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Reading Graphic Organizers

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Reading Units: Growing Bundle

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Sight Word Bundle Pack: Fry Words 1-500

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My First Grade Helper

By Michelle Oakes

Hey teacher friends! Would you like a basic helper to make teaching first grade easier? This is perfect for you! First, laminate these two pages back to back and you have one useful resource card for your students. It includes letters and pictures

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Math, For All Subject Areas

Grades:

1^st, Homeschool

Types:

Word Walls, Printables

$2.50

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End of Year Awards

By Michelle Oakes

This TOP 10 BEST SELLER includes 27 End of the Year Awards. These fun awards can be accompanied with or without a cute coordinating dollar store prize. All prize ideas are included, as well as photos of some of the items I purchased for the awards.

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Holidays/Seasonal, Summer, End of Year

Grades:

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

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Printables

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2,329

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My Second Grade Helper

By Michelle Oakes

Hey teacher friends! Are you looking for a second grade helper? You can laminate these two pages back to back and you have one useful resource card for your students. It includes blends and pictures clues for the sounds, vowels, digraphs, dipthongs,

Subjects:

Reading, Math, Writing

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2^nd

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Printables

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Chrysanthemum: A Literature Unit

By Michelle Oakes

Hey teacher friends! Are you looking for a fun and engaging Common Core Aligned unit to work on literacy skills? This Chrysanthemum Unit is a great way to get your students to engage in reading activities and target specific literacy skills. Each

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Literature

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd

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Activities, Graphic Organizers, Lesson

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RL.1.1, RL.1.3, RL.1.7, CCRA.L.5

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The Snowy Day: A Literature Unit

By Michelle Oakes

Are you looking for a great snowy literature unit for the kiddos? This unit includes 7 lesson plans that are common core aligned to go with the popular book, The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats. It also provides anchor charts to teach each topic and

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Literature

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd

Types:

Activities, Graphic Organizers, Lesson

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RL.1.1, RL.1.2, RL.1.3, RF.1.3e, L.1.1e

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753

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My Kindergarten Helper

By Michelle Oakes

Hey teacher friends! Are you looking for a kindergarten helper? You can laminate these two page back to back and you have one useful resource card for your students. It includes letters and pictures clues for the sounds, blends, vowels, digraphs,

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Math, For All Subject Areas

Grades:

Kindergarten

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Word Walls, Printables

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Summer Review: First Grade

By Michelle Oakes

Are you looking for an amazing Common Core based summer review packet for your students or children? The End of the Year Summer Review packet is a TOP 10 Seller! This pack includes everything your first graders need to review and remain ready for

Subjects:

Reading, Summer, End of Year

Grades:

1^st, Homeschool

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Activities, Printables, For Parents

$6.75

1,290

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Reading Anchor Charts

By Michelle Oakes

Do you need an easy way to introduce new reading concepts? These anchor charts are perfect for teaching the Common Core Standards of Reading. This will help your students to better understand the reading concepts and they can be posted in your room

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading

Grades:

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

Types:

Printables, Posters

CCSS:

RL.1.1, RL.1.2, RL.1.3, RL.1.5, RL.1.6, RL.1.7, RL.1.8, RL.1.9, RI.1.1, RI.1.2, RI.1.3...

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737

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How I Became a Pirate: A Literature Unit

By Michelle Oakes

How I Became a Pirate is one of my all time favorite books to teach. Do you need an amazing unit to target specific literacy skills? This unit includes 9 lesson plans that are common core aligned to go with the book, How I Became a Pirate by Melinda

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Literature

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd

Types:

Activities, Graphic Organizers, Lesson

$5.00

243

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Comprehension Graphic Organizers: Reader's Workshop

By Michelle Oakes

Hey teacher friends! Do you need graphic organizers for reading comprehension? This pack includes 32 Reader's Workshop Response Sheets. These are great graphic organizers for schema, connections, mental images, inferences, questioning, nonfiction

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Reading, Writing

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd

Types:

