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2nd grade Back to School social studies resources in English (UK)
All About Me Book {Hollywood Movie Theme Writing Craftivity}
Wonderful for the beginning of the year!Your students can be the STAR of their very own "All About Me" or "I am a Star" Hollywood movie theme craft book!Features:-10 easy to print craftivity pages (in black and white) for your students to fill in and decorate:CoverA Star is BornMy Costars- FamilyMy Costars-FriendsSpotlight on My Favorite ThingsIn Between Takes...Filming on LocationQuiet on the Set! (book review)The Director's ChairRole of a Lifetime-Teacher directions on how to create this fun p
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1st - 3rd
Mr. Potato Head Classroom Reward System | Positive Whole-Class Behavior Chart
Build Mr. Potato Head to accumulate a whole-class reward! This printable classroom management tool will help students identify target behaviors and work together with determination to earn a whole-class reward! The behavior management charts can be used for the whole class or adapted for individual students.PACK INCLUDES:⭐︎ Step-by-step instructions for whole-class behavior management⭐︎ Adaptations for individual children⭐︎ 4 differentiated reinforcement schedules using US Spelling (focused &
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K - 3rd
Knights and Castles
**Over 80 Printables**Included in this Knights and Castles Activity Pack--Knights and Castles Differentiated Worksheets for Emergent Readers and Writers(simple tracing of words, colouring and/or writing sentences)-Extension Worksheets for Literacy (Create a Knight, create a King)-Cross-curricular science/materials worksheets (Best materials for a Castle)-Real Life Castle Pictures showing Castles in England and Europe (excellent for discussion and visual learners).-Writing Templates for Queen, Ki
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PreK - 2nd
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Free Back to School Math - First Week of School Math Activity
Looking for fun Back to School math activities? This getting to know you math activity is perfect for the start of the school year. Students question each other about numbers relevant to their lives as they try to complete the worksheet by finding members of the class who match the number clues. This makes it ideal as a first day of school math activity.It can be used as a back to school math activity, a getting to know you activity or a first day of school activity to help students to familiari
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1st - 4th
Matariki {Let's celebrate Māori New Year!}
Did you know that the Matariki constellation is called ‘Subaru’ in Japan? Or that although we can normally only see 6-7 stars with the naked eye, there are actually over 400 included in the Matariki cluster?This 56 page mini booklet pack is designed to support your classroom discussions about Matariki. It was created to address the lack of easy to use resources for primary aged children – you can mix and match from the large selection of pages to best meet the needs of your class! *Also inclu
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2nd - 5th
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Also included in: Matariki Mega Pack Bundle
Waitangi Day {An activity booklet about the Treaty for Kiwi kids}
Did you know that there are actually 9 copies of the Treaty of Waitangi? They travelled the country after the initial signing in Waitangi on the 6th February 1840 collecting more than 500 signatures!This 48 page mini booklet pack is designed to support your classroom discussions about the Treaty of Waitangi. It was created to address the lack of easy to use resources for primary aged children in New Zealand – you can mix and match from the large selection of pages to best meet the needs of you
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2nd - 5th
Also included in: Waitangi Day Mega Pack Bundle
A Back to School All About Me Activity Book for 2nd Grade
This Back to School activity pack is loaded with ‘All About Me’ activities for your 2nd Grade students perfect for the first days or week back to school. We all know those first days and weeks of back to school time is a busy time for teachers, between getting your routines and rules established there is the getting to know your students, how they work, what they like/don’t like etc. That’s where this ‘All About Me’ back to school 2nd Grade activity book comes in.This pack has 30 different pages
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2nd
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Free Back to School Math Games - Fun Beginning of the Year Math Activities
Looking for fun Back to School math for the beginning of the school year? This collection of math games contains 4 printable games that review a variety of basic math skills. These fun games are ideal for the first math lessons of the year. They are fun, engaging activities that will ease children back into math thinking. The set includes 4 colorful math board games. Just print and they are ready for the children to play.Each of the games reviews a different math skill. They are designed to make
