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1st grade english language arts thematic unit plans for Easel Activities
Ocean Exploration Unit: All About Ocean Life and Animals
Dive right into this ocean life exploration unit! Your students will have the opportunity to explore this topic using: arts and crafts, non-fiction ocean animal readers, science explorations and so much more! This unit includes:1. Recommended Book List2. Ocean Life Reading Comprehension pages for: fish, Puffer Fish, starfish, seahorse, jellyfish, mollusks, dolphin, whale, shark, sea turtle, crustaceans3. Ocean Zones Wheel craft/reader with Templates (sunlit, twilight, midnight and abyssal)4. Oce
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K - 2nd
Worm Science Investigation Unit
Wiggly, slimy and moving inch by inch into your student's world....This unit is filled with supplemental activities to engage your students as you explore the exciting life of a worm. In this unit, you will find: hands on activities, printables, arts and crafts, and so much more! "All About Worms" includes:1. Recommended book list 2. All About Earthworms mini book3. What Do Worms Need? printable 4. Parts of an Earthworm printable 5. Types of Worms poster6. Comparing Worms Venn Diagram 7. Earthwo
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PreK - 1st
Also included in: Thematic Units for PreK & Kindergarten MEGA BUNDLE
The True Story of the Three Little Pigs & The Three Little Pigs - Print & Easel
Reading The True Story of the Three Little Pigs? This compare and contrast folktale unit was created for use with The True Story of the Three Little Pigs by Jon Scieszka and a traditional retelling of The Three Little Pigs. In my classroom, I use James Marshall’s version of The Three Little Pigs for these activities, but any traditional retelling will pair well. Here’s what you’ll find inside:• vocabulary reference sheet with visuals• story maps• summary writing graphic organizer• character des
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1st - 3rd
Also included in: Folktales and Fractured Folktales - Compare and Contrast Folktales
Weather & The Water Cycle
Explore the world of weather as your students engage in various science activities that explore forecasting, clouds, storms and the water cycle! This thematic weather unit includes:1. Recommeded Book List2. Weekly Weather Forecast Printable (boy & girl meteorologist versions) 3. Clouds Outdoor Observation4. Cotton Clouds (Interactive Flip Project) 5. Let's Label Clouds (cut and paste)6. Let's Draw Precipitation (Rain, Snow, Sleet and Hail)7. Thunderstorm Reading Comprehension 8. Tornado Read
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1st - 3rd
Giraffes Can't Dance Book Companion Activities Speech and Language Therapy
Speech therapy jungle style! Language and articulation activities perfect for zoo themes too. Packed with story comprehension activities, yes/no and wh questions, multiple meanings, synonyms, antonyms, and more. This set includes ready-to-go activities for a variety of levels from PK to early elementary so you can use one wonderful storybook across your caseload!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~➤SKILLS TARGETED:• Phonological Awareness- rhyme, syllable counting, initial sound
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PreK - 3rd
Jack and the Beanstalk Activities - Sequence - Craft - Comprehension
Jack and the Beanstalk Literacy and Comprehension is a 65-page mini-unit loaded with engaging Literacy activities to beef up and supplement the classic Fairy Tale, Jack and the Beanstalk. Your students will love these ready-to-go activities and creative writing templates complete with a super cute and EASY craft to display the final products! DIGITAL OVERLAY added on activity pages for use with GOOGLE CLASSROOM!WHAT'S INCLUDED:Vocabulary/Character cardsStory SequencingCharacter Speech Bubble Mat
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K - 2nd
Farm Animal Crafts, Labeling & Informative Writing Activities | Farm Unit 1
These adorable farm crafts and activities help children learn about sheep, horses, cows, pigs, ducks and hens.Worksheets for each farm animal listed above include:Farm animal craft templates with instructions and photos.Fact worksheet "Let's learn about..."Labeling worksheet "Let's label..."Description worksheet "Let's describe..."Writing worksheet "Let's write about..." (2 worksheets - plain lines or handwriting lines)YOU MAY ALSO LOVE...>>> Farmer Craft & Literacy ActivitiesI hope
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PreK - 1st
Pollution Activities ~ Air, Water, and Land
Teach your students about air, water, and land pollution with these information sheets, note pages, and book. Perfect for Earth Day!This packet includes information sheets on air, water and land pollution, including a definition of the pollution, how the pollution affects you, and what you can do to help prevent it.The note pages/worksheets can be used to write notes about each pollution (what the pollution is, how it affects them, and what they can do to help).The mini book summarizes each type
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1st - 3rd
Little Red Riding Hood Activities - Sequencing - Little Red Riding Hood Craft
