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A creative-writing activity where students roll a die three times to select a character, setting, and problem, then plan and write their own story, optionally inspired by an included short story ('Three Free Wishes').
English vocabulary flashcards teaching games, sports/competition terms, and fun-activity vocabulary for ESL/EFL learners.
A 'Letter of the Week' hands-on phonics activity pack for the letter A, covering tracing, identification, coloring, sorting, mazes, puzzles, color-by-code, and craft-style extensions (crown, bracelet, flipbook, finger puppets, word wheel).
Build reading fluency and rapid recognition of Fry's 2nd 100 high-frequency words through a 'flyswatter' recognition game, plus blank editable cards for teacher customization.
A picture-book study companion for William Steig's Sylvester and the Magic Pebble, offering a large set of literacy, comprehension, and craft activities to use alongside a read-aloud of the book.
A comprehensive 'letter of the week' activity pack for the letter E, covering recognition, tracing, phonics, and craft-style extension activities, provided in parallel US and British-English spelling versions plus a linked digital Boom Cards deck.
Free download A no-prep art-history drawing and writing activity where students reimagine three famous artists/artworks in a modern context.
A guided reading lesson plan for Grade 1, built around the anchor text Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by Bill Martin Jr. (example picture book), targeting color/animal vocabulary, predictions from pictures, fluency through repetition and rhythm.
A craft activity for practicing recognition of the letter I (uppercase Ii) and images that start with the /i/ sound.
Free download A single-letter (C) sample from a Letter of the Week curriculum, giving early literacy practice activities themed around a recurring "Glimmercat" character.
A comprehensive Letter D phonics activity pack covering uppercase/lowercase recognition, tracing, sorting, mazes, cut-outs, color-by-code, and reading practice for -ad/-id/-ed word families, plus supplementary crafts and a digital Boom Cards deck.
A hands-on letter-construction activity where students build each letter shape using colored printable building pieces, for phonics and letter recognition practice.
Introducing Letter F Flower Craft, an interactive phonics resource for teaching letter recognition and beginning sounds. Students create colorful flower crafts focused on the letter F, with three templates to choose from. The materials provide a hands-on way to learn the letter's sound, capital and lowercase formation. Educators can…
Provide blank letter G/g outline mats for hands-on alphabet crafts, sorting, and letter-recognition activities.
Practice recognizing a specific Fry high-frequency sight-word list through a color-by-word matching game.
Provide a physical hide-and-seek game using printable letter O cards to reinforce uppercase/lowercase letter recognition.
A printable hide-and-seek game: letter cards for J/j are hidden around the house or room for the child to find, reinforcing letter recognition through play.
Give students a MASH-style (fold-and-predict/spiral counting) creative writing game to randomly generate character traits and story elements for use in creative writing.
A comprehensive interactive lapbook/notebook project teaching many aspects of Ancient Greek civilization (geography, philosophers, mythology, religion, slavery, science, schools, home life, women's roles, clothing, food, art, music, warfare, the Olympics, and more) through student-assembled foldable booklets glued into a 3-folder…
Practice ESL/EFL vocabulary for the theme "CRAFTS/AIRCRAFTS" through a set of word-game worksheets (anagram, crossword, matching, word search).
Hands-on craft activities themed around the letter E (Eggshells, Envelopes, Elephants, Elf) to reinforce phonics and fine-motor/writing practice.
Provide an interactive notebook of lessons, foldables, and activities covering Common Core writing standards (Opinion, Narrative, Informative) for grades 3-6.
A guided reading lesson plan for Grade 3, built around the anchor text Charlotte's Web by E.B. White (Chapter 1: "Before Breakfast"), targeting characters, setting, and vocabulary.
Letter F Bingo Game is a fun way to help kids practice the letter F and its beginning sounds without it feeling like a typical lesson. Since most students already know how bingo works, they can jump right in and start learning through play. I like using this during our letter F week or even later on as a quick review activity. It’s one of those low-prep…