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Getting to Know You Stations - Back to School

By Cara's Creative Playground

This is a super fun way to begin your school year and have students get to know each other during those first weeks of school! Included are 8 stations or centers, each with up to 4 task cards, along with a printable student notebook to collect

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing, Back to School

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Task Cards

$6.00

$3.00

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When I Grow Up - Community Helper Bundle

By Cara's Creative Playground

This is a bundle of my two community helper resources, When I Grow Up Nonfiction Unit and When I Grow Up Centers. Please read the descriptions below for more information about both! When I Grow Up UnitThis community helper unit is designed to give

Subjects:

Career and Technical Education, Economics , Informational Text

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd

Types:

Activities, Printables, Centers

$20.00

$10.00

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When I Grow Up - Community Helper Centers

By Cara's Creative Playground

As a perfect companion to my When I Grow Up Unit, this resource is a set of community helper task cards. Included are 5 centers that are different in that they use Velcro to attach the pieces to the task card. This makes for easy storage and high

Subjects:

Career and Technical Education, Economics , Informational Text

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd

Types:

Activities, Printables, Centers

$8.00

$4.00

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When I Grow Up - Community Helper Unit

By Cara's Creative Playground

This community helper unit is designed to give your students a look at many different professions in the world around them. Through engaging and creative activities, your students will use their higher thinking and literacy skills. Included are

Subjects:

Reading, Career and Technical Education, Informational Text

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd

Types:

Activities, Printables, Centers

$12.00

$6.00

Digital Download PDF (35.51 MB)

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Elf Holidays Around the World - 13 Countries Included!

By Cara's Creative Playground

Ready to travel the world with your Elf? What fun your students will have as they travel alongside your own (not needed!) classroom elf! The Elf visits 13 different countries to learn about their Christmas AND holiday traditions and symbols. At

Subjects:

Holidays/Seasonal, Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa, Informational Text

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd

Types:

Activities, Cultural Activities

$10.00

$8.50

Digital Download PDF (37.82 MB)

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December Task Cards - First Grade Perfect for Fast Finishers!

By Cara's Creative Playground

This resource was designed to make your life a bit easier, when it comes to fitting in all the skills we're required to teach! This set of December Task Cards, include both literacy and math skills, that are correlated to the Common Core Standards.

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Numbers, Reading Strategies

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd

Types:

Activities, Task Cards, Centers

$6.50

Digital Download PDF (16.70 MB)

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The Wonky Donkey Book Companion by Craig Smith

By Cara's Creative Playground

The newest book to hit classrooms is The Wonky Donkey, by Craig Smith. As both a story and song, this book is sure to be a hit with your students, as it's about a silly donkey, full of rhyming words! The illustrations are wonderful and hilarious

Subjects:

Literature, Reading Strategies, Informational Text

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd

Types:

Activities, Printables, Centers

$6.50

Digital Download PDF (16.13 MB)

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Halloween Haunt Week - Engaging Halloween Activities!

By Cara's Creative Playground

Take care of your entire Halloween holiday with this Haunting Week Unit! Included are three days of informational learning about bats, bones, and spiders. Students will track their learning on schema anchor charts (chart parts included!) on the

Subjects:

General Science, Halloween, Informational Text

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Printables, Centers

$7.00

Digital Download PDF (30.29 MB)

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All About Fall - Autumn Activities

By Cara's Creative Playground

Now is the perfect time for discussing, learning, and reflecting on the season of Autumn. Full of fall activities, this seasonal unit will enhance your teaching of the subject, with proven student satisfaction! You will find teaching materials in

Subjects:

Short Stories, Autumn, Informational Text

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Printables, Centers

$7.00

Digital Download PDF (25.69 MB)

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Halloween Fun! Informational Unit, Includes Bats, Spiders and Pumpkins

By Cara's Creative Playground

Celebrate this Halloween Season with an information packed resource such as this one, that your young learners are sure to love! Included are numerous resources you can use to teach with (no additional resources needed), comprehension activities,

Subjects:

Reading, Halloween, Informational Text

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Guided Reading Books, Centers

$10.00

Digital Download PDF (16.63 MB)

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Makerspace 101: Create a Makerspace Classroom Area!

