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I enjoy making educational products students can use independently for lessons, centers and research. My goal is to provide teachers with Ready To Go products that save or provide teachers precious TIME. I have decades of experience as a classroom teacher, Resource Teacher and elementary Media Specialist.
Black History Month Biography Research Template Project Activity Poster
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Black History Month Biography Research Template Project Activity Poster

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Here is a Ready to Go Guided Research project for Black History Month. Answer questions about the month and research any person on this 8.5" x 11" activity sheet for Black History Month. There are 3 variations. One for US, one for UK, and one for Canada. **It asks the students to: ** Sketch a person of their choice. Identify what month they celebrate in their country. Math question: Figure out how many years it has been celebrated in their country. List their 3 Important Facts. Fast Facts Box. Identify an important achievement. Describe their person. Find and write a Famous Quote. Write their Sources. Students can add their own decorative touches to it after they fill it out. Great for a literacy center!
Christmas Word Search - Easy and Hard BUNDLE
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Christmas Word Search - Easy and Hard BUNDLE

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Word Search #1: Easy - 18 Winter related words hidden in this puzzle. Words are horizontal and vertical only in an all CAPS puzzle. Word Search #2: Hard - 18 Winter related words hidden in this Hard Word Search. Words horizontal, vertical, diagonal, and even backwards in this all CAPS puzzle. Both come in Full Color for those that like to laminate and reuse. Also in B&W reproducible. Great for differentiating within your classroom!
Red and Lulu Activity Sheets Printable Picture Book Activities for Christmas
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Red and Lulu Activity Sheets Printable Picture Book Activities for Christmas

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**Here are 6+ Activity Sheets to print and use after reading Red and Lulu by Matt Tavares this Christmas: a Comprehension Sheet, Beginning/Middle/End, Color and Write, Cardinal Acrostic, Cardinal Research, and Bonus writing papers for your prompts to the story. **Just Print and Go! Great for your Substitute file. *See the Preview for all the sheets included. * 1. Comprehension Sheet with Answer Key- This sheet asks students to draw and write about their favorite part, make some words plural, answer some questions related to story and draw and write about their favorite spot on the back. 2. Story Elements Page: Asks students to write characters, setting, Beginning/Middle/End and 2 facts they learned about the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree. 3. Red and Lulu Color and Write - Students color/decorate the tree illustration and write to your prompt. **4. Cardinal Research **- Students research a cardinal. 5. Cardinal Acrostic - Write an acrostic poem to CARDINAL. 6. BONUS Writing Paper! 2 Writing/Drawing/Coloring pages in 3 different line options each. Your students can write to your prompt or choose their own at your literacy center.
Spring BINGO Game with Plant Cycle Vocabulary Words
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Spring BINGO Game with Plant Cycle Vocabulary Words

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**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
Christmas Mazes | Challenging Puzzles
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Christmas Mazes | Challenging Puzzles

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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!
How To Build a Snowman Procedural Writing Activity
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How To Build a Snowman Procedural Writing Activity

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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.
Dinosaur Research Activity Posters
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Dinosaur Research Activity Posters

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Here are ready-to-go poster/graphic organizers for your students to research Dinosaurs. Includes 4 Versions: Letter size 8.5" x 11" with and without Source box. Legal size 8.5" x 14" with and without Source box. Please note: Minor variations in content occur between the versions do to space constraints. The legal size allows for more research due to its larger size. Please see the Preview for all four page versions. Students can color add their own decorative touches to it after they fill it out.
Star Reward Sticker Charts
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Star Reward Sticker Charts

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Use these fun Gold Foil 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 4×5 inches and there are 4 charts per page. Includes: 8 Different Pages – with 4 of same color chart to a page. 2 Full Color Variety Pages – with 1 of each color chart. Simply choose the page(s) you wish to print when you get to Print Options!
Ocean Animal Research Activity
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Ocean Animal Research Activity

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**Here are ready-to-go poster/graphic organizers for your students to research Ocean animals. Includes posters for the following animals: swordfish, squid, sharks, seahorses, parrotfish, octopuses, killer whales, jellyfish, eels, dolphins, crabs and clownfish. ** *Also includes 3 Generic Sheets to use with any additional animal you may think of. * 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.
The Elves and the Shoemaker Activity Sheets
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The Elves and the Shoemaker Activity Sheets

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Here are 6 activity sheets to print and use after you’ve read The Elves and the Shoemaker to your students. (The story is not included, but the questions should work for any Brothers Grimm retelling. I used the version that was retold from the Brothers Grimm and illustrated by Jim LaMarche in my classroom.) 1. Comprehension Sheet - This sheet asks students to draw and write about their favorite part and answer some questions related to story. 2. Writing - This page asks students why they think the elves helped the shoemaker. It also asks them what they think might have happened to the elves after they left the shoemaker. 3. Design a Shoe - Students are asked to invent a shoe and describe it. **4. Story Maps **- 3 Story Maps to choose from. a. characters, setting, beginning, middle, end b. characters, setting, beginning, middle, end, moral of the story c. characters, setting, problem, solution
Pet Word Search - Easy
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Pet Word Search - Easy

