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Author, Nicole Hernandez is a primary school teacher with 30 years teaching experience. Nicole completed a B. Ed (Bachelor of Education) majoring in Language Arts and graduated with a Masters degree in Literacy Instruction. Her passion for visual learning is woven into her style through the use of colour and kid-friendly graphics. She always looks for creative ways to make learning both fun and engaging.

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Author, Nicole Hernandez is a primary school teacher with 30 years teaching experience. Nicole completed a B. Ed (Bachelor of Education) majoring in Language Arts and graduated with a Masters degree in Literacy Instruction. Her passion for visual learning is woven into her style through the use of colour and kid-friendly graphics. She always looks for creative ways to make learning both fun and engaging.
Phonemic Awareness - Pumpkin Patch Rhyme and Match Cards
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Rhyming Words Pumpkin Patch Rhyme n Match- 86 Rhyming Picture Cards with Sorting Mat: Here is a set of pumpkin themed rhyming picture cards to add to your literacy centers. The ability to recognize and produce rhyming words is an important phonological awareness skill for students as they begin to read. They will have fun as they name the pictures and match those that rhyme. This set contains: 43 rhyming cards-pictures only 43 rhyming cards -pictures and words for an added challenge. 10 blank cards 1 sorting mat © 2013 Nicole Hernandez A Teacher's Idea ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ I pride myself on creating quality resources for teachers and students alike. Every effort has been made to make this resource error free. Should you find a mistake please let me know in the "Ask a Question" section or email me prior to feedback and I will quickly fix it. You can then redownload the corrected version for free! Your feedback is greatly appreciated. ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ ⚊ All Rights Reserved by © Nicole Hernandez . This product is to be used by the original downloader ONLY. Copying for more than one teacher, classroom, department, school, or school system is prohibited. No part of this resource maybe posted on a blog (personal or commercial), webpage/site, server, or other location that is accessible by multiple people. Violations of this notice are subject to the penalties of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). Intended for classroom and personal use ONLY. Thank you for respecting my work!
Reversals ('p' and 'q' Printables)
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Reversals ('p' and 'q' Printables)

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Reversals: This is a set of reversal printables that I created for my students to help them visually distinguish lowercase 'p' and 'q'. This set includes the following: 2 mini-posters 14 cards 4 worksheets Engage your kiddos in some creative fun! You may also be interested in Letter Reversals b and d Printables © 2013 Nicole Hernandez A Teacher's Idea
Numbers 1-20 {Frog Themed}
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Numbers 1-20 {Frog Themed}

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Numbers 1-20: Frog Spots Number Cards- Numbers 1 to 20: Here is a great frog themed number set for your math centers. These cards can be used by both individual students and in small groups. There are two sets of number cards. The first set contains the numeral, pictures and number name. The second set contains numerals only. You may also like: Frog Spots Alphabet Cards Posters and More Butterfly and Frog Life Cycle Posters and More Nicole Hernandez www.nicadez.com
Alphabet Cards- {Frog Themed} Posters, Picture Cards and Modeling Clay Cards
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Alphabet Cards- {Frog Themed} Posters, Picture Cards and Modeling Clay Cards

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This is a set of posters, picture cards and modeling clay cards for the English alphabet. Each poster contains a word and an illustration (8.5 by 11 in). There are 4 pictures cards on each sheet. These picture cards can be used to target initial sounds. The flashcards and modeling clay cards were created 8.5 by 5.5inches. This set includes the following: 31 large Alphabet Posters 31 Flashcards with words and pictures 31 Modeling Clay Cards 104 Picture Cards You may also be interested in: Frog Spots Number Cards 1 to 20 Butterfly and Frog Life Cycle Posters and More © Nicole Hernandez www.nicadez.blogspot.com
English Articles - A, An, The - Posters
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English Articles - A, An, The - Posters

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This is a set of 7 posters that define and explain the use of the definite and indefinite articles a-an-the. These colourful posters are designed for classroom walls with young learners aged 7 to 11 years old.
Kindergarten Memory Book
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Kindergarten Memory Book

