Main idea is something we have to teach all year. Wouldn’t it be nice to have ready-to-go worksheets and graphic organizers right at your fingertips? These no-prep activities are just what you need! They teach students to find and discriminate between the main idea and supporting details in a hands-on and engaging way. WHAT YOU WILL GET: This resource includes two different types of worksheets to practice reading strategies in both printable and digital formats. 8 Reading Comprehension Worksheets On each page, students will read a short story or informational passage and then use the text to answer comprehension questions. After completing this page, they will move on to the main idea and details activity: 8 Main Idea & Details Worksheets These go along with the reading passages. Each page has a cut-and-glue graphic organizer. Students cut out four statements found in the comprehension story and glue them onto the graphic organizer to show which is the main idea and which are the supporting details. In most of the passages, the main idea is explicitly stated. However, in several it is implied. There are plenty of details in the text to help readers determine the main point. Answer keys are included. OTHER SKILLS INCLUDED: While these activities are designed to help teach main idea, some of the comprehension questions include practice with other reading skills as well including: sequencing cause and effect making inferences using context to determine meaning finding text evidence When answering the comprehension questions, I like to have my students highlight where they found the answers (as pictured on the cover). This shows me that they referred back to the text to find the information and reinforces the importance of using text evidence. HOW TO USE THIS RESOURCE These worksheets work well as homework, in literacy centers, or even for assessment. They are also excellent for students with a main idea IEP goal because they let you easily target the skill and collect specific data. The hands-on features are ideal for keeping students engaged.

CVC word family activities that kindergarteners can do independently? Yes! This resource includes lots of hands-on, interactive practice with CVC words that emergent readers can complete all on their own! Includes the following word families: • an, ap, at • ed, en, et • ig, ip, it • og, op, ot • ub, ug, un There are 2 worksheets for each word family listed above (30 worksheets in all). Worksheet A: Students cut out letter tiles and glue them in place to spell each word. Then they find the words in a simple word search grid. Skills involved: initial letter sounds, onset-rime, visual discrimination, fine motor skills. Worksheet B: Students trace each CVC word, cut out the matching pictures, and glue them next to the word. Skills involved: reading CVC words, picture/word match, fine motor skills, letter formation. These activities are designed for young learners and feature: • large, primary font • clear instructions with picture support • uncluttered design • plenty of space to write, cut, and glue

This is the U.K. version of my best-selling Grocery Game. The Grocery Game is a highly engaging math activity that provides students with a hands-on way to practice counting money! To play, players take turns picking food cards to fill up their grocery bags. Every card has a price, so students must pay for each item by counting out the correct amount of money from their “wallets.” Once all players have filled their bags, they all count their money to see who has the most left. For added challenge, two coupon cards allow players to subtract money from the purchase prices. Includes: game mats banker’s mat coin value reference cards food cards coupon cards There is also a set of food cards without prices so you can customise them with different money amounts if you wish. This game provides great hands-on practice with counting coins. Teacher will need to add play money (I can not sell copies of money clip art that I purchased). This game has been a favorite of my class every year. It is truly fun to play and can be enjoyed by students at various levels.

This is a set of decodable readers about bats with a focus on developing reading comprehension in young students. It also includes vocabulary and sight words. Designed for beginning readers (1st grade). WHAT IS INCLUDED: Interactive (cut and paste) decodable book Full-color decodable reader Vocabulary Cards Sight Word Cards Comprehension Questions INTERACTIVE BOOK Students read about bats on each page and glue on the picture that goes with the text. A target word is highlighted in bold to help students find the correct picture. These are also good words for seasonal vocabulary instruction. The last page of the book has four simple comprehension questions. One is multiple choice and the rest require a short written response. The answers are found directly in the story. This version prints in black and white. COLOR BOOK The full-color reader includes the same text as the black and white version without the cut and glue component. The pictures are already included on each page to provide visual support while reading. The comprehension questions in back are slightly different and formatted for discussion. They also provide opportunities to make text to self connections. This version is perfect to use in your guided reading groups before student work on the interactive version independently. It could also be used for partner reading or for take-home reading practice. VOCABULARY CARDS & SIGHT WORDS A set of word cards with vocabulary about bats is also included along with corresponding picture cards. These can be used to pre-teach vocabulary, as a matching activity in centers, or on your word wall. A second set of word cards contain sight words found in the story that you may want to practice with your students. These are non-decodable words that students need to recognize by sight rather than sounding out.

