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So excited to share this freebie with all my reader joining us from Empowering Little Learners and all of our new readers to Simply Primary! <br />
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Just posting really quick the winner of my Top Teacher's Giveaway Galore prize!</div>
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<strong><a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Counting-Snap-Cubes-Primer-Sight-Word-List"><img alt="" class="alignleft" height="135" src="http://data2.teacherspayteachers.com/item/Counting-Snap-Cubes-Primer-Sight-Word-List-761/medium-218327-2.jpg" title="none" width="120" /></a><a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Counting-Snap-Cubes-Primer-Sight-Word-List" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sight Word Snap Cubes</a> by Jennifer of <a href="http://www.empoweringlittlelearners.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Empowering Little Learners</a>: </strong>"Looking for a fun new center for your kids? How about having them make the sight words with Snap Cubes! Use these cards to have your students count out blocks to create the letters and form the pre-primer sight words! Then they count how many cubes it took to make the words! Two recording sheets are included (one where students just count the snap cubes, and another where students count and write the word.)"<strong> (K-3)</strong><br />
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<strong><a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Making-Words-with-Blends"><img alt="" class="alignleft" height="115" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZm3kqYzesBxFE3evrD76DulPkM1wp3agXhnXWi0mNvllYR_xWBUf9afwTEhmO1AkenLYLlPX5kjV7EtAYk9vLcg-O_TsOVovNYy8hpgaSHESl4RYew5wF1EgCtnng3-77bd470glfcUU/s320/Making+Words+Short+Vowel+%282%29.jpg" title="none" width="150" /></a><a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Making-Words-with-Blends" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Making Words with Blends</a> by DeAnne of <a href="http://www.firstgradeandfabulous.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">First Grade and Fabulous</a>: </strong>"Making Words is a great activity to work on phoneme isolation, segmenting sounds, and blending sounds to make words. This packet includes Blends (with both short vowels and long vowels with silent e. You will find ten different making word directions which include their own recording sheets."<strong> (k-2)</strong><strong>
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<strong><a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Dolch-Sight-Words-for-Kindergarten"><img alt="" class="alignleft" height="115" src="http://i1143.photobucket.com/albums/n639/KinderLatino/Screenshot2012-04-21at124555AM.png" title="none" width="150" /></a><a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Dolch-Sight-Words-for-Kindergarten" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dolch Sight Words for Kindergarten</a> by Lidia Barbosa of <a href="http://kidsreadingactivities.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kid’s Reading Activities</a>: </strong>"Sight word cards in a fun theme. Use them in a center, small group or on your word wall. A word sorting activity is included." <strong>(K)</strong><br />
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<a href="http://draft.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=6619412456115147806"><strong></strong></a><strong><a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Center-Signs-in-Spanish"><img alt="" class="alignleft" height="115" src="http://i1143.photobucket.com/albums/n639/KinderLatino/covercentersigns.png" title="none" width="150" /></a> <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Center-Signs-in-Spanish" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Center Signs in Spanish</a> by Lidia Barbosa of <a href="http://kinderlatino.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kinder Latino</a>: </strong>"These are 24 colorful center signs in Spanish. It includes two sizes. One full page size plus small cards for your Centers pocket chart."<strong> (K)</strong>
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<strong><a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Adding-3-Numbers-Math-Pack"><img alt="" class="alignleft" height="115" src="http://i1251.photobucket.com/albums/hh553/DillyDabbles/3digitadditionpackBlogStore-4.png" title="none" width="150" /></a> <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Adding-3-Numbers-Math-Pack" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Adding 3 Numbers Pack</a> by Melissa of <a href="http://www.dillydabbles.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dilly Dabbles</a>: </strong>"Pack full of activities to support instruction on adding three numbers with sums within 20."<strong> (K-2)</strong>
