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Letter G Phonics and Writing Centers with Real Photographs teaching resource preview
Reading & writing

Letter G Phonics and Writing Centers with Real Photographs

Use full-page alphabet posters/cards as a literacy-center display or reference; trace letters and words on laminated tracing cards; complete beginning-sounds clip-card activities; use small picture cards for matching/concentration/sorting games; and sort pictures into 'Starts with G' / 'Does not start with G' categories (per…

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Pre-K–K
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Today in History - Alaska Becomes a State - January 3, 1959 teaching resource preview
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?'…

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2–4
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Arts and Crafts for Letter S, A, and T teaching resource preview
Art & making

Arts and Crafts for Letter S, A, and T

Six printable craft templates (two per letter) that reinforce phonics/letter recognition for the letters S, A, and T through hands-on making of a swan, sailboat, alligator, astronaut, turtle, and teddy bear.

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Pre-K–1
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Social Emotional Learning Unit: Kindness Activities teaching resource preview
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…

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Pre-K, 1–2
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NO PRINT Digital Desk Pet Vet Problem Solving Scenarios teaching resource preview
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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1–5
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Taking Time for Teamwork teaching resource preview
Movement & games

Taking Time for Teamwork

A teacher resource compiling hands-on, small-group problem-solving team-building challenges (building hanging contraptions, towers, vehicles/slides, projectile launchers, and devices for moving/protecting objects, plus sports-themed and other activities) to build critical thinking, communication, and collaboration.

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4–9
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Beginning Place Value: Roll It, Make It Dice Game teaching resource preview Free download
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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.

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Pre-K, 1–2
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Plants Alphabet Cards teaching resource preview
Science & discovery

Plants Alphabet Cards

Practice letter recognition using plant-themed alphabet cards showing paired uppercase and lowercase letters.

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Pre-K–K
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Arts and Crafts for Letter P, I, and N teaching resource preview
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Arts and Crafts for Letter P, I, and N

Six printable craft templates (two per letter) that reinforce phonics/letter recognition for the letters P, I, and N through hands-on making of a popcorn spring pop-up, parrot, image-strip viewer, insect with movable wings, narwhal, and decorated hand/nails.

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Pre-K–1
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Today in History - Nellie Tayloe Ross Elected First Female US Governor teaching resource preview
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…

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2–4
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AmeriMath Series: Math Grade 4 Workbook teaching resource preview
Math & problem solving

AmeriMath Series: Math Grade 4 Workbook

A 58-page Grade 4 math activity workbook (part of the AmeriMath Series, originally published by Ready-Ed Publications as an Australian blackline-master series) covering three sections: Number and Algebra, Measurement and Geometry, and Statistics and Probability, with an included answer section.

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58 pages
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4
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Today in History - Joan of Arc was Born - January 6, 1412 teaching resource preview
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…

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2–4
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Have You Filled a Bucket Craft + Bonus Activities teaching resource preview
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…

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2–4
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Problem Solving Puzzle Activity teaching resource preview
Cross-curricular practice

Problem Solving Puzzle Activity

Students match 'hurtful' statements (e.g. 'Give me that car!') to more 'helpful' rephrased alternatives (e.g. 'Would I be able to play with the car after you?') and record their matches on a recording sheet.

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Pre-K–K
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AmeriMath Series: Math Grade 2 Workbook teaching resource preview
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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2
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All About F - Letter of the Week Unit teaching resource preview
Reading & writing

All About F - Letter of the Week Unit

A comprehensive 'Letter of the Week' unit for the letter F, teaching letter recognition, formation, and sound through a variety of hands-on activities, crafts, and worksheets.

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Pre-K–K
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