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Use this resource to determine an estimated reading level to give you a starting point for your leveled reader. 9 pages
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Fluency Pyramid 1st 100 Words
Many students struggle to transfer isolated sight words into real text. These pyramids will allow students to build fluency in reading sight words by using repetition to create successful retention of the words. Learning to use phrasing in reading creates fluency and better comprehension. The graphics support students in identifying unknown words. 51 pages
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ABC's 123
Activity Sheets for Letters A-Z, Numbers 1-20 and Popcorn Words Packets 1 & 2
(The first 50 most common high frequency words in the English language)
Activity Sheets for Letters A-Z are designed to practice visual recognition, motor skills, visual discrimination, sounds of letters and reading.
I spy the letter ___ allows children to find the letter in the environment. There is also a page for drawing or gluing
an item for each letter. The last page of the booklet will reinforce the sound of the letter by putting it in a
silly phrase.
Build number sense using these fun activities for numbers 1-20. Each number has two sheets of activities
that can be used to create a number mini-book. Sheets are designed to practice visual recognition, motor
skills and awareness of multiple representations of numbers. Find and count the number page allows
children to find the number in the environment. There is also a page for drawing representations
of the number. The writing page of the mini-book will allow you to dictate a sentence, or children
can write a sentence of their own using the number word.
Popcorn Words 1 contains the first 25 most common words in English based upon Dr. Edward Fry's Instant
Word List (Fry's List). According to his research these 25 words make up approximately 1/3 of all written work.
While the first 100 words on his list comprise approximately 1/2 of all written materials. These high frequency
words should be recognized instantly by readers.
Popcorn Words 2 contains the second 25 most common words in English based upon Dr. Edward Fry's Instant Word List
Fry's List). According to his research the first 100 words on his list comprise approximately 1/2 of all
written materials. These high frequency words should be recognized instantly by readers. 205 pages.
Sample ABC's 123 pages
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Activity Sheets for Letters A-Z are designed to practice visual recognition, motor skills, visual discrimination, sounds of letters and reading.
I spy the letter ___ allows children to find the letter in the environment. There is also a page for drawing or gluing
an item for each letter. The last page of the booklet will reinforce the sound of the letter by putting it in a
silly phrase. 54 pages.
Sample Alphabet Books pages
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This Back to School Pack is filled with pages of Helpful Hints for a smooth running class along with activities and ideas for the first 30 days of school. The pack starts with 16 Helpful Hints that will allow you to create an organized, fun and independent classroom of children. The second half of the pack is filled with 17 Activities & Ideas, classroom book ideas to make, a treasured book list, a Back to School Kit and much, much, more. Including the song – The First Ten days of School (written to the Twelve Days of Christmas) and a poem for parents which has been downloaded and used by thousands of teachers entitled “You Ask What’s in My Backpack”. 77 pages. Back to School Pack Preview.
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The activities in this packet can be used as an End of the Year theme or individually in your classroom. The following activities are included: Creating T-Shirts ~ Writing Activities including 5 Senses ~ Writing ~ Picture to Paragraph ~ Memory Book Blackline Master ~ Letter to Next Year's Students ~ How to... Pages & 6 Others! ~ Science Bottles ~ Camping Songs ~ End of the Year Songs ~ Language Activities ~ Graphing Ideas ~ Camp Snack Recipes ~ 25+ Fun Outdoor Activities ~ List of Great Camp Books ~ I Have... Who Has? Camping Game ~ Wrap Up Baggie for the Year ~ Plus More! 66 pages. Camp Learned A Lot Preview.
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Fun Informational Writing Cards
The writing cards allow students to practice informational writing. There are 60+ Writing Cards. Each card has a
simple phrase and picture clue to enable the students to figure out the activity. The cards can be run off and
placed on a ring by punching a hole in the corner of each card. Teachers can offer students a choice by having
all of the cards available or limit the choices by only offering a few activities on a ring and adding/deleting
cards over time. If you are looking for structured choices, then simply put all the cards on a ring and tell
students which cards are available on a particular day. Each of the cards can be numbered and you might say,
“Today’s choice is # 3 or #7”.
The cards will aide students in choosing informational writing tasks and understanding each of the writing formats.
