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Women's History Writing Crafts with Differentiated Coloring & Drawing Activities

By Kimberly

❤️Looking for engaging writing crafts to celebrate Women's History Month this February? Practice writing, literacy, and fine motor skills with these easy, differentiated Women's History writing crafts!

Women's History figures included:

☑ Maya Lin, Bessie Coleman, Harriet Tubman, Kala Bagai, Maria Tallchief, Rita Moreno, Helen Keller, Sojourner Truth, Pat Danner, Barbara Jean Lee

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✏️Students can choose a historical hero and write all about them!

✏️Build confidence with differentiation! Color, draw and write with different line spacing and types (dotted vs. solid lines)!

✏️Easy to make crafts! Color or draw a picture of the figure and glue the writing project onto a piece of construction paper.

✏️Full size writing sheets included if additional writing space is needed. Staple the pages together.

✏️You can also put the projects together to create a Women's History Month booklet, or send home to share with parents!

✏️ Create eye-catching bulletin boards, hallway displays, class booklets, coloring pages, and more!

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⭐️This resource is low prep and will save you time! Simply print out the writing pages and select the differentiated writing page that is most appropriate for each student's needs.

⭐️Comes in both a fun colorful set or a printer friendly black & white set! Use the black & white set as coloring pages!

⭐️Check out the preview and preview video for a sneak peek!

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Includes: (175 pages total)

Writing Prompts: (1 page)

  • Optional questions to promote student creativity

Biography Sheets: (10 pages)

  • Birth date
  • Birth place
  • Early Life
  • Accomplishments

Extra writing sheets (4 pages)

☑ Full size writing sheets

Each woman includes 16 differentiated pages: (160 pages total)

Differentiated pages include: (16 pages x 10 figures)

☑ Color & write - single medium lines - blank (1 page)

☑ Color & write - single medium lines - writing prompt (1 page)

☑ Color & write - single large lines - blank (1 page)

☑ Color & write - single large lines - writing prompt (1 page)

☑ Draw & write - single medium lines - blank (1 page)

☑ Draw & write - single medium lines - writing prompt (1 page)

☑ Draw & write - single large lines - blank (1 page)

☑ Draw & write - single large lines - writing prompt (1 page)

☑ Color & write - double medium lines - blank (1 page)

☑ Color & write - double medium lines - writing prompt (1 page)

☑ Color & write - double large lines - blank (1 page)

☑ Color & write - double large lines - writing prompt (1 page)

☑ Draw & write - double medium lines - blank (1 page)

☑ Draw & write - double medium lines - writing prompt (1 page)

☑ Draw & write - double large lines - blank (1 page)

☑ Draw & write - double large lines - writing prompt (1 page)

Bonus: (178 pages)

☑ What you need to know (1 page)

☑ Table of contents (2 pages)

☑ Black & white set (175 pages)

Figures included: (10)

Maya Lin - architect - (Asian American)

Bessie Coleman - pilot - (African American)

Harriet Tubman - liberator - (African American)

Kala Bagai - activist - (South Asian American)

Maria Tallchief - ballerina - (Native American)

Rita Moreno - actress - (Hispanic American)

Helen Keller - author - (American with disabilities)

Sojourner Truth - advocate - (African American)

Pat Danner - politician - (Arab American)

Barbara Jean Lee - politician - (African American)

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⭐️Looking for more Women's History activities?

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Writing Craft Growing Bundle

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Favorite Food Opinion Writing Worksheets with Prompt and 16 Cute Coloring Pages

By TaughtOught Homeschooling

Grab these 16 opinion writing worksheets with cute coloring pages and watch your students' love for writing soar! The class can choose the coloring page they like, and then write about their favorite foods. They will love it so much, they will want to choose more coloring pages and write about all their favorite foods!

These opinion writing worksheets are perfect for:

  • homework
  • morning work
  • reluctant writers
  • differentiated writing activity
  • independent work
  • fun group work

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Research Project Template Inquiry Skills Writing Learning Based

By Kyla McHenry

Want a fun way to help your learner's focus on their interests? This resource breaks down a learning project into mini steps that aren't overwhelming for young learners. Just choose a topic to explore and let the learning begin.

