Balanced Literacy Activities

❤️Looking for fun and engaging activities for the first day or week back to school? Your students will have a blast at the beginning of the year getting to know each other and building community with these back to school activities!

❤️Students will explore self discovery, reading, writing, counting, coloring and more!

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✏️Perfect for preschool, kindergarten, or first grade students!

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✅ This growing bundle includes:

Math:

Back to School - Math Task Cards

Back to School - Centers & Play Mats

Classroom Money - Class Cash

Classroom Money - Back to School Bucks

Literacy:

Back to School - Sight Word Center Cards & Play Mats

Back to School - Sight Word Practice Worksheets

Back to School - Worksheet Booklet & Readers

Back to School - Alphabet Worksheets Booklet

Back to School - Animal Bookmarks

Back to School - Literacy Clip Cards

CVC - Vowels & Consonants - Charts, Flashcards, & Activities

CVC - Beginning Letter Sounds - Clip Cards, Flash Cards & Play Activities

CVC - Middle Letter Sounds - Clip Cards, Flash Cards & Play Activities

CVC - Ending Letter Sounds - Clip Cards, Flash Cards & Play Activities

Games:

Back to School - Letters, Numbers, & Pictures Bingo Game

Back to School - Games & Movement Activities

Back to School - 2D Shapes & Colors Bingo Game

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The Ethan Frome Complete Teacher's Unit is the ultimate resource for English teachers looking to engage their students with Edith Wharton's classic novella. This comprehensive package includes 114 pages of study materials, graphic organizers, and interactive activities to enhance the learning experience and ensure a deep understanding of the text.

The package begins with an introduction powerpoint that provides background information on the author, the historical context of the story, and key themes to watch for. Next, the study guide delves into the plot, characters, and symbolism, with questions designed to encourage critical thinking and discussion.

The characterization booklet provides students with an in-depth analysis of each character, including quotes and textual evidence to support their traits and motivations. Additionally, the package includes vocabulary crossword puzzles and quizzes to reinforce understanding of key terms and literary devices.

One of the highlights of the Ethan Frome Complete Teacher's Unit is the Escape Room, a fun and engaging activity that challenges students to use their knowledge of the book to solve puzzles and clues. This exciting exercise encourages collaboration, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills.

Overall, the Ethan Frome Complete Teacher's Unit is a must-have resource for any teacher looking to make their literature unit both fun and educational. With a range of materials to suit all learning styles and abilities, this package will help students to develop a deep appreciation for this timeless classic.

These beginning reader books are perfect to hit almost every math standard for the year! Save time by teaching math and reading at the same time with these math emergent readers. Keep students engaged with monthly themed books!These mini-books are great for distance learning with Google Slides™ and Seesaw™ versions included!

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• 12 different emergent reader bundles, each with 6-8 books!
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• Counting Bears- Use all year!
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• a color Google Slides™ version of each book with audio*

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• A Reference page to see which skills and sight words are addressed in each book
• A Parents Tips page with an editable version included

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Teach your preschool and kindergarten students the sounds for the whole alphabet with these printable beginning sound poem activities for every letter in the alphabet! Improve letter and sound recognition as students hear, interact with, and build a rhyming poem about each beginning sound in the alphabet.

3 included formats:

• POEM CARDS: Use the poem cards in a pocket chart reading center for students to build each poem while building their knowledge of print concepts
• STUDENT POEMS: use the student poems with beginning sound pictures for a coloring, cutting, gluing, and letter search activity
• FULL PAGE POEM: use the full page poem for whole group lessons to help students recognize words that begin with the focus sound, as well as, words that rhyme.

These phonics poem activities are great for...

• interactive alphabet notebooks
• letter of the day or letter of the week
• reviewing or introducing letter sounds
• small group activities or literacy centers
• fine motor development (gluing, coloring, and cutting skills)
• left to right and top to bottom pre-reading skills
• finding rhyming pairs
• recognizing letters
• identifying beginning sounds

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Master Phonics Skills with Engaging Worksheets and Google Slides.

This comprehensive phonics bundle offers a wealth of resources to help students develop strong phonics skills,vocabulary, and reading comprehension. With a focus on CVC words, digraphs, blends, and more, these worksheets and Google Slides provide engaging activities for early learners to practice reading, blending, identifying, and spelling words with various phonics sounds and patterns.

