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Hands On Inquiry - Melissa Reed

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Research and Write: Biomes

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Long Vowel- Vowel Team Task Cards

By Hands On Inquiry - Melissa Reed

Are you looking for more ways for your students to practice decoding words with vowel teams? This set of 76 Vowel Team Task Cards are for you! As beginning readers, our students need to practice reading known vowel patterns with accuracy, these

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Phonics

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd

Types:

Activities, Task Cards

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Silent E Task Cards | Clip Cards

By Hands On Inquiry - Melissa Reed

Are you looking for more ways for your students to practice decoding words with silent e? This set of 68 Silent E Task Cards are for you!As beginning readers, our students need to practice reading known vowel patterns with accuracy, these task

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Phonics

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd

Types:

Activities, Task Cards

CCSS:

RF.1.3c

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Research and Write: Holidays Around the World

By Hands On Inquiry - Melissa Reed

Are you looking for a no prep way to help your students learn about holidays around the world? “Research and Write: Holidays Around the World” is a research and writing project focused on holiday traditions. It is perfect for some researching,

Subjects:

Writing-Expository, Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa, Informational Text

Grades:

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

Types:

Research, Printables, Cultural Activities

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Research and Write: Famous African Americans | Black History Month

By Hands On Inquiry - Melissa Reed

Black History Month is the perfect time to have your students research a famous African American. This is a writing project focused on learning about the life of a famous African American and challenges they overcame.. It was designed with third

Subjects:

U.S. History, Writing-Essays, Black History Month

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Research, Cultural Activities

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Research and Write: Biomes

By Hands On Inquiry - Melissa Reed

Research and Write: Biomes will guide your students through a mini research project on a biome of their choice. They will use their research to compose a five paragraph essay of their findings. Students will research the climate, plants and

Subjects:

Writing-Expository, Biology, Earth Sciences

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Research, Activities, Graphic Organizers

CCSS:

W.3.2, W.3.7, W.3.8

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$Math Fact Flash Cards- All Four Operations$

Math Fact Flash Cards- All Four Operations

By Hands On Inquiry - Melissa Reed

Do your students need practice in their math fact fluency? I know mine do! This flash card set includes all four basic operations. Your students will be math fact masters in no time!I've been working with my fifth graders on multi digit

Subjects:

Basic Operations

Grades:

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

Types:

Flash Cards

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Christmas Dolch Sight Words Game

By Hands On Inquiry - Melissa Reed

Help your students improve their sight word fluency with this fun Christmas themed sight word game! Ho! Ho! Ho! is a sight word game in the style of “Bang!” focusing on the Dolch Sight Words. You will find each Dolch List on color coded cards, wth

Subjects:

Reading, Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Games

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Valentine's Day Dolch Sight Words Game

By Hands On Inquiry - Melissa Reed

Help your students improve their sight word fluency with this fun Valentine's Day themed sight word game!Heartbreak! is a sight word game in the style of “Bang!” focusing on the Dolch Sight Words.You will find each Dolch List on color coded cards,

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Valentine's Day

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Games

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Short Vowel Task Cards

By Hands On Inquiry - Melissa Reed

Are you looking for more ways for your students to practice decoding short vowel words? This set of 56 Short Vowel Task Cards are for you!As beginning readers, our students need to practice reading known vowel patterns with accuracy, these task

Subjects:

Reading, Phonics

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd

Types:

Activities, Task Cards

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Snow Much Fun! Winter Writing Activity for Beginning Writers

By Hands On Inquiry - Melissa Reed

Snow Much Fun is a writing activity designed for our beginning writers. Students get SO EXCITED when it snows (or even about the idea of snow!) Your students will select activities that they can do when it snows. Then, compose sentences about

Subjects:

Special Education, Writing, Winter

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd

Types:

Activities, Printables, Graphic Organizers

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Short Vowel Cloze Task Cards | Clip Cards

By Hands On Inquiry - Melissa Reed

Are you looking for ways for your beginning readers to practice decoding, short vowels and comprehension skills? As beginning readers, our students need to practice reading known vowel patterns with accuracy and understnading, these task cards will

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Phonics

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd

Types:

Activities, Task Cards

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Valentine's Day CVC Game

By Hands On Inquiry - Melissa Reed

Fluently decoding CVC words is an essential skill for beginning readers. Heartbreak! is a Valentine’s Day themed phonics decoding fluency game just for CVC words!Heartbreak is a CVC decoding word game in the style of “Bang!” focusing on CVC words.