By Cara's Creative Playground

Have you been required by your administrators to begin Makerspace projects or wondered how to begin setting up a Makerspace Center in your classroom? This resource is jam-packed with helpful tips, tricks, printables, decor, and more; all are

Subjects:

Specialty, Science, Gifted and Talented

Grades:

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

Types:

Classroom Forms, Bulletin Board Ideas, Centers

$12.00

$10.00

Digital Download PDF (21.60 MB)

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Pumpkin Parents - Pumpkin Stations with a Twist!

By Cara's Creative Playground

This resource will kick up your pumpkin explorations a notch! Allow your students to participate in hands-on, standards based centers, but doing so with their own "baby" pumpkins! During this activity, students will become Pumpkin Parents and use

Subjects:

Basic Operations, Reading Strategies, Halloween

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd

Types:

Activities, Centers

$9.00

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Pirate Activity Unit: Talk Like a Pirate Day

By Cara's Creative Playground

Celebrate Talk Like a Pirate Day, on September 19th, with this activity unit you'll be sure to love! Transform your classroom and set the stage with the included pirate decor, student buttons, award, and pirate hat. Then move on to the literacy

Subjects:

Writing, Back to School, Informational Text

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st

Types:

Activities, Printables, Centers

$9.00

Digital Download PDF (17.63 MB)

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Succulents Classroom Theme Decor - Banners

By Cara's Creative Playground

This rustic resource includes many different succulent and cactus themed banners. You will receive 16 different designs in three pastel colors and gold. These will suite any classroom with pastel colors or a succulent theme. You can edit the text

Subjects:

Classroom Management, Back to School, Classroom Community

Grades:

Not Grade Specific

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Classroom Forms

$4.00

$2.00

Digital Download PPTX (13.57 MB)

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Succulent Open House Kit - Stations, Donations and Forms

By Cara's Creative Playground

If you're having an Open House, Meet and Greet, or Teacher Night, this resource is for you! Having a rustic succulent theme, you'll receive a PowerPoint presentation you can edit to meet your needs. They are meant for station or step signs, but

Subjects:

Classroom Management, Back to School, Classroom Community

Grades:

Not Grade Specific

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PowerPoint Presentations, Activities, Bulletin Board Ideas

$6.00

$3.00

Digital Download PPTX (10.76 MB)

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Succulents Cactus Classroom Theme Decor - Binder Covers

By Cara's Creative Playground

This rustic resource includes many different succulent themed binder covers. You will receive 17 different designs in three pastel colors and gold. These will suite any classroom with pastel colors or a succulent/cactus theme. You can edit the

Subjects:

Classroom Management, Back to School, Classroom Community

Grades:

Not Grade Specific

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Classroom Forms

$4.00

$2.00

Digital Download PPTX (22.63 MB)

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Unicorn Classroom Theme Decor - Banners

By Cara's Creative Playground

This magical resource includes many different unicorn themed banners. You will receive 29 different designs in five pastel colors. These will suite any classroom with pastel colors or a unicorn theme. You can edit the text to say whatever you

Subjects:

Classroom Management, Back to School, Classroom Community

Grades:

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

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Classroom Forms

$4.00

$2.00

Digital Download PPTX (10.88 MB)

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Unicorn Classroom Theme Decor - Binder Covers

By Cara's Creative Playground

This magical resource includes many different unicorn themed binder covers. You will receive 29 different designs in five pastel colors. These will suite any classroom with pastel colors or a unicorn theme. You can edit the text to say your name

Subjects:

Classroom Management, Back to School, Classroom Community

Grades:

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

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Classroom Forms

$4.00

Digital Download PPTX (15.94 MB)

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Llama and Cactus Open House and Meet the Teacher Resource Bundle