This resource includes:

- A KWL chart-

- Two options for facts gathered when doing research from an online source or a book of your choice

- A space to create a rough draft

- A cover sheet to create an illustration to go along with your learning project

- Two options for writing paper to allow for different aged writers

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200 Pages Blank paper, College ruled, Lined Journal & Music sheet for Writing

By Zaazoua Mostapha

8.5 x 11 inches, 200 Pages Blank Pages Paper, College Ruled, Lined Journal & Music Sheet for Writing and Music Composition

Perfect for teachers and students to write in everything they want

Enjoy it, Thanks

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1&2 grades fall sentences writing prompts with picture

By Snap & Sprout printables.

Free Fall Sentence Writing Prompts with Picture Box | 1st & 2nd Grades | Occupational Therapy Support

This free resource offers fun and engaging fall-themed sentence writing prompts designed specifically for 1st and 2nd grade students. Perfect for occupational therapy support, these worksheets help develop fine motor skills while encouraging creativity and structured writing. Each page includes a picture box for students to draw their ideas before writing, fostering both imagination and sentence-building skills.

With 20 writing papers featuring fall-related images, this resource is ideal for use in the classroom or therapy sessions to make writing practice enjoyable and educational.

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List Writing Craft: Thanks on Thanksgiving Day

By Qiang Ma

Distance Learning is enabled! This product is especially fun for your class Thanksgiving writing projects! It is a fun engaging writing task your students will enjoy. Prep Free! Ready to go!

Task:

1. Each student is going to write four pages of three list of thanks using the Thanksgiving Craft Book pages. List 1: thanks to people in his life; List 2: thanks to technologies and inventions what make his life easier and better; List 3: thanks to natural objects for what they have been helping him.

2. Each student will come up with his own lists and reasons to thank for.

Step by step assignment directions are giving using Teacher Writing Sample "Thanks on Thanksgiving Day" as a model.

You could use this Thanksgiving Craft Book to write anything related to Thanksgiving.

This product includes:

- 2 Colored sets

- 2 Black lined sets

- Lesson Plan for Thanks on Thanksgiving Day Project

- Step by Step Assignment Directions

- 1 Teacher Thanks on Thanksgiving Day Writing Sample

- 4 Student Thanks on Thanksgiving Day Writing Samples

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Writing Center Banner | Bulletin Board | Back to School | ELA Writer's Workshop

By Perfectly Planned Designs

Looking to make your classroom more welcoming this back to school season?

This bright Writing Center Banner is a great way to welcome students and visitors into your classroom each day! It will liven up your space and motivate your students....plus, it's so cute!! Prints two letters per page for a total of 8 pages. There are also three printable pencils in different colors which can be printed out and attached to the banner to your liking.

**For personal and single classroom use only. If using with multiple classrooms, please purchase additional licenses at the discounted rate.**

Best of all, this banner coordinated perfectly with my best-selling Writing Tools Folder: get your students writing at a higher level by offering them a colorful and coordinated reference for your Writing Center!! This reference guide is ideal for middle school students to use during independent writing assignments. Whether it is class work, center work, writing workshop, or homework, it provides quality writing The pages can be placed in a folder, booklet, or even displayed in a writing center. It helps eliminate questions and shows students ways to write effectively. This is going to help your students work independently while writing. This product is geared toward middle school but can also be used in upper elementary. I make a bunch of these Writing Tools Folders and keep them in my Writing Center and love how it helps students become more organized and independent while writing.

This resource includes 8 Anchor Charts and 3 Cover Page Options

Character Traits which comes in 4 different colors with chevron and swirls styles. The chart contains over 100 character traits that students can use to refer to during various writing activities.

Elaboration Stems which features writing stems students can use while elaborating on evidence in their essays. This chart is essential because students can refer to them while writing but gradually start incorporating them as it becomes a force of habit.

**Other Ways to Say...**which offers students multiple synonyms for overused words such as happy or sad. Great for displaying in your writing center!

Transitions which includes a strong set of transitions every writer should be using to aid in the flow of their writing, whether it's for emphasizing, giving an example or concluding an essay!

Said is Dead! which features other words for said, which is terribly overused in my classroom when there are tons of better choices!

