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RACE TO 100! {A 100 days of school freebie}

By Traci Bender - The Bender Bunch

"Race to 100" was created as a 100 days of school activity, but could really be used any time of year! Students roll a dice and move that many spaces. The first one to reach 100 wins!!Happy 100th day of school! Be sure to follow me HERE and on

Subjects:

Math, Numbers, Holidays/Seasonal

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Printables, Games

CCSS:

K.CC.A.1

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Open House Back to School Sign In Sheet {Freebie}

By Traci Bender - The Bender Bunch

This is an Open House Sign In Sheet to keep track of the families that attend your Open House or Back to School Night. *Sign in sheet has been updated for the 2024-2025 school year!!Also includes:2025-20262026-20272027-20282028-2029 and will be

Subjects:

Classroom Management, Back to School

Grades:

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

Types:

Printables, Classroom Forms, For Parents

FREE

596

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Fun End of Year Ice Cream Summer Countdown {Freebie}

By Traci Bender - The Bender Bunch

SUMMER COUNTDOWN!!It's easy to count down the days to summer break with this fun ice cream cone summer countdown! Students on their best behavior can be chosen to remove a scoop each day until they reach NO school days left! On the last day, have an

Subjects:

Holidays/Seasonal, Summer, End of Year

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Bulletin Board Ideas

FREE

Digital Download PDF (0.57 MB)

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Kindness Challenge EDITABLE {Promoting Kindness in the Classroom}

By Traci Bender - The Bender Bunch

Random Acts of Kindness Week is in February and February is great month to promote kindness in the classroom. And it's easy to do with this 28-day KINDNESS CHALLENGE!Each student is given a challenge sheet with 28 ways they can be kind at school.

Subjects:

Character Education, Classroom Community, Social Emotional Learning

Grades:

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

Types:

Projects, Activities, Printables

FREE

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Superhero Writing Sheets Freebie {3 Levels}

By Traci Bender - The Bender Bunch

WHAT COULD YOU DO IF YOU WERE A SUPERHERO?Six free Superhero Writing Sheets in 3 levels. These are super fun to add in for a unit on Superheroes and easy to differentiate for multiple levels!Level 1: Non-writers can draw a picture.Level 2: Includes

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Writing

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Centers

FREE

Digital Download PDF (0.43 MB)

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Easter Egg Sink or Float - Easter Science - Easter STEM Activities

By Traci Bender - The Bender Bunch

Easter Egg Sink or Float!!!Add some Science into your Easter activities with this fun Easter egg sink or float activity! Your students will love making predictions and observing which objects sink or float inside of a plastic easter egg, and then

Subjects:

Science, Easter, Spring

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Games, Centers

FREE

Digital Download PDF (0.33 MB)

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New Year's Wishes Wand Craft Activity {Freebie}

By Traci Bender - The Bender Bunch

New Year's Wishes Wand! Updated for 2023 with all new graphics!Need a fun and simple craft for your students upon returning from winter break? A craft that lets them reflect on the New Year, yet is simple enough for your little learners or special

Subjects:

Special Education, Winter, The New Year

Grades:

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

Types:

Projects, Activities, Printables

FREE

Digital Download PDF (0.63 MB)

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3-Dimensional Shape Posters - Freebie - Rainbow Classroom

By Traci Bender - The Bender Bunch

3-Dimensional Shape Posters freebie!! Includes:cylindercubepyramidsphereconerectangular prismYou can find matching 2-dimensional shape posters here.Be sure to follow me HERE and on Instagram @thebenderbunch for more freebies!

Subjects:

Math, Geometry, Tools for Common Core

Grades:

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

Types:

Bulletin Board Ideas, Posters, Centers

FREE

Digital Download PDF (1.71 MB)

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Mystery Balloon End of Year Summer Countdown

By Traci Bender - The Bender Bunch

Have some fun counting down the days to summer break! Surprise your students with a special mystery treat each day as they pop a balloon to reveal the surprise! Simply place one of the included activity slips into each balloon prior to blowing it

Subjects:

Holidays/Seasonal, End of Year

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Games

FREE

Digital Download PDF (0.57 MB)

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Disguise a Turkey Family Engagement Project and Activity for Thanksgiving

By Traci Bender - The Bender Bunch

Disguise a Turkey Family Engagement Activity Project!!!I love getting families involved and this family engagement project is sure to be a fun one for them! If you've shared the book, "Turkey Troubles" with your students, you've surely heard of the

Subjects:

Holidays/Seasonal, Thanksgiving

Grades:

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

Types:

Projects, Activities, Printables

FREE

Digital Download PDF (0.66 MB)

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Rainbow Nameplates Freebie - 9 Designs

By Traci Bender - The Bender Bunch

These colorful Rainbow Nameplates (desk tags) come in 9 designs and are FREE! Search "RAINBOW" in my store to find all of my other rainbow coordinating products.Follow @thebenderbunch here and on Instagram to be notified of new products being added!

