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skip counting by 5s bingo - boards 1-5
Math, Patterns, Early Math, Numbers, Grade 1, 2, 3, Activities, Games

Skip Counting by 5s Bingo engages students in practicing skip counting by 5. This math game includes 5 colorful bingo boards with corresponding calling cards to guide students in recognizing number patterns. To play, students cover squares on their boards as numbers are drawn. The first to mark 3 squares in a row shouts “Bingo!” and wins. This game allows flexible implementation—whole group, small group, partner, or individual practice. Lamination makes the game durable for repeat classroom use. If desired, use manipulatives in place of playing cards. Extend learning with similar skip counting bingo games also available. This engaging resource helps students gain fluency in rote counting and number patterns.

Bigmama's by Donald Crews Read Aloud
ELA, Reading, Reading Comprehension, Literature, Grade 2, 3, 4, Read Alouds, Activities

This picture book companion is a complete supplemental resource for the book Bigmama's by Donald Crews. It includes 27 print-and-go reading activities to choose from, making this resource ideal for customizing learning to your student's specific needs and academic abilities. Students will investigate characters, identify story elements, determine the theme, practice plotting story events, compare & contrast, make predictions, inferences, & connections, answer questions that require them to think beyond the text, and much more! Students will be captivated by the stimulating activities, while educators will value the saved effort in searching for premium resources to tackle complex reading concepts. The activities on offer aim to promote advanced cognitive skills, urge students to cite textual justifications for their conclusions, and motivate them to articulate their personal opinions and views. ⭐️This Resource Includes:⭐️ ◾ Making Predictions: Before reading the book, students will make predictions about the text. ◾ Story Elements: Students fill in the boxes with words & pictures to represent the story elements. ◾ Sequencing: Students will retell & illustrate the important parts of the story. ◾ Summary: Students complete the Somebody, Wanted, Because, But, So graphic organizer and write a summary of the story. ◾ Recalling Events in Chronological Order: Students will describe and illustrate four events from the story in chronological order. ◾ Story Event Sort: Students will describe a scene or event from the story that fits into each of the categories & explain how the event made them feel & how it relates to the category. ◾ Making Inferences: Students use clues & schema to make inferences while reading the story. ◾ Using Details to Make Inferences: Students will read the details from the story, answer the questions, and highlight or underline the supporting evidence (ANSWER KEY included). ◾ Making Connections: Students make connections to events in the story. ◾ Character Inside & Out: Students include details from the story to describe what the characters say, think, do, and feel. ◾ Character Feelings: Students describe how the characters' feelings change throughout the story & give examples of the events that cause them to feel the way they do. ◾ Character Summary: Students summarize the main character of the story. ◾ Sketch a Scene From the Story: Students will draw a scene from the story and explain why it's important to the plot. ◾ Setting Influences the Plot: Students will draw a scene from the story that takes place in one of the settings and write about what happened there and why it was important to the plot. ◾ Setting the Scene: Students identify three different settings in the story and explain how they know that the setting changed. ◾ 3-2-1: Students will list three things the author did at Bigmama's, 2 activities from the story they would like to try, and one word that describes spending time at Bigmama's. ◾ Author's Message: Students describe four important events from the story in chronological order and answer the questions about the author's message. ◾ Theme: Students answer the questions to determine which theme best fits the story and provide text evidence to support their choice. ◾ Thinking About the Text: Students will answer the questions about the story & include examples from the text to support their answers. ◾ Then & Now: Students will describe something that the author did at Bigmama's house when he was young. Then, they will describe what they think he would do now at Bigmama's, as an adult. ◾ Wait... There's More!: Students will write about what happens next in the story. ◾ My Special Memory: Students write about a special day or moment in their lives. ◾ Families are Special: Students will brainstorm their family's traditions, things that make their family unique, and special things they do with their family. Then, they will compare and contrast their family with a classmate's family using a Venn diagram. ◾ Book Review: Students will color in the stars to rate how much they enjoyed the book and draw a new cover & their favorite character from the story. Then, they will explain why other kids should or should not read it. ◾ Story Details Crossword Puzzle: Students will use the clues to fill in the puzzle (ANSWER KEY included). This resource is for extension read-aloud activities only. 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A Turkey For Thanksgiving WH- Questions - BOOM Cards
Special Resources, Speech Therapy, Kindergarten, Preschool, Grade 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, Activities

