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Reading Interest Survey and Book Review

By Nicholas Reitz

One of my opening week activities is to have my kids fill out this Reading Interest Inventory (usually while kids are taking turns doing their first book shopping) to learn a bit about their tastes and habits. Every time one of my students

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Reading Strategies

Grades:

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

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Activities, Printables, Centers

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Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes Novel Unit and Activities

By Nicholas Reitz

This novel study unit and set of activities is perfect for using with the short novel Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes by Eleanor Coerr. This packet includes several unique activities. Table of Contents: Book Part Teacher Cheat

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English Language Arts, Reading, Reading Strategies

Grades:

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

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Graphic Organizers, Centers

CCSS:

RL.3.1, RL.3.2, RL.3.3, RL.3.4, RL.4.1, RL.4.3, RI.3.1, RF.3.4, RF.3.4a, CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.3

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Random Grouping Cards - make groups of 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6!

By Nicholas Reitz

These cards can be used to randomly group your students. No more fighting or hurt feelings over grouping! Quickly match kids up for games, activities, and projects! Just print and laminate each deck. Shuffle the cards and have each student choose

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For All Subject Areas

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

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Readers' Theater Script Templates

By Nicholas Reitz

This product contains student sheets for writing their own scripts to be used for Readers' Theater. Three varieties of the script writing pages are included, as well as options for the story summary and a page for character descriptions that can be

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Drama, Writing

Grades:

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

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Activities, Graphic Organizers, Centers

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Jeopardy Template - Blank

By Nicholas Reitz

Every Jeopardy template I could find online just wasn't quite right for me. So I finally made my own. This template could be used as it is once questions are added, but is completely customizable and can be filled with 6 categories of your own

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Instructional Technology, Products For TpT Sellers, For All Subjects

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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, ...

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PowerPoint Presentations, Activities, By TpT Sellers for TpT Sellers

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Historical Figure Research Brochure - Informational Writing and Social Studies!

By Nicholas Reitz

This brochure activity can serve as a great mini-research activity for kids to do as part of a unit on any important historical figure, or as an enrichment activity. Students are asked to research an important figure, and illustrate and fill in

Subjects:

U.S. History, World History, Black History Month

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

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Research, Activities, Printables

$2.00

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The Book of Awesome Tasks - brain breaks, indoor recess, or fast finishers

By Nicholas Reitz

This pack allows you to print a book of 45 engaging activities for kids to use as brain breaks, during indoor recess, or when they are fast finishers! The activities are highly engaging, call upon students' creativity, and have educational value

Subjects:

English Language Arts, For All Subject Areas, Classroom Management

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Printables

$5.00

126

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48 Fun and Academic End of Year Award Certificates

By Nicholas Reitz

This is a .zip file that contains the awards in 3 formats. A powerpoint file (.pptx) which can be opened with the newest versions of Powerpoint, and allows you to type in the kids' names. A powerpoint file (.ppt) which can be opened with the

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For All Subject Areas, End of Year

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2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th

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Printables

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$Kaboom! - Two Digit Addition without regrouping - Mental Math$

Kaboom! - Two Digit Addition without regrouping - Mental Math

By Nicholas Reitz

This is a great way for students to practice two digit addition without regrouping. It's perfect for a mental math activity to hone addition fact skills. Makes an engaging math center, or a quick class activity. Kaboom is a great game that can be

Subjects:

Math, Arithmetic, Mental Math

Grades:

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

Types:

Flash Cards, Games, Centers

CCSS:

2.NBT.B.8, 3.NBT.A.2

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MINTS Capitalization Rules

By Nicholas Reitz

This is a handy decorative poster to help kids remember when they should capitalize. Positive feedback on this forever freebie is always appreciated! Enjoy! http://sweetrhyme-purereason.blogspot.com/

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English Language Arts, Writing

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th

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Posters

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Writing - 50 things I love

By Nicholas Reitz

This sheet can be used as a reference for kids to use when stuck for something to write about, a fast finisher activity, a first week of school activity, or as a literacy center!

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Writing

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

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Worksheets, Graphic Organizers, Centers

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I have, who has United States Game - 50 states

By Nicholas Reitz

This is a fun way to practice learning the 50 United States of America. This I have, Who has? game includes 50 large US cards that come ready to print and play.

Subjects:

Social Studies - History, U.S. History, Geography

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Activities, Flash Cards, Games

$3.00

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Photo Booth Props!

