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Amanda is a former kindergarten teacher who now dedicates her expertise to developing writing and reading curriculum for preschool, kindergarten, and first-grade students. When she isn't crafting curriculum for young learners, Amanda is chasing after her three little boys, who inspire her to create new and engaging lessons.
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Preview of Illustration Unit for Kindergarten First Grade I Can Draw with Shapes Color

Illustration Unit for Kindergarten First Grade I Can Draw with Shapes Color

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ThatKinderMama
This is a four week illustration unit to help kindergarten/first grade writers become confident in their drawing and coloring skills. Primary students will learn how to draw with shapes and people with different facial expressions, hairstyles, and skin tones.This illustration study sets kindergarten students up for success for the rest of the year during writers workshop. Students can reference their directed drawing notebook throughout the year if they forget how to draw an object already tau
Preview of Kindergarten Writing Curriculum and Lesson Plans Unit Bundle

Kindergarten Writing Curriculum and Lesson Plans Unit Bundle

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ThatKinderMama
This is a complete Kindergarten Writing Curriculum. The units follow a workshop approach while focusing on taking writing slowly by building the foundational skills of illustrations. What's included:Illustration Unit: writers become confident in their drawing and coloring skills. Kindergarten students will learn how to draw with shapes and people with different facial expressions, hairstyles, and skin tones.Labeling Unit: writers become confident in their labeling and sentence structure skill
Preview of Alphabet Directed Drawings with Shapes Back to School A to Z

Alphabet Directed Drawings with Shapes Back to School A to Z

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ThatKinderMama
These are simple animal directed drawings with shapes ONLY. Perfect for kindergarten or first grade students to continue gaining confidence in their drawing abilities while also practicing letter recognition, handwriting, and sentence writing. Add these directed drawings to your reading or craft centers to give your students hand on experiences. What's included:32 directed drawings with shapes only of animalsAnimals Used: alligator, ant, aphid, bat, crab, duck, elephant, eagle, frog, giraff
Preview of Preschool Drawing Unit | Scribble Scrabble Stories

Preschool Drawing Unit | Scribble Scrabble Stories

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ThatKinderMama
This is a 2 week drawing unit for preschool or Kindergarten students. Students will focus on purposeful scribbling and drawing different lines to create a story. This drawing unit was created with preschool aged students in mind but can be a great beginning of the year activity in Kindergarten if students need more opportunities to work on their fine motor skills. What's included:2 weeks of lesson plans Outline of unit teaching pointsScribble Story mentor textDigital anchor charts - types of s
Preview of Kindergarten Labeling Unit I Can Label and Write Writers Workshop

Kindergarten Labeling Unit I Can Label and Write Writers Workshop

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ThatKinderMama
This is a four week labeling unit to help kindergarten writers become confident in their labeling and sentence structure skills. Kindergarten students will learn how to label phonetically by listening to the sounds they hear and towards the end of the unit practice writing a sentence with their labels. This unit sets kindergarten students up for success for writers workshop for the year. Students are given intensive instruction focusing solely on labeling their pictures. Often, we rush into th
Preview of Monthly Writing Center with Real Pictures Nonfiction Images for Kindergarten

Monthly Writing Center with Real Pictures Nonfiction Images for Kindergarten

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ThatKinderMama
This is a monthly writing center that exposes your kindergarten and first grade students to real images to help learn new vocabulary and make real world connections. Students can practice their phonetic knowledge of letters and sounds in a low, risk setting. What's Inside:Writing Center Starter Pack (Anchor charts and banners)August Back to School Center Apple Writing Center Words (September)Pumpkin Writing Center Words (October)November Turkey Writing Center Holidays Writing Center Words (Dec
Preview of Monthly Directed Drawings with Shapes Bundle

Monthly Directed Drawings with Shapes Bundle

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ThatKinderMama
This is a GROWING Monthly Directed Drawing Bundle. Perfect for kindergarten students to continue gaining confidence in their drawing abilities while also practicing fine motor skills, following directions, sentence writing or building vocabulary. Add these directed drawings to your reading or craft centers to give your students hand on experiences. What's included:10 August Directed Drawings10 September Directed Drawings10 October Directed Drawings15 November Directed Drawings20 December Dire
Preview of Decode Draw and Write Growing Bundle | Science of Reading

