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Reading Fluency Passages for First and Second Grade

By Jodi Southard

Developing reading fluency is an important skill for first and second grade students. But reading the same thing again and again can get boring. Engage your first and second grade students with FUN reading fluency practice. This 5-Step reading

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd

Types:

Printables

CCSS:

RF.1.4, RF.1.4a, RF.1.4b

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1st Grade Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions Print and Digital

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Do your 1st grade students struggle with reading comprehension? These 1st grade reading comprehension passages and questions will provide your students with rigorous and focused daily reading comprehension practice. Students will have 30 weeks of

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Tools for Common Core

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, Homeschool

Types:

Internet Activities, Printables, Google Apps

CCSS:

RL.1.1, RL.1.2, RL.1.3, RL.1.4, RL.1.7, RI.1.1, RI.1.2, RI.1.4, RI.1.7, RI.1.10

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1st Grade Word Work | Editable Sight Word Activities & Spelling Word Games

By Jodi Southard

Help your students master sight words, spelling words and even word families with these EDITABLE word work activities! These 1st grade word work activities and sight word games allow you to use ANY words that you would like your students to

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Spelling, Phonics

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Printables

CCSS:

RF.1.3, RF.1.3b, RF.1.3g

$6.00

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Reading Fluency {The Bundle}

By Jodi Southard

Do you need a fun way to practice reading fluency? This 5-Step approach is your answer. Students love to reread their passages in a silly voice. This packet includes 105 original fluency passages with a 5-step approach to help your students

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd

Types:

Printables

$31.50

$25.50

634

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Songs for the Year

By Jodi Southard

Using songs in the classroom is a way to build classroom community while learning. This packet includes 37 original songs to use in your classroom throughout the school year. You will find general welcoming songs to start each day as well as

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Holidays/Seasonal

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd

Types:

Songs, Printables

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1st Grade EDITABLE Homework Menus Choice Boards for the Entire Year

By Jodi Southard

These 1st grade EDITABLE homework menus and choice boards are the perfect way to give your students choice, but still review all of the 1st grade skills for the week. There are homework menus for the entire year! These are prefilled with 1st grade

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Math

Grades:

1^st

Types:

Homework, Printables

CCSS:

1.MD.B.3, 1.NBT.C.4, 1.OA.A.1, 1.OA.A.2, 1.OA.C.6, 1.G.A.2, 1.G.A.3, RF.1.1, RF.1.1a, RF.1.3a, RF.1.3c...

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Reading Comprehension Notebook Third Grade - Printable and Digital

By Jodi Southard

This 3rd Grade comprehension notebook will provide your students with rigorous and focused daily comprehension practice. Each week includes an original text for students to read or have read to them. Each day, the students will practice a

Subjects:

Reading, Tools for Common Core

Grades:

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

Types:

Homework, Printables, Google Apps

$12.00

588

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Book Tasting for Primary Students

By Jodi Southard

Hosting a Book Tasting in your classroom is an amazing way to get your students interested in a variety of book genres. Students are engaged while exploring different genres and increasing their interests in books. Extend the "restaurant theme"

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd

Types:

Activities, Printables

CCSS:

RL.1.5

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653

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1st Grade Morning Work | Math & Reading Review Morning Work For The Entire Year

By Jodi Southard

Plan your morning work for the entire year with this 1st grade morning work year-long BUNDLE! This 1st grade morning work comes complete with 2, differentiated levels for math and reading review all year long. You get 200 days of differentiated

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Math, Tools for Common Core

Grades:

1^st, Homeschool

Types:

Worksheets, Homework, Printables

CCSS:

1.MD.A.1, 1.MD.A.2, 1.MD.B.3, 1.MD.C.4, 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...

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$42.00

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Superhero Day

By Jodi Southard

Do your students love superheroes? Transform your classroom into a Superhero Training Camp for the day with this Superhero Day packet. Your students will love completing academic tasks to earn their superhero status. Students will complete

Subjects:

Reading, Math, Writing

Grades:

1^st

Types:

Activities, Printables

CCSS:

RL.1.5

$4.75

160

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Discussion Question Cards - Building Classroom Community

By Jodi Southard

These question cards will allow your students to work on higher order thinking skills as they use critical thinking and problem solving skills to discuss their answers. This packet includes 100 different questions that are perfect for classroom

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Oral Communication

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd

Types:

Printables

CCSS:

SL.1.1a, SL.1.6

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1st Grade Reading Comprehension Differentiated Reading Passages for Entire Year

By Jodi Southard

Teaching your first grade students important reading comprehension skills is an important part of the emergent reader journey. With students at multiple levels differentiated reading passages is a must! Fill your first grade reading comprehension

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Short Stories

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, Homeschool

Types:

Printables, Graphic Organizers

CCSS:

