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$Math Apples Counting unit$

Math Apples Counting unit

$4.75

Honey Bee Inferences Game

$1.75

Certificates for LIFE!!

$1.00

Honey Bee Complete Unit 3rd-5th grades

$10.00

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Honey Bee Complete Unit 3rd-5th grades

By AppleJacksTR

This unit contains something for every subject: literacy with differentiated texts, lesson plans, science, social studies, math, games, posters, book marks...something for every student in your class! Multiple means of assessment with lesson plans

Subjects:

English Language Arts, For All Subject Areas

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Activities, Lesson

CCSS:

RI.3.1, RI.3.2, RI.3.3, RI.3.4, RI.3.6, RI.3.10, RI.4.1, RI.4.2, RI.4.3, RI.4.4, RI.4.8...

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Explicit Vocabulary - contented, spectacular, scrumptious, etc.

By AppleJacksTR

This is a longer plan and materials to accompany my other Exp Vocab. It contains a lesson plans and materials for Tier 2 words: contented, spectacular, scrumptious, scowling, attractive, and delicate. It also includes blank templates and suggestions

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Vocabulary

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Graphic Organizers, Lesson

CCSS:

L.1.6, L.2.5, L.2.5a, L.2.6, L.3.5, L.3.5a, L.3.5b, L.3.5c

$3.75

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Nature Literacy Unit

By AppleJacksTR

This unit goes well with Reading Street curriculum for Kindergarten but can be used with any informational text about nature, flowers, plants, etc. It includes CC aligned activities and games for literacy, writing, as well as black-line and color

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Reading

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st

Types:

Activities, Assessment, Centers

$10.00

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Flowers Reading Unit

By AppleJacksTR

This reading unit goes well with Reading Street Unit 2 Week 1. It accompanies the story "Flowers" by Vijaya Khisty Bodach but can be used with other books or lessons on flowers. Included are the concepts: compare and contrast, phonics /a/, labels,

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Grammar

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st

Types:

Activities, Printables, Centers

CCSS:

RI.K.3, RI.K.7, RI.K.9, RF.K.2d, RF.K.2e, RF.K.3, RF.K.3a, RF.K.3b, RF.K.3c, W.K.2, SL.K.3...

$9.00

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Fun Bugs

By AppleJacksTR

This is a mini-unit that uses the book "The Bugliest Bug" by Carol Diggory Shields. It contains a lesson plan and all the required pieces (except a pocket chart). It contains a full literacy lesson using the book with story strips, vocabulary cards,

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Math

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, Homeschool

Types:

Lesson, Centers

CCSS:

K.MD.B.3, 1.MD.C.4, K.OA.A.1, K.OA.A.2, K.OA.A.5, 1.OA.A.1, 1.OA.C.5, RL.K.3, RL.K.4, RL.1.3, RI.K.4...

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Explicit Vocabulary - considerable, colossal, delectable

By AppleJacksTR

This is an explicit vocabulary lesson for three Tier 2 words (considerable, colossal, delectable) using the book "Clara Caterpillar" by Pamela Duncan Edwards. It includes a lesson plan, word cards (front and back), two writing activity sheets, and a

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Vocabulary

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Printables, Lesson

$2.00

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Spring Inference Game

By AppleJacksTR

This game is for working with early level inferencing strategies. Picture cards and clue cards are matched together. There is also a game board included as an additional resource. Fun spring them with lots of flowers and bees. Fun and engaging, this

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Critical Thinking, Reading Strategies

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Assessment

$1.75

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Honey Bee Inferences Game

By AppleJacksTR

This game is a fun and engaging way to reinforce and assess mastery of inferencing. I have included both color and b/w versions of the game board and pieces. There are clue cards that cover honey-bee specific information, general information (i.e.

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Critical Thinking, Reading Strategies

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Assessment, Games

$1.75

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$Math Apples Counting unit$

Math Apples Counting unit

By AppleJacksTR

This is a small math unit. It contains a pre and post assessment for the numbers 1-9, activity sheets, matching game, thematic book, and writing activities.

Subjects:

Math, Numbers

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten

Types:

Activities, Assessment

CCSS:

K.CC.A.1, K.CC.A.3, K.CC.B.4, K.CC.B.4a, K.CC.B.4b, K.CC.B.4c, K.CC.B.5, K.OA.A.1, K.OA.A.2

$4.75

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Certificates for LIFE!!