Little Red Riding Hood Literacy and Comprehension is a 100-page mini-unit loaded with engaging Literacy activities to beef up and supplement the classic Folk Tale, Little Red Riding Hood. Your students will love these ready-to-go activities and creative writing templates complete with a super cute and EASY craft to display the final products! DIGITAL OVERLAY added to activity pages for use with GOOGLE CLASSROOM!WHAT'S INCLUDED:Vocabulary/Character cardsStory SequencingCharacter Speech Bubble Mat
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K - 2nd
Apple Unit & Johnny Appleseed Activities
Make learning fun for your primary students with these engaging apple and Johnny Appleseed activities! This apple unit is perfect for kindergarten, 1st grade, and 2nd grade students to practice their reading, writing, math, and science skills. No-prep activities make it easy for you to teach your students all about apples and Johnny Appleseed. Digital activities are also included using Easel by TpT. This unit is perfect for whole group instruction, independent work, and center time. Easy-to-use
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K - 2nd
Ramadan | Holidays Around the World
This Ramadan Holidays Around the World Seesaw & printable product was specially designed for kindergarten and first grade students... perfect for distance learning or traditional classrooms!This unit will give your students exposure to informational text and close reading, practice answering text dependent questions, new vocabulary experiences, and a true understanding of Ramadan. The simple text and rich, high quality photographs make this unit very meaningful for young studentsPlease note
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K - 1st
Also included in: Holidays Around the World Bundle for Kindergarten & First Grade
The Very Hungry Bear by Nick Bland Story Retell Activities
This activity pack will assist your students to practice retelling and sequencing stories. It's jam-packed with fun activities such as story sliders, puppets, foldable images, worksheets, sequencing images, masks and cut-outs to help take students through The Very Hungry Bear.Save 30% by purchasing the Companion Literacy BundleAll activities come in colour and black and white.Inside this easy-to-use pack you will find:Characters and Setting Images Cut Outs (use on the board)Stick puppets (for re
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PreK - 1st
Also included in: Companion Literacy Book Bundle
Laura Numeroff {A Complete Unit} - If you Give...
A complete unit that correlates perfectly with many of Laura Numeroffs famous stories!
Stories included: If you Give a Mouse a Cookie, If you Give a Moose a Muffin, If you Give a Pig a Pancake, If you take a Mouse to School, If you take a Mouse to the Movies, and If you Give a Pig a Party.
This set includes:
-About the author
If you Give a Pig A Pancake:
-Picture sequencing cut-n-paste
-Cause and Effect fill in
-Sequecning fill in- words and/or pictures
-More detailed cause and effect
-Com
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PreK - 4th
Squirrel's New Year's Resolution | A Storybook Companion | Story Elements |Craft
Getting kindergarten children to understand what New Year's is all about is a challenge! But it’s also difficult to get them to understand the concept of a resolution AND setting goals for a new year. Squirrel’s New Year’s Resolution is a very simple story that explains the concept. It does a very good job how setting goals is for the better of an individual! Included in this resource are the story elements, pocket chart picture cards, sorting sentences, calendar task card activities, counting
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PreK - 1st
Holidays Around the World Close Reading Unit with DIFFERENTIATED Texts!
This resource is a fabulous collection of 10 different holiday celebrations from all around the world in both a printable and digital Seesaw version... perfect for traditional classrooms and for distance learning! This close reading unit offers each article on 3 different levels of text and vocabulary complexity. The differentiation is done for you! You are able to provide all of your students with the same content while meeting each of their individual reading level needs. High resolution p
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1st - 3rd
Ocean Animals | Differentiated Texts | Nonfiction Close Reading
This is a huge unit on ocean animals. It is closely aligned to the Common Core State Standards for Informational Text. It is packed full of informational text articles, text dependent questions, graphic organizers, writing prompts, and vocabulary cards.
Every article is offered in three levels of text and vocabulary complexity. The differentiation is done for you! Perfect for increasing exposure to rigorous texts, whole group instruction, small group instruction, homework, individual reading a
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1st - 3rd
Also included in: Habitats Differentiated Nonfiction Close Reading BUNDLE
Black History Month Differentiated Close Reading Unit
This Black History Month biography unit will introduce your students to 12 influential African Americans throughout different times in American history. This unit is designed to maximize student success since every article is offered in three levels of text and vocabulary complexity. The differentiation is done for you!
