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Short Vowel Chants

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5W Short Vowel Comprehension Passages

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Sound Wall (Real Photos) - Science of Reading

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Alphabet Line (Real Photos) aligned to Sound Wall

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Sound Wall (Real Photos) - Science of Reading

By Creativity to the Core

Vowel ValleyConsonant ChartIndividual Sound WallSound Wall LabelsAlphabet LineHelp your readers and writers move from speech to print. This sound wall with real photographs will help you teach and reinforce phonemes and graphemes throughout the

Subjects:

Reading, Writing, Phonics

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Not Grade Specific

Types:

Word Walls, Posters

$15.00

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Editable Classroom Labels (with Real Photo Images)

By Creativity to the Core

Editable labels are a very useful resource in the classroom. Frequently, labels are present in primary classrooms to introduce students to new words and spellings. Reading and writing activities become easier for students as they begin to use labels

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For All Subject Areas, Classroom Management, Back to School

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Not Grade Specific

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Printables, Bulletin Board Ideas, Posters

$10.00

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5W Short Vowel Comprehension Passages

By Creativity to the Core

Need practice with answering who, what, when, where, and why questions? Want meaningful comprehension practice with familiar phonics patterns? These passages are the perfect fit for any primary classroom! They are created with short vowel rimes and

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Phonics

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd

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Homework, Printables, Centers

$6.50

104

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$Pumpkin Day! {11 hands-on pumpkin themed ELA, math, & scie$

Pumpkin Day! {11 hands-on pumpkin themed ELA, math, & science activities}

By Creativity to the Core

This is a 105-page unit of hands-on, pumpkin themed math, ELA, and science activities is perfect for K-2 students. It will give you all the activities and resources you need to set up a successful Pumpkin Day in your classroom. 11 activities are

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English Language Arts, Math, Science

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd

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Thematic Unit Plans, Centers

$10.00

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Meet the Teacher Scavenger Hunt EDITABLE (for Open House, classroom, or school)

By Creativity to the Core

Need a way to increase parent and student involvement during meet the teacher or open house? Look no further! This EDITABLE scavenger hunt is perfect for any classroom or school. Set the stage for the year with this fun detective theme! Students and

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For All Subject Areas, Back to School, For All Subjects

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Not Grade Specific

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Activities

$6.00

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End of the Year Student Bucket Tags

By Creativity to the Core

Simply print, cut, and attach to each bucket. I purchase a sand bucket for each child at the dollar store and fill it with goodies and summer math and reading packets. Then I attach this label and they are ready to go! Enjoy!

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Other (Specialty), For All Subjects

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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, ...

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Close Reading: Rainforest Layers

By Creativity to the Core

Close reading works to help teachers gradually release responsibility to students while reading. The process of close reading enables students to feel comfortable and independent while tackling complex texts.Teachers model the practice of reading

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading Strategies, Informational Text

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th

Types:

Thematic Unit Plans, Printables, Graphic Organizers

$6.00

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Reader's Theater - Short Vowels

By Creativity to the Core

Skill Based Reader's Theater - SHORT VOWELS Using Reader's Theater in the classroom is an excellent way to practice repeated reading and fluency. These scripts were written in order to provide short vowel skill practice in an engaging way. Students

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English Language Arts, Reading

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, Homeschool

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Activities, Centers

$6.00

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Close Reading: Amazing Animal Eyes

By Creativity to the Core

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading Strategies, Informational Text

Grades:

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

Types:

Thematic Unit Plans, Handouts, Graphic Organizers

$6.00

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Center Rotation Cards (with Real Photo Images) - EDITABLE

By Creativity to the Core

Centers/stations are a large part of most elementary classrooms. These rotation cards (28 options) with real photographs will brighten your classroom while increasing student independence! Primary students will be able to "read" their center's name

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For All Subject Areas, Classroom Management, Back to School

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Not Grade Specific

Types:

Printables, Bulletin Board Ideas, Posters

$6.00

Digital Download ZIP (53.95 MB)

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-ing Verbs {Blasting off with -ing! Board Game}

By Creativity to the Core

Do your students need practice with those tricky spellings of present tense -ing verbs?? This is a fun game that will help students to conquer the many different spellings. This game works with three types of -ing verbs: those where you have to

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Grammar, Spelling

Grades:

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

Types:

Printables, Games, Centers

$2.50

Digital Download PDF (30.75 MB)

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Close Reading: All About Dogs

By Creativity to the Core

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading Strategies, Informational Text

Grades:

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

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Thematic Unit Plans, Handouts, Printables

$7.50

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9/11 The Man Who Walked Between the Towers - 6 Math & ELA activities

By Creativity to the Core

Check out the sample freebie for this unit to get a sneak peek of one of the included activities: America Mini-Book Freebie This unit is based on the book The Man Who Walked Between the Towers by Mordicai Gerstein - the true story of a man who

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Math, U.S. History

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd

Types:

Thematic Unit Plans, Printables

$6.00

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FREEBIE Hey, Little Ant Opinion/Persuasive Writing

By Creativity to the Core

This is a great quick activity to do as a mini lesson on opinion or persuasive writing. After reading the book Hey, Little Ant by Phillip and Hannah Hoose, students will complete a writing graphic organizer and then write. Hope you enjoy!

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Writing

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Printables, Lesson

CCSS:

W.1.1, W.2.1, W.3.1

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Text Feature Activities {Traveling with Text Features}

By Creativity to the Core

Do your students need practice with identifying, understanding, and using text features? Well, this is the pack for you! This 120-page pack of text feature activities will keep your students engaged and thinking! There are varying levels of

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Informational Text

Grades:

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

Types:

Printables, Task Cards, Centers

$6.50

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What A Pair! {Using Paired Texts to Compare and Contrast}

By Creativity to the Core

Using Paired Texts to Compare and Contrast Reading two texts and comparing their similarities and differences is a difficult skill for many students. This pack of passages was made to help my students conquer complex texts, while also enjoying read

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading Strategies, Informational Text

Grades:

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

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Worksheets, Printables, Lesson

CCSS:

RI.2.9, RI.3.9

$4.50

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Center Directions EDITABLE

By Creativity to the Core

Center directions are very helpful for students at every grade level. They help increase independence so that the teacher can work with small groups of students. Some teachers are now required to post directions, standards, and a rubric for each

Subjects:

English Language Arts, For All Subject Areas, Classroom Management

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Not Grade Specific

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Printables, Posters, Centers

$5.00

Digital Download PDF (14.54 MB)

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December Close Reading Bundle

By Creativity to the Core

The two packs in this bundle are also available separately here: Holidays Around the World: Asia Edition Close Reads Holidays Around the World: Europe Edition Close Reads Check out the Holiday Passport Freebie to go along with these close

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading Strategies, Informational Text

Grades:

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

Types:

Thematic Unit Plans, Printables, Graphic Organizers

$12.00

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$Math Centers How-To: A Step-by-Step Guide to Implementing$

Math Centers How-To: A Step-by-Step Guide to Implementing Centers during Math

By Creativity to the Core

Interested in math centers? Thinking of implementing them in your classroom, but don't know where to begin? Check out my Math Centers How-To Guide! There are lots of pictures throughout so that you can truly get an idea of how Math Centers work!

Subjects:

Math, Classroom Management

Grades:

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

Types:

Printables, Centers

$5.00

Digital Download PDF (74.37 MB)

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Orca (Killer Whale) Close Reads

By Creativity to the Core

Grab the bundle of Antarctic animals and save 20%! January Close Read Bundle Close reading works to help teachers gradually release responsibility to students while reading. The process of close reading enables students to feel comfortable and

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading Strategies, Informational Text

Grades:

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

Types:

Thematic Unit Plans, Printables, Graphic Organizers

$5.00

Digital Download PDF (20.08 MB)

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Literacy Specialist K-12 serving multiple districts, 7 years teaching in K-3, Science of Reading focus, LETRS & OG Trained

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Interactive, student-centered, reading and writing integrated into all content areas

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English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Reading, Grammar, Spelling, Vocabulary, Specialty, Math, Basic Operations, Geometry, Measurement, Numbers, Science, Social Studies, U.S. History, Computer Science, Special Education, Other (Specialty), Religion, For All Subjects, Literature, Classroom Management, Professional Development, Business, Economics , Character Education, Word Problems, General Science, Writing, Reading Strategies, Holidays/Seasonal, Back to School, Poetry, Mental Math, Winter, Place Value, Products For TpT Sellers, For All Subjects, Informational Text, Test Preparation, Phonics