By AppleJacksTR

This file includes 8 half-page, generic certificates for use in any classroom! They are colorful and fun, in both girl and boy appropriate themes. I keep them in the pocket of my teacher planner so that I always have a reward handy at a moment's

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:

Printables, Classroom Forms

$1.00

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My Silly Valentine NWF DIBELS game

By AppleJacksTR

This game is a fun way to work on non-sense word fluency for DIBELS practice. There are both real and not real word cards as well as blank cards so you can add to the game. It works great in small groups as an informal assessment or in a literacy

Subjects:

N/A

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st

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$1.50

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Cut and Paste R-blends

By AppleJacksTR

This activity covers the r-blends: tr-, dr-, gr-, br-, cr-. It can be used to assess mastery. Enjoy the freebie and visit my page again soon! ~AppleJacksTR

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Reading, Phonics

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd

Types:

Activities, Assessment

FREE

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Bee-utiful Sounds: Initial a, d, c, f, p

By AppleJacksTR

This game is a fun and engaging way to reinforce and assess mastery of initial sounds /a/, /d/, /c/, /f/, /p/. The game format follows Words Their Way word work. Each student draws a picture card, names the picture, and then moves his or her game

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Reading, Phonics

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Assessment, Games

$1.50

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Bee-utiful R-blends picture-sort game

By AppleJacksTR

This game covers the r-blends: tr-, dr-, gr-, br-, cr-. It can be used as word work and goes well with Words Their Way lessons and formats.

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Reading, Phonics

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd

Types:

Activities, Games

CCSS:

RF.1.2b, RF.1.2c

$1.25

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Flowers Word Assessment

By AppleJacksTR

Accompanies my flowers reading unit. Contains assessment materials for high-frequency words: have, is; content words: seeds, fruits, buds, stem, bloom, petals, flowers; color words: pink, orange, purple.

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Reading, Vocabulary

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st

Types:

Assessment

$1.00

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Bee-utiful Vocabulary game board

By AppleJacksTR

This game board can be used for any vocabulary game you choose. I recommend laminating it and writing words on it with a sharpie. You can remove them with polish remover and use the game board again and again!

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Vocabulary

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Games

FREE

Digital Download PDF (2.23 MB)

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Nature Freebie

By AppleJacksTR

Goes well with "Nature Spy" from the Reading Street Kindergarten CCSS curriculum. It includes work on setting, phonics /s/, proper nouns, and nature words--flower, tree, leaf, and grass. If you like it, check out my full unit called "Nature"! Please

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Grammar

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten

Types:

Activities, Games, Graphic Organizers

CCSS:

RI.K.2, RI.K.7, RF.K.3a, L.K.1b, L.K.2

FREE

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StoryTown 1st grade HF word assessment, Th. 3&4

By AppleJacksTR

This is an assessment for high-frequency words (or sight words) from the Harcourt StoryTown reading program for 1st grade, themes 3 and 4. It contains: 1- student copy of word lists, 2- teacher copy for assessing, 3- flash cards for practice.

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Reading

Grades:

1^st, Homeschool

Types:

Assessment

CCSS:

RF.1.4, RF.1.4b

FREE

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StoryTown 1st grade HF word assessment, Th. 1&2

By AppleJacksTR

This is an assessment tool for high-frequency (or sight) words from the Harcourt StoryTown literacy program for Theme 1 and 2 in 1st grade.

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Reading

Grades:

1^st, Homeschool

Types:

Assessment

CCSS:

RF.1.4, RF.1.4b

FREE

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Flowers freebie

By AppleJacksTR

This freebie can be used alone or go with Reading Street, K, Unit 2, Week 1 story "Flowers." It contains work that can be used for plural nouns, phonics /a/, and compare/contrast concepts.

Subjects:

Reading, Grammar, Reading Strategies

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st

Types:

Assessment, Homework, Graphic Organizers

CCSS:

RI.K.3, RI.K.9, RF.K.3, RF.K.3a, RF.K.3b, L.K.1c

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

6th-7th grade Special Education; 6th grade Creative Writing; Title 1 Reading and Math intervention; First Grade - inclusion; Fourth Grade - inclusion; Kindergarten - inclusion; Preschool (10 years in the private sector)

MY TEACHING STYLE

Whole child, research-based best practice. I follow PBIS as well as strategic teaching with fidelity. I believe that every child deserves to be empowered to love learning and confident in their abilities. I finally turned my hobby of graphic design in a small business and love to create fun items to help children reach their potential!

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

Completed grad school while pregnant/with a newborn AND maintained straight A's...I win!

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

The University of Alabama Multiple Abilities Program, Masters Degree with certification in General and Special Education K-6; The University of Alabama Communication School, Bachelors Degree in Journalism

ADDITIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

Wife and mother of 2 sweet girls. I became pregnant for the second time after fertility problems DURING grad school. I managed to graduate on time, which deserves an award of some sort :). I taught preschool in the private sector for 10 years before returning to receive my Masters and teacher certification. I'm a perfectionist, teacher-nerd who creates teacher resources for fun and relaxation :) crazy, I know, but true!!

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, Homeschool

SUBJECTS

English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Reading, Grammar, Vocabulary, Specialty, Math, Numbers, Critical Thinking, For All Subjects, Reading Strategies, Phonics