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Leap Day Olympics!

By McCaffreys Mini Minds

Engage your students in a fun leap day olympics activity. Students will complete into up to five events:Highest leapLongest leapFastest leapSlowest leapFrog raceThis is a great way to get students engaged and moving and they won't even know that are

Subjects:

Math, Holidays/Seasonal

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd

Types:

Activities, Games, Centers

CCSS:

K.MD.A.1, 1.MD.A.2, 2.MD.A.1

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Digital Download PDF (0.94 MB)

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Kindness Is My Superpower Response prompts

By McCaffreys Mini Minds

Have your students write about kindness in response to the book "Kindness is my Superpower" by Alicia Ortego with these prompts. Great for the beginning of the year, or a reminder throughout the year.

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Classroom Community

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd

Types:

Activities

FREE

Digital Download PDF (0.03 MB)

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FREEBIE | Holiday and Christmas Gift Tags

By McCaffreys Mini Minds

These gift tags are perfect to attach to students gifts for the holidays. There are options for Christmas, Hanukkah or just a generic Happy Holidays.Hashtag blocks are a great gift and students absolutely love them! Use the "special piece of our

Subjects:

Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa

Grades:

Not Grade Specific

Types:

Printables

FREE

Digital Download PDF (2.62 MB)

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Q and U Wedding

By McCaffreys Mini Minds

I now pronounce you Q and U! Are you looking for a fun way to introduce the letter q and talk about how q always comes with it's partner u? Maybe you are teaching diagraphs and want a fun way to help your students reminder /qu/. Holding a Q and U

Subjects:

Phonics

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Scripts

CCSS:

RF.K.3, RF.K.3a, RF.1.3a

FREE

Digital Download PDF (6.84 MB)

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Silly Sentences (CVC, Blends, Silent e)

By McCaffreys Mini Minds

This activity it great if you want to get your students writing sentences. First, students will build and read a sentence by matching the cards to the correct color on the mat. Just want your students to practice writing, have them complete the

Subjects:

Writing, Phonics

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st

Types:

Activities, Centers

CCSS:

RF.K.2d, RF.K.3, RF.1.3, RF.1.3a, RF.1.3b, RF.1.3c, W.K.3

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Digital Download PDF (7.57 MB)

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Subtraction Football within 10

By McCaffreys Mini Minds

Perfect activity to do around the super bowl or throughout football season. Students will solve the subtraction number sentence by crossing off footballs, then write the correct answer in the white box. You can write the correct answer on the back

Subjects:

Math

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st

Types:

Activities, Centers

CCSS:

K.OA.A.3, K.OA.A.5, 1.OA.C.6

FREE

Digital Download PDF (1.73 MB)

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Addition within 5 Fact Fluency Assessment

By McCaffreys Mini Minds

A quick and easy way to assess your students fact fluency with addition problems to 5.

Subjects:

Math

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st

Types:

Assessment

CCSS:

K.OA.A.5

FREE

Digital Download PDF (0.02 MB)

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Sight Word Running Back Writing

By McCaffreys Mini Minds

Students will choose a word to write. If the word is a sight word/heart word/trick word, students should indicate through a heart or circle or highlighter the part of the word that they have to remember is a different sound.

Subjects:

Phonics

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st

Types:

Activities, Centers

CCSS:

RF.K.3c, RF.1.3g

FREE

Digital Download PDF (0.68 MB)

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100 Licks for 100 Days

By McCaffreys Mini Minds

This activity is always a crowd favorite for the 10th day of school. Give your students a tootsie pop and see how many licks it takes them to get to the center.

Subjects:

Math, Holidays/Seasonal

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd

Types:

Worksheets, Activities

CCSS:

K.CC.A.1, 1.NBT.A.1

FREE

Digital Download PDF (0.39 MB)

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EDITABLE Winter Break Letter

By McCaffreys Mini Minds

This editable winter break letter is a great way to inform your families about the post break regression and help them keep their child on track over the break. It is editable to fit the needs of your class.

