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Jodi Waltman

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The Mayflower, Pilgrims and Native Americans (A Thanksgiving Mini-Unit)

By Jodi Waltman

I created this Thanksgiving mini-unit for my 1st graders to use as we "research" the Mayflower, Pilgrims and Native Americans. We will read Ann McGovern's book, ...If You Sailed on the Mayflower in 1620, in addition to various non-fiction books

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Social Studies - History, Thanksgiving

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Printables, Graphic Organizers

CCSS:

RI.1.1, W.1.7, W.1.8

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Everything You Need To Know About ___ Grade: Advice for Upcoming Students

By Jodi Waltman

This is a fun way for my 1st graders (or any grade) to give advice to the upcoming 1st graders. I have left the grade part blank so that it can be used for other grade levels. Includes graphic organizers for describing the teacher and for

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Writing, Reading Strategies

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Graphic Organizers, Lesson

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$1st Grade Math Word Wall: Common Core Aligned$

1st Grade Math Word Wall: Common Core Aligned

By Jodi Waltman

This packet includes 132 1st Grade math word wall cards aligned with Common Core Standards. There are three or four brightly colored word cards per page. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.

Subjects:

Math

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, Homeschool

Types:

Word Walls, Centers

$2.00

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Elf Journal

By Jodi Waltman

I made this for my class to use when our Elf arrives from the North Pole. Included is a circle map for brainstorming a name for our elf, a tally graph for voting, a circle map for adjectives describing our elf and daily journal pages to record our

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Holidays/Seasonal

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Centers

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Martin Luther King, Jr. Word Search Freebie

By Jodi Waltman

Word Search Freebie: Martin Luther King, Jr. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Subjects:

Martin Luther King Day

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Printables

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Portable Word Wall Freebie

By Jodi Waltman

This is a Portable Word Wall made up of Dolch Words (pre-primer, primer, grade 1), Fountas/Pinell High Frequency Words (K, 1st grade) and the first 100 Sitton High Frequency Words. This is part of one of my other products, "Portable Word Wall Fun",

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Spelling, Writing

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Word Walls, Centers

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Rolling Parts of Speech to Make A Silly Sentence

By Jodi Waltman

Just post the "Who?", "Did What?", "Where?", "With?" visuals then give each child a die and a blank "Silly Sentence" booklet. They roll, write, read and illustrate "Silly Sentences" to make their own "Silly Sentence" booklet. This work is

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Reading, Grammar

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Lesson, Centers

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Christmas Addition Color by Number

By Jodi Waltman

Fun Christmas themed color by number sheets (basic addition facts). This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.

Subjects:

Math, Basic Operations, Holidays/Seasonal

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Printables, Centers

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M&M's, Martin Luther King and Me: Mini-unit for teaching Fairness and Diversity

By Jodi Waltman

We will read books about Martin Luther King and talk about what kind of man he was and what he wanted for our world. We will role-play a few situations where I choose children to do certain "fun" things according to their shirt color, pant color,

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Martin Luther King Day, Black History Month

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Lesson

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Roll, Write and Illustrate Silly Sentences

By Jodi Waltman

Students roll a die 4 times (once for adjectives, once for nouns, once for verbs, once for prepositions). After each roll, they use the word key to write the corresponding word on the chart included on the student page. They then use these words

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Grammar, Writing

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Centers

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Roll, Write and Illustrate Silly, Spooky Halloween Sentences

By Jodi Waltman

Students roll a die then write the corresponding "what kind?, who?, did what?, where?, with?" words to write silly Halloween sentences. This is in a little booklet format with room for silly sentences and illustrations. This work is licensed under

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Writing, Halloween

Grades:

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

Types:

Printables, Centers

CCSS:

L.1.1b, L.1.1e, L.1.1f, L.1.1i, L.1.1j

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1st Grade "Show What You Know" Back to School Activities

By Jodi Waltman

These are some activities to use on those busy first days of school. They also provide useful information for teachers to see what the students already know or need help with. Includes: -"getting to know you" activities -alphabet

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Math

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Printables

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Santa's Elf Application Packet

By Jodi Waltman

To coordinate with the arrival of our classroom elf, "Coco" and our daily "Elf Journal", I created this "Santa's Elf Application Packet". This packet includes a fun elf job application, an elf adjective bubble map, a persuasive/opinion writing

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Writing, Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Printables

$1.00

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Instant 1st Grade Word Wall

By Jodi Waltman

Includes: -word wall letter headings -Dolch word cards (Pre-primer, Primer, Grade 1) -K /1st Grade High Frequency Word cards (Fountas-Pinnell) -First 100 Sitton High Frequency Word cards -a portable word wall for students to keep at desks This work

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Reading, Spelling

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, Homeschool

Types:

Word Walls, Bulletin Board Ideas, Lesson

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Frogs and Toads Non-Fiction Mini-Unit

By Jodi Waltman

Non-fiction mini-unit including a pre-research glyph with patterns, frog and toad "can, have, are" tree maps for recording research information, frog and toad compare and contrast, and life cycle of a frog sequencing/labeling activity. Common Core

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Science, Spring

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Graphic Organizers, Lesson

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Who Laid The Eggs? Oviparous Animals Mini-Unit

By Jodi Waltman

Spring has sprung and eggs are hatching!!! My 1st graders will use non-fiction books and resources to "research" Oviparous Animals. Included in this mini-unit: -Oviparous Animals "can, have, are" graphic organizer -Compare/Contrast Oviparous

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Writing, Spring

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Lesson, Centers

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Christmas Tree Glyph/Data Analysis & Graphs

By Jodi Waltman

My 1st graders love glyphs! I included a tree with "stuff" on it and a blank tree to differentiate as needed. I am actually going to have my kids use construction paper to make their glyphs (this way is time consuming, but at this time of year,

Subjects:

Graphing, Other (Math), Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Printables

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Roll, Write and Illustrate Silly, Thanksgiving Sentences

By Jodi Waltman

Students roll a die then write the corresponding "what kind?, who?, did what?, where?, with?" words to write silly Thanksgiving sentences. This is in a little booklet format with room for silly sentences and illustrations. This work is licensed

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Writing, Thanksgiving

Grades:

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

Types:

Printables, Centers

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Spring Color-by-Number Fun!!!

By Jodi Waltman

Fun Spring color-by-number activities for practicing basic addition and subtraction facts. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.

Subjects:

Math, Basic Operations, Spring

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Printables, Centers

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Word Search Freebie: Snowmen All Year

By Jodi Waltman

A freebie word search to go along with the book Snowmen All Year by Caralyn Buehner. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Subjects:

Vocabulary, Winter

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd

Types:

Activities, Printables

FREE

Digital Download PDF (0.88 MB)

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

I've been teaching 33 years and still love every minute of it!!! I have 19 years of teaching experience in 1st grade, 13 years of teaching experience in 3rd grade, and 1 year of experience teaching 4th grade. I currently teach 1st grade.

MY TEACHING STYLE

hands-on, nurturing, differentiated, art-infused

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MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

University of Mississippi

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