Homeschool Spring Independent Work Packet

This bundle of reading comprehension passages with interesting questions covers all the cool things about the four seasons. Did you know that snow can be pink? Or that ice cream was invented 500 years ago and was only available to the rich and privileged? Grab this bundle of 40 winter, summer, spring, and autumn season-themed reading comprehension worksheets to learn more!

This resource includes:

   ✏ 10 winter-themed worksheets

   ✏ 10 spring-themed worksheets

   ✏ 10 summer-themed worksheets

   ✏ 10 fall-themed worksheets

   ✏ All answer key cards

   ✏ No prep! Simply print and distribute

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Pre-writing success! This tracing activity bundle is more than just fun, it's a supercharged learning booster for your pre-writing superstars! Students trace their way through left-to-right progression lines, letter formation, and fun-themed vocabulary words. There is fun artwork to color on each page and additional handwriting practice pages with word banks!

Learning Objectives

• Boosts pre-reading skills
• Develops hand-eye coordination
• Strengthens fine motor control
• Ignites a love of writing

Themes

Spring Hedgehogs

Spring Sheep

Spring Pencils

Spring Llamas

Resource Includes:

• A to Z tracing page uppercase and lowercase (1)
• Line tracing pages for pencil or finger tracing (3)
• Vocabulary word tracing (2)
• Trace and color vocabulary (3)
• Writing/drawing pages with a word bank (2)
• Writing/drawing pages (3)
• Color match coloring activity (1)

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Fine Motor Skills

• Strength and Coordination: Tracing requires controlled hand movements, building strength and coordination in the finger, hand, and wrist muscles. This improved control lays the groundwork for future writing and manipulation of tools.
• Pencil Grip: Tracing activities encourage students to hold a writing utensil correctly, developing a comfortable and efficient grip essential for future writing success.

Pre-Writing Skills

• Letter and Shape Recognition: Tracing introduces students to different shapes and letter formations, fostering familiarity and visual memory. This recognition is crucial for later independent writing and reading.
• Hand-Eye Coordination: Following visual cues to trace lines accurately improves hand-eye coordination, directly translating to writing fluency and letter formation.

Cognitive Development

• Concentration and Focus: Tracing requires focused attention to stay within the lines, enhancing concentration and maintaining focus on a task. These skills are vital for future academic success.
• Visual-Spatial Awareness: Tracing helps children understand spatial relationships between lines and shapes, developing visual-spatial awareness crucial for reading, writing, and problem-solving.

Emotional and Social Benefits

• Confidence and Self-Esteem: Completing tracing activities fosters a sense of accomplishment and boosts self-esteem, motivating students to continue learning and exploring.
• Creativity and Self-Expression: Tracing can be a playful and creative activity, allowing students to experiment with colors and patterns, fostering self-expression and a love for learning.

Word Tracing

• Letter Formation: Tracing words helps students solidify their understanding of letter shapes and proper letter formation, preparing them for independent writing.
• Vocabulary Development: Tracing familiar words reinforces their spelling and meaning while tracing new words introduces them to new vocabulary words in a fun and engaging way!

This tracing activity pack is a fun and engaging way to build skills and confidence for pre-writers!

Embark on a 12-month musical journey through time with the Classical Journey Bundle! ♬

Add a touch of mindful music to any season, holiday, or composer unit study. With over 150 categorized classical pieces, the Classical Journey Bundle offers an engaging printable for every occasion. Each month unlocks a curated selection of themed classical music pieces, perfectly paired with a holiday or season!

Welcome the breezy sounds of spring with this set of listening sheets! Nine classical pieces are featured (two pages each.)

Learning Objectives

• increased knowledge of composers from different backgrounds
• observe seasonal/holiday influences within a composition
• familiarity with the composer's works
• ability to recognize, and engage with, popular pieces of music
• identify different instrument sounds
• social-emotional exploration of feelings and moods within the music
• creative expression by drawing and choosing colors related to a musical theme

What's Included:

Resource Guide

Music Rating Guides - color/black & white

Listening Sheets

• Listening Sheet - There are no wrong answers! Students can note how they feel and what they imagine while listening to a selected piece of music. Choose from the musical instruments, nature scenes, colors, and more.
• Weather & Feelings - Weather is a recurring theme in classical music. Does a musical piece remind the listener of a snowy day or a cheerful sunny afternoon? Students can select the weather symbols that come to mind. Is the music happy or sad? A set of emotional characters allows your group to pick the feelings that best relate to a piece of music.

This set is part of the 12 Month Listening Bundle!

