EDUCENTS LAUNCH - FREEBIE & $50 CREDIT

Have you heard the news!?  Educents is opening their MARKETPLACE!  What does that mean?  That means that besides the already AMAZING deals they offer on a daily basis, you can now purchase items from seller's stores, also on a daily basis!  WHAT!?  That’s right!  Over 500 sellers have already created stores in the Educents Marketplace, so you are sure to find some money-saving deals anytime you need them!

KEEP READING! Below you will have the chance to WIN $50 in Educents Credits and download multiple FREEBIES!

To LAUNCH this new marketplace, several of the sellers are joining in to bring you a sneak peek at a FREE product offered in their new store, as well as hosting a giveaway for $50 worth of Educents Credits.  You can buy a LOT of educational materials with that kind of money!  And, there are several groups of bloggers who are joining the LAUNCH, which means multiple ways to enter.

Here is a little information about my FREEBIE.

Literacy and Math Fun FREEBIE

The first page (below) is an addition word problem. Students solve the problem using a variety of strategies including a drawing, number line, ten frame, and an equation.

Page 2 requires students to fill in the ten frames by coloring the correct number of squares to match the numbers given (11,12, 13, 14, 19).

Page 3 is an opinion writing activity. Students circle the picture to show whether they like the butterfly or grasshopper better. Then they write to tell which they like better and why they like it better.

Page 4 has the pictures cap, bug, cat, and hen with the matching word written with missing vowels. Students complete the word by filling in the missing vowels.

I hope you and your students enjoy this FREEBIE! 

You can download my FREEBIE HERE!

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Spring Read and Write (Close Reading)

Spring is finally here! I am ready for some warmer weather. I don't think I could survive living in the north. I don't know how some of you do it! 

Here is a Spring Read and Write to help get you warmed up! These "Read and Writes" are great for introducing close reading. The students have to look back in the story to find the correct answer to complete the sentence correctly.

This Read and Write pack will help prepare your students with the reading comprehension skills they need. The short story in this packet is great for introducing close reading. Your kindergarten students should be ready for this resource by this time of the school year if they are meeting grade level expectations. If your students are still struggling, these short stories can be used for quick read alouds and then completing the sentences together. It makes great independent reading work for first graders.  

This product is AVAILABLE in a Read and Write Bundle
offering a SAVINGS of 12%.

In this three page Spring Read and Write pack, students will read the one page spring story and color the pictures. Then there are two pages with five sentences on each page about the story. Each sentence has a missing word. At the end of each sentence, there are two words for students to choose the correct missing word. Students will circle the word that correctly completes the sentence matching the story on the first page, and then write the correct word in the blank. 

This is a great reading and comprehension check for guided reading, a mini lesson, a literacy center, or homework. 

This short story is great for guided reading groups, homework, literacy center activities, independent reading, or for introducing close reading strategies.

I hope your students enjoy this story and fill in the blank sentences. 

This Spring Read and Write is available for 

ONLY $1.00 for 3 days!

Tuesday, March 24th

Wednesday, March 25th &

Thursday, March 26th

You can click on the photo above to access it or click HERE! 

I hope your students ENJOY this Spring Read and Write Pack. 

Thanks for stopping by!

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Reading Comprehension: Who? What? How?

Wow! The third quarter of this school year is almost over. Time sure is flying by! Are your students ready for the next grade level? Have you prepared your students with the reading comprehension skills needed for success in the years ahead?

This reading comprehension packet on Who? What? and How? will help prepare your students with the reading comprehension skills they need. The short stories in this packet are also great for introducing close reading. Your kindergarten students should be ready for this resource by this time of the school year if they are meeting grade level expectations. If your students are still struggling, these short stories can be used for quick read alouds focusing on the Who? What? and How? questions included.  

This 7 page book is designed so that you can copy the book, cut it in half, staple, and then it is ready for use. If you would rather use each story separate, you can do that without putting it together in book format. The seven pages consist of a title page "Who? What? How?" with each of the remaining 6 pages including a short story with a matching black and white picture. Under each short story, there are three questions about the story. The three questions ask "Who? What? and How? questions about the story.

The following photos show some of the stories included in the packet.

These stories can be put together in booklet form as discussed above or individual sheets can be used. The story/questions are on a half sheet of paper.

No matter what format you decide to use, there are many uses for these stories/questions. They can be used in a kindergarten class with the teacher reading the story and questions to the students and having the students use invented spelling to write their answers. They can also be used for independent reading practice in first or second grade by letting students read the short story, read the questions, and answer the questions even if they have to look back in the story to find the answer. Looking back in the text to find the answer is part of the popular "close reading" strategies.  

These short stories are great for guided reading groups, homework, literacy center activities, independent reading, or for introducing close reading strategies.

I hope your students enjoy these stories and questions. If you like what you see in this product, it is currently available in my Reading Comprehension Bundle including 8 other reading comprehension books. This bundle offers a 15% SAVINGS! You can find the BUNDLE HERE!

I hope your students enjoy these stories and questions.

This Reading Comprehension: Who? What? How? is available for 

ONLY $1.00 for 3 days!

Tuesday, February 24th

Wednesday, February 25th

(During the TPT Sale on Wednesday, February 25th, you can SAVE 28% and get it for ONLY $0.72) &

Thursday, February 26th

You can click on any of the photos above to access it or click HERE! 

I hope your students ENJOY this Reading Comprehension: Who? What? How? Pack. 

Thanks for stopping by!

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Numbers (0-20) and Number Words (zero-ten) Sequencing (Hearts - February)

I can't believe January is almost over, but I can't wait until February. February is such a fun month with hearts and candy filled with reds and pinks. Sometimes it seems like students enjoy Valentine's Day more than Christmas. They get so excited over exchanging Valentine cards. 