Key Benefits for Students and Teachers:

• Comprehensive Phonics Instruction: Cover a wide range of phonics concepts, ensuring students have a solid foundation in reading and writing.
• Engaging Activities: Keep students motivated with fun and interactive worksheets and Google Slides that reinforce phonics skills.
• Differentiated Learning: Adapt the resources to meet the needs of all students, from struggling learners to advanced readers.
• Time-Saving: Save valuable preparation time with ready-to-use materials.
• Aligned with Curriculum: Support classroom instruction and meet curriculum standards.
• Versatile Use: Use the resources for literacy stations, independent work, EAL/EAS students, interventions, homework, special education, and differentiation.

Enhance Your Students' Phonics Skills Today!

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Printable Fire Safety Week activities are perfect for keeping kids engaged and entertained during OCTOBER . These activities include a variety of fun and educational options that can be easily printed and completed at home or on the go. this bundle contains, Coloring Pages, mazes, Sudoku , mandala coloring sheets .

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Get ready for a fun and festive holiday learning experience with this Gingerbread Activity Bundle! Designed to support young learners in key early childhood skills, this bundle offers engaging activities for literacy, math, and fine motor development. Perfect for holiday-themed classrooms, centers, or at-home learning!

This bundle includes:

1. Link a Rhyme - Build phonological awareness by matching rhyming words with gingerbread-themed cards.
2. Syllable Sort - Practice counting syllables with gingerbread images to improve phonemic awareness.
3. Letter Cards - Help kids learn and recognize uppercase and lowercase letters with these festive cards.
4. Build the Letter - Hands-on letter formation activity with fun gingerbread-themed materials to trace and build letters.
5. Beginning Sounds Sort - Strengthen early literacy skills by sorting objects based on their beginning sounds.
6. Number Cards - Identify and practice number recognition with gingerbread-themed cards, perfect for early math learners.
7. Count and Trace - Practice counting and number writing with gingerbread-themed counting worksheets.
8. Shape BINGO - Learn about basic shapes while playing a fun, holiday-themed game of BINGO.
9. Play-Dough Mats - Improve fine motor skills by forming letters, numbers, and shapes with play dough on these mats.
10. Fine Motor Practice Bundle - A variety of activities designed to strengthen small hand muscles, including:

• Sticker Practice: Place stickers to improve hand-eye coordination.
• Cutting Practice: Develop scissor skills while decorating a festive gingerbread house.
• Pin Poking Practice: Create shapes and images while building hand strength.
• Hole Punching Practice: Use a hole puncher to create bracelets!
• Dot Marker Practice: Color in fun gingerbread-themed pictures with dot markers.
• Q-tip Painting Practice: Use Q-tips for painting and improving hand control.

Why You'll Love This Bundle:

• Comprehensive: This bundle covers literacy, math, and fine motor skills, providing a well-rounded learning experience.
• Holiday Fun: Gingerbread-themed activities add excitement and holiday cheer to your classroom or home learning environment.
• Engaging: Hands-on, interactive activities that keep children actively involved and excited to learn.
• Ready to Use: Print and go! Perfect for centers, individual practice, or as holiday-themed supplemental activities.

Bring the holiday magic into your classroom and foster important skills in a fun, interactive way with this Gingerbread Activity Bundle!

Perfect for preschool and kindergarten learners.

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Dolch Primer High Frequency Words Sight Word Work Bundle This item is a bundle of my Dolch Primer Items. This bundle includes many different ways to practice Dolch Primer Sight Words. Please visit each items page to get a full description of the product.

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**Now with newly added material! - Annabel Lee Escape Room!**

This mega bundle features 9 of our rigorous and engaging escape rooms on Edgar Allan Poe and his horrifying tales!

There is no wonder why escape rooms are so popular; they are highly engaging and encourage people to work together and think creatively in order to solve different puzzles... all while trying to beat the clock! These meticulously-crafted resources feature all of the materials you need to conduct 9 full-length Escape Rooms on the Father of Horror and some of his most popular stories and poems. Planning an escape room may seem like quite the daunting task, but these products provide everything from the basics and set-up instructions to signs and answer keys so that yours run smoothly from start to finish. The activities involve movement, energy, creative thinking and most of all, collaboration. Your students will be having so much fun that they won’t even realize the higher order thinking skills they are applying in the playing of these games!

