Use these measurement task cards to introduce the inch using printable inchworm rulers. The set includes a tutorial about measuring with an inchworm ruler. There are a total of 6 task cards, each with two pictures of everyday objects and a brief statement about the length, height or width of the object to be expressed in inches. Your students can measure each object directly from the card because they are drawn to scale, and fill in the blanks on the card to complete each statement. A worksheet and answer key are also included to be used with the cards. These task cards include: 2 tutorial cards 12 objects to be measured in inches only 1 Worksheet 2 Answer Key Cards Printable Inchworm Rulers A printing guide 9 pages.

Make learning fun by using these fans and puzzles to teach the rules of comparison for adjectives and adverbs. The six types of rules are categorized on separate sheets for easy reference. This set also includes a worksheet and answer key. Use this set in three ways: Comparison Race - A game for two or more players. 1 2 3 Puzzle Activity - A learning center for matching up positive, comparative and superlative adjective puzzle pieces. A bulletin board display. Fulfills the CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.3.1g Form and use comparative and superlative adjectives and adverbs, and choose between them depending on what is to be modified. 18 pages. Grades 1-4.

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.

This is a five-lesson unit plan for grade 3 - 5 students which re-introduces the concepts of force, effort and load and develops them into group activities which explore the world of simple machines. Students apply the use of these simple machines (gears, pulleys, levers)to their real world applications. Co-operative learning is emphasized in these lessons as many of the manipulatives to be used are inexpensive, easily available and are simple everyday items that can be found in the kitchen. Assessment methods to be used are both formative and summative. Worksheets and pictures of materials that I have used for these lessons are included. 40 pages. Grades 3-5.

Use these multiple meaning word cards as a memory game or as a flip book. It includes 30 multiple meaning word pairs: cold, right, light, band, bar, bark, bat, chest, leaves, saw, scales, well, orange, coat, watch, fly, flies, bowl, row, jam, glasses, wave, store, fry, box, ship, shed, spoke, bill, groom, green, tie, and date. For the memory game, cut out each card, then shuffle them for a random order. You can use only the cards that have the multiple meaning words words that you want your students have more practice with. More instructions are included in the file. For the flip book, print each page, then bind them together along the tops. After this, cut each vertically along the center to divide the flip book in half so that your students can flip the pages on the left and right to match the pages. 33 pages. Grades 1-4.

Here are exciting ways to teach your students about the parts of a flower and the function of each part. It includes: -A D.I.Y. craft activity for assembling the flower parts together to make a complete flower. This can be printed on paper or card stock or traced onto coloured sheets of felt or foam sheets. Available in colour and in black and white. Pages 3 -8 -Parts of a flower diagram labeling activities with answer key. Pages 9 - 11 -A set of 15 colourful illustrated definition cards. Pages 12 - 15 -A 'Roll and Answer' worksheet with questions about the functions of each part of the flower. Includes an answer key. Pages 16 - 20 -18 large illustrated word wall cards of parts of the flower key terms. Pages 21 - 26 26 pages. Grades 3-5

Practice matching equivalences among fractions, decimals and percents by playing this card game like Dominoes! The first page contains cards with fractions and decimals only. This is ideal for beginners. The second page has cards with fractions, decimals and percents. Students should move on to matching the entire set of cards after they have mastered matching the ones on the first page. 32 Cards. Grades 3-6.

Fraction Strips - these will help you teach about equivalency among fractions, decimals, and percents. Each card is colour-coded allowing students to make connections when they see relational card values for proper fractions, percents, and decimals. For example, ¼, 25%, and 0.25 are always yellow. Fraction word name cards are also included to help students learn how to pronounce the numbers correctly. The cards included can be used to focus on just one skill (e.g. decimals) or use the cards together to learn equivalencies. Extra copies can be made to allow students to cut out the fraction tiles and use them to create word problems. All Fraction Strips are available in whole, halves, thirds, quarters, fifths, sixths, eighths, tenths and twelfths. The same goes for their decimal, percent and word-name counterparts. Everything here is also included in black and white form for ease of making photocopies.

