Have your students write Acrostic or Haiku poetry with these Winter themed poetry activity sheets. Great for your Writing and Literacy Centers, Early Finishers and Substitute packets. Print and Go! A generic sheet for each type of poetry is included to expand the possibilities! Includes 5 pages: WINTER Acrostic SNOWMAN Acrostic Choose Your Topic Winter Acrostic Snowflake Haiku Choose Your Own Winter Topic Haiku Permission for Clip Art Usage per Kate Hadfield Designs Extended License #20/135368215/T

Have your students write Acrostic or Haiku poetry with these Summer, Sun and Beach themed poetry activity sheets. Great for your Writing and Literacy Centers, Early Finishers and Substitute packets. A generic sheet for each type of poetry is included to expand the possibilities! Includes 8 pages: SUMMER Acrostic BEACH Acrostic Choice #1 BEACH Acrostic Choice #2 SUNSHINE Acrostic Choose Your Topic SUMMER Acrostic SUN Haiku BEACH Haiku Choose Your Topic SUMMER Haiku Permission for Clip Art Usage per Kate Hadfield Designs Extended License #20/135368215/T

Here are 4 activity sheets to print and use after you’ve read Stellaluna, by Janell Cannon, to your students. Comprehension Sheet – This sheet asks students to draw and write about their favorite part and answer some questions related to story. Answer Key is included Venn Diagram – a page where the students Compare and Contrast bats to birds. Story Map #1 – Students use words and/or pictures to fill in the characters, setting, problem and solution of the story. Story Map #2 – Students use words and/or pictures to fill in the characters, setting, beginning, middle, end, and moral of the story.

Here are some Bat Research Activity sheets to print and use. Great to go along with your picture book study of Stellaluna. KWL Chart – This sheet asks students to write what they Know, what they Want to Know and what they Learned about bats. Bat Research Pages – In this poster project, students research what bats look like, their diet, habitat and interesting facts. They then cite their sources. Includes: Flying Fox Bats, Fruit Bats, Vampire Bats and a Generic Bat Research Page.

Here are 4 activity sheets to print and use after you’ve read the Pecos Bill tall tale with your students: Comprehension, Graphic Organizer, Exaggeration and Compare and Contrast activities. 1. Comprehension Sheet – This sheet asks students to draw and write about their favorite part, write 4 words to describe Pecos, write an example of an exaggeration from the tall tale, and summarize the tale in their own words. 2. Tall Tale Graphic Organizer – This sheet asks students to write the characters, setting. It has boxes for students to write or draw 2 Exaggerations from the story, 1 Realistic Event from the story, the Problem and the Solution. 3. Tall Tale Exaggeration – Students illustrate their favorite exaggeration from the story and write about what they drew. 4. Compare & Contrast – Students choose another person or character to compare to Pecos Bill. They could choose themselves, another tall tale character, anyone!

**This Spring BINGO game has 36 unique cards that you can print and play. ** Includes plant cycle words: seeds, seedling, sprout, plant with leaves, bud, flower and bulb. Other words include: March, spring, bees, birds, butterfly, clouds, rain, puddle, umbrella, sunshine, eggs, hatch, chicks, groundhog, worm, grass, rainbow, kite, mushrooms, insects and planting. See the Preview. This set includes: 36 Unique and numbered BINGO cards Directions Calling Board Calling Cards to cut out You will need to cut some squares out of construction paper to use as Bingo chips ahead of time, if you don’t have something like that already. Permission for Clip Art Usage per Kate Hadfield Designs Extended License #20/135368215/T

I have used Stop Motion animation with my Kindergarten and 1st graders over the past few years in the Media Center. In this presentation, you will find step-by-step directions on how to teach your students how to use an iPad and the iMotion HD app to create stop motion animation movies. I share how to make this work and the tips I learned along the way - from planning to presenting so that you can hit the ground running. 15 slides