Decode Draw and Write Growing Bundle | Science of Reading

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ThatKinderMama
This is a Decode Draw and Write Growing Bundle. Use these no prep, phonics based practice pages to help students decode, draw a matching picture and write a sentence. What's included:CVC Decode Draw WriteBlends Decode Draw WriteDigraph Decode Draw WriteCVCE Decode Draw WriteBossy R Decode Draw WriteVowel Teams Decode Draw Writedecode draw write | kindergarten centers | phonics write the room | science of reading
Preview of Alphabet Curriculum Kindergarten Letter of the Day Science of Reading Aligned

Alphabet Curriculum Kindergarten Letter of the Day Science of Reading Aligned

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ThatKinderMama
This is a 5 week Alphabet Curriculum for Kindergarten students. Students will focus on learning one letter a day throughout their entire reading block. This unit focuses on foundational phonics skills needed for kindergarten students to be successful for the entire year. What's included:26 lesson plans for each letter (editable option included)FULLY EDITABLE SLIDES FOR WHOLE GROUP POWERPOINT ONLYPre/post assessment of letter ID, sounds and handwritingOne page foldable alphabet decodablesAlpha
Preview of Sound Wall with Real Mouths Real Pictures Science of Reading Kindergarten

Sound Wall with Real Mouths Real Pictures Science of Reading Kindergarten

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ThatKinderMama
This is a Sound Wall with real mouth pictures AND real photographs. This is aligned with the Science of Reading. What's included:**There are 4 color schemes to match your classroom! B&W, Boho, Pastel and Bright Rainbow**26 alphabet posters with real pictures of mouth formation and object Vowel Valley headersVowel Valley mouth formations and imagesPhoneme cardsConsonant headerConsonant mouth formations and imagesIndividual consonant pictures without object just mouth formationConsonant cardsStud
Preview of Monthly Tear Art Growing Bundle

Monthly Tear Art Growing Bundle

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ThatKinderMama
This is a Monthly Growing Tear Art Bundle. Students will work on the muscles in their hand by tearing paper while creating this fun, seasonal craft. Perfect addition to your thematic or seasonal units! How to Use:Tear colored paper in tiny piecesGlue onto picture, make sure all white spaces are goneOptional sentence at the bottomWhat's Included (Over 100 and growing):Pencil Tear ArtCrayon Tear ArtApple Tear ArtAcorn Tear ArtCorn Tear ArtBonfire Tear ArtLeaf Tear ArtFootball Tear ArtBat Tear Art
Preview of Visual Schedule Real Pictures | Nonfiction | Editable

Visual Schedule Real Pictures | Nonfiction | Editable

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This is a visual schedule with real, nonfiction pictures. Students will be able to understand what their daily schedule will be with these visuals. Help students create real world connections with these real life images. What's included:111 different options for your scheduleEDITABLE OPTION MUST HAVE POWERPOINTPictures Used:•Alphabet • Art • Arrival • Assembly • Bathroom •Bell Work • Birthday • Brain Break • Breakfast • Buddies • Buddy reading • Calendar • Centers •Class Meeting • Clean up • Ci
Preview of Pumpkin Shape Craft | Bulletin Board Set | Kindergarten | Halloween

Pumpkin Shape Craft | Bulletin Board Set | Kindergarten | Halloween

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ThatKinderMama
This is a Pumpkin Shape Craft and Bulletin Board that goes perfect with your fall/pumpkin unit. Students can create a pumpkin shape craft and display on a bulletin board with this low prep sign. What's included:Pumpkin shape craftSign to hang on bulletin boardHow to Use:Bulletin board: Print, cut and laminate letters/student names to create display. Hang on bulletin board or door. Pumpkin Craft: Print on templates on orange, green and brown paper. Cut and glue together. Display on bulletin boar
Preview of Decode and Draw Stories PHONICS GROWING BUNDLE | Directed Drawings