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<strong><a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Baseball-Antonyms"><img alt="" class="alignleft" height="115" src="http://data3.teacherspayteachers.com/item/Baseball-Antonyms-781/medium-212468-2.jpg" title="none" width="150" /></a> <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Baseball-Antonyms" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Baseball Antonyms</a> by Sally DeCost of <a href="http://elementarymatterss.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Elementary Matters</a>: </strong>"This is a game to practice antonyms. It has a baseball theme, and can be played like "Old Maid" or like "Concentration". It can be played with a pair of children, or a whole reading group.."<strong> (1 - 3)</strong>
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<strong><a href="http://draft.blogger.com/www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Compound-Words-Magic-Square-for-3rd-4th-and-5th"><img alt="" class="alignleft" height="115" src="http://i1096.photobucket.com/albums/g328/hojostptstore/CompoundWords345.png" title="none" width="150" /></a> <a href="http://draft.blogger.com/www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Compound-Words-Magic-Square-for-3rd-4th-and-5th" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Compound Word Magic Square for Grades 3, 4, & 5</a> by Heather of <a href="http://hojosteacherstore.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">HoJo's Teaching Adventures</a>: </strong>"This is a great fun puzzle where students need to match 24 compound words together. You will get three different puzzles with this item."<strong>(3-5)</strong>
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<strong><a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Interactive-Student-Notebook"><img alt="" class="alignleft" height="115" src="http://data2.teacherspayteachers.com/item/Interactive-Student-Notebook-141/medium-236302-1.jpg" title="none" width="115" /></a> <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Interactive-Student-Notebook" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Interactive Student Notebook</a> by <a href="http://www.ateacherstreasure.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">A Teacher's Treasure</a>: </strong>"The ultimate alternative assessment & differentiating tool. Students will become creative, independent, reflective, thinkers, readers and writers. Students will
be able to express their own ideas, process, and or apply the information and skills learned in this class. This notebook serves as a live journal, personalized textbook, and working portfolio. Engages learners of all learning modalities & multiple intelligences."<strong> (4-12)</strong>
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<strong><a href="http://teacherpark.blogspot.com/2012/02/vocabulary-detectives-2.html"><img alt="" class="alignleft" height="115" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjokTL4M2EFk8T3OLOXwnXPCjFTqkPRGF4fMHJOe39hWxfxyklsLzjWUxEgna1oX1PGPk8eD9_zb22xWNKd1dUlUf-GdIG_DLb-y4pZ1PstVtXCoPoCnHdV1yRC5nNKN-4PcgJvM-zTPO4w/s320/Vocabulary+Cards2Cover.png" title="none" width="150" /></a> <a href="http://teacherpark.blogspot.com/2012/02/vocabulary-detectives-2.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Vocabulary Detectives 2</a> by Ruth of <a href="http://teacherpark.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Teacher Park</a>: </strong>"Run weekly vocabulary contests! As your students read their books, they fill out the Vocabulary Detective cards and put them in the Detective Jar. Have a drawing at the end of the week for the winners!"<strong> (4-6)</strong>
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<strong><a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Alphabet-Writing-Quick-Prompts-From-A-to-Z"><img alt="" class="alignleft" height="115" src=" https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKHpEghaHgdX7wwncg85epphYwvbi5L6yzqKqmpf8d3LgCjgtlWcuWcHl4nEMd-IXjzXGsrGmJH-YP-64jWwsSJh7fA3JcOgPpioBRD1XkveBiEiw0SB64cN57g84iPZvQEv6Us5YJF24/s1600/alphabet+writing+th1.JPG " title="none" width="150" /></a> <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Alphabet-Writing-Quick-Prompts-From-A-to-Z" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Alphabet Writing: Quick Prompts From A to Z</a> by Erin of <a href="http://www.smalltypes.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Small Types</a>: </strong>"Get students' pencils moving and their creativity flowing with these short alphabet-themed writing prompts. Students can write notes to friends, make lists, turn alphabet letters into main characters and describe the details in fictional adventures--All corresponding to the letters of the alphabet. (Includes five prompts for each letter to suit different levels and interests.)"
