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Sticky Note Research Projects

By Sarah Cooley

Doing research papers with your students will be organized and SO easy with these themed sticky note planning pages! My first graders were guided to find the most important information by the prompts provided in each box--all they needed to do was

Subjects:

Reading, Writing

Grades:

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

Types:

Research, Projects, Printables

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Reindeer Games: Reading and Writing with Reindeer

By Sarah Cooley

Adorable reindeer learning--perfect for Christmas station activities! *3 games: 1. Collect 9 Reindeer 2. Place Value Match Up 3. Rhyming Reindeer *Meet My Reindeer Poster and Coloring Activity *ee/ea Reindeer Write the Room *Nonfiction reindeer

Subjects:

Reading, Writing, Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, Homeschool

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Printables, Games

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Summarizing with the Stars!

By Sarah Cooley

When you summarize, think of how to retell your favorite movie to someone who has never seen it before. You tell “just enough” about it to introduce people to the characters and one or two of the main events. You don’t give too much away to spoil

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Writing

Grades:

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

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Printables, Posters, Lesson

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Setting Scavenger Hunt: An Activity Kit

By Sarah Cooley

Students learn all about the setting of stories with this activity kit. Colorful setting cards send your students on a library scavenger hunt, but that’s not all! Students also create their own travel brochures, bring in setting photographs for

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Reading, Writing

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd

Types:

Activities, Printables, Centers

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235

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Mayflower Memories: an interactive learning booklet

By Sarah Cooley

Take your students on a Mayflower adventure! A great companion piece for the Scholastic First Thanksgiving Mayflower interactive website, this 12 page booklet is the perfect way for students to keep track of their learning. The student booklet

Subjects:

Writing, Holidays/Seasonal, Thanksgiving

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd

Types:

Thematic Unit Plans, Activities

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Polar Animals Research & PLAY!

By Sarah Cooley

Informational writing and polar research can be overwhelming at times for little learners! This packet provides a few ways for beginner writers to share their new information--by creating a booklet, puppets, or through dramatic play!Students will

Subjects:

Writing, Holidays/Seasonal, Winter

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd

Types:

Thematic Unit Plans, Activities, Printables

CCSS:

W.K.2, W.K.7

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Inspiration for the Writing Station

By Sarah Cooley

Are you a K-1 teacher looking for a writing station resource that will keep your students engaged in writing all year long? This resource includes 36 reusable printables that can be used day 1 and throughout the rest of the year with your class.

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Writing

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st

Types:

Activities, Printables, Centers

CCSS:

W.K.3, W.K.5, W.K.7, W.1.3, W.1.7, W.1.8, CCRA.L.1, CCRA.L.2

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January Imagination Building Writing Prompt Cards

By Sarah Cooley

Your students will be inspired to write stories, create recipes, imagine up new characters, invent winter games and create advertisements for imaginative items like "Snow Shampoo" using these 30 original prompts! These prompt cards can be laminated

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Writing, Winter

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd

Types:

Task Cards, Centers

$3.00

105

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Mommy You're My Everything {Mother's Day Booklet}

By Sarah Cooley

This Mother's Day your students can show their moms how much they care by completing this adorable rhyming prompt booklet. The finished product will make an 8 page mini-book, and it is sure to be something moms will treasure and keep forever!

Subjects:

Reading, Writing, Holidays/Seasonal

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st

Types:

Activities, Printables, For Parents

$2.00

128

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March Imagination Building Writing Prompt Cards

By Sarah Cooley

Refresh journal writing and the writing station with these 29 imagination-building writing prompts! Perfect for the month of March, your students will be eager to begin writing with fun March themed topics—St. Patrick’s Day, Spring, and Easter. A

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Writing

Grades:

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

Types:

Thematic Unit Plans, Task Cards

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We {Heart} Our Earth {An Earth Day Unit}

By Sarah Cooley

This Earth Day, your students will read, write, craft, and sort their way into learning more about our planet and how to take care of it! This literacy, writing, and science packet is full of these great ideas, printables, and unique

Subjects:

Environment, Writing, Earth Day

Grades:

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

Types:

Thematic Unit Plans, Printables

$5.00

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April Imagination Building Writing Prompt Cards

By Sarah Cooley

Build your students' enjoyment of writing with these incredibly fun prompt cards that will have their imaginations soaring! Your students will have a blast writing descriptive pieces, narrative stories, lists, and opinion pieces--all with fun

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Writing

Grades:

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

Types:

Thematic Unit Plans, Printables, Task Cards

$3.00

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February Imagination Building Writing Prompt Cards

