Self-care, yoga and mindfulness for early childhood teachers and students
By Lara Hocheiser
Hello! Thank you for coming on this journey or learning to incorporate yoga and mindfulness into your work with preschoolers. I believe there is a special combination that consists of three parts: self-care, practice, and material support. This packet has a mixture of all three.
WHAT’S INCLUDED:
• Self-care
• Breathing Exercises
• Yoga Poses/Activities (spring yoga poses - 6 total)
• Yoga Songs
• Daily Practice Journal
• Breathing & Meditation Poster
• Spring Sequence Poster
• Yoga Sequence Cards
YOGA CARDS:
1. Print the yoga pose card deck.
2. Cut out each pose card.
3. Tape or glue on a 4x6 index card or
card stock.
(Optional: Laminate the cards so they
last longer)
Earth's History: Plate Tectonics, Fossils, and Evolution
By May
This bundle includes complete workbooks on Plate Tectonics, Fossils, and Evolution for students to learn about the formation of our Earth as we know it now!
What's included:
The Fossil Workbook:
The Plate Tectonics Workbook:
The Evolution Workbook:
The Christmas Story Bible Activity Kit for Kids| Nativity Story
By Kristen
Celebrate the wonder of Christmas with "The Christmas Story Bible Activity Kit" – a beautifully designed, all-in-one resource for teaching kids the true meaning of the holiday season. This engaging kit is packed with meaningful activities, games, crafts, verses, and more that bring the Nativity story to life, making it perfect for homeschool families, Sunday school classrooms, children’s church, classrooms, Dive into the story of Jesus’ birth with:
Bible Story Cards: Easy-to-follow story segments that walk children through the Nativity, from the angel’s visit to Mary to the shepherds and wise men worshiping baby Jesus. Includes key Bible verses like Luke 2:11, “For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.”
Nativity Crafts: Hands-on activities like creating a manger scene with graham crackers, pretzels, and icing, or coloring pages that help children visualize the story. Perfect for little hands and big imaginations!
Interactive Games: Spark fun and learning with activities like "Bible Story Tic-Tac-Toe" and "I Spy: The First Christmas." These games are great for group play and reinforcing the story's key details.
Catchy Christmas Song: Sing along to a delightful tune set to "Mary Had a Little Lamb," recounting the birth of Jesus, the angels’ proclamation, and the shepherds’ joyful journey.
Thoughtful Discussion Questions: Encourage meaningful conversations with questions designed to deepen understanding and connection to the story.
This kit is more than an activity set – it’s a way to nurture faith, inspire joy, and create lasting memories. Whether you're teaching in a classroom, sharing with your family, or planning a church event, this kit is an easy-to-use and meaningful addition to your holiday season.
Bonus: All materials are instantly downloadable, making it convenient to print and use anytime, anywhere!
Don’t just tell the Christmas story—experience it together with this fun and faith-filled activity kit.
Homeschool Grade 5: Drama Class
By Bits of Becca
There are 40 different lesson plans, rubrics for each unit and printable prompts for the materials in classes.
Here are a few other resources I have created for Drama Beginners
-Play: A Frosty Friendship
-Class/Group Ice Breakers
-Roll a Body Movement
-Emotion Dice
-Mini Drama Class: Year 1 of lesson plans
-Mini Drama Class: 1 year of lesson plans - 2nd year
-Different Topics: Mini Drama Lesson (FREE)
You may also like my extras (also available individually)
-Roll A Tableaux Bundle
-Roll a Tongue Twister Bundle
-Roll a Story Bundle
-Mini Drama 3 years of Lesson Plans Bundle
2nd Grade ELA Reading Comprehension, Vocab, and Writing Summer School Curriculum
By That One Cheerful Classroom
Make teaching 2nd Grade Summer School fun and easy! This 4 week summer school curriculum for incoming 2nd Grade students will get them ready to hit the ELA standards when the new school year begins! Students will practice reading, writing, and more!
This curriculum is a supplemental summer school program that takes students through essential reading and writing skills through books, with activities that will guide you in your teaching. The books used in this curriculum are Socks by Beverly Cleary and From Seed to Plant by Gail Gibbons.
Here's what you'll get:
Your students will love learning essential skills with various hands-on and engaging activities. You'll be saving time in lesson planning with the scripted lesson plans!
Prep is quick and easy... Just print the pages, gather the materials listed, and you're ready for a fun and engaging summer school session!
