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Miss Martel's Special Class

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Who Am I? (an open house activity)

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Daily Schedule Cards

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Adaptive Work Binder (editable)

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Data Collection Pack

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Who Am I? (an open house activity)

By Miss Martel's Special Class

This fun descriptive writing activity has been a hit at parent nights and open house. Students draw themselves and write a small description about their likes, then parents are challenged to guess which poster belongs to their child. It's sure to be

Subjects:

Writing, Back to School

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd

Types:

Activities, Printables, Posters

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535

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Sporting Suffixes (s, es, ing, ed, er, and est activity pack)

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This suffix mini-unit contains 48 pages of posters, sorts, and review games for learning and practicing reading words with suffixes (s, es, ing, ed, er, and est). This mini-unit can be used during the literacy centers,or as part of word study unit.

Subjects:

Reading, Special Education, Phonics

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd

Types:

Activities, Printables, Centers

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150

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A Character's Perspective (a point of view and perspective unit RL 2.6)

By Miss Martel's Special Class

Answering the question "who is telling the story?" can be difficult for 2nd graders to understand. I created this 139 page document to make teaching RL2.6 easier for you! This pack includes tips for teaching this standard, perspective activities

Subjects:

Literature, Tools for Common Core

Grades:

2^nd

Types:

Printables, Graphic Organizers, Centers

CCSS:

RL.2.6

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219

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A Special Education Teacher's Guide to Co - Teaching (Inclusion)

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Co - Teaching is one of my favorite parts of being a special education teacher. I love collaborating with a variety of teachers across a variety of grade levels. I have been co - teaching as a special education teacher for the last seven years using

Subjects:

Special Education, Classroom Management, Back to School

Grades:

Not Grade Specific

Types:

Handouts, Printables, Professional Development

$7.50

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A Special Education Teacher's Guide to Managing Paraprofessionals (Editable)

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As special education teachers we must use every resource available to us to support our students. The MOST valuable resources that we have are our paraprofessionals. Whether you call them paraprofessionals, teacher assistants, or paraeducators the

Subjects:

Special Education, Classroom Management

Grades:

Not Grade Specific

Types:

Teacher Manuals, Classroom Forms, Professional Development

$7.00

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Double Consonant Letter Rule (a pack practicing ff, ll, ss and zz)

By Miss Martel's Special Class

The double consonant letter rule can cause students difficulty when reading or spelling. The best way I have found to teach these phonemes is in a multitude of contexts and hands-on interactive ways. This 137-page double consonant unit includes a

Subjects:

Reading, Spelling, Special Education

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd

Types:

Activities, Games, Centers

$5.00

117

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Changing Characters (RL2.3)

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Answering the question "how did the character change?" can be difficult for 2nd graders to understand. I created this 58 page document to make teaching RL2.3 easier for you! This pack includes tips for teaching this standard, character traits

Subjects:

Literature, Tools for Common Core

Grades:

2^nd

Types:

Printables, Graphic Organizers, Centers

CCSS:

RL.2.3

$5.50

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Fairy Tales, Folktales, and Fables (Common Core Aligned Activities)

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This 42- page pack would make a great addition to your traditional literature unit. This pack includes a list of recommended books for teaching trickster tales, beast tales, cumulative tales, curricular tales,pourquoi tales, wonder tales, fractured

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd

Types:

Activities, Printables, Centers

$4.00

177

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Adaptive Work Binder (editable)

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As a special educator I am always trying to find meaningful ways to help my students be independent. Over the years I have created a variety of adaptive, functional, and early academic tasks that my students have been successful at completing

Subjects:

Special Education, Life Skills

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Printables

$8.50

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Phonogram Cards (Orton Gillingham Phonemes and Morphemes)

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I use my phonogram cards ever single day in my Orton Gillingham lessons! I have been searching for a way to keep my cards organized as I see multiple groups on multiple levels daily. I have found the best thing to do is to have a set of phonogram

Subjects:

Reading, Special Education, Phonics

Grades:

Not Grade Specific

Types:

Activities, Flash Cards

$3.50

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Closed Syllables Made Simple (a phonics pack)

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As a special education teacher I explicitly teach each of the syllable types to my students. Over the years I have noticed that once my students are able to decode a syllable type, reading multi-syllabic words in text is a breeze. This 90 page

Subjects:

Reading, Special Education, Phonics

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd

Types:

Activities, Printables, Games

CCSS:

RF.1.2, RF.1.3, RF.2.3

$5.50

110

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Author's Purpose Pack

By Miss Martel's Special Class

Understanding author's purpose can be a tricky thing! I created this 65-page document fill of posters, interactive activities, and interesting printables to make teaching author's purpose a breeze for you! Here is what is included: 6 pages of

Subjects:

Reading, Literature, Informational Text

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd

Types:

Printables, Posters, Centers

$5.50

118

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Functional Sequencing (an activity of daily living)

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As an elementary school special education teacher I am always looking for fun ways to incorporate functional skills and activities for daily living into my classroom. I created this functional sequencing activity to allow my students to practice

Subjects:

Special Education, Life Skills, Early Intervention

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd

Types:

Activities, Printables, Centers

$5.50

109

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Poetry Pack (Common Core aligned activities for reading and writing poetry)

By Miss Martel's Special Class

The poetry pack includes 47 pages of activities and guides to help teach your students how to read and write poetry. This pack includes two super cute poetry journal covers and pages and pages of ready- made poetry materials. This pack

Subjects:

Writing, Reading Strategies, Poetry

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Graphic Organizers, Centers

$5.50

422

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Place Value Base Ten Blocks Activities

By Miss Martel's Special Class

This 88 - page pack is fun resource to help you teach place value Common Core standards using base ten blocks. Included in this download are base ten cards from 1- 120 as well as number cards in the same range. These cards can be used in whole

Subjects:

Numbers, Mental Math, Place Value

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Flash Cards, Games

$7.00

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Flipping Ow (both sounds of Ow - a phonics unit)

By Miss Martel's Special Class

I think Ow is one of the trickiest patterns to read because Ow can make the two sounds (think of the words snow and clown). This pack is focuses on reading both sounds of Ow. The best way I have found to teach these phonemes is in a multitude of

Subjects:

Reading, Spelling, Special Education

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd

Types:

Activities, Games, Centers

$5.50

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Data Collection Pack

By Miss Martel's Special Class

In today's world data speaks! Collecting meaningful data can be difficult whether you are a counselor, a special educator, a general educator or hold another position. This data pack will provide you with tools to collect useful data that will

Subjects:

Special Education, School Counseling, School Psychology

Grades:

Not Grade Specific

Types:

Activities, Handouts, Printables

$5.50

200

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$Let's Camp Out! (Common Core Aligned Literacy and Math Centers)$

Let's Camp Out! (Common Core Aligned Literacy and Math Centers)

By Miss Martel's Special Class

This HUGE 134- page camping unit has pages and pages of Common Core aligned literacy and math centers. Camping can be such a fun theme to end or start your year! In this pack you will find tons of activities for whole group, small group or

Subjects:

Reading, Math, Writing

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd

Types:

Activities, Centers

$10.00

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A Plant's Life Cycle ( a cross- curricular unit)

By Miss Martel's Special Class

Prepare your future horticulturalists! This 77 page pack includes activities that explain and describe a plant's life cycle as well as themed science, math and literacy centers. Many of the activities are Common Core Aligned and can be used during

Subjects:

Reading, Math, Science

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd

Types:

Activities, Centers

CCSS:

1.OA.C.6, RI.K.9, RI.1.1, RI.1.9, RI.2.9, W.K.1, W.K.2, W.K.3, W.1.1, W.1.2, W.1.3...

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$Double This, Double That (a doubles and near doubles math$

Double This, Double That (a doubles and near doubles math activity pack)

By Miss Martel's Special Class

This 71 page doubles and near doubles fact pack will help increase your students fact fluency. This pack can be used for whole group instruction, or it can be used in a small group for students who need a math fact intervention. Here is what is

Subjects:

Basic Operations, Numbers, Mental Math

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Centers

$5.50

134

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

I have been a special education teacher for the last seven years and I can't imagine doing anything else! I currently work with students in grades K-4. My favorite part of my job is teaching all academic areas to a wide range of students!

MY TEACHING STYLE

I believe all children can learn, and it is responsibility of the teacher to make the curriculum interactive and engaging to meet the unique needs of all children. I hope you find my resources creative and functional.

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

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MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

I graduated with a double major in Elementary and Special Education from Salve Regina University in Newport, Rhode Island. I recently completed my Master's Degree in Special Education with a concentration in Autism from the University of St. Joseph in West Hartford, Connecticut.

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PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, Homeschool, Staff, Not Grade Specific

SUBJECTS

English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Creative Writing, Reading, Spelling, Specialty, Math, Arithmetic, Basic Operations, Geometry, Graphing, Measurement, Numbers, Science, Arts & Music, Visual Arts, Special Education, Other (ELA), Life Skills, Literature, Classroom Management, School Counseling, Word Problems, Writing, Reading Strategies, Holidays/Seasonal, Back to School, Christmas-Chanukah-Kwanzaa, Poetry, Autumn, Mental Math, Halloween, Winter, The New Year, St. Patrick's Day, Spring, Place Value, Tools for Common Core, Earth Day, For All Subjects, Summer, Informational Text, Handwriting, Early Intervention, School Psychology, End of Year, Phonics