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Jen Ross - Teacher by the Beach

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$February Literacy & Math Centers Menu BUNDLE {Common Core$

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$Candy Heart Math: Learning with a Box of Candy$

Candy Heart Math: Learning with a Box of Candy

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Writing with Rubrics and More! {Winter Edition}

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Class Books for the Year {BUNDLE}

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Monthly Family Projects

By Jen Ross - Teacher by the Beach

These monthly family projects are a great way to make that home connection! I send our projects home in the beginning of the month and I love seeing them hang in the room for the rest of the month! Each month has a craft AND a writing

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Arts & Music, Holidays/Seasonal

Grades:

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

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Activities, Bulletin Board Ideas

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My Vocabulary Journal {Draw and Write}

By Jen Ross - Teacher by the Beach

An interactive journal for students to practice vocabulary words. This is perfect for reading, science and social studies, or even math vocabulary! Included is: Journal cover Table of Contents for student journals Journal pages for A-Z, 2 pages

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Vocabulary

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd

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Activities, Printables, Graphic Organizers

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Spelling Throughout the Year: Phonics, word families, and sight words {Grade 2}

By Jen Ross - Teacher by the Beach

**updated 7/14/13 to include a blank EDITABLE page for you to use the words you need to better differentiate for your class! Looking for a Spelling continuum that makes sense for your 2nd graders?? This pack follows a phonics continuum that

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English Language Arts, Spelling, Back to School

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2^nd

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Assessment, Homework, Printables

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My Spelling Journal {Spelling and Sight Words - and More!}

By Jen Ross - Teacher by the Beach

This is a great way to get students involved in spelling! This interactive journal is set up to help students enhance their writing. This is like my Hands-On Phonics Dictionary, except with this one, all you do is print, and bind! We use our word

Subjects:

Spelling, Back to School

Grades:

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

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Activities, Word Walls, Printables

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$5.60

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Colorful Read Alouds using Bloom's Taxonomy

By Jen Ross - Teacher by the Beach

I have been doing this activity for over TEN years in my classroom! It is amazing what a Skittle will do to motivate students during Read Alouds! Using this pack and a couple of bags of Skittles, your kids will use higher-order thinking to respond

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Writing

Grades:

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

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Activities, Printables, Literature Circles

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Working with Closed Two Syllables Words: Close the Door Words

By Jen Ross - Teacher by the Beach

Your students will love learning words that have two closed syllables, such as muf-fin, bas-ket, and fin-ish. This is also a great strategy to learn so students can learn to sound out or chunk bigger, multisyllabic words. Most of my phonics

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Spelling

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd

Types:

Printables, Centers

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$Fish Math$

Fish Math

By Jen Ross - Teacher by the Beach

This is a great packet to use in March, or you can use it all year round on its own! We love to do this for Dr. Seuss week, too! You will need to buy the box of COLORED Goldfish crackers. Many of these activities have options for differentiating to

Subjects:

Math, Arithmetic, Graphing

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd

Types:

Thematic Unit Plans, Centers

$5.00

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Memory Book {1st Grade Edition}

By Jen Ross - Teacher by the Beach

These memory books are a perfect way to make those memories last a lifetime! They are a great alternative for yearbooks that some of your kids may not be getting from school. Your parents will love getting these at the end of the year - definitely

Subjects:

Writing, Back to School, End of Year

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1^st

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Activities, For Parents

$8.00

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Counting the Days with Ten Frames

By Jen Ross - Teacher by the Beach

This is a fun way to count the days of the year using ten frames and the thematic "counters" that are included! There are 3 different styles to choose from for you "How Many Days?" title. There are 2 different size ten frames to choose from (3 to

Subjects:

Math, Holidays/Seasonal, Back to School

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd

Types:

Activities, Bulletin Board Ideas, Posters

$3.50

389

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$Math with a Deck of Cards$

Math with a Deck of Cards

By Jen Ross - Teacher by the Beach

This pack is filled with FIFTEEN activities that you can have ready for any fast finisher or math center! All of the activities can be used with 2-digit, 3-digit, or 4-digit numbers. All you need is a deck of cards! Activities include: Make the

Subjects:

Math, Arithmetic, Place Value

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th

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Activities, Printables, Centers

$9.00

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Small Group Rotation Powerpoint

By Jen Ross - Teacher by the Beach

Included in this download is 3 different versions to manage your small group rotations! The slides are timed so you don't have to do any work - just push play and your groups change automatically. You will also get directions on how to set up your

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Classroom Management

Grades:

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

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PowerPoint Presentations, Centers

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$Math with Linking Cubes$

Math with Linking Cubes

By Jen Ross - Teacher by the Beach

Easy to prep math activities to use for whole group, small group, or centers! Black and white activities to print on color paper - ink saver! For each activity there is a version for whole group, small group, or centers AND an independent version

Subjects:

Arithmetic, Numbers, Place Value

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, Homeschool

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Activities, Printables, Centers

