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Back to School Activities for the First Week of School

By Melissa Machan - First Grade Smiles

All About Me, Find a Friend, and and so much more for that first week of school! If you're looking for fun, interactive lessons for back to school, then this is for you. Those first days of school are not easy, but this pack is sure to help.

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Back to School

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Printables, Lesson

$6.00

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Meet the Teacher | Back to School | Open House EDITABLE

By Melissa Machan - First Grade Smiles

This EDITABLE pack has absolutely EVERYTHING you will need for a successful Meet the Teacher or Open House night! Use what's already created for you and EDIT the ones you need to!!! This pack will most certainly help you survive Meet the Teacher,

Subjects:

Classroom Management, Holidays/Seasonal, Back to School

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd

Types:

Printables, Classroom Forms, For Parents

$7.50

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Reindeer Literacy Unit with Nonfiction and Fiction Activities PLUS a Fun Craft

By Melissa Machan - First Grade Smiles

*This Reindeer unit is a Top 100 seller every Christmas!* This is a common core aligned literacy unit with a Christmas theme twist. Common core stresses a shift in informational literacy and this unit has both informational and literature based

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Holidays/Seasonal, Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa

Grades:

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

Types:

Thematic Unit Plans, Activities, Centers

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$Math RTI/Math Intervention Activities-Early Number Sense-C$

Math RTI/Math Intervention Activities-Early Number Sense-Counting & Cardinality

By Melissa Machan - First Grade Smiles

Math RTI / Math Intervention - K-1 Early Number Sense - Counting and Cardinality - Common Core AlignedIntervention is such an important part of teaching and has become much more important over the last couple years. This is why I made these

Subjects:

Math, Basic Operations, Numbers

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Printables, Centers

CCSS:

K.CC.A.1, K.CC.A.2, 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.CC.C.6, K.CC.C.7, 1.NBT.A.1

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Rabbits Literacy Unit - Nonfiction and Fiction Activities PLUS a Fun Craft

By Melissa Machan - First Grade Smiles

This is a common core aligned literacy unit with a Easter theme twist. Common core stresses a shift in informational literacy and this unit has both informational and literature based activities. You'll be amazed how much learning will be taking

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Easter, Spring

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, Homeschool

Types:

Thematic Unit Plans, Activities, Centers

$7.00

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End of the Year Activities - First Grade

By Melissa Machan - First Grade Smiles

End of the Year Activities {Farewell Firsties} This is the perfect summer send-off pack of activities for your little firsties! A teacher must-have!!! Here is what is included, but please download the free preview so you can see a snapshot of

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Math, End of Year

Grades:

1^st

Types:

Activities, Printables

$7.50

428

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$Math RTI / Math Intervention, Small Group Activities, Cent$

Math RTI / Math Intervention, Small Group Activities, Centers - BUNDLE

By Melissa Machan - First Grade Smiles

Math RTI / Math Intervention - K-1 BUNDLE - Common Core AlignedIntervention is such an important part of teaching and has become much more important over the last couple years. This is why I made these resources --- to make your life easier (and

Subjects:

Basic Operations, Numbers, Place Value

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Printables, Centers

CCSS:

K.CC.A.1, K.CC.A.2, 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.CC.C.6, K.CC.C.7, K.NBT.A.1...

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Camp Kindergarten - Basic Readiness Skills for Back to School

By Melissa Machan - First Grade Smiles

Camp Kindergarten is a fun way to start the year, but also purposeful. Teach your kindergarteners your expectations and rules for using the basic tools of Kindergarten while also assessing their readiness skills all in that first week of school.

Subjects:

Classroom Management, Back to School, Classroom Community

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Centers

$6.50

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Elf Application, Craft, and Kindness Cards

By Melissa Machan - First Grade Smiles

Send your students to Elf School!!!Inspired by the picture book, Elf Elementary by Edward Miller, this elf craftivity will definitely catch the interest of those little ones hoping to one day be one of Santa's elves. This book can be difficult to

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa

Grades:

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

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Activities

$4.50

144

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$Valentine's Day Literacy and Math Games, Crafts, and Activities$

Valentine's Day Literacy and Math Games, Crafts, and Activities

By Melissa Machan - First Grade Smiles

Valentine's Day {Math and Literacy Activities, Games, Crafts, and MORE!} This pack is perfect for reinforcing important common core standards in math and literacy and has an adorable Valentine's Day theme. Here is what's included: Conversation

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Math, Valentine's Day

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, Homeschool

Types:

Printables, Centers

$9.00

293

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$Math RTI/Math Intervention, Activities, Centers - Addition$

Math RTI/Math Intervention, Activities, Centers - Addition & Subtraction

By Melissa Machan - First Grade Smiles

Math RTI / Math Intervention - K-1 Addition & Subtraction - Operations and Algebraic Thinking - Common Core AlignedIntervention is such an important part of teaching and has become much more important over the last couple years. This is why I

Subjects:

Math, Basic Operations

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Printables, Centers

CCSS:

K.OA.A.1, K.OA.A.2, K.OA.A.3, K.OA.A.4, K.OA.A.5, 1.OA.A.1, 1.OA.A.2, 1.OA.B.3, 1.OA.B.4, 1.OA.C.5, 1.OA.C.6...

$15.00

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$Math Centers for 1st Grade - Numbers 0-120$

Math Centers for 1st Grade - Numbers 0-120

By Melissa Machan - First Grade Smiles

Common Core Math Centers for First Grade{Number cards 0-120 and 12 Math Centers}12 different centers to reinforce number sense that can be used and reused ALL YEAR LONG!This pack includes colorful number cards 0-120 and number picture cards (1-20).

Subjects:

Math, Basic Operations, Numbers

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Printables, Centers

CCSS:

K.CC.A.1, K.CC.A.2, 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.NBT.A.1, 1.NBT.A.1, 1.NBT.B.2...

