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*EDITABLE SAMPLE* End of Year (or anytime!) Student Awards

By Sam Nowak - Fun With Firsties

This is a free digitally editable SAMPLE of my Student Awards pack. It includes 1 digitally editable certificate and 1 digitally editable medal, along with detailed instructions. -------------------- THE FULL PRODUCT includes 44 certificates and

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For All Subject Areas, Summer, End of Year

Grades:

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

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FREE Measurement Activities

By Sam Nowak - Fun With Firsties

Measurement is a fun unit because it can easily be so hands on and interactive, and these activities definitely encourage that!Included:* Measurement Garden - a craftivity where students colour, cut out, and glue the flowers in order on a large

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Math, Measurement

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd

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Activities, Printables

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Compound Words Literacy Centres

By Sam Nowak - Fun With Firsties

This fabulous FREEBIE features:* 20 compound word puzzles * 2 different versions of Compound Word Puzzles worksheets to allow for differentiation (you can choose to have students record all 20 compound word puzzles by printing multiple copies of pg.

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English Language Arts

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st

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Worksheets, Activities, Printables

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Shake and Spill 10; composing and decomposing numbers

By Sam Nowak - Fun With Firsties

This is a FREE sample page from my Shake And Spill Pack.Shake and Spill activities are a great way to introduce the basics of addition. For this activity you need two sided counters (I use the circle counters with red on one side and yellow on the

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Numbers

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd

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Worksheets, Lesson, Centers

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Name In a Ten Frame

By Sam Nowak - Fun With Firsties

This activity is a great culmination to the introduction of five and ten frames. It is often difficult to assess children on their understanding of how to correctly place counters on a ten frame (filling one square at a time from left to right, top

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Math

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st

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Activities, Printables

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Parent Teacher Conference Student Summary Page

By Sam Nowak - Fun With Firsties

I don't know about you but P/T Conferences stress me out!! To calm my nerves I need to be *super* prepared and this page does just the trick. I can prerecord student strengths, challenges, and all of my thoughts and talking points before the

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For All Subject Areas, Classroom Management

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

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Assessment, Printables, For Principals & Administrators

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Digital Download PDF (0.33 MB)

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Mixed Up Snowman Sentences: a FREE pocket chart literacy centre activity

By Sam Nowak - Fun With Firsties

This great little freebie combines sentence structure and sight word practice for a fun and easy pocket chart center activity. Students simply use the 7 pictures to help them unscramble the 7 mixed-up sentences. Each sentence begins with "This

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English Language Arts, Reading, Winter

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st

Types:

Activities, Printables, Centers

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Digital Download PDF (7.39 MB)

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Word Work Center Activities; use again and again, sight words, making words

By Sam Nowak - Fun With Firsties

*UPDATED* These activities provide a fantastic bank of resources that you can pull out at ANY time of the school year, and as MANY times as you want! I find my kiddies can complete many of these activities over and over again and never get bored.

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English Language Arts, Spelling, Vocabulary

Grades:

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

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Activities, Printables, Centers

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Digital Download PDF (23.90 MB)

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MagniFLY: a write the room sight word activity for spring

By Sam Nowak - Fun With Firsties

My kids LOVE this activity! Just laminate, cut, and tape the butterfly picture cards around the room. Provide kids with magnifying glasses (I got mine from the dollar store!), have them search around the room for the picture cards, and use their

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English Language Arts, Reading, Spring

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st

Types:

Worksheets, Printables, Centers

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Digital Download PDF (1.43 MB)

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Animal Alphabet Cards (display banner, reference posters, activity cards, etc.)

By Sam Nowak - Fun With Firsties

Clipart, cartoons, and other beautiful illustrations are great for kids, but research backs the fact that young children learn more about the real world indirectly through real photographs. That is one of the reasons I made these cards (and the

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Phonics

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, Homeschool

Types:

Homeschool Curricula, Posters, Montessori

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FREE Skip Counting Activities

By Sam Nowak - Fun With Firsties

These two hands-on activities are a fun way for your kiddies to practice and develop their skip counting skills! INCLUDED:* SKIP COUNTING STRIPS: kids cut & paste the pieces in correct order on a strip of construction paper (I like to staple all

Subjects:

Math, Numbers

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd

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Printables

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Digital Download PDF (4.34 MB)

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Mixing Up Some Word Fun With Consonant Blends; a literacy center activity