$11.00

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Spelling Throughout the Year: Phonics, word families, and sight words {Grade 1}

By Jen Ross - Teacher by the Beach

Looking for a Spelling continuum that makes sense for your 1st graders?? This pack follows a phonics continuum that progresses and builds off previous skills throughout the year! It also uses word families, which allow students to learn how to

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Spelling, Back to School

Grades:

1^st

Types:

Assessment, Homework, Printables

$8.50

293

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Rules and Laws

By Jen Ross - Teacher by the Beach

This Mini Unit will help you teach your students about Rules and Laws - perfect for your citizenship standards! It also goes great with classroom management and behavior. Included: Book suggestions Web/Bubble maps for Rules and Laws Self to Text

Subjects:

Social Studies - History, Classroom Management, Writing

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd

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Activities, Printables, Lesson

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$Candy Heart Math: Learning with a Box of Candy$

Candy Heart Math: Learning with a Box of Candy

By Jen Ross - Teacher by the Beach

My kids love doing this activity every Valentine's Day! All you need to get is a box of candy hearts! Many of these activities have options for differentiating to fit the needs of your students! Included is: Sorting mats Adding Tally Graph Ten

Subjects:

Math, Holidays/Seasonal, Valentine's Day

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd

Types:

Activities, Printables, Centers

$4.00

187

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Learning with Penguins: Using Tacky and Non-Fiction Books

By Jen Ross - Teacher by the Beach

This pack is a great supplement to your penguin unit! It uses Tacky the Penguin books as well as non-fiction books to enhance your students' learning! Included: Describe Tacky - using adjectives; a tree map and a circle map Cause and Effect Story

Subjects:

Reading, Writing, Winter

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd

Types:

Unit Plans, Activities, Printables

$10.50

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Class Books for the Year {BUNDLE}

By Jen Ross - Teacher by the Beach

One of the most popular book bins with my students is the Class Books bin! They love reading the books that they wrote.Each month includes at least 5 books options to choose from. Also included are picture book suggestions to tie in with the writing

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Writing, Holidays/Seasonal

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, Homeschool

Types:

Thematic Unit Plans, Activities, Printables

CCSS:

CCRA.W.3, CCRA.W.4, CCRA.W.5, CCRA.W.10

$43.50

$36.00

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$Math with a Deck of Cards {1st Grade Edition}$

Math with a Deck of Cards {1st Grade Edition}

By Jen Ross - Teacher by the Beach

This pack is filled with OVER TWENTY activities that you can have ready for any fast finisher or math center! All of these activities can be used for number sense, addition, and subtraction in First Grade - or as a review in 2nd grade! All you need

Subjects:

Math, Arithmetic, Place Value

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd

Types:

Activities, Printables, Centers

$9.00

161

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Tasty Math Facts - Addition and Subtraction

By Jen Ross - Teacher by the Beach

In my class, I have been doing timed quizzes forever! My kids LOVE them because we set goals that they have to pass all the way through the end by a certain date and they get to "build" their ice cream sundae, pizza, or nachos to earn their

Subjects:

Math, Arithmetic, Numbers

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd

Types:

Worksheets, Assessment, Printables

$7.00

282

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Small Groups and Guided Reading BUNDLE

By Jen Ross - Teacher by the Beach

This Bundle includes my Guided Reading Binder and my Small Group Rotations PowerPoint. Included in powerpoint download is 3 different versions to manage your small group rotations! The slides are timed so you don't have to do any work - just push

Subjects:

Reading, Classroom Management

Grades:

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

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Centers

$14.00

$12.00

302

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

I am in my 15th year teaching, I have taught grades 1-5. I am back in 2nd grade this year after a few years in 1st grade, and I love it! I have my masters in Elementary Reading, and I am a National Board Certified Teacher.

MY TEACHING STYLE

Hands-on and creative teaching, getting the kids involved

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

I am a National Board Certified Teacher with a master's degree in Elementary Reading.

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

I graduated from Flagler College and I have my masters in Elementary Reading from GCU.

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PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, Homeschool, Not Grade Specific

SUBJECTS

English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Writing-Expository, Reading, Grammar, Spelling, Vocabulary, Specialty, Math, Arithmetic, Basic Operations, Fractions, Geometry, Graphing, Measurement, Numbers, Science, Earth Sciences, Social Studies, Elections - Voting, Arts & Music, Geography, Other (ELA), Life Skills, For All Subjects, Literature, Classroom Management, Word Problems, Writing, Oral Communication, Reading Strategies, Holidays/Seasonal, Back to School, Thanksgiving, Christmas-Chanukah-Kwanzaa, Poetry, Autumn, Mental Math, Halloween, Winter, Valentine's Day, Martin Luther King Day, St. Patrick's Day, Easter, Spring, Place Value, Tools for Common Core, Summer, Informational Text, Handwriting, End of Year, Phonics