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Alphabet Wall Charts - Zaner-Bloser Manuscript AND Cursive Alphabet-High Quality

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Hi TPT Friends!Zaner-Bloser Manuscript AND Cursive Poster Set**Best Seller **This alphabet bulletin board set was created with high resolution vector graphics so that it can be resized without distortion or pixelation. Print the letters in a size

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Handwriting

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

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Printables, Bulletin Board Ideas, Centers

$14.00

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Alphabet Cards - Zaner Bloser - Manuscript and Cursive

By BusyClassroom by Sue McDonald

This is a Zaner Bloser printable alphabet card that your students can use as a reference during handwriting and writing. It's ready to print and laminate! I print them with manuscript on the front and cursive on the back for my second

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, English, Writing

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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

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Handouts, Printables, Centers

$2.00

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Behavior Management Bundle - Daily Behavior Plans, Charts, Rewards, Incentives

By BusyClassroom by Sue McDonald

*A Resource for Positive Discipline***Best Seller **One of our biggest challenges as teachers is helping our kiddos learn expected school behavior in a positive encouraging way. For 23 years, I've been using these daily behavior plans to help my

Subjects:

Life Skills, Classroom Management, Character Education

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

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Classroom Forms, For Parents

$7.00

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Writing Stationary Bundle-76 Pages of Fancy Paper to Inspire Your Young Writers

By BusyClassroom by Sue McDonald

Hi TPT Friends! Jazz up your kiddos’ writing by offering them these cute stationary printables. Here you will find 24 different stationary styles. Each style has 3 different options: *With picture place, no dotted lines *Without picture place,

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For All Subject Areas, Writing

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

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Printables

$4.00

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Clock Buddies Bundle - Partnering Strategy that last the whole year! -3 Versions

By BusyClassroom by Sue McDonald

Hi TPT Friends!Here is a strategy that I use to make partner groups that last the whole school year!I print and cut the sheets so I have one rectangle for each student. Then I have the students choose a partner that they'd like to work with. They

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For All Subject Areas

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Not Grade Specific

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Classroom Forms

$4.00

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Cursive Alphabet Bundle (ZB) - Practice Pages, Wall Charts, and Reference Cards

By BusyClassroom by Sue McDonald

Hi TPT Friends!Here is everything you need to teach your kiddos to write in Zaner-Bloser Cursive Handwriting. Great for in class or as homework!You will find:-26 wall charts with manuscript and cursive-Cursive handwriting reference cards-26

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English Language Arts, Handwriting

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

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Worksheets, Printables, Posters

$12.00

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Alphabet Wall Charts - D'Nealian Manuscript AND Cursive Alphabet-High Quality

By BusyClassroom by Sue McDonald

Hi TPT Friends!D'Nelian Manuscript AND Cursive Poster Set**Best Seller **This alphabet bulletin board set was created with high resolution vector graphics so that it can be resized without distortion or pixelation. Print the letters in a size

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Handwriting

Grades:

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

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Printables, Bulletin Board Ideas, Centers

$12.00

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Alphabet Wall Charts - 26 Zaner-Bloser Manuscript Posters- High Quality Graphics

By BusyClassroom by Sue McDonald

Hi TPT Friends!Zaner-Bloser Manuscript Poster Set **Best Seller **This alphabet bulletin board set was created with high resolution vector graphics so that it can be resized without distortion or pixelation. Print the letters in a size that's just

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Handwriting

Grades:

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

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Printables, Bulletin Board Ideas, Centers

$12.00

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Interactive Notebook-Daily Word Work - Gr. K-6 - 76 Fun Ways to Practice Words

By BusyClassroom by Sue McDonald

Hi TPT Friends! Interactive Notebooks are all the rage! Here’s a super easy way to have your kiddos do their daily word work without getting out a ton of materials. Turn an empty composition book into an easy daily routine. Just add a pair of

Subjects:

Spelling, Other (ELA), Phonics

Grades:

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

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Projects, Activities, Printables

$8.00

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My Big Book of Words–A Writer’s Handbook–Spelling Dictionary–Yearlong-Pre K–6

By BusyClassroom by Sue McDonald

Hi TPT Friends! Sometimes the dictionary is overwhelming for my emergent writers! Essentially, this is a 33-page resource for your students to quickly look up common words as they begin to revise and edit their own writing pieces. There are over

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Spelling, Writing

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

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Word Walls, Printables

$5.00

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Back to School Night Presentation - Any Grade

By BusyClassroom by Sue McDonald

***A Best Seller*** This is a Power Point Presentation for your back to school night. It's ready to go with 16 slides. You could be all ready for your BTSN in minutes! There’s a place for daily schedule, contact

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For All Subject Areas, Back to School

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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

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PowerPoint Presentations, Professional Documents, For Parents

$8.00

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Cunningham's Making Words - Companion Worksheets - 41 pages with cutout letters

By BusyClassroom by Sue McDonald

Cunningham's Making Words - Companion Worksheets - 41 pages with cutout letters Here are 41 worksheets designed to go along with Patricia Cunningham's Making Words lessons. Each page has letter tiles that the students can cut out and manipulate

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Spelling, Vocabulary

Grades:

