Monica Creates
MonicaCreates came to life from a need to keep my creative juices flowing and my positive disposition of sharing and collaborating. No one has all the answers. Let's spread our personal knowledge base in an effort to lighten someone else's load so they can be more productive in their chosen arena.
My arena includes: Creating Teaching Resources and Taking Photos
My goal in creating resources is to actively involve students in their learning
Resources include:
-Animated PPT lesson plans and hands-on activities with a focus on ELA at the elementary level.
-Sorts
-Teaching Strategies (most cross-curricular) These are some of my personal favorites as they are student centered, great for ESL/ELL, as well as for all levels and abilities and work for all content areas.
-Mentor Texts (currently only 2 resources. I’d love to make more so please make requests)/
-Resources to assist you, the teacher
-Photos (I’ve got lots of real photos that could be utilized with the above strategies, or other creations. Animals, Natural Parks, Clouds/Sky, Flowers, Bees/Pollination, Historical Places.
I’d be honored if you find resources within my arena that will help you work smarter and will less effort within your own space.
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Parts of a Book Activity - Kinder - 1st Grade - Activity - Build a Book
$2.00Children need to not only be able to read a book, but must know the parts of a book as well. Not all books have the all the same parts. Understanding this helps readers prepare themselves for what they are about to read. This is a...$2.00 -
PowerPoint: How to Secure and Protect Your PowerPoint Presentation: Apple/Mac
$3.00YOU NEED TO DO THIS! Follow the clear, step by step instructions and learn how to save a PowerPoint Presentation as a secure document that you can post, sell, and/or share without worrying about anyone copying your hard...$3.00 -
1:1 Correspondence - Print Awareness - Early Literacy Assessment
$2.25Pointing is a strategy that promotes one-to-one-correspondence. In reading, this strategy strengthens the ability to match letters to a sound and to the written word. 1:1 Correspondence helps beginning readers make text-to-word connections. 1:1...$2.25 -
Writing Descriptive Sentences: PPT Lesson Plan & Activity. THANKSGIVING
$2.75Engaging lesson and activity, with a Thanksgiving Theme to teach how to write more descriptive sentences using Who, What, When, Where, Why and How. In this COMPLETE LESSON PLAN, watch the the scene grow details as the sentence grows...$2.75 -
Writing Descriptive Sentences: PPT Lesson Plan Activity - HALLOWEEN
$2.75Engaging lesson and activity, with a Halloween Theme to teach how to write more descriptive sentences using Who, What, When, Where, Why and How. In this COMPLETE LESSON PLAN, watch the the scene grow details as the sentence grows...$2.75 -
Thanksgiving Reading & Writing Activities: Mentor Texts and Video Links
$3.00Mentor texts, also referred to as anchor texts, are examples of quality writing from pieces of literature. These real examples can be studied and imitated allowing students practice using new strategies and formats. Studies show that mentor texts...$3.00 -
Stock Photos - Fish and Underwater Life
$3.00Fish and Underwater Life Photos, These photos capture fish and other life under the ocean. Perfect for Instagram, Blogs, and more! Contents: 15 Photos *As these photos were taken through the water or underwater, the clarity may not be as...$3.00 -
Metaphors (Figurative Language) - Practice - Matching - Activity
$3.00Studies show figurative language comes naturally to youngsters and helps them understand more complex concepts. Just cut and go with this 2 6card set. Match the metaphor, meaning, and/or illustration. Table of...$3.00 -
Critical Thinking Activities and Brain Teaser: Word Rebus/Wordles
$2.75This is a fun activity that will get the brain in gear as it promotes critical thinking and forces you to get outside the box. Get the creative juices flowing by challenging students further by having them create their own Word...$2.75