Subjects:

For All Subject Areas

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd

Types:

For Parents

FREE

Online Resource
Google Slides™

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Third Grade Welcome Letter (editable)

By McCaffreys Mini Minds

Welcome your third graders and their families to your classroom at the beginning of the year. Includes importance of reading in third grade and talks about how challenging third grade is. I don't give traditional homework, but I explain my target

Subjects:

Back to School, Classroom Community

Grades:

3^rd

Types:

Worksheets

FREE

Online Resource
Google Slides™

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Letter/Beginning Sound Match (v,w,x,y,z,q)

By McCaffreys Mini Minds

This product can be used alone or it can be made into a file folder activity. It aligns with Kindergarten Fundations weeks 10, 11 and 12. Students can match the picture to the correct beginning letter.

Subjects:

Phonics

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st

Types:

Activities, Games, Centers

CCSS:

RF.K.2, RF.K.2d

FREE

Digital Download PDF (1.07 MB)

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Elf Themed Phonics Games

By McCaffreys Mini Minds

These games are a quick, easy and fun resource for your students leading up to winter break. You can use them as a center, play them whole group or send home for your students to play with their families. What's included?CVC gameLetter Sound

Subjects:

Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa, Phonics

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st

Types:

Activities, Games, Centers

CCSS:

RF.K.1d, RF.K.2d, RF.K.3a

FREE

Digital Download PDF (3.27 MB)

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Ornament Missing Numbers

By McCaffreys Mini Minds

Have your students practice counting and identifying the missing number with this ornament missing number worksheet. Differentiate for students working on counting from 0-10, teen numbers, and up to 100. Perfect for early finishers, math centers,

Subjects:

Math

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd

Types:

Worksheets, Homework, Centers

CCSS:

K.CC.A.1, K.CC.A.2

FREE

Digital Download PDF (0.07 MB)

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There's An Imposter Among Us - Phonics/Spelling game

By McCaffreys Mini Minds

Great resource for learning sight words or any word work activity. Laminate everything to be reused as words change. Use the big characters to put up around the room. Write the words you want students to work with on them using sharpie (you can use

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Math

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd

Types:

Activities, Centers

CCSS:

RF.K.2, RF.K.2a, RF.K.2b, RF.K.2c, RF.K.2d, RF.K.2e, RF.K.3, RF.K.3a, RF.K.3b, RF.K.3c, RF.K.3d...

FREE

Digital Download PDF (0.19 MB)

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December Elf Daily Writing

By McCaffreys Mini Minds

Elf daily writing. If you have an elf in your classroom for the holidays, this is a fun way to get students of all ages writing. Students will write about the crazy things the classroom elf does each day and can also write about anything they taught

Subjects:

Writing, Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd

Types:

Worksheets, Activities

CCSS:

W.K.3, W.1.3, W.2.3, W.3.3

FREE

Digital Download PDF (8.73 MB)

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$Build a Reindeer | Holiday Math Center$

Build a Reindeer | Holiday Math Center

By McCaffreys Mini Minds

A fun holiday math center that can be differentiated for your students. Students will draw a card and build the reindeer based on how many of each item they need. Students can practice subitizing, addition within 10 and subtraction within 10. Print,

Subjects:

Math

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st

Types:

Activities, Centers

CCSS:

K.CC.B.4, K.OA.A.1, K.OA.A.5

FREE

Digital Download PDF (4.20 MB)

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Christmas CVC Words

By McCaffreys Mini Minds

Students will help Santa's elves spell CVC words in the word workshop. Students can practice writing the whole word, or just identify and write the first sound, then trace the rest of the word.

Subjects:

Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa, Phonics

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st

Types:

Worksheets

CCSS:

RF.K.2d

FREE

Digital Download PDF (0.58 MB)

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Christmas Number Train

By McCaffreys Mini Minds

Have your students practice counting and subitizing with this Christmas number train. Students will put the train cars in counting order and then match the ten frames to the correct number. For added gross motor skills punch holes on either end of

Subjects:

Math, Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st

Types:

Activities, Centers

CCSS:

K.CC.A.2, K.CC.A.3, K.CC.B.4

FREE

Digital Download PDF (8.33 MB)

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Thankful for Student Notes

By McCaffreys Mini Minds

Are you looking for an easy way to give your students some extra love and make them feel appreciate? This resource is a great way to do that before Thanksgiving. For some added fun, buy some scratch off stickers to place on top or just write a

Subjects:

Thanksgiving, Social Emotional Learning

Grades:

Not Grade Specific

Types:

Handouts, Printables

FREE

Digital Download PDF (0.88 MB)

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