5th Grade Valentine's Day Centers

This bundle includes a great range of activities perfect for grades 5-8 for all of February!

1. Speed Friending Activity: A dynamic classroom icebreaker designed for middle and high school students. It includes a comprehensive teacher protocol, an interactive Google Slides presentation, engaging conversation rounds with embedded timers, a note-taking sheet, and a reflection writing prompt. Ideal for building classroom community, enhancing behavior management, and fostering open communication.
2. ELA Matchmaker Review Game: An 81-page ELA review resource covering synonyms, antonyms, figurative language, literary elements, and affixes & roots. It includes printable and digital versions for flexible classroom use, promoting interactive learning and critical thinking in literary concepts.
3. Black History Month Digital Resource: A set of 45 Google Slides featuring 15 influential African American artists. This resource includes detailed informational texts, short videos, and interactive response prompts. It's a comprehensive tool for exploring African American history and art, ideal for daily classroom activities.
4. Civil Rights Movement Song Analysis: Titled 'Harmony of Hope,' this resource integrates Valentine's Day and Black History Month themes for middle schoolers. It includes a Google Slides presentation and a comprehensive PDF packet, featuring analysis of seven influential Civil Rights era songs.
5. GenZ Valentine's Day Cards: A collection of 24 unique, humorous, and inclusive Valentine's Day cards suitable for middle school students. These printable cards are gender-neutral, featuring relatable puns and high-quality graphics, adding a fun twist to traditional valentine exchanges.
6. The Science of Crushes and Heartbreak: An educational resource that blends science with Valentine's Day themes, targeting middle schoolers. It includes an article, a mini-lesson in Google Slides, a graphic organizer, and analytical questions. This resource enhances understanding of text features and author's purpose.
7. Valentine's Day Argumentative Writing Resource: A tool for grades 4-8 to enhance argumentative writing skills. It features 28 'Would You Rather' prompts, available in both PDF and Google Slides, to encourage debate and persuasive writing. Ideal for various classroom activities, including warm-ups and group discussions.

Les fêtes - Major holidays - Bundled French Resources

Activities to use in the French classroom when talking about les fêtes / major holidays. Save 50% with this bundle.

➯ Le Jour de l'An

➯ La Saint Valentin

➯ La Saint Patrick

➯ Mardi Gras

➯ Pâques

➯ La Fête Nationale

➯ Les Anniversaires

➯ Les Jours Féries

➯ Halloween

➯ Thanksgiving

➯ Noël

I will add to this bundle as I create more holiday related resources and you will be able to download them at no additional cost. Be sure to keep an eye on TeachShare notifications.

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➯ Ça y est, Je parle français! French 1 & 2 curriculum

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➯ Ça y est, je parle français! Advanced French curriculum

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Introducing our Seasonal Social Problem Solving Activity Bundle – a great combination of resources for nurturing social and emotional development all year round!

Get ready to enrich your classroom experience with this comprehensive bundle, featuring engaging social problem-solving activities for every season and occasion. From the crisp days of autumn to the festive cheer of Christmas, and from the playful warmth of summer to the cozy comforts of winter, this bundle has you covered.

Each activity is thoughtfully designed to ignite discussions around the CASEL 5 social-emotional competencies – Self-Awareness, Self-Management, Social Awareness, Relationship Skills, and Responsible Decision-Making.

What's Included

• 39 social problem-solving worksheets (3 per season/holiday), each with 5 different and related social situations
• both color and black and white versions

Autumn Social Problem Solving

Explore scenarios like Seth avoiding cleaning before dinner, Emily expressing gratitude, and Jayden offering to make mashed potatoes for dinner.

Back-to-School Social Problem Solving

Navigate situations such as Ava sharing her pencil, Mikah interrupting class rules discussion, and Zoey constantly competing with classmates.

Christmas Social Problem Solving

Encounter scenarios like Emma debating gift-opening traditions, Zoey groaning at her Secret Santa gift, and Jackson complimenting homemade Christmas cards.

Easter Social Problem Solving

Dive into situations like Megan's competitive egg hunt, Jack comforting a scared sibling during fireworks, and Kenzie apologizing for stepping on artwork.

End-of-the-Year Social Problem Solving

Tackle dilemmas such as Zoey refusing to help clean up, Aiden disrespecting an end-of-year gift, and Liam making disparaging remarks about summer vacations.