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Star of the Week Classroom Kit

By Melissa Machan - First Grade Smiles

This resource contains EVERYTHING you will need to make your students feel loved and appreciated when they are chosen to be your Star of the Week. Create a bulletin board to showcase your Star students, make a keepsake book for them to bring home,

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Back to School, Classroom Community

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd

Types:

Activities, Bulletin Board Ideas

CCSS:

W.K.1, W.1.1, W.2.1, SL.K.3, SL.K.4, SL.K.6, SL.1.1c, SL.1.3, SL.1.6, SL.2.1c, SL.2.3...

$4.00

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Plants Lapbook

By Melissa Machan - First Grade Smiles

Plants Lapbook This project is a fun, fact-filled way to allow students to show all that they learned about plants. Included in this plants lapbook are interactive foldables on the following topics: *What plants needs to grow *Plant life cycle (3

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Science, Spring

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, Homeschool

Types:

Projects, Activities, Printables

$3.50

142

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Mother's Day

By Melissa Machan - First Grade Smiles

Mother's Day Gift Book, Craft, and Printables - Flowers for Mom Create some adorable keepsakes for Mother's Day with this pack! Here's what's included: *Flower shaped gift book for students to respond to prompts - both sweet and sincere as well

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Holidays/Seasonal, Spring

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Printables

$4.50

346

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Ten Apples - Making Combinations of 10 Activity and Craft

By Melissa Machan - First Grade Smiles

Making combinations of 10 is such an important skill for students as they develop their number sense. In this pack you will find a math center where students match the number sentence with the picture, a mini-book for students to record the

Subjects:

Math, Arithmetic, Basic Operations

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Printables, Centers

CCSS:

K.CC.B.4, K.CC.B.5, K.OA.A.1, K.OA.A.2, K.OA.A.3, K.OA.A.4, 1.OA.A.1, 1.OA.A.2, 1.OA.B.3, 1.OA.B.4, 1.OA.C.6...

$4.00

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Math RTI / Math Intervention, Small Group Activities, Centers - Place Value

By Melissa Machan - First Grade Smiles

Math RTI / Math Intervention - K-1 Place Value - Number and Operations in Base 10 - Common Core AlignedIntervention is such an important part of teaching and has become much more important over the last couple years. This is why I made these

Subjects:

Math, Basic Operations, Place Value

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Printables, Centers

CCSS:

K.NBT.A.1, 1.NBT.A.1, 1.NBT.B.2, 1.NBT.B.2a, 1.NBT.B.2b, 1.NBT.B.2c, 1.NBT.B.3, 1.NBT.C.4, 1.NBT.C.5, 1.NBT.C.6

$15.00

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Animals in Winter | Hibernation, Migration, Adaptation

By Melissa Machan - First Grade Smiles

Animals in Winter (A Non-Fiction Unit) Hibernation, Migration, and Staying active This is the ultimate unit to teach your students about what happens to animals in the winter. This unit includes a variety of different activities that are aligned

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Science, Winter

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, Homeschool

Types:

Thematic Unit Plans, Printables, Centers

CCSS:

K.CC.A.1, K.CC.A.2, 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.CC.C.6, K.CC.C.7, K.MD.A.1...

$8.00

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Penguin Literacy Unit with Nonfiction and Fiction Activities PLUS a Fun Craft

By Melissa Machan - First Grade Smiles

Get your students pumped about penguins!!! This is a common core aligned literacy unit on Penguins (with a bonus math connection). Common core stresses a shift in informational literacy and this unit has both informational and literature based

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Holidays/Seasonal, Winter

Grades:

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

Types:

Thematic Unit Plans, Activities, Centers

$9.00

270

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End of the Year Activities - 2nd Grade

By Melissa Machan - First Grade Smiles

End of the Year Activities - See Ya Later Second Graders This is the perfect end of the year pack of activities for your little 2nd graders! A teacher must-have!!! Here is what is included, but please download the free preview so you can see a

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Character Education

Grades:

2^nd

Types:

Activities, Printables

$5.00

Digital Download PDF (14.68 MB)

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

I have been teaching for 18 years and have loved every second of it! I have taught Kindergarten through 4th grade, but my heart is definitely in K-1 and where I plan to stay. If you're looking for more ideas than what's here on Tpt, please visit my blog First Grade Smiles.

MY TEACHING STYLE

I try my best to have a classroom filled with smiles, laughter, and learning!

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

I have served as a grade level coordinator for my district for 6 years, as well as the elementary social studies coordinator. My most prized honors have come from the thank you cards and notes I have received from parents and students over the years, as well as the kind words from my colleagues. Maybe those don't count as awards, but they definitely matter the most to me!

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

I am certified in Elementary Education PreK-6th grade, Special Education K-12 and Literacy Education Birth-6th grade.

ADDITIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

Quote to live by: "A hundred years from now, it will not matter what kind of car I drove, what kind of house I lived in, how much money I had in the bank...but the world may be a better place because I made a difference in the life of a child." -- Forest Witcraft

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, Creative Writing, Writing-Expository, Reading, Grammar, Spelling, Vocabulary, Specialty, Math, Arithmetic, Basic Operations, Graphing, Numbers, Science, Social Studies, Elections - Voting, Classroom Management, Character Education, Writing, Reading Strategies, Holidays/Seasonal, Back to School, Thanksgiving, Christmas-Chanukah-Kwanzaa, Poetry, Autumn, Mental Math, Halloween, Winter, The New Year, Valentine's Day, Martin Luther King Day, Presidents' Day, Black History Month, St. Patrick's Day, Easter, Spring, Place Value, Earth Day, Informational Text, Handwriting, End of Year, Phonics, Classroom Community