Free Short Vowel Worksheets

Here are 4 FREE worksheets from my short vowel phonics unit. These free worksheets are an example from each of the units below. The worksheets are separated by CVC, CCVC, CVCC, and CCVCC words. These FREE worksheets will help your students learn some new vocabulary, sound out words, and write or spell short vowel words. If you are teaching beginning readers, these worksheets will help your students become proficient readers. These worksheets are perfect for classwork to reinforce phonics sounds and skills and these are also perfect to send home for homework. Just click the picture above to download your free worksheets. 

The FREE worksheets are taken from these 3 packs:

Hopefully the worksheets will help boost some good reading skills.
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Free Valentine Conversation Hearts Worksheet and Math Lesson

Valentine's Day is right around the corner and I have a fun and meaningful math lesson for it. This FREE worksheet is perfect for 1st -2nd graders. Some advanced kindergartners can surely use this as well. AND you could change the addition signs into multiplication signs to make it more challenging. 
You will need a box of Conversation Hearts for each student. The colors used for hearts in this worksheet are: Green, Orange, Pink, Purple, White, and Yellow. 

If you are on a tight budget, ask parents to bring in the candy. I've also purchased a big bag of Conversation Hearts and then I give each student a handful of hearts to complete the worksheet. Once students complete the math worksheet, they can eat the candy hearts. 

This worksheet has students comparing, adding, graphing, reading and doing math! Just click the picture above to download your freebie!

Here are some past Valentine Blog Post with some great freebies:

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Word Choice Posters and a Free Worksheet

Words can make or break a piece of writing. If there are too many overused words, the writing is dull and boring. If words are too bold, the meaning of the sentence can become confusing or without fluency. Choosing a few "better" words can jazz up a boring piece of writing and bump up an overall score in an assessment. You need just the right words to capture your reader's attention and make the writing come alive. Words can create lots of different moods, images, and meaning in the reader's mind.

By introducing more words in the classroom, students will increase their vocabulary! Vocabulary is the foundation of reading.  Learning new vocabulary will increase reading and comprehension. Knowing more words will help students express themselves better and communicate more. One way to express themselves is through writing. When students know more words, they will be able to increase their reading and writing skills.    

One way to increase vocabulary is to have a word wall. A wall that is dedicated for just words will help students grow as good readers and writers. The word wall should be in a place where all students can see and utilize the words on it. Words can be added or taken away from the word wall. I always added spelling words, HFW, vocabulary words from our reading stories, and even our science words we were learning for our unit to the word wall. 

These Word Choice Posters will help students increase their vocabulary and improve their writing skill. The words on the posters can help students jazz up their writing and bring it to life. The 24 posters take overused words and give students a choice of 15 "better" words. Each poster also has 7 sentences to practice replacing the overused word. Theses sentences are perfect for mini-lessons or as examples for novice learners. Keep the posters whole or cut them in half. Use the posters for your word wall and use the sentences at your writing centers. Either way, students will be exposed to some new vocabulary, learn how to jazz up a piece of writing, and make your word wall look fantastic! 

Word Choice Posters include these 24 overused words:
bad, big, cold, easy, fast, fun, get, good, happy, hard, hot, little, mad, make, mean, nice, pretty, sad, said, see, slow, ugly, very, and went

Start collecting words and adding them to the word wall. Once a word goes on the word wall, it's expected to be used and spelled correctly for the remainder of the year.

Here is a FREE worksheets to help replace 8 overused words from the Word Choice pack. Students rewrite the sentences by replacing the underlined word with a better or juicy word. Adding better words can make sentences come alive! Click the picture on the left to download this FREE WORKSHEET.

Here is another Word Choice pack that I created years ago. This pack is more for older students with a fun sense of humor. It's a great unit or lesson to use during Halloween time. This pack has more centers and activities using word choice. "Said is Dead." Click the picture on the left to read more about it. I would not do this pack with 2nd graders or younger. They don't seem to get the humor in it. 

Have an outrageous time educating students about words!
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Turkey Pie Fractions and a FREEBIE

Turkey Pie Fractions are just in time for your November planning. If you are working on fractions or just getting started, this pack is for 2nd and 3rd grade classrooms. This pack includes:
28 Turkey Picture Pie Fractions
28 Fraction Numbers (to match)
3 Task Boards to use with the turkey pie task cards
18 Task Cards asking the amount of pie that is missing
8 Fraction Worksheets
The 28 turkey pie fractions include:
1 whole, 1/2, 1/3, 2/3, 3/3, 1/4, 2/4, 3/4, 4/4, 1/5, 2/5, 3/5, 4/5, 5/5, 1/6, 2/6, 3/6, 4/6, 5/6, 6/6, 1/8, 2/8, 3/8, 4/8, 5/8, 6/8, 7/8, 8/8
This pack also comes with recording sheets to use at math centers.  Here are some preview pictures: Click any picture below to see the preview more closely.

