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Class Values Banners - Community Character Building Display

By Kelly Bates -- Building Brilliance

I am a firm believer that kids will become whatever you tell them they are. If you tell them they are hard workers, they will work hard. If you tell them they are generous, they will be more generous. This is true for any value. Kids need

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Character Education, Back to School, Classroom Community

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Bulletin Board Ideas

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Watercolor Woodland Animals Complete Classroom Decor Bundle (EDITABLE!)

By Kelly Bates -- Building Brilliance

Looking to decorate your classroom with a woodland or forest theme? This Watercolor Woodland Animal Theme is the perfect blend of calming colors and adorable woodland creatures sure to help give you a gorgeous, cohesive classroom theme. This packet

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For All Subject Areas, Classroom Management, Back to School

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Not Grade Specific

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Word Walls, Posters

$52.00

$28.00

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Rustic Woodland Animals Complete Classroom Decor Set BUNDLE {EDITABLE}

By Kelly Bates -- Building Brilliance

I'm such a sucker for the woodland or forest themed classroom and this Rustic Woodland Animal Theme features dozens of decor elements to make your classroom consistent and adorable! This classroom decor set has been such a labor of love and is

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For All Subject Areas, Classroom Management, Back to School

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Not Grade Specific

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Word Walls, Posters

$54.50

$28.00

596

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Name Writing Practice Worksheet Editable Autofilling Forms

By Kelly Bates -- Building Brilliance

Help young learners write their name with this name writing practice sheet! With auto-filling text, you can easily insert the names of up to 30 students and print quickly! Students will be able to practice their name in three different ways.Ideas

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English Language Arts, Reading, Phonics

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten

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Worksheets, Homework, Lesson

$3.00

339

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Cursive Handwriting Practice Unit Distance Learning

By Kelly Bates -- Building Brilliance

This unit is designed to help students practice and master their cursive handwriting. There are over 120 pages of activities to help sharpen cursive handwriting, including uppercase & lowercase practice, word writing, paragraph writing, and

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Writing

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3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

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Worksheets, Homework, Lesson

$6.50

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Birthday Book - A Class Created Gift

By Kelly Bates -- Building Brilliance

There is something magical about birthdays through the eyes of children! Help your students feel extra special on their birthday with a class created book that doubles as a gift and bucket filler activity they can keep for years to come. Work as a

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Classroom Management, Writing, Holidays/Seasonal

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd

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Printables

$3.00

174

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Sandwich Science A Bread Mold Experiment to Teach the Importance of Hand Washing

By Kelly Bates -- Building Brilliance

Are you struggling to get your students to wash their hands? This simple experiment is a great way to give students a visual as to why hand washing is a vital part to combat the spreading of germs! This experiment is perfect for the beginning of the

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English Language Arts, Science, Health

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th

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Worksheets, Centers

$5.50

387

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Encouragement Notes for Students

By Kelly Bates -- Building Brilliance

Building relationships with students has always been an integral part of my classroom management. I try to be proactive and intentional at encouraging students regularly. I believe there is tremendous power in encouragement, and the rapport it

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Specialty, Classroom Management, For All Subjects

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$5.00

445

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Silly Voices and Actions - Fun Reading Task Cards

By Kelly Bates -- Building Brilliance

Sometimes you just need to spice up your reading game! I can get my kids to read anything if I let them pick a silly voice or motion task card. It adds instant engagement and fun to their tasks and make rote activities, like reading sight word lists

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English Language Arts, Reading, For All Subjects

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd

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Task Cards

$3.00

154

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Kindness is Contagious Interactive Bulletin Board

By Kelly Bates -- Building Brilliance

Practicing kindness, compassion, and empathy are non-negotiable expectations. I strongly believe that kids need to be able to intentionally practice these character traits in order to develop them. This interactive bulletin board does just that.

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Problem Solving, Back to School, For All Subjects

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Not Grade Specific

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Bulletin Board Ideas

$3.00

147

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Leap Year Leap Day Emergent Reader for Beginning Readers

By Kelly Bates -- Building Brilliance

Build young readers confidence and fluency with this Leap Day Nonfiction Reader, perfect for beginning and emergent readers who can decode simple words and sentence patterns.This beginning reader discusses what Leap Day/Leap Year is in a simple, yet

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English Language Arts, Reading, Holidays/Seasonal

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1^st

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Activities, Handouts

$2.00

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Field Trip Organizational Binder and Forms Editable

