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Reading and ELA Posters/Anchor Charts 82 Posters Grades 1-4 Bundle

By Kestner's Kreations Primary Pickins

Beautiful, colorful ELA Posters for your Focus Wall, Bulletin Board, Mini-Lesson. Posters included are all 8.5x11' Set contains 45 posters.Nouns VerbsAdjectivesAdverbsCommon NounsProper NounsSingular NounsPlural NounsPossessive NounsCollective

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Vocabulary

Grades:

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

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Posters

CCSS:

L.2.2a, L.2.2c, L.2.4b, L.3.2, L.3.2a, L.3.2d, L.4.1g, L.4.2, L.4.2a, L.4.3b, CCRA.L.1...

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61 Language Arts Smartboard Activities

By Kestner's Kreations Primary Pickins

This contains 61 Smartboard Activities to review and improve primary language arts skills. It would take you hours to create these activities. I have done all the work for you.These files can be easily adjusted to fit your needs. You may also use

Subjects:

Reading, Spelling, Writing

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd

Types:

Interactive Whiteboard

$50.00

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Common Core Answering a Question in a Complete Sentence

By Kestner's Kreations Primary Pickins

One of the Language Arts educational standards is that students know how to answer questions in complete sentences, using the words in the question itself as a cue to formulating the answer. This worksheet will give students practice with this

Subjects:

Writing

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd

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Worksheets, Activities, Assessment

$1.25

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First Day Jitters Activity Packet

By Kestner's Kreations Primary Pickins

The first days of school are always scary for the kids and the teachers. These activities may make those first days easier. Craftivity: Students write about how they feel on the first day of school. They can then choose a face that looks like them

Subjects:

Math, Literature, Back to School

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd

Types:

Activities, Bulletin Board Ideas

$3.50

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Mini-Unit The Tale of Peter Rabbit

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This is a mini-unit for the book The Tale of Peter Rabbit. It contains the story, a writing activity, alphabetical order activity, a craft, word search, a build a bunny game, word wall word picture cards and more.

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature

Grades:

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

Types:

Thematic Unit Plans, Printables

$5.00

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Smartboard Writing a Super Sentence

By Kestner's Kreations Primary Pickins

Using a Super Sentence Organizer, students learn how to take their boring sentences and make them Super Sentences. Through step-by-step guided lessons, students brainstorm adjectives, nouns, verbs, and where and when phrases, and use them to expand

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Grammar, Writing

Grades:

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

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Activities, Interactive Whiteboard

$2.25

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Stretching a Sentence Smartboard Going From Good to Great Sentences

By Kestner's Kreations Primary Pickins

This is a Smartboard activity. I have used this method to help my students go from writing simple sentences to visual sentences. It works in second grade and can work in upper grades. Kids love the way their writing improves when they start using

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Writing-Expository

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th

Types:

Activities, Interactive Whiteboard

CCSS:

L.2.1f, L.3.1i

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Parts of Speech Anchor Charts

By Kestner's Kreations Primary Pickins

This is a set of 8 anchor charts to print off and hang in your classroom. Each part of speech has a definition and examples for the students to use for reference.It also includes a student copy of the charts on one page to use as a reference. Keep

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Grammar

Grades:

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

Types:

Handouts, Printables, Bulletin Board Ideas

CCSS:

L.2.1, L.2.1e, L.3.1a, CCRA.L.1

$3.00

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Robert Munsch Kiss Me, I'm Perfect

By Kestner's Kreations Primary Pickins

This is a unit for the fabulous Robert Munsch book, Kiss Me, I'm Perfect. Great for a reading center or a guided reading group. Packet contains: Character Traits worksheet Story Map Activity Building a Story Vocabulary Activity Comprehension

Subjects:

Reading, Vocabulary, Reading Strategies

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd

Types:

Activities, Printables, Graphic Organizers

CCSS:

RL.2.7, RF.2.4a, RF.2.4c, W.2.8, CCRA.R.4

$2.50

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Literacy Center Management Schedule Cards

By Kestner's Kreations Primary Pickins

These cards can be used with any balanced literacy program. You can use these cards to schedule students literacy station activities. Included are 4 teacher cards, Ipad station, listening station, writing station, word work station, computer

Subjects:

Reading, Spelling, Writing

Grades:

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

Types:

Centers

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Read Across America Reward Punch Cards Red and White Hats

By Kestner's Kreations Primary Pickins

Motivate Students To Achieve Specific Goals With These Colorful Punch Cards These cards feature 10 spaces you can punch out when students accomplish a preset goal, such as reading books or demonstrating a positive behavior When all 10 have been

Subjects:

Reading, Math, Graphic Arts

Grades:

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

Types:

Assessment

$1.50

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$Popcorn Pop Game Sight Words Math Facts Like BANG$

Popcorn Pop Game Sight Words Math Facts Like BANG

By Kestner's Kreations Primary Pickins

1 . Print the template on heavy cardstock. 2 . Use scissors or a matte knife to cut out each template. These can be laminated if you like. Fold along the lines. Use a glue stick along the long flaps on each template. Glue the long flap on the

Subjects:

Reading, Math, Phonics

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Games

$2.50

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Reading Street Second Grade Daily Fix Its Smartboard

By Kestner's Kreations Primary Pickins

This file contains daily fix-its for second grade. It also contains the daily fix-its in Word format attached to the smartboard files so that students can follow along at their seats. The Word files do not include the graphics.