Use This...Not That! which features better word choices for commonly used words and expressions.

Mood...which offers a great choice of words that depict either a positive, negative, or neutral mood!

Tone...which offers a great choice of words that depict either a positive, negative, or neutral tone!

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Line writing paper with picture 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th grade final copy publishing

By Simply Read

Writing / Publishing paper for first, second, third, forth, or fifth grade

Printable lined paper with picture box

This product includes 6 different designs.

There are 2 pages for each design - a page with a space for a picture and a full page of lines. There are a total of 12 pages of lined paper.

These are great for final copies of any writing assignment including personal narratives, expository writing, opinion writing, informational writing, all about me, and paragraph writing.

This is a perfect lined paper template with picture box

1st grade, 2nd grade, 3rd grade, 4th grade, 5th grade

Use this writing paper for any classroom writing assignments.

solid lines with space for primary or upper elementary

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Summer Writing Prompts Distance Learning | 1st and 2nd Grade FREE

By Kirsten's Kaboodle

This summer writing challenge for 1st and 2nd grade now includes a digital distance learning option in Google Slides™. Please refer to the final 7 pages of the product for the link and instructions.

These varied summer writing prompts for 1st and 2nd are both challenging and engaging!

This FREE SAMPLE from my 30-Day Writing Challenge for 1st and 2nd graders contains 3 days of writing material for your students in a printable version as well as a Google Slides™ version.

In the full product, there are 30 different writing activities (2 sheets per activity, created to be copied back-to-back and bound into a book, if you choose). For a total of 60 writing pages, you will see the following activities:

  • 2 opinion essays
  • 1 explanatory essay
  • 1 informative essay
  • 2 descriptive writing activities
  • 2 narrative writing activities
  • 1 "how-to" essay
  • 5 journal prompts
  • 5 story starters
  • 2 recipes activities
  • 3 newspaper articles
  • 1 packing list activity
  • 2 book reports
  • 1 biography
  • 1 restaurant review
  • 1 autobiography

These writing activities are purposeful and fun. Students will find that completing all of them is challenging, but rewarding.

You can find the FULL PRODUCTS HERE (choose your grade level):

30 DAY SUMMER WRITING CHALLENGE FOR 1st-2nd GRADE

30 DAY SUMMER WRITING CHALLENGE FOR 3rd-4th GRADE

NOTE: THIS FILE NOW INCLUDES A DIGITAL DISTANCE LEARNING OPTION!

As of 6/9/20, this product 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.

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!

These 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 this product is on Google Slides.

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Brainstorm Blank Bubble Map with lines Graphic organize Template Writing Diagram

By Epsilon Math Craft & Special Education

This cloud of thoughts cute simple and basic graphic organizer is a great tool for students to benefit from brainstorming activities. It is can be used to many different books in any curriculum or else. Two versions are avalaible.


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Dr. Seuss, Cat in the Hat Writing Paper with Six Line Styles

By Bunny Hop Shop

Your students will love writing on this Dr. Seuss, cat in the hat writing paper. Use this paper for Read Across America Day or anytime you are reading books with Dr. Seuss. This pack includes paper in various line styles appropriate for kindergarten through upper elementary students. This pack also includes a blank hat with no writing lines. Your students will love displaying their work on these writing pages!

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Shape Monsters Write the Room

By Marilyn Southmayd

Elevate your holiday-themed classroom activities with our Halloween Shape Monsters Write the Room resource! Engage students in a festive learning experience while reinforcing their understanding of shapes, all wrapped up in a fun, interactive package. Inside this comprehensive resource, you'll find everything you need to make your Halloween lessons shine.

❤️Take a peek at the preview to get a closer look.

❤️Want more resources like this for your classroom? Check out this bundle:

**➡**Fall Autumn Endless Growing Bundle

❤️WHAT IS INCLUDED?

