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Preschool Back to School science literature circles
Solar Eclipse 2024 Kindergarten Activities, Craft Headbands Worksheets & Writing
Celebrate the 2024 Solar Eclipse with this updated, easy-to-use, and high-interest unit! This engaging unit includes exciting activities, writing prompts, adorable crafts, viewer instructions, party ideas, and so much more! You will even receive a bonus file with directed drawing and a foldable!This resource is jam-packed with everything you need to celebrate a solar eclipse near you or conduct an in-depth study about them. Due to the scientific nature of this product, the activities will work f
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PreK - 1st
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1-ESS1-1
Alphabet Word Wall Letters and Word Cards - ABC Letter Sound Wall Words Template
Are you looking for a simple alphabet word wall with letter headers and word cards or a sound wall for your kindergarten, preschool, or pre-k classroom? This simple word wall template includes letters and words and even gives you the flexibility to customize your classroom word wall with your own word cards, name cards, etc.will help you teach alphabet letters and sounds. Teachers love that the simplicity of the printable word cards and letter headers let kids focus on the important information
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PreK - K
Alphabet Activities Uppercase & Lowercase Letter Identification & Sounds BUNDLE
Find a variety of hands-on letter identification and sounds activities for your kids in this money-saving bundle. Whether you use a letter of the week or a no letter of the week method to introduce uppercase and lowercase letters and sounds to your students, this set will give everything that you need to provide repeated exposure and a variety of ways to practice letters throughout the school year. This set of printable alphabet activities is perfect for early literacy activities, alphabet rev
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PreK - K
We Don't Eat Our Classmates Back to School Activities
We Don't Eat Our Classmates is my favorite back to school activity. It is a Read Aloud about a dinosaur's first day of school. She feels nervous that she won't make any friends. When she gets to school, she eats her classmates! This book is perfect for back to school and reviewing classroom expectations and in rules in the spring. I have included several activities so that you can use the book in the fall and spring, if you wanted to. It is great for building a positive classroom community. It c
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PreK - 1st
Also included in: Classroom Community Interactive Read Alouds Back to School
Little Red Hen {Little Red Hen Sequencing Card Craft}
Little Red Hen* Create a little red hen craft with this little red hen sequencing card craft and combine a reading activity and a science lesson with plants. The little red hen sequencing cards include sprouting plant, harvesting wheat, milling, and a baked bread image. Students can use the craft to retell the little red hen story and work on their sequencing skills. This craft makes a great little red red hen craft for a great class display too. Add this craft to your little red hen activities
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PreK - 3rd
Dog and Donuts Craft | Back to School | Class Book and Writing Activity
Back to School Craft!This craft can be used at the beginning of the School year for back to school or can be used at anytime during the school year.Everyone loves the story "If You Give A Dog A Donut" by Laura Numeroff. I created this dog and donut craft as a follow up craft after reading the story. He is cute, whimsical and looks great on a bulletin board or in school hallway. Included with the craft:I have included all pieces for the dog and donut, they can be traced or pattern can be used o
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PreK - 2nd
Elephant & Piggie | Mo Willems | Book Companion Craft
Everyone loves Elephant & Piggie!These adorable and fun book characters are a great resource for your book study of Mo Willems. His fun characters Gerald and Piggie are loved by kids and teachers alike. These two crafts would make a great end of author study activity.They look adorable when paired together and would look great on a classroom bulletin board.Included with this craft:Picture of Craft.Instructions pageMaterials needed pageAll Pattern pieces for elephantAll Pattern pieces for P
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PreK - 2nd
If You Take A Mouse To School
Book companions make great speech therapy tools and this book by Laura Numeroff is a great book for your back to school lesson plans. Your students are sure to enjoy listening to all the fun things this little mouse does at school.
This packet was developed for preschool to 1st grade to utilize in speech therapy. It is 72 pages and targets sequencing, comprehension questions, vocabulary, basic concepts, and much more.