Printable Listening Sheet Sets Include:

01. Where the Lemons Blossom, Strauss (title translations will vary)

02. Symphony No. 1 (Spring,) Schumann

03. The Four Seasons (Spring,) Vivaldi

04. Appalachian Spring, Copland

05. Peer Gynt Suite No. 1 Op. 46, Grieg

06. Violin Sonata No. 5 in F major, Beethoven

07. Organ Concerto No. 13 in F major, Handel

08. Dance of the Birds, Rimsky-Korsakov

09. Reflections in the Water, Debussy

★ Easel Activity ★ Pair an engaging digital listening board with these musical selections! Students use the highlight tool to choose from keyword lists that describe their listening experience. An answer box at the bottom allows students to write a brief description of their thoughts and feelings. Using the pen or any design tool provided, students can decorate a scene or upload an image to the frame! Each board features colorful clipart related to the music. As always, there are no wrong answers. Students can choose any combination of descriptors.

Flowers are the inspiration for a lot of classical music! Choose from Tchaikovsky, Schubert, and many more in this "Spring Flowers" set of printable listening sheets.

Music Appreciation Made Easy!

Do you need engaging print-and-go activities and brain breaks? The music featured in this activity packet is carefully curated and previewed - saving you hours of planning time. Just print and cue the music!

The selections are available on YouTube or your favorite streaming service. There are no wrong answers, and no musical training is required, so add a few to your sub plans, too!

Learning Objectives

• increased knowledge of composers from different backgrounds
• observe seasonal/holiday influences within a composition
• familiarity with the composer's works
• ability to recognize, and engage with, popular pieces of music
• identify different instrument sounds
• social-emotional exploration of feelings and moods within the music
• creative expression by drawing and choosing colors related to a musical theme

Social-Emotional Learning

Listening to classical music has been shown to help with self-awareness, empathy, and self-regulation. Since social-emotional learning is essential for children, incorporating classical music into your classroom or homeschool is a great way to support their development.

Talk about the emotions evoked by the selected music. What does the music make them feel? Happy? Sad? Anxious? Peaceful? Help students identify and label their emotions. Ask open-ended questions about the music and encourage students to share their thoughts and feelings.

Discuss the different instruments used in the piece of music. What does each instrument contribute to the overall sound? Encourage students to make up a story based on the music. What is happening in the story? Who are the characters? Where does it take place?

While listening, students can draw a picture or scene that comes to mind. What colors are used? What shapes? Why?

Featured Music

01. Waltz of the Flowers, Tchaikovsky

02. Amarilli Mia Bella, Caccini

03. Daisies, Rachmaninoff

04. Five Flower Songs, Britten

05. Jardins Sous La Pluie, Debussy

06. The Rose, The Lily, The Dove, The Sun

07. Waltz of the Cornflowers and Poppies, Glazunov

08. Heidenröslein, Schubert

09. Roses from the South, Strauss

10. The Tale of the Stone Flower, Prokofiev

What's Included

Listening Sheet - There are no wrong answers! Students can note how they feel and what they imagine while listening to a selected piece of music. Choose from musical instruments, nature scenes, colors, and more.

Weather & Feelings - Weather is a recurring theme in classical music. Does a musical piece remind the listener of a snowy day or a cheerful sunny afternoon? Students can select the weather symbols that come to mind. Is the music happy or sad? A set of emotional characters allows your group to pick the feelings that best relate to a piece of music.

Easel Activity

Pair an engaging digital listening board with these musical selections! Students use the highlight tool to choose from keyword lists that describe their listening experience. An answer box at the bottom allows students to write a brief description of their thoughts and feelings. Using the pen or any design tool provided, students can decorate a scene or upload an image to the frame! Each board features colorful clipart related to the music. As always, there are no wrong answers. Students can choose any combination of descriptors.

May Space Story - Do you need engaging classical music activities? Classical Space Tale listening sheets combine music appreciation with an intergalactic theme! Students compose their epic space tales by choosing the setting, characters, and familiar space objects inspired by the music. There’s also a drawing box for students to capture a scene from their imaginations. Discuss and display for further engagement!

May Fairy Tale - Classical Fairy Tale listening sheets combine music appreciation with a storybook theme! Students compose their wondrous tales by choosing the setting, characters, and familiar fairy tale objects inspired by the music. There’s also a drawing box for students to capture a scene from their imaginations. Discuss and display for further engagement!

May Checkboxes - Students can use the checkboxes to note how they feel and what they imagine while listening to a selected piece of music. Choose from the musical instruments, nature scenes, colors, and more! Time, nature, settings, instruments, colors, and more! Students can also color in the emojis that best describe their listening experience in the emoji grid.

Tale of the Stone Flower - Do you need engaging brain breaks? This single-page listening activity is great for celebrating spring or for adding to your May sub plans. Just print and play! The music is available on YouTube or your favorite streaming services.

May Mindful Listening (en Español) From January to December, the monthly listening sets are now available in Spanish! ¡Las flores son la inspiración para mucha de la música clásica! Escoge entre Tchaikovsky, Schubert, y muchos más en este conjunto de hojas de escucha imprimibles llamado “Flores de Mayo”.

