tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12979930608698698852024-03-17T20:03:41.273-07:00Sailing Through 1st GradeDebbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03310284130433430849noreply@blogger.comBlogger184125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1297993060869869885.post-11391283921369094262020-03-01T13:44:00.000-08:002020-03-01T13:44:32.482-08:00March 2nd Birthday Hat<br />
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Celebrating the great doctor's birthday this week? If so you might like this party hat! </div>
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Option 1: print in full color on white card stock <o:p></o:p></div>
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Here are a few photos of my classroom spaces ... they include the first day of school, open house, and the last day of school. Hopefully, one or more of the photographs will inspire you too, as you prepare for the upcoming 2015-2016 school year.<br />
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Whta's included? ...Tthe poetry book cover, the front and back cover of the photograph book, the portfolio label that is next to the pirate face (but not shone here because it is hiding beneath the poetry book) and a first day of school (pirate face template). </div>
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I finally finished the <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Flash-Facts-Addition-and-Subtraction-Fluency-Quizzes-to-10-1659918"><span style="color: #45818e;">Flash Facts: Addition and Subtraction Fluency Quizzes to 10</span></a> that I was working on and mentioned in my earlier post.<br />
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The PDF file which is now available in my TpT store includes:<br />
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100 addition and subtraction fluency quizzes for addressing the first grade common core standard: 1.OA.C.6 Add/Subtract within 10<br />
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Each quiz contains 20 problems for easy scoring and a place for the teacher or student to circle the time allotted for the quiz: 1, 2, or 3 minutes.<br />
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The 100 pages consist of...<br />
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25 Addition to 10 quizzes<br />
25 Subtraction within 10 quizzes<br />
25 Mixed problems with addition and subtraction<br />
25 Solve for the Unknown (12 addition and 13 subtraction pages)<br />
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In addition to the 100 quizzes, there is also a Congratulations certificate to distribute to students once they have mastered their facts in FLASH.<br />
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Each page includes a cute border and a superhero character.<br />
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These of course, could also be used for homework.<br />
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Check out the entire 104 page pack <b><a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Flash-Facts-Addition-and-Subtraction-Fluency-Quizzes-to-10-1659918">HERE</a></b>. While you are there, make sure to grab a few freebie pages from the final version by downloading the PREVIEW.<br />
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Now that we are half way through the year... and my students have mastered their addition and subtraction concepts ... it is time to focus on SPEED. I need to make sure they really have those math facts down! So...it is time for lots and lots of facts fluency quizzes.<br />
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Since the textbooks we are piloting don't have nearly enough facts fluency pages, and the websites that allow me to generate them aren't as visually appealing as I would like, I decided to create my own template and start generating my own FLASH FACTS quizzes.<br />
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I decided on 20 problems per page - which makes it easy to score. Then, I added in a few of the Melonheadz superheroes. FLASH seemed to be the perfect character for the regular addition and subtraction quizzes and the other masked superhero characters were perfect for the pages I created for solving the UNKNOWN.<br />
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Here is a sample of what I have come up with. I am hoping to have a huge pack available soon on TPT.<br />
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Please let me know if you have any suggestions for improvement.<br />
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Like so many other 1st grade classrooms, we too will be completing a Me on the Map activity. There are sooo many cute packets out there created by super creative primary teachers for this story-several of which I have purchased.<br />
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Time to start the NEW YEAR. And... what better way... than with a few FREEBIES.<br />
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For my fellow Imagine It 1st grade teachers - this goes along with Unit 3.11-3.15.<br />
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As always, it's another busy week in my classroom with so much I want to cram in! Tomorrow we will be celebrating Constitution Day and on Friday, National Talk Like a Pirate Day. I am certain I won't be able to complete all I have planned with the kiddos but I'd rather be over prepared than under prepared.<br />
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In any case, I just completed a couple of quick activities for Pirate Day and I wanted to share them with you before I catch a few winks.<br />
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My students are loving their weekly word work... Scoot, Read and Write the Room, and I Have, Who Has are among their favorites. We began the year with this "Getting Started" Back to School Mini pack featuring our favorite cat.<br />
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This post is especially for my SRA <b>Imagine It!</b> followers...<br />
