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Sight Word Super Pack: A Complete Year of...

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$Dazzling December Math Pack: A Christmas & Winter Themed Unit$

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National Symbols Mini Pack

By amy johnston

This is a perfect way to learn about and document all of the fun facts about National Symbols. National Symbols included in this pack are: American Flag, Bald Eagle, Washington Monument, & Statue of Liberty In this pack, you will

Subjects:

Civics, Other (Social Studies - History), Holidays/Seasonal

Grades:

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

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Thanksgiving Recipe Book - a FUN writing activity

By amy johnston

*Proceeds from this Thanksgiving mini-pack are being donated to the Hurricane Sandy Relief Fund via the Red Cross* This fun, quick writing activity is a perfect way to practice "how to" writing. Students select a dish that they "think" they know

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Writing, Thanksgiving

Grades:

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

Types:

Printables, Lesson

$2.00

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$Fall for All Math & Writing Pack$

Fall for All Math & Writing Pack

By amy johnston

Full of fun fall activities ready for you to use in your classroom! This pack includes: -8 "Silly Fall Sentence" writing prompts & templates -2 "Halloween Night" writing templates -"Spookley the Square Pumpkin" art project idea and two writing

Subjects:

Math, Autumn, Halloween

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd

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Thematic Unit Plans, Printables, Lesson

$4.00

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Sight Word Super Pack: A Complete Year of Dolch Sight Word Curriculum

By amy johnston

This pack contains everything you need for intense sight word curriculum throughout an entire year (32 weeks). 270 pages! It is a cumulative sight word curriculum that includes all dolch words from pre-primer through second grade. Each week's

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Reading, Vocabulary

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd

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Unit Plans, Assessment, Printables

$7.00

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What's the BIG Idea? A Main Idea Reading & Writing Mega Pack

By amy johnston

This pack contains everything you need to introduce the concept of MAIN IDEA & DETAILS to your primary students in a hands-on way. It also provides a guide for helping your young writers write multiple sentences on the same topic using the same

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Creative Writing, Reading, Reading Strategies

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd

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Worksheets, Activities, Printables

$5.00

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When Autumn Falls : A primary poem about fall using the five senses

By amy johnston

This is a simple poem that I love to create with my students after we read "When Autumn Falls" (or any fall book will do). Students come up with one "fall thing" that corresponds to each of their five senses. For example: I see (leaves falling

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Poetry, Autumn

Grades:

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

Types:

Printables, Bulletin Board Ideas

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$Hello Winter: Math Mega Pack (Addition/Subtraction, Geomet$

Hello Winter: Math Mega Pack (Addition/Subtraction, Geometry, Patterns)

By amy johnston

This pack includes over 100 pages of math games, centers/stations, whole group activities, and projects to welcome winter with Common Core Aligned math skills including: -Word Problems -"Backwards" Story Problems to promote higher level thinking

Subjects:

Math, Geometry, Winter

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Printables, Centers

$7.00

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Money Bugs: Counting Dimes, Nickels, and Pennies

By amy johnston

If your students are working on COUNTING COINS this spring (or anytime!) this is a great, hands-on way to supplement your math curriculum. *Please Note: This game includes dimes, nickels, and pennies...no quarters!* There are several different

Subjects:

Math, Other (Math), Spring

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd

Types:

Activities, Games, Centers

$2.50

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First Day of First Grade Freebie

By amy johnston

This is a simple little sheet that I like for my students to complete on the first day of school. It has a place for them to -write their name -draw what they wore on the first day -draw who their new teacher is (love looking at those portraits

Subjects:

Writing, Back to School

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd

Types:

Worksheets, Printables

FREE

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"Weekend News" Writing Template

By amy johnston

Every Monday morning, my students write "weekend news" to document and share what they did over the weekend. This is a template for "weekend news" with primary writing lines and a place for an illustration. There is also a cover included if

Subjects:

Creative Writing, For All Subject Areas, Writing

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd

Types:

Printables, Lesson

FREE

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FREE Desk Fairy Notes

By amy johnston

Does the desk fairy visit your classroom? Encourage organizational skills by passing out these notes periodically to desks that are clean, neat, and tidy! When students arrive in the mornings...they will be so excited to see that the desk fairy