Product Description: The A Turkey For Thanksgiving WH- Questions - BOOM Cards are an engaging teaching resource that's perfect for educators who strive to provide their students with a holistic learning experience. This innovative tool allows students to explore and internalize the lovable story, A Turkey For Thanksgiving, skillfully authored by Eve Bunting and artistically illustrated by Diane deGroat. Enhance Student Interaction: These WH- Questions, tailored to recall details from the story help in enhancing student interaction and comprehension. They allow learners to delve deep into understanding the main idea of the story, its colourful characters, pertinent vocabulary used in it, as well as problem-solving tasks embedded within the tale. Hence making it an excellent activity for Thanksgiving season. Versatile Teaching Resource: This resource is versatile; teachers may employ it during whole group reading sessions where each child gets a turn answering a question about what they read or heard from the book. On other occasions, split your class into smaller groups allowing them to discuss among themselves before arriving at answers collectively thus fostering team spirit and better understanding among peers. Preschoolers can be asked simple 'what' questions about characters or objects in illustrations Second graders can answer more complex 'why' questions about why certain events unfolded as they did in the story. Covering grades ranging from Preschool right up until Grade 5 which makes this product versatile across ages offering age-appropriate challenges. While listed under special resources related closely with speech therapy but not limited just there; surprisingly potent when utilized even under language arts or reading comprehension classes too! Digital Resources Included: Inclusive of one PDF file that houses a link directing you towards acquiring Boom Cards enabling easy accessibility and use on digital platforms ensuring hassle-free lesson planning for busy educators who might not have ample time on their hands Remember children learn best when education is fun; so don't miss out on getting these creative 'A Turkey For Thanksgiving WH- Questions - BOOM Cards' for a significant boost in your child's learning journey.

Yellow Collage Activity
Art, Creative Arts, Preschool, Kindergarten, Toddler, Grade 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, Activities

Activity Introduction An amazing activity/craft designed for the students to have fun learning about our daily activities or even to have fun doing some DIY crafts. Yellow Collage Do you like group activities or crafts that you can enjoy with your friends and family? Or do you like individua activities and crafts that you can do on your own then show the world how creative you are? Have you ever tried to do a do it yourself craft? If yes tell us more about it, like has any one helped you, what was it about, what materials dd you use to create it and how much time did you suspend creating it? Do you like colouring? What is your favourite colour? Yellow Collage Activity The activity is perfect for encouraging the creativity skills for the students, while having fun with our cool activities and crafts. Yellow Collage This friendly designed worksheet is suitable for students at school, homeschooling, and as a group activity. Instructions Search for items or pictures of yellow objects then use them on the frame below to create a collage. Format Available in a PDF format.

Roll & Respond Growth Mindset SEL Bingo Game (Grades 2-5)
Life Studies, Grade 2, 3, 4, 5, Activities, Games

In this Roll & Respond game , students in grades 2nd-5th will have fun discussing growth versus fixed mindsets and trying to earn a BINGO with a partner. The students need 2 dice to play. One student will roll for the "down" side and the other student will roll for the "across" side. Each time they land on a question, they read it out loud and discuss it together. This is a great reinforcement activity after reviewing having a growth mindset with older elementary students.

