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Solar Eclipse Activities - Great North American Eclipse 2024

By Jodi Southard

This Solar Eclipse Activity Packet includes everything you need to celebrate the 2024 Great American Solar Eclipse. The Interactive Keepsake is the perfect way to teach about the upcoming solar eclipse. Students will create an interactive lapbook

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English Language Arts, Astronomy

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

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Space Unit - All About our Solar System

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Your students will love this fun and engaging unit on teaching about the solar system. This includes a variety of activities to teach about space to your young elementary students. It is jam-packed with fact sheets about all the planets, the moon,

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Creative Writing, Science, Astronomy

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Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd

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1st & 2nd Grade Weather Unit | Weather Activities & Reading Passages

By Jodi Southard

Teach your students all about weather with these fun weather activities and reading passages! This 1st and 2nd grade weather unit covers rain, snow, precipitation, wind, rainbows, storms, clouds and the water cycle. Students will go through

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Science

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Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd

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Activities, Printables

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Apples Unit - All About Apples

By Jodi Southard

This packet is perfect for teaching about apples. Students will learn about the apple life cycle, parts of an apple, things made from apples, and more. This is great to use in the fall, or any time of the school year when you need a fun and

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Science

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st

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Activities, Printables

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Habitats Unit - All About Animal Habitats

By Jodi Southard

This packet is perfect for teaching your students about habitats. The unit includes informational passages about the temperate deciduous forest, rainforest, desert, ocean, polar regions, grasslands & wetlands. These are perfect for close

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Science

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd

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Songs for Your Classroom

By Jodi Southard

Using songs in the classroom is a way to build classroom community while learning. This packet includes 57 original songs to use in your classroom throughout the school day including clean up and transitional songs, dismissal songs, celebration

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English Language Arts, Science, Holidays/Seasonal

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Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd

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Songs, Printables

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RF.1.4b, RF.1.4c

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Nonfiction Fluency - Roll and Read Activities

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Nonfiction Fluency - Roll and Read Activities This packet includes 40 roll and read nonfiction topics. These are the perfect way to integrate reading fluency with common science and social studies topics. Students will roll the dice to see which

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English Language Arts, Reading, Science

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd

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Activities, Printables

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Ocean Animals - All About Ocean Animals

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This huge packet is perfect for teaching your students about ocean animals. The unit includes informational passages about the following animals:Great White SharksHammerhead SharksDolphinsOrcasHumpback WhalesClown

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English Language Arts, Science

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd

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Activities, Printables

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Arctic Animals

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Arctic Animals This Arctic Animals Print & Teach packet is the perfect supplement to your classroom for teaching about arctic animals. It includes short reading passages and comprehension practice on the following animals: -polar

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English Language Arts, Reading, Science

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd

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Printables

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141

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October Flip Books

By Jodi Southard

October Flip Books This set of Flip Books are a perfect supplement to your October themes. These flip books do not involve any cutting. Simply print the pages 2 sided, shift the first page up, and fold. Each booklet only uses 2 sheets of paper.

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English Language Arts, Science, Writing

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd

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Printables

$2.50

381

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Interactive Fact Folder - October Bundle (Bats, Pumpkins, and Spiders)

By Jodi Southard

This Interactive Fact Folder Bundle includes the Bats, Pumpkins, and Spiders Interactive Fact Folders. They are a hands-on way to learn about each of these subjects. Students will have a keepsake for their learning after completing these fact

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English Language Arts, Science, Halloween

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd

Types:

Printables, Interactive Notebooks

$12.00

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Insect Unit - All About Insects

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This unit is perfect to use while teaching about insects in your classroom. It includes writing pages, a craft, a word search, poetry booklet, graphic organizers, games, and more. Your students will love learning about insects.Who is this product

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Science, Writing

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd

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Activities, Printables

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111

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My Five Senses

By Jodi Southard

My Five Senses This unit includes ideas for teaching about the five senses. The unit is designed to teach about one sense a day with a variety of fun activities to keep students engaged. This packet also includes graphs, a five senses wrap up

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Science

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Kindergarten, 1^st

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Thematic Unit Plans, Songs, Printables

$4.00

638

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Animal Reports

By Jodi Southard

This packet is perfect for having your students complete animal reports. You will find 35 animal options in this packet. Each animal includes a page for description, habitat, and food as well as a cover page. In this file, there are two separate