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Kindergarten Memory Book This Memory Book is a fantastic book to work on with your kids as an end of year activity. Kids really love to go down memory lane, especially at this time of year. Kindergarten kids love to do so with their pencils and crayons and of course, with their teacher. This memory book takes your kiddos from the first day in kinder to their proudest moment, graduation. Each page can be colored daily as it comes to an end for them. You can download my SUPER FREEBIE End of School Year Bookmarks to send them off packed with lots of love. This memory book contains the following activity pages: This was me My Favorite Color My Favorite Lunch My Favorite Time My Favorite Subject My Favorite Story My Favorite Project My Favorite Lesson My Best Day Ever The Greatest Event My Awards My Friends My Best Friend My Teacher Our Field Trips Our Class Party I Learned Autographs I pride myself on creating quality resources for teachers and students alike. Every effort has been made to make this resource error free. Should you find a mistake please let me know in the "Ask a Question" section or email me prior to feedback and I will quickly fix it. You can then redownload the corrected version for free! Your feedback is greatly appreciated. ⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊ All Rights Reserved by © Nicole Hernandez . This product is to be used by the original downloader ONLY. Copying for more than one teacher, classroom, department, school, or school system is prohibited. No part of this resource maybe posted on a blog (personal or commercial), webpage/site, server, or other location that is accessible by multiple people. Violations of this notice are subject to the penalties of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). Intended for classroom and personal use ONLY. Thank you for respecting my work!
Learning Intentions, Success Criteria Display {Black and White Chevron Themed}
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Learning Intentions, Success Criteria Display {Black and White Chevron Themed}

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Write 'n wipe your daily learning objectives on this black and white chevron themed set of classroom display posters. Learning objectives should be posted at a location where you can point and read to your students periodically throughout the school day. You can choose a word or two to highlight with coloured dry erase markers so that your students would better understand the learning objective. Simply print, laminate and post it in a highly visible area such as your bulletin board so that everyone can see (you may choose to place the sheets in a plastic pocket). Use whiteboard markers to record daily learning focus and rub off to re-use the next day. Administrators would welcome this display too! I included blank posters that you can write on each day which makes it easy to change weekly! Included are the following headers: Subjects- ✔ Math ✔Writing ✔English Language Arts ✔Reading ✔PBL ✔Science ✔Social Studies/Geography ✔Performing Arts ✔ Sports / Physical Education ✔Technology ✔ Information Technology ✔ History ✔ R.E ✔ Visual Arts Learning Intention/Learning focus/Learning outcomes Success criteria WALT- We are learning to WALF- We are looking for TIB- This is because… TIIB- This is important because… WINK- What I now know WAGOLL- What a good one looks like WABOLL- What a bad one looks like TILT- Today I learned that… TILT- Today I learned to… TILT- Things I learned today… TMB- This matters because… WALA- We are learning about… KUD- Know, Understand, Do NOTE: This resource is not editable and does not include specific objectives or standards © Nicole Hernandez A Teacher’s Idea www.nicadez.com
Homophone Posters BUNDLE (All 87 Posters)
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Homophone Posters BUNDLE (All 87 Posters)

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This is a BUNDLED set of display posters (87 total) featuring some of the most common homophones that you students encounter in their reading. The posters are colourfully designed and include an example that helps the children to understand the difference between each of the words. The homophones included are: SET 1 there/their/they’re you/you’re its/it’s to/too/two SET 2 by/bye/buy where/wear/we’re which/witch whose/who’s we’ve/weave aren’t/aunt/ant I’d/eyed he’d/heed we’d/weed I’ll/isle/aisle you’ll/yule he’ll/heal/heel we’ll/wheel here’s/hear what’s/watts SET 3 be / bee bean / been hear / here hour / our hair / here / hare / hear know / no knows / nose mail / male meat / meet plain / plane prince / prints right / write road / rode sail / sale sea / see son / sun steal / steel tail / tale wood / would ate / eight You might be interested in the individual sets listed below: Homophone Posters: Set 1 (10 Posters Including There/They’re/Their) Homophone Posters: Set 2 (35 Colored Posters Including By/Buy/Bye) Homophone Posters: Set 3 (42 Posters Including Knows / Nose)
Action Verbs, Helping Verbs & Linking Verbs - Posters, Center Activity & Sheets
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Action Verbs, Helping Verbs & Linking Verbs - Posters, Center Activity & Sheets

