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Kindergarten Earth Day social studies literature circles
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
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PreK - 1st
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
Earth Day Activities We Are Water Protectors Read Aloud Native American History
Engage your students in a rigorous interactive read aloud with the book We Are Water Protectors by Carole Lindstrom. 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 water conservation.Get all current interactive read alouds H A L F off with the Interactive Read Aloud ENDLESS Bundle! All future IRAs will be added for F R E E ! The We Are Water Protectors Interactive Read Aloud and Activi
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K - 2nd
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
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
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PreK - 1st
Apple Letter and Number Clips-Fine Motor
Work on those fine motor skills, letters and numbers with these Apple themed clips. Grab your clips or cover with pom poms when you say a letter or number.This includes:*Capital and lower-case letter clips*Beginning letter sound clips*0-9 number clips*In ABC order and number order and mixed up*Beginning sounds are in ABC order and mixed up*Comes in color and black and whitePlease let me know if you have any questions, I am always here to help. Thank you for your support and I would love it if yo
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PreK - 1st
Also included in: Letter and Number Clip Bundle-Fine Motor
April Read Alouds Interactive Read Aloud Activities Earth Day Spring Crafts
Engage your students in rigorous interactive read alouds throughout the month of April with the books The Bad Seed, Too Many Carrots, Wolfie the Bunny, Tidy, Yoko, Miss Nelson is Missing, We Are Water Protectors, You Will Be My Friend!, and The Sour Grape. Students will love the interactive format of 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
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Grades:
K - 2nd
Tennessee Symbols
This unit includes everything you need to put together an informational book on Tennessee's state symbols. This coorelates with the new TN Social Studies standards that are being adopted and implemented for the 2014-2015 school year. Included are 4 different versions of the book to meet the needs and differentiate instruction for all of your learners.
-A craft version with patterns for all of the symbols (hands on activities)
-A writing version for your higher level learners. This will help to
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PreK - 2nd
There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Worm: No-Prep Book Companion
Love the Old Lady books but don’t have time to prep accompanying activities? Look no further than the There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Worm Printables Pack. Celebrate Earth Day with our favorite old lady! This pack targets a variety of literacy, language and listening skills. Simply, print the black and white pages, and you’re ready to go! Activities include:1. Sequencing- Cut and paste pictures in story order2. Comprehension- Circle the items the old lady swallowed in the book3. Ret
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K - 3rd
Earth Day NO PREP Speech and Language Activities for Engaging Therapy Sessions
This NO PREP download includes 42 pages of fun activities to use in your therapy room for Earth Day...OR MAKE EVERYDAY Earth Day! Use this download to teach about being green/recycling AND to work on articulation and phonological awareness etc. throughout the year! WHAT DO I GET? ♻️ 3 coloring/art pages that coordinate with the teaching materials/lessons.♻️ 2 pages of teaching materials to use for teaching about the 3 Rs (reduce, reuse, and recycle) containing child-friendly language and practic
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K - 6th
Earth Day Emergent Reader
Your students will enjoy reading this Earth Day Themed emergent reader. Every page starts with "We love the..."You could have your students circle or highlight their sight words.This reader is intended to be printed two per books page and double sized.
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PreK - 1st
Annotation Bookmarks with Collaborative Conversation Starters
Close reading assistance, great for K - 12th grade, bookmarks, collaborative conversation frames, common core aligned, reading informational text, reading literature, listening and speaking.
Print and copy double sided for students to use as they are annotating text. Laminate to make them last longer!
Grades:
K - 12th
Me on the Map mini book
This book will help students understand the importance of map skills and give them a basic understanding of where they're located in relation to the world. Students will be introduced to the following words:
Country
State
Town/City
Street
House/Address
It's very simple and fun to do with students and is a great accompaniment for the Me on the Map book by Joan Sweeny.
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PreK - 2nd
Firefighters Alphabet & Beginning Sound Activity | Community Helpers Literacy
A community helper alphabet and beginning sound activity for your fire safety theme occupations theme, or community helpers theme, units and lesson plans. Teach letters and sounds with both alphabet matching AND beginning sound activities!This easily differentiated product is perfect for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten literacy centers, literacy work stations, and literacy tubs. This set includes:✔ one set of lowercase firefighter cards✔ one set of uppercase firefighter cards✔ 26 lowercase
Grades:
PreK - 1st
Mini Reader Book - Canadian Hero - Terry Fox
Your littlest readers will love having a mini reader book of their very own! This printable book is great for new readers. You can choose whether you'd like to use the colour or the black and white version. It also contains a teacher version so that you can read along together, or read as a class first. Also, because a colour teacher version is included, you could also read the story to your students digitally while they have their own small version at home.***Please note: The independent readin
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PreK - 3rd
Pledge of Allegiance/ Pledge of Allegiance to Texas Flag - Bilingual
This product includes 4 posters. These posters can be used at a fluency center, or to simply post next to the classroom flags. This product is in English and Spanish.
