***NEWLY UPDATED*** Pack now includes a card about Who, What, When, Where, and Why in our writing. We use these cards to teach the students the different stages of the elements of writing. It includes: Using capitals Using punctuation Adding finger spaces Using phonetic or correct spelling (letters/words) Putting name and date on the paper Using commas Using sight words I write my students names on clothespins and move them around on the cards depending on which element of writing they are working on, or need additional practice with.

I found that the best way for students to learn their sight words was to have them wear the sight word that they are working on. I tried stickers with the words, or stamps on their hands, so that the word was always close by if they needed to refer to it during class. But stamps wash away and stickers lose their stick, so I came up with bracelets. Mine are colored for each different sight word that the students are working on. It helps differentiate if they are working on more than one sight word at a time. This 2nd set includes the second 10 Fry Words: if, he, and, it, is, see, look, of, in, at. Each page includes 8 colored and black and white bracelets for each of the 10 sight words. Simply print, cut, and tape around your student's wrists, so they can easily wear what they are learning!

I found that the best way for students to learn their sight words was to have them wear the sight word that they are working on. I tried stickers with the words, or stamps on their hands, so that the word was always close by if they needed to refer to it during class. But stamps wash away and stickers lose their stick, so I came up with bracelets. Mine are colored for each different sight word that the students are working on. It helps differentiate if they are working on more than one sight word at a time. This 1st set includes the first 10 Fry Words: a, my, the, I, like, we, go, on, to, you Each page includes 8 colored or black and white bracelets for each of the 10 sight words. Simply print, cut, and tape around your student's wrists, so they can easily wear what they are learning!

This is a great hands on unit for 3-5 students that is aligned with ELA CCSS, and Next Generation Science Standards for Engineering & Design. Students will discuss what they basic needs of people are, read informational text about how people around the world meet their basic needs, and then design and build a pair of shoes for themselves from everyday materials. The idea behind the lesson is not only engineering a solution to a problem, but becoming aware of how others less fortunate live and meet their basic needs in order to survive. Students will wear their shoes in a "fashion show" and will continue to wear them for one hour, to gain full perspective of how others might live. ***Please note additional materials are needed for this activity*** Thick cardboard, plastic bottles, soda bottles, plastic bottle caps, string, duct tape, plastic bags. Standards Covered: SL.3.1, SL.4.1, SL.5.1, W.3.1, W.3.3, W.4.1, W.4.3, W.5.1, W.5.3, RI.3.10, RI.4.10, RI.5.10 This packet includes: Cover Page Introduction and Set up Page 2 pages of ELA and Next Generation Science Standards for 3-5 Lesson Procedure Designing Recycled Shoes Teacher Prep Designing Recycled Shoes Parent Letter Designing Recycled Shoes Teacher Sample Photos Designing Recycled Shoes Informational Text Designing Recycled Shoes Writing Extension Designing Recycled Shoes Template Designing Recycled Shoes Explanation page Designing Recycled Shoes Student Checklist Designing Recycled Shoes Directions for Building Designing Recycled Shoes Materials Budget Designing Recycled Shoes Self Assessment Designing Recycled Shoes Posters Designing Recycled Shoes Display Banner Please make sure to rate and leave feedback!