Printables, Graphic Organizers, Centers

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1,559

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Sight Words Pack

By Michelle Oakes

Are you looking for a great way to practice sight words? This sight word unit will provide everything you need for the entire year! 100 sight words are included. It introduces and assess 25 per quarter. This is perfect for the little kiddos learning

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Reading

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st

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Assessment, Printables, Centers

$10.00

416

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Reading Graphic Organizers

By Michelle Oakes

Do you need reader's response sheets to assess comprehension? In this packet you will find response sheets for any book. They are especially created for Readers Workshop, guided reading and center time. The beginning of the packet includes several

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Reading

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd

Types:

Activities, Graphic Organizers, Centers

$6.00

276

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50th Day Mini-Unit: The 1950s

By Michelle Oakes

Do you need a unit full of fun for the 50th day of school? I started teaching this unit to cover comparing now and then. This mini-unit contains so many amazing learning opportunities for your students! I hope your students have as much fun as my

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Math, Social Studies - History

Grades:

1^st

Types:

Activities

$4.50

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Punctuation Unit

By Michelle Oakes

Are you looking for a unit to help your students practice punctuation? This Punctuation Unit targets periods, commas, question marks, and exclamation points. The Punctuation People will aide a reminder of the proper conventions when writing. This

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st

Types:

Activities, Centers

$6.50

1,057

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Rabbits Unit: Nonfiction Shared Reading Unit

By Michelle Oakes

Do you need a great Common Core Aligned unit for spring to work on literacy skills? This nonfiction Rabbit Unit is a great way to get your students to engage in reading activities and target specific literacy skills. Each activity contains

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Informational Text

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd

Types:

Printables, Lesson

$5.00

302

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Homophones: Christmas Edition

By Michelle Oakes

Are you teaching homophones? In this packet you'll find lesson plans for activities to teach multiple meaning words in an engaging way. This unit includes directions and materials for a homophone hunt, a homophone poster, recording sheets, a

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Vocabulary, Writing

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Lesson

$3.75

253

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Staff Awards

By Michelle Oakes

Hey teacher friends! These staff awards are perfect for your end of the year luncheon, staff picnic or end of the year staff party. Have some fun with your staff with these clever awards with custom graphics designed just for this set. Awards are

Subjects:

End of Year

Grades:

Staff

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Printables

$6.25

172

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The Mitten

By Michelle Oakes

The Mitten by Jan Brett is one of my favorite books. Are you looking for an engaging Common Core Aligned unit to work on literacy skills? This Mitten Unit is a great way to get your students to engage in reading activities and target specific

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Literature

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd

Types:

Activities, Graphic Organizers, Lesson

CCSS:

RL.1.1, RL.1.2, RL.1.3, RF.1.3e, L.1.1e, L.1.1f

$5.00

285

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The Helper Bundle

By Michelle Oakes

We know students need reminders and visual aids to help them throughout the day. This pack includes grades K, 1 and 2 helpers so you can individualize for all of your students. First, you will laminate two page back to back and you have one useful

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Math, For All Subject Areas

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, Homeschool

Types:

Word Walls, Printables

$7.50

$6.00

Bundle

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If You Take a Mouse to the Movies

By Michelle Oakes

Hey teacher friends! Do you need a good literature unit for your students? This unit includes 6 lesson plans that are Common Core aligned to go with the popular book, If You Take a Mouse to the Movies by Laura Numeroff. It also provides anchor

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Literature

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd

Types:

Activities, Graphic Organizers, Lesson

$5.00

199

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

I have been teaching 19 years. This will be year 15! 14 years were been in first grade and I'm now our school's reading specialist. I absolutely love teaching. I have always dreamed of being a teacher and feel blessed to be able teach.

MY TEACHING STYLE

I love to use hands on and inquiry based learning. I believe in making learning fun while still integrating and mastering the standards.

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

I've been nominated for Disney's Teacher of the year twice, as well as included in Who's Who Among America Teachers for two years.

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

I have a degree in Elementary Education grades K-8 from Miami University and a Masters in Reading from Xavier University.

ADDITIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

Visit me at http://Fabulousinfirst.blogspot.com