In this packet, you will find a colorful set of mini-posters to illustrate twenty popular fruits. As young children are learning each fruit, use these mini-posters to illustrate to students what the fruit looks like. This is a great set of mini-posters to post in the classroom above the whiteboard!

In this packet, you will find approximately twenty posters each illustrating a different vegetable. These posters are perfect for posting above the whiteboard while teaching a science and/or health unit on vegetables! Each mini-poster is very colorful and is labeled.

This resource is sure to engage all of your learners. They will be most eager to get started on these activities leading to the 100th day of school or… work as many activities as possible on the actual 100th day of school. Activities range from guessing how old the teacher will be in one hundred years, to predicting what their town/city will be like in 100 years. Additionally students are asked to make a list of 100 reasons why they love their school and many other thought provoking, brainstorming, jumpstarting the brain activities in celebration of this big day! This resource is set-up in a power point format so that each activity can be approached on individual days leading up to the event or each activity can be placed in a center unto itself. This resource can be used in such a multitude of different ways! Your students are sure to love these ten activities to celebrate this day of achievement in their school year!

You surely do not want to miss this resource! This packet is 32 pages long and focuses on argumentative/persuasive writing. The students conduct research on the different types of Christmas lights and how to “elegantly” decorate their tree using the appropriate lights. After conducting research and reading articles which are provided including the source, the students develop a “hook” statement that will allow the readers to want to read more to determine the best decision to make in terms of buying and decorating with the proper Christmas lights. Next, after developing the “hook” statement, students utilize a graphic organizer that is provided, and develop their claim and actually state it. The next part of the graphic organizer allows the students to state three reasons why their claims is the best decision to make. As well, after stating and writing each particular reason, there is also a space on the graphic organizer for students to write their evidence in the form of a sentence that supports their specific reason for the claim. Finally, at the end of the graphic organizer, the students are to provide a concluding sentence for their claim. Students will enjoy this particular activity so much during the holiday season; you can’t go wrong with this teaching and learning activity!