a new list to the booklet. See the new pack HERE! This listing includes: a

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Filed Under: Reading, Uncategorized Tagged With: reading strategies, sight words

December 1, 2019 by: Jennifer

Christmas Crafts for Kids

Christmas Crafts for Kids: It’s that time of year again where we do crafts for the holidays. We send them home as keepsakes or presents for parents. It seems trivial in some ways, but as a parent, I do love to pull out those handmade ornaments from when my kids were little. So I guess it isn’t that trivial at all, is it? Ornaments The

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Filed Under: Christmas, Uncategorized, Winter Tagged With: Christmas, holiday

November 19, 2019 by: Jennifer

How to find $1 books from Scholastic Book Club

How to find $1 books from Scholastic Book Club! If you are like many other teachers, you have asked for donations for monthly $1 books for your students. The only problem is that Scholastic Book Club doesn’t exactly make it easy to find those books. Here is a tutorial in pictures of how to! You can start your search on Scholastic HERE. First step: search

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Filed Under: Ideas, Uncategorized Tagged With: ideas, Tutorials

October 13, 2019 by: Jennifer

Frankenstein Craft

Frankenstein Craft: We have to decorate for our upcoming fall festival. As a result, we created these cute little Frankensteins. This craft is easy and will bring a pop of color to the usual red, brown, and yellow. Girls and boys can add a bow or a bow tie for extra cuteness. The freebie includes a few writing pages for that critical learning component. It

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Filed Under: Fall, Freebies, Halloween, Uncategorized Tagged With: Fall, freebie, halloween

August 18, 2019 by: Jennifer

Classroom Reveal 2019-2020

Classroom Tour and Reveal 2019-2020: I am excited to share my latest classroom design with you! I didn’t completely change it from last year, but you’ll notice some things did change! The layout stayed, but the biggest change was removing my horseshoe table. I am going to try my guided reading with a cart and work with students at one of our student tables. Another

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Filed Under: Beginning of School, Open House, Uncategorized Tagged With: Back to School, Classroom Tour

July 28, 2019 by: Jennifer

Back to School with Oriental Trading!

Back to School with Oriental Trading! I was fortunate enough to be given some very special gifts from Oriental Trading for Back to School. I want to share them with you because they are perfect for BTS and the rest of the school year. Meet the Teacher is one of those nights that I LOVE and sort of HATE at the same time…the crowds, the

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Filed Under: Alphabet, Beginning of School, Fall, Freebies, Literacy Stations, Uncategorized Tagged With: Back to School, freebie

April 28, 2019 by: Jennifer

Literacy Flip Books

These literacy station flip books are designed for stations, but could be used whole group.  I have a pair of scissors, stapler, and crayons in the container with these one-page flip books.  My students will read a book and choose a flip book to use with it.  They will cut, staple and add details to them.  I require that they read the book at least

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April 21, 2019 by: Jennifer

Classroom Management Tip

Classroom management tip: Hey y’all! I am here to tell you this year has been a struggle. I have 22 students, yes, 22 kindergarten students and just ONE of me. Yes, I understand some people across the country have way more kiddos than that…but obviously they are superheroes and I am NOT. Not only do I have 22 kids, I have 22 very energetic, high

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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Management

December 12, 2018 by: Jennifer

Directed Drawing for The Polar Express

Directed Drawing for The Polar Express Directed Drawing for The Polar Express:  Per request, I created a quick and easy directed drawing pack for The Polar Express.  I included a train and a bell.  In the past, I have been responsible for an activity for the Polar Express where classes rotated between teachers.  Usually I struggled to find something to do other than a snack

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December 9, 2018 by: Jennifer

Directed Drawings for Hanukkah and the Nativity

Directed Drawings for Hanukkah and the Nativity Directed Drawings for Hanukkah and the Nativity: By request, I have created a pack of Hanukkah themed directed drawings.  I tried my best to include an assortment in varying difficulty because not all kids are ready for the complicated drawings!   The Nativity directed drawings are perfect for Sunday School classes or Christian School classrooms, although anyone celebrating can

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Filed Under: Christmas, Directed Drawing, Uncategorized, Winter Tagged With: directed drawing, Hanukkah

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