This is my set of 6 summer STEM challenges, to keep young minds engaged and engineering throughout the summer. ***PLEASE NOTE: Additional materials are needed to complete these activities*** The topics for these challenges are: 1. Melting in the Sun (broken crayons, chocolate, marshmallows, butter, Legos, marbles, ice cubes, rock, wood block, coin, shredded cheddar cheese, paper clip, 12 space muffin pan, recording sheet (1 per student). 2. Making Ice Cream 1 Pint and 1 Gallon sized Ziploc bags, ice cubes, 1 cup half and half, 􏰀 cup Kosher salt, 2 tbsp.sugar, 􏰀 tsp. vanilla extract, ice-cream cones or bowls, spoons. 3. Lemonade Taste Test Pitcher or container with spout for pouring, cups, pre-cut lemons, sugar, water, strawberries, blackberries, raspberries, blueberries, spoons, fork or lemon juicer. (For younger students, pre-crush berries to help the juice release.) 4. Cooking in the Sun Pizza box, tin foil, glue, bowl lined with foil, marshmallows, graham crackers, chocolate, a chopstick or skewer, 5. Building Water Slides Cardboard (for base), masking tape, straws, cardboard tubes/toilet tubes/paper towel tubes, aluminum foil, Lego figures or other small plastic toys, plastic or Styrofoam bowls. 6. Water Balloon Parachutes Small water balloons, paper towel tubes, rubber bands, popsicle sticks, masking tape, Styrofoam bowls, aluminum foil, cotton balls, straws. Students will complete the different challenges and give some feedback/assess their learning. Some activities have extensions included for further learning.

This is a fantastic product to introduce to your STEM students, or eager engineers. Similar to "Story Cubes", these are "STEM Cubes". Students roll all the cubes together, and position them to be face up after rolling. Students will determine which materials they can select, how much of each material, how much time they have to build, and can even be suggested a topic to build. Set these cubes out as an independent center, team building, group work, etc... ***PLEASE NOTE*** You must provide your students with the variety of materials featured on the dice in order for them to complete the task successfully. All materials are easily accessible no matter where you are. This packet includes: 5 Materials dice (with varying materials) 1 Quantity dice (to declare how much of each material) 1 Minutes dice (to show how much time students have to build) 1 Design dice (with suggestions for students on what to build) 1 Blank Minutes dice (for teachers to choose their own timings) 1 Blank Quantity dice (for teachers to choose their own quantities) Please make sure to rate and leave feedback!

This is a packet of morning work based around the principles of STEM for Early Childhood students K-2. Rather than having students complete only ELA or Math in the morning work, this packet incorporates reading and writing, and some math in the STEM activities. The packet starts in the first week of August and goes all through the school year until the last week of May, 38 weeks of STEM activities. Each week offers one STEM activity that is spread out over 4 days, with the 5th day being a reflection of the week's work. All activities are designed to have 15 minutes spent on them, as students are settling into the morning routine of school. Included in this packet is: Monthly table of contents Weekly STEM Packet Cover STEM activity titles for each month Needed STEM materials for each month Directions for STEM activities for each month Set up and prep directions for teacher for each month Weekly pages for STEM activities Please make sure to rate and leave feedback!

This is a follow up to my Billy Goats Gruff packet. After such great response to that one, I decided to make a similar one for Goldilocks. This packet includes: Display Characters (Can be printed in a smaller scale if needed) Display Bowls and Chairs Color Themed Vocabulary Words (blue=Baby Bear, yellow=Mama Bear, red=Papa Bear, pink=Goldilocks) 2 Flow Maps, for Goldilocks and the 3 Bears A Goldilocks WANTED poster and writing activity My Favorite Character graph and answer sheet Venn Digram for Goldilocks and the 3 Bears If you liked my Billy Goat Gruff pack, be sure to check this one out too!

First I want to make it known that I do not own Elmer. This pack contains my artistic rendering of the wonderful elephant for personal classroom use to aid in teaching the story. This pack includes: 1 Elmer cut out puppet My Favorite Elmer Color Graph Number 1-12 cards with recording sheet I am Unique Like Elmer writing page

This is a complete set for Kindergarten/First Grade! It's a program for teaching the first 100 High Frequency reading words called "I Scream for Sight Words". Every child can earn a colored scoop for every 10 words they master reading by sight. The goal is to get 10 scoops signifying 100 sight words. This pack includes the following: - Set of colored scoops with corresponding numbers. - Set of colored scoops with first 100 sight words (for teacher). - Set of ice cream cones. - Set of take home letters identifying which colored scoop the students are working towards. - Parent explanation letter. - Graph for tracking progress (for teacher). - Display banner for the classroom.