Each Escape Room Includes:

• Escape Room Basics
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• Escape Room Print Checklist
• Student Teams Chart
• Welcome Sign for Your Door
• Materials for 5-6 Tasks: task signs to be folded upright, task instructions, and necessary information to be kept at stations
• Student Answer Booklet
• Teacher Answer Keys
• Escape Room Reflection for homework or in-class writing activity

Escape Rooms Included: Edgar Allan Poe, The Black Cat, The Cask of Amontillado, The Fall of the House of Usher, The Masque of the Red Death, The Pit & the Pendulum, The Raven, The Tell-Tale Heart, Annabel Lee

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THE ULTIMATE BUNDLE- get it and relax for THE WHOLE YEAR- everything you need for your preschool classroom lesson planning, all the seasonal themes, holidays, and more!

Each lesson plan includes:

- two lesson plan forms- color and b/w

- five pages of breakdowns for each day (script for circle time included)

- Show and Tell note for parents

- printables

each lesson plan has a BONUS

- two extra activities

affirmation cards- color and b/w

The structure of each lesson plan has:

- question of the day

- circle time (all the script)

- hands-on activities

- read aloud (book suggestions)

- Friday Show & Tell (note for parents included)

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JANUARY lesson plans:

SNOW

Monday: Have you ever seen snow?

Tuesday: What do you wear when it's snowing?

Wednesday: What fun activities can you do in the snow?

Thursday: What animals do you think live in snowy places?

Friday: Show and Tell: What is your favorite snow activity?

OPPOSITES

Monday: What is the opposite of up?

Tuesday: What is the opposite of big?

Wednesday: What is the opposite of hot?

Thursday: What is the opposite of day?

Friday: Show and Tell: What is your favorite opposite pair?

CONTINENTS (PART 1)

Monday: What is a continent?

Tuesday: What animals live in Africa?

Wednesday: What do you think it's like in Antarctica?

Thursday: What do people eat in Asia?

Friday: Show and Tell: What is your favorite place from this week, and why?

CONTINENTS (PART 2)

Monday: What countries are in Europe?

Tuesday: What do you know about North America?

Wednesday: What animals live in Australia?

Thursday: What do you think South America looks like?

Friday: Show and Tell: What is your favorite continent, and why?

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CHINESE NEW YEAR ACTIVITIES

PDF includes:

- coloring pages for each animal of the year

- "Find the shadow" activity

- "Count and Write" activity

- Story Dice

BONUS

- red envelope craft

- affirmation cards (color and b/w)

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FEBRUARY lesson plans:

AFRICAN AMERICAN LITERACY WEEK

"The Snowy Day" by Ezra Jack Keats

"Amazing Grace" by Mary Hoffman and Caroline Binch

"Little Melba And Her Big Trombone" by Katheryn Russell-Brown

"EllRay Jakes Is Not a Chicken" by Sally Warner

"Dream Big, Little One" by Vashti Harrison

FRIENDSHIP

Monday: What is friendship?

Tuesday: What makes you a good friend?

Wednesday: How can we express our feelings?

Thursday: How can we resolve conflicts?

Friday: Show and Tell: What are some ways of celebrating friendship?

DENTISTRY

Monday: What do you think a dentist does?

Tuesday: How many times do you brush your teeth each day?

Wednesday: What is your favorite food that is good for your teeth?

Thursday: Have you ever visited a dentist?

Friday: Show and Tell: What is your favorite part of taking care of your teeth?

WEATHER

Monday: What is the weather like today?

Tuesday: What do you like to do on a sunny day?

Wednesday: Have you ever seen snow? What was it like?

Thursday: What do you wear on a windy day?

Friday: Show and Tell: What is your favorite weather?

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VALENTINE'S CARD TEMPLATES + ACTIVITIES

- five cute Valentine's cards with an empty box inside to write

- two Valentine's activities

- affirmation cards (color/ black and white)

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MARCH lesson plans:

ST PATRICK lesson plan:

*What is green stand for on St. Patrick's Day?

*What is a shamrock?

*What is a leprechaun?

*What is a blarney stone?

*What makes you feel lucky?

TRANSPORTATION lesson plan:

Monday: What is transportation and what is it used for?

Tuesday: What is your favorite vehicle to travel on land?

Wednesday: Have you ever been on a boat or a ship?

Thursday: How do airplanes fly?

Friday: Show and Tell: What is your favorite mode of transportation, and why?

REPTILES lesson plan:

Monday: What is a reptile? Can you name any reptiles you know?

Tuesday: What do reptiles eat? How do they find their food?

Wednesday: How do reptiles stay warm or cool?

Thursday: How do reptiles protect themselves from predators?

