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Just Tinkerin' Around

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Author's Purpose Pack- Investigating Intent!

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Natural Disasters and Natural Hazards Pack!

By Just Tinkerin' Around

This 22 page pack is an awesome resource to use during your Natural Disasters/Natural Hazards Unit! It includes 8 full page "posters" of the following disasters: tornado, hurricane, flood, drought, blizzard, earthquake, wildfire, and volcano.

Subjects:

Science, Earth Sciences, Environment

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd

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The Boxcar Children: A Look Inside "Craftivity"!

By Just Tinkerin' Around

Use this file as a master template for all the items you need during this fun "craftivity"! You and your students will create the outside of a "boxcar" (complete with a door and wheels)! Then, students will complete a writing prompt about their

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Reading, Literature, Writing

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

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Geometric Shape Sort: Drawing, Naming, and Counting Sides & Vertices

By Just Tinkerin' Around

Use this open table to guide your students in sorting shapes. Easy to use, this table allows students to practice spelling shape names, drawing correct figures, and counting the numbers of sides and vertices! Copy front to back, or even scale it

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Math, Geometry, Other (Math)

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

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3D Shapes Pack! Poster, Sorts, and Printable Worksheet!

By Just Tinkerin' Around

This pack is a short supplement to use with your 3D shape unit! It contains 5 pages of printable materials: -One "Poster" of 3D Shape Attributes (color-coded/highlighted Faces, Edge, and Vertex on a cube) -Two different 3D Shape Sorts (with

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Math, Geometry, Other (Math)

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

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Animal Classification Sort- 6 Different Groups!

By Just Tinkerin' Around

Have students practice their science classification skills with this animal sort. Easy to use, with great visuals! Just cut and paste animals in the correct group: mammals, reptiles, fish, birds, amphibians, or insects. After students finish,

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Science, Biology, Other (Science)

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

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Elementary Behavior Plan (Behavior Log/Informal BIP)

By Just Tinkerin' Around

Use this Behavior Log to record student successes and areas to work on! This log includes 3 target behaviors: Following Directions, Staying on Task, and Getting the Teacher's Attention. Log includes easy to see visuals and step by step directions.

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Special Education, Life Skills, School Counseling

Grades:

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

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Printables

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Animal Classification Pack- Describing 6 Animal Classes

By Just Tinkerin' Around

This pack is great to use during your animal "classes" unit! It includes the 6 different animal classifications: mammals, fish, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and insects. This pack is divided into 3 "sections"- an attributes section that includes

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Science, Biology, General Science

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1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd

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Worksheets, Activities, Printables

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Incredible Idioms Pack: Helping You Teach Figurative Language!

By Just Tinkerin' Around

This 20 page pack includes lots of teaching resources to help with idioms! You get 10 "posters" with idioms and their meanings, a few activites, and a few worksheets! I've also included 3 excellent outside websites (as a bonus-- I'm NOT affiliated

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English Language Arts, Reading, Vocabulary

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1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd

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Worksheets, Activities, Printables

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Food Chain Unit Vocabulary and Matching Worksheet!

By Just Tinkerin' Around

Use these pages to help boost vocabulary during your Food Chain Unit! I cut each page apart, and have students find the "matches" in groups. I also scale them down to glue into our Science Notebook for easy reference. With pictures and

Subjects:

Vocabulary, Science, Biology

Grades:

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

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Handouts, Printables, Posters

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Research Project Rubric (Non-Fiction Based)

By Just Tinkerin' Around

Use this neat and organized rubric to quickly grade your students' research projects. I use it for any non-fiction based assignment-- "All About ___", Author Studies, etc.! Has blank bottom area for teacher notes, too! Visit my blog for related

Subjects:

Writing-Expository, Other (Science), Writing

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

Types:

Research, Assessment

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Food Chain Practice Worksheet: 5 Questions and Application Portion!

By Just Tinkerin' Around

Use this UPDATED 5 question worksheet to quickly assess your students' knowledge of Food Chains! Questions refer to the 5 step food chain on the top of the page. Content includes: Food Chains, Producer/Consumer, and Habitats. A newly added 2nd

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Science, Biology, Other (Science)

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1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd

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Worksheets, Assessment, Printables

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Sensational Sensory Poetry Pack!

