Wednesday Weekly 5 under $5 - September 10, 2025

                             

Every week I put together a list of 5 great products from members of The Best of Teacher Entrepreneurs Marketing Cooperative (TBOTEMC) with the requirement that each product must be less than $5.  With a variety of subjects and a wide range of grades, there just might be something that you can use, so continue to read below and see!

In addition, if you're a seller on Teachers Pay Teachers (TpT) who would like to get more information about joining TBOTEMC, contact me via email at ReneeHeiss@gmail.com or by simply leaving a comment on this blog post.

Core French & French Immersion Reading Activities | Personal Dictionary Resource - $3.00

by Primarily Learning

K - 2nd grades

Activities, Centers, French, Homeschool, Parents, Printables

Are you looking for a French Sight Word Dictionary? You have found a GREAT word work resource for students! This sight word personal dictionary lists 60 sight words (with spaces to add your own), 11 color words, number words 1-12, and 84 common nouns with graphics!

Analyzing a Fictional Character Writing Activity | Print| Google| Easel - $4.00

by Charlene Tess

9th - 12th grades

Homeschool Curricula, Worksheets

Your students will love learning to analyze characters in fiction. It will make everything they watch and read more meaningful. Becoming proficient in character analysis will enhance a student's reading experience. The student can apply what they have learned to fictional characters in novels, movies, and TV shows.

A Helpful Reading Profile - Free

by Reading Spotlight

All grades 

Assessment

Be that great teacher who knows their students’ abilities and weaknesses clearly.  This profile provides an ordered list of fundamental reading skills. Add to the profile as you learn more about each child, helping to direct more effective grouping strategies, as well as more beneficial differentiated assignments. Discuss at conferences and impress with your individualized understanding of each child. 

Pirates Addition Facts Within 20 Clip Card Math Centers - $4.00

by Kamp Kindergarten

1st - 2nd grades

Activities, Centers, Homeschool, Seasonal

This pirate themed resource provides fun and inviting math centers for your little pirates to practice addition facts within 20. There are 5 addition clip card math center activities (12 cards per activity) in this packet with optional recording sheets. There is an addition fact and a choice of three sums printed on each clothespin clip card. These activities work well for Talk Like a Pirate Day, but may also be used at any time during the year. 

         

What does an engineer do? - $2.50

by All-American Teacher Tools

K - 3rd grades

Career and Technical Education, STEM

Instead of the age-old joke, "How many ( * ) does it take to screw in a light bulb?", ask your students, "How many engineers does it take to make your favorite toy?" Their answers will surprise you! This PowerPoint program shows your students that at least five, and probably more, engineers were involved in the making of a toy truck. The last slide offers students the opportunity to think about all the engineers who were involved in making their own favorite toy!

As always, I encourage comments and any ideas or suggestions by emailing me at reneeheiss@gmail.com

Renee Heiss

All-American Teacher Tools

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Wednesday Weekly 5 under $5 - August 27, 2025

                            

Every week I put together a list of 5 great products from members of The Best of Teacher Entrepreneurs Marketing Cooperative (TBOTEMC) with the requirement that each product must be less than $5.  With a variety of subjects and a wide range of grades, there just might be something that you can use, so continue to read below and see!

In addition, if you're a seller on Teachers Pay Teachers (TpT) who would like to get more information about joining TBOTEMC, contact me via email at ReneeHeiss@gmail.com or by simply leaving a comment on this blog post.

The Best Part of Me Writing Activity | Writing Activity | Open House Writing  - $3.75

by Two Little Birds

1st - 6th grades

Activities, Handouts

Create a beautiful display of your students’ writings for Open House, Parent Night, or Conferences after reading Wendy Ewald’s book, The Best Part of Me.  

Italian Elementary Curriculum Outline - $3.00

by Urbino12

Pre-K - 6th grades

Outlines, Syllabi

This resource is perfect for the Italian teacher who wishes to begin teaching Italian in grades K-6. There are four thematic units consisting of three weeks of topics. Total topics for the entire class is enough for twelve weeks.

Daily September STEM Activities for Middle School and High School - $2.50

by All-American Teacher Tools

4th - 10th grades 

GATE, Back to School, Centers, Games, Homeschool

These bundled STEM activities can be used together. The STEM StumperZ" can be used as a discussion starter, journal entry, Do-Now, or any other application. The Bingo game goes with it. You can print the PDF and have paper bingo games or use the EASEL version and have moveable leaves as markers. Either way, your middle or high school students will have fun learning about daily STEM events in September. Look in my store for the rest of the months.

A Helpful Reading Profile - Free

by Reading Spotlight

All grades

Assessment

Be that great teacher who knows their students’ abilities and weaknesses clearly.  Developed over 30 years as a reading specialist, this reading profile provides an exceptional, ordered list of fundamental reading skills. Add to the profile as you learn more about each child, helping to direct more effective grouping strategies within your class, as well as more beneficial differentiated assignments. Pull it out for conferences and impress parents with your individualized understanding of their child. 