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Science, Writing

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd

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Printables

$4.75

112

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Ocean Animals- Digital Task Cards | Boom Cards

By Jodi Southard

These Boom Digital Task Cards are the perfect way to learn about ocean animals. Students will begin by choosing a topic from the menu (sharks, dolphins, orcas, whales, seahorses, sea turtles, sea stars, coral reefs, jellyfish, octopus, clownfish,

Subjects:

Reading, Science

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, Homeschool

Types:

Interactive Whiteboard, Internet Activities, Task Cards

$4.50

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Interactive Fact Folder - Entire Year Bundle

By Jodi Southard

Interactive Fact Folders are a hands-on way to integrate reading with science and social studies. Students will learn about the topic by reading the included comprehension passages and vocabulary words. Students take ownership in their projects

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English Language Arts, Science, Holidays/Seasonal

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd

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Activities, Printables

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Interactive Fact Folder - Reindeer

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This Interactive Fact Folder is a hands-on way to learn about Reindeer. Students will have a keepsake for their learning after completing this fact folder. What does this product include? ★Cover Page ★Reindeer Graphic Organizer ★Color the

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English Language Arts, Science, Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa

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1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd

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Printables, Interactive Notebooks

$4.00

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Nonfiction Fluency {Beginning Readers} - Roll and Read Activities

By Jodi Southard

Nonfiction Fluency {Beginning Readers} - Roll and Read Activities This beginner packet includes 40 roll and read nonfiction topics. These are the perfect way to integrate reading fluency with common science and social studies topics. Students

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English Language Arts, Reading, Science

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st

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Activities, Printables

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Interactive Fact Folder - November Bundle (Veterans Day, Turkeys, The Mayflower)

By Jodi Southard

This Interactive Fact Folder Bundle includes the Veterans Day, Turkeys, and Mayflower Voyage Interactive Fact Folders. They are a hands-on way to learn about each of these subjects. Students will have a keepsake for their learning after completing

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English Language Arts, Science, U.S. History

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd

Types:

Printables, Interactive Notebooks

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Teach Me Science

By Jodi Southard

Teach Me Science This packet includes a Science Journal that students can use to fill out the parts of the Scientific Method as they complete classroom experiments. The packet also includes six anchor charts and two other sheets for students to

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Science

Grades:

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

Types:

Printables, Classroom Forms

$4.00

196

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

My name is Jodi Southard, and I have been a classroom teacher for the past 20 years. I began by teaching K-5 Art for two years before becoming a classroom teacher. I have taught both 1st and 3rd grade, but my heart is definitely in 1st. I began my teaching blog, www.funinfirst.com, in 2010 and started creating educational resources for teachers shortly after. I absolutely love researching and developing educational products that work well in the classroom. I strive to make learning fun, practical, and rigorous for all students. Still being in the classroom every day allows me to fully understand today's students' needs.

MY TEACHING STYLE

I believe in getting my children involved as much as possible with their learning. I want learning to be exciting and for children to love coming to school. My classroom environment is welcoming and nurturing and includes participation and hands-on involvement.

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

-"Make a Difference" Award Winner from WTHI-TV -Deming Elementary Teacher of the Year -Vigo County School Corporation Teacher of the Year

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

Bachelors in Elementary Education - Indiana State University Masters in Elementary Education - Indiana Wesleyan

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GRADES

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

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English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Creative Writing, Reading, Grammar, Spelling, Vocabulary, Specialty, Math, Arithmetic, Basic Operations, Numbers, Science, Astronomy, Earth Sciences, Social Studies, U.S. History, Arts & Music, Health, Other (Specialty), Other (Social Studies), Critical Thinking, Classroom Management, Professional Development, School Counseling, Character Education, Word Problems, Short Stories, Writing, Oral Communication, Reading Strategies, Holidays/Seasonal, Back to School, Thanksgiving, Christmas-Chanukah-Kwanzaa, Poetry, Autumn, Halloween, Winter, The New Year, Valentine's Day, Martin Luther King Day, Presidents' Day, Black History Month, St. Patrick's Day, Easter, Spring, Place Value, Tools for Common Core, Earth Day, Summer, Informational Text, End of Year, Phonics, Classroom Community