This is the perfect way to introduce your students to the contributions that African Americans have made in the areas of science, literature, politics, art, entertainment, educ
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1st - 4th
Also included in: Black History Month Biography BUNDLE
Hygiene & Healthy Habits: Hand Washing & Brushing Teeth-Dental Health {1st&2nd}
Teach how proper hand washing and brushing your teeth keeps bodies happy and healthy! This unit is filled with supplemental activities to engage your students as you explore various hygiene and dental health related topics. In this unit, you will find hands on activities, experiments, reading passages, printables and so much more! Here's what is included:1. Recommended Book List2. Reading Comprehension Passages (with answer keys)What Are Germs?Bacteria & VirusesWhat Germs DoStaying Healthy3.
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1st - 2nd
Stone Soup - A Folktale Literature Study
This is MY FAVORITE UNIT of the entire school year! I love this folktale and the many versions it is told in. This unit includes:
A Stone Soup Flipbook Foldable
Reading Response Logs
Venn Diagram to compare different versions of the story
"Soup"er Dictionary Detectives Vocabulary Lesson
Stone Soup Bubble Map
Stone Soup ABC order
Main Idea and Supporting Details Page
I Made a Movie In My Mind Sequencing Activity
Several Writing Prompts
A Recipe
Parent Letter
Culminating Activity
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1st - 3rd
David va a l'école - Non, David - David Goes to School - No David French Unit
David va a l'école - Non, David - David Goes to School - No David French UnitThe following document is in French.I'm a Kindergarten French Immersion teacher in Ontario and I'm always struggling to find literacy materials that are engaging, simple and tied to my English teaching partners focus, as well. Now, as we're remote teaching, my French Units are geared towards 'learning from home,' as well as in the classroom. They are easy to print, easy to follow and can be sent home as remote learning
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K - 3rd
Desert Animals Nonfiction Close Reading with Differentiated Texts
This is a huge, differentiated desert unit. It is closely aligned to the Common Core State Standards for Informational Text. It is packed full of informational text articles, text dependent questions, graphic organizers, writing prompts, and vocabulary cards.
Every article is offered in three levels of text and vocabulary complexity. The differentiation is done for you! Perfect for increasing exposure to rigorous texts, whole group instruction, small group instruction, homework, individual rea
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1st - 3rd
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Also included in: Habitats Differentiated Nonfiction Close Reading BUNDLE
We're Going on a Bear Hunt Speech Companion Boom™ Cards with Activities for Prek
Updated December 2021 to include a link to FREE Boom™ Cards and Reading Comprehension Questions! "This story companion is fun and very creative! I like the fact that it is no prep. Just print and go! This is just what I was looking for. Thank you so much!" Use this product in 3 ways:44 PRINT and GO worksheets for in person learning, speech therapy, and home programsTpT EASEL Activities and Assessments for online, and distance learningFREE BOOM™ CARD deck with an adapted, interactive story, compr
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PreK - 2nd
All About Ants Life Bugs and Insects Printable Theme Study Camping Activities
You will download a printable all about ants activities packet to supplement your camping day theme activities or bugs and insects study. It is a perfect addition to your fun spring or summer school science activities.This ants activity packet contains the following:all about ants nonfiction reading comprehension passagesall about ants comprehension questionsgraphic organizers ant life cycle diagramant body parts diagramall about ants accordion bookall about ants task cardsall about ants scaven
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1st - 3rd
From Head to Toe Communication and Comprehension Supports for Special Education
This collection includes color and black & white versions of picture-based reading and communication activities, IEP goal ideas, and corresponding progress monitoring sheets for From Head to Toe by Eric Carle *Book not included* Do you love teaching literacy using picture books but have students who are nonreaders or reading significantly below grade level? This collection of communication and comprehension supports are the perfect book companions to make it easier to differentiate popular p
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K - 6th
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Importance of learning English language arts
English language arts (ELA) concepts — reading, writing, listening, and speaking — empower students to become effective communicators, critical thinkers, and lifelong learners. They are the foundation for all other types of learning as students must rely on ELA skills to master content from other subject areas and communicate what they’ve learned.
Strong reading skills can help students make sense of written content, and gather information for further analysis. Writing skills can help students articulate their ideas, construct arguments, and synthesize information. And speaking and listening skills empower students to clearly present their ideas, participate in group discussions, and collaborate with their classmates. This is why teaching English language arts is critically important for student’s success in school and beyond.
Benefits of learning English language arts
Learning English language arts offers many benefits to students both in school and beyond. It helps students:
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- Nurture their creativity and imagination
By ensuring that students have a solid foundation in English language arts, teachers can help set them up for future success.
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