RL.1.1, RL.1.2, RL.1.3, RL.1.10, RI.1.1, RI.1.2, RI.1.10, RF.1.4, RF.1.4a

$71.75

$62.00

434

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Reading Comprehension Passages with Questions | Reading Comprehension Bundle

By Jodi Southard

Are you looking for reading comprehension passages with questions for your students? This bundle of reading comprehension passages will provide your kinder, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grade students with rigorous and focused daily reading comprehension

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading

Grades:

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

Types:

Homework, Printables, Google Apps

$48.00

$45.00

361

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First Grade Writing Lessons | Daily Writing Practice Journals | Yearlong Bundle

By Jodi Southard

Do you struggle to find time to teach first grade writing lessons? Teaching 1st grade writing in time-saving mini lessons will make daily writing practice attainable! These 1st grade writing lessons will allow your students to spend more time

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Creative Writing, Writing

Grades:

1^st

Types:

Activities, Printables, Lesson

CCSS:

W.1.1, W.1.2, W.1.3, W.1.5, W.1.7, W.1.8

$58.50

$50.00

307

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Homework Menus for the Entire Year {EDITABLE} 2nd Grade

By Jodi Southard

This Homework Menu packet is the perfect way to give your students choice, but still review all of the skills for the week. The zipped file contains two separate files. The first file is a secured PDF that includes monthly and weekly homework

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Math, Back to School

Grades:

2^nd

Types:

Homework, Printables

$18.50

186

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1st Grade 2nd Grade Writing Organizer | Write the Rainbow |

By Jodi Southard

This has been the perfect organizational tool for writing in my classroom. The students are taught that they need to "write the rainbow" in order to organize their writing. Red is the topic, orange, yellow, and green are the details, and blue is

Subjects:

Writing

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd

Types:

Printables, Graphic Organizers

$6.25

590

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Text Evidence 1st Grade Reading Comprehension Differentiated Reading Passages

By Jodi Southard

Teaching young students to use text evidence in reading can be difficult! These differentiated reading passages allow students to practice going back into their reading by answering questions and showing where they found their answers. This 1st

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, Homeschool

Types:

Printables

$4.75

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Bat Cave Day

By Jodi Southard

Do you need to spice up your teaching? Transform your classroom into a Bat Cave for the day with this Bat Cave Day packet. Your students will love completing bat themed academic tasks. Students will work on reading, math, and writing throughout

Subjects:

Reading, Math, Halloween

Grades:

1^st

Types:

Activities, Printables

CCSS:

RL.1.5

$4.75

137

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Nonfiction Fluency - Roll and Read Activities

By Jodi Southard

Nonfiction Fluency - Roll and Read Activities This packet includes 40 roll and read nonfiction topics. These are the perfect way to integrate reading fluency with common science and social studies topics. Students will roll the dice to see which

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Science

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd

Types:

Activities, Printables

$6.75

192

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Phonics Fluency Passages for 1st Grade {The Bundle}

By Jodi Southard

These phonics based fluency passages are perfect for working on phonics skills while practicing fluency. Each passage allows for students to circle or highlight words, write words, and use the words in a sentence to practice each phonics skill.

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Phonics

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st

Types:

Worksheets, Homework, Printables

$22.40

$18.00

357

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

My name is Jodi Southard, and I have been a classroom teacher for the past 20 years. I began by teaching K-5 Art for two years before becoming a classroom teacher. I have taught both 1st and 3rd grade, but my heart is definitely in 1st. I began my teaching blog, www.funinfirst.com, in 2010 and started creating educational resources for teachers shortly after. I absolutely love researching and developing educational products that work well in the classroom. I strive to make learning fun, practical, and rigorous for all students. Still being in the classroom every day allows me to fully understand today's students' needs.

MY TEACHING STYLE

I believe in getting my children involved as much as possible with their learning. I want learning to be exciting and for children to love coming to school. My classroom environment is welcoming and nurturing and includes participation and hands-on involvement.

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

-"Make a Difference" Award Winner from WTHI-TV -Deming Elementary Teacher of the Year -Vigo County School Corporation Teacher of the Year

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

Bachelors in Elementary Education - Indiana State University Masters in Elementary Education - Indiana Wesleyan

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GRADES

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

SUBJECTS

English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Creative Writing, Reading, Grammar, Spelling, Vocabulary, Specialty, Math, Arithmetic, Basic Operations, Numbers, Science, Astronomy, Earth Sciences, Social Studies, U.S. History, Arts & Music, Health, Other (Specialty), Other (Social Studies), Critical Thinking, Classroom Management, Professional Development, School Counseling, Character Education, Word Problems, Short Stories, Writing, Oral Communication, Reading Strategies, Holidays/Seasonal, Back to School, Thanksgiving, Christmas-Chanukah-Kwanzaa, Poetry, Autumn, 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, Tools for Common Core, Earth Day, Summer, Informational Text, End of Year, Phonics, Classroom Community