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Reading Log Alternative: "Tower of Books" {An Independent Reading Challenge}

By Michael Friermood - The Thinker Builder

Replace that hum-drum reading log and Infuse new life into students’ independent reading, at school or at home, with the “Tower of Books” Challenge! Perfect for a summer reading challenge or an alternative to the stuck-in-a-rut reading log

Subjects:

Reading, Literature, Informational Text

Grades:

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

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Homework, Printables, Google Apps

$8.00

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End of the Year Memory Book {Not Grade Specific}

By Michael Friermood - The Thinker Builder

End of the Year Memory Book: Help your students remember their school year forever with this fun and meaningful end-of-year memory book! Designed in an engaging notebook/journal style, this memory book is sure to become a lasting keepsake for your

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Holidays/Seasonal, End of Year

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Printables

$6.50

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End of the Year AWARDS {Customizable, 40 Categories} Digital & Printable

By Michael Friermood - The Thinker Builder

These end of the year awards will make a great keepsake for your class of students! The awards are designed to resemble ribbons, with a fresh and appealing (but not overly "cutesy") style. 40 fun categories are included. Printable and Digital

Subjects:

End of Year

Grades:

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

Types:

Printables, Google Apps

$6.50

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End of Year Memory Book {2nd Grade}

By Michael Friermood - The Thinker Builder

2nd Grade Memory Book: Help your second graders remember their school year forever with this fun and meaningful end-of-year memory book! Designed in an engaging notebook/journal style, this memory book is sure to become a lasting keepsake for your

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Holidays/Seasonal, End of Year

Grades:

2^nd

Types:

Printables

$6.00

1,134

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End of the Year DIGITAL Memory Book (Google Slides)

By Michael Friermood - The Thinker Builder

This DIGITAL End of the Year Memory Book will help your students remember their school year together with a lasting keepsake. Bright, engaging pages for students to fill out using Google Slides. The memory book comes with 3 cover options and lots of

Subjects:

End of Year

Grades:

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

Types:

Google Apps

$6.00

1,560

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End of the Year Awards "License Plate Awards" 45 Categories, Editable

By Michael Friermood - The Thinker Builder

Giving these “End of the Year License Plate Awards” to your class is a fun, unique, and memorable way to celebrate your students and their school year. Each award is in the shape and style of a license plate, with the award category spelled out in a

Subjects:

End of Year

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Printables, Google Apps

$6.50

191

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Sentence Structure, Grammar: 5 Lesson BUNDLE [Google Slides & PowerPoint]

By Michael Friermood - The Thinker Builder

This BUNDLE includes all 5 of my sentence structure lessons, focusing on key grammar skills (subjects and predicates, simple and complete subjects and predicates, compound subjects and predicates, subject - verb agreement, and compound sentences)

Subjects:

Grammar

Grades:

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

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Printables, Google Apps

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$22.00

840

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Make Words! Word Work - Word Study Activity

By Michael Friermood - The Thinker Builder

"Make Words!" is a fun way to incorporate word work into your daily or weekly routine, and gives students valuable word study practice. Students cut apart a group of letters and use them to form words.The resource includes 28 activity sheets, each

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Spelling, Phonics

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th

Types:

Activities, Printables, Centers

$8.00

1,386

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Frog and Toad Are Friends {A Book Study}

By Michael Friermood - The Thinker Builder

This resource is a reader's notebook book study for Frog and Toad Are Friends, a classic early chapter book by Arnold Lobel, commonly used in first and second grade classrooms.Kids love having their own little notebooks. Teachers love having kids

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Literature

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Printables

CCSS:

RL.1.1, RL.1.3, RL.1.7, RL.1.10, RL.2.1, RL.2.3, RL.2.7, RL.2.10

$5.00

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Reading Response BUNDLE (for Literature & Informational Text) *PRINT & DIGITAL*

By Michael Friermood - The Thinker Builder

A huge collection of flexible, differentiated, reading response pages in an engaging reader’s notebook style, to use with virtually any piece of literature or informational text. Printable (both half-page and full-page) AND digital (Google Slides)

Subjects:

Reading, Literature, Informational Text

Grades:

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

Types:

Printables, Graphic Organizers, Google Apps

$52.00

$36.00

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Subjects and Predicates: Sentence Structure Lesson 1

By Michael Friermood - The Thinker Builder

Subjects and Predicates CAN be fun! Packed with unique memory aids, fresh practice sentences, tons of animations, and interactive features to keep your students engaged, “Subjects and Predicates: Sentence Structure Lesson 1” is a slideshow-based

Subjects:

Grammar

Grades:

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

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Printables, Google Apps

CCSS:

L.2.1f, L.3.1i, L.4.1f

$5.00

556

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Reading Response Pages for Literature (PRINT & DIGITAL)

