Kindergarten critical thinking poetry resources for Microsoft Publisher

Turkey Handprint Poem or Placemat

Created by

This is a cute little turkey poem to use as a gift for parents or could be made into a placemat or book. Print the page in color or black and white and have each child make a handprint in the middle. Paint the palm of the hand brown and each finger a different color for the feathers. Draw a beak, waddle, and feet on the turkey. Laminate to use as a placemat! Turkey Poem by http://teacherweb.com/FL/ClayCounty/theblandfordbears/apt13.aspx is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonC

Subjects:

For All Subject Areas, Poetry

Grades:

PreK - 3rd

Types:

Thematic Unit Plans, Songs

Journal Writing Prompts (Spiral Note Books)

Created by

Becky Brumm

ATTENTION! IF YOU DO NOT HAVE MICROSOFT PUBLISHER ON YOUR COMPUTER, I ALSO HAVE THIS PRODUCT AS A PDF. PLEASE CHECK MY STORE. This 19 page file contains 36 journal writing prompts that can be used in a variety of ways, but here's how my third grade team uses ours... (Thanks to an idea from Pinterest) We create class journals using 6-7 spiral note books. Each spiral has one of the journal prompts taped to the front cover. The spirals are then kept at a writing center or an area in the classroom

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Poetry, Writing-Expository

Grades:

K - 4th

Types:

Printables, Centers

The Shape Song

Created by

Carolyn's Clever Creations

The Shape Song Teaches the shapes and its attributes. Includes a verse for circle, square, triangle, rectangle, hexagon, oval, rhombus, diamond, oval, and star. All to the tune of "Frere Jacques".

Subjects:

Geometry, Poetry

Grades:

PreK - 1st

Types:

Activities, Songs, Lesson

Chicken Soup with Rice coloring book

Created by

Amy Hruschak

I use this booklet after reading the book Chicken Soup with Rice by Maurice Sendak. The children can use the blank books to draw their own pictures to go along with the words on each page. The optional version with original line drawings is included for children who can not yet read to remind them of the occasion celebrated each month. I keep one copy with the drawings laminated for the students to reference. You can delete the images in the Publisher file from each month, print, and cut to get

Subjects:

Holidays/Seasonal, Poetry, Short Stories

Grades:

PreK - 4th

Types:

Thematic Unit Plans, Activities

Snowman Thinking Activities

Created by

Dawn Hilburn

Students use attribute clues to determine which snowman. This packet covers sorting, classifying, problem solving, observing, and following directions. I also included ideas for writing compare and contrast sentences. It has activities for whole group, small group, independent practice and centers.

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, Winter

Grades:

K - 2nd

Types:

Worksheets, Handouts

Mother's Day Card (includes acrostic poem)

Created by

Rankin's Creations

Print this on regular computer paper, then students will fold it in half (hamburger style) and then fold it in have again. They can color the front and decorate the inside cover. My favorite part is where they can write an acrostic poem for their mom.

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Holidays/Seasonal, Poetry

Grades:

PreK - 6th

Types:

Activities, Printables

CCSS:

CCRA.L.1

, CCRA.L.2

, CCRA.L.3

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom 66 page Alphabet Unit

Created by

Carolyn's Clever Creations

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom 66 page Alphabet Unit Unit includes: Interactive letter booklet Poem for poetry binder 2 literacy based art projects Class coconut tree ABC letter writing practice Alphabet matching game Find the letter in the tree game Parent letter

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Poetry, Spelling

Grades:

PreK - 1st

Types:

Games, For Parents, Centers

CCSS:

RF.K.1

, RF.K.1a

, RF.K.1b

, RF.K.1c

, RF.K.1d

...

Apples poem and pocket chart activity

Created by

Carolyn's Clever Creations

Reproducible poem and pocket chart cards -can be used during whole group literacy instruction and can be put in students' reading or poetry binder. Pocket Chart: Copy pages onto cardstock. Cut apart and place in pocket chart. Copy poem on printer.

Subjects:

Autumn, Balanced Literacy, Poetry

Grades:

PreK - 1st

Types:

Activities, Centers

10 Red Apples Poem and Pocket Chart Activities

Created by

Carolyn's Clever Creations

10 Red Apples Poem and Pocket Chart Activities teaches and reinforces concepts of print in emergent readers and number recognition. 10 Red Apples Poem and Pocket Chart Activities can be used during whole group literacy instruction, small group or independent work time. Poem can be reproduced and place in student poetry binder for reinforcement of concepts of print and numeral recognition.

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Numbers, Poetry

Grades:

PreK - 1st

Types:

CCSS:

, RF.K.1

, RF.K.1a

...

I See Apples emergent reader-emergent writer booklet and poem

Created by

Carolyn's Clever Creations

I See Apples booklet focuses on emergent reading and beginning math concepts of Counting and Cardinality. Booklet can be used during guided reading time or during small group or independent times. Students read the booklet using 1:1 correspondence, cut out and glue down the group of apples that corresponds to the sentence on the page and color when finished. Booklet can be kept in a child's reading bucket for future rereads. A poem format of the booklet is included and could be used in a po

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Numbers, Poetry

Grades:

PreK - 1st

Types:

Activities, Guided Reading Books, Centers

CCSS:

...

Leaves-Emergent Reader/Writer, Poem, Pocket Chart, Sentence Building Activities

Created by

Carolyn's Clever Creations

Leaves-Emergent Reader/Writer, Poem, Pocket Chart, Sentence Building Activities.Provides an emergent reader and writer booklet using the sight words- "here", "is", "a" and color words.Provides a poem for students to put in a reading binder to reinforce sight words and color words.Provides pocket chart cards to teach the poem.Provides a sentence building activity to reinforce sight words and color words.