Friday: Show and Tell: What is your favorite reptile and why?

MAMMALS lesson plan:

Monday: What is a mammal?

Tuesday: What are the different types of mammals?

Wednesday: What are the mammals' adaptations?

Thursday: How do mammals move?

Friday: Show and Tell: What is your favorite mammal and why?

B*O*N*U*S*

-TRACING WORKSHEETS NUMBERS 0-9

- 2 extra printable activities

- affirmation cards- color and b/w

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APRIL lesson plans:

Book Week:

Monday: Friendship: "The Rainbow Fish" by Marcus Pfister

Tuesday: Nature: "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" by Eric Carle

Wednesday: Emotions: "The Color Monster: A Pop-Up Book of Feelings" by Anna Llenas

Thursday: Animals: "Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?" by Bill Martin Jr./Eric Carle

Friday: Imagination: "Where the Wild Things Are" by Maurice Sendak

Bugs and Insects:

*What is the difference between a bug and an insect?

*What are the parts of the insects?

*What do bugs and insects eat?

*What sounds do insects make?

*What do insects can, have, and are?

Five Senses:

*What do you see?

*What do you taste?

*What do you feel/touch?

*What did you hear?

*How does it smell like?

Earth Week:

*Why do we celebrate Earth Day?

*What can we do to protect planet Earth?

*What is pollution?

*What is deforestation?

*What is climate change?

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Easter activities

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MAY lesson plans:

Bee Study

Monday: What do you know about bees?

Tuesday: Why are bees important?

Wednesday: What do bees eat?

Thursday: Where do bees live?

Friday: What did you bring for Show & Tell?

Kites in the Wind

Monday: What is wind?

Tuesday: How does wind help move things?

Wednesday: What shapes can you see in kites?

Thursday: How high can a kite fly?

Friday: Show and Tell: Bring something that is related to the theme

Camping

Monday: Introduction to Camping

Tuesday: Camping Gear

Wednesday: Nature Exploration

Thursday: Campfire Fun

Friday: Show and Tell: My Camping Adventure

Family

Monday**: Who is in my family?**

Tuesday**: What are some special traditions your family has?**

Wednesday**: Where do you live? A house/ apartment/ other type of house?**

Thursday**: What is a special memory with your family?**

Friday**: Show and Tell - bring a family photo**

BONUS: two Mother's Day card templates

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JUNE lesson plans:

ICE CREAM lesson plan:

Monday: What's your favorite flavor of ice cream?

Tuesday: How is ice cream made?

Wednesday: What toppings do you like on your ice cream?

Thursday: How do you eat your ice cream? Cone or cup?

Friday: Show and Tell: Ice Cream Creations

OCEAN lesson plan:

Monday**: What is your favorite sea animal?**

Tuesday**: What do you think is at the bottom of the ocean?**

Wednesday**: How do ocean animals live?**

Thursday**: How do people explore the ocean?**

Friday**: Show and Tell - Ocean treasures**

DESERT lesson plan:

Monday - Definition of desert

Tuesday- Desert animals

Wednesday- Desert plants

Thursday- Desert landforms

Friday- Show & Tell- What would you pack for a desert adventure

BALL STUDY lesson plan:

Monday: What a ball can do? Can all balls bounce?

Tuesday: What games can you play with balls?

Wednesday: How can you use balls to make art?

Thursday: How can we use balls for counting and measuring?

Friday: Show and Tell: Bring your favorite ball

B*O*N*U*S*

-2 Father's Day template cards

- coloring activity

- "All about my Dad" form

- affirmation cards- color and b/w

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JULY lesson plans:

AT THE BEACH lesson plan:

Monday: What do you like to do at the beach?

Tuesday: What animals live at the beach?

Wednesday: What treasures can you find at the beach?

Thursday: What sounds can you hear at the beach?

Friday: Show and Tell: What did you bring to show us from the beach?

PICNIC lesson plan:

Monday: What is a Picnic

Tuesday: Picnic Food

Wednesday: Picnic Places

Thursday: Picnic Games

Friday: Show and Tell: Bring something for the outdoor picnic

FOREST lesson plan:

Monday: What is a forest?

Tuesday: What animals live in the forest?

Wednesday: What do you know about trees?

Thursday: How many different shapes of leaves can you find?

Friday: Show and Tell: What did you bring from the forest to show your friends?

IN THE GARDEN lesson plan:

Monday: What do you know about gardens?

Tuesday: What parts of a plant can you name?

