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2nd grade Back to School science task cards
First Day of School Task Cards
**Ink-saver and colored versions available**Need a fun activity for the first day of school?! Use these FIRST DAY task cards to get to know your students better and to get them familiar with their new classroom! (I personally use them first thing in the morning, but you can use them whenever!)The cards are placed around the room (or all in one area if you prefer it that way) and the students will record their answers on their recording sheet. For example, when they get to the R card, they will
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1st - 8th
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Back To School Task Cards Getting to Know You Task Cards
Enjoy these 32 digital and printable 'getting to know you' task cards to engage your students during the first few days of school! I always use them on the first day of school, and we love them!**NOW INCLUDES THREE OPTIONS, Including Digital Access!**These are the ORIGINAL Getting To Know You, Back to School Task Cards!*NEW* 'Getting To Know You' task cards now includes 3 options for use!Printable Task CardsDigital Task Cards to Project via Google SlidesDigital Student Slides via Google SlidesP
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2nd - 7th
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Cup Stacking Challenge Cards
Grab these Cup Stacking Challenge Cards for endless classroom fun and engagement.Indoor Recess? perfect!Relay Race in P.E.? you bet!S.T.E.M. Activity? for sure!Need to boost student problem solving? you know it!What's Included:• 50 Illustrated Challenge Cards• Interactive PDF Full Page CardsEXTRA: Valentine Heart Cup Stacking ChallengesHow To Use:These challenge cards can be used several different ways. Ultimately, use these cards in a way that works best in your classroom and for your students.
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K - 3rd
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CHAMPS Classroom Behavior Management Posters Whole Class Behavior Plan Visuals
Set clear expectations for your students before every activity with the CHAMPS behavior management system. This CHAMPS resource has over 170 poster options to customize the system to meet your needs! Stop behavior issues before they start with this organized system. CHAMPS is not a system of rules and consequences. It’s a way to clearly communicate to your students in a positive manner making it easier for expectations to be met. CHAMPS communicates 6 expectations:C - Conversation (no talking,
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PreK - 6th
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Pattern Block Pictures Mats Zoo Animals Puzzles Task Cards
This is a set of 40 pattern block cards. Students will use pattern block mats to create zoo animals. There are 4 styles of cards for each animal to meet your differentiated levels. Two styles are black and white and the others are colored. The cards also have an option for students to count how many blocks they use and write the number. This is perfect for a STEM or STEAM center, math center activity, morning work and more.Click here for a HUGE discount on my pattern block animal bundle set
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PreK - 2nd
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Also included in: Pattern Block Mats Task Cards Puzzles
Conversation Starters Visuals Task Cards Social Skills
These conversation starters task cards are a fun and engaging way to encourage your students to start conversations, different ways to engage in a conversation and to improve their social skills. By having a variety of different prompt cards on hand you are encouraging your students to take part in conversations with others, but also providing them with the help/support that they may need to initiate conversations.This resource contains 104 different prompt cards to help and encourage students t
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PreK - 2nd
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Also included in: How to Set Up Your Autism Classroom | Autism Classroom Resources
LEGO Challenge Task Cards {Great for STEM or fun building!}
I am really excited to show you some cute, older-kid friendly LEGO Challenge Task Cards! These are bright, colorful, and can appeal to older students without looking too primary. Don’t’ have LEGOs? That’s okay! These can be used for any building materials you may have—unifix cubes, plastic Flake Discs (Amazon), Bunchems (Amazon or Target), Wiki Stix, pipe cleaners, play-dough, etc. Get those kids engineering and manipulating. They work great as an independent station for special education, a STE
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PreK - 8th
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CHAMPS Editable Classroom Behavior Management Posters Whole Class Behavior Plan
Set clear expectations for your students before every activity with the CHAMPS behavior management system. With pre-made posters for you along with a Google Drive version that you can fully customize you’ll find everything, you need to start a successful CHAMPS system in your classroom! Stop behavior issues before they start with this organized system. CHAMPS is not a system of rules and consequences. It’s a way to clearly communicate to your students in a positive manner making it easier for e
