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Horse Chestnut Tree Life Cycle: Kindergarten Science Project teaching resource preview
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Horse Chestnut Tree Life Cycle: Kindergarten Science Project

Observe a real Horse Chestnut tree across autumn, spring, and summer terms; take notes, draw sketches, order life-cycle pictures, complete a life-cycle chart, make a book about the tree, and do descriptive-writing pages about a conker and a leaf.

Includes: teaching notes for teachers (rationale for the tree-observation approach) · read/spell science-vocabulary matching game

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PDF
Level
Pre-K–K
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Lesson Plan on Plant Life Cycle for Kindergarten teaching resource preview
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Lesson Plan on Plant Life Cycle for Kindergarten

Watch a video, act out plant growth stages, complete a matching/coloring/cut-and-paste worksheet, and make a paper-plate life-cycle craft.

Includes: teacher lesson outline (warm-up, video, storytelling/movement, worksheet, craft, recap) · student worksheet (word-picture matching, needs-of-plants circling, cut-and-paste sequencing, coloring, draw-and-label)

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Pre-K–1
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Blackbirds: Kindergarten Science Project: Science Outline teaching resource preview
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Blackbirds: Kindergarten Science Project: Science Outline

Watch/listen to a narrated slideshow comparing Blackbirds to similar birds (e.g., Rooks) by size, color, beak, and eye-ring; observe real Blackbirds and ask/answer questions; complete differentiated reading sheets, comprehension exercises, and writing pages about Blackbirds; color and sequence pictures of the…

Includes: PowerPoint narration script/notes (15-page companion PDF) walking through slides comparing male/female Blackbirds and Rooks by size… · PowerPoint slide deck (41 slides, largely image-based)

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PDF
Level
Pre-K, 1
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Pine Trees: Evergreens: Kindergarten Science Projects teaching resource preview
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Pine Trees: Evergreens: Kindergarten Science Projects

Read leveled comprehension passages about pine trees/cones/seeds, participate in a hands-on lesson (examine real pine cones and pictures), answer fill-in-the-blank/true-false/short-answer worksheet questions, write sentences using target vocabulary, and optionally complete a salt-painting art activity of an evergreen…

Includes: leveled comprehension passages (Levels 1-3, PowerPoint) · science lesson plan with standards, vocabulary, and step-by-step teaching script

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Pre-K, 1
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Kindergarten Bible Paper Jewelry teaching resource preview
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Kindergarten Bible Paper Jewelry

Students color, cut, and assemble paper bracelet bands (attaching a heart charm printed with a character-trait word) and paper necklaces (folding a heart/diamond shape around a ribbon or cord), then wear the finished jewelry.

Includes: Introduction explaining the resource's purpose, its basis in Ephesians 4:32, and suggested weekly day-by-day theme names (Kindness… · Printing/assembly directions for bracelets and necklaces (cardstock recommended)

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PDF
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Pre-K
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2D Shapes Tracing and Coloring Worksheets for Preschool & Kindergarten teaching resource preview
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2D Shapes Tracing and Coloring Worksheets for Preschool & Kindergarten

Tracing and coloring worksheets that help young learners identify 2D shapes by name and practice fine motor skills, plus a bookmark-making craft activity using shape designs.

Includes: series of trace-and-color worksheets, each pairing two shapes with an assigned color (e.g. circle/triangle in green, square/rectangle in blue, heart/cross in… · bookmark craft template with assembly instructions

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PDF
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Pre-K–K
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First Day of School Handprint/Pencil Craft, Preschool Kindergarten teaching resource preview
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First Day of School Handprint/Pencil Craft, Preschool Kindergarten

Capture the excitement of the First Day of School with this First Day of School Handprint keepsake! Whether you are a teacher looking for first day of school art activities for kindergarten or a parent wanting a milestone memory this first day of school handprint template transforms a child's painted handprint into a one of a…

Includes: 2 short PDF template title-cards ('First Day of School...2026' and a second 'V2' variant) with minimal text and no further confirmable content · 3-page 'Canva guide for beginners' PDF (setup instructions, not classroom content)

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Pre-K
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K.OA.5 Kindergarten Common Core Lesson teaching resource preview
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K.OA.5 Kindergarten Common Core Lesson

Presenting the K.OA.5 Kindergarten Common Core Lesson – your go-to digital educational resource specifically created to support young learners in mastering subtraction equation skills and improving fact fluency. This captivating lesson plan is intended for both in-person and remote learning settings, offering a plethora of…

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Pre-K
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Forward And Backward Counting Game (0-150) for Kindergarten and 1st teaching resource preview
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Forward And Backward Counting Game (0-150) for Kindergarten and 1st

Students cut out number tokens, then take turns stacking them in sequential (or descending) order on a game board from a stated start number to a stated end number, saying each number aloud as they place it.

Includes: forward counting game board · backward counting game board · cut-out number tokens (0-150 per title)

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PDF
Level
Pre-K–1
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Back to School Packet for PreK + Kindergarten teaching resource preview
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Back to School Packet for PreK + Kindergarten

Decorate a bookmark; complete fill-in-the-blank prompts about summer and school; practice writing their own name repeatedly across many name-tracing pages; match words (paper, lunch, cat, dog, pencil, glue, books) to pictures.

Includes: decorate-your-own bookmark craft page · guided writing/drawing prompt pages (summer reflection, ready-for-school, looking forward to, when I grow up) · approximately 24 repeated 'I can write my name!' name-tracing/practice pages

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PDF
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Pre-K–K
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ESL Brain Break Quiz Slides for Kindergarten & 1st Grade Vocabulary teaching resource preview
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ESL Brain Break Quiz Slides for Kindergarten & 1st Grade Vocabulary

Working in teams (A/B/C), listen to multiple-choice vocabulary questions (e.g. identifying a fruit, an animal sound, an edible item, a color), raise a hand to answer, then check the answer on the following slide and perform a movement (high-five, dance, clap, jump) as a reward for a correct team answer.