  • 12 Monster Shape Cards: Shapes included are Square, Circle, Triangle, Pentagon, Hexagon, Octagon, Star, Rectangle, Rhombus, Oval, Trapezoid, and Parallelogram. These spooky cards come in both vibrant colors and versatile black and white. Use them for shape recognition or decoration.
  • 4 Types of Recording Sheets: Choose from a variety of recording sheets, including squares with numbers, primary dotted lined squares with numbers, squares with black and white ornament images, and black and white ornament images with primary dotted lines. Flexibility meets creativity with these options.
  • Answer Key: Keep things efficient with our included answer key, conveniently marked in red for quick reference.
  • Story Writing Sheets: Encourage literacy development with two sets of story writing sheets. One set includes sentence starters with Primary Dotted Lines to kickstart imaginative narratives, while the other is a Regular Lined Sheet for your older students.

✨PLEASE NOTE: It is recommended that you print out these pages on card stock or copy paper. It is also recommended that you laminate these cards so that you can use them for multiple uses.

❤️HOW IT WORKS:

  1. Setup: Print and laminate the Halloween Shape Monster Cards, and choose between color or black and white, with or without labels, to suit your preferences and classroom decor.
  2. Activity: Scatter the cards around the room. Ask students to find and identify the shapes on the cards. You can use the included answer key for reference.
  3. Recording Sheets: Provide students with the recording sheets that best match their needs. They can write the shape names in the box with the corresponding numbers or images.
  4. Story Writing: Foster creativity and language skills with the story writing sheets. Encourage students to write imaginative stories inspired by the spooky monsters and sentence starter provided.

❤️WHO IS THIS FOR:

  1. Elementary School Teachers: Engage young learners in a fun and educational holiday activity.
  2. Homeschooling Parents: Create festive learning experiences at home.
  3. Special Education Teachers: Adapt the resource to suit diverse learning needs.
  4. Preschool Educators: Introduce basic shapes in a playful way.

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  • Interactive Learning: Students actively explore shapes, promoting hands-on learning, as well as practicing their shape recognition and writing skills.
  • Customizable: With various recording sheets and story writing options, tailor the activity to your class's needs.
  • Festive Fun: Celebrate the holiday season while reinforcing educational concepts.
  • Engaging Storytelling: Encourage creativity and language development through story writing.
  • Versatile Use: Ideal for classrooms, homeschooling, special education, preschool, and holiday-themed events.

Transform your classroom into a holiday wonderland of learning with our Shape Monsters Write the Room resource. Capture the spirit of the season while enhancing your students' educational experience. Get ready for a spooky shape-filled adventure!

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Writing Checklist

By SOWMYA SUGUMARAN

Print and laminate this checklist for students to use as a bookmark or a writing checklist throughout the year.

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Arctic & Winter Animals Writing & Coloring Crafts with Differentiated Activities

By Kimberly

❤️Looking for engaging Arctic and Polar animal writing crafts this winter? Practice informative, narrative, personal narrative, or persuasive writing with these differentiated winter animal writing crafts!

Winter animals included: (10)

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

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✏️Students can choose or be assigned an animal and write all about them! Use for research reports or simply as a writing craft!

✏️Build confidence with differentiation! Color, trace and write with different line spacing and types (dotted vs. solid lines)!

✏️Easy to make crafts! Color a picture of the animal, write and glue the writing project onto a piece of construction paper.

✏️Full size writing sheets included if additional writing space is needed. Staple the pages together.

✏️You can also put the projects together to create a winter animal booklet, or send home to share with parents!

✏️ Create eye-catching bulletin boards, hallway displays, class booklets, coloring pages, and more!

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⭐️This resource is low prep and will save you time! Simply print and select the differentiated writing page that is most appropriate for each student's needs.

⭐️Comes in both a fun colorful set or a printer friendly black & white set! Use the black & white set as coloring pages!

⭐️Check out the preview and preview video for more details!

