Reading-
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Vocabulary Pocket Chart Cards
Poem ( And Cut a part printable )
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Word Family Charts
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Journal Pages & Covers
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Flap Book Graphic Organizer
Assessments-
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Grade 1 / 2
Happy FALL, ‘Yall
We started in August.
We are SO LUCKY to get 2 weeks FALL VACATION
the first two weeks of OCTOBER.
IF you can survive SEPTEMBER!
Some whole class, some one-on-one.
AND then TEACH!
Don’t forget… report cards for ALL.
(Make multiple copies and then some!)
I had 100% attendance this year!
This has NEVER happened to me before!
I can get close… but 100%???
( Pat on the back ).
Finish 1st quarter lessons & skills.
Introduce 2nd quarter skills.
And… a new student on Thursday
before Fall Break!
Of course!
We have no “BIG” plans.
Family is local ( we are catching up with family).
So, I thought this Fall break,
I would work on my TPT store,
a “little bit”.
Thank you, Misty Miller and Shelly Rees.
You helped MOTIVATE ME!
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I kept asking myself, “What do I need this year?”
I asked friends, “What do YOU need this year?”
And here is what WE came up with.
TADA!
Phonics Morning Work BLENDS, Short/Long Vowels, & Digraphs
Math Morning Work Activity Pages
Phonics and Math Practice Pages
FOR THE WHOLE YEAR!
Happy Teacher
Preview skills. Review skills. Assess. Interventions. Homework. Centers.
Whole Group. Small Group. Independent.
ALL DONE! WAHOO!
And a FREEBIE for YOU!
Take care of yourself.
You can’t pour from an empty cup. 🙂 
Wendy
Does the word “MATH” make you giggle, or grumble???
If you teach TK – 6th grade, you teach addition and subtraction.
It’s never-ending.
Teach. Practice. Practice. Practice. Reteach. Over and over.
The numbers change. They get bigger.
But the skills and strategies don’t change.
The vocabulary changes ( occasionally), for example:
3 + 4 = 7 … Is this “all together” or “in all”?
I have taught them ALL.
Our newest math program has first graders using the yellow and red foam counters on day 1.
And, they need to “discuss” with their partner HOW they got their answer.
First of all, some can’t count yet, and they won’t “discuss” their mathematical thinking
with students THEY DON’T KNOW! Not yet!
Now I get the idea. Just a little FAST!
Some were poking them with pencils. flipping them in the air, and yes..one student chewed on the foam counter. Ewwwww.
And so, I am S L O W I N G things down, a bit.
Then we will discuss routines and procedures for using them.
Last, we will use them to create math experiences.
Add some skills and strategies, and VOILA! We will have mathematicians!
To help my littles with beginning addition and subtraction to ten,
Math Task cards with ten frames
I have included Addition Task Cards,
Addition and Subtraction Task Cards with ten Frames
Subtraction Task Cards,
Addition and Subtraction Task Cards with Ten Frames
And student work pages for accountability.
Addition and Subtraction Task Cards with Ten Frames
Check out the video:
92 task cards for students to practice addition and subtraction with Ten Frames.
For the WIN! I may use this for guided math centers, interventions, and/or independent practice. We shall see!
Check out the other goodies for MATH CENTERS:
Think ADDITION to help you SUBTRACT
Pool Party Number Bonds – 232 Task Cards
Number Bonds help students work on number sense. Part Part Whole, Addition and subtraction, and mental math skills.
Math Vocabulary Tools for Success
Math Skill & Strategy Cards for Preview, Review, Minilessons. 6 Cards per Page. 36 math “tool” cards for scaffolding and support.
I hope this helps YOU with planning
Back-to-School math lessons for your students. Here’s to a great 2022! Check out all the goodies in my TPT store and here on the blog!
Lots of FREEBIES! Have a great school year!
Follow me :
Wendy
AKA… What to use to keep some working, while reteaching to others! 🙂
Assessments, report cards, cleaning, paperwork, etc…
Third quarter done! YIPPEE!!
Though I really DO love this time of the year.
Kiddos are making TREMENDOUS progress!
Sniff…sniff…PROUD TEACHER!
Now we have the 4th Quarter DASH
Catch everyone up to grade-level standards
before they go to second grade!
And to HELP…I need it!
Some of my kiddos will work on YOU QUACK ME UP!
While I am WORKING with small groups, reteaching concepts they DIDN’T quite get.
Right?
Say this with a SMILE…
“YOU QUACK ME UP!”
to be taken to my TPT store!
ELA: rhymes, Read the Room, Sight Word Games,Grammar
MATH: 3 digit addition, Place Value, Guess My Number
My kiddos LOVE LOVE LOVE this!
So much fun going on in Room 3!
More?
Here you go…
Click HERE
This GMA wants some
GIGGLE TIME!