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I only completed 5 pages last night (enough for the entire week) - as I thought it best to test it out on the kiddos before spending more time on something that might be a flop. Luckily they loved it, and did an amazing job. They are really blending those sounds together and working on getting the sequence just right... and better yet, they are really learning their sound spelling cards.<br />
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I would be really interested to see what your kiddos think of it and to hear any suggestions you have for improvements. If you do choose to try one of the pages out in your classroom, please make sure to comment below and let me know how it went. Click on the picture above to download your copy.<br />
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I just completed another word work pack this morning. This one is called, "Fun In The Sun". It includes numerous activities to help my students decode, read, and spell words with <b>short u</b>.<br />
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We will be using this pack week 5 while covering Unit 2.6-2.10 in our SRA Imagine It program.<br />
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The pack is 34 pages long and includes:<br />
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70 Short U word cards<br />
I Have, Who Has<br />
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Read and Write the Room<br />
ABC Order<br />
3 Word Searches<br />
Foldable Book <br />
(students read sentences, find and underline the short u words, then sort and record the words they found under the 3 flaps (3 letter words, 4 letter words 5 or more letters)<br />
I Can Read Short U Words list<br />
2 answer keys (for foldable book, and word sort) <br />
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(2 letter words 3 letter words, 4 letter words, 5 letter words, 6 or more letters)<br />
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There certainly are enough activities to keep my kiddos busy all week... even for my fast finishers!<br />
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Check it out in my <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Fun-In-The-Sun-Short-U-Word-Work-for-the-Primary-Grades-1329864"><b>TPT</b></a> store.<br />
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You may also grab some freebie pages from the pack <b><u><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BxLChuvLvJqGRXJ2RFNCcWptM3M/edit?usp=sharing">HERE</a></u></b>.<br />
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My Short E pack will coming in the next few days. Watch for it!<br />
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Over the past 2 years, I have created a number of word work packs to go along with the phonics/sound spellings we cover each week in class. Usually these packs include 40-80 word cards, game boards, word searches, read and write the room and scoot recording sheets, I have... who has, sort cards, ABC order, etc. Some have more pages and activities than others, but my students always love them, and they reinforce the skills we need to learn in a fun and engaging way.<br />
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However, I never got around to creating activities for the first unit in our SRA Imagine It program. So, this past week, I sat myself down and developed 3 packs to go along with Unit 1. Each of these packs focuses on a different short vowel: <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Mad-as-a-Hatter-for-Short-A-Word-Work-for-the-Primary-Grades-1316437"><b>Short a</b></a>, <b><a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Short-I-Kids-Word-Work-for-the-Primary-Grades-1318559">Short i</a></b>, and <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Dont-Let-It-POP-Short-O-Word-Work-for-the-Primary-Grades-1322226"><b>Short o</b></a>. <br />
The first 2 word work packs are already available in my <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Sailing-Through-1st-Grade"><b>TPT store</b></a> and the third should be posted sometime tomorrow.<br />
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My students absolutely love these activities... and there is enough to keep us busy all week in each pack... even for those fast finishers.<br />
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Click on each picture to grab your FREEBIE page(s) from each pack. <br />
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Enjoy!<br />
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I finally finished my Spelling Tic-Tac-Toe bundle. Hooray!<br />
You can grab my August spelling activities sheet, the last of the 12 months, <u style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Spelling-Tic-Tac-Toe-August-1295535">here</a>.</u><br />
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Due to popular request... I am finally finishing up my Spelling Tic-Tac-Toe Bundle. The only month left to complete is August. With any luck I will finish it tonight.<br />
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Please let me know if you find any errors... I always seem to miss something! Thanks!<br />
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Recently I received two special requests from TPT followers. One was to create bear table number bucket tags and the other bee-themed binder covers and spines.<br />
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Since both bears and bees are popular decor in primary classrooms... I thought I'd post them on my blog as FREEBIES for any others of you who might find them useful.<br />
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Click on the images to grab a copy of each.<br />
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Although I am officially out for the summer, last Thursday was our last day... I realize that some teachers are not. So here is the June Tic-Tac-Toe for those of you have been asking about it and are still teaching away! Click <b><u><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BxLChuvLvJqGRG5jTjROeGNpdEE/edit?usp=sharing">HERE</a></u></b> to grab your free copy.<br />
