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❤️Looking for engaging Arctic and Polar animal activities this winter? This growing bundle with differentiated activities is the perfect way for your students to learn all about, discuss, and review winter animals, while developing knowledge, practicing literacy skills, math skills, fine motor skills, and art skills!

✅ Winter animals: (10)

☑ Arctic fox, Arctic hare, Arctic wolf, moose, narwhal, polar bear, puffin, seal, snowy owl, walrus

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✏️Great for early elementary students!

⭐️This is a growing bundle and the price will increase as new resources are added!

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✅ Includes:

☑ reading comprehension

☑ writing crafts

☑ research reports

☑ coloring pages

☑ social-emotional activities

✅ Winter animals: (10)

☑ Arctic fox

☑ Arctic hare

☑ Arctic wolf

☑ moose

☑ narwhal

☑ polar bear

☑ puffin

☑ seal

☑ snowy owl

☑ walrus

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Mass Order Activities connected to Catholic Kids Bulletins.

We've created a special bundle of downloadable resources to make teaching the Order of the Mass a breeze for your students. Let's dive into what this fantastic bundle includes:

1. Early Reader Book - "The Order of the Mass" Inside this engaging book, your students will discover a colorful journey through the Order of the Mass. With simple words and captivating pictures, it's perfect for early readers. This resource will be a great addition to your classroom library, helping students understand the sequence of events during Mass.

2. Mass Order Memory Game Turn learning into a game with our Mass Order Memory Game! The matching of symbols and pictures will reinforce your students' understanding of the different parts of the Mass. It's a fantastic group activity that adds an element of fun while solidifying their knowledge.

3. Mass Order Worksheet For a hands-on approach to learning, we've included a Mass Order Worksheet. Students can match symbols to specific parts of the Mass and fill in the blanks. This worksheet serves as an excellent assessment tool, allowing you to gauge their comprehension in an interactive way.

4. Mass Order Game Introducing the Catholic Mass Order Game, a fantastic educational tool designed to make learning about the order of the Catholic Mass enjoyable for elementary students. Aligned with the symbols featured in the Catholic Kids Bulletin, this game brings the elements of the Mass to life in a fun and interactive way.

All of these resources align seamlessly with the symbols used in the Catholic Kids Bulletins, ensuring consistency in your teaching materials. The bundle is designed to make your job easier and more enjoyable, fostering a deeper understanding of the Order of the Mass among your students.

Download this incredible bundle today and watch your students engage with the material in a meaningful and memorable way. Happy teaching!

Benefits of Using the Mass Order Activities Bundle:

• Faith Formation: Each resource is crafted to support the faith formation of young learners, providing them with a solid understanding of the Catholic Mass.
• Interactive Learning: The activities are designed to be interactive, keeping students engaged and making learning fun.
• Consistent Materials: Aligns with the symbols and themes of the Catholic Kids Bulletins, ensuring a cohesive learning experience.
• Versatile Use: Ideal for use in classrooms, religious education settings, and homeschooling environments.

Who Will Benefit?

• Parents: Seeking engaging ways to teach their preschool and elementary-aged children about the Catholic Mass.
• Catechists: Looking for comprehensive and interactive materials to enhance religious education classes.
• Religious Educators: In need of resources that make teaching the liturgy, the Liturgy of the Word, and the Liturgy of the Eucharist both fun and effective.
• Homeschooling Families: Wanting to incorporate faith-based education into their daily lessons.

Help students manage their anger with Mouse Was Mad Social Emotional Learning Worksheets + ELA. This 97-page book companion features over 40 activities including an interactive read aloud lesson plan, providing 15-20 hours of engaging lessons. Perfect for whole group, small group, and independent work, ensuring comprehensive learning and growth through ELA and SEL activities including anger management worksheets. Develop essential skills in an interactive and supportive way.

