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1st grade Christmas-Chanukah-Kwanzaa social studies literature circle activboard activities
Gingerbread Book Comparison, Retelling, and Writing Study Unit
Gingerbread book companion study using the books The Gingerbread Man (by: Karen Schmidt), The Gingerbread Baby, The Gingerbread Girl, The Gingerbread Cowboy, The Gingerbread Bear, The Gingerbread Pirate, The Ninjabread Man, The Gingerbread Boy (by: Paul Galdone), and The Runaway Tortilla. Compare a few or all of the gingerbread books!Compare the books and create a Gingerbread Book comparison chart comparing the characters, and repeated phrase, ending. Use the character cards for each book as you
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PreK - 1st
Prove It Christmas and Holidays Around the World Reading Comprehension Passages
These nonfiction reading passages are perfect for the month of December and the Holiday season. Each passage is engaging and includes informational facts about Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, New Year, reindeers, the poinsettia, Christmas in Mexico, and so much more! The goal of these close reading passages is to move students beyond a literal understanding and to a deeper and more critical evaluation of the text. These passages and comprehension questions require students to PROVE IT! They must g
Grades:
1st - 3rd
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Craft and Activities
Are you looking for some fun activities to introduce Kindergarten and 1st Grade students to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr? I have developed this focus on how Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a Peacemaker. We talk about the difference between a Peacemaker and a Peacebreaker. Then, students write about how they can be a Peacemaker. There are several engaging activities in this mini unit for you.Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Craft Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Writing PromptsDr. Martin Luther King Jr. Peacemak
Grades:
PreK - 1st
Christmas Activities Smart Board Attendance & Lunch Count for All Whiteboards
An internet connection is required to use this product. Have fun taking attendance with this Christmas theme interactive attendance program! Students touch their character when they arrive in class and their character will run off screen. The remaining characters left on screen make it easy for you to see who is away that day. The program works for any class size and has 5 characters to choose from: Santa, Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer, an elf, a gingerbread man and a gingerbread girl. AMAZING D
Grades:
K - 3rd
Christmas Activities | Olive the Other Reindeer Christmas Book Companion
This Olive, the Other Reindeer literature guide provides opportunities for your students in grades K-2 to think critically and creatively through a variety of lessons. This product includes both a print and digital version (Google™ Slides) of this book study. Be sure to check out the preview to see everything included in this unit! THIS OLIVE, THE OTHER REINDEER BOOK STUDY INCLUDES:A pre-reading wondering about the book activityMaking predictions activity using the cover of the bookComprehensio
Grades:
K - 3rd
Gingerbread {Gingerbread Man Sequencing Card Craft}
Gingerbread* Create a gingerbread craft this Christmas or winter with this gingerbread man sequencing card craft. There are three versions of the gingerbread man sequencing cards. One version includes baking gingerbread dough; the gingerbread man running from the old man and old woman; the gingerbread man running from the farm animals including the pig, cow, and sheep; and the gingerbread man and the fox. Version two includes baking gingerbread dough; the gingerbread man running from the old wom
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PreK - 3rd
Christmas Read Aloud Activities | Holiday Dog Crat
This is a read aloud companion resource that provides you with targeted mini lessons, crafts, and literacy activities that can span up to 5 days in a kindergarten or first grade classroom. You will need a copy of the book Pig the Elf by Aaron Blabey to successfully complete the compression based activities. No Book or scanned portion of the book is included within the resource.- - - - - - -This Kit is included in a SAVE big December Bundle (40% off) click here to check it out and Save some $$ -
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K - 1st
Also included in: READ ALOUD Crafts and Activities 9 Book BUNDLE
Turkey Trouble Turkey Claus Turkey in Disguise BUNDLE
Turkey Trouble is the perfect Thanksgiving or November read aloud. it is about a turkey who doesn't want to get eaten for Thanksgiving so he dresses up as different farm animals. It is a great story for discussing story plot, retell, characters, setting, problem, and solution. It has the added bonus of disguise a turkey. You can send a turkey home for kids to decorate to "hide" from the farmer. I also included a simple version that students can disguise at home. In December, you can follow up wi
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PreK - 1st
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HOW TO CATCH AN ELF Read Aloud Activities
Give your students a festive and educational activity experience with How to Catch an Elf - the book it! It's a K-1 Literacy Companion that will support the reading and writing partnership by offering a week's work of story sheets that pair directly with the context of this fun read aloud! Post reading, your students will engage in varied literacy activities that pair directly to the text: rhyming, procedural writing, character traits and sequence. Goal of the Book Kit Resource(s):Tying reading
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K - 2nd
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Also included in: Christmas Book Companion Craft BUNDLE
Fry Bread A Native American Family Story Activity Native American Heritage Month
Engage your students in a rigorous interactive read aloud with the book Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story by Kevin Noble Maillard. Students will love the read aloud and be able to apply their knowledge in the extension activities and writing prompts centered around the book's theme of family and cultural traditions.Get all current interactive read alouds H A L F off with the Interactive Read Aloud ENDLESS Bundle! This resource is included in the November Interactive Read Aloud Bundle!
