Pre-K Poetry Centers

35 Mother's Day English and Spanish elementary grade activities for coloring and writing. 

Includes:

• letters
• poems
• banners
• word searches (lower & upper reading levels)
• reasons why you're a great mom
• stationary with borders
• and much, much more!

Great for cutting and pasting, to give as gifts, and for teaching coloring and creative writing skills. Great Mother's Day memory makers!

Pair with Mother's Day Coloring Sheets from Educator Helper.

Visit www.bethhammett.blogspot.com for FREE weekly activities.

Welcome to the ultimate Earth Poetree Education 2023 - 2024 Academic Bundle! This comprehensive bundle includes everything we've created and discussed, tailored for a variety of educational needs. As a Grade 2 teacher and with the collaboration of my partner, a kindergarten teacher, we have crafted resources that cater to elementary students, extra-curricular activities (ECAs), and younger learners. Enjoy a 20% discount on this extensive collection designed to enhance teaching and learning throughout the academic year.

Bundle Highlights:

1. SMART Goals Worksheet:

• Three-page worksheet guiding students to understand and set SMART goals in overall school life, math, and ELA.

1. First Day | Soft Start | Get To Know Your Class | Welcome Packet | Bundle:

• Includes baseline tests, Euro 2024 football worksheet, "Walk Me Through the Life of You" worksheet, getting to know you workpacket, welcome packet template, magical meet the teacher template, design your own planet activity, getting to know the class bingo, and a space-themed registration guide.

1. Magical Meet The Teacher Template Editable | Meet the Teacher Co-teacher Letter:

• Enchanting editable template to introduce teachers and co-teachers with a cover page, introduction, and fun facts.

1. Get To Know You Bingo | Meet the Class | Ice Breakers | Back to School | Summer:

• Interactive 5x5 bingo grid to encourage students to find classmates who match specific prompts.

1. Doctor Dramatic Play | Roleplay - Doctor Pretend Play | My Pretend Hospital Bundle:

• Includes play doctor checklist, tray labels, poster and printables, DIY first aid box, and doctor/nurse ID cards with a fake credit card.

1. Restaurant Dramatic Play Roleplay - Waiter Pretend Play | My Pretend Restaurant Bundle:

• Features station posters, DIY pizza kit, pizza order checklist, pizza shop tray labels, chef/waiter ID cards, and a comprehensive menu with interactive check marks.

1. Restaurant Dramatic Play | Roleplay - Waiter Pretend Restaurant Bunting Italian:

• Vibrant bunting spelling "RISTORANTE" with Italian restaurant symbols.

1. Earth Day Activities:

• Includes a speaking and listening activity where students design their own planet, Earth Day bunting craftivity, and Earth Day escape room.

1. Morning Book:

• A 20-page (one month) morning book with weekly check-in pages, mindful coloring, community activities, word boggle pages, and more.

1. Writing Portfolio Workbook:

• Focused on fable writing, covering narrative standards with activities like idea development, mindmapping, fable structure analysis, and more.

1. Reading Workbook:

• Eight-week workpack covering RL.2.1, RL.2.2, RL.2.3, RL.2.6, and RL.2.9 standards with diverse fables and folktales.

1. Classrooms & Chimeras Resources:

• Includes the Student's Handbook, Chimera Compendium, Classroom Master Guide, interactive presentation for the Portals of Possibilities campaign, character creation templates, premades, and bonus Gorbhash the Feathered Fury card.

1. Classrooms & Chimeras - Monster Card Probability Games:

• Probability dice game trial with 8 monster cards and engaging attributes.

1. Teacher Toolbox Labels:

• Boho pastel and vibrant color labels for organizing classroom supplies.

1. 4th of July Crafts:

• Includes toilet roll streamers, collaborative flag poster, butterfly puppets, and patriotic wind catchers.

1. Juneteenth Coloring Page:

• Features a lively street festival scene with space for students to draw their own interpretation of Juneteenth.

1. Interactive Reading Story Game:

• A Twine-based story game where students solve puzzles to escape a hotel room, promoting reading comprehension and problem-solving skills.

1. Alphabet Flashcards:

• A-Z flashcards with letters on one side and pictures, phrases, and words on the other, including an American 'k' option.