Wednesday: Who lives in the garden?

Thursday: What can you create inspired by the garden?

Friday: Show and Tell: What can we harvest from the garden?

B*O*N*U*S*

- 8 Fourth of July activities

+ 2 extra activities

- affirmation cards- color and b/w

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AUGUST lesson plans:

FRIENDSHIP

Monday: What is friendship?

Tuesday: What makes you a good friend?

Wednesday: How can we express our feelings?

Thursday: How can we resolve conflicts?

Friday: Show and Tell: What are some ways of celebrating friendship?

ALL ABOUT ME

Monday: My name and my family

Tuesday: My body and my senses

Wednesday: My feelings

Thursday: My hobbies

Friday: Show and Tell: What I want to be when I grow up

COLORS

Monday: What is your favorite red food?

Tuesday: What is your favorite thing to do on a blue-sky day?

Wednesday: What makes you smile like the sun?

Thursday: What's your favorite green vegetable?

Friday: Show and Tell: What is your favorite color?

COMMUNITY HELPERS
Monday: What do you think doctors, nurses, and veterinarians do to help people and animals?

Tuesday: What do teachers do to help us learn and grow?

Wednesday: How do police officers and firefighters keep us safe?

Thursday: What do mail carriers do to help our community?

Friday: Show and Tell: Which community helper would you like to be for a day, and why?

********BONUS *********

3 activities related to the book "The Very Hungry Caterpillar"

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SEPTEMBER lesson plans:

AT THE FARM

Monday: Introduction to Farms

Tuesday: Exploring Farm Crops

Wednesday: Discovering Farmers and Their Work

Thursday: Exploring Farm Animals

Friday: Show and Tell: My Favorite Farm Animal?

APPLES

Monday: What color do you think apples come in?

Tuesday: What do you think is inside an apple?

Wednesday: Where do apples grow?

Thursday: What can we make with apples?

Friday: Show and Tell: What is your favorite thing about apples?

BIRDS

Monday: What do the birds use their wings for?

Tuesday: How do birds communicate?

Wednesday: What do birds eat?

Thursday: How do birds build their nests?

Friday: Show and Tell: Bring a pic or item related to your favorite bird

ROCKS

Monday: Introduction to Rocks

Tuesday: Rocks Places

Wednesday: Formation of Rocks

Thursday: Purpose of Rocks

Friday: Show and Tell: My Favorite Rock

********BONUS *********

GRANDPARENTS DAY CARDS AND ACTIVITIES

4 different Grandparents' Day card templates with "I LOVE YOU" tracing and a beautiful grandparents' poem inside, flower craft, and "All about my grandparents" sheet!

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OCTOBER lesson plans:

FRUITS AND VEGGIES

Monday: What is the difference between fruits and veggies?

Tuesday: How do fruits and veggies grow?

Wednesday: Why is important to eat fruits and veggies?

Thursday: What new fruit or vegetable would you like to try?

Friday: Show and Tell: What is your favorite fruit or veggie?

MY BODY

Monday -Can you wiggle your fingers? How do you think your fingers are able to move?

Tuesday-Can you show me how your joints bend?

Wednesday- What do you think helps our muscles grow stronger?

Thursday- Can you feel your heartbeat? What makes your heart beat?

Friday- Show & Tell- What is your favorite way to move and be active?

FALL LEAVES

Monday: What colors are the leaves on the tree?

Tuesday: What sounds do you hear when you walk on dry leaves?

Wednesday: What do animals do with leaves?

Thursday: Have you ever jumped in a pile of leaves?

Friday: Show and Tell: What is your favorite color of fall leaves?

HALLOWEEN

Monday: How do we celebrate Halloween?

Tuesday: What is your favorite Halloween treat?

Wednesday: Have you ever carved a pumpkin?

Thursday: What sounds do you hear on Halloween?

Friday: Show and Tell: What is your favorite costume?

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FIRE SAFETY ACTIVITIES

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NOVEMBER lesson plans:

GERMS AND HYGIENE

Monday: What are germs?

Tuesday: Why is it important to wash our hands?

Wednesday: How do germs spread?

Thursday: How can we keep our environment clean?

Friday: Show and Tell: What healthy habits do you practice?

FOREST

Monday: What is a forest?

Tuesday: What animals live in the forest?

Wednesday: What do you know about trees?

Thursday: How many different shapes of leaves can you find?

Friday: Show and Tell: What did you bring from the forest to show your friends?

