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Sara Connell

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Manners Matter: Teaching Kids To Use Manners And How To Be Polite

By Sara Connell

This Manners Matter product is packed with posters and activities that you can use to teach your children at school or at home how to use proper manners and how to be polite in social settings. I polled my family, teacher friends, parents of

Subjects:

Classroom Management, Back to School, Products For TpT Sellers

Grades:

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

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Activities, Printables, Posters

$8.00

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First Day of School Mini Book *Freebie

By Sara Connell

The first day of school will be here before you know it! This mini book will be a great addition to your first day of school activities. Pages Include: Cover I am in ____ grade. I am ____ years old. (one for kindergarten too) My teacher's name

Subjects:

Reading, Writing, Back to School

Grades:

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

Types:

Worksheets, Activities

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398

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$Totally 80's: Math and Literacy Centers to Celebrate the$

Totally 80's: Math and Literacy Centers to Celebrate the 80th Day of School

By Sara Connell

80's Day or the 80th Day of School Activities. {Common Core Aligned Math & Literacy Centers inclued in this pack: (all come with a worksheet) Letters to parents inviting kids to dress up... 80’s day crown Features of a sentence…capital letter,

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Reading, Basic Operations

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd

Types:

Activities, Printables, Centers

$9.00

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The First Weeks of School

By Sara Connell

This pack is loaded with tons of activities that you can use in your classroom. You will get: *Templates to create Hopes & Dreams for Students and Parents *A parent letter explaining your first weeks of school *Lists of Rules to sort into 4

Subjects:

For All Subject Areas, Classroom Management, Back to School

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, By TpT Sellers for TpT Sellers

$8.00

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Telling Time ~ Story Problems (Half Hour and Hour)

By Sara Connell

Included in this set is: *An analog clock and digital clock with times to the hour and half hour (48 clocks total) *48 time story problems *4 time worksheets You can use these cards with a whole group or in centers. There are different things that

Subjects:

Math, Word Problems

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Centers

$4.00

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Bubble Day: End of the Year Activities

By Sara Connell

The last 10 days of school in my classroom are spent doing special activities. One day we do all BUBBLE acitivities. In this pack, you will find: A list of titles of Bubble & Bubble Gum books Recipe for Bubbles How to make 2 kinds of bubble

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Math, Summer

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd

Types:

Worksheets, Activities

$5.00

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End of the Year: Classroom Awards~Our Own Celebration

By Sara Connell

At the end of the year our students always sit through an awards ceremony. First graders rarely EVER get awards, so I have my own Award Ceremony in our classroom after the school wide one. Each student gets an award. I have created awards that

Subjects:

For All Subject Areas, Holidays/Seasonal, Summer

Grades:

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

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Activities

$3.00

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STEM Challenges

By Sara Connell

This is a growing bundle of STEM Challenges to use with your kids. You will present the challenge to them and supply materials that are pictured on the STEM Challenge posters. Students will work in a group to solve the Challenge. You will have

Subjects:

Science, For All Subject Areas, Products For TpT Sellers

Grades:

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

Types:

Worksheets, Projects, Activities

$3.00

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Fluency Phrases: Guided Reading Levels D-R

By Sara Connell

Research has shown that repeated reading of high frequency words, can have a huge impact on childrens word recognition skills. Students should read words repeatedly until they can read them without effort. Words that are repeated in short phrases

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Reading

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Guided Reading Books, Centers

$4.00

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Telling Time to the Hour and Half Hour Freebie

By Sara Connell

Students will look at the clocks on the cards and match them to thier digital and written time. You can use these cards for a group activity, as a center or as a matching game. There is a worksheet to get with it as an assessment.

