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Science Action Labs Astronomy teaching resource preview
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Science Action Labs Astronomy

Read chapter content, participate in labs/experiments/demonstrations for each of 14 chapters (e.g., 'Building a Sextant'), answer group-discussion questions, and complete an 'Imagination Time' creative-writing prompt (invent a myth explaining the universe's origin); an answer key is provided.

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1–3
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Today in History - The Discovery of Ceres - January 1, 1801 teaching resource preview
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Today in History - The Discovery of Ceres - January 1, 1801

Trace/copy a historical fact sentence in print and cursive; read a short passage about Ceres at a harder or easier reading level; answer comprehension questions (short-answer for the harder passage, multiple-choice for the easier passage); write a paragraph on what they learned; complete a creative-writing prompt imagining a trip to…

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How Chipmunk Got His Stripes Interactive Read-Aloud Activities teaching resource preview
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How Chipmunk Got His Stripes Interactive Read-Aloud Activities

Students complete a large menu of activities tied to the read-aloud: making predictions, a folktale checklist and folktale-tidbits questions, story-elements boxes, sequencing/chronological retelling, a Somebody-Wanted-Because-But-So summary organizer, a 3-panel comic recall, story-event sorting, making connections and inferences,…

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"Martin's Big Words" | Picture Book Read Aloud teaching resource preview
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"Martin's Big Words" | Picture Book Read Aloud

Students answer pre-reading and during-reading focus questions, complete writing prompts, a symbolism activity, a quote-meaning activity, a traits-of-a-leader page, an overcoming-obstacles page, a vocabulary crossword, a 'Who Was Gandhi?' page, and a quote-connection activity.

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Today in History - The Battle of Stone River - January 2, 1863 teaching resource preview
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Today in History - The Battle of Stone River - January 2, 1863

Trace/copy a historical fact sentence in print and cursive; read a short passage about the battle at a harder or easier reading level; answer comprehension questions (short-answer for the harder passage, multiple-choice for the easier passage); write a paragraph on what they learned; complete a creative-writing prompt; make a timeline…

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Today in History - The First Leap Year - February 29, 45BC teaching resource preview
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Today in History - The First Leap Year - February 29, 45BC

Trace/copy a historical fact sentence in print and cursive; read a short passage about the origin of the leap year at a harder or easier reading level; answer comprehension questions (short-answer for the harder passage, multiple-choice for the easier passage); write a paragraph on what they learned; complete a creative-writing prompt…

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1st Grade Morning Work | 180 Days of Daily Spiral Review | Math & ELA teaching resource preview
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1st Grade Morning Work | 180 Days of Daily Spiral Review | Math & ELA

Each daily two-page set has students complete a phonics activity, sight-word read-cover-write-check practice, handwriting, a grammar skill, a sentence-writing task, a vocabulary/reading challenge, a writing prompt, place-value and addition/subtraction problems, a telling-time task, a shape task, a math challenge, calendar/weather…

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2nd Grade Morning Work | 180 Days of Daily Spiral Review | Math & ELA teaching resource preview
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2nd Grade Morning Work | 180 Days of Daily Spiral Review | Math & ELA

Each school day students complete a two-page set: Page A covers prefixes/suffixes, grammar, a short reading passage with two comprehension questions, vocabulary word of the day, a writing prompt, a reading challenge, an SEL check-in, and a fun fact; Page B covers addition, subtraction, money, telling time, measurement, graphs,…

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‘Pom Pom At The Dog Show’: A Fun Writing And Drawing Activity (6 years +) teaching resource preview
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‘Pom Pom At The Dog Show’: A Fun Writing And Drawing Activity (6 years +)

Circle items needed for a dog show; write a descriptive sentence about Pom Pom using a word bank; unscramble training-command vocabulary; name dog breeds; invent names for other dogs entering the show; write a descriptive sentence about the 'naughty dog'; complete a dialogue between the two dogs; predict/write what happens to the…

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Course of Nature Animated Writing Activity | Short Film teaching resource preview
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Course of Nature Animated Writing Activity | Short Film

Watch the animated short film, then complete digital drag-and-drop and type/write/draw activities: sequence the beginning/middle/end of the story, mark true-or-false statements about the story, put story events in numbered order, and write a one-sentence summary for each of three sentence starters (First, Next, Last) using a provided…

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Watermelon Animated Writing Activity | Short Film teaching resource preview
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Watermelon Animated Writing Activity | Short Film

Watch the short animated film 'Watermelon,' then complete a beginning/middle/end recall activity, sequence-of-events ordering, true/false comprehension questions, and write a one-sentence summary for beginning/middle/end using a word bank.