Halloween Social Problem Solving

Face challenges like Jack rejecting raisins while trick-or-treating, Chelsea boasting about her costume contest loss, and Emily adhering to school costume parade rules.

New Year's Social Problem Solving

Confront issues like Olivia complaining while cleaning for a party, Jack protesting bedtime rules, and Levi comforting a scared pet during fireworks.

Spring Social Problem Solving

Handle scenarios such as Oliver helping a classmate with a coat zipper, Christopher advocating for a snowball fight against school rules, and Micah assisting an elderly neighbor with snow shoveling.

St. Patrick's Day Social Problem Solving

Address situations like Lily's kindness during a rainy day, Kevin dismissing his scared brother during fireworks, and Levi aiding a lost child at the park.

Summer Social Problem Solving

Tackle challenges like Grayson causing a small child to cry during a pool cannonball, Kevin mocking his scared brother during fireworks, and Levi helping a lost child at the park.

Thanksgiving Social Problem Solving

Confront dilemmas such as Emily expressing gratitude during a classroom activity, Seth avoiding cleaning before guests arrive, and Jayden making mashed potatoes for dinner.

Valentine's Day Social Problem Solving

Navigate through scenarios like Jamie ignoring a lonely classmate at a party, Michael crumpling a classmate's Valentine's card, and Alex joining classmates in mocking homemade cards.

Winter Social Problem Solving

Face challenges like Ethan assisting a classmate with a coat zipper, Christopher advocating for a snowball fight against school rules, and Micah assisting an elderly neighbor with snow shoveling.

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• Comprehensive Coverage: Cover all seasons and major holidays with one convenient bundle.

• Enhances: Perfect for independent work, partner or small group discussions, and engaging whole-class conversations.

• Promotes Social Skills: Inspire students to consider kinder ways to handle social situations and develop strong social skills.

• Teacher-Friendly: Easy to implement and suitable for various classroom settings, serving as a valuable addition to your year-round resources.

Unlock the potential for meaningful discussions and social skill development with our Seasonal Social Problem Solving Activity Bundle. Purchase now and make every season a time for both learning and growth!

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This basic ESL English as a second language growing holiday bundle will give you lots of low prep activities for Halloween (3), Christmas (1), Valentine's Day (3), April Fool's (1), and St. Patrick's (2). These resources encourage students to engage with their peers while applying basic vocabulary and grammar structures in a fun and relevant context. As new holiday themed resources are made, they will be added to this bundle at no extra cost to you.

Just added: ESL Lunar New Year and ESL an explosion box gift card for a special someone.

Halloween 95 pages- writing prompts, question of the day, surveys, flashcards

Christmas 55 pages- writing prompts, questions of the day, flashcards

Valentine's Day 90 pages- writing prompts, question of the day, flashcards, activities like acts of kindness week and reading comprehension

April Fool's 30 pages - "Let's Talk about Pranks Question of the day

St. Patrick's Day 30 pages- Tour of Ireland and Art activities

Chinese (Lunar) New Year (35 pages)- Chinese zodiac activities, reading comprehension, & worksheets

ESL Valentine's Day or Mother's Day- Explosion box gift card with ESL writing suggestions

Halloween Resource 1 :

-Thirty-six flashcards and game suggestions

-Five worksheets to practice new Halloween vocabulary

-Two basic skits to practice speaking

-Two options for writing and creating a haunted house

-Three options to write a monster bio

-Follow the directions to color a Halloween image

-Design a costume for a favorite teacher or friend (describe the costume)

Halloween Resource 2 "Question of the day":

Encourage speaking and writing in your ESL Classroom with this Halloween-themed “Question of the day” resource. Ideal for teachers seeking engaging warm-up activities with low prep. This Google slideshow resource is designed to encourage students to share their opinion on spooky topics. It is ideal for daily discussions, writing prompts, and speaking exercises. Expand students' vocabulary with Halloween-themed vocabulary and images.

Included:

- Teacher overview

-Halloween vocabulary with engaging images

-Thirty-five slides which includes 10 “four corners” slides .

-Two Class survey suggestions that can be done as a whole class or individually.

Halloween Resource 3: Review Body Parts & Colors with Monster Fun

Enhance your classroom with this basic review resource packed with several activities to get students drawing, speaking and writing! Students will create a monster, describe a monster to a friend and vote for their favorite class monster. Finally, there are worksheets and games for extra practice.