Overview

Mouse Was Mad Interactive Read Aloud Lesson Plan ELA Centers SEL Activities is an all-encompassing resource designed to help children manage the big emotion of anger. Aligned with the CASEL 5 Social-Emotional Competencies, this product integrates SEL and ELA skills through engaging activities and discussions.

What's Included

• SEL Objectives: Focus on managing anger and understanding calming strategies.

• Activities: Over 40 differentiated activities including:

  • SEL Skills: Feeling Mad, Identifying Triggers, Identifying Calming Strategies, Anger Exploration, Dealing with Angry Feelings.
  • ELA Skills: Making Predictions, Summarizing Fiction, Character Analysis, Compare and Contrast, Writing Prompts.

Benefits

• Comprehensive Learning: Integrating both ELA and SEL skills allows teachers to address multiple learning goals simultaneously. This dual focus not only enhances literacy skills but also supports emotional development, making lessons more holistic and impactful.

• Engagement: Interactive read-aloud lesson plans with before, during, and after reading questions.

• Differentiation: Activities tailored for varied skill levels, ideal for differentiated instruction.

• Long-Term Use: Extensive activities ensure repeated use without redundancy, perfect for self-contained behavior programs.

Unique Features

• Real Photos: Activities include real photos to enhance connection and understanding.

• Variety: Over 40 activities provide 15-20 hours of instruction.

• Family Involvement: Notes to families with suggestions for home support.

About the Book

Immerse yourself in the narrative of "Mouse Was Mad" – a heartwarming children's book by Linda Urban. Journey alongside a spirited mouse who finds himself "hopping" mad and embarks on a journey of self-discovery. Through the tale, young readers are introduced to various ways animals express emotions and how they can find their own unique channels of self-expression while navigating anger. The story comes alive through vibrant illustrations that captivate young minds.

"Mouse Was Mad" is a valuable tool for discussing anger, tantrums, and diverse ways of managing emotions with children. It opens doors for conversations about the interplay of feelings and actions, fostering a deeper understanding of the emotional landscape.

Start teaching anger management today with Social Emotional Learning Worksheets + ELA!

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Learn More: Interactive Readalouds for SEL and Literacy Skills

Discover the power of an interactive read aloud in promoting social-emotional learning (SEL) and literacy skills in children.

Whether you’re a teacher or a caregiver, learn how an interactive read aloud can positively transform young lives with this blog post: Interactive Read Alouds: How to Use Them to Promote SEL and Literacy Skills.

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Kindness Activities and Cards: Acts of Kindness, World Kindness Day, or National Kindness Week

Random Acts of Kindness should always be encouraged! Whether or not you are reading Be Kind by Pat Zietlow Miller or just working on a kindness unit or celebrating Kindness Week, you will find these kindness activities fun and engaging for your students! You can also use this book with The Gift That I Can Give by Kathie Lee Gifford. Note: You do NOT need either of these books to utilize the activities in this product.

You will find the following activities in this kindness activities pack:

• Teacher Tips and ideas for use
• Random Acts of Kindness LIST for HOME
• Random Acts of Kindness LIST for SCHOOL
• 48 circle cards for acts of kindness related to school (in full color and black and white)
• Bulletin board letters in watercolor (BE KIND)
• Six quotes posters related to kindness (in full color and black-and-white)
• No prep printables for brainstorming, letter writing, and creating kindness bookmarks
• Kindness mini-book

Note: This product will work well with any book about kindness. I Walk With Vanessa: A Story About a Simple Act of Kindness by Kerascoët is also a new favorite.

NOTE: THIS FILE INCLUDES A DIGITAL DISTANCE LEARNING OPTION!

This product includes a digital option (as well as the no prep printable option). The digital portion instructions appear at the end of the packet.

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GROWTH MINDSET ACTIVITIES:

• GROWTH MINDSET AFFIRMATIONS POSTERS (with cursive)
• GROWTH MINDSET AFFIRMATIONS POSTERS (NO cursive)
• GROWTH MINDSET PRIVACY FOLDER OFFICES
• GROWTH MINDSET FLIP BOOKS