1. Jolly Phonics Roll and Write Printout Centers:

• Worksheets for Groups 1-7, helping students practice phonics through engaging roll and write activities.

1. Create Your Own Pokémon Activity:

• A four-step process for students to design their own Pokémon, including quizzes, drawing, and writing activities.

1. Zones of Regulation Inside Out & Inside Out 2 Poster:

• Teaches emotions through mood monsters, an emotions rollercoaster, and a volcano-themed zones of regulation chart.

1. Earth Poetree Education Blogpost:

• Provides an overview of the resources and their benefits for teachers, parents, and students.

1. Doctor Dramatic Play | Roleplay - Doctor Pretend Play | Hospital Bunting:

• Includes 8 letters spelling out "HOSPITAL" and 2 hospital symbols to enhance the dramatic play environment.

1. Restaurant Dramatic Play | Roleplay - Waiter Pretend Play | My Restaurant Menu:

• Comprehensive menu with drinks, food items, and desserts, each with a picture, flavor text, and check mark circles for interactive play.

1. Restaurant Dramatic Play | Roleplay - Waiter Pretend Play | My Chef Waiter ID Card:

• Includes male and female chef ID cards, waiter and waitress ID cards, and a fake credit card for roleplay transactions.

1. Thank You Tags:

• Black and white and color tags with customizable spaces for teachers to write personalized messages.

1. St. Patrick's Day Crafts:

• Includes four festive crafts: toilet roll streamers, collaborative flag poster, butterfly puppets, and patriotic wind catchers.

1. April Fools Test:

• Fun and engaging test where the answers spell out "HAPPY APRIL FOOLS," with a trick to only complete the first question and then draw on the back.

1. Aquarium | Terrarium Design Planning Template:

• Planning template for students to design their own aquarium or terrarium, fostering creativity and environmental awareness.

1. Radio Workpack for ECAs:

• Comprehensive workpack for setting up and running a classroom radio station, perfect for ECAs and enhancing speaking and listening skills.

1. Noun Hunt Scavenger Activity:

• Follow-up activity to a 60-second grammar YouTube video, where students hunt for and identify nouns in their environment.

1. Report Card Comment Cheat Sheet:

• Uses ChatGPT 3.5 to generate whole class comments in minutes, covering homeroom, ELA, math, health, science, and social studies.

1. Geometric Maths Sprints:

• Fast-paced and engaging math sprints focusing on geometric concepts to boost students' math skills.

1. Homophone Heartbreaks:

• Match the hearts with the correct homophones in this fun and educational activity with 14 different pairs.

1. Whole Class Human-Sized Monopoly:

• Based on America for International Day, with poster templates for various states and research pages to help students learn about each state.

1. Fallout 4 - Create Your Own Vault Dweller Character:

• Creative writing workbook where students build their character with SPECIAL attributes and write their backstory and adventure.

1. Classrooms & Chimeras Daily Planner:

• Themed daily planner with reminders for meals and water, a lesson plan page with sections for objectives, vocabulary, activities, and assessments.

1. Parts of Speech Posters | Adventure Classroom Decor:

• Includes Article Airport, Adjective Energy, Noun Town, Verb Suburb, Adverb Attractions, and Conjunction Junction, with a map theme to aid in teaching grammar.

1. Juneteenth Coloring Page:

• Lively street festival scene with musical performances, a barbecue area, and flags, with space for students to draw their interpretation of Juneteenth.

1. Get to Know You Football:

• Euro 2024-themed activity where students draw their favorite color, animal, food, football team, film/TV show, game, subject, and their name inside a football.

1. Meditation Video and Rainbow Breathing Activity:

• 2-minute 28-second video with a calm soundtrack, square breathing exercise, and rainbow coloring activity to help students focus and calm down.

1. Create Your Own Fable Project:

• Guides students through crafting their own fables with embedded morals and rules, including a wanted poster in Chinese for their animal character.

1. Quarter 1 Writing Portfolio Workbook:

• Focused on fable writing, covering narrative standards with activities like idea development, mindmapping, fable structure analysis, and more.