Here's a great way to combine learning with fun as students sequence numbers 0-10, 11-20, 0-20, or number words zero-ten. Using these different combinations of numbers and words provides for differentiation depending on the level of your students. Lower students might still need to practice sequencing 0-10 while others may be working on 11-20 or your higher level students may be ready to sequence number words zero-ten.  

No matter which numbers or words your students are working on, students love adding their own colors to these hearts. After coloring, students cut out and glue the hearts in order onto a long strip of paper. You can use a sentence strip, long construction paper pieces taped together, or poster board cut into strips. 

The following photos show the numbers and words included in action. 
February Heart Sequencing Numbers 0-20 and Number Words zero-ten.

Numbers 0-10

Numbers 11-20

 Number Words Zero-Ten

Finished strips with each level of numbers/words!

I hope your students enjoy this number sequencing activity for February!

This Number Sequencing activity is available for 

ONLY $1.00 for 3 days!

Saturday, January 24th

Sunday, January 25th &

Monday, January 26th

You can click on any of the photos above to access it or click HERE! 

I hope your students ENJOY this Numbers and Words Sequencing Pack. 

Thanks for stopping by!

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Beginning Sounds (December)

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas...at least at everyone else's house. I haven't found the time to get out my Christmas decorations yet. How about you?

I can't believe we only have three weeks until Christmas Break! I think I get more excited than the students at this time of the year.

We will have taught every letter of the alphabet before Christmas break ends. Hopefully you have taught most of them too, so here's some practice for beginning letter sounds and a great deal too. Students get so excited when they start seeing pictures of Santa, Christmas trees, and gifts. This simple beginning sounds pack allows students to enjoy Christmas as well as show their knowledge of beginning sounds. The following photos show 2 of the 4 included pages.

Beginning Sounds (December)

 

The teacher should name each picture so that the students are familiar with the pictures. The product description names each picture if you are unsure of any of them.

 

To add more skills and to include different levels of activities, students can label the pictures after cutting and gluing the letter for the beginning sound. You can see in the pictures below that some students did label their pictures. I love seeing how they sound out their words. Then students can color the Christmas pictures. Also, for those students who are ready, they can write a sentence for each picture on the back of their paper, using good writing skills, of course. I get so excited when I can read everything a student has written without them having to read their writing to me. They get excited too when I can read it. They always say, "How do you know what that said?" I always reply with, "Well, you did such a super job stretching and sounds out your words that I could read it." That makes them so proud of their work.

 

Take a look at one of these four sheets in action showing the different activities they can do with it (cutting and gluing beginning sounds, labeling pictures, coloring, and writing sentences). The students had a blast with these Christmas pictures, and I hope your students do, too! ENJOY!

 

 

They really seemed to enjoy coloring these Christmas pictures after cutting and gluing the beginning sounds.

I love how these two students labeled each picture.

 

 

The pictures below show two students who went the extra mile to write a sentence on the back of their paper for each picture shown. My students know that they are not to just sit and do nothing. I always tell them that there is always more they can add.  

1. I got a hat. 2 My reindeer is brown. 3. Santa is big. 4. The elf is here. 5. My star is yellow. 6. My candle is black.

1. I can put on the hat. 2. The reindeer can go fast. 3 Santa Claus gives me something. 4. I see the star in the sky. 5. I light up my candle. 5 Elves make toys.

 

 

I hope your students enjoy this beginning sounds activity for December.

This Beginning Sounds (December) is available for 

ONLY $1.00 for 3 days!

Tuesday, December 2nd (on Tuesday, December 2nd, get an additional 10% off when using promo code TPTCYBER)

Wednesday, December 3rd &

Thursday, December 4th

 

You can click on any of the photos above to access it or click HERE! 

 

I hope your students ENJOY this Beginning Sounds (December) pack. 

 

Thanks for stopping by!

Cultural Arts Day - Jerome Roams From Home (Patricia Maness -Children's Author/Illustrator)

Our students had a BLAST at Cultural Arts Day today. We were blessed to meet a great children's author/illustrator, Patricia Maness, from Alabama as she shared her book "Jerome Roams From Home!" This is such a cute story with lots of rhyming and simple but oh, so very cute illustrations. Check out her Facebook page and give her a "LIKE" to see where Jerome will roam next.

 

You can find her book on AMAZON!

 

"Jerome loves to travel. Jerome is not your typical RV. Driving over mountains and through valleys and fields of beautiful sunflowers seeking adventure and making new friends along the way" (Amazon).

 

Check out Jerome today!

Numbers 0-20 Hide and Seek

I hope all of you got your school year off to a great start. We have just recently completed the first quarter of the year. Time is flying! With the arrival of second quarter, we are teaching numbers, and I'm sure you are too. To help keep you going, here's a deal just for you! 

Numbers 0-20 Hide and Seek

This number packet includes a page for each number 0-20. Here's a few of the pages below.

Students are given directions to color the number a particular color. Students are to make it a game of "hide and seek" as they look to find (tag) the directed number on each page. The numbers on each page are randomly placed for finding and coloring. 

To add more skills and to include different levels of activities, students can flip to the back side of their paper and write numbers 0-20 independently.

Here's a couple of the sheets in action.

I hope your students enjoy this game of "hide and seek" as they learn to recognize numbers 0-20.

This Numbers 0-20 Hide and Seek activity is available for 

ONLY $1.00 for 3 days!

Friday, October 24th

Saturday, October 25th &

Sunday, October 26th

You can click on any of the photos above to access it or click HERE! 

I hope your students ENJOY this Numbers 0-20 Hide and Seek activity. 

Thanks for stopping by!