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Action Verbs Helping Verbs and Linking Verbs Posters: This resource set contains nine (9) colored posters that explain the basic difference between action verbs, helping verbs and linking verbs for your students. With clear examples, these posters are great for teaching or reviewing the concepts. Also included are a center sort activity and student writing sheets for them to record those that are encountered in their reading. Additionally, I included all posters in black and white. You may choose to resize the posters as sheets for your student grammar notebooks as well.
Skip Counting (Multiples) Posters
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Skip Counting (Multiples) Posters

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These Skip counting posters and worksheets can be used to introduce the study of multiplication and also to reinforce multiples or number patterns These posters can be used as visual support to gradually get your students more grounded into the study of number patterns. Included in this set are posters for skip counting in 2s 3s 4s 5s and 10s up to 120. I also included worksheets that go up to 100 and also up to 120. FREE RESOURCES AND DISCOUNTS Follow me on TES to stay updated on discounts and sales. New products will be offered for free on occasion, or discounted 20% during the first 24 hours. PRODUCT FEEDBACK Your feedback helps us continually improve our products. If you download this, we’d appreciate it if you’d leave a comment. Thanks! SUGGESTED USES FOR POSTERS: Classroom posters can be used as a teaching tool to recognize goals, set expectations or to introduce or review concepts. They can be used as standalone aids to help students master particular strategies and techniques. The following are different ways of using classroom posters: They can be printed standard size (8.5x11 inches) and binded into a booklet as a study resource for students as an individual or small group activity. As anchor charts They can be used as reference books for small group use. Simply print and slide pages in sheet protectors to compile a binder or folder document. They can be used as individual reference charts. Simply print the black-line version (if available) onto colored paper for students to stick in their notebooks or interactive journals.
Spellings of /k/ Sound Posters (c, k, ck, qu, que, cc, ch, spellings)
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Spellings of /k/ Sound Posters (c, k, ck, qu, que, cc, ch, spellings)

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These colourful and engaging spelling posters help students to understand the different spellings of the /k/ sound (c, k, ck, qu, que, cc, ch, spellings). These posters are clear and simple reminders and would be the perfect resource to have up on your classroom wall for students to refer to during their writing sessions. Included are black and white versions and a handy reference sheets for students notebooks or folders.
Spelling Posters - Y as Long I and Y as Long E Posters
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Spelling Posters - Y as Long I and Y as Long E Posters

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Help your students remember the Long vowel sounds for Y (long I and long E) with these posters. These bright and colourful posters are clear and simple reminders making them the perfect resource to have on your classroom wall for students to refer to during their writing sessions. Included also are a black and white version plus a mini-version of each poster for students to keep in their notebooks or writing folders.
Large Letter Cards with Handwriting Lines
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Large Letter Cards with Handwriting Lines

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Use these 8 ½ x 11 flash cards to introduce or review the letters of the alphabet with your students. This set includes both UPPERcase and lowercase letters together on one page . The vowels are in red and the consonants blue. The cards are clean and clear so that your students can pay closer attention to the formation of the letters within the handwriting lines, just like in their books. These cards are perfect for teaching whole groups or for displaying within your classroom, referring to them periodically during your phonics or handwriting teaching sessions.
Picture Sequencing Cards for Young Learners (SET 2)
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Picture Sequencing Cards for Young Learners (SET 2)

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This set contains another 100 cards in 20 different 4-scene sequences. LEARNING OUTCOMES: These cards can be used to assist pre-k students or other learners in understanding the order in which stories and events can occur. Students get an opportunity to:- -Follow directions -Discriminate between pictures -Improve visual awareness -Retell stories and events in sequence -Build oral vocabulary skills -Build narrative (story) skills -Improve sequencing skills -Ask and answer “wh” questions themselves for clarity SUGGESTED USE: These simple picture cards are lots of fun to sequence! Kids will cards in logical order to complete each sequence. Use these simple COLOR-CODED picture sequencing cards to practice sequencing in 4-scene sets with your young detectives. DIFFERENTIATION/EXTENSION: For students having difficulty with sequences it is suggested that you scaffold learning by working individually with them as a guide on the side, gradually releasing support as time goes by. To start, simply select one sequence set and present the final picture first to allow him or her to see the BIG PICTURE. Then have the student place the remaining pictures in the correct order back up to the beginning to complete the sequence. For the stronger students you can challenge them to write the story in sequence using the cards as a guide. They can write two or three sentences about each card then ultimately putting sentences together to create their own piece. CONTENTS OF RESOURCE: This set includes: Each card measures 2.83" x 3.5". Each set is COLOR-coded to facilitate easy ordering. 2 four-scene mats Simply print the cards and mats and laminate for longevity. This set makes a great center activity. Are you looking for a different style of sequencing cards? Well here is my LATEST set of sequencing cards created with cute kid-friendly graphics.
Picture Sequencing Cards for Young Learners (SET 3)
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Picture Sequencing Cards for Young Learners (SET 3)