By Just Tinkerin' Around

This poetry pack was created by many ideas coming together to form one amazing unit! By using sensory words, students can pick their own topic and write poetry with their own voice! No need to worry about rhyming or following a certain number of

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Creative Writing, Writing, Poetry

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

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Activities, Printables, Lesson

$5.15

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Reader's Theater Pack! Printables & Activities for Your Unit!

By Just Tinkerin' Around

This is a great pack to purchase for Reader's Theater. While it does not contain any Reader's Theater scripts, it does have all the necessary items to TEACH Reader's Theater! This pack contains 5 posters of good Reader's Theater attributes, 2 fun

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Reading Strategies

Grades:

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

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Activities, Printables, Posters

$4.25

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Non Fiction Text Features Worksheet

By Just Tinkerin' Around

A quick, 8 question worksheet about Non-Fiction text features. Includes 6 "matching" and 2 true/false questions. While this page does not include ALL Non-Fiction features, it does include: Table of Contents, Title Page, Glossary, Index, Heading,

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Vocabulary

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd

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Worksheets, Activities, Printables

$1.00

138

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The History of Mother's Day!

By Just Tinkerin' Around

Use this short 2 page passage to help your students learn background knowledge about Mother's Day! This download includes a 2 page passage, 1 page of comprehension questions, and a 1 page cut and paste timeline activity. Information from

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English Language Arts, Reading, Holidays/Seasonal

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

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Worksheets, Activities, Printables

$1.50

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"Kindness" & "Thank You" Printable Cards and Notes!

By Just Tinkerin' Around

Use these printable cards and notes to show appreciation to those around you! I know I'm great at praising my kiddos, but these are awesome to show gratitute to other adults at your campus. The best part, these are FREE, from me to you-- because

Subjects:

Life Skills, Professional Development, Character Education

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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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Printables

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Popsicle Possibilities: A Science Experiment & Follow-Up Activities!

By Just Tinkerin' Around

Popsicle Possibilities is a fun Science experiment you can use with all ages! This experiment has students guess how many licks and bites it will take them to finish a Popsicle. It walks students through the Scientific Method: beginning with a

Subjects:

Science, Basic Principles, General Science

Grades:

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

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Activities, Printables

$2.50

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Partner Reading (Read to Someone) Peer Coaching: Hints and Tips!

By Just Tinkerin' Around

I have found that my students can be extremely successful and helpful to one another during Partner Reading (Read to Someone)! It is important, though, to set standards and expectations Use the following download to help teach your students how to

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Reading Strategies

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd

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Activities, Handouts, Printables

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Mother's Day "Coupon Book" Craftivity: Cards, Notes, and Coupons!

By Just Tinkerin' Around

Use this Coupon Book "craftivity" as a fun project for Mother's Day! Inside, you will find 34 pages of varying options for various levels of students (and various preferences, too!). This pack begins with several pages of cards and notes with a

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Arts & Music, Holidays/Seasonal

Grades:

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

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Activities, Printables

$5.50

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Non Fiction Text Features Pack-- A Bundle of My Best Activities!

By Just Tinkerin' Around

I've combined a few of my nonfiction items into one pack! This pack includes 2 different nonfiction activities: a nonfiction acrostic where students can creatively describe what makes a book "non-fiction", and a few pages of nonfiction place

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Reading Strategies

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Assessment

$2.70

125

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Hello Teachers! My name is Jillian, and I'm a 2nd grade teacher. I have been teaching 2nd grade for 4 years now. Before that, I've been a tutor, a substitute teacher, and a student myself! I love the classroom, and I love playing around on the computer. Creating useful tools is a knack that I have fallen into, and I might add-- it's rather fun! :)

MY TEACHING STYLE

Fun with boundaries! I'm sure after my team reads that, they'll disagree...somehow I've been tagged as the most strict in 2nd grade. I do, however, love my kiddos and love to have a good time! I enjoy everyday, and try to have fun in all lessons I teach!

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MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

Graduated with a Bachelors of Science in Interdisciplinary Studies (just a fancy name for Education!) from the University of North Texas in 2009. I came back to my home town afterwards, and I've been teaching here ever since!

ADDITIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

Not only can tinkering around be fun....it can also help create useful items in the classroom! Thank you to Kevin and Amanda's for some of their free font downloads! Visit their amazing site @ kevinandamanda.com for wonderful resources! Thank you to LetteringDelights.com for the licensed use of their fonts, alphabets, and clip art! Visit their website at www.letteringdelights.com!