How to, Report on, Describe and Persuade are included. Teachers should introduce one type of writing at a time and
show students how the graphic helps you to recognize what the writing task requires. I have also included extra
cards with the title words so that you may add your own ideas and cards with key words or thoughts to aid
children in the process of the type of writing required.
These cards can be used during Writer’s Workshop, Center Time, with the Daily 5, for Nonfiction Writing
or as a way to assist children in thinking of an idea. 23 pages, 60+ cards.
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Halloween Pack
Donna's Halloween pack contains I Have... Who Has... Halloween game and the Primary Research Private Eye Pumpkin packet.
Sample I Have Who Has Halloween
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Home"work" Calendars
The Monthly Home"Work" Calendars were created to provide activities that connect school learning
with children’s home environments. The calendars are based upon different levels of Bloom’s Taxonomy of
thinking skills. While some days children will use list, count, and find from the lowest level of
thinking (the “knowledge” category) other days will require them to plan, create and research from
the highest levels of thinking, “synthesis and evaluation”. I have included activities for each of
the 6 Thinking Levels. The calendar can provide parents with ideas on the types of activities that
they can be doing with their children to connect learning between school and their lives.
Calendars include opportunities to build skills in math, language, speaking, reading, writing, science,
social studies and many other valuable skills that bring learning to life for children. Many activities
require parent involvement that will lead to better communication skills. Don’t miss this opportunity to
provide the homework families often request with valuable activities that you know allow children to
enjoy and experience learning in a natural environment. Children can complete any box on the calendar
for any day which will give children choices and build motivation. You, as the teacher, can decide how
many boxes a week or month you would like students to complete. Show our children that homework can be fun!
In addition to the calendar I have supplied thoughts and research on the topic of homework.
I hope this will help as you connect home to school with home”work".
Sample Home "Work" calendar.
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Mini-Popcorn Words Practice Cards
Set contains the 100 most common words in English based upon Dr. Edward Fry's Instant Word List (Fry's List).
According to his research the first 100 words on his list comprise approximately half of all written materials.
These high frequency words should be recognized instantly by readers. Practice cards include the shape, a
visual clue for the word and a phrase or sentence that has decodable and other high frequency words, allowing
children to practice the word in real reading. Practice cards in color and black and white. 27 pages.
Sample Mini-Popcorn Words Practice Cards
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Popcorn Words Set
Get all four of the Popcorn Word Packets! Create small books with multiple ways for children to practice high frequency words. These are the words that keep popping up in reading and writing. Each booklet allows a student to:
- Practice the shape of the word
- Trace the letters of the word with guided and independent practice
- Visually discriminate the word from words that are similar
- Identify the word in reading
- Write the word through dictation of a sentence
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Primary Research
Contains the "Apple Investigator", "The Great Cookie Caper" and "Private Eye Pumpkin" research packets.
Education standards require that children are more active in their own learning.
There are frequent references made to students learning to conduct research projects at various grade levels. Some
grades add “with guidance and support” but each grade is challenged with developing lessons that incorporate
“gathering information”, “project-based questions”, “using multiple sources for relevant information” and “sort
and present information learned”. Children are naturally inquisitive and educators should grasp that opportunity
for learning by developing “short research projects that build knowledge about a topic”.
This primary research packet was developed to aid children in “learning to learn” and is based upon Bloom’s
Taxonomy of Educational Objectives. You may choose to use one page, several pages or the entire packet to
meet the needs of the children in your class. Challenge your high learners with the entire packet or support
lower level learners with basic skills by utilizing just a few of the pages.
The research packet can be used by the entire class as a shared project, by a small collaborative group
or each child in your class could complete the packet individually. 79 pages.
Sample Research Pages
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Riddle Books
There are so many uses for these great book outlines. They were created as Riddle Books. Children write 2 or 3 clues
to something that is hidden behind an object and others use the clues to guess what it is. Children learn to write
clues and use question words in their writing. Both of these skills are considered higher level thinking skills
on Bloom’s Taxonomy. The covers and writing pages can also be used as Classroom Books with a single cover or as
individual books for students.
This packet includes 19 book ideas - Valentine’s Day, Earth Day, Thanksgiving, St. Patrick’s Day, Bus Safety, and many
others. Children love these books and look forward to writing. 44 pages.
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