Where you will find all resources and materials aimed at Early Childhood and Primary/Elementary Education, covering ELA, Science, Math, ESL, Gifted and Talented, STEM Education, and much more!!!
Where you will find all resources and materials aimed at Early Childhood and Primary/Elementary Education, covering ELA, Science, Math, ESL, Gifted and Talented, STEM Education, and much more!!!
***NEW UPDATE***
Owing to popular demand the iPad license pack is now available in COLOR and CHEVRON design.
These are "iPad Licenses" for your students. Once your students have been properly trained in the correct ways of using an iPad (using two hands, sitting with the iPad, sharing with their friends, etc...) they are given their "iPad License". If they break the rules and use the iPad inappropriately, their license is "revoked" until they prove they can use the iPad independently.
Please note this is a PDF file.
Perfect for BACK TO SCHOOL or GETTING TO KNOW YOU units!
These are two social games to help students realize their connections to each other. This game includes 25 game cards, and colored "I Can Connect" cards.
Game 1: In a group, one student at a time reads aloud one of the 25 game cards. If the students can relate to what is on the card, they hold up their "I Can Connect" card.
Game 2: In a large group, or in smaller groups, students individually share something relating to themselves, such as personal interests. If others in that group can relate they hold up their "I Can Connect" card.
Both games are designed to let students see more ways they may connect with their peers, and to encourage discussions in class.
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This is another wonderful resource for your Ocean Unit. A selection of original clipart paired with vocabulary words and HFW for use in a pocket chart center, or individual word work.
This packet includes:
-8 ocean themed vocabulary cards with clipart
-7 HFW for building sentences
-1 recording sheets for students to write newly made sentences (more can be printed as needed for centers).
PLEASE NOTE: THE PHOTOS DO NOT DO THE PRODUCT JUSTICE, THE COLOR IS MUCH BETTER IN THE ACTUAL PRODUCT!!
A lovely set of Chalkboard Numbers 1-20 with a Chevron Design. Includes corresponding 10 frames.
For photos of the full set please visit my blog in the link below:
http://completelykindergarten.blogspot.ae/2013/09/brown-bear-brown-bear.html
Here is a combined packet of my popular "Life Cycle of a Star" sequencing worksheet, and "Life Cycle of a Star" vocabulary cards.
Buy both together and receive an immediate discount!
Here are the original descriptions of each:
Sequencing Worksheet
When I began teaching my Space Unit for Grade 1, I could not find any activities that depicted the star life cycle. We were trying to make connections to previous life cycles we had learned (butterfly, plant). This is a great activity to do with Early Childhood students. This depicts 5 stages of the Star Life Cycle:
1. Stellar Nebula (creation/birth of a star by gases being pulled together).
2. Average Star (when a star is burning brightest and appears yellow).
3. Red Giant (the star is burning off lots of gas, emitting heat so it appears red).
4. Planetary Nebular (gases are escaping the star and it starts getting smaller).
5. White Dwarf (the last phase before a star dies and it grows very small before losing all of its gas).
My second language learners loved acting out the start life cycle as well:
Pushing hands together and packing them as if they are squeezing the gas together (Stellar Nebula)
Putting their hands by their faces with big eyes and smile to "shine" brightly (Average Star)
Arms out to their sides and stomping their feet like a giant would (Red Giant)
Arms pulling apart from their bodies to simulate the gas leaking out (Planetary Nebula)
Shrinking down to the floor to get really small (White Dwarf)
I have also included a student sample to help illustrate the different phases.
Vocabulary Cards:
It has been so popular that I decided to create some vocabulary cards to support this resource. Each card includes the name of the stage in the life cycle, a hand drawn image, as well as a description of what is happening to the star during that particular stage. Print and laminate for durability.
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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 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)
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This is a simple and engaging way of helping your students get to know each other. The students will be given 10 strips with their names on it, which they will cut out. They will walk around the room and look at the posters, and if they identify with that poster, they will tape one of their name strips underneath. At the end of the activity, the students will walk back around the room, and survey the number of names underneath each poster to complete a graph. The idea behind this activity is not only getting to know more about each other and to see what one student might have in common with another, but also to break any pre-conceived ideas about others in the class. We as people are quick to judge a book by its cover, and this activity allows students to see each other differently.
