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Halloween Spooky Tales Writing

By Growing Smart Readers

ツ FOR SPOOKY TALE LOVERS! And kids who just love to write Halloween stories. Make narrative writing fun and S-P-OO-K-Y! This is a revised edition (that originated as a free version), with several more pages and revisions made to help facilitate

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Short Stories, Halloween

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, Homeschool

Types:

Printables, Centers

CCSS:

W.2.3, W.3.3, W.4.3, W.5.3

$3.00

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Fairytale Writing

By Growing Smart Readers

Supplement your fairytale unit with fun writing templates, prompts, and story starters. This can easily be used for distance learning.Your kids can retell a tale or rewrite with a twist. Ready-to-print pages range from a narrative planner to writing

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Literature, Writing

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Printables, Centers

CCSS:

RL.2.5, RL.2.6, RL.2.9, RL.3.5, RL.3.6, RL.3.9, W.2.1, W.2.3, W.2.5, W.3.1, W.3.3...

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Coral Reef Read, Write and Draw Book

By Growing Smart Readers

An accompaniment to your coral reef or ocean studies: This resource contains 2 versions for differentiation. Version 1 has traceable reef animal names. Version 2 has blank lines to write in as well as a little more text.Read, write, color, cut and

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Science, Informational Text

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Lesson, Centers

CCSS:

W.K.2, W.1.2

$3.25

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Where's Rudolph? A Readers Theater

By Growing Smart Readers

Looking for a fun readers theater for the holiday season? Your kids will enjoy this original script, as a readers theater or as a skit. This is not too long and not too short for your students. It includes different levels of speaking parts— which

Subjects:

Reading, Drama, Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Literature Circles

CCSS:

RF.2.4, RF.3.4, SL.2.4, SL.3.4

$4.00

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BAT Writing and Craft Project

By Growing Smart Readers

Studying bats and want a fun art project to go with it? I love bats, and my kids do, too! This bat-lovers' resource has two main projects, but there are several options for differentiating or adapting this to suit your lessons. For Informational

Subjects:

Visual Arts, Writing, Halloween

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Centers

CCSS:

W.K.2, W.K.3, W.1.2, W.1.3, W.3.2, W.3.3

$4.00

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Snowman Readers Theater

By Growing Smart Readers

Snowman Readers' Theater: "Freddy and Friends" is a short and easy but fun script that I wrote for your beginning readers. It is similar to and reminiscent of Frosty, the Snowman, but is very much an original, since Frosty is copyrighted.In this

Subjects:

Reading, Drama, Winter

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd

Types:

Activities, Scripts

CCSS:

RF.1.4, RF.2.4

$3.25

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Seahorses Nonfiction Reading and Writing Fun

By Growing Smart Readers

Read, write and have some fun with SEAHORSES. This will supplement your own study on seahorses. It includes informational text passages, cloze pages, and vocabulary cards in addition to graphic organizers and writing pages.The color photos are

Subjects:

General Science, Writing, Informational Text

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, Homeschool

Types:

Thematic Unit Plans, Activities, Centers

CCSS:

RI.2.1, RI.2.2, RI.2.4, W.2.2, CCRA.L.4

$3.25

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Jungle Animal Cards-- Match Pictures, Words, Riddles

By Growing Smart Readers

REVISED! Fun animal riddles.... Children will be able to match names to pictures, pictures to pictures, pictures to riddles, or pictures to traced words. The tracing cards can be laminated, then allow kids to trace with a dry erase marker or a

Subjects:

Vocabulary, General Science, Informational Text

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Flash Cards

$3.25

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Penguins Nonfiction Reading Passage: Fluency and Writing

By Growing Smart Readers

PENGUINS: Fluency and Writing: This is a quick reading inventory, informal oral reading assessment, or informational reading passage with follow-up writing activity to check comprehension. Check fluency and comprehension with this one page passage

Subjects:

Reading Strategies, Tools for Common Core, Informational Text

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, Homeschool

Types:

Printables, Lesson

CCSS:

RF.1.3, RF.1.4, RF.2.3, RF.2.4, W.2.1

$3.00

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Legend of the Christmas Stocking

By Growing Smart Readers

This set retells the legend of the Christmas stocking. How did the tradition of hanging a stocking on Christmas Eve begin? There are different versions, but I chose this one after doing a little research. Since many children love to hang stockings,

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Literature, Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, Homeschool

Types:

Worksheets, Printables, Centers

CCSS:

RL.3.1, RL.3.2, W.3.3, L.3.4

$2.00

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Haunted House Writing and Craft

By Growing Smart Readers

Halloween writing is undoubtedly the most exciting writing of the year to most kids! Teachers get some of the best narrative writing out of the whole year during Halloween. Setting for a NarrativeBut getting started is difficult for some beginning

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Writing, Halloween

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Lesson, Centers

CCSS:

W.2.3, W.3.3, W.4.3

$3.50

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Halloween Shapes: Craft Patterns

By Growing Smart Readers

Here's Halloween Craftivity Fun--ready to print--all black and white. Integrate MATH, ART, and HALLOWEEN FUN Get the patterns and shapes you need to make your room "BOO-tiful", and let the kids create their own little shape books--some with

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Visual Arts, Halloween

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, Homeschool

Types:

Bulletin Board Ideas, Centers

$3.50

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FLUENCY GRAPHS

By Growing Smart Readers

Great resource for record-keeping, and data management! Students can track their own progress by graphing the number of correct words per minute. These visuals give your kids a concrete representation of their reading fluency progress. Use any

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Reading Strategies, Tools for Common Core

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, Homeschool

Types:

Assessment, Rubrics, Centers

$3.00

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Autumn-Fall Poetry: Reading and Writing Activities

By Growing Smart Readers

This poetry resource includes 4 original poems, a couple posters/anchor charts for class or individuals, as well as several fun frames and stationery papers with seasonal graphics to write fall nature poems. Choose pages which are best suited for

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Reading, Poetry

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, Homeschool

Types:

Printables, Graphic Organizers, Lesson

CCSS:

W.2.3, W.3.3, W.3.2d, W.3.3a, W.3.3b, W.3.3c

$3.00

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Paw Prints: Frames or Borders Clip Art

By Growing Smart Readers

These paw print frames will accent your classroom or products. There are tons of paws-bilities you can do with these frames. 14 colored frames with varying sizes of black paw prints 1 black and white one (you can photoshop or format your own

Subjects:

For All Subject Areas

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Not Grade Specific

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Clip Art, By TpT Sellers for TpT Sellers

$3.25

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Friendly Letter Writing

By Growing Smart Readers

It’s time to write a letter! Teachers and parents, get your students writing letters while long-distance learning is the new norm. Have them write to their friends, teachers, and grandparents. This can be so much fun, especially if they include

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Creative Writing, Life Skills

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Printables, Graphic Organizers

CCSS:

W.2.3, W.3.3, CCRA.W.4

$3.50

$3.00

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Tongue Twisters Bundle (3 sets in one)

By Growing Smart Readers

Engage your students with these oral reading activities! Fun to pair up kids and practice fluency! Fully engaging with reading out loud and writing sentences that they will want to read over and over again. In addition to reading alliterative

Subjects:

Writing, Reading Strategies, Speech Therapy

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Centers

CCSS:

L.3.1a, L.3.1f, L.3.2, L.4.1, L.4.1f, L.4.2, CCRA.L.1, CCRA.L.2

$8.25

$5.50

Bundle

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FLOWER CRAFT and WRITING

By Growing Smart Readers

✿ Free pattern for making a large flower! It has a special hiding place for a letter or note! It is designed so that your kids can add their OWN ideas and creativity to personalize it. Make any time to bring spring or summer into the classroom.

Subjects:

Visual Arts, Writing, Spring

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Centers

FREE

300

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Arctic Animals Readers Theater

By Growing Smart Readers

Here's a short, fun and easy readers theater. Great activity when you want to practice reading, but it's that time when you need a little fun. “Friendship” is the theme of this story, which is about a little puffin who is looking for a friend. She

Subjects:

Drama, Reading Strategies, Winter

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Scripts, Literature Circles

$3.00

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Fairytale Folktale Fluency

By Growing Smart Readers

Fairytale -Folktale Games for Fluency includes 3 fun activities for reinforcing reading fluency. Students enjoy reading fairy tale and folk tale content words, theme words. These connections help in spelling and writing as well as in

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Reading, Vocabulary

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th

Types:

Activities, Games

CCSS:

RL.2.2, RL.3.2, RL.4.2, RF.2.4, RF.3.4

$3.50

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

30+ years teaching and still loving it! I think I was born to be a teacher. Now that I've retired, I cannot lose that part of me. I hope to still bring my best to the profession-- fun and high quality lessons that endure through the fads and trends of the day.

MY TEACHING STYLE

I am a recently retired reading specialist with experience working with children in K-8. I have used whatever strategies, approaches, techniques and materials that fit the needs of my students, in particular, a variety of programs and approaches for teaching reading and writing. Often we forget that kids know more than they think they do! I'm a firm believer in expecting the most and best out of each student, as long as I too, do my best as a teacher. Believing in their success DOES help them see their own potential and success!

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

~Outstanding Teacher Award, 1999~ ~My most rewarding moments are when a child comes up to me and asks if we can "read that book again"!

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

~Bachelors Degree in Elementary Education ~Masters Degree in Education ~Elementary Endorsement for K-6 ~Reading Specialist Endorsement for K-12 ~Orton-Gillingham Associate Level Certificate, A/AOGPE

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PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Homeschool, Staff, Not Grade Specific

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English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Creative Writing, Writing-Expository, Reading, Grammar, Spelling, Vocabulary, Specialty, Math, Basic Operations, Graphing, Science, Biology, Environment, Physics, Other (Science), Social Studies, Native Americans, Arts & Music, Visual Arts, Graphic Arts, Other (Art), Drama, ESL-EFL-ELL, ELA Test Prep, Life Skills, Critical Thinking, For All Subjects, Literature, Classroom Management, Character Education, General Science, Problem Solving, Short Stories, Writing, Reading Strategies, Holidays/Seasonal, Back to School, Thanksgiving, Christmas-Chanukah-Kwanzaa, Poetry, Autumn, Halloween, Speech Therapy, Winter, Valentine's Day, St. Patrick's Day, Easter, Spring, Products For TpT Sellers, Tools for Common Core, Earth Day, For All Subjects, Summer, Informational Text, Early Intervention, Phonics, Classroom Community