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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

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

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

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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

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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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Fractions with Food: An Introduction to Fractions

By Sarah Cooley

Begin your unit with bold, kid friendly, food-themed vocabulary posters to introduce important fraction words. Students will create "mini menu" booklets to illustrate learning of their new fraction words. In addition to vocabulary, students will

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Math, Fractions

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1^st, 2^nd

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Worksheets, Printables, Posters

$4.75

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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

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Basic Operations, Other (Math), Word Problems

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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

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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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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

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Math, Basic Operations, Word Problems

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st

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Worksheets, Printables, Centers

$3.00

675

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Leap Day Time Capsule

By Sarah Cooley

What did you do last leap day? Having a hard time remembering? That won't be a problem this year with the Leap Day Time Capsule! Your students will have fun creating a memorable keepsake that they can open 4 years from now! Included in this

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Creative Writing, Holidays/Seasonal

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

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Projects, Printables

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Brownie Points

By Sarah Cooley

Using incentives for positive behavior is a wonderful way to motivate students to do the right thing. The system I use to reward the entire class for positive behavior is called Brownie Points! This system is so easy to implement! Go to your local

Subjects:

Classroom Management, Back to School

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PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th

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$2.00

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The Adventures of Super Tooth and the Cavity Villains: A Dental Health Unit

By Sarah Cooley

Make your dental health unit an adventure as you and your students meet "Super Tooth"--a whimsical hero who saves the Land of Sparkle Tooth from the sneaky Cavity Villains! This unit includes the fun mini book of Super Tooth and the Cavity

Subjects:

Science, Anatomy, Holidays/Seasonal

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd

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Unit Plans, Thematic Unit Plans, Printables

$5.00

397

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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

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Reading, Science, Astronomy

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

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Thematic Unit Plans, Activities, Printables

$6.50

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Plant Adaptations

By Sarah Cooley

Plants have special features to help them survive in their habitat. Use this bright and simple slideshow to introduce your little scientists to 10 plants with amazing adaptations! There are 2 turn and talk prompts at the end of the slideshow, and

Subjects:

Biology, Spring

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd

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PowerPoint Presentations, Printables, Graphic Organizers

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Sticky Note Research Projects

By Sarah Cooley

Doing research papers with your students will be organized and SO easy with these themed sticky note planning pages! My first graders were guided to find the most important information by the prompts provided in each box--all they needed to do was

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Reading, Writing

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

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Research, Projects, Printables

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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

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Balanced Literacy, Graphing, Holidays/Seasonal

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Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd

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Activities, Printables

$4.50

252

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Reindeer Games: Reading and Writing with Reindeer

By Sarah Cooley

Adorable reindeer learning--perfect for Christmas station activities! *3 games: 1. Collect 9 Reindeer 2. Place Value Match Up 3. Rhyming Reindeer *Meet My Reindeer Poster and Coloring Activity *ee/ea Reindeer Write the Room *Nonfiction reindeer

Subjects:

Reading, Writing, Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, Homeschool

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Printables, Games

$5.50

594

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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

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Printables, Task Cards, Centers

$6.00

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Apple Trouble: A Book Companion

By Sarah Cooley

This packet is full of meaningful, purposeful comprehension printables to go along with the picture book, Apple Trouble by Ragnhild Scamell. This packet will meet all your common core and assessment needs, with a variety pages for students to show

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Balanced Literacy, Autumn, Close Reading

Grades:

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

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Printables, Graphic Organizers

$4.00

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Summarizing with the Stars!

By Sarah Cooley

When you summarize, think of how to retell your favorite movie to someone who has never seen it before. You tell “just enough” about it to introduce people to the characters and one or two of the main events. You don’t give too much away to spoil

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English Language Arts, Reading, Writing

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

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Printables, Posters, Lesson

$4.00

290

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Honest Abe: A Presidential Mini Unit

By Sarah Cooley

Perfect for President's Day and for little learners, this Abraham Lincoln mini unit includes 7 fun activities that will build students knowledge of this fascinating president--all while meeting common core standards! Included in this social studies

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Social Studies - History, U.S. History, Presidents' Day

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1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd

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Unit Plans, Thematic Unit Plans, Printables

$4.50

156

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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

$3.50

235

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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

$4.00

228

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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

Yet to be added

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