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15 Pets hidden in this puzzle. Words are horizontal and vertical only. Comes in Full Color for those that like to laminate and reuse. Also in B&W reproducible for coloring. Includes Answer Key. Check out the bundle to get both the easy and the harder version if you need to differentiate within your classroom.
Greek Mythology Activity Posters
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Greek Mythology Activity Posters

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Here are 21 ready-to-go poster/graphic organizers for your students to research characters from Greek Mythology. Includes posters for the following: Aphrodite, Apollo, Ares, Artemis, Athena, Cronus, Demeter, Dionysus, Hades, Hephaestus, Hera, Heracles, Hermes, Hestia, Odysseus, Pandora, Persephone, Poseidon, Rhea and Zeus. Also includes is a Plain, Generic Activity Sheet if you have another character of interest. Greek Mythology Research Poster Activity Sheets 8.5" x 11" Information asked for: God/Goddess of… Famous for… Family Interesting Tidbits Character Traits Lessons Learned Physical Characteristics Sources Students can color add their own decorative touches to it after they fill it out.
Pet Research Poster Activity Sheets
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Pet Research Poster Activity Sheets

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Here are ready-to-go poster/graphic organizers for your students to research pets. Includes posters for 12 pets including: turtles, snakes, rabbits, mice, hamsters, guinea pigs, goldfish, ferrets, dogs, chinchillas, cats and parakeets. It also includes an additional Generic Sheet to use with any additional pets you may think of. Animal Research Poster Activity Sheets 8.5" x 11" Includes 4 Versions: 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 Care Interesting Facts Sources Students can color add their own decorative touches to it after they fill it out.
Rainforest Animal Research Activity Posters
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Rainforest Animal Research Activity Posters

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Here are ready-to-go poster/graphic organizers for your students to research Rainforest animals. **Includes posters for the following rainforest animals: piranhas, toucans, tapirs, macaws, sloths, iguanas, poison dart frogs, vampire bats, jaguars, capybaras and capuchin monkeys. ** *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 (13 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.
The Legend of the Poinsettia Activity Sheets *Print and Go!*
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The Legend of the Poinsettia Activity Sheets *Print and Go!*

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Here are 4+ activity sheets to print and use after you’ve read The Legend of the Poinsettia by Tomie dePaola, to your students. Comprehension Sheet - This sheet asks students to draw and write about their favorite part, list five character traits that describe Lucinda, answer some questions related to story, and write about something their family celebrates on the back of the paper. *Answer Key included for this sheet. (1 page + answer key) Story Map - Students use words and/or pictures to fill in the characters, setting, beginning, middle, end, and moral of the story. (1 page) Poinsettia Acrostic Poem - Students write and decorate a poem using the word “Poinsettia”. (1 page) Poinsettia Themed Writing Paper - Use these generic papers for your own writing prompts. There are 3 versions - each with 3 types of writing lines. (9 pages). Great for those last days before the Winter Break or to leave for a substitute!
Scientist Research Activity Sheet Poster
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Scientist Research Activity Sheet Poster

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Here is an 8.5" x 11" Printable activity sheet to use with any Scientist. It asks the students to: Sketch a person of their choice. Write the scientist’s major achievements. List 3 Important Facts. How the achievement is used in the Present World. Fast Facts Box. Describe their person. Find and write a Famous Quote. Write their Sources. Students can add their own decorative touches to it after they fill it out. Great for a literacy center!
Winter Poem Writing Activity Sheets - Acrostic and Haiku Poetry
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Winter Poem Writing Activity Sheets - Acrostic and Haiku Poetry

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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
Earth Day Poetry Activity Sheets
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Earth Day Poetry Activity Sheets

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Have your students write Acrostic or Haiku poetry with these Spring Earth Day 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 5 pages: EARTH DAY Acrostic RECYCLING Acrostic Choose a Topic Earth Day Acrostic Recycle Haiku Earth Day Haiku Permission for Clip Art Usage per Kate Hadfield Designs Extended License #20/135368215/T
Earth Day Word Search HARD Puzzle
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Earth Day Word Search HARD Puzzle

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This is a Hard Earth Day Word Search. Words are in vertical and horizontal (frontwards and backwards). They are also diagonal from the left down to the right only in an all uppercase puzzle. Words include: April, air, bags, cans, glass, reuse, clean, trees, paper, water, plants, protect, energy, plastic, trash, recycle, habitat, planet, bottles, reduce, Earth Day, resources, pollution, conserve and compost. Includes: ☑ Color version ☑ Print-friendly B&W version ☑ Answer Key