By Sarah Cooley

Spark your students' imaginations with these 29 writing prompts! Your creative kids will be motivated to write about themes that are popular in the month of February--with topics like "Gifts for the Groundhog", "The Land of Sparkletooth",

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Writing

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd

Types:

Task Cards, Centers

$3.00

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May Imagination Building Writing Prompt Cards

By Sarah Cooley

Send your little writers off into the summer sunset with journals packed full of imaginative writing! As we count down the days until summer vacation, your students will continue to love writing and using their imaginations with these 26 prompt

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Other (ELA), Writing

Grades:

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

Types:

Thematic Unit Plans, Task Cards

$3.00

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The Spooky House: A Class Created Book Template

By Sarah Cooley

Designed to teach early elementary students about describing words, this Halloween-themed class book template is also perfect for rereading and building fluency! Each student will create their own page for The Spooky House class book. They will

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Writing

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd

Types:

Thematic Unit Plans, Activities

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Giving Thanks: A Daily Journal of Thankfulness {FREE!}

By Sarah Cooley

Each day of November, have your students write down one thing they are thankful for, and send them home for Thanksgiving break with a precious keepsake booklet for their families!

Subjects:

Writing, Thanksgiving, Autumn

Grades:

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

Types:

Thematic Unit Plans, Printables

FREE

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Flip Flop Book of Homonyms

By Sarah Cooley

Use this book as part of your introduction to homonyms! Students will enjoy creating illustrations for each page, and will love rereading the book again and again because of it's fun "flip-floppiness"!

Subjects:

Reading, Grammar, Writing

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd

Types:

Printables, Lesson

FREE

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Spooky Soup: A Dramatic Play Freebie

By Sarah Cooley

Add a little Halloween magic to your kitchen or dramatic play area this October by inviting students to create a Spooky Soup! This freebie includes labels for items, a printable ingredient/drawing page, a printable menu, and a list of items to add

Subjects:

Writing, Halloween

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st

Types:

Printables, Centers

FREE

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Bats

By Sarah Cooley

Organize your student's bat research with a kit full of bat research pages! You can add some printables to your research/writing station, and complete other pages as a whole group as your class studies bats! This kit comes with graphic organizers,

Subjects:

Science, Writing, Autumn

Grades:

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

Types:

Printables, Centers

$3.50

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1st Grade Letter Review

By Sarah Cooley

Letter review can be FUN and even a little creative! These activity based review pages are geared toward students who have practiced letters before. Using the printables, students will color, doodle pictures and label them, practice letter

Subjects:

Writing, Back to School, Handwriting

Grades:

1^st

Types:

Activities, Printables

$4.50

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

I am a 1st grade teacher who loves to create memorable learning moments for students! This will be my 10th year in the classroom--I taught 4th grade for 2 years, and this will be my 8th year in 1st.

MY TEACHING STYLE

Learning should be an adventure! My classroom is very hands-on and interactive. I enjoy integrating my unit theme into all aspects of the curriculum. Creativity and imagination are highly encouraged in my room!

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Yet to be added

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

Proud graduate of Samford University, Birmingham, Alabama. Bachelor's Degree in Early Childhood/Elementary/Special Education Collaborative.

ADDITIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

Visit my classroom blog to see pictures of fabulous first grade classroom activities and other great ideas: www.firstgraderatlast.blogspot.com *Inspired by Junie B., but created for the real first graders..."

GRADES

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, Higher Education, Homeschool, Not Grade Specific

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English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Creative Writing, Reading, Grammar, Spelling, Vocabulary, Specialty, Math, Arithmetic, Basic Operations, Fractions, Geometry, Graphing, Measurement, Numbers, Other (Math), Science, Anatomy, Astronomy, Biology, Earth Sciences, Environment, Other (Science), Social Studies, U.S. History, Arts & Music, Other (Art), Other (Specialty), Math Test Prep, Geography, Other (Social Studies), Other (ELA), Critical Thinking, For All Subjects, Literature, Classroom Management, Word Problems, Physical Science, Short Stories, Writing, Reading Strategies, Holidays/Seasonal, Back to School, Thanksgiving, Christmas-Chanukah-Kwanzaa, Autumn, Mental Math, Halloween, Winter, The New Year, Valentine's Day, Martin Luther King Day, Presidents' Day, Black History Month, St. Patrick's Day, Easter, Spring, Products For TpT Sellers, Earth Day, For All Subjects, Summer, Handwriting, End of Year, Engineering, Phonics, Close Reading, Classroom Community