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<strong><a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Fun-On-The-Farm-Reading-and-Math"><img alt="" class="alignleft" height="115" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqGJ5Jm9EuYFVk9y5M14xKtcA3ba4iRz1U_dAQG6X0IVbCY_TPWqyjzUd807v7Pt_-WP1mTR07FDCjBiR2qbf0BxHIDVBpO09zeLb2WJ3HCh3bgQHXRHkE4DABSnA5__FceuUjqBsRBbkL/s320/DemoFarmFunUnitcoverpage.png" title="none" width="150" /></a><a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Fun-On-The-Farm-Reading-and-Math" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Fun on the Farm</a> by Brian of <a href="http://hopkinshoppinblog.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hopkins' Hoppin' Happenings</a>: </strong>"Here is a fun Farm Packet for primary grades. It includes Farm Rhyming Words - The words used are actually from the book Country Morning by Christine Lynn. Read more about it on my blog.
It also includes I Have Who Has Dolch Words, Addition and Subtraction Center. You can use them as concentration matching, go fish, etc. All, but the I Have Who Has, has a work sheet and an answer key to go with it! I hope you enjoy!"<strong> (K-2)</strong>
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<strong><a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Geometry-Fun-A-Supplemental-Unit"><img alt="" class="alignleft" height="115" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaaXIH26H0oU1PBuUv0cB5tGqLIRn0d1_kpsKiXHfELCHHaVGLntASnnEs3B2kpu8lCgQqNzUaFC2PKVIA0tc8nURtfIFevh7rSQeerF4eOcG-2QwPZTK2xpTRrStGBwh7T4QYCPM02Fho/s320/geo+preview.png" title="none" width="150" /></a><a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Geometry-Fun-A-Supplemental-Unit" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Geometry Fun: A Supplemental Unit </a> by Mandy of <a href="http://mandys-tips-4-teachers.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mandy's Tips for Teachers</a>: </strong>"This 77 page packet includes vocabulary cards, a student dictionary, three games, two sorting activities, two creative art projects and a short assessment."<strong> (2-4)</strong>
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<strong><a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Busy-Teacher-Forms"><img alt="" class="alignleft" height="115" src=" http://data2.teacherspayteachers.com/item/Busy-Teacher-Forms-413/medium-125627-1.jpg " title="none" width="120" /></a> <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Busy-Teacher-Forms" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Busy Teacher Forms</a> by Michelle of <a href="http://teach123-school.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Teach123 </a>: </strong>"Fourteen forms to help busy teachers."<strong> (K-3)</strong>
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<strong><a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Farm-Math-Work-Station-Activities-for-numbers-11-to-20"><img alt="" class="alignleft" height="115" src=" https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWIpQqbHrxUnSsTfOWvL6JvZzTCWHmLZzDR3bO29NushF9yqgQr4KoYQuW_MOvQwLihXUttob_oJVNMrXFp4EOR62UkcEBzoX15JhuNyBqBW7IQwD3XZvJHUKR0hvY2-cEqoSCQeav8vo/s640/Slide1.JPG" title="none" width="140" /></a><a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Farm-Math-Work-Station-Activities-for-numbers-11-to-20" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Farm Math Work Station Activities numbers 11-20</a> by Mandy of <a href="http://aspecialkindofclass.blogspot.ca/2012/04/new-farm-math-unit.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">A Special Kind of Class</a>: </strong>"Seven math work station activities including, subtracting, counting, number recognition, number matching, measuring and 2 adding activities. Includes response sheets and answer keys."<strong> (K-1)</strong>
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<strong><a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/The-Three-Frogs-ELA-Guided-Reading-and-Writing-Unit-Grades-1-2"><img alt="" class="alignleft" height="115" src="http://data2.teacherspayteachers.com/item/The-Three-Frogs-ELA-Guided-Reading-and-Writing-Unit-Grades-1-2-412/medium-223431-1.jpg" title="none" width="120" /></a> <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/The-Three-Frogs-ELA-Guided-Reading-and-Writing-Unit-Grades-1-2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Three Frogs</a> by Arlene of <a href="http://arlenesandberg.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LMN Tree</a>: </strong>"This is an ELA Guided Reading and Writing Unit for Grades 1-2. It includes a complete lesson plan, Word Study, Make and Take Book, Graphic Organizers, Story Sequence Writing Activity, Phonics Worksheet, Writing, Chant and Activities.
