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Christmas Around the World Scrapbook

By Sarah Cooley

A TpT TOP SELLER!!!! Take your students on a magical trip aboard Christmas Airlines to learn about Christmas in other countries! This interactive Christmas Around the World Scrapbook is a creative way to track student learning, and is a wonderful

Subjects:

Social Studies - History, Holidays/Seasonal, Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

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$13.00

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Hollywood Ending: An End of the Year Party, Award, and Memory Book Pack

By Sarah Cooley

All of your end of the year needs are included in this fun and unique bundle! Your students will have a blast dressing up for the year end celebration! The mama-razzi and papa-razzi will have fun taking photos as their little celebrities walk the

Subjects:

For All Subject Areas, Classroom Management, Summer

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PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

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Activities, Printables

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Apple Tasting Party!

By Sarah Cooley

Looking for an exciting way to celebrate Johnny Appleseed's birthday or end a unit study of apples? Have an apple treat tasting party! This kit offers ideas for "applicious" treats to include in your apple tasting party. It also comes with a

Subjects:

Graphing, Other (ELA), Holidays/Seasonal

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PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd

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Thematic Unit Plans, Activities

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My Community Scrapbook

By Sarah Cooley

**UPDATED FILE--8/4/15**Learning about community will be an interactive and memorable experience as your students create a keepsake scrapbook full of their own drawings, magazine cut outs, photos, and more!Activities and pages included in this

Subjects:

Geography, Other (Social Studies - History)

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Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, Homeschool

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Projects, Thematic Unit Plans, Activities

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Cinderella & Prince Gentleman: A Soft C & Soft G Unit

By Sarah Cooley

This MAGICAL phonics mini unit will be a fun way for your students to practice reading, writing, and spelling soft c and soft g words. Learning Activities in this mini unit:A mini take-home reader about Cinderella & Prince Gentleman {Fun to

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Balanced Literacy, Spelling, Reading Strategies

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1^st, 2^nd

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Activities, Printables, Centers

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$Candy Corn Math-tivities$

Candy Corn Math-tivities

By Sarah Cooley

This hands-on math activity pack has 6 engaging games that can all be played using real pieces of candy corn! Students will have a blast during math stations and/or during math small group--all while practicing basic addition, missing addends,

Subjects:

Math, Basic Operations, Halloween

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd

Types:

Activities, Games, Centers

$3.00

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Estimation Station: Beyond the Estimation Jar!

By Sarah Cooley

When it comes to matters of estimation, we have all used "the Jar." While this is a valuable visual, we all know that capacity is only one facet of estimation. The cards in this packet will take you beyond the estimation jar to include length, time,

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Math, Measurement, Mental Math

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd

Types:

Activities, Task Cards, Centers

$4.25

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Adventures in Space: A Solar System Unit

By Sarah Cooley

Blast off into learning about space! This unit has everything you will need for your little astronomers and astronauts to have an adventure while studying the Solar System!Astronaut Activities:*Neil Armstrong fact poster fill-in*Astronaut writing

Subjects:

Reading, Science, Astronomy

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

Types:

Thematic Unit Plans, Activities, Printables

$6.50

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Who's Who in the Zoo: An Animal Science Activity Packet

By Sarah Cooley

Your little zookeepers will read, write, draw, observe, and have a blast learning to classify animals into groups: mammals, reptiles, birds, fish, and amphibians! The fun zoo animal science activities in this packet include: *5 animal group

Subjects:

Science

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd

Types:

Thematic Unit Plans, Activities, Centers

$3.50

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Counting Collections K-1

By Sarah Cooley

Counting Collections are a weekly engaging math activity to use with your students to assess number sense, counting, number identification, and representing numbers. Students will count and record one fun collection item each week, and will learn

Subjects:

Math, Numbers

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st

Types:

Activities, Assessment, Centers

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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, 1.NBT.A.1, 1.NBT.B.2, 1.NBT.B.2a...

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Meaningful Morning Tubs: October STEM Based Ideas

By Sarah Cooley

Fall and Halloween themed elements help to make these morning tub labels and ideas the most fun yet! This set includes 12 labels for tubs--and ideas for what to put inside each! I try very hard to create tubs that use items teachers already have

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Halloween, Engineering

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd

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Activities, Task Cards

$2.00

186

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Punxsutawney Phil & Friends: A Groundhog Day Unit

By Sarah Cooley

Dear Teachers, This packet comes with two groundhog booklets. One is an activity booklet all about Punxsutawney Phil, and the legends and lore surrounding him. The other “booklet” can be printed as a whole--or you can pick and choose the pages

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Graphing, Holidays/Seasonal

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd

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Activities, Printables

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252

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Meaningful Morning Tubs: January STEM Based & Creativity Building Morning Work

By Sarah Cooley

Morning work that engages students in socialization, purposeful play, creativity, and problem solving, all while using engineering skills and STEM concepts. Included in this pack: 9 Morning Tub LABELS and IDEAS (materials are not included).