And so…
HERE WE GO! 🙂
for MORE goodies!
Wendy
Spring. Bunnies. Chicks. Eggs. Shamrocks. Sunshine. Rainbows.
As a first-grade teacher, I attempt ( repeat ATTEMPT),
to bring Spring to my students in a
HAPPY, POSITIVE way.
And then there is REALITY!
Chickens hatched in an incubator. Photo of an incubator with eggs and a newborn chicken.
As I walked into the classroom on day 21 of incubation, I walked slowly to the incubator to see the newborn chicks…
Expecting to see 10-12 yellow fluffy baby chicks chirping for me –
SOMEHOW, the incubator had been unplugged …
ALL WEEKEND! NO!
I couldn’t look. All was silent. No movement!
The kids were coming!
What to do? What to do?
I covered the incubator with my RAIN JACKET
( Yes, it was raining ),
and told the kids the eggs were SLEEPING!
I was NOT ready to tell them!
We survived the day.
THEN WHAT?
I “cleaned out” the incubator. Went to my LOCAL Farm Supply Store.
AND PURCHASED 8 ( that’s ALL they had ) yellow fluffy baby chicks!
Did my students get to see them hatch? NO!
Did they get to watch the MOMENT? NO!
Were they excited to see and hear the baby chicks for a short time – one week was ALL I could do!
YES! They loved it!
Moral: Be flexible. Mistakes happen.
And always have a PLAN B.
And if you are hatching eggs…
have your local Farm Supply Store
ON SPEED dial.
Let’s get ready!
Spring Math Fact Families Booklets for Addition and Subtraction to 20
Have fun! Enjoy the SPRING!
We in NORCAL are digging out from rain, wind, snow, sleet, and hail…
But the SUN will come out! We will be WARM again!
Smile, hug those you care about, and remember…
KEEP YOUR FARM SUPPLY STORE ON SPEED DIAL! HAHAHA
More fun for you:
Wendy
When Irish eyes are smiling,
Sure, 'tis like the morn in Spring.
In the lilt of Irish laughter
You can hear the angels sing.
When Irish hearts are happy,
All the world seems bright and gay.
And when Irish eyes are smiling,
Sure, they steal your heart away.
I know…
more FROZEN! And Frozen 2
Sorry if the song will NOW be in your head…
ALL DAY!
So…let’s add some FUN!
I DO! I DO!
My firsties are working on place value.
Struggling a little with the different variations on representing numbers.
So, what is a teacher to do?
My newest packet allows kids to build a snowman
AT THEIR LEVEL!
Snowballs are available in
base-ten, expanded notation, math mountains, & ten sticks.
If they are working on building a number in base-ten blocks
then only use the base-ten blocks snowball.
Want to extend?
Add a “expanded notation” snowball.
Challenge students?
Add a few more….mix them up & have them sort…use as an assessment!
WOW! All in one!
Here it is!
Check out my PINTEREST BOARDS for MORE GOODIES!
Need MORE for Winter in the Classroom? CLICK HERE
Have FUN!
Wendy
I don’t know about you, but I have WAY TOO MANY things going on in December!
I want my classroom to run like a “well-oiled” machine…independently.
I need to ASSESS, read with kids, check those who need “help” are getting it, and TEACH!
( Makes me tired looking at this!)
Somedays they are UP…they know it ALL!
and the next day, they are down, down, down,
( can’t do ANY math!)
WHAT HAPPENED?
Daily math center practice with both addition and subtraction math facts.
Kids love to play games. I want them to practice math facts.
Hmmm
Here you go! My newest BFF.
Addition and Subtraction Math Task Cards to 20…Winter Edition
464 Task Cards
and
20 Math Mats for Sorting
You can PRINT individual Math Sorting Mats
( There are 21)
or… You can PRINT 2 to a page and save INK & PAPER!
Teachers LOVE CHOICES too!
Need MORE Practice math Centers? I’ve got your BACK!
Place Value Sorting Cards
Do your kids need extra help with place value? How about a sorting activity? Place Value True or False?
Math Games & Activities for December
Ask for help, don’t get too much on your plate, it’s ok to say “NO!”
Check out my December:
How to Have a “NO STRESS” December
Enjoy, the holidays, stay safe, keep yourself healthy, and have fun!
Stop by in 2022 and say HI!
Wendy
1stgradefireworks
Students work with technology during Guided Math groups.
Students work with manipulatives during guided math .
Boy counting place value cubes during guided math.
Math Expressions is my district curriculum.
Whole Class math lesson with photo
Whole class math lesson with groups.
Independent math practice during guided math groups.
Independent math becomes data for guided math groups.
Differentiated math. The data becomes our groups.
Monkey Math
Monkey Math preview
Monkey math centers
Buggy Math for Second Grade
Math Talk. Math Discussions.
Sticks and Stones Place Value
