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The Day I Met a Baby Chick - Writing Prompt
A spring-themed, no-prep creative writing prompt asking students to imagine meeting a baby chick, paired with a companion drawing activity.
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Gorgonzola: Language-Literacy Book Companion Packet
A speech-language and early-literacy book companion packet built around the book Gorgonzola, designed for speech-language pathologists and teachers working with emergent readers or students with language delays/disorders.
Reading & writing
Fun With CVC Words | Literacy Center Activities
Practice reading and building CVC (consonant-vowel-consonant) words and short vowel sounds through five literacy center activities.
Math & problem solving
K-2 Math Volume 2
Build K-2 math skills across comparing/ordering numbers, addition & subtraction, and fractions.
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.
Social studies
Today in History - Louis Braille is Born - January 4, 1809
Reading/writing packet teaching the historical fact that Louis Braille, inventor of the braille reading/writing system, was born on January 4, 1809.
Social studies
Sudoku for Beginners with 4 Shapes
Introductory sudoku activity that builds logic and problem-solving skills using 2x2 block, 4-shape puzzles for young learners.
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Character Education Anchor Charts | 10 Classroom Themes
A set of 10 themed anchor charts distinguishing 'main idea' from 'theme' and illustrating character-education themes (kindness, respect, perseverance, courage, responsibility, honesty, friendship, gratitude, teamwork, growth mindset) for classroom display.
Social skills & wellbeing
Social and Emotional Skills Printable Workbook
A 'Level 4' printable workbook of fun activities and fill-in-the-blank pages that helps children develop self-confidence, courage, kindness, conflict resolution, and healthy relationship skills.
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Free download Math & problem solving
SUPER FREE PACK | DOMINO OF MULTIPLICATION | 128 PAGES
Give students practice recalling multiplication facts through a cut-and-play domino game where each piece pairs a multiplication expression with a product.
Science & discovery
Science Activities For Your PreK Classroom
Three simple hands-on early-childhood science craft/experiment activities: making giant bubbles, building a windsock to explore wind, and testing which objects sink or float.
Art & making
Art Ideas for Elementary Teachers 1
A collection of ready-to-use art lesson activities for K-2 classroom teachers, each following a consistent lesson format (aim, materials, duration, discussion, method, questions/reflection, finished example).
Social studies
‘Pom Pom In The Countryside’: A Fun Writing And Drawing Activity (4 years +)
A vocabulary and sensory-writing activity about a countryside walk, covering farm-animal vocabulary, the five senses, flower identification, animal-family vocabulary, and UK countryside access rules ('The Countryside Code').
Math & problem solving
Move to Learn!
Provide a collection of movement-based classroom games to improve student memory, concentration, and engagement while reviewing or reinforcing academic content, plus guidance on using incentives for classroom management.
Reading & writing
Let's Publish My Writing Activity
Give students writing prompt cards and have them type a one-page response on a computer, practicing writing and keyboarding skills.
Science & discovery
Simple and Fun Science B - Science Simplified
A full science workbook (Book B of the 'Simple and Fun Science' series, ages 6-8) teaching science process skills (observing, predicting, inferring) through hands-on activities beginning with health/germs topics and continuing across further life/earth science lessons.
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Social studies
Geography: The River Danube
A 6-page activity booklet teaching facts about the River Danube (countries and capital cities it passes through, its source and endpoint) combined with creative writing/drawing activities about a pretend river cruise.
Art & making
Arts & Crafts Projects for PreK Activity Book
Guide young children through hands-on arts and crafts projects (sand painting, paper-strip sculpture, treasure box) with step-by-step instructions and related extension ideas.
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Social skills & wellbeing
Using Helpful Strategies, Social Skills Story and Activities
A social skills story and companion activities teaching children to use 'helpful strategies' (calming/problem-solving behaviors) rather than 'hurtful strategies' when facing a problem, and to practice identifying and brainstorming such strategies.
Reading & writing
Tic Tac Toe Practice Game: Fry Sight Words 1st 100
A tic-tac-toe style game board set for practicing reading the first 100 Fry sight words aloud.
Social skills & wellbeing
Down Syndrome Activity Bulletin Board
Bulletin-board activity raising awareness of Down Syndrome, tied to National Down Syndrome Day (March 21 / 'Rock Your Socks').
Math & problem solving
Game: Hundreds Chart & More or Less
A place-value math game using a hundreds chart to practice the concepts of 'more/less' and 'ten more/ten less' than a given number, for grades 1-4.
Reading & writing
Long Vowel Phonic Games
Two printable phonics games that help students distinguish between similar-looking/sounding long vowel spellings: 'ee' vs 'ea' (Pick the Apples) and 'ai' vs 'a-e' (Race to the Moon).
Science & discovery
Simple and Fun Science C - Science Simplified
A full science workbook (Book C of the 'Simple and Fun Science' series, ages 7-8) teaching science process skills (observing, inferring, measuring, predicting, problem-solving) through hands-on activities.
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