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Halloween Mini Eraser Math
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Teal Pumpkin Mini-Eraser Math
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Behavior Chart Poems
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Subitizing Visual Cards for 1-10
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Dry Erase Pages for Small Groups
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October Book Companions
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Sensory Walk Path
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I admit, pink and purple are not my usual go-to colors, but I can think of many students I’ve taught who would DROOL over these math manipulatives! And why not?
I’m really excited about a new project I’m working on (and it’s not actually math!) - I hope to reveal it very soon!

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What are your favorite December read alouds?
I have way too many to mention here, but if I had to choose just one... Stick Man by Julia Donaldson 😍
Predictable text and sequencing makes it first grade friendly and the message of returning to our family tree hits home ❤️🎄☃️

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Happy World Kindness Day 2019! How are you celebrating today?

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In my small groups, we often needed more TIME. More time to process, grapple with the content again or hear it in a different way, and then apply, apply, apply.
Working on parallel skills isn’t always fun though, so I really had to get creative. These Thanksgiving crafty manipulatives and 🦃 number bonds made the cut and were always a hit with those first-grade critics 😂

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Like the majority of my resources, this was created out of pure desperation 🤷‍♀️ It was school year 2012-13 and I was literally drowning in data taking. By the time data was collected and analyzed, it wasn’t up to date anymore! 😭 Can anyone relate?
I spent the entire year creating data trackers (picture: hand-drawn copies and crayons), then spent the summer of 2013 putting it altogether.
I was so thrilled with the results, I ended up researching more and more, then presented at KIPP School Summit (national conference) on the topic of student data tracking. #slightlyobsesses

I ❤️it! Please let me know if you have any questions.

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Let’s just say there are more mini-eraser sets on the way... 😂
FIVE new sets are coming this month - grab the bundle before it grows in price!
Upcoming Sets - 🦙 🍁 ❄️ 🦊 🦄

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A few things I put high on my special educator must-have list! -mini-antibacterial gels
-scented markers
-visual timers
My fave reinforcement for a sweet student - scented high 5’s 👋 (put on antibacterial gel and then high 5 maybe 5-100 times in a row). 😂
Visual timer and scented smileys are self-explanatory 👍
What’s on your must-have list?

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Visual supports are my jam 👊
I’ve always worked hard to use concise language when working with my reading intervention groups.
What does this mean?
Eliminating extra filler words...using the SAME language word choices, especially when providing student directions.
Here’s an example (and I know this wouldn’t actually happen): asking students to color/shade/darken/fill in when referring to the same activity instructions.
I think it’s wonderful to use a variety of language, but NOT during directions and student action steps. Instead, exposure to rich and varied vocabulary can be provided during read alouds and teacher think alouds.
These book companion comprehension boards include VISUAL vocabulary, not only for the Thanksgiving books, but also the story elements and questions about the text. Students are hearing AND seeing those important words and can respond verbally, pointing, or covering up.
Just think of all those connections being made! Plus the pictures are really cute 😍
Do you agree or disagree?

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If you’re feeling like this turkey, hang in there! 🤣🦃😂
As a special educator, I was always trying to get as much out of student time as possible... engagement ✅
phonics skill ✅
fine motor ✅
following directions ✅
independence 😍
Yes, these turkeys looked like we were having fun (we were!), but there’s so much more happening.
I just put together a favorite bundle for Thanksgiving - literacy activities for small groups and centers.
Do you incorporate any holiday learning during November?

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Phonics Blending Boards - 200 pages following the K-2 scope and sequence. I made these out of sheer desperation my 3rd year of teaching and used them every year after.
Some years we highlighted patterns, other years they turned into performance assessments, and most years they were sent home by request.
Do you use blending boards in your small groups? How do you use them?

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