Subjects:

Valentine's Day, Phonics

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd

Types:

Activities, Games

CCSS:

RF.1.3b

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Long Vowel- Vowel Team Cloze Task Cards | Clip Cards

By Hands On Inquiry - Melissa Reed

Are you looking for ways for your beginning readers to practice decoding vowel team patterns and comprehension skills? As beginning readers, our students need to practice reading known vowel patterns with accuracy and understanding, these task

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Phonics

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd

Types:

Activities, Task Cards

$3.25

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Christmas Descriptive Writing- What I Want for Christmas

By Hands On Inquiry - Melissa Reed

All I Want for Christmas is a descriptive writing activity that is perfect for our beginning writers! I created it to use with my special education first graders who need some support in their writing. Students will select a toy they want and

Subjects:

Special Education, Writing, Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd

Types:

Activities, Printables, Graphic Organizers

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Thanksgiving Phonics Game

By Hands On Inquiry - Melissa Reed

Give students fun and frequent practice of phonics skills with this game! Gobble! Gobble! is a phonics decoding word game in the style of “Bang!” focusing on words with CVC, CVCe, and beginning and ending blends You will find each phonics pattern

Subjects:

Reading, Thanksgiving, Phonics

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd

Types:

Activities, Games

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All About My Leaf FREEBIE

By Hands On Inquiry - Melissa Reed

Hello Fellow Educators! All About My Leaf is a mini report for students to complete as part of a study of fall and the changes to leaves. Take students on a walk through your playground to collect their own leaf, or bring some in for them to

Subjects:

Earth Sciences, Writing, Autumn

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, Homeschool

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Printables

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Framework for Teaching Evidence Collection Binder

By Hands On Inquiry - Melissa Reed

Are you evaluated using the Framework for Teaching? Do you need help keeping track of artifacts and evidence for the four domains? This product is for you! The Framework for Teaching Evidence Collection Binder will help you gather and organize

Subjects:

Professional Development

Grades:

Not Grade Specific

Types:

Professional Documents

$3.00

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Thanksgiving Sight Word Game

By Hands On Inquiry - Melissa Reed

Help your students improve their sight word fluency with this fun Thanksgiving themed sight word game! Gobble! Gobble! is a sight word game in the style of “Bang!” focusing on the Dolch Sight Words. You will find each Dolch List on color coded

Subjects:

Reading, Thanksgiving

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Games

$3.00

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St. Patrick's Day CVC Game

By Hands On Inquiry - Melissa Reed

Fluently decoding CVC words is an essential skill for beginning readers. Leprechaun! is a St. Patrick's Day themed phonics decoding fluency game just for CVC words!Leprechaun is a CVC decoding word game in the style of “Bang!” focusing on CVC

Subjects:

Holidays/Seasonal, St. Patrick's Day, Phonics

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd

Types:

Activities, Games

CCSS:

RF.K.3c, RF.1.3b

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Winter Themed CVC Game

By Hands On Inquiry - Melissa Reed

Fluently decoding CVC words is an essential skill for beginning readers. Blizzard! is a Winter themed phonics decoding fluency game just for CVC words!Blizzard! is a CVC decoding word game in the style of “Bang!” focusing on CVC words. There are

Subjects:

Holidays/Seasonal, St. Patrick's Day, Phonics

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd

Types:

Activities, Games

CCSS:

RF.K.3c, RF.1.3b

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Second Grade Teacher who believes all kids can succeed with the right strategies, tools and supports!

MY TEACHING STYLE

Inquiry based. Student driven. Relationship building. Helping all students succeed. My diverse teaching background- regular and special education classes, self contained and resource, private and public, rural and urban, has helped shaped me into the teacher I am! I believe in building strong relationships with kids, and utilizing the best resources to help them see success! My school is an International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme School. Our curriculum is aligned with the CCSS. We also use Love and Logic along with PBIS.

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

2014 Herb Kohl Education Foundation Fellowship Finalist 2021 Metro Milwaukee Association of Black School Educators Teacher of the Year

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

Elementary Education degree from Carroll University Special Education licensure from University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee

ADDITIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

When I am not teaching you can find me reading, cheering on the Milwaukee Brewers and Green Bay Packers, hanging with my Spanish Teacher husband, crafting, hitting the gym or volunteering in my community.