Subjects:

Life Skills, For All Subject Areas, Back to School

Grades:

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

Types:

Printables, Classroom Forms

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$Roll it to the Top FREE math game for understanding addition$

Roll it to the Top FREE math game for understanding addition

By amy johnston

This is a simple game that kids LOVE to play. All you need is dice! This game helps students begin to recognize dot patterns and understand addition and probability. It is a great back to school game for first or second grade. This could be

Subjects:

Basic Operations, Numbers, Back to School

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd

Types:

Printables, Games, Centers

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101

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$Back to School Basics Math & Literacy Pack$

Back to School Basics Math & Literacy Pack

By amy johnston

Get back to the basics with these activities, assessments, and resources perfect for back to school in the primary grades! This was designed to be a review of kindergarten skills at the beginning of first grade but could be used in Kindergarten all

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Math, Back to School

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd

Types:

Activities, Printables, Games

$7.00

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Shape it Up! A Geometry Mini-Pack

By amy johnston

FUN ways to explore shape attributes and shapes in the environment. *Please note that if you have purchased my "Hello Winter" Math pack, you should NOT purchase this because you already have these geometry activities, books, etc. I had some

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Math, Geometry

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd

Types:

Activities, Printables, Centers

$4.00

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Colorful Jitter Juice Label

By amy johnston

Use these with some construction paper to magically turn a 2-liter into a jug of jitter juice for the first day of school! Drink some after reading "First Day Jitters" or "First Grade Jitters" to rid your cuties of all their jitters about a brand

Subjects:

Back to School

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd

Types:

Printables

FREE

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$Super Simple Back to School Math Games$

Super Simple Back to School Math Games

By amy johnston

These are fun, basic math games that would be perfect for the first few weeks of school because they require very little setup, manipulatives, or directions. They are also simple enough that all kids can play and feel successful. I designed these

Subjects:

Math, Numbers, Back to School

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd

Types:

Thematic Unit Plans, Printables, Games

$3.00

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MONSTER writing templates

By amy johnston

Create a monster and use these templates to practice writing simple sentences with descriptive words to describe your monster. Prewriting Template: My monster HAS, IS, CAN Writing Template: Blank Primary Lines FREE Fore more info...visit my blog

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Autumn, Halloween

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Printables

FREE

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$Dazzling December Math Pack: A Christmas & Winter Themed Unit$

Dazzling December Math Pack: A Christmas & Winter Themed Unit

By amy johnston

This is a math pack designed to keep your classroom Merry & Bright all December long! *Whole Group Activities, Partner & Small Group Games, & Independent Practice focusing on Addition/Subtraction/& Number Sense* Includes: -Cover

Subjects:

Math, Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa, Winter

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd

Types:

Printables, Games, Centers

$6.00

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Making Sense of Numbers: Place Value, Skip Counting, Ordinal Numbers & More!

By amy johnston

This is packed full of hands-on activities to introduce place value, "teen numbers", more and less, base ten blocks, ten frames, skip counting, ordinal numbers, and more! Recording sheets and Independent Practice/Assessment are included to check

Subjects:

Math, Numbers, Place Value

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd

Types:

Printables, Games, Centers

$5.00

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Primary Spelling Test Template

By amy johnston

This is a spelling test template with primary writing lines and space for 16 words on the front as well as writing lines for dictation sentences on the back (or on a separate sheet). I hope you can use it! Happy teaching to you! Amy What Happens

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Spelling

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 3^rd

Types:

Assessment, Printables, Lesson

FREE

Digital Download PDF (0.08 MB)

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

I have taught first grade for 7 years in a public elementary school in Virginia. I LOVE my job! :)

MY TEACHING STYLE

I like to have FUN with my students.

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

In 2011 I received my National Board Certification in Early and Middle Childhood Literacy. If anyone has any questions about the process, I would be happy to help!

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

I received my undergraduate degree in early childhood education and my masters in elementary education, both from Virginia Tech...Go Hokies!

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Check out my teaching blog to see what we're up to! Check back for ideas, inspiration, and FREE printables! What Happens in First Grade