THANKSGIVING

Monday: What is Thanksgiving?

Tuesday: What are you thankful for?

Wednesday: What foods do you eat on Thanksgiving?

Thursday: Who do you celebrate Thanksgiving with?

Friday: Show and Tell: What is your favorite part of Thanksgiving?

HIBERNATION

Monday: What is hibernation?

Tuesday: What animals hibernate?

Wednesday: Why do animals hibernate?

Thursday: How do animals prepare for hibernation?

Friday: Show and Tell: What do you think it would be like to hibernate?

******************BONUS*********************

WORLD KINDNESS DAY activities

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DECEMBER lesson plans:

CHRISTMAS

Monday: What do you know about Christmas?

Tuesday: What is your favorite Christmas song?

Wednesday: What special food do you eat on Christmas?

Thursday: How do you decorate your home for Christmas?

Friday: Show and Tell: What is your favorite Christmas tradition?

HANUKKAH

Monday: What is Hanukkah?

Tuesday: What is a menorah?

Wednesday: What special foods do you eat during Hanukkah?

Thursday: What games do you play during Hanukkah?

Friday: Show and Tell: What is your favorite part of Hanukkah?

WINTER HOLIDAYS AROUND THE WORLD

*What winter holiday do you celebrate with your family?

*Have you ever seen a Kinara or Diya lamp?

*Have you ever seen a dragon dance or a red envelope?

*Have you ever heard of Las Posadas?

*What is your favorite winter holiday tradition?

ARCTIC ANIMALS

Monday: What animals live in the Arctic?

Tuesday: How do Arctic animals stay warm?

Wednesday: What do arctic animals eat?

Thursday: How do Arctic animals move?

Friday: Show and Tell: What is your favorite Arctic animal?

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WINTER SOLSTICE

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This 1st grade May survival kit has EVERYTHING you need to make it through the end of the year! This 1st Grade May Activities Bundle includes 10 fun and engaging resources for 1st Grade May ELA & Math! Finish off the year with these fun 1st grade end of year activities in your classroom!

1st Grade May Activities Included: 

• May Calendar 
• Morning Work Minute (Math)
• The Boy Who Cried Wolf Activities
• Fast Finisher Code Book and Activities
• Nouns, Compound Words and Contractions Scavenger Hunts
• Solve and Color with a Twist - Robot Addition
• Roll, Solve and Color Animals
• Contractions Activities
• Contractions BINGO
• First Grade Summer Workbook

Simplify your 1st Grade End of the Year Activities with this all-in-one bundle! 

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• Color By Sight Word- Transportation Theme 
• Spelling Test Templates 
• Seasonal Notebook Paper

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This English Language Arts Task Cards BUNDLE was created for educators who teach multi-level students in the area of language arts (or speech pathology). This file includes ALL 50 of the ELA task cards resources in my shop as of 9/4/20.

NOTE: This bundle does NOT include BOOM CARDS™. All of the files in this bundle DO include a digital distance learning option in Google™. All the files include Google Slides™ and the majority of them also include Google Forms™ (those that have multiple choice options on the task cards).

Please refer to the final 7 pages of each product file for instructions and links for Google Slides™ and Google Forms™.

This is NOT a growing bundle. You will receive every ELA task card file in my shop that was listed on or before 9/4/20.

Please see the individual listings in the bundle for more information.

This file includes task cards and activities covering the following ELA topics:

• Abbreviations
• Alliteration
• Analogies
• Apostrophes
• Capitalization
• Cause and Effect
• Character Traits
• Commas
• Common and Proper Nouns
• Comparative and Superlative Adjectives
• Context Clues for 2nd-4th Grade
• Context Clues for 3rd-5th Grade
• Context Clues for 4th-6th Grade
• Dictionary Skills
• Fact or Opinion
• Formal and Informal Language
• Genres of Literature
• Helping, Action, and Linking Verbs
• Homonyms
• Homophones for 1st-3rd Grade
• Homophones for 3rd-6th Grade
• Hyperboles
• Idioms
• Irregular Verbs
• Main Idea
• Making Inferences
• Nonfiction Text Features
• Onomatopoeia
• Personification
• Point of View
• Point of View Sorting
• Possessive Nouns
• Prefixes
• Pronouns
• Proverbs and Adages
• Puns
• Quotation Marks
• Reference Sources
• Reflexive Pronouns
• Run-Ons, Fragments, and Complete Sentences
• Shades of Meaning
• Similes and Metaphors
• Simple, Compound, and Complex Sentences
• Singular and Plural Nouns
• Subject Verb Agreement
• Suffixes
• Synonyms and Antonyms
• Theme
• Types of Sentences
• Types of Sentences Sorting
• Verb Tenses

Please ask any questions you might have PRIOR to purchasing this product.