This packet is a companion to the book. You will need to purchase the book s
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PreK - 1st
Editable Name Practice Mats for Magnetic Letters
Quickly and easily create custom magnetic letter name mats for your students with these editable magnetic letter mats! This is perfect for name practice as students use magnetic letters to build their name over the mat.What do I need?*Class List*Adobe Reader (free program)How does it work?*Open the PDF file*Type your students' names in the list*30 custom name building mats will instantly autofill*Print, cut, and use (over and over again)You can use first names or last names. Better yet, you can
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PreK - 1st
Pout-Pout Fish and The Bully-Bully Shark Interactive Read Aloud
Have you read Pout Pout Fish and the Bully Shark? All the fish in the school yard are afraid of the bully-bully shark. But, the fish stand up to the bully learn how to share the playground.It is a wonderful book for back to school. It talks about being a kind friend and following rules. This Book Companion includes♥ Think, Pair Share Comprehension questions♥ 5 days of Lesson Plans♥ Vocabulary words with pictures, definitions, and sentences♥ Writing prompts♥ Picture sorts for being a kind fr
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PreK - 1st
Also included in: Classroom Community Interactive Read Alouds Back to School
Social Story Making Green & Red Choices (Editable) Book Special Education PCS
Our Making Green and Red Choices social story is designed to help children learn about making positive choices in a simple, engaging, and visual way that makes the information easier to understand.With this social story, children will learn how to identify positive and negative choices through the use of the colors green and red. Green choices are positive and helpful, while red choices are negative and potentially harmful. This distinction is easy for children to understand and remember, making
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PreK - 2nd
Also included in: Social Stories Growing Bundle (52 Books) Special Education Autism PCS
There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed A Book: Speech & Language No Print Digital
There was an Old Lady Who Swallowed Book: Speech and Language Activities. This download includes a book companion Interactive No-Print PDF and Print Option. For distance learning and teletherapy. You might also be interested in my Old Lady BOOM cards! The perfect interactive companion! Check them out here. This 37-page activity pack is perfect for speech or language. The activities included are also appropriate for literacy centers and whole class activities. Printable: Retelling: Cut out the o
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PreK - 3rd
Also included in: Back to School Bundle for Speech Therapy
Gingerbread Man Loose in the School: Back to School Mini Unit
**My TOP selling unit!! Updated March 2017*
This unit is a great way to introduce your students to the school and it's faculty and staff! After reading The Gingerbread Man is Loose in the School, students will have a great time doing the following activities:
Gingerbread Man glyph/patterns
Classroom book/Cover
Retelling bags/pieces
Teacher retelling set
Gingerbread Man scavenger hunt
Gingerbread Man coloring sheet
Gingerbread Man graph
Gingerbread Man character WS
3 "Practice Cutting" WS
Compar
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PreK - 1st
Blue Cat | I Love My School Shoes | Book Companion Craft | Back to School
Kids Love this Blue Cat and his Colorful Shoes!This Cat is a great book companion craft to go along with the book about Pete and his shoes.It is a fun way to start the school year with your little ones. It looks amazing on your bulletin board or in the school hallway to decorate and learn for back to school.Included with this craft:Instructions for Blue catAll pattern pieces.Picture of the craft.Class Book: "I Love My Shoes" Cover page to be laminated and student page to be completed by each st
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PreK - 2nd
Following Rules at School (Editable) Social Story Book Special Education
Our Following Rules at School Social Story is designed to help children understand and navigate the rules and expectations at school.This social story about school rules uses a combination of easy-to-understand language and illustrations to help your child feel more prepared and confident about the rules they need to follow at school.It is a simple yet effective social story that mentions listening to the teacher, keeping hands and feet to self, raising hand to ask a question, using a quiet voic
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PreK - 1st
Also included in: Social Stories Growing Bundle (52 Books) Special Education Autism PCS
Color Day Activities for Little Learners
Each year, we have a “color” day at school. The color days last about two weeks. The students (and teacher) wear the color of the day and do various activities. We also read books for each color and do various activities for each story.