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K - 2nd
There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed A Bell: Print & Digital Speech Therapy
Our favorite Christmas book, I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed A Bell: Speech and Language Activities in both print and digital format! This 35 page activity pack is perfect for speech or language. The activities included are also appropriate for literacy centers and whole class activities. The regular PDF can be printed for hands-on speech therapy. The Interactive PDF can be used on an iPad or computer for digital interactive therapy. Included activities: Retelling: Cut out the old lady’s head.
Grades:
K - 4th
Also included in: Christmas MEGA Bundle: Elementary Materials for Speech Therapy
Long Ago and Today | Then and Now Social Studies | Google Slides
Life Long Ago vs. Life Today This is a Google Slides file that covers "then and now" social studies lessons. These lessons teach about life long ago as it compares to life today. I have included 3 Google Slides Lessons that require no extra materials for students to complete, though some writing activities have a black & white print option as well. The 3 lessons could easily be stretched across more days as needed. Students will make comparisons between life long ago vs. today. The Google Sl
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K - 2nd
Bear Stays Up For Christmas: Speech and Language Book Companion
Book Companion for Bear Stays Up For Christmas by Karma Wilson and Jane Chapman
You will need to purchase the book separately.
This 54 page activity pack is perfect for language therapy. The activities included are perfect for speech and language intervention, literacy circles and whole group activities.
Included in this pack:
Character Cards: (pages 4-6) Use while telling the story.
Links to the Story: (page 7) Have your students cut out the strips and place them into sequential order
Grades:
PreK - 2nd
Also included in: Book Club: Christmas Bundle One
There Was a Cold Lady Who Swallowed some Snow: Print & Digital Speech Therapy
Let's read about the snowman parts! I Know a Cold Lady Who Swallowed some Snow: Speech and Language Activities in both print and digital format! This 35 page activity pack is perfect for speech or language. The activities included are also appropriate for literacy centers and whole class activities. The regular PDF can be printed for hands-on speech therapy. The Interactive PDF can be used on an iPad or computer for digital interactive therapy.Included:Retelling: Cut out the old lady’s head. (p
Grades:
K - 4th
Black History Bundle K-3
This bundle includes ALL of my primary Black History Units! Great for multi-age classrooms as these resources will give options for kindergarten- 3rd grade. All resources have been (or are in the process of being) updated to be accessible for virtual learning. Please see each product description below.
Grades:
K - 3rd
Prove It Thanksgiving Reading Passages | Native Americans, Pilgrims, November
These nonfiction reading passages are perfect for the month of November and the Thanksgiving season. Each passage is engaging and includes informational facts about Native Americans, The Lakota of the Great Plains, The Wampanoag Tribe, and Pilgrims.These passages and comprehension questions require students to PROVE IT! They must go back to the text to support their answers with EVIDENCE.These passages can be used for many purposes: close reading, a quick assessment, targeted small groups, whole
Grades:
1st - 3rd
Fable & Fairy Tales Retelling Sequencing Crafts *Gingerbread Red Hen Three Pigs
Create a fable retelling craft with these sequencing crafts that allow the retelling of fairy tales and folk tales. The sequencing crafts include The Gingerbread Man, The Little Red Hen, and The Gingerbread Man.