1. Blank Fable Template:

• Ready-to-use template for students to plan and write their own fables.

1. Triphase Fable Assessment Rubric:

• A standards-based rubric for assessing students' fable writing at three critical stages: emergence, development, and performance.

1. Earth Day Acrostic Poem Worksheet:

• Features examples of summer acrostic poems and space for students to write and illustrate their own poems.

1. Design Your Own Pokémon Activity:

• A four-step process for students to design their own Pokémon, including quizzes, drawing, and writing activities.

1. Meditation Video and Rainbow Breathing Activity:

• 2-minute 28-second video with a calm soundtrack, square breathing exercise, and rainbow coloring activity to help students focus and calm down.

1. Zones of Regulation Inside Out & Inside Out 2 Poster:

• Teaches emotions through mood monsters, an emotions rollercoaster, and a volcano-themed zones of regulation chart.

1. Alphabet Flashcards:

• A-Z flashcards with letters on one side and pictures, phrases, and words on the other, including an American 'k' option.

1. Get to Know You Football:

• Euro 2024-themed activity where students draw their favorite color, animal, food, football team, film/TV show, game, subject, and their name inside a football.

1. Juneteenth Coloring Page:

• Lively street festival scene with musical performances, a barbecue area, and flags, with space for students to draw their interpretation of Juneteenth.

1. Pizza Checklist Worksheet:

• Students ask customers about their preferred pizza base and toppings, and rate their pizza.

1. Pizza Shop Tray Labels:

• Eight different labels for pizza toppings: peppers, onions, olives, mushrooms, bacon, pepperoni, basil, and pineapple.

1. Restaurant Dramatic Play | Roleplay - Waiter Pretend Play | My Chef Waiter ID Card:

• Includes male and female chef ID cards, waiter and waitress ID cards, and a fake credit card for roleplay transactions.

1. Restaurant Dramatic Play | Roleplay - Waiter Pretend Play | My Pretend Restaurant Bundle:

• Comprehensive bundle of all restaurant-related roleplay items, including station posters, DIY pizza kit, pizza order checklist, tray labels, and a menu.

1. Restaurant Dramatic Play | Roleplay - Waiter Pretend Restaurant Bunting Italian:

• Vibrant bunting spelling "RISTORANTE" with Italian restaurant symbols.

1. Earth Day Escape Room:

• Interactive escape room where students solve riddles and puzzles related to the three Rs: reduce, reuse, recycle.

1. Earth Day Speaking and Listening Activity:

• Students design their own planet and present it to the class, enhancing creativity and public speaking skills.

1. Earth Day Bunting Craftivity:

• Printable craft where students write "Recycle, Reduce, Reuse" on a stem with leaves and create a bunting for classroom decoration.

1. St. Patrick's Day Crafts:

• Includes four festive crafts: toilet roll streamers, collaborative flag poster, butterfly puppets, and patriotic wind catchers.

1. St. Patrick's Day Wordsearch:

• Engaging word search activity featuring words related to St. Patrick's Day.

1. St. Patrick's Day Pot of Gold Counting Activity:

• Printable activity where students count coins and place them in a pot of gold.

1. St. Patrick's Day Scavenger Hunt:

• Fun scavenger hunt with six icons related to St. Patrick's Day.

1. Meditation Video and Rainbow Breathing Activity:

• 2-minute 28-second video with a calm soundtrack, square breathing exercise, and rainbow coloring activity to help students focus and calm down.

1. Zones of Regulation Inside Out & Inside Out 2 Poster:

• Teaches emotions through mood monsters, an emotions rollercoaster, and a volcano-themed zones of regulation chart.

1. Alphabet Flashcards:

• A-Z flashcards with letters on one side and pictures, phrases, and words on the other, including an American 'k' option.

1. Get to Know You Football:

• Euro 2024-themed activity where students draw their favorite color, animal, food, football team, film/TV show, game, subject, and their name inside a football.

1. Juneteenth Coloring Page:

• Lively street festival scene with musical performances, a barbecue area, and flags, with space for students to draw their interpretation of Juneteenth.

1. Teacher Toolbox Labels:

• Boho pastel and vibrant color labels for organizing classroom supplies.

