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Subtraction Stories: A Mini Book Starring "Linus the Minus Guy"

By Sarah Cooley

This 10 page mini booklet will complement your unit study on basic BEGINNING subtraction skills and subtraction story problems! Your students will gain practice with a variety of subtraction strategies such as "hopping back" on the number line, 10

Subjects:

Basic Operations, Other (Math), Word Problems

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd

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Assessment, Printables, Centers

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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

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Spelling, Reading Strategies

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd

Types:

Activities, Printables, Centers

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Addition Stories: Starring Gus the Plus Guy!

By Sarah Cooley

This 10 page mini booklet will complement your unit study on basic BEGINNING addition skills and addition story problems! Your students will gain practice with a variety of addition strategies such as "hopping up" on the number line, 10 frame

Subjects:

Math, Basic Operations, Word Problems

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st

Types:

Worksheets, 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,

Subjects:

Math, Measurement, Mental Math

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd

Types:

Activities, Task Cards, Centers

$4.25

311

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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

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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

CCSS:

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: 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

Subjects:

Science, Autumn, Engineering

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd

Types:

Activities, Task Cards, Centers

$2.00

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Totally Ten Frames

By Sarah Cooley

Totally ten frames is a beginning ten frames packet (with a little flair of the 80s)! So many activities in this packet will help your students to build subitizing skills for numbers 1 to 20!3 Station Games included:Spin & Cover (80s themed

Subjects:

Math, Basic Operations, Numbers

Grades:

Kindergarten, 2^nd

Types:

Flash Cards, Games, Centers

CCSS:

K.CC.A.1, K.CC.A.3, K.CC.B.5, K.NBT.A.1, 1.NBT.B.2, 1.NBT.B.2a, 1.NBT.B.2b

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Meaningful Morning Tubs: December STEM Based Ideas

By Sarah Cooley

The easiest way to incorporate STEM activities into your daily routine! Simply cut out the idea cards, add to tubs with materials, and let your students create! I try to use as many items that I have (and other teachers will have) as possible,

Subjects:

Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa, Engineering

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd

Types:

Task Cards, Centers

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167

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$Hands On Math Stations: Number Sense & Counting$

Hands On Math Stations: Number Sense & Counting

By Sarah Cooley

Teaching students number sense and counting should be hands-on and interactive! Using a variety of fun materials teachers already have in their classrooms, setting up stations will be easy! This station pack comes with NINE meaningful and engaging

Subjects:

Math, Basic Operations, Numbers

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd

Types:

Printables, Task Cards, Centers

$6.00

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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,

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Literature, Halloween

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st

Types:

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

Types:

Activities, Games, Centers

$4.50

316

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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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Setting Scavenger Hunt: An Activity Kit

By Sarah Cooley

Students learn all about the setting of stories with this activity kit. Colorful setting cards send your students on a library scavenger hunt, but that’s not all! Students also create their own travel brochures, bring in setting photographs for

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Reading, Writing

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd

Types:

Activities, Printables, Centers

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Waffles! A final syllable -le mini unit

By Sarah Cooley

Teaching -le will never be more exciting or fun! Included in this packet: *Final syllable -le page size poster for display during the unit {page 1} *Flip the Waffle game--great for small groups or reading stations {page 2} *Adorable *FULL

Subjects:

Reading, Graphing, Short Stories

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd

Types:

Printables, Games, Centers

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/th/ Bath Tub Fun: A Digraph /th/ Unit

By Sarah Cooley

This unique and memorable mini unit has a variety of /th/ activities you can use during small group and literacy stations. Activities included in this pack: *2 bright posters to remind students of the voiced and unvoiced sounds of /th/ *"Color a

Subjects:

Spelling, Reading Strategies, Phonics

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd

Types:

Activities, Printables, Centers

$3.50

152

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Blends with Friends {L Blends}

By Sarah Cooley

Blend up phonics fun in your classroom by teaching the L blends using this easy prep activity kit! The variety of activities and printables included will provide excellent practice for the following blends: bl, sl, cl, gl, fl, pl.Here is a list of

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Spelling

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd

Types:

Worksheets, Printables, Centers

$4.50

297

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$Grab & Graph: A Graphing Math Station Activity$

Grab & Graph: A Graphing Math Station Activity

By Sarah Cooley

Your students will have a blast learning to create bar graphs for 12 fun topics with “Grab and Graph Bags”! Easy to assemble and teach! Your students will simply choose a themed bag, “grab” a handful of items out of the bag, sort into like

Subjects:

Math, Graphing

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Centers

$5.00

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101st Day of First Grade!

By Sarah Cooley

Celebrating the 100th day is so Kindergarten! Why not celebrate the 101st day of school in first grade?! This activity packet is full of ideas to inspire your 101st day to be full of learning, reflection, and Dalmatian fun. This activity packet

Subjects:

Math, Holidays/Seasonal

Grades:

1^st, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Printables, Centers

$4.50

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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

SUBJECTS

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