By Kelly Bates -- Building Brilliance

Field trips are equal parts the best days and the most stressful days! The amount of time and effort that goes into pulling them off is so hard, but so rewarding! It takes a lot of organization to help make a field trip run smoothly. Save time

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For All Subject Areas, Classroom Management, Back to School

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Not Grade Specific

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Word Walls, Posters

$6.00

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Graduation Diplomas and Certificates EDITABLE

By Kelly Bates -- Building Brilliance

From Preschool and Kindergarten to Eighth Grade, graduation is such an exciting time for kids, parents and teachers alike, but there are always so many things to do to prepare for the event! Make your graduation diplomas or graduation certificates

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For All Subject Areas, Classroom Management, End of Year

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st

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Classroom Forms, Posters

$5.00

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Rainbow Confetti & Chalkboard Complete Classroom Decor Set (EDITABLE)

By Kelly Bates -- Building Brilliance

Create a bright and inviting classroom environment with this Rainbow Confetti and Chalkboard Classroom Decor Set! With over 400 pages of ready to print decor and over 100 pages of editable elements, this set makes it easy to find all the pieces you

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For All Subject Areas, Classroom Management, Back to School

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Not Grade Specific

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Word Walls, Posters

$20.00

$15.00

142

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Fry Sight Word Emergent Readers {THE FIRST 50 WORDS MEGA BUNDLE}

By Kelly Bates -- Building Brilliance

Emergent Readers are the perfect way to build young readers confidence and fluency. In these books, you will find simple and repetitive sentence patterns that are easy for beginning readers to decode and read fluently and independently.This bundle

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English Language Arts, Reading, Phonics

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st

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Activities, Handouts

CCSS:

RF.K.1a, RF.K.1b, RF.K.1c, RF.K.3c

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$24.00

Bundle

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Reading Genre Posters Bulletin Board Display

By Kelly Bates -- Building Brilliance

These bright and bold Genre Posters are the perfect addition to your classroom decor. Students have a wide variety of genres at their fingertips, but often don't know the difference between them. Recognizing the genre they are reading can help

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English Language Arts, Reading, Close Reading

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Not Grade Specific

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Bulletin Board Ideas

$5.00

183

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An Entire Year of Weekly Thematic Reading Logs (Editable)

By Kelly Bates -- Building Brilliance

Getting young students to track their reading at home can be challenging. These reading logs allows students to color in an object for every goal being set (5 minutes, 1 book, etc). This makes it easy for students and parents to track and gives a

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Holidays/Seasonal

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st

Types:

Assessment, Homework, Classroom Forms

$4.00

101

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Sunflower and Shiplap Farmhouse Style Classroom Decor Bundle

By Kelly Bates -- Building Brilliance

Create a cohesive classroom design with this gorgeous, calming Sunflower and Shiplap Decor Set, perfect for a farmhouse style classroom! This set includes a light shiplap/wood grain backgrounds with black accents that really make the sunflower

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For All Subject Areas

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Not Grade Specific

Types:

Bulletin Board Ideas, Posters

$39.50

$20.00

Bundle

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Llama & Cactus Classroom Decor Set (EDITABLE!)

By Kelly Bates -- Building Brilliance

Create a calm and cohesive classroom environment with this Llama and Cactus Decor Set. Featuring over 600 pages of ready to print decor elements and over 150 editable templates, it is jammed packed with an array of decor pieces that allow you to

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For All Subject Areas, Classroom Management, Back to School

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Not Grade Specific

Types:

Word Walls, Posters

$45.00

$22.00

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$Farm Life: An Integrated Unit about Farm Animals$

Farm Life: An Integrated Unit about Farm Animals

By Kelly Bates -- Building Brilliance

Engage students in their learning about Farm Animals by integrating the unit study with math, reading, and writing elements! This 200+ page unit includes no prep, ready to print math, phonics, reading, and writing activities, as well as low prep

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Math, Spring

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st

Types:

Worksheets, Thematic Unit Plans, Printables

$15.00

$10.00

Digital Download PDF (50.56 MB)

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

I have taught just about every primary grade over the last decade! I teach at a small school where blended grades are the norm, and am flexible to jump into whatever grade needs filled. :)

MY TEACHING STYLE

Creative and energetic, with a touch of sass. :)

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

My students tell me that I'm "the best teacher on the planet!" What more could you ask for? ;)

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

B.A. in Sociology with a minor in Educational Psychology from George Fox University. Masters in Education with a Reading Specialist endorsement from Corban University.

ADDITIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

I consider teaching to not just be my career, but also my hobby. I am passionate about character education, and building young people to become world changers.