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<strong><a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Writing-Center-Activities"><img alt="" class="alignleft" height="115" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZZQztRxBpjf27in7Xv4FvyH4WXR2_XwMf_HYFjq_mZCRUI0HEIZfnwvDqKFiEmKMDS0Rf_XEyArl-HB_KVtIiT9QIibBYfBlXnd_WZTtt3oqxuxy4OnM-JuJ-fSvwQMMf2PLDw9DThZT8/s320/Screen+shot+2012-02-05+at+2.44.10+PM.png" title="none" width="120" /></a> <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Writing-Center-Activities" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Writing Center</a> by Caitlin of <a href="http://kindergartensmiles.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kindergarten Smiles</a>: </strong>"I created these activities for my students writing center. They are all independent and fun! These can be used throughout the year (more than once). Activities range from name writing, to writing the globe, to sight word writing, to much, much, more!"<strong> (K-2)</strong>
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<strong><a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/I-Spy-With-My-Frogs-Eye-A-Differentiated-Spring-Word-Work-Unit"><img alt="" class="alignleft" height="130" src=" http://data2.teacherspayteachers.com/item/I-Spy-With-My-Frogs-Eye-A-Differentiated-Spring-Word-Work-Unit-376/medium-227711-1.jpg " title="none" width="120" /></a> <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/I-Spy-With-My-Frogs-Eye-A-Differentiated-Spring-Word-Work-Unit" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> I Spy With My Frog's Eye-A Differentiated Word Work Activity </a> by Marsha of <a href="http://differentiatedkindergarten.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> A Differentiated Kindergarten </a>: </strong>" This is a differentiated I-Spy activity which includes 16 pages of CVC, CVCC and CVCe activities that are tiered to help you meet the readiness levels of all your students."<strong> (K-2)</strong>
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<strong><a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Writing-Lists"><img alt="" class="alignleft" height="115" src="http://data3.teacherspayteachers.com/item/Writing-Lists-822/medium-204290-1.jpg" title="none" width="120" /></a> <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Writing-Lists" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Writing Lists</a> by Nicole of <a href="http://teaching-with-style.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Teaching With Style</a>: </strong>"This set of 10 lists is perfect for using during Daily 5. In my classroom, if students choose Work on Writing, they can work on their story from Writer's Workshop, start a new story, write a letter to a friend, or write a list. "<strong> (K-3)</strong>
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<strong><a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Digital-Clock-Sorting-Game"><img alt="" class="alignleft" height="115" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs2fmOhQ1PTElh9ZgtLIbAJ08ZWaWlHIJ-cvLYDT-LCOUlxjiAm9Jbnpd7e8Tpbmm55cTUxF4ZPdEHvKr3Qn-S4fon3vviQoBBgCOg45_HPIvzdVPaTrTWG9jiwX8KCxn6GMEyPlOKdiLl/s320/half+past+quart+to+quarter+past+sort+png.png" title="none" width="120" /></a> <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Digital-Clock-Sorting-Game" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Digital Clock Sorting Game</a> by Jennifer of <a href="http://bestpracitces4teaching.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Best Practices 4 Teaching</a>: </strong>"This product allows students to sort digital clocks by 'quarter til', 'quarter of', 'quarter after', etc. Students will quickly see the pattern of the times and commit it to memory! In 2 days, all of my students had learned this concept using this sort whereas the lesson in our math kit totally confused them!"
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<strong><a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Synonym-Antonym-Rap-Packet"><img alt="" class="alignleft" height="115" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqWz66HP-uW-vlBB240T2ExXmMox-bcns4g_9nut6ROJu30L3gGn0jcF1nXVGF7qqYMUiKzz0o0Ubs51O479fKae14TGtwBVGXlK2fCYJv0ik53c6claRQfmYeKwtbRwB2cZMnIx8_Wzwj/s320/synantpic.bmp" title="none" width="110" /></a> <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Synonym-Antonym-Rap-Packet" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Synonym-Antonym Rap Packet</a> by Abby of <a href="http://thirdgradebookworm.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Third Grade Bookworm</a>: </strong>"This packet is full of activities for a 2nd or 3rd grade classroom studying synonyms and antonyms.