Grades:
PreK - 3rd
The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein - Economics and Retelling Activities
Who doesn't love Shel Silverstein's beloved book The Giving Tree? The Giving Tree activities include literacy and economic social studies activities. It helps first grade kids practice retelling, sequencing and identifying the moral or life lesson of the story. The Giving Tree is also a great social studies content book for learning economic concepts like scarcity, choice, opportunity cost and resources. I love using this book around Christmastime to launch a class giving project!INCLUDED IN THE
Grades:
K - 3rd
DINOSAURS BEFORE DARK: Magic Tree House #1 Book Companion
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MAGIC TREE HOUSE BUNDLE: Books 1-4
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This product is a book companion to be used with the Magic Tree House Book (#1) DINOSAURS BEFORE DARK by Mary Pope Osborne. In the book, Jack and Annie travel back to Prehistoric Times where they learn about dinosaurs! This book would be perfect for use with a Dinosaur Unit!!
These books are a HIT and offer themselves to tons of
Grades:
1st - 5th
Also included in: Magic Tree House Book Companion BUNDLE Books 1-4
Scaredy Squirrel: A Literacy & Social Studies Unit!
I am so excited to share my Scaredy Squirrel unit with you. A few months ago, I had never read a Scaredy Squirrel books. One of my students checked one out of the library and asked if I would read it to the class. We were immediately hooked! I then checked out three more books and we decided that we would do a book study on Scaredy Squirrel by Melanie Watt. I cannot tell you enough how much FUN this was!
We focused our unit on four books (Scaredy Squirrel, Scaredy Squirrel goes camping, Scare
Grades:
PreK - 1st
The Water Princess by Verde 19 Book Extension Activities NO PREP
Beautiful book based on the true story of African model, Georgie Badiel. Gie Gie must walk with her mother everyday to get water from the well. Gie Gie wants to find a way to bring the water closer to her village. Wonderful opportunity for discussion. From Amazon:With its wide sky and warm earth, Princess Gie Gie’s kingdom is a beautiful land. But clean drinking water is scarce in her small African village. And try as she might, Gie Gie cannot bring the water closer; she cannot make it run clear
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K - 3rd
Christmas Fine Motor Tracing and Cutting Activities
A variety of fine motor activities that are Christmas themed. Perfect for small groups, homework, or whole group practice. Trace. Cut. Christmas Includes:12 Trace on the line strips (Laminate and reuse)3 Tracing Maps (Laminate and reuse)2 Trace on the lines practice Color and B/W included (Laminate and reuse)8 Vertical Tracing Lines (Laminate and reuse)3 Trace and Cut Practice pages3 Cut along the lines to make elf hair pages1 Cut on a spiral line1 Cut on solid line1 Cut christmas tree, cut orna
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PreK - 1st
Polar Express Day Activities | Christmas Reading & Math | Slides and Worksheets
Polar Express Day coming up? This purchase includes a Google Slides file as well as worksheets to go along with the Christmas read aloud: The Polar Express, by Chris Van Allsburg. Please note, the comprehension questions cover details from the actual book. It would be really fun to follow up this BOOK STUDY by watching the popular Polar Express movie and drinking hot chocolate!I created this product because I wanted something that would give my students some fun holiday learning options leading
Grades:
K - 2nd
December Crafts Interactive Read Alouds Bundle Hanukkah and Christmas Activities
Engage your students in rigorous interactive read alouds with the books Hanukkah Bear, The Snowy Day, Olive the Other Reindeer, The Wish Tree, Stick Man, A Hat for Mrs. Goldman, and Tough Cookie: A Christmas Story. Students will love the read alouds and be able to apply their knowledge in the extension activities and writing prompts centered around each book's unique theme. Get all current interactive read alouds H A L F off with the Interactive Read Aloud ENDLESS Bundle! All future interact
Grades:
K - 2nd
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