I am not going to leave you empty handed. Here is a free fraction worksheet from the pack just for you! Students write the fraction of pie that is in the pan. Click the picture to download your freebie.

 I made the turkey clip art too. These are original! If you would like to make your own worksheets or other turkey fraction activities, click the picture to take a peek at the clip art.


Hope this pack enhances your fraction unit!
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You can find Turkey Pie Fractions Task Cards and Worksheets right here on Teacher's Take-Out for a discounted price:

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Here are Pizza Dog Fractions! These are just like the Turkey Pie Fractions from above but with a pizza and dog  theme!

Fact Drills Free Trial

I have a free worksheet to practice addition facts 1-9 from my Fact Drills Pack.  This worksheet comes with 2 half sheets. Students should be able to complete all 32 facts on the half sheet in under 2 minutes.  Check your child today to see if they can do all 32 facts in under 2 minutes. If not, you might want to think about purchasing the Fact Drill Pack for addition and subtraction. This pack includes 70 half sheets to practice addition and subtraction facts 1-10. The worksheets in this pack are separated to practice one fact at a time, all mixed together, and with missing numbers. This pack has enough variety to meet the needs of the students in your classroom.

Here is a helpful blog post about teaching addition facts:

Need something more challenging like multiplication? Here is a FREE Worksheet to practice the facts of 2. Again, students should be able to do all 32 problems in under 2 minutes. Click the picture on the left to download a free multiplication fact drill worksheet. Test your students today to see if they can pass. Here is the Multiplication and Division Fact Drills pack for purchase if you need more practice:

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Weekly Spelling Words

Here are some helpful teaching ideas to use with your Weekly Spelling Lists:

• Write the spelling list on the chalkboard or chart paper. Display the list so all students can see and refer to the list at any time.
• Read the spelling list together as a class. This helps students pronounce and say the words correctly. Saying the word AND spelling the letters aloud as a class can be helpful for some students.  
• Discuss the meaning of each word with students. Help them provide definitions or sentences that indicate the meaning of each word.
• Discuss the rule or specific spelling pattern of the words on the list. Use this to guide your teaching lessons.
• Provide a spelling word list for students to take home. If students copy the list, make sure to check each student’s list to ensure they have spelled the words correctly. 
• Transfer the weekly spelling words to your Word Wall or other special place in the classroom. This will keep students accountable and to keep spelling those words correctly all year long. By encouraging students to practice using the word wall, you help them integrate these words into other forms like vocabulary and speaking skills.
• Repeat frequently misspelled words. It's okay to keep adding the same words to spelling lists over and over again. Many students need more than one week to study a word. Reviewing can be helpful for many students. 
• Pair students up to quiz each other. Each student takes a turn saying the words as the other spells the words aloud or on a white board. This is a fun classroom activity. It also gets them up and moving around. Plus, they like it. 
• Administer a pretest. Students only need to study the words they missed. Then, administer a posttest each week to assess students’ learning and retention

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Here is a FREE poster to help students study their spelling words! Practice doing the steps together as a class. Then, students will be able to repeat this process at home. Hang this poster in your classroom or send it home for homework. A black and white copy is included. Just click the picture on the left to download it.

Need some help with studying spelling words? Here are two packs that will help students study for their weekly spelling words. The task cards are easy to set up at a center and the worksheets are instant so you can send them home on a moments notice. Just click the pictures below to be read more about them. You can also snag them both in the bundle below.    

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New Clip Art and Some Freebies

I have discovered a new adventure! I am exploring the world of clip art. There are many products I want to create and I can't find the right clip art to match. So why not make your own clip art, right? I made one tiny, little caterpillar and the next thing I know I'm making a kid, a dog, a cat, a star, pencils, etc. Once I started, I couldn't stop. They turned out so cute that I had to share my creations. I ended up opening a clip art store and call it, Clip Factory. I'll be producing clip art for teachers over there and hope you stop by to grab some freebies. I'm just starting and have a ton to learn. I only have a few creations right now, but I have a few fun ideas itching to get out.  

Here are a few more of my freebies at the Clip Factory that I have completed already: 

I am also updating a few of my products by switching some of the clip art out. I've found that some of the clip art that I've purchased lacks the black and white copy for line art. I want to start supplying a black and white copy to my products so my customers have a choice on how they print them. One thing can be sure, Teacher's Take-Out will have original creations!

Here are some freebies I have already changed over using my new clip art!

 

   

 

 

I hope you stop by to take a peek. 

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