Students will use common prefixes and suffixes to determine word meaning with this set of task cards. Each task card includes a word and a sentence that provides context for the word. After reading the word and sentence, student will choose the answer choice that best defines the word. There is also a second set of cards without the sentences (identical otherwise). This allows for differentiation within your classroom and also allows you to see who understands the word meanings without needing to use context clues. Includes the following prefixes and suffixes: un- pre- re- dis- -able -ful -less This resource includes: 24 task cards with sentences for context 24 task cards without sentences (words in isolation) Recording sheet Answer key

Your emergent readers will love being able to read and understand sentences with this set of centers and worksheets! The materials are designed to build sight word fluency and decoding skills at the kindergarten level. Includes: Sight Word Cards Cut and Glue Worksheets Differentiated Sentence Reading Centers Digital Activities SIGHT WORD CARDS Includes 32 commonly taught kindergarten high frequency words. These cards can be used for instruction or to send home as flashcards for extra practice. WORKSHEETS Each worksheet focuses on a few basic sight words. Students read the sentences and glue the matching picture next to it. Includes 4 worksheets and answer keys. LITERACY CENTERS To complete these activities, students choose a card and read the sentence. Then, they find the picture card that matches what they read. The sentences all contain a mix of sight words and decodable words (mostly CVC). These centers are divided into several differentiated sets. SET 1 - Includes 42 sentence cards that are color-coded according to which sight words are targeted. Each set builds upon the previous set by introducing one or two new sight words while still including those already learned. SET 2 - Includes 36 sentence cards with sentences containing a mix of all the sight words in this pack plus plenty of decodable words. These sight word center include 36 picture cards that match up with the sentence cards. The same set of pictures can be used with both centers.

Inspire your young scientists with this set of quote posters - perfect for the STEM classroom! Each poster focuses on a quality of a good scientist along with a quote about it and clip are of the person who said it. Includes: Be Curious - Ellen Ochoa Ask Questions - Claude Lévi-Strauss Imagine - Albert Einstein Make Mistakes - Jules Verne Have Courage - Jacob Brownowski Persevere - Thomas Edison There is also a title banner that says “How To Be a Scientist” that you can hang above the posters. Finally, there are 4 writing prompts that ask students to write a bit about the scientist who was quoted and then make a personal connection to the focus characteristic.

This plant structure and growth resource is a great way to combine science, reading, and movement. Includes: 20 fact cards about plants, plants structure, and growth Basic question/recording sheet Challenge question/recording sheet Answer keys To complete the activity, spread the fact cards around the room. Give each students a copy of the question/recording sheet. Send them around the room to find cards that contain the answers to the questions on their sheets. This involves reading short passages of text to find specific information about plants, their structure, and growth. There are 2 versions of the recording sheet. The basic one tells students which card to read in order to find the answer. The challenge sheet requires them to find which card contains the needed information. This scavenger hunt activity can be used with any size group. ALTERNATE ACTIVITY This resource can also be used during a whole group lesson. Large (full-page) fact cards are included so you can project them onto your whiteboard. Read the passage together and then have students find a question on their recording sheet that can be answered by the information on the card.

Tired of the same old main idea worksheets? This no-prep resource will give your students plenty of practice in a new and engaging way! Includes 3 different types of activities that specifically target finding the main idea and supporting details. WHAT YOU WILL GET: 13 main idea worksheets of 3 different types Answer keys Worksheet Set A: Each page in this set features a short informational passage. Students will read the text and then answer two text-based questions (one true/false and one short response). At the bottom of the page are four sentences to cut out. Students will glue these onto the graphic organizer to show which is the main idea and which are the supporting details. In some of the passages, the main idea is implied rather than explicitly stated. There are plenty of details in the text to help readers determine the main point. The answers to the other questions are found directly in the text. I like to have my students highlight where they found the answers (as pictured on the cover). This shows me that they referred back to the text to find the information. Worksheet Set B The second set of worksheets feature three different main idea statements. Students cut out the supporting details at the bottom and glue them under the correct main idea. The three main ideas deal with the similar topics, so students will have to read each detail carefully to determine which main idea it supports. Worksheet Set C These worksheets help students discern between supporting details and non-pertinent information. They will read a short passage and underline or highlight the sentence that does not support the main idea. Each page contains three passages. These work well as homework, in literacy centers, or even for assessment. The cut-and-glue component helps students stay engaged and on task. And because each set of worksheets addresses main idea in a different way, you will be able to provide differentiated activities to your students.