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, English Language Arts, Poetry

Grades:

PreK - 1st

Types:

Guided Reading Books, For Parents, Centers

Autumn Leaves: poem, pocket chart and number sense activities.

Created by

Carolyn's Clever Creations

Autumn Leaves: poem, pocket chart and number sense activities provides opportunities to : -teach and reinforce concepts of print -highly engaging colored text -pocket chart cards -poem that can be enlarge or used as is to put in student poetry binders

Subjects:

Autumn, Numbers, Poetry

Grades:

PreK - 1st

Types:

Activities, Centers

Word Family Poems

Created by

Carolyn's Clever Creations

Word Family PoemsEnlarge to 11x17 to use during whole group shared reading instruction.Reproduce as is to be used in student reading binders. Includes poems for the following word families:-an, -at, -ig, -it, -ot, -ut, -ug, -et, -en

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Phonics, Poetry

Grades:

PreK - 1st

Types:

Printables, Centers

10 Little Leaves Poem and Pocket Chart Activities

Created by

Carolyn's Clever Creations

10 Little Leaves Poem and Pocket Chart Activities provides a colored copy or a black and white copy where students can color in the leaves. Product offers a pocket chart poem and a reproducible poem for poetry binders.

Subjects:

Autumn, Balanced Literacy, Poetry

Grades:

PreK - 1st

Types:

Activities, Centers

Old MacDonald Had A Farm Fill In the Blank

Created by

Hollie Reece

This will give your students an opportunity to write missing words while reading the popular children's song/poem "Old MacDonald Had A Farm". This would be a great addition to activities you might already do when reading this poem.

Subjects:

Poetry, Reading, Writing

Grades:

PreK - 1st

Types:

Activities

Zoo Animal Patterns

Created by

Pre-k On Mars

Giraffes and Alligators and Koalas OH MY! Your students will love engaging with this zoo animal themed pattern activity! Instructions: Print the desired pattern pages as well as the additional zoo animal cards. Laminate the printouts to allow your kiddos to have lasting fun creating zoo animal patterns! Cut out the individual pattern cards, these will be used to continue on the patterns. *Optional: Place Velcro dots on the fill in the pattern squares as well as the individual animal cards to al

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Math, Other (Math)

Grades:

PreK - 2nd

Types:

Activities, Centers

Positional words assessment

Created by

Early Childhood Begins Here

Assessment for positional words also could be used a s a small group activity.

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Vocabulary

Grades:

PreK - K

Types:

Worksheets, Assessment

Kid-Friendly Common Core Standards for Math Practices

Created by

Leslie Johnson

This is a collection of 8 mini posters with the Common Core Standards for Math Practices written in kid-friendly language. I use them with my kindergarten students when they are solving word problems and discussing their answers with peers. Leslie Johnson

Subjects:

Basic Operations, Critical Thinking, Word Problems

Grades:

PreK - 2nd

Types:

Printables, Posters

Nursery Rhyme Activity Collection

Created by

Hollie Reece

This is a collection of 5 popular nursery rhymes: "Hey Diddle Diddle" "Old Macdonald" "Itsy Bitsy Spider" "Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes" "One, Two, Buckle My Shoe" with an activity page for each one. The activities include writing letters, identifying letters, cutting/pasting, and following directions. Each activity is original and contains activities that I use to help my students with letter recognition and beginning reading.

Subjects:

Phonics, Poetry, Reading

Grades:

PreK - K

Types:

Activities

Distance Fairy Tale Poetry Templates

Created by

Wolf Classroom

Templates for writing a variety of types of poetry for Cinderella, Thumbelina, The Frog Prince, Rumpelstiltskin, story of teacher's choice or story of students' choice. Directions for specific types of poems are included as well as blank pages for teacher or student choice. Document provided in Publisher so you can adapt as desired and then students can type in this directly (or it can be given in another program).Actual document does not say SAMPLE on it.Get this resource for less along with a

Subjects:

Literature, Poetry, Writing

Grades:

K - 2nd

Types:

Activities, Assessment

Also included in: Fairy Tale and Fable Bundle - Poetry, Comprehension, Moral, Retell, Vocab, Compa

ARE YOU WILLING?

Created by

Conscious Connections

Conscious Discipline tells us that without willingness, each interaction becomes a power struggle instead of a learning opportunity. The School Family brings all children and adults, especially the most difficult, to a place of willingness through a sense of belonging.WILLINGNESS TO LEARNUse these hearts for staff during training, see if they are willing to learn something new.Use these hearts with your students before beginning a new learning concept.

Subjects:

Critical Thinking

Grades:

PreK - 5th, Staff

Types:

Printables

STEAM Posters, Nautical Themed

Created by

Miss Locher

Science, Technology, Engineering, Architecture, Mathematics Nautical Themed Posters Can be cut into nautical flags and hung as a bulletin board

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, For All Subjects, Gifted and Talented

Grades:

K - 6th

Types:

GATE, Printables, Bulletin Board Ideas

Spring, Summer, Winter, Fall Acrostic Sheets

Created by

Hollie Reece

This is a collection of ready-to-go acrostic sheets for each of the seasons: Summer Winter Fall Spring This can be used in a center or as a writing activity. It can also be colored on when the writing is complete.

Subjects:

Poetry, Writing

Grades:

PreK - 2nd

Types:

Activities, Printables