This packet includes:
Cover page
Explanation page
10 posters of "I like..." statements and photos
Graphing page.
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This is a collection of 100 printable 10 frame number bond fact family cards, great for doing mental math or for independent math center. These cards cover using 10 frames, addition, number bonds, and mastering fact families.
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This is a great experiment (and just in time for HALLOWEEN) to do with younger students that is engaging, fun, and utilizes the Scientific Method with math. Simply put, the students will make a prediction about how many licks it will take them to reach the chocolate center of the Tootsie Pop, and then analyze their answers with their peers.
It's a great starter experiment to the Scientific Method, that introduces about making predictions, documenting our work throughout the experiment, comparing answers to predictions, and looking at additional factors that could have affected the outcome.
It also incorporates different types of math (methods of counting) to document the licks. This allows you to see how each individual child attends to counting, especially up to larger numbers.
**Please note, if a child cannot finish their lollipop or cannot reach the chocolate center, have them stop and record their licks as is.**
Included in this pack are:
A front and back recording sheet for the experiment (print 1 per student)
A set of instruction cards that depict the steps of the experiment
Visual aids for certain steps in the experiment for lower ability students.
Be adventurous and allow students to work on this as a science or math center!
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This is a great product for using during your Ocean Unit. A simple yet fun literacy center involving counting syllables.
This packet includes:
24 cards featuring an ocean themed item with 3 numbers to choose from when counting syllables in the word. Students can circle the number with a whiteboard marker (if laminated), or to clip with a clothespin. Also included is a "Summing Up Syllables Sentences" activity (great for differentiating for higher level students).
PLEASE NOTE THE PICTURES DON'T DO IT JUSTICE, THE COLOR QUALITY IS MUCH BETTER THAN IT APPEARS!
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A wonderful new product I'm really excited about, featuring my first "original" clipart. Coincides with the Kindergarten Common Core Standards. Great for using during your ocean theme unit, as well as integrating your science standards for ocean vocabulary!
This packet includes:
-Numbers 1-20 ocean themed 10 frame cards, each featuring a different ocean animal/plant/thing.
-1 recording sheet (print more of this page as needed per students).
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Another great product to use during your Ocean Unit. A collection of common ocean themed vocabulary words with original clipart work.
This packet includes:
-26 vocabulary words with matching pictures
-3 sorting labels
-1 sorting/recording mat for students to write their answers.
I advise you to laminate this product for durability and reuse.
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This is a combination of all three of my Human Life Cycle Products:
Human Life Cycle Sequencing cut and paste (stages of the Human Life Cycle)
Human Life Cycle Vocabulary cards (gives pictures and descriptions of the stages)
Human Life Cycle Who Am I Quote Matching Game (match the quote to the correct stage)
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This is a great hands on unit for K-2 students that is aligned with ELA CCSS, and Next Generation Science Standards for Engineering & Design. Perfect for an OCEAN UNIT or END OF THE YEAR celebration activity!
Students will complete this 2 part activity to create and test different sand mixtures, then select the best one for building and then build the tallest sand structure they can, culminating with completing the ELA and Math activities. The idea is for students to see different combinations of sand, and to test the strength when building.
***Please note additional materials are needed for this activity***
Play sand, cornstarch, baby oil, shaving cream, flour, water, storage containers with lids.
Standards Covered:
K.MD.A.1, 1.MD.A.2, 2.MD.A.1, 2.MD.A.2, W.K.2, W.K.3, W.K.8, W.1.2, W.1.3, W.1.8, W.2.2, SL.K.1, SL.K.3, SL.K.5, SL.K.6, SL.1.1, SL.1.5, SL.2.1
This packet includes:
Cover Page
Introduction and Set up Page
3 pages of ELA, Math and Next Generation Science Standards for K-2
Lesson Procedure
Building Sandcastles Differentiated Self Assessment
Building Sandcastles Differentiated Writing Extension
Building Sandcastles Sand Mixture Recipes
Building Sandcastles DifferentiatedMath Extensions
Building Sandcastles Differentiated ELA Extensions
Building Sandcastles Real World Extension
Building Sandcastles Banner for classroom display
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This is a great hands on unit for 3-5 students that is aligned with ELA & Math CCSS, and Next Generation Science Standards for Engineering & Design. Students will put themselves into the perspective of a Biomedical Engineer.
