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California Regions and Resources: Interactive Notebook Pages

By Melissa Franke

California Regions are part of both the third and fourth grade Social Studies curriculum in California. This interactive notebook pack works well for either grade. The interactive pages are sized for either spiral notebooks or composition books.

Subjects:

Vocabulary, Social Studies - History, Geography

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th

Types:

Study Guides, Thematic Unit Plans, Activities

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Close Reading: Teacher's Guide to Asking Text-Dependent Questions

By Melissa Franke

This is a handy bookmark to help teachers generate text-dependent questions during a Close Reading lesson. This is not for students! It is simply a tool to help teachers during text-based discussions. Teachers can keep this bookmark/guide handy so

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Science, Social Studies - History

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th

Types:

Professional Documents, Printables

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Home Learning Game: Go Fish! Teen Number Practice

By Melissa Franke

This version of Go Fish! is designed to give kindergarten students extra practice identifying number cards, specifically numbers in the “teens.” Included are four different versions of the cards. Choose the font you like best, or print one of each!

Subjects:

Math, Numbers, Life Skills

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten

Types:

Activities, Games, Centers

CCSS:

K.CC.A.3

$1.50

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Gingerbread Glyph

By Melissa Franke

This file contains a pattern and student page for the creation of gingerbread projects. Every gingerbread project tells the story of the child who created it. The components convey information about children’s families, birthdays, age, interests and

Subjects:

Math, Visual Arts, For All Subject Areas

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Thematic Unit Plans

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Short and Long Vowel Songs: Posters, Interactive Journals ,Pocket Chart Cards

By Melissa Franke

This unit coordinates with my Vowel Posters and Short Vowel Word Family Spinners

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Vocabulary, Poetry

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd

Types:

Printables, Posters, Centers

CCSS:

RF.K.1d, RF.K.2, RF.K.3, RF.K.3b, RF.1.2, RF.1.2a, RF.1.3, RF.2.3

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$First Grade End of the Year Review: Math Around the Room$

First Grade End of the Year Review: Math Around the Room

By Melissa Franke

Students love “Math Around the Room,” and this activity is perfect for the end of the year... minimal prep, review of concepts, and lots of fun! Print one copy of each colored page. (You can print it in black and white, too, using the grayscale

Subjects:

Math, End of Year

Grades:

1^st

Types:

Activities, Centers

$2.50

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First Day of School Survival Kit for Parents

By Melissa Franke

It’s the first day of school… you know your students will be fine once things get going, but how about their parents?! Have you been on the parent side of the first day? It can feel overwhelming and emotional to see your precious baby starting

Subjects:

Classroom Management, Back to School, For All Subjects

Grades:

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

Types:

Classroom Forms, For Parents

$1.95

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Kindergarten Common Core Essential Questions

By Melissa Franke

The Common Core State Standards have arrived, and are being implemented across the country! This file contains Essential Questions to go with the Kindergarten standards for Language Arts and Math. This file is pocket chart-friendly, and can be

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Math, Tools for Common Core

Grades:

Kindergarten

Types:

Unit Plans, Professional Documents, Posters

$8.00

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A Hundred Numbers for the Pocket Chart

By Melissa Franke

Brighten up that pocket chart with some cool, happy number cards! These numbers are designed to replace (or use with) those red and white numbers that come with the 100 pocket charts that are hanging in so many primary classrooms. Number patterns

Subjects:

Numbers, Back to School, Place Value

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Printables, Centers

$2.50

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Fun with Buddies: Activity for Older and Younger Buddy Classes

By Melissa Franke

This quick little activity is perfect for the first time you meet with your buddy class. The frame is sized for a 4" by 6" photo of the students together. Students can write their names on the top lines, and then discuss a few favorites. This is a

Subjects:

Classroom Management, Oral Communication, Back to School

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Activities

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Distance Learning:Building Community with Class Cheers

By Melissa Franke

Here they are! Twenty-eight different cheers to teach your students to maintain that positive atmosphere in your room! It’s amazing the difference that a cheer can make in an otherwise “regular” day! It’s a mood-lifter for certain, and it always

Subjects:

Oral Communication, Back to School, For All Subjects

Grades:

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

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Activities

$3.00

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We Love the Rain FREE Coloring Page