Students will enjoy the Synonym-Antonym Rap, partner game, buddy reading activity and other printables included in this set. Wrap it all up with a cute class book template that can be used with other units in the future!"<strong> (2-3)</strong><br />
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<strong><a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Early-Elementary-Science-Human-Body-Unit-with-Literacy-Math"><img alt="" class="alignleft" height="130" src="http://data3.teacherspayteachers.com/item/Early-Elementary-Science-Human-Body-Unit-with-Literacy-Math-526/medium-232454-1.jpg" title="none" width="110" /></a><a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Early-Elementary-Science-Human-Body-Unit-with-Literacy-Math" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Early Elementary Science - Human Body Unit with Literacy Math</a> by Lisa of <a href="http://thelessonguide.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Lesson Guide</a>: </strong>"This Early Elementary Science based Anatomy Unit will teach students about the Human Body (inside and out) with colorful graphics and diagrams using a variety of Literacy and Math skills. This unit includes Measurement Skills, an original Poem with a Get Moving Analysis, Information/Facts about each Body Part with Vocabulary, Templates for students to create a nonfiction book about their body, Full color pictures of body parts and locations of body parts, a Classification and Math graphing activity with Critical Thinking Analysis, a Unit Project/Human Diagram, a Word Wall Classification activity with Phrase Cards, Resources and more!"<strong> (K-2)</strong>
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<strong><a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Building-Words-20-Cut-Build-and-Glue-Popcorn-Word-Centers"><img alt="" class="alignleft" height="115" src="http://i1051.photobucket.com/albums/s425/krissyminer/buildingwordscover.jpg" title="none" width="100" /></a> <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Building-Words-20-Cut-Build-and-Glue-Popcorn-Word-Centers" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Building Popcorn Words</a> by Krissy of <a href="http://kindergartenmonkeybusiness.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mrs. Miner's Monkey Business</a>: </strong>"This product includes weekly cut, build, and glue activities that follow along with my Monkey Popcorn Word Fun Unit as well as the Treasures series word list (which includes many Dolch and other HFW as well). It also has center materials that students can build the words in a pocket chart."<strong> (K-1)</strong><br />
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<strong><a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Scooping-Up-Story-Elements"><img alt="" class="alignleft" height="115" src="http://data.teacherspayteachers.com/item/Scooping-Up-Story-Elements-429/medium-236259-1.jpg" title="none" width="130" /></a> <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Scooping-Up-Story-Elements" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Scooping Up Story Elements</a> by Tonya of <a href="http://mrsdyesclass.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Super Second Graders</a>: </strong>"This is a fun way for students to pick story elements to plan out a story. Students will pick a card from characters, setting, and plot and record then on the recording sheet. Students will use the chosen element to create a story. Students will have a blast getting to create fun and whimsical stories. "<strong> (1-4)</strong>
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<li><u>Just because you teach your toddler to read does not make them gifted.</u> Gifted by definition is the ability to reason differently than the other children, NOT the ability to memorize letter sounds or apply reading rules. Many parents can teach their children to read prior to kindergarten, if they take the time and the effort to do so. Although it is an<u> indicator</u> of giftedness, it is<u> not a guarantee</u> that your child is truly gifted. Boy would I love to see some research done on this, the relationship of early reading to actual giftedness long term. </li>
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<li>I have a problem with parents spending thousands and thousands of dollars (or even a dollar) for test prep at the age of 4! That is just absurd! <u> Face it people, your children did not make it in because they are not gifted NOT because they did not prep enough!</u> You are teaching your children how to take the test and skewing their results. The fact that these kids are making it into this school with test prep proves that this test is not testing gifted ability but the ability to train a human to perform a task. The fact that they can go back and retake the test proves that the state does not really think it tests gifted ability, afterall, how can they be gifted this month but not the next? I understand your desire to want the best for your children, but if your child is truly gifted they should be able to pass the test without intensive test prep! I don't blame you for doing this for your children, I blame the state for allowing a test at the age of 4 to determine opportunities to your students through high school! I completely agree with the clip that of course any student who gets that type of education will shine as I am sure not all schools in NY have that great facilities or that well trained of teachers. Just saying! </li>