1. April Fools Test:

• Fun and engaging test where the answers spell out "HAPPY APRIL FOOLS," with a trick to only complete the first question and then draw on the back.

1. Aquarium | Terrarium Design Planning Template:

• Planning template for students to design their own aquarium or terrarium, fostering creativity and environmental awareness.

1. Radio Workpack for ECAs:

• Comprehensive workpack for setting up and running a classroom radio station, perfect for ECAs and enhancing speaking and listening skills.

1. Noun Hunt Scavenger Activity:

• Follow-up activity to a 60-second grammar YouTube video, where students hunt for and identify nouns in their environment.

1. Report Card Comment Cheat Sheet:

• Uses ChatGPT 3.5 to generate whole class comments in minutes, covering homeroom, ELA, math, health, science, and social studies.

1. Geometric Maths Sprints:

• Fast-paced and engaging math sprints focusing on geometric concepts to boost students' math skills.

1. Homophone Heartbreaks:

• Match the hearts with the correct homophones in this fun and educational activity with 14 different pairs.

1. Whole Class Human-Sized Monopoly:

• Based on America for International Day, with poster templates for various states and research pages to help students learn about each state.

1. Fallout 4 - Create Your Own Vault Dweller Character:

• Creative writing workbook where students build their character with SPECIAL attributes and write their backstory and adventure.

1. Classrooms & Chimeras Daily Planner:

• Themed daily planner with reminders for meals and water, a lesson plan page with sections for objectives, vocabulary, activities, and assessments.

1. Parts of Speech Posters | Adventure Classroom Decor:

• Includes Article Airport, Adjective Energy, Noun Town, Verb Suburb, Adverb Attractions, and Conjunction Junction, with a map theme to aid in teaching grammar.

1. Juneteenth Coloring Page:

• Lively street festival scene with musical performances, a barbecue area, and flags, with space for students to draw their interpretation of Juneteenth.

1. Get to Know You Football:

• Euro 2024-themed activity where students draw their favorite color, animal, food, football team, film/TV show, game, subject, and their name inside a football.

1. Create Your Own Fable Project:

• Guides students through crafting their own fables with embedded morals and rules, including a wanted poster in Chinese for their animal character.

1. Earth Poetree Education Blogpost:

• Provides an overview of the resources and their benefits for teachers, parents, and students.

1. Classrooms & Chimeras - Monster Card Probability Games:

• Probability dice game trial with 8 monster cards and engaging attributes.

1. Teacher Toolbox Labels:

• Boho pastel and vibrant color labels for organizing classroom supplies.

1. Geometric Maths Sprints:

• Fast-paced and engaging math sprints focusing on geometric concepts to boost students' math skills.

1. Jolly Phonics Roll and Write Printout Centers:

• Worksheets for Groups 1-7, helping students practice phonics through engaging roll and write activities.

1. St. Patrick's Day Pot of Gold Counting Activity:

• Printable activity where students count coins and place them in a pot of gold.

1. St. Patrick's Day Scavenger Hunt:

• Fun scavenger hunt with six icons related to St. Patrick's Day.

1. SMART Goals Worksheet:

• Three-page worksheet guiding students to understand and set SMART goals in overall school life, math, and ELA.

1. Create Your Own Pokémon Activity:

• A four-step process for students to design their own Pokémon, including quizzes, drawing, and writing activities.

1. Thank You Tags:

• Black and white and color tags with customizable spaces for teachers to write personalized messages.

1. Fallout 4 - Create Your Own Vault Dweller Character:

• Creative writing workbook where students build their character with SPECIAL attributes and write their backstory and adventure.

1. Interactive Reading Story Game:

• A Twine-based story game where students solve puzzles to escape a hotel room, promoting reading comprehension and problem-solving skills.

1. Juneteenth Coloring Page:

• Lively street festival scene with musical performances, a barbecue area, and flags, with space for students to draw their interpretation of Juneteenth.

1. Homophone Heartbreaks:

• Match the hearts with the correct homophones in this fun and educational activity with 14 different pairs.