By Melissa Franke

It's all about positive thinking, right? That, and keeping our little ones amused during those rainy day recesses! Grab a copy of this little coloring page. It's got some adorable graphics of animals enjoying a rainy day! You could even use this as

Subjects:

Holidays/Seasonal, Autumn, Winter

Grades:

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

Types:

Printables, By TpT Sellers for TpT Sellers

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Beanie Babies: Strategies for Reading during Home and Distance Learning

By Melissa Franke

Posters: There are colorful, letter-sized posters showing each animal and the reading strategy. Polka dot background and chevron background are both included. Mix and match! Small cards: These quarter-page sheets are perfect for laminating and

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Reading Strategies

Grades:

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

Types:

Printables, Bulletin Board Ideas, Posters

$5.00

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Verb Study: Charades and I Have Who Has

By Melissa Franke

Verb Cards This colorful deck of cards is for classroom practice with verbs. Each card has a different verb on it, and the cards can be used in a variety of ways. The cards are excellent for vocabulary work, movement, brain breaks, writing, and

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Grammar, EFL - ESL - ELD

Grades:

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

Types:

Printables, Games

$3.50

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I Can Do It Emergent Reader for PBIS

By Melissa Franke

Being proactive: it’s criticial for creating positive school environments. Children must be aware of behavioral expectations and then they must be taught the appropriate behaviors in a supportive environment. Often, children aren’t trying to

Subjects:

Reading, Classroom Management, Back to School

Grades:

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

Types:

Guided Reading Books, Printables

$3.95

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Labels for the Classroom: Colorful Bird Theme

By Melissa Franke

These brightly-colored labels will add to your print-rich environment and students can use them for support as they learn to read and write. The set includes labels for common objects in the classroom, plus labels for classroom areas. This set of

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, EFL - ESL - ELD, Back to School

Grades:

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

Types:

Word Walls, Bulletin Board Ideas, Posters

$3.50

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Character Education: Lessons

By Melissa Franke

This pack contains lessons for teaching students about Character Education. Included are the following traits: kindness, respect, responsibility, honesty, encouragement, trustworthiness, fairness, caring, and citizenship. The lessons here require

Subjects:

Classroom Management, Character Education, Back to School

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Activities, Homework, Printables

$3.00

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Handprint Calendar 2015

By Melissa Franke

This file contains calendars for every month of 2015, and instructions for personalization with handprints or fingerprints. For each month, there is an accurate monthly calendar, a thematic poem, thematic graphics, and a space for a handprint

Subjects:

Arts & Music, Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa, The New Year

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

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Projects, By TpT Sellers for TpT Sellers

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Labels for the Classroom: Bee Theme

By Melissa Franke

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, EFL - ESL - ELD, Back to School

Grades:

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

Types:

Word Walls, Bulletin Board Ideas, Posters

$3.50

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Distance Learning Home Learning Summer Activities for Future First Graders

By Melissa Franke

This packet contains ideas and activities for summer work. There is a calendar for each summer month, a list of 50 sight words and ideas for practice, a list of online resources and games, handwriting practice pages, ideas for educational outings,

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Math, Handwriting

Grades:

Kindergarten

Types:

Study Guides, Homework, Printables

$3.00

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I have taught all elementary grades, and each one has been wonderful in its own way. I love working with students of all ages, but my heart and my expertise are in the early primary grades.

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English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Reading, Grammar, Spelling, Vocabulary, Specialty, Math, Arithmetic, Basic Operations, Fractions, Geometry, Measurement, Numbers, Other (Math), Science, Biology, Social Studies, Arts & Music, Visual Arts, Drama, ESL-EFL-ELL, Health, Math Test Prep, Geography, Life Skills, Gifted and Talented, Critical Thinking, For All Subjects, Literature, Classroom Management, Character Education, Word Problems, General Science, Problem Solving, Writing, Oral Communication, Reading Strategies, Holidays/Seasonal, Back to School, Thanksgiving, Christmas-Chanukah-Kwanzaa, Poetry, Autumn, Mental Math, Halloween, Winter, The New Year, Spring, Place Value, Tools for Common Core, For All Subjects, Informational Text, Handwriting, End of Year, Phonics, Classroom Community, Social Emotional Learning