This low prep resource includes the following:

-Five worksheets to practice body part vocabulary

-Twenty-seven flashcards to support review games

-Two colored Guess who?" monster boards to practice descriptions

-A "Guess who?" template to help students ask questions

-A voting template- students vote for their favorite monster

-Two template options to write about your monster

-Two drawing activities (read or write)

Vocabulary and grammar practice:

body parts

colors

present tense

negative

practice with basic descriptions

Resource 4: December

This December themed ESL resource helps to introduce and review basic vocabulary with students. Students get an opportunity to practice the new vocabulary both orally and written with flashcards and Questions of the day. This resource can be used for whole class discussion, partner activity or divided into stations.

Included:

- Teacher overview

-Holiday vocabulary with images (flashcards) and suggested activities.

-Design your own ugly Christmas sweater

-Vote for your favorite ugly sweater

-Follow directions to color and draw 

-Listen and vote for their favorite Christmas music

-Over 30 suggestions for "Questions of the day" within activities and lessons

Short writing and drawing prompts:

-Invent an elf and design an outfit for your new elf

-Apply to be an elf at the North Pole

-Become a toy tester

-Write about yourself during the holidays including your favorite meal and activities.

Vocabulary:

Holiday and Christmas words

Basic Body Parts

Some winter clothing

Present tense verbs 

Limited use of the conditional

Resource 5: Valentine's day Reading & listening

There are 2 Nonfiction texts (“The Legend of Saint-Valentine” and  “Love Locks- The Cities do not love them”) with comprehension questions (answer key included). Students may also watch the short film  « The Box ». There are questions for class discussion or for students to respond independently in writing.

Resource 6: Valentine's day activities

Included:

-New vocabulary with images (30 flashcards) and suggested activities

-Writing prompts with a focus on friendship and kindness (see below)

-Valentine cards to print and color (with and without words)

Examples of short writing prompts:

Tell us about a friend

What can you do during a “A week of Kindness”?

Write about things you love

How would you help someone with a problem?

Write simple compliments to classmates (compliment jar)

Worksheets with a Valentine’s theme

Crossword and various exercises for Valentine’s vocabulary

Label body parts of the cupid

Valentine’s cards (to color or blank for students to write)

Follow the directions and draw

Resource 7: Valentine's Day Question of the day "Things we love to hate"

This basic French FSL resource (Question du jour/chef du jour) helps to engage students with conversation starting photographs. Students will all want to share their opinion while they practice simple French sentences. 

Resource 8:

This St. Patrick’s day basic ESL resource is filled with printable no prep activities and writing prompts for March. This resource includes a visual tour of Ireland and an overview of the traditions. The slideshow shares basic information on Irish traditions including St. Patrick’s Day. Take a visual tour of Irish landmarks as you also learn about traditional music and dance.

Included:

- Teacher overview with suggested links for Irish music and dance

-Twenty slides in basic French with photographs

-Printable graphic organizers for independent work for students to show their learning.

-A digital (or printable) Instagram activity for students to make a post on what they learned about Ireland and St. Patrick’s Day.

Resource 9: Art and writing

This second St. Patrick's Day resource includes writing and art activities. 

Students can write a newspaper article about catching a leprechaun or write about what they would do if they found a pot of gold. Students will learn about Celtic knots and make a simple one from paper. Finally, they can practice numbers 1 to 100 with a mystery image or practice St. Patrick’s day vocabulary. 

Included:

- Teacher overview

-New vocabulary with images (30 flashcards) and suggested activities like a game of memory

-Art activity with a Celtic Knot

-Two additional handouts practicing vocabulary and numbers

Writing prompts

Newspaper Article

To come in January 2024- Growing bundle

Resource 12 : Easter

This Easter ESL resource is filled with printable no prep activities for April. There are Easter flashcards, writing and drawing prompts included. Students can write about their favorite Easter treats,  apply for a job with the Easter bunny and more!

Included:

- Teacher overview

-New vocabulary with images (24 flashcards) and suggested activities and vocabulary practice

-Four short writing prompts 

-Four follow the direction sheets to color or draw Easter images.

Examples of short writing prompts:

If I was the Easter Bunny, I would

All about me- the Easter Bunny

Describe the Easter Basket of your dreams

Find a disguise for the Easter Bunny

Apply for the job

Resource 11: Lunar New Year

This ESL resource helps to explain basic information on Chinese New Year. Learn about the Chinese Zodiac animals and complete an activity. Students can also practice new vocabulary with various worksheets. There are questions and graphic organizers to check for comprehension.