Includes: instructions/rules slide for a team-based quiz game · a sequence of multiple-choice vocabulary question slides each followed by an answer-reveal slide with a movement-based team reward

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Microsoft PowerPoint
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Pre-K–1
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Guided Reading Lesson Plan & Activities for Kindergarten teaching resource preview
Letters & early reading

Guided Reading Lesson Plan & Activities for Kindergarten

Students review sight words and letter sounds, listen to a read-aloud while answering prediction/comprehension questions, play a sight-word flashcard/bingo game, read in small guided-reading groups by level, draw a picture and write a simple sentence using sight words, and participate in a wrap-up discussion.

Includes: single lesson plan document (5 pages) covering objective, lesson overview, materials list, six-part lesson structure, differentiation…

Answers included
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PDF
Length
5 pages
Level
Pre-K–K
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Primer/Kindergarten Sight Words Tic Tac Toe Game Practice Worksheets teaching resource preview
Letters & early reading

Primer/Kindergarten Sight Words Tic Tac Toe Game Practice Worksheets

Two students take turns; a player must correctly read a sight word aloud before marking that space with X or O; first to get three in a row wins.

Includes: 6 tic-tac-toe gameboard pages, each with 9 sight words arranged in a 3x3 grid, covering all 52 Dolch primer words (the word list wraps and repeats 'ALL' and…

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PDF
Level
Pre-K–1
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Engaging Alphabet Fun Game and Worksheets for Preschool & Kindergarten teaching resource preview
Letters & early reading

Engaging Alphabet Fun Game and Worksheets for Preschool & Kindergarten

Alphabet-recognition resource (A to Z) usable as no-prep worksheets, flashcards, or a memory-match/guess-the-letter game, teaching letter identification alongside vocabulary and tracing practice.

Includes: two worksheets per letter of the alphabet (26 letters): a 'guess the letter' picture-identification sheet showing three objects starting with the letter, and… · usage instructions for three modes: no-prep worksheets, flashcards (Guess The Letter…

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PDF
Level
Pre-K–K
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CVC Word Builder #1 Phonics Game, Sight Words Printable, Word Builder for Preschool, Kindergarten & 1st Grade teaching resource preview
Letters & early reading

CVC Word Builder #1 Phonics Game, Sight Words Printable, Word Builder for Preschool, Kindergarten & 1st Grade

Spin (or select) consonant letters from a wheel, combine with the given vowel (a, e, i, o, or u in turn) to build a CVC word, sound it out, and write two new words learned for each vowel; cut out the letter tiles for hands-on use.

Includes: spinner/wheel diagram with consonants t,b,c,n,f,r,m,p · 5 build-and-write activity pages (one per vowel a, e, i, o, u) · cut-out consonant letter tiles page

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PDF
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Pre-K–1
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School Supplies Bingo Game Kindergarten | Back to School Bingo Kinderg teaching resource preview
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School Supplies Bingo Game Kindergarten | Back to School Bingo Kinderg

Cover five squares in a row or diagonally (or the free space first) on a picture/word bingo board as school-related vocabulary items are called (e.g. notebook, pencil, eraser, scissors, hand sanitizer, glue stick, teacher, library, lunch box).

Includes: 6 unique bingo boards (5x5 grid, word-only cells, one 'Free Space' each) covering school vocabulary such as notebook, pencil, eraser…

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PDF
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Pre-K–1
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Bingo Board Games for Kindergarten teaching resource preview
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Bingo Board Games for Kindergarten

Students play bingo by finding called numbers or shapes on their board and marking/covering them until getting 5-in-a-row or a full board.

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PDF
Level
Pre-K
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End of The Year Bingo Game Fun Engaging Activitiy for Kindergarten teaching resource preview
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End of The Year Bingo Game Fun Engaging Activitiy for Kindergarten

An end-of-school-year/summer themed bingo game for classroom celebration.

Includes: 6 unique bingo cards (5x5 grid with free space) using end-of-year/summer themed words (e.g. vacation, ice cream, beach, flip-flops, graduation, watermelon) · one page of cut-out calling cards matching the bingo words

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PDF
Level
Pre-K–1
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Back to School Sorting Activities Kindergarten - Classifying | Feed th teaching resource preview
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Back to School Sorting Activities Kindergarten - Classifying | Feed th

A back-to-school themed sorting/classifying game where students sort picture cards into categories such as school vs. home items, daily-use vs. sometimes-used supplies, good vs. not-good behavior, and feelings, by 'feeding' cards to a monster.

Includes: 25-page set of picture sorting cards across category sets: School items, Home items, Supplies I Use Daily, Supplies I Use Sometimes, Good Behavior, Not Good…

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PDF
Level
Pre-K–K
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Back To School September | Kindergarten Unplugged / Digital Coding teaching resource preview
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Back To School September | Kindergarten Unplugged / Digital Coding

An unplugged/digital coding (computer science logic) activity themed around back-to-school and Hour of Code, teaching kindergarten students basic programming logic without necessarily requiring computers.

Includes: How To Use for Educators page · How To Play for students page · Coding Map (printable)

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PDF
Level
Pre-K–1
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Kindergarten Sight Words, Playdough Mats teaching resource preview
Letters & early reading

Kindergarten Sight Words, Playdough Mats

Build sight word recognition and fine-motor skills through hands-on word-writing/tracing practice.

Includes: individual one-word mats, each showing a single sight word with a 'Write it:' prompt · 26 pages covering roughly 52 distinct primer sight words

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PDF
Length
26 pages
Level
Pre-K, 1
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