Color By Number Addition within 10 - Year Long Holidays, Events and Activities Bundle

Save by purchasing the bundle! Get all 4 seasonal sets for a total of 27 different color by number pages. This holiday themed math resource features the following seasons, holidays and events from throughout the entire year:

FALL:

Fall

Back to School

Labor Day

Halloween

Veteran's Day

Thanksgiving

WINTER:

Winter

Hannukah

Christmas

New Years

Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Groundhog's Day

Valentine's Day

Presidents' Day

Mardi Gras

100th Day of School

SPRING:

Spring

St. Patrick's Day

Easter

Earth Day

Cinco de Mayo

Memorial Day

SUMMER:

Summer beach

4th of July

Birthday

Summer ice cream

Summer sun

All coloring pages focus on addition within 10. Pair this set with additional color by number sets featuring different math skills to easily differentiate for a diverse group of learners. The exciting pictures keep students engaged and having fun while they practice critical early math skills, develop fact fluency, and work on fine motor activities.

PERFECT FOR:

- Math Centers

- Homework Packets

- Fast Finishers / Early Finishers

- Morning Work Papers

- Independent Practice

- Fine Motor / Coloring Practice

- Homeschool

INCLUDED IN THIS DOWNLOAD:

Four 8.5 x 11 inch, black & white PDF downloads. Total of 27 color by number pages.

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Creative Clips Clipart by Krista Wallden

Mollie Jo Fonts

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Color By Code: Addition: On The Farm

Color By Code: Addition: Under The Sea

Color By Code: Addition: Mission to Mars

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Use this no prep holiday activity to practice subitizing numbers 0-5 with tally marks, ten frames, counting hands, dice and dot patterns. Subitizing helps students recognize quantities without counting while developing concepts such as more/less, part vs. whole, and patterns. This holiday math resource can be used as morning work, homework or math centers. It's even great to leave for substitute teachers or in a virtual setting.

What's Included?

Save by purchasing the bundle! Get all 4 seasonal sets for a total of 27 different color by number pages. This holiday themed math resource features the following seasons, holidays and events from throughout the entire year:

FALL:

Fall

Back to School

Labor Day

Halloween

Veteran's Day

Thanksgiving

WINTER:

Winter

Hannukah

Christmas

New Years

Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Groundhog's Day

Valentine's Day

Presidents' Day

Mardi Gras

100th Day of School

SPRING:

Spring

St. Patrick's Day

Easter

Earth Day

Cinco de Mayo

Memorial Day

SUMMER:

Summer beach

4th of July

Birthday

Summer sea shellsl

Summer treats

All coloring pages focus on subitizing with numbers 0-5. Pair this set with additional color by number sets featuring different math skills to easily differentiate for a diverse group of learners. The exciting pictures keep students engaged and having fun while they practice critical early math skills, develop number sense, and work on fine motor activities.

PERFECT FOR:

- Math Centers

- Homework Packets

- Fast Finishers / Early Finishers

- Morning Work Papers

- Independent Practice

- Fine Motor / Coloring Practice

- Homeschool

- Virtual Settings

- Substitute Teachers

INCLUDED IN THIS DOWNLOAD:

Four 8.5 x 11 inch, black & white PDF downloads. Total of 27 color by number pages.

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Terms of Use:

Purchasing this resource entitles the buyer the right to reproduce items for use in a single classroom or home. No elements of the product are to be used individually. Distribution, editing, sharing or selling the item is prohibited.

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Clipart and Fonts Credits:

Creative Clips Clipart by Krista Wallden

Mollie Jo Fonts

KA Fonts

https://www.TeachShare.com/Store/Creative-To-The-Core

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**** Looking for more SUBITIZING ACTIVITIES? Take a look at: ****

Color By Code: Subitizing 0-5: On The Farm

Color By Code: Subitizing 0-5: Under The Sea

Color By Code: Subitizing Mini Bundle

**** Or, click here to see all of my COLOR BY CODE activities.****

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Copyright © Alicia Rosti The Speckled Frog

Looking for a packet of activities for Spring Break? Need some fun and creative writing activities and games like a word search and a maze to keep your early finishers engaged and on task when the only thing they can think about is spring vacation! Keep your students learning and engaged during the days leading up to Spring break! These NO PREP printables are also perfect for you to print and send home with your students for Spring Break as a packet or workbook. They will have a blast completing the activities, while being challenged!!

This NO PREP activity packet keeps upper elementary, middle school, and even high school students on task and motivated with this 20-page packet filled with Gen Z-approved activities. Stay strong teachers...you need a resource like this to make it to the finish line :)

This resource requires NO PREP - simply print and staple each packet.

Two cover options are included- color and black & white.

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Perfect for:

• Spring Break
• homework packet
• early finishers
• morning work
• independent classwork
• small groups
• sub work
• class games

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

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