Geometry: 3D Shapes
Math, Geometry, Grade 1, 2, 3, 4, Activities

Geometry: 3D Shapes - An Edifying Journey into the World of Shapes This unit , designed for first through fourth grades, stands as a fundamental addition to mathematics instruction with its focus on geometry. The Uniqueness of the Product: Interactive Learning The interactive worksheet included in Geometry: 3D Shapes encourages students to identify, label, and investigate the diverse properties of three-dimensional shapes. It effectively transforms abstract ideas into concrete understanding as learners engage with these shapes in their surroundings. Properties that students will study range from: The number of faces, edges and vertices a shape has If the shape includes curved surfaces If the shape can roll or stack Note: Using physical examples would greatly enhance this task, enabling children to better understand these attributes. A flexible feature is that it can be used fully during group lessons or spread out for small group activities or homework tasks. Editability Aspect An exciting part about Geometry: 3D Shapes is its ability to be edited. You can adapt the content according to your particular teaching requirements and your student’s learning speed & abilities. This ensures compatibility across different contexts such as regular school systems or homeschooling circles. No more worries about grading! Accurate answers are provided inside so you can assess each student's comprehension thoroughly concerning this geometric concept strategies confidently. A single PDF file condenses all these features under one educational resource – making it easily accessible and electronically storable. In conclusion, Geometry: 3D Shapes offers a hands-on learning style for educating students about intricate geometric patterns around us every day. This approach provides learners with a deeper understanding and respect for the structural design inherent in our world.

Biography: Jonas Salk, Famous Medical Researcher
Social Studies, ELA, Biographies, Reading, Common Core, Grade 2, 3, 4, Activities

Biography: Jonas Salk, Famous Medical Researcher This enlightening teaching resource is developed for Grade 2, Grade 3, and Grade 4 pupils. It expertly blends key subject areas such as science, history, language arts, and social studies. Integrating various subjects significantly boosts reading comprehension and writing skills. The narrative explores the inspiring journey of renowned medical researcher Jonas Salk's discovery of the first-ever vaccine for polio. Carefully crafted for children, this resource maps out this groundbreaking moment in medical history with clarity and depth. Detailed Information and Activities Language use: Enhances students' proficiency in English language application. Spelling proficiency: Engages students to improve their spelling through carefully crafted exercises. Reading comprehension: Boosts understanding of textual content across varied subjects covered within the curriculum . Inclusive writing: Leads students toward achieving comprehensive mastery over transferring their learned knowledge into well-articulated write-ups summarizing different topics covered within the text. A well-detailed list of specific concepts targeted in the text can be found on page one to enrich students' knowledge acquisition further within these subject areas. The Common Core State Standards (CCSS) This resource aligns itself with CCSS - offering credible teaching practices that generate meaningful discussions referencing information from related text. A total of nine pages (including Answer Key) in easily downloadable PDF format. Useful for a whole group class, study groups, or individually-paced homework assignments. Teachers seeking an innovative approach to incorporate multiple disciplines wrapped around real-life insights of memorable figures like Jonas Salk will find this resource beneficial to their teaching undertaking.

Art From Around the World
Creative Arts, Art, Social Studies, Geography, Grade 2, 3, 4, 5, Activities, Crafts

Art From Around The World Take delight in an educational journey of creativity and culture with 'Art From Around The World Packet.' Created for educators to add illumination and enthusiasm to their teaching through the enchanting world of art. This packet is a 28-page printable PDF, filled with arts and crafts projects from various corners of the globe. Every project offers a unique glimpse into its respective country’s culture, traditions, history, or holidays. Here is a taste: Vibrant African countries: Uganda, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Egypt and Ethiopia Diverse Asian nations: India, China, Israel Japan and Russia Inspiring indigenous creations from Australia & New Zealand Europan art hotspots such as United Kingdom Italy France Greece Sweden America's cultural mosaic with Panama Costa Rica Canada Mexico USA Brazil Venezuela Argentina Chile Peru The strength:The flexibility with which this resource can be utilized.Educators may incorporate it into whole group activities inspiring teamwork or use it for small group tasks stimulating peer interaction. Moreover teachers could assign individual undertakings encouraging students' out-of-the-box thinking around world cultures. To get started simply print out the selected arts & crafts projects that spark intrigue. It's also suggested to undertake some online research about each project's background and cultural significance thus providing rich learning experiences for your students. If you are intrigued by global geography make sure you check our other products! Note: Facilitate greater understanding about our diverse world while injecting fresh energy into your curriculum! After all learning should be fun-filled voyage! Enjoy fellow educators!