Help your students Create an Invention with this 8.5" x 14" legal-sized activity sheet! It walks your students through the Engineering Design Process step-by-step. Included in this packet: 1. Design an Invention Poster Activity Sheet (8.5" x 14") 2. Sharing Page: Have your students take a picture of their invention and write a synopsis on this page. Makes a great Bulletin Board! (8.5" x 11") 3. Reflection Page: Includes questions so that students can reflect on their work. (8.5" x 11") I have used this poster with groups of fourth grade students in the Media Center to encourage them to invent something with the materials available in our Makerspace Center. It took them six weeks to plan and make their inventions. Afterwards, each class voted for the top inventions and we had the best of the best set up in the Media Center for classes to come see.

This story planning sheet encourages students to write and/or draw the beginning, middle and end of their story. I have used this successfully with K-4th grade students. Students with special needs are able to draw their ideas while I circulate. They can then dictate their sentence when I sit with them.

16 Santa’s Reindeer related words hidden in this puzzle. Words are in any direction! Comes in Full Color for those that like to laminate and reuse. Also in B&W reproducible & Includes Answer Key. Check out the bundle to get both the easy and the harder version if you need to differentiate within your classroom.

These Christmas and Winter Dabber Activity worksheets are a great way to help your students with their fine motor, counting, one-to-one recognition, vocabulary and letter recognition. Students use the BINGO Dauber, or dot markers, to press down on each circle just like BINGO players do. Alternatively, if you do not have BINGO daubers, you can use manipulatives to cover the dots like pom poms and stickers (garage sale circle stickers are fun). Or even let those little fingers dip into paint!! Pictures currently in the Christmas Set include: tree ornaments gingerbread man gingerbread house candy canes Santa hat stocking presents or gifts (same picture on both pages) bells wreath Santa waving “Merry Christmas!” Pictures currently in this Winter Set include: mittens hat boots ice skates hot chocolate snowman skiing snowflakes snowmen snowballs

7 Christmas Mazes *Print and Go! Need something to keep your students busy? These make a great “Print and Go” warm-up, center or filler activity. This maze is for students looking for a challenge! Includes: Christmas bell, ornament, Santa, tree, candy cane, present and stocking. My preferred use for activities like this is to put them on colored construction paper and laminate. Students use vis-a-vis markers to complete and then wipe off. Once laminated, they are easy to pull out for a center every year!

Use these printable Football Incentive Reward Charts to mark reading or behavior progress. Great to use with individual students, groups or even whole classes. Use stamps, stickers or simply your initials to mark off the squares. Charts are 4x5 inches and there are 4 charts per page. Multiple Versions & Colors included in this pack! 4 Full Color pages - with 4 of same color chart to a page. 1 Full Color Variety page - with 1 of each color chart. 4 “Less Color” pages - with 4 of the same chart to a page. (no background color) 1 “Less Color” Variety Page. 4 Black and White pages - with 4 of the same chart to a page for EZ photocopying. 1 B&W Variety Page. So many choices! Simply choose the page number you want to print when you get to the Print Options screen. :-) Permission for Clip Art Usage per Kate Hadfield Designs Extended License #20/135368215/T

Use these printable Frog with Snail Incentive Reward Sticker Charts to mark reading or behavior progress. Easy to differentiate for your students with several choices of grids: 12, 16 and 25 box grids. Great to use with individual students, groups or even whole classes. Use stamps, stickers or simply your initials to mark off the squares. Charts are 4×5 inches and there are 4 charts per page. See Thumbnails for the pages you will get. Three Versions (12, 16 and 25 Box Choices!) with multiple color options included for each: 1 Full Color page – with 4 different color charts to the page. 1 “Less Color” page. This one has no background color to save on ink. it has 4 of the same sticker chart on the page. 1 B&W page for easy photocopying and students can color. Permission for Clip Art Usage per Kate Hadfield Designs Extended License #20/135368215/T