Subjects:

Reading, Grammar, Spelling

Grades:

2^nd

Types:

Interactive Whiteboard, Printables

$5.00

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130 Smartboard Mega Bundle

By Kestner's Kreations Primary Pickins

This file contains 130 Smartboard Activities to review and improve primary skills. Some examples are graphs, adding and subtracting, positional words, money, dolch words, Down By the Bay, Making Sentences Great, Making Words, Nonsense Word

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Math, Science

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd

Types:

Interactive Notebooks, Lesson

$75.00

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Reward Punch Cards Camo Kids Military Soldier

By Kestner's Kreations Primary Pickins

Motivate Students To Achieve Specific Goals With These Colorful Punch Cards These cards feature 10 spaces you can punch out when students accomplish a preset goal. When all 10 have been punched out, students can return the card to you for a reward.

Subjects:

Reading, Spelling, Vocabulary

Grades:

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

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$1.50

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Smartboard HFW Koosh Ball Game

By Kestner's Kreations Primary Pickins

Students use a koosh ball or another soft object to hit the dots. The dots are linked to a high frequency word. The slide is also linked back to the dots. Words can be changed to fit the students level. Cute camping graphics.

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Reading

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Interactive Whiteboard

$3.00

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November Pocket Chart Words Word Wall

By Kestner's Kreations Primary Pickins

These are word wall words students might use with a November theme. These can be used with a pocket chart activity or in a writing center. As with all my items I have used the Thistle Girl Design clip art. They are copyrighted and can not be

Subjects:

Vocabulary, Writing, Thanksgiving

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Word Walls

$1.50

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125 Primary Resources, Activities and Centers Mega Bundle

By Kestner's Kreations Primary Pickins

125 Primary Activities and Centers This file contains pocket chart activities, centers, reward punch cards, calendar, matching, memory etc. see the list below for a partial list. Alphabetical Order Apple Pocket Chart Words Word Wall

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Math

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd

Types:

Activities, Printables

$100.00

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Positional Words Anchor Charts and Mini Book

By Kestner's Kreations Primary Pickins

This packet includes 9 anchor chart for the positional words over, under, behind, in front of, in between, on, next to, left and right. The mini book contains a positional sentence and a picture of the cactus. Students cut out a picture of the

Subjects:

Reading

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st

Types:

Activities, Assessment, Printables

CCSS:

K.G.A.1

$2.50

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Fairy Tale Mini Unit Activities

By Kestner's Kreations Primary Pickins

I love fairy tales and try to do a little with them each year. It seems that kids don't know about fairy tales and nursery rhymes like they did when I was young. This mini unit contains the characteristics of a fairy tale, an acrostic, book report,

Subjects:

Reading, Vocabulary, Math

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd

Types:

Activities, Handouts, Lesson

$4.00

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

This is my 36th year of teaching. I am teaching third grade this year. I try to stay up to date on technology for my classroom. The items I sell have been tested with my students before they are listed.

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HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

Educator of the Year for LaSalle County 1989.

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

High School LaSalle-Peru Twp High School 1969 IL Valley Community College 1971 Bachelors of Ed Northern IL University 1973 Masters of Education IL State University 1983

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I am married to my husband Randy. We have 2 children. Rachel is an ER Trauma nurse and my son is serving in the Air Force in Kuwait.

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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, Other (Math), Science, Biology, Environment, Other (Science), Social Studies, Arts & Music, Graphic Arts, Other (Art), Special Education, ESL-EFL-ELL, Health, Other (Specialty), Math Test Prep, Other (ELA), Life Skills, For All Subjects, Literature, Classroom Management, Word Problems, General Science, Problem Solving, Short Stories, Writing, Reading Strategies, Writing-Essays, Holidays/Seasonal, Back to School, Thanksgiving, Christmas-Chanukah-Kwanzaa, Autumn, Mental Math, Halloween, Winter, Valentine's Day, St. Patrick's Day, Easter, Spring, Place Value, Products For TpT Sellers, For All Subjects, End of Year, Phonics, Close Reading, Classroom Community