Subjects:

Classroom Management, Back to School, For All Subjects

Grades:

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

Types:

Printables, Classroom Forms

FREE

Digital Download PDF (2.33 MB)

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Accommodations Flip Book {Freebie}

By Traci Bender - The Bender Bunch

This is a flip book designed to provide teachers with suggestions for accommodations for their students. It is beneficial for both general Ed and special Ed teachers. It also provides easy retrieval in a flip of a page. I recommend printing on

Subjects:

Special Education, Other (Specialty), Classroom Management

Grades:

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:

Teacher Manuals, Activities, Printables

FREE

Digital Download PDF (1.50 MB)

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Disguise a Gingerbread Man Family Engagement Project & Activity for December

By Traci Bender - The Bender Bunch

Disguise a Gingerbread Man Family Engagement Activity Project!!!I love getting families involved and this family engagement project is sure to be a fun one for them! If you've shared the book, "The Gingerbread Man" with your students, then you know

Subjects:

Holidays/Seasonal, Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa

Grades:

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

Types:

Projects, Activities, Printables

FREE

Digital Download PDF (0.72 MB)

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Lucky Charms Graphing, Sorting, and Estimating - Lucky Charms Activities

By Traci Bender - The Bender Bunch

Lucky Charms Math Freebie!!This lucky charms math activity packs a punch and is perfect for your St. Patrick's Day activities and math centers. Your students can make an estimate, practice more or less, sort candy lucky charms using a graph, and

Subjects:

Graphing, Numbers, St. Patrick's Day

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Printables, Centers

FREE

Digital Download PDF (0.41 MB)

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Reading Fluency Recording Sheet

By Traci Bender - The Bender Bunch

This is a reading fluency recording sheet that allows you to record the words correct per minute (wcpm) on 4 repeated readings. Research shows that repeated readings do improve reading fluency. Watch how your students' fluency rate improves with

Subjects:

Reading, Short Stories, Reading Strategies

Grades:

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

Types:

Assessment, Classroom Forms

FREE

Digital Download PDF (0.21 MB)

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Calming Strategies Poster

By Traci Bender - The Bender Bunch

This is a calming strategies display poster you can display at school or at home to help children learn and practice strategies to cope with frustrating behaviors. Strategies include squeezing a stressball, reading a book, relaxing in a beanbag,

Subjects:

Special Education, Life Skills, Classroom Management

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:

Printables, Posters

FREE

Digital Download PDF (0.45 MB)

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Mother's Day Craftivity and Card Freebie

By Traci Bender - The Bender Bunch

Need a last minute and simple Mother's Day Activity and card? This cute Mother's Day card is sure to brighten any mom's day and only requires crayons, glue, and scissors.Choose the color version or print the b/w version and let your students color

Subjects:

Specialty, Holidays/Seasonal, Spring

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Printables, For Parents

FREE

Digital Download PDF (0.63 MB)

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$M & M Math Mats$

M & M Math Mats

By Traci Bender - The Bender Bunch

M & M Math Mats!Make math fun by throwing in some M & Ms!!! Children will estimate, sort, graph, and write and solve addition sentences using M & Ms! These can be used as is, or you can place them in a sheet protector or laminate to use

Subjects:

Math, Basic Operations, Graphing

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Centers

FREE

Digital Download PDF (0.35 MB)

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FREE Student Info Sheet

By Traci Bender - The Bender Bunch

Gather all of the necessary information you'll need to know about your students on one simple page with this Student Info Sheet. Includes everything you'll need to know such as home and work contact information, emergency contact information,

Subjects:

Classroom Management, Back to School, For All Subjects

Grades:

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

Types:

Printables, Classroom Forms, For Parents

FREE

Digital Download PDF (0.08 MB)

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Word Wall Words {Individual Student Recording Sheet}

By Traci Bender - The Bender Bunch

WORD WALL FREEBIE!This recording sheet can be used many ways! I staple inside my students' writing folders, which is simply a 12 x 12 sheet of construction paper folded. Each time they need help spelling a word during their writing, they add that

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Spelling, Writing

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Word Walls, Printables

FREE

Digital Download PDF (0.26 MB)

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

I have been teaching in a self-contained primary/intermediate special education classroom for 11 years. I teach in a very diverse classroom with a multitude of disabilities that range from autism, downs, emotional disturbance, OHI, ID, to SLD students. I also taught in a resource room for two years and prior to obtaining my teaching degree, I was an aide in a resource room for five years.

MY TEACHING STYLE

I'm all about a positive learning environment and positive reinforcement. I avoid negative consequences and recognize the best. I believe classroom management, organization, rapport, and honesty are key to running an effective classroom. I use ABA in my classroom and I like to think of my classroom as family and my students feel the same way.

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

Autism Teaching of Excellence Award 2014 Educator of the Year Award 2015

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

M.Ed in Special Education M.S. in Cognitive Behavioral Disorders (EBD)

ADDITIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

I have two children and am married to the man of my dreams. We love anything outdoors. We enjoy nature, camping, state parks, and our beautiful Colorado River. I love the desert, but my roots and soul are from North Carolina.

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

SUBJECTS

English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Writing-Expository, Reading, Grammar, Spelling, Vocabulary, Specialty, Math, Algebra, Arithmetic, Basic Operations, Fractions, Geometry, Graphing, Measurement, Numbers, Other (Math), Science, Astronomy, Environment, Other (Science), Social Studies, U.S. History, World Languages, Arts & Music, Physical Education, Computer Science, Special Education, Career and Technical Education, Health, Other (Specialty), Geography, Other (ELA), Life Skills, Critical Thinking, For All Subjects, Literature, Classroom Management, Business, Character Education, Word Problems, General Science, Physical Science, Problem Solving, Cooking, Short Stories, Writing, Oral Communication, Reading Strategies, Holidays/Seasonal, Back to School, Thanksgiving, Christmas-Chanukah-Kwanzaa, Poetry, Autumn, Mental Math, Halloween, Speech Therapy, Winter, The New Year, Valentine's Day, Martin Luther King Day, Presidents' Day, Black History Month, St. Patrick's Day, Easter, Spring, Place Value, Products For TpT Sellers, Tools for Common Core, Earth Day, For All Subjects, Summer, Informational Text, American Sign Language, Occupational Therapy, Handwriting, Coaching, End of Year, Phonics, Classroom Community, Social Emotional Learning