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This set contains 100 cards in 20 different 4-scene sequences. LEARNING OUTCOMES: These cards can be used to assist pre-k students or other learners in understanding the order in which stories and events can occur. Students get an opportunity to:- -Follow directions -Discriminate between pictures -Improve visual awareness -Retell stories and events in sequence -Build oral vocabulary skills -Build narrative (story) skills -Improve sequencing skills -Ask and answer “wh” questions themselves for clarity SUGGESTED USE: These simple picture cards are lots of fun to sequence! Kids will cards in logical order to complete each sequence. Use these simple COLOR-CODED picture sequencing cards to practice sequencing in 4-scene sets with your young detectives. DIFFERENTIATION/EXTENSION: For students having difficulty with sequences it is suggested that you scaffold learning by working individually with them as a guide on the side, gradually releasing support as time goes by. To start, simply select one sequence set and present the final picture first to allow him or her to see the BIG PICTURE. Then have the student place the remaining pictures in the correct order back up to the beginning to complete the sequence. For the stronger students you can challenge them to write the story in sequence using the cards as a guide. They can write two or three sentences about each card then ultimately putting sentences together to create their own piece. CONTENTS OF RESOURCE: This set includes: Each card measures 2.83" x 3.5". Each set is COLOR-coded to facilitate easy ordering. 2 four-scene mats Simply print the cards and mats and laminate for longevity. This set makes a great center activity.
Sequencing  Cards and Worksheets BUNDLE
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Sequencing Cards and Worksheets BUNDLE

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Save 20% on this bundle of sequencing cards and cut and paste sheets. These are perfect for students who are now starting to sequence and for those who are in need of a challenge. It is a fun and engaging set for all students The bundle includes mostly 4-scence sequences with some 3-scene sequences: Picture Sequencing Cards Picture Writing Prompts with Sequencing Cards for Daily Writing Story Sequencing Cards with Cut and Paste Sheets In all there are over 200 cards in 3-scene and 4-scene sequences.
Letter Confusion Reversal Posters - m and n
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Letter Confusion Reversal Posters - m and n

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These letter confusion/reversal posters will help your students to distinguish the difference between confusing letters m and n. Included are matching cards to help them to establish a visual memory and note the difference between similar letters in the alphabet. There are letters with an without serifs.
Letter Confusion Reversal Posters - m and w
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Letter Confusion Reversal Posters - m and w

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These letter confusion/reversal posters will help your students to distinguish the difference between confusing letters m and w. Included are matching cards to help them to establish a visual memory and note the difference between similar letters in the alphabet. There are letters with an without serifs.
Fry Sight Words Worksheet Practice | The Second 100 Words | Literacy Center
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Fry Sight Words Worksheet Practice | The Second 100 Words | Literacy Center

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Learn sight words with the Sight Word Buddies! These kindergarten sight words worksheets includes the second level of the Fry words or high frequency words most used in reading and writing. These activity pages are perfect for preschool, kindergarten and first grade. They are low prep, ready to go pages for introducing sight words and are perfect for morning work, homework or extra practice. The sight words are organized in alphabetical order to make finding them easier. Activities included on each worksheet: Read the word Write the word Map the word Color the word Trace the word Spell the word Build the word (cut out and glue the letters in the correct order) Words included in this SECOND 100 Words packet: after, again, air, also, America, animal, another, answer, any, around, ask, away, back, because, before, big, boy, came, change, different, does, end, even, follow, form, found, give, good, great, hand, help, here, home, house, just, kind, know, land, large, learn, letter, line, little, live, man, me, means, men, most, mother, move, much, must, name, need, new, off, old, only, our, over, page, picture, place, play, point, put, read, right, same, say, sentence, set, should, show, small, sound, spell, still, study, such, take, tell, things, think, three, through, too, try, turn, us, very, want, well, went, where, why, work, world, years