Decode and Draw Stories PHONICS GROWING BUNDLE | Directed Drawings

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ThatKinderMama
These are Decode and Draw Stories with decodable words and directed drawings. Perfect for kindergarten or first grade students to practice decoding specific phonics skills while using directed drawings to draw a matching picture on each page. What's included:32 Alphabet Decode and Draw Stories10 Decode and Draw CVC Stories10 ADDITIONAL CVC Decode and Draw Stories10 Decode and Draw 4 Letter Blends Stories8 Decode and Draw Digraph Stories10 Decode and Draw CVCEHow to Use:Print these DOUBLE SIDEDU
Preview of Narrative Writing Kindergarten First Grade Writers Workshop

Narrative Writing Kindergarten First Grade Writers Workshop

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ThatKinderMama
This is a four week narrative unit to help kindergarten writers become confident in their story writing skills with a beginning, middle and end. Kindergarten students will learn how to use map out their ideas, use transitional words, match their picture with their sentence and become independent writers! This unit goes through the book making process slowly by allowing students to complete at their own pace. Students will be met where they are developmentally with 3 different book options. Th
Preview of Alphabet Decodables Books Science of Reading Decodable Letter of the Day

Alphabet Decodables Books Science of Reading Decodable Letter of the Day

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ThatKinderMama
These are 32 Alphabet Books. Use these books in your kindergarten classroom to practice letter sounds before they start decoding two and three letter sounds. What's included:32 alphabet books with 6 pictures for each letterShort AND long vowels included (but separate) For example: all short A sounds are in one book, all long A sounds are in another bookHow to Use:Print these DOUBLE SIDEDStaple and use in your small group instructionHave students repeat the letter sound twice and then say the pi
Preview of Writing Center Starter Pack | Primary

Writing Center Starter Pack | Primary

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ThatKinderMama
This is a writing center starter pack for your kindergarten or first grade classrooms. Create a writing center in your kindergarten or primary classroom with these banners, anchor charts and writing templates.What's Inside:4 options of "write" bunting banner (boho, rainbow pastel or bright rainbow plus black & white and PENCIL option)Alphabet chart with real photographs Sentence Stem Chart Writers Checklist ChartMini Writing Process PosterI can write... Interactive Poster5 options of blank wr
Preview of Decode Draw Write CVC Words Center | No Prep

Decode Draw Write CVC Words Center | No Prep

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ThatKinderMama
These are 30 pages of decoding CVC words practice. Perfect for kindergarten or first grade students to practice decoding CVC words, drawing a matching picture and writing a sentence. What's included:30 pages of CVC decoding practiceBlank lines AND handwriting "road" optionsHow to Use:Choose option and use during whole group or small group instruction. Perfect for a reading center, writing center or at your craft center :) Products You May Like:Alphabet Animal Directed Drawings A-ZWANT ALL OF MY
Preview of Modern Boho ASL Alphabet Poster | Neutral Classroom Decor | Print | Cursive

Modern Boho ASL Alphabet Poster | Neutral Classroom Decor | Print | Cursive

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ThatKinderMama
This is a MODERN BOHO DALMATIAN ASL ANIMAL alphabet set. The neutral colors would suit any grade level classroom. What's included:5 styles of ASL Alphabet PostersDesign One: Boho Dalmatian ABC print with colored handsDesign Two: Boho Colors ABC print with colored handsDesign Three: Boho Colors ABC print with black & white handsDesign Four: Boho Dalmatian cursive with colored handsDesign Five: Boho Colors cursive ABC with colored hands2 styles of Animal Alphabet PostersDesign One: Boho Colors wi
Preview of Prewriting Strokes for Beginning Kindergarten and Preschool Writing

Prewriting Strokes for Beginning Kindergarten and Preschool Writing

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ThatKinderMama
This is a Prewriting Bundle for your toddlers, preschoolers or kindergarten students that are not ready to draw shapes or write independently yet. Before they are ready to start writing letters and numbers, they need to focus on prewriting strokes. From there, they can learn the strokes of alphabet letters and numbers with explicit steps.What's Inside:Prewriting StrokesPrewriting AlphabetPrewriting Numbers 0-20Have an idea of another prewriting activity? Email thatkindermama@gmail.com and I
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Amanda is a former kindergarten teacher who now dedicates her expertise to developing writing and reading curriculum for preschool, kindergarten, and first-grade students. When she isn't crafting curriculum for young learners, Amanda is chasing after her three little boys, who inspire her to create new and engaging lessons.