For further details, sample photos, and examples of student work, please visit my blog:
http://completelykindergarten.blogspot.com/2015/02/stem-building-prosthetic-limbs.html
***Please note additional materials are needed for this activity***
Duct tape, large popsicle sticks, cables, rope, foam, plungers, tin foil, toilet tubes, paper towel tubes, sponges, cardboard. There should be enough plungers (1 for each group, I got mine at the 99 cents store), and other materials can be donated by parents and should be replenished as needed.
This packet includes:
Cover Page
Introduction and Objective Page
3 pages of ELA, Math and Next Generation Science Standards for 3-5
Lesson Procedures
Client Information Cards (6)
Price cards for materials
Student Workbook Cover Page
Table of Contents Page
Client Information Page
Measurements Page
Design Page
Decorations Page
Materials & Cost Page
Field Tests Page
Commercial Instructions Page
Discussing Design Page
Written Reflection Page
Banner
Make one workbook for each group of students. Please make sure to rate and leave feedback!
This is a great hands on unit for K-2 students that is aligned with ELA & Math CCSS, and Next Generation Science Standards for Engineering & Design. Students will read the Humpty Dumpty Nursery Rhyme, and be challenged to use specific materials to build a new wall for Humpty Dumpty so that he won't fall.
***Please note that additional materials are needed for this activity***
Plastic cups, sugar cubes, popsicle sticks, white glue, scissors, cardboard squares, and hard boiled eggs!
This packet includes:
Cover Page
Introduction and Objective Page
3 pages of ELA, Math and Next Generation Science Standards for K-2
Lesson Procedure
Humpty Dumpty Nursery Rhyme student copy
Humpty Dumpty Differentiated Self Assessment
Humpty Dumpty Differentiated Math Extension
Humpty Dumpty Wall Designs
Humpty Dumpty Student Answers Labels
Humpty Dumpty Wall Building Banner for classroom display
Humpty Dumpty Poster
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This is a great hands on unit for K-2 students that is aligned with ELA CCSS, and Next Generation Science Standards for Engineering & Design. Students will complete a 2 part activity:
1. Students will test materials to see which ones float
2. Students will see a PPT on climate change and use the best materials from the previous testing to convert a toy car into an "amphibious car" that drives and floats on water.
***Please note additional materials are needed for this activity***
Clay or playdoh, foam, pool noodles, bubble wrap, newspaper, tin foil, duct tape, pieces of cardboard, toy cars (like Hot Wheels) containers for water.
This packet includes:
Cover Page
Introduction and Objective Page
2 pages of ELA and Next Generation Science Standards for K-2
Lesson Procedure
Teacher Prep
Building Amphibious Cars Differentiated Self Assessment
Building Amphibious Cars Design Sheets
Building Amphibious Cars Float/Sink Recording Sheet
Building Amphibious Cars Test Results Sheet
Building Amphibious Cars Samples
Building Amphibious Cars Explanation Sheet
Building Amphibious Cars Basic Budget Sheet
Building Amphibious Cars Advanced Budget Sheet
Building Amphibious Cars Classroom Display Banner
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Balancing Apples
This is a great hands on unit for K-2 students that is aligned with ELA CCSS, and Next Generation Science Standards for Engineering & Design. Students will read "10 Apples Up On Top", and conduct an experiment to see how many apples they can balance on top of a cup with the use of toothpicks, and with toothpicks.
***Please note additional materials are needed for this activity***
Apples, toothpicks, plastic cups (Solo), ziploc bags.
This packet includes:
Cover Page
Introduction and Objective Page
3 pages of ELA and Next Generation Science Standards for K-2
Lesson Procedure
Balancing Apples Differentiated Self Assessment
Balancing Apples Differentiated Writing Extension
Balancing Apples Lesson Explanation
Balancing Apples Experiment Predictions
Balancing Apples Experiment Drawing
Balancing Apples Measurement
Balancing Apples Banner for classroom display
This STEM activity is designed for K-2nd grade students to gain some hands on experience through a themed un-plugged coding activity. Students will help guide Santa through different parts of the North Pole (getting from Point A to Point B) by giving coding directions. This packet includes:
Cover Page
2 pages of ELA and NGSS standards
Teacher Instructions
Student Procedure/Checklist
Writing Extension
North Pole Map
Coding Directions
16 Task Cards
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