Subjects:

Math

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Literature Circles

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Character Education Posters

By Sara Connell

This year I will be teaching Character Education in my class. We will talk about what a person is like...what is their personality. I created posters for 53 character traits. There is a black background version and a white background version (for

Subjects:

For All Subject Areas, Character Education

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Printables, Posters

$6.00

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Lemonade Day ~ Centers and Activities

By Sara Connell

This Lemonade Pack is mostly done in black and white so that you can save on ink. Simply copy papes onto colored paper, laminate and cut out. In this pack you will find: "What is Your Favorite Kind of Lemonade?" graph & words for pocket chart

Subjects:

Graphing, End of Year, Phonics

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd

Types:

Activities, Centers

$5.00

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Gingerbread House Candy Decorations

By Sara Connell

In my cluster I created a Gingerbread House out of the doors and the windows leading to our classrooms. I covered the doors with brown paper and added white paint for frosting details. The kids will be coloring these pieces of candy and adding

Subjects:

Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa, Winter

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Printables

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Digital Download PDF (0.85 MB)

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Winter Olympics *Go for the Gold* Games, Activities and Printables

By Sara Connell

This Winter Olympics Fun Pack is loaded with fun things that you can do with your kids during the Winter Olympics You'll be able to have races with your kids throughout the 2 weeks that they Olympics are occuring. You will find: A parent

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Math, Winter

Grades:

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

Types:

Thematic Unit Plans, Activities, Printables

$8.00

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Stop, Drop and Roll Fire Safety Crowns

By Sara Connell

Kids love to wear crowns on their heads! Your kids will look adorable in these Fire Safety crowns. After discussing what to do when your clothes catch on fire, you can have your students color this crown and staple a sentence strip or strip of

Subjects:

Holidays/Seasonal

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Printables

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~100th Day: I can read and write 100 words: Freebie~

By Sara Connell

On the 100th day of school, have your students write as many words as they know how to spell. Once they get stuck, have them go around the room and look for words that they know how to read. They can add these to the list.

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Spelling, Winter

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd

Types:

Worksheets, Activities

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Check In Cards

By Sara Connell

Give each child a copy of these cards on a ring to keep at their desk. When they are doing their work, they can flip the cards to show teachers how they are doing. As a teacher is walking around the room, she can quickly spot who needs help.

Subjects:

Classroom Management, Back to School, Products For TpT Sellers

Grades:

Not Grade Specific

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Flash Cards, By TpT Sellers for TpT Sellers

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Sight Words ~ Pin Poke ~ Literacy Center

By Sara Connell

Your students will love learning their sight words while working on their fine motor skills as well. Copy the following words on cardstock. Give your child a pushpin and have them find a spot on the carpet to work. They will push the pin into

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Reading, Writing

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd

Types:

Activities, Centers

$3.00

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Letter To Next Year's Teacher

By Sara Connell

Students will write a letter to their future teacher. They will fill in the blanks to tell a little about themselves and what they enjoyed this year and what they look forward to next year. There is a form for 1-5th grade teachers.

Subjects:

Writing, Summer

Grades:

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

Types:

Worksheets, Activities

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Compound Words *Spring Freebie*

By Sara Connell

Compound Word Literacy Center Students will match 2 words together to make a compound word. This can be used as a group activity or as a Literacy Center. A worksheet is included.

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Reading, Spring

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Centers

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

I have been a teacher for 15 years. I am a kindergarten. I taught first grade for 14 years. I have my Master's Degree in Education.

MY TEACHING STYLE

My classroom is a hands-on classroom with lots of activity going on. I am very creative and incorporate my creativity into the lessons that I teach.

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

2015 TIES Exceptional Teacher

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

I graduated from Mankato State University in 1996. I earned my Master's Degree from St. Mary's University in 2006.

ADDITIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

http://firstgradefuntastic.blogspot.com/

GRADES

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

SUBJECTS

English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Creative Writing, Reading, Spelling, Vocabulary, Specialty, Math, Arithmetic, Basic Operations, Geometry, Graphing, Measurement, Numbers, Other (Math), Science, Earth Sciences, Social Studies, Life Skills, For All Subjects, Classroom Management, Economics , Character Education, Word Problems, Library Skills, Writing, Reading Strategies, Holidays/Seasonal, Back to School, Christmas-Chanukah-Kwanzaa, Autumn, Mental Math, Winter, Valentine's Day, St. Patrick's Day, Spring, Place Value, Products For TpT Sellers, Tools for Common Core, Earth Day, For All Subjects, Summer, Handwriting, End of Year, Phonics, Classroom Community