This unit includes:
-11 color activities with corresponding color book lesson plan ideas
Here is the list of books to go along with each activity that follows:
Red- Red is Best
Orange- The Big Orange Splot
Yellow- Ping or 10 Yellow Rubber Ducks
Blue- Blueber
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PreK - K
Learning Colors Book Bundle - Easy Decodable Emergent Readers with Sight Words
Are you looking for a printable activity that is more than a simple coloring page or worksheet for kids in preschool or kindergarten? This set of 11 books will not only save you time prepping, but will be a lesson that keeps your students engaged for quite some time. Each book consists of 7 pages of reinforcement of the color and it's corresponding color word. On each page, students will be asked to color the object, trace the word of the object, and color in the color word. At the end of each
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PreK - 1st
Moose and Muffins Craft | Writing Activities | Back to School
Back to School craft Fun!This craft can be used at the beginning of the School year for back to school or can be used at anytime during the school year.Everyone loves the story "If You Give A Moose a Muffin" by Laura Numeroff. I created this moose and muffin craft as a follow up craft after reading the story. He is cute, whimsical and looks great on a bulletin board or in school hallway. Included with this craft:All pattern pieces.Picture of the craft.Label for the front of the moose and muff
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PreK - 2nd
Mouse Inspired Calendar & Labels
Are you looking for a Disney or Mickey Mouse inspired calendar pack? This pack will look fabulous is any mouse inspired classroom, making calendar time just a bit more magical for your students. I am a Disney lover and have decided to do my little classroom in a Disney theme this year. I can't wait to use these calendar and labels. I know my little crew will love them! Includes are 12 month labels, calendar dates 1-31, some holidays, special dates, blank ones ( for you to make your own special d
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PreK - 2nd
Also included in: Mouse Inspired Calendar Bundle
Chicka Chicka Coconut Tree Craft | Book Companion and Writing Activity
Back to School Craft and Writing ActivitiesThis is a colorful Coconut Tree craft that your students will enjoy putting together. This craft makes a great book companion craft for Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin Jr.It is very bright and colorful and looks great on a bulletin board for back to school.All Pattern pieces are included with this craft including the letters for students names.Included with this Craft:All pattern pieces are included.Letters to form student names.Three different l
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PreK - 2nd
Pigeon Back to School | Book Companion Craft
Pigeon Goes to School Book Companion CraftThis cute pigeon will go great with the book "Pigeon Goes to School", by Mo' Willems.It is a great book companion to the story.It is a fun way to start the school year with your little ones. It looks amazing on your bulletin board or in the school hallway to decorate and learn for back to school. Pair it with the writing page and display it for a super cute bulletin board.Included with this craft: Instructions for Pigeon All pattern pieces. Materials ne
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PreK - 2nd
The Gingerbread Man Loose in the School: Book Companion
The Gingerbread Man Loose in the School by Laura Murray features a cute little gingerbread man who becomes separated from his class at school! This literature unit targets literacy, language and listening skills in conjunction with the book. The book companion is filled with six different follow-up activities and games to target listening, language and literacy! Following reading, engage your students in activities targeting:
1. Sequencing with Pictures (which is also a great retelling tool!)
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PreK - 2nd
Mouse and Cookie Craft | Writing Activities | Back to School
Back to School CraftThis craft can be used at the beginning of the School year for back to school or can be used at anytime during the school year.Everyone loves the story "If You Give A Mouse A Cookie" by Laura Numeroff. I created this mouse as a follow up craft after reading the story. He is cute, whimsical and looks great on a bulletin board or in school hallway. Included with this craft:All pattern pieces are included.A picture of the craft.Labels to attach to the craft: "Child's Name lik
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Grades:
PreK - 2nd
ABC Coconut Tree PreK/K Pack-Back to School
A back-to-school classic read aloud with some fun activities to go with it! *Welcome page for name practiceKids can write their name, put their name in order with dot stickers, or use stickers to practice names.*Capital and lower-case letter search and traceKids can work on matching letters with letter manipulatives, cover with small manipulatives or color, place in a clear plastic sleeve and kids can practice tracing the letters too! I have also seen these used as a write the room.*Numbers 0-10
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PreK - 1st
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