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Kid Concoctions, Creations & Contraptions
a hands-on activity book of science, art-material, and simple-invention projects for young children, compiling three previously published Teaching & Learning Company titles
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Penguin Center Activity Pack - Primary Version
Provide a primary (Kindergarten/Grade 1) version of 9 penguin-themed literacy and math centers, reworked for younger students from the original Penguin Center Activity Pack.
Reading & writing
Letter H Trains Worksheets and Centers
Build letter H recognition and beginning-sound identification through train-themed sorting activities and centers.
Math & problem solving
Penguin Center Activity Pack
Provide 8 penguin-themed literacy and math centers covering sentence editing, addition/subtraction fact families, vowel digraphs, coin-amount matching, alphabetical order, telling time, contractions, and two-digit addition/subtraction.
Reading & writing
Pre-Primer Dolch Words Activity Packet
Three hands-on literacy-center activities for practicing the 40 Pre-Primer Dolch sight words: a magnetic 'sight word fishing' game confirmed in detail, plus a spatula-flip activity and a flyswatter-swat activity described in the catalog.
Science & discovery
Horse Chestnut Tree Life Cycle: Kindergarten Science Project
Support a year-long (multi-term) nature-observation science project on the Horse Chestnut tree life cycle, aligned to UK Year 1 National Curriculum science.
Math & problem solving
6th Grade Scale Drawings & Maps – Guided Notes & Word Problems
Guided notes and word problems teaching students to read and solve proportions involving map/drawing scales, aligned to CCSS 6.RP.A.3.
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Science & discovery
Abracadabra Preschool Activity Pack
Provide preschool/kindergarten teachers a curated list of magic-themed activity ideas spanning arts & crafts, science, games, songs, cooking, and field trips for a 'magic' unit.
Reading & writing
‘Pom Pom Goes To Town’: A Fun Writing And Drawing Activity (4 years +)
A vocabulary, writing, and simple-money activity about a shopping trip in town, covering map labeling, in-store behavior, pet-store vocabulary, product design, and a shopping-list addition exercise.
Math & problem solving
Speed, Distance, and Time - 27 Worksheets for Grades 4-6
Practice solving word problems involving the relationship between speed, distance, and time, including unit conversions.
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Science & discovery
Daffodils Kindergarten Science Projects + Lesson Outline
A multi-part science/literacy pack using daffodils to teach plant anatomy and science vocabulary, integrated with art, poetry, and writing activities, plus a companion slide presentation.
Reading & writing
Letter K Pocket Chart Cards
Support letter recognition and sound instruction for the letter K using pocket-chart matching cards.
Reading & writing
Hickory Dickory Dock Nursery Rhyme
Build early literacy skills (phonemic awareness, story structure, retelling, vocabulary, cause and effect) around the Hickory Dickory Dock nursery rhyme.
Science & discovery
Mission to Space Rocket Straws Project
Multi-day group project/activity plan for teaching about the planets and solar system through research and a hands-on straw-rocket launch relay.
Math & problem solving
Conversions: Units of Measurement
Practice converting metric units of length, volume/capacity, and weight/mass.
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Reading & writing
Beginning Sound Sort
A hands-on sorting center activity for recognizing the most common beginning sound of each letter of the alphabet.
Math & problem solving
Pet Store: A Complete Theme Unit Including Learning Centers
A complete cross-curricular thematic teaching unit that turns the classroom into a pretend pet store, using learning centers to teach language arts, math, social studies, and science through the pet-store theme.
Reading & writing
Community Helpers – Preschool Week-Long Lesson Plan
Provides preschool teachers a week-long, day-by-day lesson plan grid covering a Community Helpers theme (doctor, postal worker, police officer, firefighter, store clerk) across circle time, movement, art, science, language/literacy, dramatic play, math, construction, and enrichment centers.
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Science & discovery
Space: The Final Frontier Gr. 4-6
Reproducible workbook exploring galaxies, planets, the solar system, and gravity through matching riddles, planet-fact worksheets, a solar-system scale-distance activity, and a planet-brochure research project.
Math & problem solving
6th Grade Multi-Step Proportions – Guided Notes & Word Problems
Teach students to set up and solve proportion word problems -- including multi-step/unit-rate comparison problems -- through scaffolded guided notes with worked examples, followed by independent practice.
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Science & discovery
Natural Selection & Animal Adaptations Worksheets 4th 5th 6th 7th Gr
A science lesson and research project teaching students about natural selection, animal adaptations, and evolution at a grade-appropriate level.
Reading & writing
Acorn Letter Cards for Games and Centers
Support letter recognition through versatile card games and centers.
Math & problem solving
Rate x Time: Distance Word Problems
Give students practice setting up and solving rate x time = distance word problems (including catch-up and opposite-direction/meeting scenarios) using a Rate/Time/Distance table method.
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Science & discovery
Because of Winn Dixie STEM Experiment + STEM Project for Grades 3-5
A STEM design-challenge project connected to the novel Because of Winn-Dixie, in which students engineer a pet-friendly shelter for the character Winn-Dixie using the engineering design loop.