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Guided Reading Groups Lesson Planner and Intervention Notes Digital Spreadsheet

By The Reading Toolbox

Easily plan for your flexible guided reading groups with this digital planner. I dread using a traditional planner because I find that I'm always rearranging lessons and students. Simply type students names into the reading groups. Add anecdotal

Subjects:

Reading, Classroom Management, Tools for Common Core

Grades:

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

Types:

Excel Spreadsheets

$2.99

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How to Read a Poem Anchor Chart and Bookmarks Common Core Aligned

By The Reading Toolbox

Use the anchor chart to teach students how to analyze poetry. Give students the bookmarks of the anchor chart for independent application of the skill. The anchor chart reminds students to determine the meaning of words and phrases as they read

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Poetry

Grades:

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

Types:

Printables, Graphic Organizers, Posters

CCSS:

RL.3.4, RL.3.5, RL.4.4, RL.4.5

$1.00

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Spring Decodable vccv, vce, ccvc Literacy Center

By The Reading Toolbox

Lola's Spring Adventure decodable was written in collaboration with AI. This activity can be pushed out to students digitally or printed and used as a literacy center. Students use the highlighting tool to hunt for syllable patterns. vccv, vce,

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Spring

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Guided Reading Books, Centers

CCSS:

RL.1.1, RL.1.2, RL.2.1, RF.2.3, W.1.3, W.2.3

$2.99

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Long O Phonics Games OG Multisensory Approach St. Patrick's Day Fun

By The Reading Toolbox

This product includes 4 games in 1 to use in your small group or literacy center. I like to have a fun Friday with my OG group and I plan to use these games in March. We've been working on Long-O Vowel teams and this game will engage my students

Subjects:

Reading, St. Patrick's Day, Phonics

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Games, Centers

CCSS:

RF.1.3, RF.1.3c, RF.2.3b, RF.3.3

$2.99

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/ar/ Pirate Adventure Multisensory Phonics Lesson OG Approach editable ar sound

By The Reading Toolbox

This Pirate Adventure phonics lesson can be used for small group and incorporates a multisensory and Science of Reading approach to teaching reading.Phonemic AwarenessBlendingSentence Reading FluencyDictation

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Phonics

Grades:

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

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Lesson

CCSS:

RF.1.3, RF.2.3, RF.3.3

$1.99

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6 Syllable Types Bookmark and Anchor Chart

By The Reading Toolbox

Teach students to look for syllable patterns to decode unknown words. Use the anchor chart to introduce the 6 syllable types during word study. Give some examples of words that fit the patterns. Make a copy of the chart for students to glue into

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Reading Strategies, Phonics

Grades:

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

Types:

Printables, Graphic Organizers, Posters

CCSS:

RF.1.3, RF.2.3, RF.3.3, RF.4.3, RF.5.3

$1.00

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Read Across America School Wide Plan

By The Reading Toolbox

Read Across America WeekCelebrate the Magic of Reading during the first week of March! This week long plan includes engaging ideas for each day of the week. Also includes:Parent Form Letter you can use to invite parents to be guest readersDiverse

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Literature

Grades:

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

Types:

Thematic Unit Plans, Activities, Cultural Activities

CCSS:

RL.K.10, RL.1.10, RL.2.10, RL.3.10, RL.4.10, RL.5.10

$2.00

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Create Your Own Myths, Folktales, and Fables Storyboard Writing Literacy Center

By The Reading Toolbox

Have your students become ancient storytellers and create their own myths, folktales, or fables. Print the Power Point slides and draw and write on the storyboard. Or, create a digital story by typing in the template and adding clipart.

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Short Stories, Writing

Grades:

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

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Projects, Centers

CCSS:

W.3.3

$1.99

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Temporal Words and Phrases Word Wall for Third Grade Writing Journals

By The Reading Toolbox

The Temporal Words and Phrases Word Wall can be introduced in a Writer's Workshop lesson. Use a poster maker to turn into an anchor chart to hang on your classroom wall. Have students glue the "I Can Use Temporal Words and Phrases" chart into their

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing

Grades:

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

Types:

Word Walls, Posters

CCSS:

W.3.1

$1.00

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Active Listening and Participation and Discussion Etiquette PowerPoint

By The Reading Toolbox

The Active Listening and Participation PowerPoint is an anchor lesson for the beginning of the school year. This interactive slideshow creates a shared learning experience and sets expectations for the school year. Two anchor charts are developed

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Reading Strategies

Grades:

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

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Posters

$2.00

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Visualizing Reading Strategy: Let's Take a Selfie Organizers and Anchor Chart

