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Science Action Labs Air Science teaching resource preview
Science & discovery

Science Action Labs Air Science

Teach foundational air-science concepts (air is transparent, takes up space, has weight/pressure/resistance, is a mixture of gases, the oxygen-carbon dioxide cycle, smog/pollution) through hands-on experiments and activities.

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PDF
Level
1–3
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Social Emotional Learning Unit: Kindness Activities teaching resource preview
Social skills & wellbeing

Social Emotional Learning Unit: Kindness Activities

A kindness-themed SEL unit combining a teacher-facing lesson handout (teaching points, read-aloud book list, videos, extra activities), a caregiver letter, and student printables including a bingo board, a drawing prompt, a writing prompt, and an emergent reader.

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PDF
Level
Pre-K, 1–2
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Beginning Place Value: Roll It, Make It Dice Game teaching resource preview Free download
Math & problem solving

Beginning Place Value: Roll It, Make It Dice Game

Roll one die for tens and another for ones, write the resulting two-digit number, and build it with base-ten blocks or connecting cubes. The recording sheet provides two rounds with separate Tens and Ones columns. Supply the dice and manipulatives for a small-group or station activity.

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PDF
Level
Pre-K, 1–2
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Sudoku for Beginners with 4 Shapes teaching resource preview
Social studies

Sudoku for Beginners with 4 Shapes

Introductory sudoku activity that builds logic and problem-solving skills using 2x2 block, 4-shape puzzles for young learners.

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PDF
Level
Pre-K, 1–2
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Science Action Labs Astronomy teaching resource preview
Science & discovery

Science Action Labs Astronomy

Teach elementary astronomy concepts (the universe, astronauts, Earth, the sun, the moon, the solar system, planets, stars, astrology, sunlight, gravity) through a hands-on lab/activity book with discussion questions and experiments.

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PDF
Level
1–3
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ABC Letter Recognition Cut and Paste teaching resource preview
Reading & writing

ABC Letter Recognition Cut and Paste

A fun activity for letter recognition. The student colors and traces each letter. They then cut and paste the letters and pictures into the correct row.

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PDF
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Pre-K–1
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Arts and Crafts for Letter S, A, and T teaching resource preview
Art & making

Arts and Crafts for Letter S, A, and T

Six printable craft templates (two per letter) that reinforce phonics/letter recognition for the letters S, A, and T through hands-on making of a swan, sailboat, alligator, astronaut, turtle, and teddy bear.

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PDF
Level
Pre-K–1
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K-2 Math Volume 2 teaching resource preview
Math & problem solving

K-2 Math Volume 2

Build K-2 math skills across comparing/ordering numbers, addition & subtraction, and fractions.

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PDF
Level
Pre-K, 1–2
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Daily Math Fact Practice Booklet teaching resource preview
Math & problem solving

Daily Math Fact Practice Booklet

A print-and-go booklet of games, worksheets and word problems for practicing addition and subtraction facts from 0 to 18.

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PDF
Level
Pre-K, 1–2
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Acts of Kindness Simple Text PowerPoint Presentation teaching resource preview
Social skills & wellbeing

Acts of Kindness Simple Text PowerPoint Presentation

A simple-text slide presentation teaching young or special-education students what kindness is and examples of kind acts, including a Gandhi anecdote and prompts for classroom discussion.

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Microsoft PowerPoint
Level
Pre-K–1
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Science Activities For Your PreK Classroom teaching resource preview
Science & discovery

Science Activities For Your PreK Classroom

Three simple hands-on early-childhood science craft/experiment activities: making giant bubbles, building a windsock to explore wind, and testing which objects sink or float.

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Level
Pre-K, 1–2
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Gorgonzola: Language-Literacy Book Companion Packet teaching resource preview
Art & making

Gorgonzola: Language-Literacy Book Companion Packet

A speech-language and early-literacy book companion packet built around the book Gorgonzola, designed for speech-language pathologists and teachers working with emergent readers or students with language delays/disorders.

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PDF
Level
Pre-K–2
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Geography: The River Danube teaching resource preview
Social studies

Geography: The River Danube

A 6-page activity booklet teaching facts about the River Danube (countries and capital cities it passes through, its source and endpoint) combined with creative writing/drawing activities about a pretend river cruise.

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PDF
Level
1–4
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Arts and Crafts for Letter P, I, and N teaching resource preview
Art & making

Arts and Crafts for Letter P, I, and N

Six printable craft templates (two per letter) that reinforce phonics/letter recognition for the letters P, I, and N through hands-on making of a popcorn spring pop-up, parrot, image-strip viewer, insect with movable wings, narwhal, and decorated hand/nails.

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PDF
Level
Pre-K–1
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