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Home School Lessons: Grade 3 Dance
By Bits of Becca
This includes a weekly lesson plan for the school year, options for assessments, prompts, warm-ups and activities. All you need to homeschool dance. It would be helpful to use YouTube videos as well if you aren't a dancer.
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-Arts Homeschooling Outline Grade 1-6 (free)
-Dance Bingo
-Dance Task Cards: Elementary School
-Home School Lessons: Grade 1 Dance
Ratio Complete Unit: Notes, project, and assessments
By May
Find your complete ratios unit here, ready to print and teach! Each lesson is planned for a standard 40 minute class period. This unit packet includes:
Each lesson comes with a do now, notes, guided practice, independent, and early finisher! Answer Key included for each! In addition to 9 fully planned lessons, you will have access to a mid-unit quiz and project as well as a end-of-unit 5 page assessment.
Bannock / Frybread Lesson & Activities - Indigenous Education
By West Coast Indigenous Teacher
Discover the historical significance of frybread / bannock, traditional Indigenous cooking techniques, and the impact of European influence. Included is a worksheet and a Cree language activity to deepen students' understanding. Follow step-by-step instructions and utilize recipe cards for both fried and baked bannock for a delicious culinary experience!
Page 1: Making Bannock Together: Lesson Plan
Page 2: What is Bannock? (handout)
Page 3: Before the Arrival of the Europeans (handout)
Page 4: The Arrival of the Europeans (handout)
Page 5: All About Bannock worksheet (questions)
Page 6: All About Bannock worksheet (answer key)
Page 7: Making Bannock Together (notes for teachers)
Page 8: Baked Bannock step by step guide
Page 9: Fried Bannock step by step guide
Page 10: Baked Bannock recipe cards
Page 11: Fried Bannock recipe cards
Page 12: Awasis & the World Famous Bannock Cree Language activity (lesson plan)
Page 13: Cree Language Matching Activity
Page 14: Cree Language Matching Activity (answer key)
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Home School Lessons: Grade 1 Dance
By Bits of Becca
This includes a weekly lesson plan for the school year, options for assessments, prompts, warm-ups and activities. All you need to homeschool dance. It would be helpful to use YouTube videos as well if you aren't a dancer.
You May Also Like:
-Arts Homeschooling Outline Grade 1-6 (free)
-Dance Bingo
-Dance Task Cards: Elementary School
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Home School Lessons: Grade 5 Dance
By Bits of Becca
This includes a weekly lesson plan for the school year, options for assessments, prompts, warm-ups and activities. All you need to homeschool dance. It would be helpful to use YouTube videos as well if you aren't a dancer.
You May Also Like:
-Arts Homeschooling Outline Grade 1-6 (free)
-Dance Bingo
-Dance Task Cards: Elementary School
-Home School Lessons: Grade 1 Dance
-Home School Lessons: Grade 3 Dance
5th Grade ELA 2024 New Jersey Standards Unpacked by Domain Content Planning
By Literacytales
Deconstructed the 2023 New Jersey Student Learning Standards for 5th grade! Instructional activities & assessments for reading, writing, foundational skills, speaking, and listening will help teachers easily break down and teach each standard step-by-step.
Learn how to teach each standard step-by-step and assess student understanding effectively. This resource simplifies standards-based teaching, making it a must-have for every 5th-grade classroom.
With this resource, you'll have everything you need to ensure your students stay on track and meet state requirements while making learning engaging and effective.
5th Grade 2023 New Jersey Standards Includes:
⭐ A Break down of the 2023 New Jersey Standards
⭐ The changes made to the 2016 Standards
⭐ A Standard explanation includes the objective, concept, what students should know, Instructional and assessment ideas, and recommendations.
Unpacking 5th-grade standards can be a time-consuming and complex task for teachers, but this resource is designed to save you time and ensure you meet all your students’ academic needs. By breaking down each standard into manageable parts, this resource provides clear guidance on what to teach, how to teach it, and how to assess your students.
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Homeschool Grade 3: Drama Class
By Bits of Becca
There are 40 different lesson plans, rubrics for each unit and printable prompts for the materials in classes.