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1st - 4th
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Weather Report Unit
Are you looking for a task-based engaging unit to teach weather words to your students? Then why not turn your students into talented weathermen with cultural unit?Your Weather Report Unit in detail:Here is a complete set of 25 worksheets to have your students play the role of the weatherman in your classroom.Content:❑ ANSWER KEY❑ COLOR version and B&W version❑ Step 1: Discover•Review words•Work on expressions•Task 1: Create a weather wheel❑ Step 2: Learn•Read a weather forecast•Listen to a
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1st - 8th
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Also included in: Weather Report Unit - British Weather Resources Bundle
Anzac Biscuits by Phil Cummings: Reading Activities for the Anzac Day Book
Explore Anzac Biscuits by Phil Cummings with this collection of reading activities for the Anzac Day book. These five activities cover comprehension, retell, sorting and comparison, description and writing and allow students to better understand the text - a gentle exploration of the impacts of war on soldiers and families. A perfect resource in the lead up to Anzac Day To use this resource you will need:At least one copy of Anzac Biscuits by Phil Cummings (first published 2013) These activities
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K - 2nd
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A Complete IB PYP Bulletin Board Kit
These cute and colourful signs for the IB PYP bulletin board are great to use as a way to introduce the brand new unit of inquiry or to use as labels for displaying the children’s work on the walls. It offers collaborative learning and hands on inquiry requiring the children to think critically and apply their knowledge of the language of the International Baccalaureate’s Primary Years Programme, when the students are involved in the layout and creation of your class bulletin board and inquiry
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1st - 6th
Superhero Sight Words Set 1
These superhero Dolch sight words are designed to liven up your word wall area. They can also be used as flashcards for classroom instruction or assessment.
Contents
- all 220 Dolch words (arranged 4 per landscape page)
- 26 x Alphabet Word Wall Headers A-Z (arranged 2 per landscape page)
- 3 x secret password posters
- 3 x Editable* Certificate Designs (in color and black and white)
- 8 x reading assessment pages
- 5 x headers "Pre-Primer Sight Words", "Primer Sight Words", "First Gr
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PreK - 3rd
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A "Mad Libs" Letter to My Teacher (First Day of School ELA Activity)
This is the perfect First Day of School activity, and can be completed either digitally or on paper. While this is an ideal activity for upper elementary and Jr High, it could be used with any grade that is capable of writing by themselves with some modifications!
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2nd - 12th
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Superhero Sight Words - EDITABLE
These EDITABLE superhero sight words cards are designed to liven up your word wall area. They can also be used as flashcards for classroom instruction or assessment.
Simply open the powerpoint file and click on text box to enter your choice of words.
I have pre-made Dolch and Fry words already available in my store, click the links in the "related products" section below to view.
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- 1 x editable* header (to name your lists of cards)
- 1 x editable* powerpoint template (with 4 wor
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PreK - 3rd
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BACK TO SCHOOL ACTIVITY KINDERGARTEN ALL ABOUT ME CROWN HAT WORKSHEET CRAFT PREK
BLACK AND WHITE ALL ABOUT ME BACK TO SCHOOL CRAFTIVITY HAT TEMPLATE FOR PRESCHOOLERS / PRE-K / KINDERGARTEN AND FIRST GRADE STUDENTSA FREE UK/AUSTRALIAN VERSION IS ALSO INCLUDED! :) Preschool, Kindergarten, and First Grade students feel proud making and wearing this hat during their first week at school! This resource contains a cute 'All about me' hat template in black and white. I have included a free UK/AUSTRALIAN version too! Simply print and go! Children fill in the details (name &
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K - 4th
Also included in: MAY CRAFT KINDERGARTEN CROWN HAT ACTIVITY COLORING PAGE HEADBAND ART
Superhero Sight Words Set 2
These superhero Fry sight words are designed to liven up your word wall area. They can also be used as flashcards for classroom instruction or assessment.