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Enjoy!Debbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03310284130433430849noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1297993060869869885.post-17239633720219813222014-05-20T19:45:00.001-07:002014-05-20T20:23:14.467-07:00Number of the Day<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I just created some new number of the day forms for next year and to add to the incoming firsties summer homework packets. <br />
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So, I thought I share them with you as well.<br />
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Click <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BxLChuvLvJqGLURmSUJTWk9mOFE/edit?usp=sharing"><b>HERE</b></a> to grab a copy.<br />
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So, unfortunately I did not get out the Unit 10 Support files in time for those of you who are beginning it tomorrow. The good news is, I will be posting the files for FREE here over the next few weeks.<br />
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The first two weeks are complete and you can grab them here. Sorry for the delay!<br />
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Click <b><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BxLChuvLvJqGUmladTBXZzVXWU0/edit?usp=sharing">here</a></b> to download the zip file for Unit 10.1-10.5 Support Materials<br />
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Click <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BxLChuvLvJqGN3ZHckFvTWJ1aGs/edit?usp=sharing"><b>here</b></a> to download the zip file for Unit 10.6-10.10 Support Materials<br />
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However, because they do take prep work and are time consuming, I thought many teachers might prefer a FREE folded paper version of the booklet. So I tweaked one I created a few years back with updated graphics from my favorite artists: Nikki at MelonHeadz Illustrating and Krista Wallden.<br />
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You can grab a copy of the "quick and easy" book <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BxLChuvLvJqGZUpXQzkzWkRnNEU/edit?usp=sharing"><b>HERE</b></a>. <br />
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If you have the time and are daring enough, you might want to check out the SHAPE book version <b><a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Mothers-Day-Breakfast-in-Bed-Shape-Book-244080">HERE</a></b> which my students began in class today. They are very excited about this project - and I know the mom's are going to love them!Debbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03310284130433430849noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1297993060869869885.post-88574025295128089382014-04-28T21:51:00.002-07:002014-05-06T19:11:15.467-07:00Open House and a Few FreebiesTonight was our annual OPEN HOUSE. It is always a fun event! I soooooo love seeing the children take their families on a tour of the classroom and proudly "show off" their work. It is a celebration of the year - but that also means many hours getting ready for the night. Here are a few pictures of our ocean-themed open house.<br />
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One of the favorite items the children left with for the night was a camera-shaped photo album filled with 4x6 photographs that I had taken of them during the year.<br />
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To make these, I simply printed the page below. Then, cut out the lens of the camera and laminated. Finally, I cut out the 2 laminated camera covers and used our school binding machine to punch and attach the 6-ring combs.<br />
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They were a hit! Grab a copy of the photo album covers <b><u><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BxLChuvLvJqGYTk1bHVaaUxjdWc/edit?usp=sharing">HERE</a></u></b>. <br />
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My students also left with a packet of poetry they had written. They loved their poetry unit! You can grab a copy of the Diving Into Poetry cover <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BxLChuvLvJqGcHE3RWx2MG5nODQ/edit?usp=sharing"><b>HERE</b></a>.<br />
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the May spelling tic-tac-toe is finally available. </div>
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<br />Debbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03310284130433430849noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1297993060869869885.post-27843021922698944392014-04-13T10:39:00.001-07:002014-04-13T10:39:50.027-07:00Common Core Math Adoption<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Our district is planning to adopt a new common core aligned math text for next fall. As of yet, we have not piloted or reviewed any of the materials. So, I was hoping to get feedback from those of you who have already piloted or have adopted any of the following texts that have been approved in my state of California.<div>
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To make this even more fun, we will of course be wearing our fedoras and grabbing our magnifying glasses to help search for clues and evidence to crack the case and reveal our expertise at reading COMPREHENSION.<br />
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I'll let you know how it turns out! Can't wait to start.<br />
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You can grab a copy for yourself <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BxLChuvLvJqGM1hhU2EzN3JObXM/edit?usp=sharing"><b><span style="font-size: large;">HERE</span></b></a>. If you use it with your students, let me know how it goes... and PLEASE send me suggestions for revisions.<br />
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