Here are a few other resources I have created for Drama Beginners
-Play: A Frosty Friendship
-Class/Group Ice Breakers
-Roll a Body Movement
-Emotion Dice
-Mini Drama Class: Year 1 of lesson plans
-Mini Drama Class: 1 year of lesson plans - 2nd year
-Different Topics: Mini Drama Lesson (FREE)
You may also like my extras (also available individually)
-Roll A Tableaux Bundle
-Roll a Tongue Twister Bundle
-Roll a Story Bundle
-Mini Drama 3 years of Lesson Plans Bundle
The Girl & The Bicycle Book Companion SEL Read Aloud Activities
By Literacytales
The Girl and The Bicycle No Prep- SEL Book Companion Wordless Read Aloud Activities reinforces friendship and kindness . The best part is that your Lesson Plans & Teacher's Slides are done for you. This Unit focuses on inferencing, comprehension, story retelling, sequencing, describing, comparing/contrasting, verb tenses, sentence structure, pronouns, qualitative & spatial concepts, articulation, and fluency.Build important literacy skills, including listening skills, vocabulary, and comprehension — and increased awareness of how stories are "crafted."
Students will create their version of The Girl and The Bicycle Based on the Read Aloud by Mark Pett.
This resource is for 3rd 6th grade teachers! Teacher's Slides Step-By-Step PowerPoint presentation is included to guide and help you save time planning & Preparing.
Teaching with a wordless book is intimidating, but for a book with no words, you'll be surprised at all the talking they will do, and all the fun they'll have! Take a chance and unlock the power and magic of wordless read-aloud. I have provided you with all the components. Only print, teach, and watch your students' comprehension skills increase.
Check the Preview for my students' Books. Each Student' Will come up with their version of the story.
But that's not all! In addition to the reading activities and writing prompts, you'll find a variety of engaging materials such as vocabulary support, graphic organizers, and the unique The Girl and The Bicycle activities.
These resources will support literacy development and strengthen understanding of friendship and kindness.
Perfect for ELL Students and General Ed Students.
The Girl and the Bicycle Includes:
Skills covered in this unit:
1. Story Elements
2. Plot
3. Connection
4. Summary
5. Ask and Answer Questions
6. Inferences
7. Cause and Effect
8. Predictions
9. Narrative Writing
10. Persuasive Writing
11. Vocabulary
12. Personal Narrative
13. Persuasive Writing
14. Extra Activities
PLEASE DOWNLOAD THE PREVIEW TO SEE A COMPLETE LIST OF WHAT'S INCLUDED
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Morning Yoga Routine Slideshow for the Classroom
By Lara Hocheiser
On a smartboard on via personal device, share a morning yoga routine with your students.
We have shared this at school assemblies across the US for all grade levels pre-k-8th grade
Short I CVC Words Lessons Bundle
By Leslie Ann Porter - Small Town Teacher Life
Word Family Short i CVC Bundle
No Prep, just print and go!
Hands-On Interactive notebook pages!
Interactive Notebooks make learning to read FUN!
These interactive notebook pages are designed to help first-grade students practice and master short-i CVC words. Each page focuses on a specific word family, such as -it, -in, or -ib, and includes activities and exercises to reinforce phonics skills. Students will engage in hands-on learning as they cut, paste, write, and read words in a fun and interactive way. These notebook pages are perfect for use in the classroom or at home for extra practice.
Features:
- Interactive activities for hands-on learning
- Focus on short-i CVC word families
- Cut, paste, write, and read exercises
- Engaging and fun for students
Benefits:
- Helps students practice and master phonics skills
- Reinforces word recognition and reading fluency
- Provides a visual and interactive way to learn
- Suitable for use in the classroom or at home
What you get:
Five pages for practicing short-a words
Short 'i' cvc Decodable Books with Comprehension Questions
Short 'i' cvc Decodable Books with Comprehension Questions are perfect for your small groups or homework. Cute, easy to read stories that focus on sound spellings and comprehension. Your students will love these little books and you will love that you don't have to plan a big lesson to cover the basics like comprehension questions, fluency, and even sight word practice. Do yourself a favor and get these Short 'i' cvc Decodable Books with Comprehension Questions now!
Word Family Short i CVC Word Work Pages
No Prep, just print and go!
Hands-On, multi-modal activity pages!
Great for Centers or Homework
These Word Families Short i CVC Words Word Work Pages are designed to help first-grade students practice and master their phonics skills. This resource includes a variety of activities to reinforce the short-i sound. Students engage in activities such as word sorting, word building, and sentence writing to strengthen their understanding of CVC words. These word work pages are a valuable resource for teachers and parents looking to support their first-grade students' phonics development.
Features:
- Word sorting activities to help students identify and categorize short-i words
- Word-building activities to encourage students to manipulate and create new words
- Sentence writing activities to practice using short-i words in context
- Clear and concise instructions for easy implementation- Just print and go!
Benefits:
- Reinforce phonics skills: These word work pages provide targeted practice for working with short-i words, helping students develop their phonics skills.