Reading Comprehension:

The reading comprehension slideshow can be used for whole class discussion as there are 2 levels of text complexity. The 3 reading comprehension sheets can be used for independent work with stronger readers.

Included:

- Teacher overview

-Slideshow with images to share information on Chinese New Year

-Three reading comprehension sheets with questions

-Three worksheets to record understanding

- 20 Flashcards

-Venn diagram to help to compare traditions

-Four simple worksheets to practice vocabulary

-General overview of the Chinese zodiac animals and characteristics

-Zodiac Activity

-Follow directions to color the dragon

-Label the dragon body parts

Vocabulary:

Zodiac animals 12

Basic body parts

Present tense verbs 

Please note you must have access to Youtube to play the suggested short video. The link is editable and can be changed as these are not part of the purchased resource.

Resource 10:

Valentine's Day, Mother's Day and Father's Day- Explosion box template

Introducing an explosion gift box writing project for your ESL class (English second language)! This simple and engaging craft is versatile, making it ideal for creating heartfelt messages to recognize special people. Perfect for personalized cards during holidays such as Valentine's Day, Mother's Day, or Father's Day. This activity can work well for different levels of English.

Included:

-Box and cover template to be printed on 8.5 X 11 cardstock (best results)

-Interior template for extra writing

-Decorative images such as hearts and hobby clipart

-English sentence suggestions

I remember ____________

I like _____________ with you.

You are ____________________

-Photo step-by-step visual instructions

Materials:

Scissors, Scotch tape, colored pencils, and printed templates (card stock works best for box- decorations and interior can be on printer paper)

***These activities are for beginners who have basic understanding of grammar and sentence structure using the present tense. Intermediate students should be able to do the work independently and in greater depth.

** Please note that the writing and images on this Google slide resource have been flattened and secured to protect my work (therefore not editable). As with every Google slide, buyers can add text boxes to write their own information or insert images.**

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French Sudoku Puzzles - Bundled French Resources

This bundle of French sudoku puzzles includes lots of grammar and many different vocabulary themes and holidays, and you save 50%!. Students place a word in each empty box so that each row, column and nine box square contains each of the words.

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Want to have all of your secondary French resource needs covered? Check out the following curriculum supplement bundles:

➯ Ça y est, Je parle français! French 1 & 2 curriculum

➯ Ça y est, je parle français! French 3 curriculum

➯ Ça y est, je parle français! Advanced French curriculum

LICENSING TERMS: This purchase includes a license for one teacher only for personal use in their classroom. Licenses are non-transferable, meaning they can not be passed from one teacher to another. No part of this resource is to be shared with colleagues or used by an entire grade level, school, or district without purchasing the proper number of licenses.

COPYRIGHT TERMS: This resource may not be uploaded to the internet in any form, including classroom/personal websites or network drives, unless the site is password protected and can only be accessed by students.

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This ESL English bundle contains a over 440 slides which work well for questions of the day or bell ringers. This is a low prep way to bring routine into your classroom.

Topics included in the following 13 resources:

Basic ESL review- includes movable calendar and weather chart

Winter activities and sports

Hobbies and sports

Things we love to hate

Four corners- (feelings) Talking about how we feel when...

Let's talk pranks

Halloween- What scares you? What do you prefer?

Clothes and fashion preferences

Personal preferences

December Holiday questions

School Themed questions

Adverbs of frequency (How often do you....?)

Vacation and Travel preferences

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French Primary Resources - BUNDLE

This is a growing bundle that includes most of my primary French resources. As I continue to create and add primary resources to my store I will also add them to this bundle, and once you own it you will receive all future additions at no cost to you. This bundle saves you over 30%.

My year long writing program, reading program, and vocabulary program are not part of this primary bundle. Be sure to follow my store and keep an eye on your TeachShare notifications so that you will know when you have new materials to be downloaded.

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➯ Ça y est, Je parle français! French 1 curriculum

➯ Ça y est, je parle français! French 2 curriculum

➯ Ça y est, je parle français! French 3 and 4 curriculum

LICENSING TERMS: This purchase includes a license for one teacher only for personal use in their classroom. Licenses are non-transferable, meaning they can not be passed from one teacher to another. No part of this resource is to be shared with colleagues or used by an entire grade level, school, or district without purchasing the proper number of licenses.

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