By Nicholas Reitz

This is a selection of photo booth props that can be printed to spice up student portraits! Perfect for beginning or end of year photos, Back to School Night, Mother's or Father's Day gifts, etc. Four different sets of glasses, mustaches, bow

Subjects:

Other (Arts), For All Subject Areas, Back to School

Grades:

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

Types:

Printables, Bulletin Board Ideas

$1.50

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Roll and Draw a Monster - Practice addition and multiplication facts

By Nicholas Reitz

This activity asks kids to roll dice to determine what their monster looks like? As they roll the dice they add or multiply them (depending on the sheet given) and then follow a key to determine the number of heads, tails, arms, legs and eyes that

Subjects:

Math, Arithmetic, Basic Operations

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th

Types:

Activities, Centers

$2.00

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$Math Computation Boggle$

Math Computation Boggle

By Nicholas Reitz

A great boggle game to play during math to build fluency and number sense. Students use the basic four operations to build a number that is greater than 50. Includes a pre-made board and a blank board.

Subjects:

Arithmetic, Basic Operations, Mental Math

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, Homeschool

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Games, Centers

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Insect Inches Measurement Task Cards

By Nicholas Reitz

This is a set of 15 high quality, full color photo task cards featuring unique insects. Each card has a line to help students measure one dimension of the insect. A student answer sheet, and an answer key are included. These are perfect for an

Subjects:

Math, Measurement, Other (Math)

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd

Types:

Activities, Printables, Task Cards

CCSS:

2.MD.A.1, 2.MD.A.2

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Famous Explorers Research Brochure - Informational Writing and Social Studies!

By Nicholas Reitz

This brochure activity can serve as a great mini-research activity for kids to do as part of a unit on famous explorers, or as an enrichment activity. Students are asked to research a famous explorer, and illustrate and fill in various pieces of

Subjects:

World History, Writing

Grades:

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

Types:

Research, Activities, Printables

$2.00

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The Day the School Supplies Quit - Class Writing Project

By Nicholas Reitz

This is a set of materials to write the book "The Day the School Supplies Quit" with your class based on the popular "The Day the Crayons Quit." The book contains 26 pages, with a different school supply on each page. The school supplies are

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Writing

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Printables, Centers

$5.00

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Beginning of Year Activities and Back to School Forms

By Nicholas Reitz

This is a set of seven tried and true beginning of the year activities. I've also included three of my back to school forms! These student sheets are perfect for the first week of school, or back to school night. Included: All About Me page Class

Subjects:

Writing, Back to School, For All Subjects

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Printables, Classroom Forms

$3.00

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50 United States Scoot!

By Nicholas Reitz

This is a game with one state pictured on each card. Perfect to be used as flash cards, task cards, or to play Scoot! Use the whole deck of 50, or just a few each time. Mix these cards in with other favorite scoot cards to have a mixed bag scoot

Subjects:

Social Studies - History, U.S. History, Geography

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Assessment, Games, Task Cards

$3.00

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

23 years of teaching experience.

MY TEACHING STYLE

Lots of technology. Service Learning. Democratic School.

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

Many recycling awards. National recognition of bulk snack waste reduction project.

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

B.S.Ed and M.Ed in Elementary Education. Doctoral student at Penn State.

ADDITIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

Check out my blog at: http://sweetrhyme-purereason.blogspot.com/

GRADES

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, Creative Writing, Writing-Expository, Reading, Grammar, Spelling, Vocabulary, Specialty, Math, Algebra, Arithmetic, Basic Operations, Fractions, Geometry, Graphing, Measurement, Order of Operations, Other (Math), Science, Anatomy, Astronomy, Basic Principles, Biology, Environment, Other (Science), Social Studies, Government, U.S. History, World History, Arts & Music, Visual Arts, Graphic Arts, Other (Art), Drama, Other (Specialty), ELA Test Prep, Math Test Prep, Geography, Other (ELA), Life Skills, Gifted and Talented, For All Subjects, Literature, Classroom Management, Statistics, Character Education, Word Problems, Study Skills, Instructional Technology, General Science, Physical Science, Writing, Reading Strategies, Writing-Essays, Holidays/Seasonal, Back to School, Mental Math, Valentine's Day, Decimals, Black History Month, Spring, Place Value, Products For TpT Sellers, Earth Day, For All Subjects, Informational Text, Test Preparation, End of Year, Engineering