Recycling Activities and posters for sorting pictures of different kids of trash into the following categories for recycling: compost, metal, glass, plastic, and paper. The sorting mats are to be used by sticking the trash items unto the correct mats (which are provided). Your students can also use large containers as recycling bins for sorting the pictures. I added bin labels for such an activity. The posters can be used to add to your classroom recycling unit or Earth Day theme. It contains: recycling posters, sorting bin labels, material poster sets, sorting mats, and picture cards for sorting bins and sorting mats. This zipped file contains the colourful version and the black and white version.

3D Shape Sorting Activity. Use these 3D shape Venn diagram rings in conjunction with these 3D Shape Flash cards to keep your students engaged in a self-checking Attribute Matching Activity for 3D shapes. The 3D Shapes used are: cubes, cuboids, pyramids, cones, prisms, cylinders and spheres. Here’s what you can get from this set: -Revision Flash Card Ring Set - To revise the attributes of the each of the 3D shapes. Just punch a hole in each of the triangular tips and keep them on a key ring. -Large Venn Diagram rings for Attribute Sorting - To get your students proficient in sorting, start off by using one attribute ring at a time. After each attribute type is mastered, move on to using two rings, then interloping them like a Venn Diagram. It is best for students to use real 3D manipulatives but if you do not have any available, you can cut-out, print and laminate the ones found on the last page. Students can check their own work for errors by comparing the data on the flash cards with what they have matched. Your fast learners can be given more challenge by having to sort up to three or even four attributes using the interlocking Venn Diagrams. - You can also use the flash cards as labels to label shapes in the classroom!

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). Nyla's Crafty Teaching

Multiple Meaning Words - Illustrated Word Wall: includes a large sentence strip which displays the definition of multiple meaning words for you to add above your word wall area. There is a total of 33 word cards. Each multiple meaning word card has a fitting pair of pictures to match the word. Each page has three word cards and they are to be printed on 8.5 x 11 (letter) sized paper. Nyla's Crafty Teaching

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.

This Illustrated Polygon Word Wall set includes 10 illustrated Polygon word cards and a large ‘definition of a polygon’ sentence strip. Each page has three word cards and they are to be printed on 8.5 x 14 (landscape legal) sized paper. Nyla's Crafty Teaching

Compound Words no-prep Worksheets for different themes: These are nine no-prep compound word worksheets. Each page uses a different theme. For each theme, the compound words are directly related to the theme and black and white theme-based images are included for your students to colour. The themes used are: *Things in My Home *Things I Eat and Drink *Sports *Things at School *Summer Time/Beach *Spring Time *Fall / Autumn Time * and Transportation theme These worksheets provide different types of writing activities for compound words. Nyla's Crafty Teaching

Celebrate Valentine's Day with these easy ready-to-print Valentines Day Cards. These are eight assorted cards with different colour themes and styles. Each card comes in both a colour-print version and a black and white version. Each of these Valentine's Day Cards also comes with a coupon to be glued into the inside of the card. The coupons are keepsakes that carry a personal message from the sender. Happy Valentine's Day!

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. TeacherNyla Nyla's Crafty Teaching

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. TeacherNyla Nyla's Crafty Teaching

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. Nyla's Crafty Teaching

St. Patrick’s Day is here and the gold coins need to get sorted. It’s time match them up into the pots that are labelled with the prefix or suffix that matches the root word on each coin. Note: This set has some extra pages added to make a bulletin board set. Suitable for grades 3-5. This 18 page set contains: 8 prefix pot labels and 8 suffix pot labels. 6 coins 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 coin. 32 root word cards for suffixes to print and cut out then stick each word onto a different coin. Bulletin board display props. 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. Nyla's Crafty Teaching