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Critical thinking Common Core RF.K.4 resources
ZOO ANIMALS Math Literacy Centers and Activities Theme Unit Preschool 132 pages
ZOO ANIMALS Theme Unit Pack for Preschool - This is a comprehensive set of activities with a ZOO ANIMALS theme - make hands-on, interactive centers and learning games for your preschool and pre-K classroom. 132 pagesClick on the PREVIEW link to see most pages, and to decide if this is the educational level you are looking for. Contents:Large zoo animal cut outs for small group recognition, description, bulletin board, flannel board, stick puppets etc. (16 zoo animals)Word/picture strips plus hea
Grades:
PreK - K
Also included in:Â HUGE BUNDLE 23 Big Theme Packs for Year Preschool PreK All Subjects
Reading Level Guide for Parents - Bundle of Levels A - Z
Encourage reading every night by sending this guide home to parents throughout the school year. Parents want to help their students, but many don't know the things to say and ask their child throughout reading time! This handout serves as an outline of what some effective, higher - order prompts might look like. All of the prompts are based off my experience teaching reading skills and behaviors to students (and explaining these expectations to parents) and the Fountas & Pinnell Continuum of
Grades:
K - 5th
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INSECTS Bugs Math Literacy Centers Activities and Printables Preschool 127 pages
Big INSECTS or Bugs theme unit- make hands-on, interactive activities, centers and learning games for your preschool and pre-K classroom. 127 pagesClick on the PREVIEW link to see most pages, and to decide if this is the educational level you are looking for. Contents:Large insects cut outs for small group recognition, description, bulletin board, flannel board, stick puppets etc. (16 insects)Insects word/picture strips plus headerFlash cards, 4 to a page, for memory and matching games.Photos o
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PreK - K
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Also included in:Â HUGE BUNDLE 23 Big Theme Packs for Year Preschool PreK All Subjects
Reading Level Guide for Parents - Levels A - M
Encourage reading every night by sending this guide home to parents throughout the school year. Parents want to help their students, but many don't know the things to say and ask their child throughout reading time! This handout serves as an outline of what some effective, higher - order prompts might look like. All of the prompts are based off my experience teaching reading skills and behaviors to students (and explaining these expectations to parents) and the Fountas & Pinnell Continuum of
Grades:
K - 2nd
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Also included in:Â Reading Level Guide for Parents - Bundle of Levels A - Z
Small Group Reading Anecdotal Notes Checklist
Stay organized and document student progress with this anecdotal notes checklist! I see you teacher... you've found your students instructional levels and you have their groups planned, but now what? This resource will tell you exactly what to look for throughout your entire guided reading group! This handout also serves as a great way to collect data and monitor student progress day in and day out.All of the items on the checklist are based off my experience teaching reading skills and behavior
Grades:
K - 2nd
Humpty Dumpty Unit Literacy and Math Centers Activities and Printables
This Humpty Dumpty activity pack is developmentally appropriate for preschool and pre-K children and for pre-readers, and would work well in a Nursery Rhymes curriculum plan. Be sure to click on the PREVIEW link to see MANY pages, and to make sure this is the educational level you are looking for.45 pagesBesides the activities, songs, stories and games listed for the day, this pack includes these centers and printables:Humpty Dumpty posters in color and b/w.Set of large picture cut-outs of the
Grades:
PreK - K
Also included in:Â JANUARY Themes Curriculum BUNDLE for PreK and Preschool 15 Packs
Christmas Cookies for Santa - oral language, sequencing, emergent reader, more
Christmas Cookies literacy pack includes:Sequence cards for storytelling (large enough for small group and wall post (color)Emergent reader, telling the same story as the sequence cards (b/w)Cut and paste worksheet – Categorize ingredients/utensils (vocabulary extension) (b/w)2 printables – illustrating the sequence story, and a story starter to encourage imaginative thinking. (b/w)Extra - I have included some large choc chip cookie cutouts for you to use to write vocabulary words, make a game e
Grades:
PreK - K
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Pets Theme Lift-the-Flap Emergent Reader, plus Puppets, Word Wall, more
This is a Lift-the Flap emergent reader booklet for a Pets theme unit: "Which pet would you like?Includes: - Pages for booklet - Picture vocabulary strips - Sight words to create sentences - Large pictures of the pets to make stick puppets, games, art activities etc. Instructions are included.14 pagesIMPORTANT: Click the PREVIEW link to see all pages in the pack, and to make sure this is the educational level you are looking for.How to make the booklet: • The title page is the base for the book
Grades:
PreK - 1st
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Science & Nature Curriculum Bundle: all my units & mini-studies in one bundle!
Simply EVERY unit in my shop, in one discounted bundle!→ This collection includes environmental science-inspired complete units and study materials.→ It is perfect for homeschooling, nature camps, STEM camps, and earth/environmental science classrooms.→ All the materials feature my artwork and are based on my experience as an environmental scientist.*** What age/grade can use these materials?*** These materials were designed with universal design and mixed-age group classroom in mind! All units
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Homeschool
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NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, 4-LS1-1
, 1-LS1-2
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-LS4-3
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Hey Diddle Diddle Unit Literacy and Math Centers Activities and Printables
This Hey Diddle Diddle activity pack is developmentally appropriate for preschool and pre-K children and for pre-readers, and would work well in a Nursery Rhymes curriculum plan. Be sure to click on the PREVIEW link to see MANY pages, and to make sure this is the educational level you are looking for. 52 pagesBesides the activities, songs, stories and games listed for the day, this pack includes these centers and printables:Hey Diddle Diddle posters in color and b/w.Set of large picture cut-outs
Grades:
PreK - K
Also included in:Â JANUARY Themes Curriculum BUNDLE for PreK and Preschool 15 Packs
Reading Comprehension Fiction and Non-Fiction
This packet contains reading stories, fiction and non-fiction with comprehension questions to answer after reading. The reading stories can be used in grades K-4th.