Taking care of books is such an important skill. Use these Book Care sign posters to help your students visually connect with how to take care of books. Use these colorful signs as a visual when you do your book care lesson. Then, post them in your classroom library. These 14 Full Color Poster Signs are 8.5″ x 11″. See the Preview for all the signs. Rules included are: Keep books away from pets. Keep books away from little kids. Keep books away from babies. Do not draw, color or write in books. Keep glue and stickers away from books. Do not fold, rip or cut pages. Leave book labels on the books. Keep books away from food. Keep your books dry. Keep books safe in your book bag. Keep books safe on a shelf. Enjoy your books! Turn pages carefully and use a bookmark. Read with clean hands. Permission for Clip Art Usage per Kate Hadfield Designs Extended License #20/135368215/T

Here are 4 activity sheets to print and use after you’ve read the John Henry tall tale with your students: Comprehension, Graphic Organizer, Exaggeration and Compare and Contrast activities. 1. Comprehension Sheet – This sheet asks students to draw and write about their favorite part, write 4 words to describe John, write an example of an exaggeration from the tall tale, and summarize the tale in their own words. 2. Tall Tale Graphic Organizer – This sheet asks students to write the characters, setting. It has boxes for students to write or draw 2 Exaggerations from the story, 1 Realistic Event from the story, the Problem and the Solution. 3. Tall Tale Exaggeration – Students illustrate their favorite exaggeration from the story and write about what they drew. 4. Compare & Contrast – Students choose another person or character to compare to Paul Bunyan. They could choose themselves, another tall tale character, anyone!

**Use these Star Incentive Charts to mark reading or behavior progress with individual students, groups or classes. **Use stamps, stickers or even your initials to mark off the squares. Charts are 4x5 inches and there are 4 charts per page. Please see the Preview. This includes various colors of the same star layout in various amounts of color for those who wish to conserve ink. 8 pages have four of the same layout in the color charts. 2 pages of “Just Stars” - Black and White Stars and Yellow Stars 2 Variety pages for your convenience.

**This Rosa Parks Word Search is HARD. Ready To Go! The words and phrases are hidden across, down, backwards, and diagonally.** Words include: Rosa Parks, courageous, seamstress, freedom, passenger, activist, leader, arrested, refuse, seat, justice, comply, peaceful, protest, NAACP, Civil Rights, movement, Montgomery, Alabama, bus boycott, segregation, nonviolence, discrimination, Supreme Court, separate but equal, and Martin Luther King, Jr. Includes: Color Version Print-friendly B&W version Answer Key

Here are ready-to-go poster or graphic organizers for your students to African animals. Includes posters for these African animals: Aardvark, Crocodile, Elephant, Gazelle, Giraffe, Hippopotamus, Hyena, Lion, Meerkat, Ostrich, Rhinoceros and Zebra. It also includes 2 additional Generic Sheets to use with any additional animals. Animal Research Poster Activity Sheets 8.5" x 11" Includes 4 Versions (14 pages each): Version 1: U.S. Spelling with Sources box. Version 2: U.S. Spelling without Sources box. Version 3: UK/CAN/AUS Spelling with Sources box. Version 4: UK/CAN/AUS Spelling without Sources box. Information asked for: What the animal looks like Habitat Diet Interesting Facts Sources Students can color add their own decorative touches to it after they fill it out.

Here are two snowman themed “How To” writing activities. “How to Make a Snowman” is 3 pages long and walks your students through the process of procedural writing. Page 1 asks them to simply sketch their snowman. Page 2 Asks them to write or draw the materials needed and explain how to build it with first, next, then and last prompts. Page 3 is optional if they need more space or you want to do a final draft. It is also a basic generic writing paper you can use in your literacy center. “How to Decorate A Snowman” is one page and encourages students to draw a plain snowman and decorate it step-by-step. As they decorate each step, they write what they did in the paragraph below the illustration.