1. Classrooms & Chimeras Resources:

• Includes the Student's Handbook, Chimera Compendium, Classroom Master Guide, interactive presentation for the Portals of Possibilities campaign, character creation templates, premades, and bonus Gorbhash the Feathered Fury card.

1. Morning Book: - A 20-page (one month) morning book with weekly check-in pages, mindful coloring, community activities, word boggle pages, and more.

Why This Bundle Is Essential:

• Comprehensive Coverage: Includes a wide range of activities and assessments to start the school year on a strong note.
• Builds Community: Encourages students to get to know each other and their teachers, fostering a positive and inclusive classroom environment.
• Engages Students: Offers fun and interactive activities that capture students' interest and make the first days of school enjoyable.
• Supports Assessment: Baseline tests help you understand each student's starting point, allowing for tailored instruction from the outset.
• Easy to Use: Ready-to-print and editable resources save you time and effort in preparing for the new school year.
• Valuable Bonus: The Pokémon Go workpack adds extra value and excitement, providing engaging content for a whole week's worth of activities.

Ideal For:

• Teachers looking for a diverse collection of educational resources.
• Educators aiming to create engaging and interactive learning experiences.
• Parents and caregivers wanting to support their children's learning at home.

Enjoy a 20% discount on this extensive bundle and equip your classroom with the ultimate set of educational resources from Earth Poetree Education! This comprehensive resource ensures you have everything you need to make the first days of school productive, engaging, and fun, setting the stage for a successful year ahead.

All the Kickstarter academic content is included in this bundle. Explore the full range of resources from our Kickstarter campaign, "Classrooms & Chimeras," which you can view here. This ensures you have access to all the innovative educational tools and materials we've developed to create engaging and dynamic classroom experiences.

Inspire your students to express their creativity with our "Summer Poem - Acrostic Poem Template Worksheet." This engaging resource is perfect for capturing the essence of summer through the art of poetry. Whether your students have a sunny or stormy view of the season, this worksheet will guide them in crafting their thoughts into a beautiful acrostic poem.

Product Highlights:

• Examples Page: The opening page features three example acrostic poems about summer—two positive and one negative—to show students different perspectives and inspire their creativity.
• Drafting Section: Includes space for students to write their first draft, allowing them to brainstorm and refine their ideas.
• Final Draft Page: A dedicated page for students to neatly write their final version of their acrostic poem.
• Drawing Page: An additional page where students can draw illustrations to accompany each line of their poem, creating a visual representation of their words.

Why This Resource Is Essential:

• Encourages Creativity: Provides a structured yet flexible way for students to express their thoughts and feelings about summer through poetry and art.
• Enhances Writing Skills: Helps students practice their writing by creating acrostic poems, improving their vocabulary and poetic techniques.
• Promotes Reflection: Encourages students to reflect on their personal experiences and emotions associated with summer, whether positive or negative.
• Interactive and Engaging: Combines writing and drawing, making the activity fun and engaging for students.

Ideal For:

• Teachers looking for a creative writing activity that captures the spirit of summer.
• Educators seeking to integrate poetry and art into their curriculum.
• Classrooms that value expressive and reflective learning activities.

How to Use:

• Examples: Start by discussing the example acrostic poems on the opening page to give students ideas and inspiration.
• First Draft: Have students write their first draft on the provided page, encouraging them to brainstorm and refine their ideas.
• Final Draft: Once satisfied with their first draft, students can write their final version on the dedicated final draft page.
• Illustration: Allow students to draw what they've written for each line on the drawing page, adding a visual element to their poem.

With the "Summer Poem - Acrostic Poem Template Worksheet," students will enjoy exploring their thoughts and feelings about summer while enhancing their writing and artistic skills. This resource provides a perfect blend of creativity and structure, making it an ideal addition to your classroom activities.

Use these letter of the week activities to teach your students the /c/ sound. These engaging centers are perfect for your pre-school or kindergarten students to use at centers or stations while learning the sounds of the alphabet. Students will create a bear in the shape of the letter c, build a rhyming letter c poem (that focuses on the beginning sound /c/), and complete their own letter c poem worksheet.

Letter C Craft: C is for Cow

Teach your students the /c/ sound with this fun, easy, printable letter c craft pattern! Improve letter and sound recognition as students create a visual mnemonic device to connect the beginning sound /c/ with a cow in the shape of a uppercase letter c!

