K-2 Curriculum Bundle

Don't miss this resource-packed curriculum bundle that's available on Educents for a limited time! It includes over $100 worth of products for only $19.99! The resources cover reading, writing, math, science, and social studies for K-2. 

Two of my products are included in this bundle. The first one is "Sight Word Sentences Add and Read for Spring." This set of printables helps students practice sight words, addition, AND fluency. One thing I love about this resource is that students of different reading levels can play it at the same time! Note that, in the picture below, a kindergartener and a second grader can play together! 

The second product is "Addition Fun with Friends." This is a set of multipurpose task cards to help students practice addition facts. They can be used as a card game, task cards, or for a game of Scoot! 

This curriculum bundle contains 20 different resources that are just right for K-2. 

CLICK HERE to take a look! 

Happy teaching! 

Valentine Write the Room FREEBIE!

Hi, everyone! I have a NEW freebie for you! My write the room freebies have been quite popular, so I thought you could use a set for Valentine's Day, too! Plus, I just love it when students are up and moving around WITH A PURPOSE! 

This set makes a super easy writing center. Just print a copy, laminate, and add a dry erase marker! Or . . . print the small blackline copy and cut it in two. These make wonderful little sheets for students to write on and take home. 

As I was making this set, my husband said, "But honey, there aren't many words that begin with V." True. So, if you don't have a word in your room that starts with V, you can just have students fill in the lines with any word. This would be a great way to differentiate the activity by having your high flyers search for words that begin with each letter. 

To grab your FREE set, please click on the picture below. The link will take you to Google Docs where you can download a copy for your classroom. Since this is a FREE resource, feel free to share it with others!

Happy teaching! 

Sight Word Practice FREEBIE!

Here's a very useful SIGHT WORD FREEBIE from Jessica at Deep in the Heart of Teaching. This 11-page set has students write, spell, and trace the following words: go, my, the, see, can, we, to, is, up, am, & at. 

My preschooler is just beginning to work on sight words, so he completed some of the pages yesterday. Each page provided just enough practice to reinforce the sight word. 

TEACHING TIP

Jessica says to use "letters that are the shape of the letter instead of letter tiles for beginning learners/readers. This ensures that the tactile learner can feel the shape of the letter as well as see it." I know working with the letters (a set WITHOUT magnets from Dollar Tree) was my son's favorite part! 

Just click on the picture below to download a set for your student(s)! 

Happy teaching!

Sight Word Game FREEBIE!

Here's a FREE sight word game from Stacy at Teacher's Take Out! It covers Fry's first 100 words.

My son is learning to read CVC words, so I thought we'd start working on some beginning sight words. As you can see, I tried to pick several that he can "sound out" (at, in, it) and a few more easy ones (I, a, to, the). The pile in the picture has several words, but we focused on about 8-10 today. 

My preschooler really enjoyed playing this game! We often use SquinkiesTM  as game pieces--which he loves! Plus, I colored the spaces to make the path easier for him to see. We'll be using the game a lot this summer! 

Teaching Tip

Stacy says that this game is "great for centers, small group, or for 2-player games." You can even use the cards to play different games. You could make 2 copies of the words for a matching game. I plan to put 5-8 on the table and ask my son to find certain words. Since recognition is easier than recall, I think this version of the game will help him to notice differences in the words AND increase his confidence in reading. Personally, I LOVE to send games like this home in ZiplocTM bags for some fun reading practice with family members.

Just click on the picture below to grab a copy for your student(s)! 

 Happy teaching!

Sight Word Scrambled Sentences for Spring!

Today, my own littles worked on sight words, grammar, punctuation, and reading with these sets of sentences. My oldest tackled the 2nd and 3rd grade set, while my middle son worked on the set for kinder and 1st. Cutting, gluing, and bright spring graphics made it an appealing, hands-on activity! 

The kindergarten and first grade set includes 60 cut-and-glue sentences. Over 125 Dolch sight words are covered! The second and third grade set has 63 sentences. It focuses on  over 120 Dolch sight words. Both sets include pictures for text that might be unfamiliar to students. 

If you haven't tried a set of these with your class yet, please download a FREE set HERE.

You can find the spring sets of scrambled sentences by clicking on the picture for the appropriate grade level.

Thanks for reading! 

Word Work Pack for Kindergarten and First Grade--And a FREEBIE!

Click on the picture above to see this set on Teacher's Notebook.

CLICK HERE to see it on Teachers Pay Teachers. 

The cover of one of my favorite resources recently got a makeover!  The materials in this set are very useful, but the look was a little outdated.  Of course, I have been using this set for quite a while, so I suppose it was just time for a small change.  

This Word Work set is perfect for:

* Making, reading, and writing word families

* Practicing 18 blends and digraphs

* Filling in simple sight word sentences

* Beginning word searches focusing on sight words

The best part is that most of the pages can be completed AND cut apart to make books!  These are great for reading and rereading word families!  Students can read at school and then take the books home to read again.  Several more word family pages and word searches come with colorful graphics.  These can be laminated for use in literacy centers.  

The picture above was taken from a similar, FREE set I made to accompany the Word Work Pack.  It has 10 pages of similar activities, also focusing on sight words and word families.  Click on the picture below to download a set!  