Emotions Flash Cards
Special Resources, Life Skills, Preschool, Grade 1, 2, 3, 4, Activities, Worksheets & Printables, Flashcards

Description: These Emotions Flash Cards help students improve their emotion vocabulary. By describing the colorful flash cards, students can improve their writing skills.

Countries & Continents - World Map Activity
Social Studies, Geography, Grade 1, 2, 3, 4, Activities

The Countries & Continents - World Map Activity teaching resource is a PowerPoint designed to boost students' geographic knowledge. The 8-slide presentation lists countries from around the world for students to locate on their print or digital atlases. Learners must then determine which continent each country resides within. This fun challenge allows students to apply their understanding of country locations and continent boundaries in a low-prep activity suitable for whole group, small group, or independent practice. With answers provided, it's easy for teachers to facilitate and assess student learning. Fully editable for customization, this world map activity helps to expand students' understanding of geography in an easy-to-implement format that works for grade 1 through 4 classrooms. The concise, editable presentation targets essential map skills through active learning.

skip counting by 10s bingo - boards 16-20
Math, Patterns, Early Math, Numbers, Grade 1, 2, 3, Activities, Games

Need a fun, engaging activity for practicing skip counting by 10 with your kiddos? This math bingo game is perfect for getting your students focused on skip counting in 10s! Preparation: Print and laminate enough Bingo Boards for each student to have one Optional: print, cut and laminate the Playing Squares Print, cut and laminate the Calling Cards. Lamination is optional, but recommended, as it will ensure that the game remains in good condition and can be used for many years to come! To avoid excessive printing and laminating, the Playing Squares could be replaced with other manipulatives such as buttons or counters. Alternatively, students could mark squares off on their Bingo Boards with dry erase markers and then simply clean the boards again after playing (provided that you have laminated the boards) How to Play: Each student needs a Bingo Board and at least 7 Playing Squares (or other manipulatives or a dry erase marker) Shuffle the Calling Cards and place them in a pile. Draw a Calling Card and call out and/or display the contents of the card. Each student looks on their Bingo Board for a block that matches the Calling Card. If they find one, they cover that block with a Playing Square. Draw a new Calling Card and repeat the process. The game continues until somebody wins. To win, a student must shout out “BINGO!” when they have covered three blocks in a row (horizontally, vertically or diagonally). If the Calling Cards run out before anybody wins, simply shuffle them again and continue playing. Please note: Sometimes there may be more than one block on the Bingo Board that matches the Calling Card. The student may only cover one block on a turn. Once that turn is over, the Playing Square may not be moved to cover a different block. This resource includes 5 different bingo board, in colour as well as black and white. If you would like more bingo boards to use for your class, you can find them in here I also have other skip counting bingo games available - CLICK HERE to check them out! You may also be interested in some these resources: · Fractions bingo games · Fractions matching games · Number bonds activities · Number sense activities · Number recognition activities · Times tables board games · Times tables matching games Your kiddos will love practicing common fractions with this fun bingo game!

Treble Clef Boom Cards
Creative Arts, Art, Music, Grade 2, 3, 4, Activities

This resource is a set of Treble Clef Boom Cards. This is a set of 28 cards for students to enjoy as they listen and determine the line and space notes on each card. Students will choose between 2 multiple choice answers to correctly identify the note.

I Have Who Has Multiply Divide Within 100 Activity
Math, Multiplication and Division, Division, Grade 2, 3, Activities

This I Have Who Has Multiply Divide Within 100 Activity is perfect for helping students fluently multiply and divide within 100! This fast paced game is a great way to keep students engaged and excited about learning.

