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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FREE - READING STRATEGY: Using Photos To Teach - Teacher Task Cards
$0.00Why use photos in the classroom? Because every picture tells a story. And, to start discussions, illustrate lessons, and to make abstract concepts more concrete and real. Photos help keep students interested and arouse curiosity. Slideshows that...$0.00 -
Comprehension Strategy: Context Clues: Cross-Curricular: Teacher Task Cards FREE
$0.00COMPREHENSION is KEY - in EVERY SUBJECT AREA There are several comprehension strategies that focus on a particular skill with all needing strategic practice in order to become a good reader. Can you remember all the different ways to...$0.00 -
Comprehension Strategy: Prior Knowledge: Cross-Curricular: Teacher Task Cards FREEBIE
$0.00COMPREHENSION is KEY - in EVERY SUBJECT AREA There are several comprehension strategies that focus on a particular skill with all needing strategic practice in order to become a good reader. Can you remember all the different ways to prompt...$0.00 -
Parent Teacher Conference Handout -Reading Support - Primary Grades
$3.00Be a Super Hero for Parent Teacher Conferences Kindergarten - 3rd grade parents. Parents can become overwhelmed with all the school lingo, terms, schedules, and how best to support their learner. These handy printables! Forms and Ideas...$3.00 -
Critical Thinking Activities and Brain Teaser: 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...$2.75 -
Concepts of Print - Early Literacy - Similar Letters in Words
$2.00This sorting activity will held early learners recognize letters within words and that they can occur in different places. Building Early Literacy Skills begins with a thorough understanding of Concepts of Print. These skills...$2.00 -
Concepts of Print - Early Literacy - Letter Word Sentence Sort
$2.00This sorting activity will held early learners distinguish between letters, words, and sentences, Building Early Literacy Skills begins with a thorough understanding of Concepts of Print. These skills may seem very basic, but...$2.00 -
Sight Words: 1st Grade Level - Flatten the Fly Game
$3.0075% of words in early books are sight words. Children need lots of practice in different modalities to master these words. This great Re-usable Resource for Review, or Center Work Includes: 40 - Sight Word Cards (fly illustrations...$3.00 -
Classroom Management: Routines, Reading Groups, Writing Process
$3.00Utilize the benefits of a clip chart to more easily manage your classroom Routines, Reading Groups, Stages of the Writing Process, etc. Get • a quick glance to check status, • ease of use • efficiency of every...$3.00 -
Comprehension Strategy: ReReading: Cross-Curricular: Teacher Task Cards
$3.00COMPREHENSION is KEY - in EVERY SUBJECT AREA There are several comprehension strategies that focus on a particular skill with all needing strategic practice in order to become a good reader. Can you remember all the different ways to prompt...$3.00 -
Comprehension Strategy: Think Aloud: Cross-Curricular: Teacher Task Cards
$3.00COMPREHENSION is KEY - in EVERY SUBJECT AREA There are several comprehension strategies that focus on a particular skill with all needing strategic practice in order to become a good reader. Can you remember all the different ways to prompt...$3.00 -
FREEBIE - Keep Them Learning All Summer - Parent Handout
$0.00Research concludes that children who do not read and/or continue learning throughout the summer, can lose up to three months, or 22%, of the progress they made during their school year. This loss is most prevalent in grades K-2 and has a cumulative,...$0.00