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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
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
2nd 3rd Grade Reading Passages with Comprehension Questions, Nonfiction Close
Are you looking for high-interest nonfiction reading comprehension passages to help your students practice their close reading strategies? This set of reading passages comes with 30 weeks of close reading sets. New to close reading? There is a how-to introduction within the product that breaks down each day's tasks for the week. This is an introduction to each day's tasks plus three general graphic organizers in case you want to supplement Asking Questions, Main Idea and Detail, and Fact-Finding
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1st - 2nd
Ocean Habitat CCSS Unit
This ocean unit comes with printable student books (facts, note taking pages, common core response questions), printable teacher notes, and follow-up student writing papers (rough draft and final copy)! It’s everything you need to teach about the ocean while meeting common core standards. Please see the list below and our preview for more information!Ocean Unit Includes:(58 Pages Total)Student Book CoverStudent Book:Our Blue PlanetThe Sunlight ZoneCoral ReefsThe Twilight ZoneThe Midnight ZoneKel
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K - 3rd
Socratic Seminars and Philosophical Chairs
Teaching kids to be more philosophic helps them acquire new ways of expressing themselves and innovative ways of thinking. It pushes students to be more logical, think critically, connect ideas, and to be more accepting of opposing views.Through the use of Socractic Seminars and Philosophical Chairs, you can bring philosophy into your classroom and give your students the opportunity to formulate questions, reason with peers, develop arguments, and contribute to constructive conversations.I trie
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1st - 5th
DINOSAURS BEFORE DARK: Magic Tree House #1 Book Companion
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This product is a book companion to be used with the Magic Tree House Book (#1) DINOSAURS BEFORE DARK by Mary Pope Osborne. In the book, Jack and Annie travel back to Prehistoric Times where they learn about dinosaurs! This book would be perfect for use with a Dinosaur Unit!!
These books are a HIT and offer themselves to tons of
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1st - 5th
Also included in: Magic Tree House Book Companion BUNDLE Books 1-4
Distance Learning Editable Depth Of Knowledge Sticks & Poster {Narrative}
Have you been wanting to incorporate Depth of Knowledge questioning skills into your classroom instruction? HERE ARE 101 WAYS TO DO JUST THAT! These DOK sticks are a SIMPLE and fun way to prepare students to dig deeper into their learning while you model how to use critical thinking skills. You can use them for your reading groups, reading response journals, literacy centers, etc. They also make WONDERFUL whole class discussions. This resource includes: * DOK Class Posters* DOK Labels* Editable
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1st - 8th
You're Finally Here! A Literacy Companion
You're Finally Here! An adorable book about a bunny waiting for a reader!Perfect back to school book for any class.This book can be found on Amazon, Amazon Canada, YouTube, and most libraries.Amazon Canada is a great resource with a very reasonable price and quick delivery.Other places to find the book would be Indigo, Barnes and Noble, and Walmart.This resource is filled with literacy activities to cover many story elementstaught in reading. Many correlate with Common Core.I have included all
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1st - 3rd
All About Earthworms Booklet
Do you have kids who love worms? I do! I created this little booklet for my science-loving little people! This booklet answers the basic questions I was getting about worms, such as where they live, what they eat, if they have babies and can we keep them as a pet?Purchase Includes 1 All About Earthworms Booklet:6 booklet pages about earthworms2 booklet pages of drawing/writing prompts about earthworms1 page Teacher Use Tips*Check out the preview for a closer look at some of the pages.*Other teac
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PreK - 3rd
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Also included in: All About Animals Booklets GROWING Bundle
Earth Day NO PREP Speech and Language Activities for Engaging Therapy Sessions
This NO PREP download includes 42 pages of fun activities to use in your therapy room for Earth Day...OR MAKE EVERYDAY Earth Day! Use this download to teach about being green/recycling AND to work on articulation and phonological awareness etc. throughout the year! WHAT DO I GET? ♻️ 3 coloring/art pages that coordinate with the teaching materials/lessons.♻️ 2 pages of teaching materials to use for teaching about the 3 Rs (reduce, reuse, and recycle) containing child-friendly language and practic
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K - 6th
All About Sea Turtles Emergent Readers 2 Book Set
***Please note that the two emergent readers in this set can also be purchased separately. See below for links.***
Two simple read and color books about sea turtles. “The Sea Turtle Life Cycle” has six pages plus the cover. “All About Sea Turtles” has seven pages plus the cover.