They can be used as reading stations, as partner work, small groups, whole group, early finisher work, assessments, individual work, or as a needs based lesson for students that are struggling with the skill of comprehension. This is especially useful for the ESOL population as comprehension seems to be a skill that some may struggle
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K - 3rd
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10 Nursery Rhymes Categorizing Centers Differentiated plus Emergent Reader
Nursery rhymes categorizing centers with follow-up cut and paste emergent reader. There are several ways to use this nursery rhyme activity set, and easy differentiation.Click the PREVIEW button to see more pages, and to make sure this is the educational level you are looking for.Includes: 10 large sorting mats, one for each of the featured nursery rhymes. Each mat has a title, a familiar scene from the rhyme, and the complete written rhyme. (Idea for a center: set out one mat, with 4 matching
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PreK - 1st
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Also included in:Â Nursery Rhymes Math and Literacy BUNDLE for Preschool and Kindergarten
WINTER Task Cards Small Group Activities for Beginners - Following Directions
This is a collection of task cards, with manipulatives, for early learners, with a Winter theme. Most of the activities are for use by a small group with a teacher leader. They work well for non-readers and pre-readers. These cards introduce children to the concept of following written directions, and in beginning to use task cards.63 pagesClick on the PREVIEW button to see more sample pages, and to make sure this is the educational level you are looking for.Includes:SHAPES task cards with a s
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PreK - 2nd
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Can You Find Me? Early Learning, Building Thinking Skills for Pre-Kindergarten
Award-winning 112-page printable PDF ebook for PreK starting your students on the road to critical thinking! This fun, colorful book of mind-building riddles introduces young minds to critical thinking and organized analysis. To solve the riddles, students practice:     • Identifying Similarities and Differences     • Forming/Following Sequences and Patterns     • Classifying Objects and Groups     • Identifying/Interpreting Analogies     • Logic The riddles in this book develop thinking skill
Grades:
PreK
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Capturing Change - Projects & PBL
Driving Question:What patterns of change do we see in nature?Description:Through photography, students will identify a pattern in nature that changes over time. Students will describe the pattern and the science behind it by writing a photo story to be displayed in a community art exhibition. Changes such as plant and animal life cycles, seasons, and weather may be explored.What's Included with this Project:NextLesson Projects are extended lessons based in real life situations or simulations, c
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K - 2nd
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Also included in:Â PBL Bundle (Grades K-2) - In Collaboration with A.J. Juliani - 26 Projects!
Dr. DooRiddles A1: Fun Associative Reasoning Early Learning Riddle Activities
This 48-page printable PDF ebook for Preschool through Grade 2 is packed full of brain-scratching riddles that develop students' fluency and understanding of word meanings and associations. These riddles also develop spelling, vocabulary, reading, critical thinking and creative problem-solving skills. Everyone loves the mystery of a riddle and Dr. DooRiddles will bring laughter, groans, and challenges (perhaps for as much as a week or more per riddle) to you and your students. Perceiving relatio
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PreK - 2nd
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Dr. DooRiddles A2: Fun Associative Reasoning Riddle Activities for Grades PreK-2
This 48-page printable PDF ebook for early learners is packed full of brain-scratching riddles that develop students' fluency and understanding of word meanings and associations. These riddles also develop spelling, vocabulary, reading, critical thinking and creative problem-solving skills. Everyone loves the mystery of a riddle and Dr. DooRiddles will bring laughter, groans,and challenges (perhaps for as much as a week or more per riddle) to you and your students.Perceiving relationships betwee
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PreK - 2nd
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Sequencing Stories
Sequencing stories are a great resource for kiddos working on reading comprehension, sequencing, or answering questions as well as many other skills. This packet of stories includes the following functional topics:birthday partygetting ready for school playing outsidewashing hands getting ready for bedmaking a PB&Jbuilding a snowmangoing on vacationgoing to the grocery storevisiting the zoo
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Not Grade Specific
Groundhog's Shadow - An Emergent Reader Mystery
So, which shadow belongs to Groundhog, and where is he anyway?*Emergent Reader *Great for Shadow study*Great for Groundhog Day*Fun and engaging illustrations *Repeating Text *Punctuation Focus *Large print and numbered pages for tracking ease *18 black and white printable pages *Easy to prep Don't forget to Leave a Review for TPT Credit. You May Also Like: Storytime with Groundhog's Shadow - A Boomâ„¢Cards Mystery $1Shadows! Science and Groundhog Day Worksheet Fun $1Terms of Use: Single User fo
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PreK - 1st
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Level C Reading and Comprehension Mini bundle
Want short reading passages where your level C readers can practice decoding, using context clues, practice fluency by re-reading and answering simple comprehension questions! This MINI BUNDLE is a perfect example of what the LEVEL C comprehension bundle contains!30 PAGE BUNDLE CAN BE FOUND HEREI have found this so helpful with my level C learners to work through in guided reading and individually to work on re-reading (3 stars for them to practice independently keeping track of their progress)
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Grades:
PreK - 4th
12 Colorful Sandcastles -- An Interactive Counting Book
This interactive SAND themed book introduces and reinforces counting, quantity, color recognition, matching, and memory skills. The repetitive text is a FUN and MEMORABLE way to develop vocabulary and sentence formation and to promote early reading and literacy skills. The book is a great activity for guided literacy and math centers, small student led groups, and independent practice. Children will develop SOCIAL and LANGUAGE skills as they work together. Young children will be ENGAGED as they
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PreK - K
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