         

Core French Phonics Charts for 36 French Sounds - French Immersion Activities - $3.75

by Primarily Learning

K - 2nd grades

Centers, En français, Parents, Posters, Staff & Administrators

These 6 French Letter and Sound Charts provide a visual reference to connect letters and sounds. Just check out the graphic for the 36 Basic French Sounds and alternative spellings! It’s a comprehensive French Phonics resource for both staff & students that aligns with the Science of Reading!

As always, I encourage comments and any ideas or suggestions by emailing me at reneeheiss@gmail.com

Renee Heiss

All-American Teacher Tools

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Wednesday Weekly 5 under $5 - 10/16/2024

                  

Every week I put together a list of 5 great products from members of The Best of Teacher Entrepreneurs Marketing Cooperative (TBOTEMC) with the requirement that each product must be less than $5.  With a variety of subjects and a wide range of grades, there just might be something that you can use, so continue to read below and see!

In addition, if you're a seller on Teachers Pay Teachers (TpT) who would like to get more information about joining TBOTEMC, contact me via email at ReneeHeiss@gmail.com or by simply leaving a comment on this blog post.

Frog and Toad Science Activities - $3.50

by Sunshine and Laughter by Deno
1st - 3rd grades
Activities, Bulletin Board Ideas, Centers

Is it a frog or is it a toad? This engaging frog and toad resource will help your students learn how to tell frogs and toads apart from one another through a variety of fun Science activities. This no-prep resource includes several frog and toad posters, worksheets, center activities, life cycles, and a fun bulletin board activity. Your students will enjoy this unit and have so much fun learning about frogs and toads.

Halloween 1st Grade Reading Sentence and Picture Match Games and Assessments - $3.00

by Mickey's Place

K - 2nd grades

Activities, Assessment, Centers

Sentence to Picture Match: Halloween is a reading comprehension activity created to be used at centers or in small groups. The pictures and sentences use Halloween as their theme. How to Use: Students will read each sentence and match it to the picture it describes.  Black and white assessment pages for follow-up. 

Superhero CVC Words PowerPoint Lesson - $3.00

by Kamp Kindergarten

K - 1st grades

PowerPoint Presentations, For Parents, Lesson

This superhero kids themed CVC PowerPoint presentation is a great digital phonics resource for use in the classroom or for distance learning situations. The format offers little learners a slide to read or decode a CVC word, a slide with a picture to confirm that they have read the word correctly, and a slide with the word used in a simple sentence. There are 20 CVC words covered in this format. To summarize, there is a “Show What You Know” section that has 5 pages with 5 CVC words on each page for learners to read or decode.

A Constructive Reading Profile - Free

by Reading Spotlight

All grades

Assessment

Be that great teacher all parents want for their children! This reading Profile helps to gauge individual reading abilities. Developed over 30 years as a reading specialist, it provides an exceptional, ordered list of fundamental reading skills. Add to the profile as you learn more about each child. It helps direct more effective grouping strategies within the class, as well as more beneficial individualized homework assignments.

Halloween Place Value Color by Code Differentiated Worksheets - $3.50

by Believe to Achieve by Anne Rozell

2nd - 4th grades

Worksheets, Printables, Centers

Unlock the door to deeper understanding of place value with this Halloween Place Value Color by Code Differentiated Worksheets! This set of 8 worksheets will help you meet the needs of all your students, regardless of their current level of math achievement. With this set, you can pick and choose which pages are most appropriate for each of your students. The activities are perfectly designed for early finishers, math centers, tutoring, and other differentiated instruction initiatives.

As always, I encourage comments and any ideas or suggestions by emailing me at reneeheiss@gmail.com

Renee Heiss

All-American Teacher Tools

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It's TEACHER TALK'S FEATURED AUTHOR! September 2017

It's TEACHER TALK'S Featured Author

September 2017

Gini Musmanno

of

Reading Spotlight

As an English teacher whose students could not read, I went back to school to become a reading specialist. Three years in high school, ten years in middle school, and seventeen years in elementary schools were spent in a district with very high poverty. Now that I am retired and have had time to reflect, I feel that it was, other than family, the most rewarding experience of my life.

My Resources

At the Reading Spotlight, I create enjoyable, research-based, practice materials for reading and writing improvement. One of my favorite resources is my free Self-Help Tests that encourage students to take some responsibility for their own learning (mindfulness!) and provide practical suggestions for ways to improve. This is one of them:

Another favorite is a set of Audience Participation Plays that improve listening skills. Kids REALLY enjoy these plays with simple, group parts and no-prep for teachers. They improve student listening abilities, too! You can find one below. 

Some of my best-selling resources are  Bingo games to teach phonics, word family, and difficult cluster decoding skills. This is one of them:

Where can you find me?

TBOTEMC’s Teacher Talk and its members have been very helpful and encouraging, starting from the top with Vicky.   I have spent all of my time and energy helping kids, and our district had very little money for training. I am mostly self-taught in computing, with large gaps, and EVERY single person has been greatly supportive.

You can find me and Reading Spotlight at the links below! Stop by and visit!

TpT Store: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Reading-Spotlight

Blog: http://www.readingspotlight.com/reading-blog/

Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/ReadingSpotligh/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Reading-Spotlight-1068431679870700/

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Email Address: readingspotlight@gmail.com