I am a primary school teacher with a knack for teaching to the multiple intelligences, particularly the visual learner. My resources are inspired by my experience of teaching different students with unique ways of learning. I love the magic of helping them to make connections in learning. The grades 3-5 are mostly what I cater to, however, I also have some great resources for grades 1 and 2.
I am a primary school teacher with a knack for teaching to the multiple intelligences, particularly the visual learner. My resources are inspired by my experience of teaching different students with unique ways of learning. I love the magic of helping them to make connections in learning. The grades 3-5 are mostly what I cater to, however, I also have some great resources for grades 1 and 2.
Classroom jobs can teach students about responsibility, teamwork, and the value of keeping things organised. Just write your students’ names on clothespins and clip each one onto a job card. If a student is absent, the ‘substitute’ fills in and does that student’s job. The last set of cards are editable for you to add your own personalized label text.
This file contains rectangular labels that are 9.5cm x 12.7cm each. They print on 8.5” x 11” (letter) sized paper with 4 cards per page.
This is a PowerPoint file. Please make sure that you have Microsoft PowerPoint (not PowerPoint viewer).
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This Food Web Building Kit first teaches the basics of making a food chain, then food webs. It's a tutorial and group activity. Food webs and food chains can be easily created using the six steps that are detailed in this package. It also has everything you need to make your own food chains and food webs. Here's a list of what's inside:
A 10 page illustrated step by step tutorial
Food chain-making worksheets with answer keys.
Build-a-food-web bulletin board or activity sets for making a... *savannah food web*, *forest food web*, *garden food web*, *wetland food web*, *ocean food web*, and *Arctic food web* with suggested answer keys.
Arrows and poster labels for each food web habitat.
56 Pages.
Measurement task Cards! Use these measurement task cards to introduce the cm and mm. The set includes a free tutorial about measuring with a ruler. There are a total of 24 task cards with pictures of everyday objects and a brief statement about the length or height of the object to be expressed in cm. Your students can measure each object directly from the card because they are drawn to scale, and fill in the blanks to complete each statement. Also included is a printing guide and printable rulers. The game 'Scoot' can be played with these as well.
I used British spellings for the terms 'centimetre' and 'millimetre'.
14 Pages. For grades 3-5.
Prefix Suffix and Greek and Latin Roots Word Wall Bundle. In this zipped bundle you get the 4 in 1 word wall bundle of Prefixes, Suffixes, Greek Roots, and Latin Roots. There are 36 prefix word wall cards, 36 suffix word wall cards, 27 Greek Root word wall cards, and 33 Latin root word wall cards in this set. The definitions and illustrations are on each word card which makes this a great tool for memorizing the meaning of these roots and affixes. The illustrations are for visual learners to connect the roots and affixes to real life and to make sense of new and unfamiliar words. Just print, cut out and laminate the cards and use them as headers for doing ‘root of the day’ focus walls or use them as stand alone word walls.
The prefixes are: mis, de, a, ab, abs, fore, tri, pre, re, dis, in, dif, semi, micro, ex, un, *im, sub, inter, pro, *im, tele, bi, super, under, uni/mono, bi/duo, tri, tetra/quad, quint/penta, sex/hexa, hepta/sept, oct, nona, deca, hecto, and kilo.
* Note that the prefix ‘im-‘ has two meanings; one is ‘into’ and the other is ‘not’, so I have created two separate cards for the prefix ‘im-‘.
The suffixes are: ous, ory, ly, ling, el, fy, ant, able, ible, ness, ess, ment, er, less, ence, ive, eer, ier, et, or, ism, ship, hood, ful, dom, ist, en, sion, ish, *al, acy, *al, ate, tion, ical, and esque.
* Note that there are two different cards for the suffix ‘al’ because it has two different meanings.
The Greek roots are: auto, bio, chron, dyna, gram, graph, hetero, homo, hydr, hypo, logy, meter/metr, micro, mis/miso, mono, morph, nym, phil, phobia, phon, photo/phos, pseudo, psycho, scope, techno, tele, and therm.
The Latin roots are: ambi, aqua, aud, bene, cent, circum, contra, counter, dict, duc/duct, fac, form, fort, fract, ject, jud, mal, mater, mit, mort, multi, pater, port, rupt, scrib/scribe, sec/sect, sent, spec, struct, vid/vis, voc, fin/finit, and mob/mov/mot.
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These Martin Luther King Jr. literacy activities has Martin Luther King Jr.'s famous 'I Have a Dream’ speech as the focus of this writing center. These are writing activities are also focused on the life of Martin Luther King Jr.
The first activity is a Q & A trivia about Martin Luther King Jr.'s life, based on a brief biography (included). The trivia questions are presented on the faces of cubes so the kinesthetic students can have fun rolling the cubes to get a question to answer. Verbal/linguistic minded students can make a game of it by answering orally OR introverted students can write the answers out on the color coded answer sheets provided. An answer key is included.