Contents
- first 200 FRY words (arranged 4 per landscape page)
- 26 x Alphabet Word Wall Headers A-Z (arranged 2 per landscape page)
- 3 x Secret Password Posters
- 3 x Editable* Certificate Designs (in color and black and white)
- 7 x Reading Assessment Pages
- 2 x headers "The First 100 Sight Words" and "The Second Hundred Sight
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PreK - 3rd
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Back to School All About Me Activity - 2nd Grade
This Superhero Back to School activity pack is loaded with ‘All About Me’ superhero themed activities for your 2nd grade students perfect for the first day or week back to school. We all know those first days and week of back to school time is a busy time for teachers, between getting your routines and rules established there is the getting to know your students, how they work, what they like/don’t like etc. That’s where this ‘All About Me’ back to school activity pack comes in.This pack has
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2nd
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The Wind in the Willows Art + Baking Unit Study
Come on a read, paint, cook journey with the Build Your Masterpiece Class and the classic novel, The Wind in the Willows, by Scottish Novelist, Kenneth Grahame. The landscapes and cultural references are deeply embedded in Edwardian England. This story, set in England in the 1800's, is about four animals, Mole, Rat, Toad, and Badger, who all have emotions, traits, intentions and personalities like that of humans. This is called Anthropomorphism. It has inspired many authors since it was first pu
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PreK - 12th
Social Studies 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th Grade Ancient Egypt History Activities
This pack of activities on ancient Egyptian history is full of engaging activities including a timeline, primary source activity, causes and consequences, hieroglyphics, map work, coloring cover pages, research organizers and more!Ancient Egypt is such a fun topic to explore, and this pack of activities provides a range of activities to get your students engaged in learning and build their knowledge about how ancient Egyptians lived, all while covering key social studies skills.What's included?A
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2nd - 5th
Also included in: Social Studies Ancient Egypt History Unit Bundle 3rd, 4th, 5th Hands-on
Days of the Week
Days of the Week: This is a classroom tested resource aimed at early learners in the UK. Each header includes classroom resource images.
Contents
This download contains 7 headers (arranged 2 per A4 landscape page)
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PreK - 2nd
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Remembrance Day Mini Book for Grades 1 & 2
Fellow Canadian teachers: Are you looking for an engaging Remembrance Day mini book for your Grade 1 and/or Grade 2 students? Look no further - this NO PREP resource is exactly what you need. I guarantee your students will enjoy reading, writing and colouring their own Remembrance Day booklets this year! Please encourage your students to cut carefully around each page - once their books are complete, the tabs will read a mystery word (CEREMONIES) down the side of their books for a little surpris
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1st - 2nd
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Back to School Holiday Writing Postcard Activity
This holiday postcard pack is perfect for a back to school writing activity. It is an engaging way to get students involved and connected with their teacher. The aim is for the students to write a letter to their teacher, explaining what they did on the holidays. The pack includes ‘stamps’ and an envelope proforma, so students can make their own envelopes and then ‘post’ them in a class letterbox. It is anticipated that the activity runs over two lessons.The pack includes:16 x postcards with dif
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K - 2nd
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Social Studies Art Ancient Egypt Hands-on Activities 3rd,4th,5th Grade
Do you need some hands-on activities to bring your Ancient Egypt unit to life? This pack has 6 hands-on activities that include carrying out an archaeological dig and five craft projects. Many of these activities can meet the learning objectives of the art curriculum at the same time.What's included?Student instructions for:Make an amuletMake a canopic jarMake papyrusMake a pyramid model (two sizes, a smaller, easier size, and a larger, more challenging size)Make a scarab beetleCarry out an arch
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2nd - 5th
Also included in: Social Studies Ancient Egypt History Unit Bundle 3rd, 4th, 5th Hands-on
Social Studies Hands-on Ancient Aztecs Empire Unit Bundle 3rd, 4th, 5th Grade
SAVE MONEY with this complete hands-on unit bundle on ancient Aztec history This pack of activities on the Aztec empire is full of engaging activities including a timeline, primary source activity, causes and consequences, codex symbols, map work, coloring cover pages, research organizers and more!Your students will love learning about the Aztec empire. There is everything from incredible ruins that still exist, fierce warriors, clever methods of farming, pictorial symbols for writing, an impres
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2nd - 6th
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