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PreK - 12th
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Earth Day Activities Spanish Dia de la Tierra Medio Ambiente Worksheets
Earth Day, El Día de la Tierra, Math and Language Arts worksheets are perfect for Spanish speaking Kindergarten, 1st and 2nd grade students review math concepts such as skip counting, addition and subtraction, and language arts grammar and writing prompts about the medio ambiente Earth Day theme. This no prep packet is perfect for sub plans, centers or homework![ T A R G E T • S T U D E N T ]-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------This pac
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K - 2nd
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Gender Equality Activities
Gender Equality unit for Kindergarten to Grade 3. This resource features 10 lessons that focus on friendship, acceptance, challenging gender stereotypes, positive self-image, and understanding. This unit offers an extensive book list that will help teachers to gather a wide range of quality books that help to challenge gender stereotypes. This would be an excellent option to replacing an author study with a "thematic book study". It is perfect for addressing health and social studies curriculums
Grades:
K - 3rd
Also included in: Grade 2 Mega Bundle
Water Cycle Emergent Reader
This emergent reader that can be used in guided reading groups for younger and older students! The reader focuses on teaching the water cycle using short explanations with the "terminology" in a label form on the illustrations. This will help your students understand the water cycle!
Terminology:
condensation
precipitation
evaporation
infiltration
accumulation
runoff
Please see the pictures for an example of the type of sentences used in this reader.
Please contact me if you have any questi
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Grades:
K - 3rd
Cesar Chavez Mini Book
Are you looking for a mini book about Cesar Chavez to share with your students? Well, here it is! Print out one copy for you in color, trace the words and laminate it. Then you can make copies for each of your students and have THEM trace the words, read it and even color it.
This book highlights who Cesar Chavez was and what he wanted to accomplish for Migrant Farm Workers everywhere. It also mentions Dolores Huerta.
In English and in Spanish.
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Grades:
K - 1st
Then and Now Social Studies Unit and Literacy
Then and Now is a Social Studies unit based on our Essential Studies of how people and things change over time. I needed some pictures for my studies to sort. My students especially my ESL students need a picture to make connections to the lesson. Whimsy Clips made these adorable clip art pieces that was just what I needed.
I have included a Read Aloud to introduce the unit. Students will match Then and Now pictures in a pocket chart. This will make a great whole group activity as well as work
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Grades:
PreK - 1st
Earth Day Reading Writing and Crafts - Michael Recycle Earth Day Activities
Using the picture book, Michael Recycle, kindergarten, 1st, and 2nd grade students will learn about Earth Day, Recycle, Reuse, and Caring for Planet Earth. These Earth Day lessons are simple and engaging writing, science, and reading activities to go along with the picture book Michael Recycle. Students will build reading comprehension, learn science vocabulary, learn to write to inform, and learn how to reduce, reuse, and recycle like the superhero Michael Recycle! These weeklong activities inc
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K - 2nd
NGSS:
K-ESS3-3
Laura Ingalls Wilder Pioneer Activities, Family Tree, Family Pictures
For those who are doing a unit on pioneers, family trees, or reading the Little House on the Prairie books, this is for you. This product is in the form of a scrapbook. Includes: the Ingalls and Wilder families family tree & pictures, 2 printable family tree pages for students to complete with their own family pictures or drawings, pictures of common objects from the past, and a nine patch quilt craftivity like Laura & Mary made in the books. This is a quilt made easily with paper squar
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PreK - 2nd
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Community Helper Cards for Work Stations
Community Helper Cards
These 12 cards are designed to be used in several ways:
After printing out, laminate for durability and then cut each picture card in ½ left to right. The children can match the top half of the community helper to the bottom half. Additionally, you can add small pieces of magnet to the back of the ½’s and the children can match the pictures on a magnetic surface.
Again, print out the pictures and laminate for durability. The children can match the community helper to
Grades:
PreK - 1st
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