By Sam Nowak - Fun With Firsties

This little activity is perfect for a literacy station focused on reinforcing the concept of consonant blends (my kiddos used the pocket chart to keep track of their work).It includes:* 20 predetermined beginning blends (TIP: print these on coloured

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading Strategies

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st

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Activities, Printables, Centers

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Digital Download PDF (3.85 MB)

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FREE Natural & Calming Decor Companion POSTERS: shapes, colours, numbers

By Sam Nowak - Fun With Firsties

You asked for it, and here it is! But even better than you thought because...it's FREE! This 75-page companion to my EDITABLE Natural & Calming Classroom Decor includes both full-page and half-page options for 12 SHAPE posters, 11 COLOUR

Subjects:

Geometry, Numbers, Visual Arts

Grades:

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

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Printables, Bulletin Board Ideas, Posters

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Digital Download PDF (160.97 MB)

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Beat You to 10 Game; a math center for 1:1 correspondence, counting, subitizing

By Sam Nowak - Fun With Firsties

I love dice games! This simple activity can be used as a math centre game (or even an "I'm done, now what?" activity) to practice recognition of numbers 1 to 10, as well as one-to-one correspondence. It is also a great way to introduce the concept

Subjects:

Vocabulary, Numbers, Visual Arts

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd

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Worksheets, Activities, Centers

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Number Sense Basics; review of 10-frames, 1:1 correspondence, counting, more!

By Sam Nowak - Fun With Firsties

**UPDATED** Use these worksheets as a diagnostic assessment or final assessment tool (depending on grade level and time of year), for supplemental material when introducing new skills, or for extra practice. Included, you will find:* booklet title

Subjects:

Math, Numbers

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd

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Worksheets, Printables, Lesson

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Digital Download PDF (4.08 MB)

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CRACK the Code: a center activity for beginning sounds and sight words

By Sam Nowak - Fun With Firsties

This activity can be used as a write the room or word work center activity. Kids select a picture card and record the first letter sound of each picture on the card to spell a mystery sight word. Included in this FREEBIE: * picture cards *

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Spelling, Phonics

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st

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Worksheets, Printables, Centers

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Digital Download PDF (2.06 MB)

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Santa Clocks: an interactive telling time Christmas craftivity, analog

By Sam Nowak - Fun With Firsties

Our telling time unit in math happens to fall around Christmas every year. So I decided to combine the two with this adorable Santa Clocks creativity. It's a great way to reinforce key concepts while spreading a little holiday cheer :)This little

Subjects:

Math, Measurement, Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa

Grades:

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

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Activities, Printables

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Digital Download PDF (0.78 MB)

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CRACK the Code: EGGciting Primer, Pre-Primer, First Grade Sight Word Practice

By Sam Nowak - Fun With Firsties

This EGGciting FREEBIE is NOT just for Easter! Kiddos will LOVE cracking open plastic eggs in order to complete this activity, and YOU will love that they're practicing their sight words!This activity can be used as a slightly more active Write the

Subjects:

Reading, Spelling, Writing

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st

Types:

Activities, Printables

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Digital Download PDF (13.75 MB)

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My Literacy Reference Posters; alphabet, colours, word wall, seasons, numbers

By Sam Nowak - Fun With Firsties

This 23-page file features up to 5 posters to help your kiddies independently reference frequently used literacy tools and skills. My kiddies have all 5 posters laminated and tucked into their center activities folders for convenient

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Numbers

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st

Types:

Word Walls, Printables, Posters

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Digital Download PDF (4.75 MB)

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Monthly Chalkboard Storage Labels: organize center activities, units, and more!

By Sam Nowak - Fun With Firsties

Use these monthly storage labels to help you organize your math tubs, literacy centres, or anything else you can think of! See how I use these in my classroom: http://northwesternkiddies.blogspot.ca/2013/08/teacher-week-now-teach-organizing-for.html

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For All Subject Areas

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, ...

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Printables

FREE

Digital Download PDF (1.50 MB)

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

I've had the privilege of teaching all grades K through 6 throughout my five years of post-secondary education. I have taught grade one for three years and have since chosen to fuel my passion for learning and play in the early years. I hope to share this passion with you and your littles through carefully curated play and learning ideas, meaningful activities, and intentional resources.

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PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education, Homeschool, Staff, Not Grade Specific