NOTE: THESE FILES INCLUDE A DIGITAL DISTANCE LEARNING OPTION!

As of 9/3/20, every product in this bundle includes a digital option (as well as the no prep printable option). The instructions for utilizing the digital portion appear at the end of the packet (please check the final 7 pages).

Technology Requirements:

• A Google Drive account
• If sharing with students, a Drive account that is linked to student Google accounts
• Can be shared/delivered on Google Classroom
• Only need access to Google Drive--no outside links to worry about!

This file can be used with iPads, chrome books, laptops, and desktops as long as your students have access to Google Drive or Classroom on a device. The digital portion of these products are on Google Slides™ (and in most cases, Google Forms™).

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Kirsten Tulsian has 18 years of experience in elementary education. She has been a homeroom teacher for first grade, third grade, and fourth grade, as well as ESL. She has also been a school counselor for grades PK-6, an ESL pullout teacher for K-6, and a Reading Recovery Teacher. She received her Bachelor’s degree in elementary education and psychology from The University of Iowa and a Master’s of Education in school counseling from Sam Houston State University. She believes that students make the most progress when they are engaged in their hearts as well as their minds. Her resources offer relevant, rigorous, engaging content that nurtures the whole child.

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This amazing bundle includes our adorable mini-units full of learning activities, art, directed drawings, photos, circle time rhymes, story writing prompts, hands-on games and more!

Apple, Astronaut, Barn, Bee, Butterfly, Caterpillar, Flowers, Frog, Hair, Ladybug, Llama, Leaf, Mitten, Ocean, Penguin, Pirates, Polar Bear, Pumpkin, Rocket, Santa, Snowman, Scarecrow, Unicorn, and Holiday Trees

Whether you are learning about the seasons, the Ocean, holidays, bugs, science, or animals, there is so much to choose from in this bundle!

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Teaching The War of the Worlds? Don't know where to start? This bundle includes many activities to do before, during, and after reading the novel. This is a complete unit for the classic novel The War of the Worlds by H.G Wells. Don't let the common cold stop you from this deal.

Struggling to teach (or learn!) the building blocks of grammar? The Master Parts of Speech Bundle is your one-stop shop for mastering Nouns, Adjectives, and Verbs!

This engaging digital and printable resource toolbox equips both teachers and kids with everything they need to conquer those pesky parts of speech.

Here's what makes this bundle the grammar game-changer you've been waiting for:

• Interactive Activities: Wave goodbye to boring worksheets! Captivate young learners with a variety of digital and printable exercises that make grammar fun.
• Crystal-Clear Learning: Break down complex concepts into easy-to-understand chunks with child-friendly explanations and engaging visuals.
• Builds Strong Foundations: Ensure a solid understanding of Nouns, Adjectives, and Verbs – the cornerstones of effective communication.
• Teacher Time-Savers: No more scrambling for lesson plans! The bundle includes ready-made activities, saving you precious prep time.
• Differentiation Made Easy: Cater to all learning styles with a range of activities that cater to different abilities.
• Assessment Tools: Track student progress and identify areas for improvement with built-in assessment activities.

The Benefits Don't Stop There!

• Boosts Confidence: Empower students to become confident communicators with a strong grasp of grammar.
• Improves Writing Skills: Lay the foundation for clear, concise, and descriptive writing.
• Sparks Creativity: Encourage students to play with language and express themselves creatively.
• Fun for All Ages: This bundle is designed to be engaging for a wide range of ages and learning levels.

Master Parts of Speech: Nouns, Adjectives, Verbs Bundle – Invest in strong grammar skills that will benefit your child for life!