Click on the picture above to download this FREEBIE from Teacher's Notebook.

CLICK HERE to download it from Teachers Pay Teachers.  

I hope your students enjoy the FREEBIE!  

Pirate Cut-and-Glue Sentences for Kindergarten and First--and a FREEBIE!

Click on the picture to find the K/1st set on Teacher's Notebook.  

Click HERE to find the K/1st set on Teachers Pay Teachers.

I am so happy to have finished 2 sets of pirate-themed cut-and-glue sentences!  I have one set for K/1 and another for 2/3 (CLICK HERE to see the 2/3 set).  Each set helps students practice more than 100 Dolch sight words!

Two of my children just happen to be in K and 1st, so I had each of them complete one of the pages.  The pages for kindergarten focus on pre-primer and primer sight words.  Each sentence contains 5 words.  

The sentences become a little more difficult by increasing to 6 words each.  More sentences with quotation marks are also included.  The "first grade" sentences include most of the Dolch words for first.   

Like my other sets, the sentences help with sight word recognition, grammar, and punctuation.  I focus on getting students to notice which word has a capital, reminding them that sentences must begin with a capital letter.  I also have them focus on the punctuation mark at the end of the sentence.  Reading the sentence aloud not only helps them practice sight words, but it often helps them correct grammar mistakes.  

Try them out in your classroom!

Click on the picture below to grab 2 pages for FREE!  

As always, thank you for reading!  

Back to School Sight Word Books and a FREEBIE!

Click on the picture to see it on Teacher's Notebook.
Click HERE to see it in my Teachers Pay Teachers store.

I am just thrilled to be revising my old (yet very useful) sets of sight word books.  So happy that I had to add a new set, too!  So take a look at my Sight Words for Back to School (Paste, Trace, & Write), just click on the picture above.  

I like this set because . . .

1.  Students glue, trace, and write each sight word 3 or 4 times.

2.  The text is repetitive.

3.  Unfamiliar words come with an adorable picture clue!  

4.  These are great to add to student reading folders, for guided reading, to send home, or as literacy center activities.  

5.  In addition to reading, students can practice gluing AND fine motor skills!  

6.  The books also offer a little bit of handwriting practice.  

DOWNLOAD ONE FREE BOOK BY CLICKING ON THE PICTURE BELOW!

Click on the picture to grab it from my Teacher's Notebook shop.
CLICK HERE to get it from Teachers Pay Teachers.  

Thanks for reading!  I hope your students enjoy the FREEBIE!  

Back to School Sight Word Flip Books and a FREEBIE!

Click on the picture to see this on Teacher's Notebook.
Click HERE to see it in my Teachers Pay Teachers store.

Take a look at this set of Back to School Sight Word Flip Books!  They are just right for beginning readers!  This set covers the pre-primer and primer Dolch sight word lists, plus a few more--OVER 100 SIGHT WORDS!  

This is a great set because . . .

1.  Students read each sentence 5 times.  

2.  Flip books are great for saving paper!  They pack a lot of practice into a small space.

3.  Each unfamiliar word is accompanied by a picture clue.

4.  The set has 54 books in both color and blackline.  

5.  Flip books are just the right size for little hands.  

Since my son learned to read so many sight words using flip books, I want everyone to try them!  Just click on the picture below to grab a set of 4 books (in color and blackline) for your students!  

As always, thanks for reading!

A FREEBIE and "Silly Bear's Sight Word Addition Games"

My latest product is finished!
"Silly Bear's Sight Word Addition Game" combines addition practice with sight word reading.  The different versions contain nearly all the Dolch sight words and are appropriate for use in grades pre-k to third.  Click on the caption below the picture to take a look:

Click here to check out my latest product

Take a look at the similar FREEBIE that goes with it.  Click on the caption below the 1st picture.  Please take a few moments to add it (and/or my store) to your Teacher's Notebook favorites  :)

Click here to download this reading & math freebie

Thanks for reading!
Teacher Tam

A New Sight Word Book Set for Winter and a FREEBIE!

I just finished my latest product!  It's a set of 5 sight word emergent readers for prek to first with a winter theme.  Each book comes in 2 versions to help you with differentiation.  Over 40 Dolch sight words are covered.  But, the best part is, there's a FREE BOOK to go with it!
1) Check out the set of readers by clicking on the caption below the cover page.  (Don't forget to become a follower of my store while you're there!  My new products are always 50% off for the first 3 days and followers get an email notice of new items.)
2) Get your free book by clicking on the caption below the picture of the book's first page.

Click here to view my new product

Click here to get a FREE emergent reader 

If you like my freebie, I would be very grateful if you would click here to add my Teachers Notebook shop to your favorites. 
Thanks for reading!

Tammy

Jumping on the Pirate Boat (or ship, I guess)

It sounds like "Pirates" will be the theme in a lot of classrooms this year.  If yours is one of them, then you need to check out the FREE pirate-themed desk plates at Mrs. Johnson's First Grade blog.  They are sooo cute!
To go with them, download my FREE pirate, back to school, jungle, dinosaur, and superhero sticker charts. 

And check out my  Pirates!  Sight Word Game .  It comes with 2 sets of sight word cards. 

Thanks for reading!  

Teacher Tam