The Sea Turtle Life Cycle:
page 1- The mother sea turtle will crawl onto the beach.
page 2- The mother sea turtle will dig a hole in the sand and lay her eggs in the hole.
page 3- A baby sea turtle will hatch from an
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PreK - 1st
Dental Health Month Activities Lessons Tooth Craft & Worksheets PreK-1st Grade
Teach your preschool, prek, kindergarten, and 1st grade students all about caring for their teeth with these fun dental health month crafts and activities! Students will learn how to care for their teeth, about a dentist, and the importance of caring for their teeth and tongue using this dental hygiene low-prep packet. Includes an interactive emergent reader, mouth and tongue model, teeth crafts, songs, and worksheets, and dental jokes to help students learn all about oral hygiene. Your studen
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PreK - 1st
Science Mini Books - How Do Bees Make Honey?
How do Bees Make Honey? Use these mini books and posters to teach how bees make honey. This differentiated resource is a great way to incorporate earth sciences into your early childhood classroom. Pair this activity with books or a field trip!What's included:There are 4 skill options for the mini books:"How Do Bees Make Honey?" cycle poster - color, cut and pasteMini Book - Coloring onlyMini Book - Color, cut, paste, and traceFlip Book - easy sight word reader: I, a, see, the, goes, home, li
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PreK - 1st
NGSS:
K-ESS3-1
Also included in: Science Mini Books - GROWING BUNDLE
Mistakes - A Growth Mindset lesson using Beautiful Oops by Barney Saltzberg
This growth mindset lesson is all about making mistakes as a part of the learning process. This lesson requires you to buy or have the book "Beautiful Oops" by Barney Saltzberg. This is a wonderful little board book where an artist turns many common "mistakes" into fun little drawings.
This is a growth mindset lesson I use with my once weekly growth mindset classes from Kindergarten all the way through 5th grade. The students really love the pictures in this book and the message that mistakes a
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K - 4th
The Two Bobbies A True Story of Hurricane Katrina Common Core Literacy Unit
This unit is based on the story Two Bobbies by Kirby Larson and Mary Nethery. It can be used with a unit on weather, hurricanes, friendship, or perseverance. The unit includes vocabulary, Blooms questions, story sequence, cause and effect, compare and contrast, story scoot and questions based on individual learning styles.
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K - 3rd
Inquiring Minds Want To Know- A Guided Reading Resource
Students are naturally inquisitive and want to know about our natural world. This packet is designed to capitalize on this desire. The topics will definitely keep your students engaged and eager to read more and more about these topics.
This packet includes magazines,informative write ups, and
recording pages about topics students are eager to learn about.
These articles will help keep guided reading fun, exciting, and productive.
The topics include:
Freshwater Habitats and Animals
*The
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1st - 2nd
Making Inferences Role Play Activity | Part 2
Follow up to Making Inferences Role Play Activity Freebie :) Includes 10 more role play scenariosStudents with language difficulties (and even students without!) struggle to make inferences and draw conclusions when faced with text in the classroom and on tests.Teach them that these skills are actually things that they do everyday whether it be eavesdropping on a big sister or listening in on mom’s phone conversation. Help them master the art of making inferences and drawing conclusions exclusiv
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1st - 7th
Give Bees a Chance by Barton 20 Book Extension Activities NO PREP
Not sure whether to high-five bees or run away from them? Well, maybe you shouldn't high-five them, but you definitely don't have to run away from them. Give Bees a Chance is for anyone who doesn't quite appreciate how extra special and important bees are to the world, and even to humankind! Besides making yummy honey, they help plants grow fruits and vegetables. And most bees wouldn't hurt a fly (unless it was in self-defense!). Bethany Barton's interactive cartoon-style illustrations and hilar
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K - 3rd
Also included in: Second Grade Story Time 10 Book Bundle
Depth and Complexity Primary Extension Literature Units BUNDLE (Gate)
Depth & Complexity Primary Literature Units (4 Included)4 Units Included: Details, Big Idea, Unanswered Questions and RulesEACH UNIT CONTAINS: 1 Week Long Unit - 5 LessonsThis weeklong unit was designed to introduce primary aged students to the one depth and complexity icon through mentor texts. It is great for whole group lessons, small group extensions, and independent practice.Each unit has:One full week of lesson plansActivities and extensionsSuggested mentor texts (fiction and non-ficti
