There is an open marketplace for educators to buy, sell, and share their original resources in a downloadable format. This website is called Teachers Pay Teachers. You need an account in order to download resources on TpT. There are four different types of accounts. All of the accounts can be upgraded at any time.
· Standard Membership: This account is free, and is designed for the teacher who only plans on buying and downloading resources.
· Seller Upgrade: This account is free, and is designed for someone who wants to also be able to sell products on TpT. You can sell items and earn royalties.
· Premium Seller Upgrade: This account costs $59.95 per year. With this membership upgrade, there are higher royalties.
· Publisher Membership: Publishers can sign up for this membership, and pay no annual fee. With this membership, you call sell digital resources and shipped items.
TpT includes resources for grades Pre-K all the way up to 12th grade. There are also resources for a variety of content areas, such as English language arts, math, science, social studies, and the arts. You can find lesson plans, worksheets, activities, games, posters, rubrics, and many other types of resources available to purchase and download.
There are many free resources available for download on TpT.
This free game using CVC words with the short a sound could be used with the standard:
RF.K.2 Phonological Awareness
2. Demonstrate understanding of spoken words, syllables, and sounds (phonemes).
d. Isolate and produce the initial, medial vowel, and final sounds (phonemes) in three-phoneme (consonant-vowel-consonant, or CVC) words.
There are also many assessment tools available for free and available to be purchased on TpT. These kindergarten quarterly assessments can be used to assess letter identification, sight words, number identification, 2D and 3D shapes, addition, subtraction, and personal information.
http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Kindergarten-Quarterly-Assessments-freebie-317225
Teachers Pay Teachers has so much to offer educators of many different grade levels and content areas. With TpT, you no longer have to reinvent the wheel. These are resources created by teacher, for teachers to use. There are many categories of products that are easy to search in order to find something that fits your classroom.