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<li>I personally feel that putting this much pressure on little learners is not healthy and you are doing more harm for your kids than you think. I even quit a job over it! If you have followed me for awhile you would know that this year I quit and moved to a district that does not do rigorous testing for little learners. At my previous job we gave our kinders a 60+ multiple choice test each quarter that by midyear had the full years worth of standards on it. Third and fourth quarter had first grade skills on it. And if the kids passed the test with an 80% or better they got to go to a party... cookie decorating, dancing, popsicle, or other fun stuff like that and they knew what they were working towards upfront. It just felt so wrong... you are smart so you get a cookie, but you missed it by one point so I am sorry you don't get a cookie. Of course I did not spin it like that to the kids but kids are smart social beings who get it! Goodness, I had one student who went from like a 34% to a 78% and did not get to celebrate with her peers! Just wrong and I was told that yes we can celebrate her in class but when it come time to line up at the door she did not get to go. (I celebrated with her with a special Happy Meal that same day but at the expense of frowns from other teachers and administration I am sure!) No matter how stress-free we try to make high stakes testing to 5 year olds, it is stressful and <u>I genuinely believe at that age the kids don't understand the relationship of the answers they choose and the scores they produce.</u> They just want a cookie (or in this case to please their parents.)</li>
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<li>We all look at our kids with rose colored glasses. I personally don't think my son is gifted but he definitely has some characteristics of checklists you find on the internet for giftedness but does that mean he is gifted, no! This is actually one of my biggest pet peeves personally and professionally. I think people in general need to be more real about their children academically (and socially for that matter.) Maybe it's the kinder teacher in me to be able to step back. The video alone proves this theory! The woman who decided that she did not want her child tested because she had all these interventions and they did not make a difference. <u>They did not make a difference because your child is not gifted and yet she still says 'how can this be?'</u> <u> Take the glasses off and see your child for the amazing young lady she is!!!</u></li>
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<b><u>1. Put their chairs on their tables....</u></b> With my luck someone would get poked in the eye! We stack them, but I had to get special permission to do so.<br />
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<b><u>2. Go down the slide more than one at a time...</u></b> First strike you are out is the rule for my kids!<br />
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<u><b>3. Tie shoes...</b></u> sorry kids pee on the floor, kids walk on the floor, kids pee on their shoes!<br />
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<b><u>4. Use my markers...</u></b> No no no! I give them their own. <br />
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<u><b>5. Touch my pocket charts...</b></u> I teach from them. if they do, the pieces get lost and we can never find them.<br />
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<u><b>7. Answer questions they already know the answer to...</b></u> "Can I go to the bathroom?" or "Can I sharpen my pencil?" Most of the time they know the answer and they just want to talk to you.<br />
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<b><u>8. Interrupt me...</u></b> I teach them very early on to wait their turn. This is so hard for little learners who are used to "Mom, Mom, Mom, Mom, Mom!" We talk a lot about how no one is more important than anyone else. By me not responding to it, I feel like I don't enable it and it usually stops. Every once and awhile it picks back up... but after we talk about it it usually stops.<br />
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<u><b>9. Watch movies unless it has a true academic purpose...</b></u> We have done one movie this year and it's only because my whole team did it and I did not want to be the new snobby teacher (which we were talked to about as a group - whew... so glad I did.)<br />
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<u><b>10. Hug me...</b></u> Sorry... My kids know I love them, I show it through my words and actions that don't include hugs.<br />
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So I am going to try every Tuesday to post a list. I made this first one like the Baby Center Post... But I promise they will be topics where you can learn something or laugh or reflect yourself.<br />
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Step 1: Log into Google Docs. However you normally do that. <br />
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Step 2: Next to create is a drive type looking button. Click there and go to Files...<br />
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Step 3: Select the document you want to import. PDF or whichever should work. I personally have had more success with PDF's though.<br />
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Step 4: I always just start upload. I have found if I covert anything it messes with the document itself.<br />
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Step 5: The document should appear. (The one I am working with was the Donation Letter I use.) Double click on the document to change the settings. </div>
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Step 7: Where it says "Private - Only the people listed below can access." You want to change that. <br />
