Math & problem solving
Number Words and Place Value Activity Packet
Teach place value (ones, tens, hundreds, thousands) and how to write matching number words, through an assembled mini booklet and a place-value card game.
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Letter Recognition - Match Capital and Small Letters
Practice matching uppercase letters to their corresponding lowercase letters (letter recognition).
Science & discovery
Science Action Labs Air Science
Teach foundational air-science concepts (air is transparent, takes up space, has weight/pressure/resistance, is a mixture of gases, the oxygen-carbon dioxide cycle, smog/pollution) through hands-on experiments and activities.
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Social studies
Today in History - Alaska Becomes a State - January 3, 1959
Students trace/copy the fact-of-the-day statement across several handwriting-practice page formats, read a short nonfiction passage (in two versions - standard and simplified) about Alaska's statehood and purchase from Russia, answer open-response and multiple-choice comprehension questions, write a 'What Did I Learn Today?'…
Art & making
My Name Tree Craft Activity
A back-to-school craft activity that helps students practice letter recognition, fine motor skills, and name writing while making a keepsake tree craft.
Social skills & wellbeing
Social Emotional Learning Unit: Kindness Activities
Discuss/participate in a 'Kindness Chain' speaking activity, make kindness-quilt pieces, complete a Kindness Bingo board by performing listed kind acts, draw a picture of themselves spreading kindness, write about a time they included someone or were included, and read/complete an emergent reader booklet using the…
Cross-curricular practice
NO PRINT Digital Desk Pet Vet Problem Solving Scenarios
Students hear/read a vet-visit scenario ('Dr. Orr's Notes') about a named animal and classify it as No Problem / Small Problem / Huge Problem, then predict what will happen next from three outcome choices, receiving immediate correct-answer feedback and occasional 'earned item' rewards.
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Movement & games
Sports Mazes (PDF)
Themed maze worksheet set where students navigate mazes and draw target vocabulary words across several sports-related sub-themes.
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Free download Math & problem solving
Beginning Place Value: Roll It, Make It Dice Game
Roll one die for tens and another for ones, write the resulting two-digit number, and build it with base-ten blocks or connecting cubes. The recording sheet provides two rounds with separate Tens and Ones columns. Supply the dice and manipulatives for a small-group or station activity.
Reading & writing
Coloring for your Preschooler Volume 2 Activity Book
An activity book combining coloring, connect-the-dot puzzles, and letter mazes to build fine motor skills and letter recognition.
Science & discovery
Science Action Labs Astronomy
Read chapter content, participate in labs/experiments/demonstrations for each of 14 chapters (e.g., 'Building a Sextant'), answer group-discussion questions, and complete an 'Imagination Time' creative-writing prompt (invent a myth explaining the universe's origin); an answer key is provided.
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Art & making
Mythical Creatures Writing Craftivity (Create Your Own Mythical Creature)
A creative writing/craft activity where students invent an original mythical creature by describing its physical traits, habitat, diet, adaptations, and magic powers, then illustrate or write about it and compare their description to a partner's drawing.
Social studies
Today in History - Nellie Tayloe Ross Elected First Female US Governor
Students trace/copy the fact-of-the-day statement across several handwriting-practice page formats, read a short nonfiction passage about Nellie Tayloe Ross's life and career, answer open-response comprehension questions, complete a creative-writing prompt ('What would you do if you were elected governor of your state?'), and…
Math & problem solving
AmeriMath Series: Math Grade 2 Workbook
A 66-page Grade 2 math activity workbook (part of the AmeriMath Series, originally published by Ready-Ed Publications as an Australian blackline-master series) covering number and algebra, fractions/decimals/money, patterns and algebra, shapes and measurement, location and transformation, and chance and data, with an included…
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Reading & writing
Alphabet Geoboards
Fine motor and letter recognition activity using rubber bands on geoboard cards to form letter shapes.
Science & discovery
Home Scientist Activity, Science in the Kitchen, Bubble Science printable for kids, learn about density, Girl Scout Leader Printable
Provide a hands-on home/troop science activity booklet (aimed partly at Girl Scout leaders) teaching kitchen-based science concepts such as density through experiments.
Social studies
Today in History - Joan of Arc was Born - January 6, 1412
Students trace/copy the fact-of-the-day statement across several handwriting-practice page formats, read a short nonfiction passage (2 versions) about Joan of Arc's life and death, answer open-response and multiple-choice comprehension questions, write a 'What Did I Learn Today?' paragraph, complete a creative-writing prompt…
Art & making
Have You Filled a Bucket Craft + Bonus Activities
Color and cut out a bucket template and assemble a paper origami bucket (using a provided video link), write notes to classmates on 'I want to fill your bucket by telling you that...' cards, complete an 'I will be a bucket filler by...' writing prompt, draw/write in a star shape about a time they filled someone's…
Social skills & wellbeing
Let's Talk About Personal Care Board Game
Roll dice and move a game piece around the board; when landing on a space, read the printed question aloud and answer it verbally (or in writing) with a partner or small group, about personal care and hygiene.
Cross-curricular practice
Beginning Links to Logic - Grades 2-4
Introduce logical-thinking and problem-solving skills through reproducible puzzle activities, for grades 2-4.
Social skills & wellbeing
The Invisible Boy by Trudy Ludwig SEL Lesson
Listen to or watch a read-aloud of the story, discuss what it feels like to be included/excluded, rotate through 5 discussion-question stations using UV invisible-ink pens to reveal and answer hidden questions, write a compliment for a secret partner, and complete a written exit ticket reflecting on personal…
Math & problem solving
K-2 Math Volume 2
Build K-2 math skills across comparing/ordering numbers, addition & subtraction, and fractions.
Reading & writing
The Day I Met a Baby Chick - Writing Prompt
Write about what they would do if they met a baby chick in the spring, then draw a picture of themselves with the baby chick.
Science & discovery
Let's Investigate! Hands-On Science - Grades 1-2
Provide hands-on science experiments and activities across physical, earth, and life science topics for grades 1-2, supplementing the (U.S.) National Science Education Standards.