Better Call Ball PE Game
A PE lesson/game plan teaching volleyball striking (the 'call the ball' communication skill) through a circle-volley game, tied to SHAPE America national PE standards.
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A PE lesson/game plan teaching volleyball striking (the 'call the ball' communication skill) through a circle-volley game, tied to SHAPE America national PE standards.
A no-prep, 5-day Kindergarten end-of-school-year ELA packet (teacher guide, student worksheets, and answer key as separate files) combining literacy skill review with reflective/celebratory last-week-of-school activities.
A science/literacy mini-unit teaching that pine trees are evergreens with needles instead of leaves and cones instead of flowers, paired with differentiated decodable reading passages for guided reading practice on the same topic.
A back-to-school physical education mini-lesson bundle teaching the football kickoff kicking skill through five sequential skill-focused mini-lessons plus a matching game and skill-acquisition rubric.
Build student empathy for refugees and asylum seekers through an interactive classroom simulation in which groups role-play the decisions faced while fleeing conflict.
A no-prep, 5-day Grade 1 end-of-school-year math packet (teacher guide, student worksheets, and answer key as separate files) combining math skill review with reflective/celebratory last-week-of-school activities.
A structured, systematic synthetic-phonics teaching manual (Level 2) for teaching reading, spelling, and writing, aimed at parents/tutors/teachers working one-on-one or in small groups, including with dyslexic learners.
Reproducible practice workbook teaching short and long vowels and initial/final consonants for kindergarten and grade 1.
A 25-part reader's-theater play retelling the Johnny Appleseed folk tale, paired with a teaching guide and student activities to build reading comprehension, character analysis, and creative writing skills.
A no-prep, 5-day Grade 2 end-of-school-year math packet (teacher guide, student worksheets, and answer key as separate files) combining math skill review with reflective/celebratory last-week-of-school activities.
A 5-day homeschool/co-op novel study unit for the book 'Magic Tree House #31: Warriors in Winter,' pairing chapter reading with videos, discussion/worksheets, and daily hands-on Ancient Rome activities.
Give preschool/kindergarten educators a pre-planned, week-long, winter-themed lesson plan covering multiple learning centers (circle time, movement, art, science, language/literacy, dramatic play, math, construction, enrichment) for Monday through Friday.
A supplementary 'bonus' teacher resource book of alternative techniques, lesson plans, and worksheets for teaching and drilling addition and subtraction facts (number pairs through 18, regrouping, subtraction with various minuends).
A year-long daily shared-writing framework ('The Big Cheese') that highlights one student per week and uses that student's interview answers as the basis for a class-wide modeled/shared writing exercise covering grammar, punctuation, sentence structure, and paragraph organization.
A five-day, no-prep end-of-year math packet for Kindergarten that reviews Common Core counting, addition, and shape skills through scripted lessons, picture-based worksheets, and a read-aloud math story.
A 5-day no-prep novel study/unit for the book 'Stage Fright on a Summer Night' (Magic Tree House #25), combining reading comprehension, vocabulary, and cross-curricular activities themed around Shakespeare and theater.
A weekly (Monday-Friday) preschool lesson plan grid organized around a Fall theme, giving teachers a day-by-day set of circle time, movement, art, science, and journal activities.
A STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Math) design-process resource for early-years/young students, providing lesson plans, design-process posters, planning sheets and challenge cards organized around a January/winter theme.
A week-long (Monday-Friday) pre-K/kindergarten lesson plan template/grid organizing daily circle time, movement, art, science, language/literacy, dramatic play, math, construction, and enrichment activities around the theme of animals in winter.
Support a picture book study unit built around the story 'The Apple Pie Tree,' adaptable for Pre-K through Grade 1.
A comprehensive, multi-activity picture book study built around 'Are You My Mother?' by P.D. Eastman, covering discussion questions, craft/project ideas, non-fiction extension reading, retelling, phonics/letter practice, and writing activities for preschool through grade 1.
Big Pumpkin Picture Book Study The Big Pumpkin Picture Book Study is a resource-rich, no-prep curriculum designed to engage the young minds of preschool, kindergarten and 1st-grade students.
A print-and-go picture book study companion for Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by Eric Carle, combining discussion questions, hands-on crafts, and early literacy practice.
Provide a no-prep picture book study unit for the story 'Corduroy' (by Don Freeman), supporting reading comprehension, vocabulary, fine motor, and craft activities tied to the book.