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Step 8: Public on the web makes it so everyone can see it. Anyone with link is literally anyone with the link. I like to choose this option (makes me feel like it's exclusive for my blog readers.) Click save.<br />
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Step 9: This box will appear when you change the setting from Private. The code listed is the code you give people or place in your post or link to an image. Click done. <br />
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Step 10: Success! =) <br />
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It's fairly simple once you get the hang of it. =) <br />
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Game 2: Letters Cover It - students will pull eggs from a bag (or basket or for more fun put them in plastic eggs) and then cover up the letters on the card. To make it more challenging, give them a 1 minute timer and ask them to see how many they can get in a minute (after all, DIBELS is a timed test.) (OK - maybe start with more minutes. =) Use in small groups in sheet protectors with dry erase markers. Follow it up with the same form where the kids can cover them up with crayons. <br />
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Both covers for games include the Common Core standard and the simple directions/objective. <br />
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I also have all sorts of writing prompt pages I use to mix in (without attaching to the student's journals.) I love them because it allows the kids to focus more on the words and less on the pictures. </div>
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I provided with color and without because last year I had to white out colors when I could not find the exact colors on the freebie I used! So frustrating to have to search for jelly bean bags with specific colors!<br />
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And a parent letter to get them donated! Because money is hard to come by these days for us teachers! <br />
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One other fun thing I like to do is give the kids their beans in plastic eggs! Sometime I even hide them in the classroom. It really is a management thing because instead of passing them out or putting them in bags I have the ready to go when the lesson starts in eggs! =) (Gotta find ways to keep the fun right!)<br />
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I am very excited to share with ALL my readers (preschool, kindergarten, first grade, second grade, and beyond) my <strong>updated<a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Sight-Word-Motions"> Pre-Primer and Primer Sight Word Motion Freebie</a></strong>! I had an overwhelming response to the original file and so I wanted to improve it to include as many words as I could! So here it is! </div>
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Now, coming up with motion for over 100 words was not easy! So I turned out sign language for many of them. If they are sign they have a star next to them so you can look up the exact motion if you choose to. However, please note that the intention here is to create Total Physical Response to Sight Words and so the description on those is my interpretation of the sign as best I could. Many words I also had created more meaningful motions for our students that were not sign language. (They are about half and half.) Again, trying make recall faster for sight words by adding movement. Some words have changed, so I included the original file in the document in case you want those. I also uploaded it in Word format so you can make changes if you wish! One thing that I have done for my class is I make the words red. Red means stop and think... you cannot sound it out! (Then we have green words that are go ahead and sound them out... but that's a story for a different day!) </div>
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So go grab your free <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Sight-Word-Motions">Sight Word Motions</a> update! I am sure you will love it! I know it has drastically changed my students ability to learn these words!</div>
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Save those heart candy boxes! They make great boxes for your centers for the month of February! Watch students fight over playing an old, boring game just because it's in a beautiful Valentine box! Here's a letter I send home to get my families to donate their old boxes! </div>
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I usually don't post only for purchase products but I am really excited about this one. I started this project about 3 months ago, then I found out I was expecting AND it got pushed to the back burner! I am finally feeling better and spent the entire day finishing it. (My husband is not very happy right now... LOL considering the<a href="http://www.empoweringlittlelearners.blogspot.com/2012/02/you-know-youre-teacher-when-dont-hate.html"> sticker chart post</a> earlier today!) But I wanted to share! </div>
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Finally finished one of my favorite things to do in Kindergarten... Alphabet Hats! </div>
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The set includes one cool hat for each letter of the alphabet! Click any above image to stop by to see! </div>
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So before I get hate mail and comments... it's only a joke. I have never really put my husband on a sticker chart (although the thought has obviously crossed my mind!) We all have our low points in life right... don't judge mine! (Said with love!) Click the image if you want to download for free! Hop on over to see other great responses!</div>
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