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Includes: (78 pages)

Brainstorming Maps: (4 pages)

☑ Informative writing

☑ Narrative writing

☑ Personal narrative writing

☑ Persuasive writing

Differentiated writing projects: (74 pages)

☑ “This is a ____” tracing – dotted lines (10 pages)

☑ “This is a ____” writing – dotted lines (10 pages)

☑ “This is a ____” writing – solid lines (10 pages)

☑ Full page writing – large dotted lines (11 pages)

☑ Full page writing – medium dotted lines (11 pages)

☑ Full page writing – large solid lines (11 pages)

☑ Full page writing – medium solid lines (11 pages)

Bonus: (81 pages)

☑ What you need to know (1 page)

☑ Table of contents (2 pages)

☑ Black & white set (78 pages)

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Winter animals: (10)

☑ Arctic fox

☑ Arctic hare

☑ Arctic wolf

☑ moose

☑ narwhal

☑ polar bear

☑ puffin

☑ seal

☑ snowy owl

☑ walrus

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Winter Activities Growing Bundle

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Lined writing paper with picture box publishing paper 2nd 3rd grade final copy

By Simply Read

Lined writing paper with picture box. Great for publishing any type of writing - narratives, expository, fiction, nonfiction, opinions, reviews, summaries, journal writing, persuasive and more. This lined writing paper has a picture box option and a full page of lines option for all elementary school grades 1-4

Included:

*9 different designs for writing paper

*A page with a picture box and a full lined page to match for each design

Printable, no prep, lined publishing paper that is ready to go any time your class writes

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Summer Writing Prompts: Summer Writing Journal Challenge for 1st and 2nd Grade

By Kirsten's Kaboodle

Summer Writing Prompts Journal: Writing Challenge Activities for 1st & 2nd Grade

Are you worried about your 1st and 2nd-grade students falling behind in writing during the summer? This summer writing challenge is your answer!

This 30-Day Summer Writing Challenge for 1st and 2nd grade contains a variety of engaging writing material for your students. There are 30 different writing activities (2 sheets per activity, created to be copied back-to-back and bound into a writing journal, if you choose). For a total of 60 writing pages, you will see the following activities:

  • 2 opinion essays
  • 1 explanatory essay
  • 1 informative essay
  • 2 descriptive writing activities
  • 2 narrative writing activities
  • 1 "how-to" essay
  • 5 journal prompts
  • 5 story starters
  • 2 recipes activities
  • 3 newspaper articles
  • 1 packing list activity
  • 2 book reports
  • 1 biography
  • 1 restaurant review
  • 1 autobiography

These writing activities are purposeful, but fun. Students will find that completing all of them is challenging, but rewarding. Some teachers choose to stretch the challenge to 60 days so that students have 2 days to complete each activity. I also reward my students with a pizza lunch party if they complete the writing challenge (for the summer challenge, I plan the pizza party during the first or second week back to school).

NOTE: THIS FILE INCLUDES A DIGITAL DISTANCE LEARNING OPTION!

This product 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.

Are you a 3rd or 4th grade teacher? Please click below to find the summer writing challenge for your students. The format, content, and prompts will be more appropriate for your students:

  • 30 DAY SUMMER WRITING CHALLENGE FOR 3rd-4th GRADE
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Weekly October Fall Spelling Tests Template 10 15 25 words fall writing template

By Epsilon Math Craft & Special Education

This pumpkin bundle for October and november is wonderful for weekly or monthly spelling tests. Each product is fall theme and contains different number of words, it keeps learners engaged while working! It offers a variety of printables (10, 15, 20 and 25 words spelling test papers , versions: dotted lines, single lines, etc.) that can best fit your classroom needs!


This sheet can be used for: Spelling pre-test, Spelling test, Writing test and Sentence Dictations, It is nice because it is pre-numbered and has primary lines for neat handwriting. Perfect for educators seeking efficiency and clarity, this resource includes two versions: One with single-line paper featuring regular numbers, and another with dotted-line paper.


Ways to use this product:

  • Whole Group Instruction
  • Small Group Instruction
  • Homework
  • Centers
  • Special Education
  • Distance Learning

Why use this resource:

  • Festive Theme: Engaging fall pumpkins design makes learning fun.
  • Eco-Friendly: Two templates per page to reduce paper waste.
  • Pre-Test Version: Helps assess student knowledge before the main test.
  • Color Options: Available in black-and-white and color for flexibility.
  • Variety in Format: Handwriting and normal lines cater to different needs.
  • Time-Saving: Ready-to-use template simplifies lesson preparation.
  • Versatile: Adaptable for various grade levels and spelling lists.

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Thanksgiving Turkey Writing Paper

By Bunny Hop Shop

Inspire Your Students with Our Thanksgiving Turkey-Themed Writing Paper!

