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Melissa Machan - First Grade Smiles

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By Melissa Machan - First Grade Smiles
*This Reindeer unit is a Top 100 seller every Christmas!* This is a common core aligned literacy unit with a Christmas theme twist. Common core stresses a shift in informational literacy and this unit has both informational and literature based
Subjects:
Balanced Literacy, Holidays/Seasonal, Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa
Grades:
Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, Homeschool
Types:
Thematic Unit Plans, Activities, Centers
$8.00
859
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By Melissa Machan - First Grade Smiles
Send your students to Elf School!!!Inspired by the picture book, Elf Elementary by Edward Miller, this elf craftivity will definitely catch the interest of those little ones hoping to one day be one of Santa's elves. This book can be difficult to
Subjects:
English Language Arts, Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa
Grades:
Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, Homeschool
Types:
Activities
$4.50
144
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By Melissa Machan - First Grade Smiles
Valentine's Day {Math and Literacy Activities, Games, Crafts, and MORE!} This pack is perfect for reinforcing important common core standards in math and literacy and has an adorable Valentine's Day theme. Here is what's included: Conversation
Subjects:
English Language Arts, Math, Valentine's Day
Grades:
Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, Homeschool
Types:
Printables, Centers
$9.00
292
Digital Download PDF (25.87 MB)
By Melissa Machan - First Grade Smiles
Animals in Winter (A Non-Fiction Unit) Hibernation, Migration, and Staying active This is the ultimate unit to teach your students about what happens to animals in the winter. This unit includes a variety of different activities that are aligned
Subjects:
English Language Arts, Science, Winter
Grades:
Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, Homeschool
Types:
Thematic Unit Plans, Printables, Centers
CCSS:
K.CC.A.1, K.CC.A.2, K.CC.A.3, K.CC.B.4, K.CC.B.4a, K.CC.B.4b, K.CC.B.4c, K.CC.B.5, K.CC.C.6, K.CC.C.7, K.MD.A.1...
$8.00
82
Digital Download PDF (93.24 MB)
By Melissa Machan - First Grade Smiles
Get your students pumped about penguins!!! This is a common core aligned literacy unit on Penguins (with a bonus math connection). Common core stresses a shift in informational literacy and this unit has both informational and literature based
Subjects:
Balanced Literacy, Holidays/Seasonal, Winter
Grades:
Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, Homeschool
Types:
Thematic Unit Plans, Activities, Centers
$9.00
270
Digital Download PDF (75.83 MB)
By Melissa Machan - First Grade Smiles
This Groundhog Day unit is common core aligned and focuses on Groundhogs AND Groundhog Day. This unit has both informational and literature based activities not just about Groundhog Day, but to also learn a little background on those cute little
Subjects:
English Language Arts, Holidays/Seasonal, Winter
Grades:
Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, Homeschool
Types:
Thematic Unit Plans, Activities, Printables
$5.00
17
Digital Download PDF (101.68 MB)
By Melissa Machan - First Grade Smiles
Reading Comprehension - Winter {Building Readers} This pack is perfect for your progressing readers in the middle of the year. There are multiple options to model and practice reading comprehension. The focus for this pack is Winter themed and
Subjects:
English Language Arts, Reading, Holidays/Seasonal
Grades:
Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, Homeschool
Types:
Worksheets, Activities, Printables
$6.50
40
Digital Download PDF (11.13 MB)
By Melissa Machan - First Grade Smiles
New Year's Resolution Glyph, Banner, Countdown Craft & More**HUGE UPDATE to this product and now updated through 2030. I will update the file again when necessary**Check out this adorable pack of fun activities to keep your little learners busy
Subjects:
Holidays/Seasonal, The New Year
Grades:
Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, Homeschool
Types:
Activities
$4.00
44
Digital Download PDF (17.86 MB)
By Melissa Machan - First Grade Smiles
Christmas Math Centers {Time and Money} This pack includes two Christmas themed math centers with adorable clip art to make them fun for kids. The first center is matching clocks and times (hour and half-hour), and the second center is matching
Subjects:
Math, Holidays/Seasonal, Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa
Grades:
Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, Homeschool
Types:
Activities, Centers
$3.00
38
Digital Download PDF (8.11 MB)
By Melissa Machan - First Grade Smiles
#halfoffhalftime ***Get this products for HALF OFF beginning at halftime of the Super Bowl!!! This Dental Health unit includes both informational and fictional activities about Dental Health, Healthy Teeth, and the Tooth Fairy. Here is what you
Subjects:
English Language Arts, Holidays/Seasonal, Winter
Grades:
Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, Homeschool
Types:
Thematic Unit Plans, Activities, Printables
$5.00
14
Digital Download PDF (29.85 MB)
By Melissa Machan - First Grade Smiles
Winter Writing {Ready to Write} Are you like me and always looking for ways to motivate reluctant writers and create authors? If you are, then this pack is perfect for your class!!! Within this pack you will find a variety of different ways to
Subjects:
English Language Arts, Writing, Winter
Grades:
Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, Homeschool
Types:
Printables, Graphic Organizers, Centers
$6.50
29
Digital Download PDF (37.51 MB)
By Melissa Machan - First Grade Smiles
This FREEBIE is a great complement to your Dental Health unit. You will find some quick, fun activities to go along with the picture book: Bear's Loose Tooth by Karma Wilson. Students will be sequencing, finding rhyming words, responding to
Subjects:
English Language Arts, Holidays/Seasonal, Winter
Grades:
Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, Homeschool
Types:
Activities, Printables, Lesson
FREE
36
Digital Download PDF (10.25 MB)
By Melissa Machan - First Grade Smiles
Writing Prompts-January No matter what your writing instruction beliefs are, every student needs some practice with writing to a prompt, especially when common core assessments will require that of them in later grades. This product has 40 task
Subjects:
Writing, Winter, Martin Luther King Day
Grades:
Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, Homeschool
Types:
Printables, Task Cards, Centers
CCSS:
W.K.1, W.K.2, W.K.3, W.1.1, W.1.2, W.1.3, W.2.1, W.2.2, W.2.3
$6.00
27
Digital Download PDF (81.12 MB)
By Melissa Machan - First Grade Smiles
February Writing Prompts No matter what your writing instruction beliefs are, every student needs some practice with writing to a prompt, especially when common core assessments will require that of them in later grades. This product has 38 task
Subjects:
Writing, Valentine's Day, Presidents' Day
Grades:
Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, Homeschool
Types:
Printables, Task Cards, Centers
CCSS:
W.K.1, W.K.2, W.K.3, W.1.1, W.1.2, W.1.3, W.2.1, W.2.2, W.2.3
$5.50
22
Digital Download PDF (28.02 MB)
By Melissa Machan - First Grade Smiles
Writing Prompts-December No matter what your writing instruction beliefs are, every student needs some practice with writing to a prompt, especially when common core assessments will require that of them in later grades. This product has 40 task
Subjects:
Writing, Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa
Grades:
Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, Homeschool
Types:
Printables, Task Cards, Centers
CCSS:
W.K.1, W.K.2, W.K.3, W.1.1, W.1.2, W.1.3, W.2.1, W.2.2, W.2.3
$6.00
23
Digital Download PDF (55.23 MB)
By Melissa Machan - First Grade Smiles
Christmas Math Center and Craft - Fact Family Trees Looking for a fun, easy activity for your students? This center and craftivity allow you to bring more learning into your holiday fun. In this product you will get a fun math center where
Subjects:
Math, Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa
Grades:
Kindergarten, 1st, Homeschool
Types:
Activities, Centers
$3.00
24
Digital Download PDF (1.21 MB)
By Melissa Machan - First Grade Smiles
I hope you like this telling time freebie! Included in this freebie is a telling time math center and a snowman clock craft. Your students will love telling time after doing these activities :)
Subjects:
Math
Grades:
Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, Homeschool
Types:
Activities, Centers
FREE
78
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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

I have been teaching for 18 years and have loved every second of it! I have taught Kindergarten through 4th grade, but my heart is definitely in K-1 and where I plan to stay. If you're looking for more ideas than what's here on Tpt, please visit my blog First Grade Smiles.

MY TEACHING STYLE

I try my best to have a classroom filled with smiles, laughter, and learning!

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

I have served as a grade level coordinator for my district for 6 years, as well as the elementary social studies coordinator. My most prized honors have come from the thank you cards and notes I have received from parents and students over the years, as well as the kind words from my colleagues. Maybe those don't count as awards, but they definitely matter the most to me!

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

I am certified in Elementary Education PreK-6th grade, Special Education K-12 and Literacy Education Birth-6th grade.

ADDITIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

Quote to live by: "A hundred years from now, it will not matter what kind of car I drove, what kind of house I lived in, how much money I had in the bank...but the world may be a better place because I made a difference in the life of a child." -- Forest Witcraft