The second activity is focused solely on Martin Luther King Jr.’s ‘I Have a Dream’ speech. In this activity, students go on a hunt to find his direct quotes from the speech. They can create an anthology of MLK quotes or write out their favorite quotes on mini placards. These can be put on display as a part of an Martin Luther King Jr. bulletin board display.
For Grades 3-5. 15 Pages.
Use these Prefix + Root word + Suffix cards in many ways. It contains thirty sets of Big Words which are really root words with their matching prefixes and suffixes. These are words like: disagreement, unacceptable, indefinitely, maladjusted, unemployment, disrespectful, etc. The prefixes used are: un, dis, mal, pre, in, re and inter. The suffixes used are: ful, able, ed, ment, ly, and ible.
Ways to use them:
Use the cards as they are (already matched up) in your word walls.
Sorting Game: Cut out each prefix, root word and suffix and group them into three groups - prefixes only, root words only, and suffixes only. Then students can take turns to pull out a root word from the root word pile and match it correctly to a prefix from the prefix pile and to a suffix from the suffix pile.
Say It, Keep It: Use the cards with the prefix + root word + suffix intact for this game. A caller will keep all of the cards in the deck, pick the first card and read the root word out loud (without showing it to the other players). He can ask the others to name either a prefix or suffix that would match the root word. The first player to name it gets to keep the card. Then the caller picks another card and this process is repeated until all of the cards are used up. The player with the most cards wins the game!
These cards are created in two different sizes. The original set has 6 words per page and the larger set has 4 words per page. The small set will save you ink and paper but many teachers have indicated to me that they preferred to have a larger set to make a bulletin board display. So, that's why I added the larger version.
Fractions are fun with these colourful fraction dominoes! This game is perfect for enriching fraction lessons and is great as an activity on its own. It has 54 fraction domino cards with 3 doubles and three blanks included.
Print out on card stock paper and cut out cards OR print on regular paper, laminate each sheet then cut out cards using a guillotine. To play, match the numeral fraction to its corresponding shape fraction. For higher grades, equivalent fractions can be matched. Instructions for playing and a game modification for higher students are included.
Simple Machines: Levers - Sorting Activities for the Three Classes of Levers. Everything you need to know about levers is presented in this activity booklet. When teaching about Simple Machines, levers are usually taught first because students can clearly use them to identify the effort, load and fulcrum. This booklet explores the the first class lever, second class lever and third class lever, and illustrates them in posters, diagrams, a sorting table and a labeling activity. Real world examples of tools which are levers are also included as labelled pictures, e.g. a pair of scissors is a first class lever, a wheel barrow is a second class lever, and a pair of tweezers is a third class lever. An answer key is included for the activities.
Use this set of Dienes block clip art to make your Base 10 Blocks place value worksheets, games and printables for commercial or classroom use.
Contains:
- A total of 32 images: eight different colours of the unit, tens, hundreds and thousands base 10 blocks. Each of the colours are black and white, classic blue, green, yellow, orange, red, pink, and purple.
- An editable worksheet template.
All images are 300 dpi in png format with transparent backgrounds.
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This phonics foldable worksheet with word wheels for the hard and soft G sound provides engaging ways for students to practice reading and writing words beginning with the Hard or Soft G Sound. The first word wheel shows the hard G sound words and the second shows the soft G sound words. The worksheets are in black and white and the word wheels are both available in printable black and white and colour. Your students can use the foldables to:
Name the item in each picture.
Open the flaps and trace the words beneath each flap.
Sound out the Hard or Soft G Sound.
Read the words they traced.
These are five lesson plans for the writing process using descriptive writing. This engaging unit takes students through the stages of writing from start to finish, by developing and refining their own ideas into a well published final product. Descriptive Writing is a means of expressing one's environment through the perceptions of his senses. Sight, smell, touch, sound and taste, are used to vividly describe the environment so that the author can transport the reader into his environment. It is compulsory that a child is taught the necessary skills to develop a good descriptive story structure, which will improve their writing skills across the curriculum as well as develop their self-esteem and promote literacy.
Fulfils requirements for:
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.3.4 With guidance and support from adults, produce writing in which the development and organization are appropriate to task and purpose.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.3.5 With guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, and editing.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.4.4 Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development and organization are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
Spring is here and the flowers need to get sorted. It’s time match them up into the affix baskets that are labelled with the prefix or suffix that matches the root word on each flower. 14 Pages. For grades 3-5.
This set contains:
8 prefix basket labels and 8 suffix basket labels.
6 flowers for you to print then cut out (each in colour and black and white).
32 root word cards for prefixes to print and cut out then stick each word onto a different flower.
32 root word cards for suffixes to print and cut out then stick each word onto a different flower.
The prefixes featured for each bowl are un, dis, in, im, re, pre, ir, and mis. The suffixes are able, ible, ful, less, ly, ment, ness, and en.
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This is a Spring themed Compound Words puzzle. The cards are perfect for group work and stations. Each puzzle card has the compound word at the top with a picture and the two cut-apart words below with matching pictures. This set has 24 compound words (closed compound words) and they can also be used as flashcards. 6 Pages. For Grades 1-3.