Letter M Articulation Drills: Feed the Monster! - BOOM Cards
Special Resources, Speech Therapy, Kindergarten, Preschool, Grade 1, 2, 3, 4, Activities

Pattern Pairs Arithmetic Patterns Activity
Math, Patterns, Grade 3, 4, 5, Activities

Discover the magic of Pattern Pairs: Arithmetic Patterns Activity - a cutting-edge digital educational resource created specifically for educators. This exceptional material aims to boost your students' understanding of arithmetic patterns and properties of operations in an engaging and interactive manner. This thoughtfully designed product file boasts a range of captivating activities that will equip your students with essential knowledge and skills related to properties of operations. These hands-on experiences lay the groundwork for future mathematical learning, while also making lessons exciting and enjoyable. When integrating Pattern Pairs into your curriculum, you can expect visible improvements in your students' proficiency at identifying arithmetic patterns. Our digital educational resources are carefully crafted to bolster teaching techniques, ensuring success for both teachers and learners alike. Don't miss out on this amazing opportunity—enhance your array of effective teaching tools with Pattern Pairs: Arithmetic Patterns Activity today! Let's work together to make math an appealing subject that every student can excel in!

Silly Stories Story Starters
ELA, Writing, Reading, Grade 1, 2, 3, Activities, Worksheets & Printables, Worksheets

This product is great for helping students learn to write stories. The Silly Stories Story Starters include a character, setting, and plot. This makes it easy for students to create a story. The story starters are also great for sparking creativity.

Ellis Island Role Play
Social Studies, History, History: USA, Grade 3, 4, 5, Activities

This is an Ellis Island Role Play. This resources comes with pre-reading and follow up activities. Students will learn a lot about American history as it pertains to immigration with this activity .

"Let the Children March" | Picture Book Read Aloud
ELA, Reading, Grade 1, 2, 3, 4, Read Alouds, Activities

This is a picture book read aloud for "Let the Children March." This packet is complete with focus questions and more. Included: - Writing prompts - Literary devices - Quote analysis & so much more! All you have to do is print and go.

Sensory Language: Descriptive Writing Activities 2
ELA, Strategies, Writing, Grade 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, Activities

This teaching material aims to assist teachers in their efforts to teach students ways to use Sensory Language when describing. Particularly, it helps them teach the 5-senses descriptive strategy. This particular strategy transforms simplistic and dull descriptions into rich and impressive ones. Students, after constant repetition, eventually learn to incorporate this strategy into their written descriptive discourse. What is Sensory Language? It is the use of sensory details in description. What are Sensory Details? Sensory details are bits of information, which you collect through your five senses. Incorporate sensory details into your descriptive writing. In this way, you give the reader a much cleaner idea and a more specific picture of what you are describing. Moreover, Sensory language brings our writing to life, and it helps the reader to feel like they are a part of the experience. In other words, “Sensory language” are words and phrases that link readers to the five senses: touch, sight, sound or hearing, smell, and taste. It can be used not only while describing things but while describing events as well. This certain product Includes two organizers and two writing templates for implementing the 5-senses strategy in descriptive writing: -How to describe a rainy day, using the 5-senses technique (or strategy). -How to describe a sunny day, using the 5-senses technique (or strategy).

Label the Continents + Oceans Activity
Social Studies, Geography, Grade 2, 3, 4, Activities

This is a Label the Continents + Oceans Activity. It is a great interactive hands-on activity that will allow your students to label the map with Velcro, magnets or something else sticky. There are worksheets included in which they will answer comprehension questions.

The Ant and the Dove: A Micro-Learning Deck | Reading Activities
ELA, Reading, Preschool, Grade 1, 2, 3, Activities

The Ant and the Dove: A Micro-Learning Deck | Reading Activities resource is a 15-slide download that exposes your students to informational texts for The Story of Nian. This digital mini-lesson includes: -Video & Audio -Vocabulary -Close Reading -Digital & Interactive -Main Idea Students will enjoy interacting with this lesson and each of the activities!