By Michael Friermood - The Thinker Builder

A huge collection of flexible, differentiated, reading response pages in an engaging reader’s notebook style, to use with virtually any piece of literature or fiction text. Printable (both half-page and full-page) AND digital (Google Slides)

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Literature

Grades:

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

Types:

Printables, Graphic Organizers, Google Apps

$26.00

2,344

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Frog and Toad BUNDLE {3 Book Studies: Friends, Together, All Year}

By Michael Friermood - The Thinker Builder

This bundle contains my book study reader's notebooks for three of Arnold Lobel's classic early chapter books about Frog and Toad: Frog and Toad Are Friends, Frog and Toad Together, and Frog and Toad All Year.Kids love having their own little

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Literature

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Printables

CCSS:

RL.1.1, RL.1.3, RL.1.7, RL.1.10, RL.2.1, RL.2.3, RL.2.7, RL.2.10

$15.00

$12.00

332

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Frog and Toad Together {A Book Study}

By Michael Friermood - The Thinker Builder

This resource is a reader's notebook book study for Frog and Toad Together, a classic early chapter book by Arnold Lobel, commonly used in first and second grade classrooms.Kids love having their own little notebooks. Teachers love having kids think

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Literature

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Printables

CCSS:

RL.1.1, RL.1.3, RL.1.7, RL.1.10, RL.2.1, RL.2.3, RL.2.7, RL.2.10

$5.00

378

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Snowflake Bentley Literature Unit {My Favorite Winter Read Alouds}

By Michael Friermood - The Thinker Builder

Snowflake Bentley, by Jacqueline Briggs Martin, is one of my favorite winter read alouds. This literature unit for Snowflake Bentley is packed with reading, writing, and word study lessons and activities! In addition to the printables, digital

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Winter

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th

Types:

Printables, Google Apps, Lesson

$6.50

636

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The Widow's Broom Literature Unit {My Favorite Read Alouds} Halloween

By Michael Friermood - The Thinker Builder

The Widow's Broom Literature Unit {My Favorite Read Alouds}: The Widow's Broom, by Chris Van Allsburg, is one of my favorite fall read alouds, perfect for Halloween. This literature unit for The Widow's Broom is full of lessons and activities for

Subjects:

Literature, Autumn, Halloween

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th

Types:

Unit Plans, Printables, Google Apps

$5.50

601

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$The Box is Locked! Halloween Math Challenge {Addition & Su$

The Box is Locked! Halloween Math Challenge {Addition & Subtraction Stories}

By Michael Friermood - The Thinker Builder

The Box is Locked! is an engaging math challenge for Halloween, with an addition and subtraction focus. A bat named Mack has locked a prize inside of a box, and students must solve her clues and find the key to open the box and earn the prize!

Subjects:

Math, Word Problems, Halloween

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Printables

CCSS:

2.NBT.B.7, 3.NBT.A.2, 4.NBT.B.4

$4.00

353

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Back to School Activities (Grades 1-2) "Get to Know You" First Week of School

By Michael Friermood - The Thinker Builder

Begin the year with some fun and fresh back to school activities to help your students get to know each other during the first weeks of school! These eight back-to-school activities, geared toward students in grades 1 and 2, are engaging and

Subjects:

Back to School

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd

Types:

Activities, Printables

$6.50

333

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Henry and Mudge The First Book {Book Study} Henry & Mudge #1

By Michael Friermood - The Thinker Builder

This resource is a reader's notebook book study for Henry and Mudge The First Book, by Cynthia Rylant, Book #1 in the Henry and Mudge early chapter book series.Kids love having their own little notebooks. Teachers love having kids think deeply about

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Literature

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Printables

CCSS:

RL.1.1, RL.1.3, RL.1.7, RL.1.10, RL.2.1, RL.2.3, RL.2.7, RL.2.10

$4.00

247

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Owl At Home {A Book Study}

By Michael Friermood - The Thinker Builder

This resource is a reader's notebook book study for Owl At Home, a classic early chapter book by Arnold Lobel, commonly used in first and second grade classrooms.Kids love having their own little notebooks. Teachers love having kids think deeply

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Literature

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Printables

CCSS:

RL.1.1, RL.1.3, RL.1.7, RL.1.10, RL.2.1, RL.2.3, RL.2.7, RL.2.10

$5.00

329

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Eleven years of teaching at the elementary level, including 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades. Five years serving as a Lead Teacher for my school.

MY TEACHING STYLE

I believe in helping students become bolder, deeper, better thinkers. I believe authentic, meaningful learning impacts children. I believe in risk-taking, and showing students that making mistakes can help you grow. I believe in expecting a lot from a child, but to guide them in reaching those expectations. I believe that the best way for children to become better readers is to READ, a lot, and usually with good-fit books.

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

I have the honor of being a teacher and a dad and a husband... does that count?

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

B.S. in Early Childhood Education, Miami University Reading Endorsment

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