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PreK - 6th
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STEM Starters Task Cards Building Activities Morning Bins or Early Finishers
Bring the excitement of STEM to your classroom! These STEM Starter task cards are perfect for 1st grade, kindergarten, preschool, and 2nd grade classrooms. Students will be encouraged to think critically and creatively as they work hard to create the object from the "I can" statement included on each card. With the help of these STEM Starter cards, your students will be motivated to explore the world of STEM and have fun while doing it!These task cards are the simplest way to add more STEM activ
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K - 2nd
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First Grade Math Review Boom Cards | Digital Centers Activities & Practice Games
Review first grade math standards with these fun math Boom Cards™! Your students will love this digital game as an end of year activity, summer review, or beginning of second grade math review.This Boom deck includes 65 cards to review all Common Core State Standards! Each time that students play, there will be 20 cards presented in a random order. This way, they can play again and again through a different learning experience each time. Audio directions are included on every Boom Card to help s
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K - 2nd
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20 Sets of Food Partner Share Pair Up Sets for Think Pair Share
If you need a fun way to have your students randomly pair up into partner groups during partner share, morning meeting, or other games and activities, use these adorable food face partner pair up cards! This set includes 40 printable partner pair up cards (20 sets) that you can easily print, cut and go, or choose to laminate!Theme: Food Pairs***If you are interested in more themed partner pair up cards just like these, check out the growing bundle here!***Choose the sets you would like to use d
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K - 3rd
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STEM Activities - Student Passport around the World
Complete STEM activities based on a famous landmarks AROUND the WORLD! Students travel through Australia, France, Italy, Sweden, Russia, Egypt and America earning passport stamps as they complete their challenges. This is a fantastic resource for team building activities. Click HERE to SAVE over 20% with our Travel the World STEM Bundle.These task cards allow flexibility with the teacher to either grab and go or build further lessons around each challenge. They lend themselves to Geography, Sci
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2nd - 6th
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NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Also included in: WORLD CONTINENTS STEM Activities and Challenges Travel Passport
Directed Drawing Task Cards | Fast Finishers Phonics Centers Activities
Finding ways to engage your fast finishers in meaningful activities that don't take much time can be tricky! That's where Directed Drawing Task Boxes come in! With these boxes, you can focus on drawings that align with the phonics skills you are learning in class. This way, they can read the directions independently when drawing!All you have to do is print the directed drawings, cut and place in a task box. Covers are also included for all boxes to make organization easy. You could also laminate
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K - 3rd
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Also included in: Phonics Directed Drawing & Seasonal Drawings Task Cards for Boxes BUNDLE
Morning Meeting Greetings
These Greeting cards for Morning Meeting are the perfect go-to for your classroom! Print, laminate, and put on a binder ring for convenient access.
32 Greetings are included, along with an EDITABLE set of cards for you to add your original greetings. Also includes editable sets of partner match-up cards!
Happy teaching! :-)
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PreK - 5th
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Also included in: Morning Meeting and Back to School BUNDLE! {9 Products in One!}
Ecosystems Activity Bundle with Reading Passages Biomes of the World Project
The biomes and ecosystems of the world captivate the attention and awe of our students like few other topics in science. This MASSIVE Bundled Ecosystems Unit gives you a wealth of fun, informational and engaging materials to help you present the Biomes and Ecosystems of our beautiful world to your kids! Use these close reading passages, writing activities, graphic organizers, task cards and projects to build excitement about the biomes and ecosystems with your students!Ecosystems Resources Incl
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2nd - 5th
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CHAMPS Management Cards
Are you looking for a set of cards to use and implement CHAMPS in your classroom? Here you will find everything you need to get started. Just simply print, laminate, cut and display the cards on a bulletin board or whiteboard (card size is 6x6).
Updated on 11/19/15: I have also included smaller cards (size 4x4).