This is a collection of display items and activity sheets to go along with the story, the Three Billy Goats Gruff. It includes easy to make big, middle sized, and small billy goat as well as the troll. These can be made for whole class or small group use. There are also 6 pages of color coded vocabulary words. Orange=nouns, pink=verbs, red=positional, green=troll words, blue=goat words. The activity pack Billy Goat Gruff Tree Map Troll Tree Map Billy Goat Gruff and Troll Venn Diagram Numbers 0-10 Make a Bridge Activity Sequencing Activity Billy Goat Gruff and Troll Favorite Character Graph with More and Less Questions Please note this is a PDF file.

Another great themed activity pack to tie in with literature. I do not own The Rainbow Fish or have any right to it. These are some activities and resources to support the teaching of this excellent book. Please make sure to purchase your own copy of The Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister for your classroom. This pack includes: 1 Rainbow Fish display banner 1 Rainbow Fish puppet 1 Starfish puppet 1 Octopus puppet 1 Black and White Rainbow Fish Rainbow Fish tree map Rainbow Fish double bubble map for text to self connections Rainbow Fish brace map for parts of a fish I can see the...Rainbow Fish easy reader book with sequencing activity and book guide This is a PDF file. Please check out some of my other Literacy packs including: Chicka Chicka Boom Boom, The Three Billy Goats Gruff, and Goldilocks and the Three Bears.

This is a 5 Little Monkeys Display and Activity pack for use when teaching the 5 Little Monkeys book. This pack includes: 5 Little Monkeys Bunting Display Banner All 5 Little Monkey Puppets (big and small) Bed Puppet Mama Monkey Puppet Plain Monkey Puppet 1 Color Printable 5 Little Monkeys Book 5 Little Monkeys Sentence Strips w/ Highlighted HFW (for pocket chart) Text-to-Self Connections Writing 5 Little Monkeys Bubble Map Please make sure to rate and leave feedback

This is a great resource for teaching the Very Hungry Caterpillar. This packet includes: All the types of food display puppets (can be re-sized for small centers) Caterpillar puppet Vocabulary words with ABC order activity Text-to-self writing Story sequencing flow map cut and paste Pocket chart words and picture match up The Very Hungry Student Class Book Cover The Very Hungry Student Writing Please make sure to rate and leave feedback

This is a nice set of 6 cards containing Bloom's Taxonomy Questions and sentence starters. Great to have on hand during a lesson to prompt some higher-level questioning and thinking. I keep them right with me during whole group or small group lessons.

This is a simple and colorful display banner for your calendar math area of your classroom.

This is a Collection of 6 Scientist Kids Clipart for Commercial and Personal Use. Please make sure that you read the terms and conditions before using in an item. This is a zip file so please be sure that you have something to open it with before purchasing.

This is a set of 7 display cards depicting the Scientific Method. Text is written in child friendly I Can statements.

This is a set of clipart for use when teaching "Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?" Clipart is for use in personal and commercial use. The pack includes color and black and white masters: Brown Bear Red Bird Yellow Duck Blue Horse Green Frog Purple Cat Black Sheep White Dog Goldfish Teacher Please make sure to rate and leave feedback. Thanks!

This 64 page pack is themed towards "Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?" This pack includes the following: -Brown Bear pattern cards and independent pattern activity. -Brown Bear ten frame activity/scavenger hunt. -Brown Bear dice (2) and “Race to the Top” recording sheet. -Brown Bear color spinners (2) and sight word recording sheet. -Brown Bear 4-12 number mats and teacher addition cards. -Brown Bear template for class book with student names. -Brown Bear independent reader and sequencing sentences. -Brown Bear number puzzles 1-10. -Brown Bear pocket chart animal and color sorting cards. -Brown Bear counting cards. -Brown Bear story sequencing flow map. -Brown Bear M&M graphing activity. All of these activities are great to do either whole group, small groups, and/or independently. Please make sure to rate and leave feedback!