Perfect for fall and Thanksgiving activities, this fun turkey-shaped writing paper will make assignments more engaging. With charming clip art turkeys surrounding the main shape, students will enjoy writing their thoughts and stories in a festive way! Choose from six different line styles to fit your classroom needs, and each style is available with or without name and date lines for added convenience.

Ideal for creative writing, thankfulness prompts, or Thanksgiving-themed reflections, this paper adds a seasonal touch to any assignment.

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Halloween Write the Room Black Cat Shapes Activity

By Marilyn Southmayd

Elevate your holiday-themed classroom activities with our Halloween Black Cat Shapes Write the Room resource! Engage students in a festive learning experience while reinforcing their understanding of shapes, all wrapped up in a fun, interactive package. Inside this comprehensive resource, you'll find everything you need to make your Halloween lessons shine.

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**➡**Fall Autumn Endless Growing Bundle

❤️WHAT IS INCLUDED?

  • 12 Black Cat Shape Cards: Shapes included are Square, Circle, Triangle, Pentagon, Hexagon, Octagon, Star, Rectangle, Rhombus, Oval, Trapezoid, and Parallelogram. These spooky cards come in both vibrant colors and versatile black and white. Use them for shape recognition or decoration.
  • 4 Types of Recording Sheets: Choose from a variety of recording sheets, including squares with numbers, primary dotted lined squares with numbers, squares with black and white ornament images, and black and white ornament images with primary dotted lines. Flexibility meets creativity with these options.
  • Answer Key: Keep things efficient with our included answer key, conveniently marked in red for quick reference.
  • Story Writing Sheets: Encourage literacy development with two sets of story writing sheets. One set includes sentence starters with Primary Dotted Lines to kickstart imaginative narratives, while the other is a Regular Lined Sheet for your older students.
  • BONUS: 4 story writing sheets that are editable for you to change the sentence starter. They come in primary dotted and standard lined paper in color and black and white.

✨PLEASE NOTE: It is recommended that you print out these pages on card stock or copy paper. It is also recommended that you laminate these cards so that you can use them for multiple uses.

❤️HOW IT WORKS:

  1. Setup: Print and laminate the Halloween Black Cat Shapes Cards, and choose between color or black and white, with or without labels, to suit your preferences and classroom decor.
  2. Activity: Scatter the cards around the room. Ask students to find and identify the shapes on the cards. You can use the included answer key for reference.
  3. Recording Sheets: Provide students with the recording sheets that best match their needs. They can write the shape names in the box with the corresponding numbers or images.
  4. Story Writing: Foster creativity and language skills with the story writing sheets. Encourage students to write imaginative stories inspired by the black cats and sentence starter provided.

❤️WHO IS THIS FOR:

  1. Elementary School Teachers: Engage young learners in a fun and educational holiday activity.
  2. Homeschooling Parents: Create festive learning experiences at home.
  3. Special Education Teachers: Adapt the resource to suit diverse learning needs.
  4. Preschool Educators: Introduce basic shapes in a playful way.

❤️WHY YOU'LL LOVE THIS PRODUCT:

  • Interactive Learning: Students actively explore shapes, promoting hands-on learning, as well as practicing their shape recognition and writing skills.
  • Customizable: With various recording sheets and story writing options, tailor the activity to your class's needs.
  • Festive Fun: Celebrate the holiday season while reinforcing educational concepts.
  • Engaging Storytelling: Encourage creativity and language development through story writing.
  • Versatile Use: Ideal for classrooms, homeschooling, special education, preschool, and holiday-themed events.

Transform your classroom into a holiday wonderland of learning with our Black Cat Shapes Write the Room resource. Capture the spirit of the season while enhancing your students' educational experience. Get ready for a spooky shape-filled adventure!

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➡Halloween Code Breaker Puzzle Activities for Early Elementary Students

➡Halloween Writing Paper Fall Stationary for Elementary Grades

➡Halloween Bingo Cards Fall Retro Groovy Activity Game For Classroom Parties

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Arctic & Winter Animals Differentiated Growing Bundle for 1st, 2nd, & 3rd Grade

By Kimberly

❤️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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