This phonics activity is great for...

• interactive alphabet notebooks
• letter of the day or letter of the week
• reviewing or introducing letter sounds
• small group activities or literacy centers
• fine motor development (gluing, coloring, tracing, and cutting skills)
• and creating a sound wall bulletin board in your classroom as a visual reminder of the sound

The letter c is for cow craft file includes THREE, NO PREP, printable template options (plus an additional three options for attached or detached eyes) for turning the uppercase letter c into a cow:

• One printable page with no spots on the cow (have your students draw their own spots)
• One printable page with spots outlined on the cow (have your students color the spots)
• One printable page with black spots on the cow

Letter C Poem Activities

Use this letter c poem pocket chart station and worksheet to focus on the letter c for your letter of the week or letter of the day reading centers & improve your preschool or kindergarten students' letter and sound recognition.

Full page poem - great for whole group introduction & use at the pocket chart center

• Read the poem to students and have them identify the words the begin with the sound
• Read the poem to students and have them identify the words the rhyme
• Have students circle or highlight the letter

Individual poems with 3 pictures - great for alphabet notebooks or letter of the day/week

• Have students color, cut, and glue the poem and pictures onto construction paper
• Have students circle or highlight the letter
• Have students complete as an accountability worksheet for the pocket chart center

Pocket chart words & 3 pictures - great for interactive centers and stations

• Have students build the poem on a pocket chart or carpet
• Have students find the letter (use highlighter strips, or cut transparent binder dividers)
• Have students sort the words by beginning letter or number of letters

These poem activities are great for...

• Interactive alphabet notebooks
• Letter of the day or letter of the week
• Reviewing or introducing letter sounds & beginning sounds
• Small group activities or literacy centers
• Fine motor development (gluing, coloring, and cutting skills)
• Recognizing rhyming words
• Learning print concepts by following & matching print from left to right, top to bottom

Bundle & SAVE

Get the A-Z letter craft bundle & save 50% Check it out HERE

Get the A-Z poem growing bundle & save 50% Check it out HERE

Use these letter of the week activities to teach your students the /b/ sound. These engaging centers are perfect for your pre-school or kindergarten students to use at centers or stations while learning the sounds of the alphabet. Students will create a bear in the shape of the letter b, build a rhyming letter b poem (that focuses on the beginning sound /b/), and complete their own letter b poem worksheet.

Letter B Craft: B is for Bear

Teach your students the /b/ sound with this fun, easy, printable letter b craft pattern! Improve letter and sound recognition as students create a visual mnemonic device to connect the beginning sound /b/ with a bear in the shape of a uppercase letter b!

This phonics activity is great for...

• interactive alphabet notebooks
• letter of the day or letter of the week
• reviewing or introducing letter sounds
• small group activities or literacy centers
• fine motor development (gluing, coloring, tracing, and cutting skills)
• and creating a sound wall bulletin board in your classroom as a visual reminder of the sound

This letter craft file includes THREE printable template options for turning the uppercase letter b into a bear:

• Print each page onto colored paper (construction paper, cardstock, or colored printer paper) and have the students cut and glue each part
• One printable page to be printed in color then have students cut and glue each part (NO PREP!)
• One printable page to be printed in black and white then have students color, cut, and glue each part (NO PREP!) This page could also be printed on to cardstock to cut and trace onto colored paper

Letter B Poem Activities

Use this letter b poem pocket chart station and worksheet to focus on the letter b for your letter of the week or letter of the day reading centers & improve your preschool or kindergarten students' letter and sound recognition.

Full page poem - great for whole group introduction & use at the pocket chart center

• Read the poem to students and have them identify the words the begin with the sound
• Read the poem to students and have them identify the words the rhyme
• Have students circle or highlight the letter

Individual poems with 3 pictures - great for alphabet notebooks or letter of the day/week

• Have students color, cut, and glue the poem and pictures onto construction paper
• Have students circle or highlight the letter
• Have students complete as an accountability worksheet for the pocket chart center

Pocket chart words & 3 pictures - great for interactive centers and stations

• Have students build the poem on a pocket chart or carpet
• Have students find the letter (use highlighter strips, or cut transparent binder dividers)
• Have students sort the words by beginning letter or number of letters

These poem activities are great for...