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Tiny Wing Animated Writing Activity | Short Film teaching resource preview
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Tiny Wing Animated Writing Activity | Short Film

Watch (or have watched) the short film, then complete interactive/printable slides: describe what happened in beginning/middle/end, drag-and-drop true/false statement cards, sequence story events by dragging numbers, fill in a word bank to write a 3-sentence (First/Next/Last) summary.

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My Favorites Writing Prompt Bundle teaching resource preview
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My Favorites Writing Prompt Bundle

Choose a 'favorite' topic prompt (movie, book, author, holiday, season, sport, food, celebrity, culture, cellphone app, time period, music artist, vacation, memory, social media influencer, or an open 'favorite ___') and write a short paragraph answering the guiding questions, then self-check using the proofreading checklist (capital…

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The Solar System | Interactive Reading Packet teaching resource preview
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The Solar System | Interactive Reading Packet

Answer true/false questions about the planets, match planets to facts, read individual planet fact pages (Mercury through Neptune), and complete a 'Space Quest'/'Far Out!' creative writing prompt about visiting outer space.

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Pre-K, 1–3
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Zoology Bundle teaching resource preview
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Zoology Bundle

This is a Zoology Bundle intended for use during your animal unit. There are over 20 fact sheets for different animals that can be found at the zoo.

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Springtime Picnic Fun - Writing Prompt teaching resource preview
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Springtime Picnic Fun - Writing Prompt

The first activity page invites a written response about having a spring picnic; the companion page asks students to draw their own picnic. Use a brief oral rehearsal to gather details about the place, people, or food before writing, then have learners include some of those same details in the illustration.

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Pre-K–2
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Ancient Egypt Packet teaching resource preview
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Ancient Egypt Packet

Students assemble an Egypt-themed folder, write their name in hieroglyphs as a secret message, build a 3-D Nile barge model from a template using popsicle sticks, make a mummy craft and place it in a folded sarcophagus, write a fiction story about finding their mummy, write a story about what might be under the Sphinx's paw, make…

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Creative Narratives Writing Prompt Bundle teaching resource preview
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Creative Narratives Writing Prompt Bundle

For each of 12 prompt cards, write an original short story using the given characters, setting, and plot hook; use the do's/don'ts writing-hacks sheet and proofreading checklist (capital letters, punctuation, adjectives, spelling, sense-making) to plan and revise.

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2–5
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Seasonal Writing Prompts Packet teaching resource preview
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Seasonal Writing Prompts Packet

This is a Seasonal Writing Prompts Packet. All you have to do is print and go. There are 2 choices for each season.

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Pre-K, 1–3
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Fiction vs Nonfiction – Genre Sorting Packet teaching resource preview
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Fiction vs Nonfiction – Genre Sorting Packet

Review a two-column comparison chart of fiction and nonfiction features, then sort book covers into fiction and nonfiction categories (by dragging digitally or cutting and pasting), and complete two writing prompts naming a favorite fiction book and a favorite nonfiction book.

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Pre-K, 1–2
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Back to School Packet for 1st + 2nd Grade teaching resource preview
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Back to School Packet for 1st + 2nd Grade

Decorate a bookmark; complete fill-in-the-blank writing prompts (what I loved about summer, what I'm ready for, what I'm looking forward to, what I want to be when I grow up); write numbers 1-20 and solve single-digit addition problems; find back-to-school vocabulary words in a word search.

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1–2
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R Consonant Blend Activity Packet and Worksheets teaching resource preview
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R Consonant Blend Activity Packet and Worksheets

Study an R-blend anchor chart and word lists; trace and write R-blend words; cut and match pictures to words; cut and match word halves; read a short poem and a writing prompt using R-blend words; use picture/word flash cards.

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Pre-K, 1–3
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Barack Obama Activity Packet – Grades 1–5 Worksheets teaching resource preview
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Barack Obama Activity Packet – Grades 1–5 Worksheets

Students read informational passages about Obama's biography and a speech excerpt ('Equal Opportunity'), then complete response activities: answer reflection questions about feelings/identity, trace and write vocabulary words (hope, change, President, Michelle, Barack Obama, White House), draw a picture responding to a writing prompt,…

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1–5
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