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Your preschool and kindergarten students will love Do-Over Teaching's huge bundle of Book Companion Units includes: Elmer The Elephant, The Lonely Scarecrow, Giraffes Can't Dance, Stellaluna, Bilal Cooks Daal, Maria Had A Little Llama, The Legend Of Spookley The Square Pumpkin, Unicorn Club, Green Is A Chile Pepper, Not A Box, Mae Among The Stars, Every Color, Hush! A Thail Lullaby, Jabari Jumps, Lola At The Library, The Squiggle, Brown Bear, Brown Bear What Do You See?, I Just Want To Say Goodnight, Round Is A Tortilla, Snow Day, Brown: The Many Shades Of Love, Old Bear, City Shapes, Polar Bear, Polar Bear What Do You Hear?, Pete The Cat I Love My White Shoes, Pete The Cat & His Four Groovy Buttons, Jump, Frog, Jump!, Planting A Rainbow, Big Red Barn, How To Find A Fox, Panda Bear, Panda Bear What Do You See?, Owl Babies, Pout-Pout Fish, Not Norman A Goldfish Story, The Loud Librarian and The Gingerbread Girl, Little Blue Truck, and The Watermelon Seed.

These can be used for school, tutoring and homeschool. Activities can be used for arrival activities, group learning centers, independent work, circle time and more.

Units have a variety of arts and crafts, circle time rhymes, poem or songs, academics, hands-on games, fact and photo cards, and more.

More Book Companion Units will be added.

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Covering the Hamlet? Don't know where to get started? This bundle includes everything you need for your students to analyze the text for plot development, characterization, language, and more. Makes learning Shakespeare fun and easy for your students.

Complete Unit.

Covers the entire play of Hamlet !

Includes Graphic Organizers, Video Clips, Quizzes, a Game, Flip books, and MORE!

Great for differentiation.

Includes:

⭐Shakespeare Tragedies (All Plays)

⭐Hamlet Study Guide

⭐Hamlet Characterization Flip book

⭐Hamlet Vocabulary and Quiz

⭐To Be or Not To Be Soliloquy Analysis

⭐Hamlet Escape Room

⭐Hamlet Acts 1-5 Quizzes

⭐Analyzing Song Lyrics for Ophelia

⭐Film Adaptation Wkst (Any Novel)

The Crime and Punishment Complete Teacher's Unit is the ultimate resource for English teachers seeking to bring this classic tale by by Fyodor Dostoevsky to life for their students. This comprehensive package contains everything needed to teach the novel in a meaningful and engaging way.

The unit begins with an Introduction Power Point that sets the stage for the novel and provides important background information. This presentation is a valuable tool for engaging students and generating interest in the story.

The Study Guide is a comprehensive resource that includes about the author, a character map. and questions that encourage critical thinking and analysis. With this guide, teachers can easily guide their students through the plot and ensure a deep understanding of the themes and symbolism present throughout the text.

The Characterization Flipbook is a fun and interactive way for students to explore the characters in the novel. With this flipbook, students can create character sketches and analyze the motivations and actions of each character.

Graphic Organizers are also included, providing students with a visual way to organize their thoughts and ideas. These organizers are designed to help students explore key themes and concepts in the novel, making it easier for them to make connections and analyze the text.

The Vocabulary Lists and Quizzes are essential tools for building students' vocabulary and understanding of the language used in the novel. These lists and quizzes are comprehensive and designed to challenge students at all levels.

The Vocabulary Crossword Puzzles provide an entertaining way for students to review and reinforce their understanding of the novel's vocabulary.

The Escape Room is a fun and engaging way to bring the novel to life. With this activity, students work together to solve puzzles and clues based on the novel's themes and characters.

Ultimately, The Crime and Punishment Complete Teacher's Unit is a must-have resource for any English teacher. With its comprehensive materials and engaging activities, this unit is sure to capture the attention of students and foster a love of literature that will last a lifetime.

Covering the Pride and Prejudice? Don't know where to get started? This bundle includes everything you need for your students to analyze the text for plot development, characterization, language, and more. Makes learning fun and easy for your students.

Complete Unit.

Covers the entire novel of Pride and Prejudice

Great for differentiation.

Includes:

Pride and Prejudice Flip book Study Guide

Pride and Prejudice Vocabulary Quizzes

Pride and Prejudice Characterization Flip book

Pride and Prejudice Introduction Power Point

Pride and Prejudice Graphic Organizers

Pride and Prejudice Escape Room

This is a complete unit on Romeo and Juliet.

In this bundle you will find the following:

- Romeo and Juliet study guide flip book

-Romeo and Juliet Characterization flipbook

- Romeo and Juliet Escape Room

- Romeo and Juliet Jeopardy Powerpoint

- Romeo and Juliet Quizzes for each Act

- Romeo and Juliet Vocabulary quiz

- Shakespeare Tragedies powerpoint

- Romeo and Juliet Graphic Organizers

-Film Adaptation Worksheet

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