• Interactive alphabet notebooks
• Letter of the day or letter of the week
• Reviewing or introducing letter sounds & beginning sounds
• Small group activities or literacy centers
• Fine motor development (gluing, coloring, and cutting skills)
• Recognizing rhyming words
• Learning print concepts by following & matching print from left to right, top to bottom

Bundle & SAVE

Get the A-Z letter craft bundle & save 50% Check it out HERE

Get the A-Z poem growing bundle & save 50% Check it out HERE

Teach your preschool and kindergarten students the sounds for the whole alphabet with these printable beginning sound poem activities for every letter in the alphabet! Improve letter and sound recognition as students hear, interact with, and build a rhyming poem about each beginning sound in the alphabet.

3 included formats:

• POEM CARDS: Use the poem cards in a pocket chart reading center for students to build each poem while building their knowledge of print concepts
• STUDENT POEMS: use the student poems with beginning sound pictures for a coloring, cutting, gluing, and letter search activity
• FULL PAGE POEM: use the full page poem for whole group lessons to help students recognize words that begin with the focus sound, as well as, words that rhyme.

These phonics poem activities are great for...

• interactive alphabet notebooks
• letter of the day or letter of the week
• reviewing or introducing letter sounds
• small group activities or literacy centers
• fine motor development (gluing, coloring, and cutting skills)
• left to right and top to bottom pre-reading skills
• finding rhyming pairs
• recognizing letters
• identifying beginning sounds

Looking for more fun letter of the day or letter of the week activities?

Check out these letter of the day/week activities:

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Use this letter c poem station and worksheet to focus on the letter c for your letter of the week or letter of the day reading centers to improve your preschool or kindergarten students' letter and sound recognition.

Full page poem - great for whole group introduction & use at the pocket chart center

• Read the poem to students and have them identify the words the begin with the /c/ sound
• Read the poem to students and have them identify the words the rhyme
• Have students circle or highlight the letter c

Individual poems with 3 pictures - great for alphabet notebooks or letter of the day/week

• Have students color, cut, and glue the poem and pictures onto construction paper
• Have students circle or highlight the letter c
• Have students complete as an accountability worksheet for the pocket chart center

Pocket chart words & 3 pictures - great for interactive centers and stations

• Have students build the poem on a pocket chart or carpet
• Have students find the letter s (use highlighter strips, or cut transparent binder dividers)
• Have students sort the words by beginning letter or number of letters

These poem activities are great for...

• Interactive alphabet notebooks
• Letter of the day or letter of the week
• Reviewing or introducing letter sounds & beginning sounds
• Small group activities or literacy centers
• Fine motor development (gluing, coloring, and cutting skills)
• Recognizing rhyming words
• Learning print concepts by following & matching print from left to right, top to bottom

Bundle & SAVE

Get the A-Z poem growing bundle & save 50% Check it out HERE

Looking for just the letter poems? Get them HERE

These poems make a perfect alphabet book when used with my alphabet letter crafts. Check them out HERE

Use this letter a poem pocket chart station and worksheet to focus on the short vowel sound /a/ for your letter of the week or letter of the day reading centers & improve your preschool or kindergarten students' letter and sound recognition.

Full page poem - great for whole group introduction & use at the pocket chart center

• Read the poem to students and have them identify the words the begin with the /a/ sound
• Read the poem to students and have them identify the words the rhyme
• Have students circle or highlight the letter a

Individual poems with 3 pictures - great for alphabet notebooks or letter of the day/week

• Have students color, cut, and glue the poem and pictures onto construction paper
• Have students circle or highlight the letter a
• Have students complete as an accountability worksheet for the pocket chart center

Pocket chart words & 3 pictures - great for interactive centers and stations

• Have students build the poem on a pocket chart or carpet
• Have students find the letter a (use highlighter strips, or cut transparent binder dividers)
• Have students sort the words by beginning letter or number of letters

These poem activities are great for...