Subjects:

Winter, Engineering

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd

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Activities

$2.50

238

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Meaningful Morning Tubs: September STEM Based Ideas

By Sarah Cooley

Morning work has never been more fun! Meaningful Morning Tubs are engaging, play-based, and an easy way to incorporate STEM into your daily routine. Almost all of the ideas and prompts use materials you ALREADY have in your classroom. The

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Science, Autumn, Engineering

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd

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Activities, Task Cards, Centers

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Meaningful Morning Tubs: August STEM Based Ideas

By Sarah Cooley

Begin your school year and your school days with meaningful, engaging activities that will encourage your students to collaborate, create, build, and use their imaginations! If you are looking for an easy and play-based alternative to morning

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Other (Science), Back to School, Classroom Community

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Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd

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Activities, Task Cards

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Meaningful Morning Tubs: November STEM Based & Creativity Building Morning Work

By Sarah Cooley

The EASIEST way to incorporate STEM and play into the classroom! Simply print and add these 12 November themed creative prompts/task cards to a morning tub with materials from around your classroom, and be amazed by what your students can create! I

Subjects:

Other (Science), Autumn, Engineering

Grades:

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

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Activities, Task Cards

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Creepy Carrots

By Sarah Cooley

This book companion has everything you need for a week full of Creepy Carrots fun and learning for all subject areas--art, reading, math, science, and writing! Story element printable pages have students illustrating and writing about setting,

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Balanced Literacy, Literature, Halloween

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Kindergarten, 1^st

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Thematic Unit Plans, Activities, Centers

$2.50

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Pairs of Pears: A Homophone Activity Pack

By Sarah Cooley

Your students will BE busy BEES as they learn about homophones with these engaging learning activities! Included in this activity pack: *Homophone poster *"Pairs of Homophone Pears" writing and illustration picture-tivity (complete with examples,

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Reading, Vocabulary

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd

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Activities, Games, Centers

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Meaningful Morning Tubs: April STEM Based Ideas

By Sarah Cooley

Looking for an easy way to implement STEM concepts into your daily routine? These STEM tub ideas are a way to bring purposeful play into the classroom and were designed to integrate into your April themes! April Meaningful Morning Tubs will have

Subjects:

Science, Spring, Engineering

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Task Cards, Centers

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120

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Meaningful Morning Tubs: February STEM Based & Creativity Building Morning Work

By Sarah Cooley

You will love implementing this morning work routine that is meaningful and engaging for students! With these 9 February holiday themed STEM ideas, your students will be busy at work--creating bridges, discovering shadows, constructing monuments,

Subjects:

Valentine's Day, Presidents' Day, Engineering

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd

Types:

Activities, Task Cards

$2.00

154

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

I am a 1st grade teacher who loves to create memorable learning moments for students! This will be my 10th year in the classroom--I taught 4th grade for 2 years, and this will be my 8th year in 1st.

MY TEACHING STYLE

Learning should be an adventure! My classroom is very hands-on and interactive. I enjoy integrating my unit theme into all aspects of the curriculum. Creativity and imagination are highly encouraged in my room!

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

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MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

Proud graduate of Samford University, Birmingham, Alabama. Bachelor's Degree in Early Childhood/Elementary/Special Education Collaborative.

ADDITIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

Visit my classroom blog to see pictures of fabulous first grade classroom activities and other great ideas: www.firstgraderatlast.blogspot.com *Inspired by Junie B., but created for the real first graders..."

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

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English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Creative Writing, Reading, Grammar, Spelling, Vocabulary, Specialty, Math, Arithmetic, Basic Operations, Fractions, Geometry, Graphing, Measurement, Numbers, Other (Math), Science, Anatomy, Astronomy, Biology, Earth Sciences, Environment, Other (Science), Social Studies, U.S. History, Arts & Music, Other (Art), Other (Specialty), Math Test Prep, Geography, Other (Social Studies), Other (ELA), Critical Thinking, For All Subjects, Literature, Classroom Management, Word Problems, Physical Science, Short Stories, Writing, Reading Strategies, Holidays/Seasonal, Back to School, Thanksgiving, Christmas-Chanukah-Kwanzaa, 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, Products For TpT Sellers, Earth Day, For All Subjects, Summer, Handwriting, End of Year, Engineering, Phonics, Close Reading, Classroom Community