The compound words in this set are: outdoor, raincloud, ladybug, butterfly, rainbow, dragonfly, flowerpot, eggshell, honeybee, grasshopper, raindrop, bullfrog, bluebird, toadstool, thundercloud, buttercup, honeypot, flowerbed, springtime, doghouse, raincoat, beekeeper, overcast, and honeycomb.
The size of these cards may be right for you but if you would prefer to have them smaller, you can always set them to print on a smaller scale such as 4 pages per printing page. As long as you print the files from your already saved files, these instructions would work because if you print straight from the downloaded page on the web, the printing settings of the web page would be limited. In Adobe Reader, go to print, under page sizing and handling, select ‘multiple', then under ‘Pages per Sheet' select 4. It will also give you the option of choosing landscape or portrait orientation. You can play with these to see which layout optimizes the space on the paper the best.
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These Food Chain Puzzles can be used to practice making food chains with organisms in a garden habitat. This is a Spring themed Food Chain puzzle. The cards are perfect for group work and stations. Each puzzle card has an organism name and picture on it. Each of the first five pages has three puzzles and each of these puzzles has a producer (plant or plant part), a primary consumer, and a secondary consumer. The sixth page has more consumer organisms that can be spliced in to make longer food chains. After the cards are cut apart for the students, the page six puzzle cards can be mixed and matched with them. 15 Puzzles. 6 Pages. Grades 2-4.
The producers (plants or plant parts), in this set include: grass, leaf, bush, seeds, nectar from flowers, and fruit. The consumer organisms in this set are: caterpillar, bird, grasshopper, lizard, snake, bee, dragonfly, aphid, ladybug, rabbit, eagle, chicken, man, rat, owl, cow, fly, frog, rat, cat, sheep, toad, butterfly, and goat.
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Classroom Labels - Chevron: These are 142 classroom labels. Label your containers, drawers, cabinets, shelves, student trays and more. This file contains rectangular labels that are 6.3cm x 12.7cm each illustrated with corresponding pictures. They print on 8.5” x 11” (letter) sized paper with 6 cards per page. This is a PowerPoint file. Please make sure that you have Microsoft PowerPoint (not PowerPoint viewer). 35 Pages. For Grades 1-6.
These labels are arranged in eight sections:
1 General classroom supplies (42 cards)
2 Craft Supplies (24 cards)
3 Math Resources (20 cards
4 Science Tools (18 cards)
5 Social Studies and Drama Supplies (12 cards)
6 Listening Center Supplies (6 cards)
7 Tech Supplies (6 cards)
8 Paper Procedures (6 cards)
9 Editable Blank Cards (6 cards)
The last set of cards are fully editable for you to add your own personalized labels.
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Gender Noun Animals Memory Game for matching the masculine animals names to their feminine counterparts. This game can be added to any nouns unit for naming animals or to your animal or farm animal units. It consists of 18 pairs of animals. This set can also be made into a flip book, the instructions for that are included. The animals in this set are the masculine and feminine forms of cat, cattle, chicken, deer, dog, donkey, duck, elephant, fox, goat, goose, horse, lion, pig, rabbit, tiger sheep, and whale.
For the Valentine’s Day, here are a eight free hilarious Bookmarks. Each one has a riddle on the front and the answer on the back. These Free Valentine’s Day Bookmarks can be used as rewards or just to share some love and laughter.
This Illustrated Homophone Word Wall set includes...
- 64 Word wall cards with pairs of homophones (some triplets too).
- A homophone definition poster in the form of a graphic organizer.
- A large 'definition of a homophone' sentence strip.
Each card is just over a foot wide, that's 33cm by 6cm. They are laid out as three cards per page on landscape legal sized paper.
(c) Nyla's Crafty Teaching 2015
I made these free printable eye masks for students to wear in celebration of Groundhog Day! Your students can assemble the parts and stick them together as a craft activity. Students who wear tested lenses can wear them on their hair I made these free printable eye masks for students to wear in celebration of Groundhog Day! Your students can assemble the parts and stick them together as a craft activity. Students who wear tested lenses can wear them on their hair (like a Bando).
This pack includes four different styles in full color:
One face mask with a happy groundhog.
One face mask with a frightened groundhog.
One face mask with a ground hog predicting six more weeks of winter.
One face mask with a ground hog announcing the arrival of spring.
Just print and laminate the pages then cut out your props. These pages are to be printed on legal sized paper (long) because of the long width of the glasses. Instructions for folding the spectacles are included.
For grades 1-3. Four pages.
(c) Nyla's Crafty Teaching 2012
This is a free set of activities for New Year’s Day. This is a PDF file. 9 Pages. It is kid friendly and an enhancement to teaching character traits in ELA. It’s also a great way for students to be aware of their qualities and how they can work to achieve their goals. You can turn it into a bulletin board when your students are done. Sample pictures are included.
A new updated version will be uploaded here for next year. - Nyla.