• Interactive alphabet notebooks
• Letter of the day or letter of the week
• Reviewing or introducing letter sounds & beginning sounds
• Small group activities or literacy centers
• Fine motor development (gluing, coloring, and cutting skills)
• Recognizing rhyming words
• Learning print concepts by following & matching print from left to right, top to bottom

Bundle & SAVE

Get the A-Z poem growing bundle & save 50% Check it out HERE

Looking for just the letter poems? Get them HERE

These poems make a perfect alphabet book when used with my alphabet letter crafts. Check them out HERE

Use this letter b poem pocket chart station and worksheet to focus on the letter b for your letter of the week or letter of the day reading centers & improve your preschool or kindergarten students' letter and sound recognition.

Full page poem - great for whole group introduction & use at the pocket chart center

• Read the poem to students and have them identify the words the begin with the /s/ sound
• Read the poem to students and have them identify the words the rhyme
• Have students circle or highlight the letter s

Individual poems with 3 pictures - great for alphabet notebooks or letter of the day/week

• Have students color, cut, and glue the poem and pictures onto construction paper
• Have students circle or highlight the letter s
• Have students complete as an accountability worksheet for the pocket chart center

Pocket chart words & 3 pictures - great for interactive centers and stations

• Have students build the poem on a pocket chart or carpet
• Have students find the letter s (use highlighter strips, or cut transparent binder dividers)
• Have students sort the words by beginning letter or number of letters

These poem activities are great for...

• Interactive alphabet notebooks
• Letter of the day or letter of the week
• Reviewing or introducing letter sounds & beginning sounds
• Small group activities or literacy centers
• Fine motor development (gluing, coloring, and cutting skills)
• Recognizing rhyming words
• Learning print concepts by following & matching print from left to right, top to bottom

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Find a variety of activities for Kindergarten with an acorn or squirrel theme. Activities include both math and English centers and worksheets.

ELA Activities Included:

• Beginning Sounds Sorting
• Complete and Incomplete Sentence Clip Cards
• Complete and Incomplete Sentence Sorting
• Complete and Incomplete Sentence Worksheet
• Letter Word and Sentence Sorting Center
• Letter Word and Sentence Sorting Worksheets
• Punctuation Clip Cards
• Punctuation Worksheet
• Unscramble the Sentence Worksheets
• Writing Prompts

Math Activities Included

• Addition Number Bond Clip Cards
• Addition Number Bond Mats and Cards
• Addition Sorting Cards
• Addition Write and Wipe Number Bond Cards
• Addition Write and Wipe Number Sentence Sheets
• Comparing Numbers Cards
• Comparing Numbers Clip Cards
• Counting and Skip Counting Puzzles
• Counting Forward Cards
• Counting to 20 Clip Cards
• Counting to 20 Tens Frame Matching Center
• Making 10 Clip Cards
• Making 10 Task Cards Center
• Making 10 Worksheets
• Nonstandard Measurements Length and Height Task Cards
• Skip Counting Cards 2s, 5s, 10s
• Teen Number Puzzles
• Weight Comparison Task Cards

These acorn sentence writing prompts are perfect for a fall writing center. There are 8 prompts for factual and opinion writing and 2 prompts for autumn acrostic poems. Each prompt is available with two writing line versions. Opinion and factual prompt pages also include a section for students to draw a picture of what they wrote.

Types of Prompts:

• Acorns are ______
• I like acorns because _____
• I like squirrels because _____
• Acorns feel _____
• If I plant an acorn _____
• The squirrel _____
• Squirrels can _____
• The squirrel went to _____ because _____
• 2 acrostic poems

These fall writing prompts help students be successful with writing. Coming up with a topic to write about is often then hardest part of writing. Each prompt gives students a that starting point to begin writing.

When to Use:

• Writing Centers
• Independent Writing Practice
• Homework

These writing prompts are no prep. The teacher can just print off the pages and hand them to students to complete.

More Writing Activities

Guided Writing with Acorns

Guided Writing with Apples

Guided Writing with Bears

Guided Writing with Flowers

Guided Writing with Pumpkins

A fun, simple toddler and preschool friendly dragon yoga sequence.

Poses: Superhero (locust pose), cobra, down dog, mountain pose