- Build vocabulary: By engaging with a variety of short-i words, students will expand their vocabulary and become more confident readers and writers.
- Enhance reading fluency: Regular practice with CVC words will improve students' ability to decode and read words fluently.
- Support independent learning: These word work pages can be used in the classroom or at home, allowing students to practice and reinforce their phonics skills independently.
What you get:
Six pages for practicing short-i words
with a variety of strategies
Word Family Short i CVC Small Group Fluency Practice
Take the guess work, hours of planning, and the headache out of prepping for your small group reading instruction!
>>>What you get:
A week's worth of researched based, classroom
tested word sorts, segmenting, blending, writing,
fluency, and even nonsense word practice, as well
as an end-of-unit assessment page.
Also includes sample small group schedule and
tracking sheets to make planning your small groups
EASY!
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Keywords: Word Families, CVC Words, Reading Fluency, Reading Groups, Kindergarten, Home School, 1st grade, Interactive Notebooks
Wonders First Grade Unit 4 Week 1 Aligned Resources
By Leslie Ann Porter - Small Town Teacher Life
Everything you need for supplementing First Grade Wonders Unit 4 Week 1.
By bundling resources, you save money, save planning time, as well as enrich your reading instruction for the week.
Focus Wall
Spelling Pattern Cards
ai ay worksheets for class or home use
Reading Group resources
Human Body Systems 41 Posters Set
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Short Vowel Word Sort| CVC| Bundle
By An Enchanted Educator
Short Vowel Word Sorts are a no-prep phonics activity that can be used to introduce a new phonics pattern or review. Sorts have multiple options to meet the needs of your students. Use for whole group, small group instruction, or center work.
Included in each resource:
⭐Each sort comes as a full sheet or half sheet of words/pictures/ words and pictures
⭐Full Sheet Sorting Mat
⭐1/2 sheet words or pictures with 1/2 sheet sort mat (perfect for composition notebooks)
Other Resources:
⭐ Short Vowel (cvc) Scoot Review| Digital or Paper
⭐ Short Vowel Blending Lines Bundle| Digital and Paper Options
⭐ Short Vowel Dots and Boxes Activities Bundle
⭐ Short Vowel (CVC) Say, Tap, Write, Build Review
⭐ Short Vowel Blending And Mapping Activity| Flip, Tap, Write, Use Bundle
4th Grade Area & Perimeter - Anchor Charts, Games, Practice & Review, Worksheets
By Curious Classroom Adventures
Bring the fun to 4th grade math lessons on area and perimeter with a resource full of practice activities, review games, and worksheets! Would you love to see your students actively engaged in learning about area and perimeter? Even looking forward to math block each day as the best part of the day?
If so, this high-engagement, activity-driven 4th grade math unit on area and perimeter is perfect for you. Yep…a whole unit on area and perimeter, ready to go! Just print and gather a few handy supplies.
This area and perimeter unit is designed for high engagement and an interactive classroom. Whether you enjoy breaking your class up into smaller groups to utilize guided math and math centers or you prefer to keep them together for large group instruction, you will have everything you need included in this area and perimeter unit. Add a few dice and a couple packs of dollar-store playing cards to watch math come alive!
Each area and perimeter math lesson includes:
To complete your plans for area and perimeter, this unit also includes:
This is a comprehensive area and perimeter unit covers the 4th-grade CCSS for math and math TEKS related to area and perimeter.
4 INSTRUCTIONAL LESSONS + 1 REVIEW LESSON + 1 ASSESSMENT.
The following lessons are included in this area and perimeter unit:
➡️ Find the Area of Rectangles Lesson Plan, Games and Activities
➡️ Find the Area of Irregular Shapes Lesson Plan
➡️ Find the Perimeter of Shapes Lesson Plan Game and Activities
➡️ Use Formulas to Find Perimeter of Shapes Lesson Plan Game and Activities
This area and perimeter unit is an effective and easy-to-implement plan to meet the increased expectations for rigor in math classrooms while still feeding your student’s need for play. The lessons and activities in this area and perimeter unit can each be used independently or woven together into a guided math block.
An example of a 90-minute daily math block might look like this:
OPEN THE PREVIEW FILE FOR A CLOSER LOOK!
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4th Grade Math Curriculum YEAR LONG BUNDLE of Lesson Plans Games and Activities
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4th Grade Morning Slides with Morning Warm Ups for Math and ELAR - Editable
4th Grade Math Anchor Charts and Math Posters - Math Reference Sheets
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