CHAMPS is an acronym that stands for:
C - Conversation
H - Help
A - Activity
M - Movement
P - Participation
S - Success
What is included:
CHAMPS letter Cards
24 Conversation Cards
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K - 2nd
Vocabulary Activities, Graphic Organizers, & Templates - Use with Any Word List
Having exposure to a variety of vocabulary words every day and quality vocabulary instruction gives your students an advantage in reading, writing, and comprehending! That's why you need this set of vocabulary activities, graphic organizers, and templates for ANY WORD LIST ! It's the best way to get your students into the routine of interacting with new vocabulary words on a regular basis, while learning their spellings and meanings, too. Each connection they make to a word strengthens their voc
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K - 6th
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Reading a Thermometer & Measuring Temperature Worksheets Task Cards & Puzzles
Task cards, puzzles and worksheets, oh my! Are your students learning about measuring temperatures and reading a thermometer in both Celsius and Fahrenheit? Then this resource will help them master this skill as they practice reading thermometers with these engaging activities. Your students will love measuring temperature by reading a thermometer in Celcius and Fahrenheit with the task cards and puzzles. The temperature worksheets provide great practice and assessment for student learning. ✅
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2nd - 4th
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Editable Back to School Get to Know the Teacher Scavenger Hunt
Let's Taco bout the Teacher! Start building relationships with your students from Day one! Let students get to know you in a fun and engaging way by completing a Scavenger Hunt! This fun Taco Themed game is sure to keep your kiddos on task!There are 20 questions that students are asked about you (the teacher). Students first take a guess on their paper and then they search around the room to find the answers.PowerPoint Version and Google Slides Version INCLUDEDBefore The GameThis file is edita
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2nd - 4th
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Also included in: Back to School Activity Bundle
Maker Bins STEM Labels and 250 Task Cards for Morning Bins
These Maker Bins are just what you need to engage your students in STEM learning. You can use these fun Maker Bins for centers, morning bins / morning work, Fun Friday, indoor recess, early finisher activities, challenge activities, and more. Your students will love creating, designing, engineering, and practicing their fine motor skills using these Maker Bins! This resource includes Maker Bin material labels and over 250 "I can build..." everyday and seasonal task cards that students will enjo
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1st - 3rd
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Also included in: Maker Bins Building Activities Centers Bundle Morning Bins Bundle
Back to School Classroom Procedure Task Cards- Editable!
This pack of 54 task cards is a great way to reinforce procedures and routines at the beginning of the year. **Update*** I have included an editable ppt file for your to create your own procedure questions!*Use as a game to quiz your students on the procedures to earn group points. *Use as a speaking and listening activity. *Have students discuss their answers in partners to reinforce the rules.* Turn the cards into a writing assignment.This pack includes 54 task cards plus 12 blank cards and an
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K - 3rd
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Science Task Boxes - Set one
Science Task BoxesDownload Preview FilePlease make sure to download the preview file to ensure that it is appropriate for your grade level prior to purchasing.Description:Are you tired of boring worksheets! Looking for something new? Here are 16 Primary task boxes that are all related to some science standards, that can be used in small groups, independent centers, one on one instruction and take-home boxes for homework for that extra needed practice!! These tasks boxes, or task cards, help prom
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1st - 3rd
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Also included in: Academic Task Box Bundle
Food Chains and Food Webs Task Cards and Ecosystem Activities & Flow of Energy
Are you looking for an engaging way to learn about food webs? This resource includes 48 Food Web sorting cards with producers, primary consumers, secondary consumers, and decomposers. Animal and plant species are native to North America. Students will sort cards in 6 different Food Web and Food Chain tasks. Students will identify trophic levels, energy flow, producers and consumers, and more. This resource addresses the Disciplinary Core Ideas for NGSS Ecosystem: Interactions, Energy, and dynami
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2nd - 6th
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NGSS:
MS-LS2-2
, MS-LS2-3
, 5-LS2-1
Writing Prompts: Opinion, Narrative, How-To, Inform/Explain -Digital & Printable
In 1st and 2nd Grade, students begin writing paragraphs for the first time. They need continual practice with real-world prompts. The 64 prompts and differentiated graphic organizers in this resource are ones my students loved! I printed the prompts, put them on a binder ring, and hung them in our Work on Writing center. Students had easy access to them and the coordinating writing templates/organizers.Notes to the TeacherGeneral Writing Paper (lines & primary lines)Narrative Writing Resourc
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1st - 2nd
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