Ice Cream Cone Contractions

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In our everyday speech we use contractions. Contractions are a kind of “short cut” in the way we use words to communicate. Think about it for a bit. If you were going to tell a friend that you aren’t going to lunch, are you likely to say, “I am not going to lunch” or “I’m not going to lunch”? Because we use these words so often in our speech, it’s important that we teach students how to use the words in writing. Teaching contractions can be fun and there are tons of great activities to use to support this concept. When introducing the idea of contractions, it’s helpful to begin by defining the word “contract”. “Contract” means to get smaller

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Intervention Kits for Teachers

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Let me do the printing and gathering of materials for you. The Make, Take & Teach intervention kits are designed to be used to target specific skills during small group or individual instruction. When you order a kit you’ll receive all the materials needed to assemble your activities.  Activities are printed in color and on 90lb cardstock.  All the materials are provided in a sturdy Sterilite container.  When needed, activities are printed in triplicate for use with multiple students.  Each kit contains a step-by-step teaching manual which makes the activities ideal for use with either teacher or para-professional led groups.  Ideas for differentiation are also included. Kits can be ordered through the Make, Take & Teach website or through a school purchase order.

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Printed Pre K- K Cookie Sheet Bundle

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We know that children learn best when we provide hands-on activities. The Make, Take & Teach cookie sheet activities have certainly been a hit with our young students. These activities are ideal for either small group instruction or as independent center activities. Simply print the templates, cut the pictures (optional: placing a magnetic strip on the pics) and gather magnetic letters. You’ll have activities that will last for years! When you order the Printed Pre K Kindergarten Cookie Sheet Bundle you will receive the the colored templates for Volume 1 (Early Literacy- ABC Order, Rhyme, Word Building), Volume 2 (Early Numeracy) and Volume 4 (Beginning Sounds and Short Vowels). All templates are printed in color on office paper. Corresponding pictures are printed

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Getting Ready for Kindergarten- Self Help Skills

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  One of the best ways parents can prepare their child for kindergarten is to encourage independent skills over the summer months. Actually, many teachers are often more concerned about a child’s ability to take to care of themselves and relate to their friends than how many letters or numbers they know.  Here are a few ideas for helping your child develop self help skills that are particularly helpful in the kindergarten classroom. 1. Cleaning Your Own Personal Space.  Whether picking up toys before coming to large group or putting away markers and crayons at table time, taking care of and cleaning an area is an important self help skill. You can help your child practice this skill at home by

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Thinking Differently About Behavior

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How do we create an environment where students want to come to school to learn? A place where students feel safe and secure and want to be participating members of a classroom? This is really the goal of every educator- we desparately want our students to have that intrinsic motivation to succeed. We want them to grow into adults who show compassion towards others, who are self-motivated, who can problem solve, who are happy, and strive to be lifelong learners. Rewards and Punishments We need to ask ourselves is if our beliefs about the nature of behavior and our classroom practices facilitate these goals or are they, in fact, harmful (okay, I know that’s a harsh word).  The most common

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Printed First Grade Cookie Sheet Bundle

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We know that children learn best when we provide hands-on activities. The Make, Take & Teach cookie sheet activities have certainly been a hit with our young students. These activities are ideal for either small group instruction or as independent center activities. Simply print the templates, cut the pictures (optional: placing a magnetic strip on the pics) and gather magnetic letters. You’ll have activities that will last for years! When you order the Printed First Grade Cookie Sheet Bundle you will receive the the colored templates for Volume 3 (Sight Words), Volume 5 (Blends and Digraphs) and Volume 6 (Word Families). All templates are printed in color on office paper. Corresponding pictures are printed in color on 90 lb card stock. When you order

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Parent Intervention Kits

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These parent kits are ideal for parents who wish to work with their child at home. Each kit contains 10 activities designed to target specific phonemic awareness and phonics skills.  When you order a kit you will receive all the printed materials (in color and on 90 lb card stock) and items in a sturdy Sterilite container delivered right to your front door!  These activities are hands on activities so some assembly is required. Five parent kits are available: Phonemic Awareness, Alphabetic Principle, Short Vowels/CVC Words, Blends/Digraphs and Magic e. Of course we accepts school purchase orders for all Make, Take & Teach hard good products. Just click the following link to download the order form: Purchase Order Form

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