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

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Workbooks, Worksheets, Unit Plans

$3.00

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Alphabet Poetry Book - 26 Alphabet Poems

By BusyClassroom by Sue McDonald

**Enough poetry for the whole year!** Here is a 26 page poetry book for Pre-K, kindergarten, and first grade. Each page focuses on one letter of the alphabet. I have used this in my kindergarten classroom for several years and my students love

Subjects:

Vocabulary, Reading Strategies, Poetry

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd

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Guided Reading Books, Printables, Centers

$5.00

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ALICE Critical Incident Training Posters - Classroom Resource K-12

By BusyClassroom by Sue McDonald

Hi TPT Friends,These posters are a compliment to the ALICE Critical Incident (Active Shooter) training program. My school recently adopted ALICE and these posters made it easier to teach my littles the important information, but in a kid friendly

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Other (Specialty)

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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, ...

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Posters

$5.00

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100 Fun Call & Respond Attention Grabbers - Posters in High Quality Graphics

By BusyClassroom by Sue McDonald

Hi TPT Friends, Here you'll find 100 attention grabbers in high quality, vector graphics. They can be printed in any size without distortion or pixelation. Try these fun new ways to get students’ attention, based on the Whole Brain Teaching

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For All Subject Areas, Classroom Management, Tools for Common Core

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Not Grade Specific

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$2.00

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EnVision Math Centers - Topic 2- Addition Strategies - Grade 2

By BusyClassroom by Sue McDonald

Hi TPT Friends! What do the kids do when they’re done their math paper? I pulled together the resources offered by Pearson’s EnVision Math Program and added some fun math challenges that support the unit, to make this fun Math Choice Board.

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Math, Basic Operations, Numbers

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2^nd

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Printables, Games, Centers

$3.00

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Letter Ii - Alphabet Lesson – Power Point – Interactive – Teaching the Letter I

By BusyClassroom by Sue McDonald

Hi TPT Friends! Here you will find a Power Point presentation that you can use to introduce the letter Ii. It has 10 slides that include what the letter looks like, what it sounds like, and how to write it. The show has just enough animation and

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Reading, Writing

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd

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PowerPoint Presentations

$1.50

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My Little Joke Book - Find jokes or write your own! - With foldable pockets

By BusyClassroom by Sue McDonald

Hi TPT Friends! Here is a fun project I do with my kiddos when we investigate different genres of writing. Here's everything you need to have your kids make joke books that your kids can work on independently! You can have the kids try and write

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Creative Writing, Writing

Grades:

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

Types:

Bulletin Board Ideas, Centers

$2.00

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Letter Gg - Alphabet Lesson – Power Point – Interactive – Teaching the Letter G

By BusyClassroom by Sue McDonald

Hi TPT Friends! Here you will find a Power Point presentation that you can use to introduce the letter Gg. It has 10 slides that include what the letter looks like, what it sounds like, and how to write it. The show has just enough animation and

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Reading, Writing

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations

$1.50

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Letter Pp - Alphabet Lesson – Power Point – Interactive – Teaching the Letter P

By BusyClassroom by Sue McDonald

Hi TPT Friends! Here you will find a Power Point presentation that you can use to introduce the letter Bb. It has 10 slides that include what the letter looks like, what it sounds like, and how to write it. The show has just enough animation and

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Reading, Writing

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd

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PowerPoint Presentations

$1.50

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

29 years teaching elementary kiddos My experiences include: Classroom Teacher, Literacy Trainer, Technology Mentor/Coach, School Webmaster, Grade Level Coordinator, Teacher of the Gifted Post Graduate Professor: Multimedia Class, St. Joseph's University, PA

MY TEACHING STYLE

I'm proud of my hands-on, student centered classroom. I love the time I spend in my classroom with my kiddos. "Tiny Human Tamer"

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

2005 Pennsylvania Teacher of the Year Finalist, Disney Teacher of the Year Nominee, Keystone Technology Integration Award Pennsylvania Technology Integration Specialist Award Select District Literacy Trainer

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

BA - Elementary Education, MA - Elementary Education, MA - Instructional Technology Certificates: Elementary K-6 Technology integration Specialist Library/Media Science Business Education

ADDITIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

I love technology! When I sit down with my Mac, my iPad, my iPhone or my Apple Watch...hours just zip on by. I'm a huge Apple fan! TPT has ben the connection between my hobby and my job. I could sit for hours creating things to use in my classroom. Thanks to TPT, I can share them with other teachers.

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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, Higher Education, Homeschool, Staff, Not Grade Specific

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English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Creative Writing, Reading, Spelling, Vocabulary, Specialty, Math, Basic Operations, Fractions, Numbers, Science, Other (Science), Computer Science, Special Education, Other (Specialty), Other (ELA), Life Skills, For All Subjects, Classroom Management, School Counseling, Character Education, General Science, Physical Science, Writing, Reading Strategies, Holidays/Seasonal, Back to School, Christmas-Chanukah-Kwanzaa, Poetry, Mental Math, Halloween, Winter, Valentine's Day, Place Value, Products For TpT Sellers, Tools for Common Core, For All Subjects, Handwriting, Engineering, Phonics, Classroom Community