By Cara's Creative Playground

This resource bundle includes 5 different items to be used during Open House, Meet the Teacher Night, Meet and Greet, etc.. Included are ALL you will need for a successful Back to School Night, including a classroom presentation, station rotation

Subjects:

Classroom Management, Back to School, Classroom Community

Grades:

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

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Activities

$20.00

$9.00

Digital Download ZIP (15.75 MB)

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Superhero Open House Kit - Presentation and Forms

By Cara's Creative Playground

If you're having an Open House, Meet and Greet, or Teacher Night, this resource is for you! Having an awesome superhero theme, you'll receive a PowerPoint presentation you can edit to meet your needs. They are meant for station or step signs, but

Subjects:

Classroom Management, Back to School, Classroom Community

Grades:

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

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Activities, Bulletin Board Ideas

$5.00

Digital Download PPTX (10.85 MB)

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

I've taught 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades for 17 years in Muskegon, Michigan. I've also taught at the higher education level, as an adjunct professor of Psychology, Human Relations, and Educational Practices and Techniques.

MY TEACHING STYLE

Artsy-Fartsy, eclectic & extremely humorous

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

I've presented at the National Council for History Education Conference this past March, in Kansas City, Missouri. I developed a unit about the Harlem Renaissance for Lower Elementary to Middle School age students. I've presented on the topic of Urban Education at the SDE National Conference for Differentiated Teaching Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada. I also created a unit on Lyrical Rhyme for the Library of Congress; it appears on their website for public use.

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

BA Psychology & Special Education MA Educational Leadership Certified Elementary Teacher (K-8 Self-Contained) Certified School Administrator Endorsements in Elementary Principalship, Cognitive Impairments, Behavioral\Emotional Impairments

ADDITIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

I have a 13-year-old Autistic Son, Garyn, with Aspergers Syndrome. He is the absolute joy of my life and brings me laughter nonstop! Other than my Son and teaching, my other passion is art and drawing. I really like to create realistic portraits of people, using only a mechanical pencil! If you'd ever like to have anything custom drawn or created for you, please email me and I'd love to make you happy and have fun at the same time! caraelizabethtaylor@gmail.com

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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, Higher Education, Adult Education, Homeschool, Staff, Not Grade Specific

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English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Creative Writing, Writing-Expository, Reading, Grammar, Spelling, Vocabulary, Specialty, Math, Applied Math, Arithmetic, Basic Operations, Fractions, Geometry, Graphing, Measurement, Numbers, PreCalculus, Other (Math), Science, Astronomy, Basic Principles, Chemistry, Earth Sciences, Environment, Other (Science), Social Studies, Elections - Voting, Government, U.S. History, World History, World Languages, Spanish, Arts & Music, Art History, Visual Arts, Graphic Arts, Other (Art), Music, Music Composition, Vocal Music, Instrumental Music, Other (Performing Arts), Physical Education, Special Education, Drama, Career and Technical Education, Health, Other (Specialty), Math Test Prep, Geography, Other (Social Studies), Other (ELA), Life Skills, Gifted and Talented, Critical Thinking, For All Subjects, Literature, Classroom Management, Professional Development, Economics , Character Education, Word Problems, General Science, Physical Science, Problem Solving, Forensics, Short Stories, Writing, Asian Studies, Oral Communication, Reading Strategies, Writing-Essays, Holidays/Seasonal, Back to School, Thanksgiving, Christmas-Chanukah-Kwanzaa, Poetry, Autumn, Mental Math, Physical Therapy, Halloween, Speech Therapy, Winter, The New Year, Dance, Valentine's Day, Martin Luther King Day, Presidents' Day, Decimals, Black History Month, St. Patrick's Day, Easter, Spring, Place Value, Products For TpT Sellers, Earth Day, For All Subjects, Summer, Informational Text, Handwriting, End of Year, Engineering, Phonics, Close Reading, Women's History Month, African History, Classroom Community