By The Reading Toolbox

Good readers visualize when they read. Students picture themselves with the character and draw a selfie to capture an important event from the story. Add a # caption that includes the character's important words and actions from the text. Students

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Literature, Reading Strategies

Grades:

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

Types:

Graphic Organizers

$2.00

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Our Class Norms Pennant Banner and Classroom Rules Anchor Chart

By The Reading Toolbox

Directions:Develop class norms with students by creating a pennant banner to display in the classroom.Students write, or draw, “I can” statements on the pennants about following school rules. Have students share pennants and discuss with the class

Subjects:

Classroom Management, Character Education, Back to School

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Posters

$2.99

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Main Idea House Graphic Organizer

By The Reading Toolbox

An author has a plan when he/she writes. An author wants to inform the reader and provides details that support the topic. Readers can use the author’s blueprint, or plan, to determine the main idea.

Subjects:

Reading, Reading Strategies, Informational Text

Grades:

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

Types:

Graphic Organizers, Posters

CCSS:

RI.2.2, RI.3.2, RI.4.2, RI.5.2, RI.6.2

$1.00

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Reading Trackers for Struggling Readers

By The Reading Toolbox

Reading trackers help students focus on reading by moving the tracker across the text as they read. Students can manipulate the fun trackers by pointing to the text during reading. The trackers have encouraging phrases, such as; "Read like a

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Reading, Reading Strategies

Grades:

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

Types:

Printables, Centers

$3.00

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Quoting Accurately From the Text Interactive Notebook Foldable

By The Reading Toolbox

Strategic readers can sift through text details to find relevant quotes. Have students fold the pocket and glue into their interactive notebooks. Then, students can use the note cards to record relevant details or quotes during a close reading of

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Reading Strategies, Close Reading

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, Homeschool

Types:

Graphic Organizers, Interactive Notebooks, Centers

CCSS:

RL.3.1, RL.4.1, RL.5.1, RL.6.1, RL.7.1, RL.8.1

$2.99

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Balanced Literacy Bundle The Best of The Reading Toolbox Literacy Centers

By The Reading Toolbox

The Reading Toolbox Bundle includes 8 products from my TpT store: Vocabulary Basketball, Conversation Connections, Erase That Man, Literacy Center Signs, Poem of the Week, Reading Trackers, Visualizing Let's Take a Selfie, and the Literacy Must Do

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Vocabulary, Reading Strategies

Grades:

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

Types:

Printables, Lesson, Centers

$7.00

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Name Plates and All About Me Foldable for Back to School

By The Reading Toolbox

Create a student-centered classroom with these moveable name plates. Teachers save time filling out name plates and attaching to desks. On the first day of school students complete the All About Me information and fold the name plate into a table

Subjects:

Classroom Management, Reading Strategies, Back to School

Grades:

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

Types:

Printables, Classroom Forms

$1.99

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Field Trip Planner Templates Editable

By The Reading Toolbox

The Field Trip Planner includes a permission slip template, student roster template for collecting money, name tags template, lunch counts, chaperone tips, and field trip reminder forms. This collection will help make planning a field trip a breeze.

Subjects:

For All Subject Areas

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

Types:

Classroom Forms

$1.99

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Snowman CVC Digraphs Phonics Orton Gillingham

By The Reading Toolbox

Do your students want to build a snowman? This activity makes blending cvc words with digraphs fun! As an Orton-Gillingham trained reading specialist, I believe some students need a multisensory approach when learning to read. This activity allows

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading Strategies, Phonics

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Games, Centers

CCSS:

RF.1.2b, RF.1.2c, RF.1.3, RF.1.3a, RF.1.3b

$2.99

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Poem of the Week and Fluency Anchor Chart with labels

By The Reading Toolbox

Build fluent readers through the "Poem of the Week" program.This packet includes teacher directions with tips for establishing fluency routines in your classroom. Also included is a fluency anchor chart that could be made into a poster, or glued

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Poetry

Grades:

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

Types:

Posters, Centers

$1.29

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

I am an educator and reading specialist with 22 years teaching experience in the Baltimore, Maryland area. During my career, I've taught all elementary grades, and Middle School Reading. I enjoy working with diverse groups of students. I also have experience providing professional development and mentoring staff and college interns.

MY TEACHING STYLE

I am passionate and believe that all children can learn to become better readers and learners. I engage my students through cooperative learning, multisensory activities, and rigorous, relevant materials.

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MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

B.S Elementary Education M.ED Reading; Certified Reading Specialist K-12 Masters + 30+ credits

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