Gravity Activity
Earth and Environmental Sciences, Science, Earth Sciences, Space, Grade 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, Activities

Activity Introduction An amazing activity designed for the students to learn more about STEM. Gravity Do you like STEM subjects? what is your favorite one? Have you ever tried to plant a seed? If yes, tell us more about it. Or have you ever tried to invent something? If yes, tell us more about it. And how do you think it will help us? Have you ever seen a microorganism under a microscope? What was it? And how it looked like? Mathematics is a marvelous subject. Let' sharpen our brains and solve some equations. Do you like timetable tricks? What is your favorite one? Do you know how to code? Have you ever created an app or a game before? If yes, how was it like? Gravity Activity The activity is perfect for encouraging the researching skills for the students, while learning more about this fantastic topic. Gravity This friendly designed worksheet is suitable for students at school, homeschooling, and as a group activity. Instructions Find these items around your house and estimate their weight. Then write how much they will weigh on other planets. Format Available in a PDF format.

skip counting by 2s bingo - boards 6-10
Math, Patterns, Early Math, Numbers, Grade 1, 2, 3, Activities, Games

Need a fun, engaging activity for practicing skip counting by 2 with your kiddos? This math bingo game is perfect for getting your students focused on skip counting in 2s! Preparation: Print and laminate enough Bingo Boards for each student to have one Optional: print, cut and laminate the Playing Squares Print, cut and laminate the Calling Cards. Lamination is optional, but recommended, as it will ensure that the game remains in good condition and can be used for many years to come! To avoid excessive printing and laminating, the Playing Squares could be replaced with other manipulatives such as buttons or counters. Alternatively, students could mark squares off on their Bingo Boards with dry erase markers and then simply clean the boards again after playing (provided that you have laminated the boards) How to Play: Each student needs a Bingo Board and at least 7 Playing Squares (or other manipulatives or a dry erase marker) Shuffle the Calling Cards and place them in a pile. Draw a Calling Card and call out and/or display the contents of the card. Each student looks on their Bingo Board for a block that matches the Calling Card. If they find one, they cover that block with a Playing Square. Draw a new Calling Card and repeat the process. The game continues until somebody wins. To win, a student must shout out “BINGO!” when they have covered three blocks in a row (horizontally, vertically or diagonally). If the Calling Cards run out before anybody wins, simply shuffle them again and continue playing. Please note: Sometimes there may be more than one block on the Bingo Board that matches the Calling Card. The student may only cover one block on a turn. Once that turn is over, the Playing Square may not be moved to cover a different block. This resource includes 5 different bingo board, in colour as well as black and white. If you would like more bingo boards to use for your class, you can find them in my store. I also have other skip counting bingo games available - CLICK HERE to check them out! You may also be interested in some these resources: · Fractions bingo games · Fractions matching games · Number bonds activities · Number sense activities · Number recognition activities · Times tables board games · Times tables matching games Your kiddos will love practicing common fractions with this fun bingo game!

Nearest 5 Minutes Bump Game
Math, Time, Grade 2, 3, 4, Activities, Games

The Nearest 5 Minutes Bump Game is a valuable educational resource for teachers aimed at enhancing the learning of young students. It's a fun, interactive game, designed specifically to help second to fourth graders practice their ability to tell time. This game effectively bridges the gap between education and amusement, making learning a memorable experience. Engaging in this activity allows students to develop both critical thinking skills and an understanding of time as they play. More importantly, the game supports mathematical competencies by focusing on five-minute increments of one hour. What's included? This 9-page PDF resource Comprehensive directions about how it should be utilized in class settings Straightforward integration into any curriculum or lesson plan Teachers can readily integrate this resource into various classroom structures including: Full-class participation, Small study groups, or as An individual study tool. "One key aspect of The Nearest 5 Minutes Bump Game is its adaptability." Crafted thoughtfully for educators by educators! This math-focused teaching resource removes complications from instruction processes enabling teachers to focus more on individual-centric teaching approaches rather than merely figuring out game rules themselves. In summary, The Nearest 5 Minutes Bump Game offers a unique blend of interactive gameplay with foundational academic principles ingrained within it: making learning about 'time' no longer just about rote memorization but also an engaging journey towards comprehensive understanding through active participation — all conveniently packaged into this stand-alone digital product suited perfectly for today's dynamic classrooms environments!