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K - 5th
Science Mini Books - Maple Syrup
Where does maple syrup come from? Use these mini books and posters to teach young learners about this breakfast treat. Learn how sugar farmers tap maple trees to collect sap and turn it into yummy syrup. These books are suitable for pre-readers as well as early readers. Pair this earth science activity with stories and dramatic play.How to use this resource:This low-prep resource is perfect for the month of February and works well in multi-age and ability settings. Start with the poster and
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PreK - 1st
NGSS:
K-LS1-1
Also included in: Science Mini Books - GROWING BUNDLE
Common Core & NGSS Objectives - Student-Friendly I Can Statements Bundle
This huge bundle of EDITABLE student-friendly "I can" statements is aligned to the Common Core & NGSS Standards. In this resource you will find every ELA, Science, & MATH standard for first grade rewritten as an I Can statement. As an experienced evaluator, I know the importance of having standards written in kid-friendly terms that allow students to focus on the intended learning. Some of the standards are divided up into various I can statements to allow students to reach mastery.*TIP
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1st
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K-2-ETS1-2
, 1-ESS1-1
, K-2-ETS1-3
, 1-LS1-1
, K-2-ETS1-1
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Animal Habitats Emergent Reader
This emergent reader is perfect for your animal habitats unit. This sight word reader teaches children about the homes animals live in.The sentence "A _ lives in a _." is repeated on each page.Check out this reader in my Year-Long Kindergarten Sight Word Reader Set!Sight Words Include:a, in Animals Include:Bird, frog, chipmunk, bear, rabbit, bat, beaver, duck
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PreK - 1st
Jumbo Poster Size Graphic Organizer Collaboration and Group Discussion Mats
Need some help getting your group to record their discussions or stay on topic? More important, do you need a way to do that conveniently without a lot of effort? Yes, graphic organizers can be found anywhere. These poster size printouts save you the time of formatting and enlarging them for whole or small group use. As a teacher, my time is valuable, which is why I made these. These printable collaboration mats print across 6, 8.5 x 11 sheets of paper each. Once taped together, they make the p
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PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff, Not Grade Specific
Solar Eclipse 2024 Free Worksheets with Editable Color by Code Activity
Make differentiation easy with the editable color by code to celebrate the 2024 Solar Eclipse! Practice missing addends and unscrambling words with the options included in this freebie!***Celebrate the 2024 Solar Eclipse with our engaging unit including exciting math and ELA activities, decodable books, interactive teaching slides, writing prompts, adorable crafts, viewer instructions, party ideas, and so much more!2024 Solar Eclipse UnitClick on the ✮ beside my store name to add me to your favo
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Grades:
PreK - 1st
NGSS:
1-ESS1-1
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Importance of learning science
Learning science is particularly important for students as it equips them with the essential knowledge and skills to make sense of the world around them. Science education is not just about memorizing facts. It fosters critical thinking, inquiry, and problem-solving abilities. These skills are not only useful in school but also in everyday life beyond the classroom.
Benefits of learning science
Learning science offers many benefits to students both in school and beyond. In fact, it helps students:
- Question the world around them and seek evidence-based explanations
- Cultivate their ability to observe, experiment, and analyze data
- Nurture a sense of curiosity, awe, and wonder about the natural world
- Understand natural phenomena and the laws that govern the universe
With a solid foundation in science, teachers can help empower students to think critically, solve problems, make informed decisions, and engage with the world around them in meaningful ways.
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One of the best parts about science class is all of the possibilities for hands-on, collaborative learning! Think: labs, experiments, inquiry-based activities, and design challenges. These activities encourage students to explore scientific concepts by observing, asking questions, and conducting investigations. Additionally, with small group centers, students can engage in group experiments, discussions, and projects that require them to collaborate, share ideas, and solve problems together.
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