Fall Alphabetical Order Puzzles
Assemble a self-correcting puzzle, then write the puzzle's words in alphabetical order on a recording sheet.
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Assemble a self-correcting puzzle, then write the puzzle's words in alphabetical order on a recording sheet.
Students label picture cards, play a memory matching game, connect items that go together, sort items into categories, identify antonyms, identify synonyms, and compare same-and-different picture pairs, using 24 fall-themed picture cards (acorns, apples, autumn, candies, cobwebs, costume, corn, chestnuts, dinner…
Log books read over the summer and color in daily reading minutes; complete word-study (syllables, prefixes, suffixes), vocabulary, and reading-comprehension pages; complete grammar pages (sentence types, compound/complex sentences, commas, quotation marks/dialogue, nouns, verb tense, adjectives/adverbs); write paragraphs and…
Students brainstorm descriptive words for seven autumn nouns (leaf, squirrel, pumpkin, school bus, apple pie, scarecrow, sweater) in a chart, write descriptive sentences using those words with transition words/commas, then write a rough and final draft of a cinquain poem about one of the nouns, with an optional syllable-count challenge.
Read a list of 10 summer words and write them in alphabetical order on numbered blanks; a matching answer-key version is also included.
Practice addition/counting-on to a target sum using a cut-and-paste marshmallow activity.
Find and circle words in a word bank, complete mazes, fill Nurikabe grids with numbers/shaded squares, and fill Sudoku cells with numbers.
Look at a picture, read the first CVC word, change one of the three sounds to make a new word, and draw the new word.
Trace nouns and write their plural forms; read words on a popsicle graphic and color-code them by part of speech (noun/verb/adjective); read verbs and color-code shells by tense (past/present/future); complete repeated 'I would rather ___ because ___' opinion sentence frames; decorate and write about a sandcastle drawing.
Practice addition and subtraction facts (sums/differences generally within 10, some extending to teens) via a 'Spin and Solve' spinner game format.
Use dot markers to fill in dot spaces on summer-themed pictures.
Cut out word cards and glue each into the matching labeled picture field, matching autumn vocabulary words (pumpkin, squirrel, hedgehog, pinecone, leaves, apple, chestnut, corn, scarecrow, nut, berries, umbrella, mushroom, wooly hat, kite, raincloud) to their correct picture; a self-check answer key is provided.
Underline the target part of speech (e.g. nouns, plural nouns, pronouns, adjectives, verbs) within provided winter-themed sentences, then locate and circle those words in an accompanying word search grid. A digital version (Google Slides) is also referenced for students to complete the same activity on devices.
Students solve multiplication problems, color each section of a grid according to a color key tied to the product of each multiplication fact, then cut out the large rectangle and fan-fold the picture along dividing lines to create the agamograph (multi-view) image effect.
Underline the target part of speech (nouns, plural nouns, pronouns, adjectives, or verbs) in each fall-themed sentence, then find and circle those same words in an accompanying word search grid.
Alphabetizing practice using two sets of ten spring-themed vocabulary words, with an included answer key.
Read informational passages (e.g., The Winter Season, Hibernation, Animal Tracking) and answer comprehension/response questions; record and define new vocabulary words from the readings.
Solve a crossword using autumn vocabulary clues, unscramble autumn vocabulary words, and find autumn vocabulary words hidden in a word search grid.
Read each of 9 short sentences per page (36 sentences total across 4 pages) and draw a picture matching what was read.
Spring Color By Code: Coping Skills Activity Pack for 1st-3rd Graders Spring Color By Code redefines teaching methods by offering an exciting blend of fun and education suited ideally for grading levels of 1st-3rd graders. This innovative activity pack not only entertains but also educates students about differentiating between…
Solve a crossword using clues about Olympic sports, unscramble 15 Olympic sport words from clues, and find 15 Olympic sport words hidden in a word search grid.
A creative writing packet where emerging writers imagine and write what characters in spring-themed pictures might be saying, using speech bubbles.
A set of spring-themed creative writing prompts asking students what various spring animals/objects (bee, eggs in a nest, bunny, snowman, cloud, butterfly, frog, flower, ladybug, snail, bird) might be thinking.