Students will learn the relationship between cause and effect and practice identifying them with this set of reading activities. Includes posters and anchor charts for instruction and student materials for practice. WHAT YOU WILL GET Posters - These illustrate the difference between cause and effect with examples. Includes half-page and full-page size. Graphic Organizer Anchor Chart - This shows how cause and effect interact and how key words can help you identify which is which. Cause and Effect Sort - Students determine which cards are causes, which are effects, and then put them together. Some of the cards have similar “story lines” so students will have to decide which pairs make the most sense. Includes 40 cards and cause/effect heading cards. Worksheets - Includes two pages plus answer keys. On the first worksheet, students match each cause with its effect and then write their own sentences to complete cause/effect pairs. The second worksheet is a cut and glue version of the anchor chart. Students must determine which statements are the causes and which are the effects and connect them with the correct transition word. HOW TO USE THIS RESOURCE I suggest using the posters to introduce the concepts of cause and effect and then hang for student reference. The graphic organizer anchor chart is great for use during small group reading and can also be used along with the cause/effect sorting cards for extra support. Students can place the cards in the boxes on the graphic organizer to help them check their work and see if their matches make sense. The sorting cards can be placed in centers as a simple matching task or as a concentration-style memory game. You can even pass them out to the whole class as a “find your partner” activity. The worksheets are appropriate for practice or assessment.

This resource about stars, including our sun, can be used as a supplement to your science unit. Includes: TASK CARDS This is a set of 16 cards with multiple choice questions about the sun and stars. Includes recording sheet and answer key. GRAPHIC ORGANIZER Students compare and contrast our sun and other stars. COUNTING STARS ACTIVITY Students will estimate the number of visible stars by taking a sampling. This can be used as a homework assignment since it needs to be done at night. STAR COLOR CHART Students color stars to show the different types and add cut-and-glue labels to show which is the coolest and hottest colors. They also label the color of our star, the sun. Includes answer key.

This Christmas cookie themed math center is a FUN way to practice comparing numbers using the greater than and less than symbols. This activity includes 3 levels of cards so you can differentiate and meet the needs of all your students. SORTING ACTIVITY Place the cards in your math center. Students choose a cookie card and compare the number pairs on the card. Then, they sort the cookies onto the greater than or less than cookie sheets. To add some extra fun, you can put out a real spatula to pick up and move the cookies with. 2-PLAYER GAME One student will be “greater than” and the other will be “less than”. Shuffle the cookie cards and place them face-down on the table. Students take turns choosing a card. If it belong on their cookie sheet, keep the card. If not, return it to the table. Keep playing until someone fills their cookie sheet. This activity includes 3 levels of cookie cards: SET A - Comparing numbers up to 20 SET B - Comparing 2-digit numbers within 100 SET C - Comparing 3-digit numbers within 1000 Includes: 48 cookie cards 2 cookie sheet sorting mats Recording sheet This resource is a really fun way to keep students focused on learning and practicing important math skills during the holidays!

This is a set of activities for learning about the life cycle of a frog. Includes: POSTERS Frog life cycle diagram Metamorphosis – includes definition and illustration Stages of the frog’s life – includes a description of each stage WORKSHEETS Frog Life Cycle Diagram 1 – Students cut out labels and glue them into the correct spaces on the diagram. Frog Life Cycle Diagram 2 – Students cut out pictures and glue them into the correct spaces on the diagram. Stages of the Frog’s Life 1 – Students cut out descriptions of each stage and glue them back in the correct sequence. Stages of the Frog’s Life 2 – Students cut out pictures and glue them next to the matching description. Answer Keys SEQUENCING CARDS Full color cards with illustrations and titles that can be used for sequencing stages in the frog’s life cycle. READ & COLOR MINI BOOK This is an 8-page little book that student can color and read independently.

This set of word and picture cards about weather will build your students science vocabulary. They can be used as flashcards, in a pocket chart, or as a memory/concentration game. WHAT YOU WILL GET: 21 picture cards 21 definition cards Vocabulary graphic organizer Includes the following weather vocabulary words: rain hail snow tornado hurricane lightning rainbow fog cumulus cirrus stratus cumulonimbus climate atmosphere condensation evaporation water cycle flood drought humidity meteorology water cycle The vocabulary graphic organizer is also provided in digital format through Easel. This can be assigned to students on any device.

This math resource helps students learn to use the greater than, less than, and equal symbols when comparing numbers and math expressions (addition and subtraction sentences). It includes a variety of differentiated activities so you can meet your students at their level. POSTERS Includes 3 anchor charts with fun alligator characters to explain the greater than, less than, and equal symbols. MATH CENTRE Students compare number expressions and sort the cards according to which symbol is needed. Includes 4 different sets of cards to use based on your students’ level: comparing an expression to a whole number comparing two addition expressions comparing two subtraction expressions comparing mixed expressions TIC-TAC-GATOR SMALL GROUP GAME In this game, students begin by filling one side of their game board with number cards. They take turns drawing more cards to try to complete the comparisons using the greater than, less than, and equal symbols. There are 2 versions of this game: Level 1 - comparing whole numbers only Level 2 - comparing whole numbers to expressions WORKSHEETS Includes 4 differentiated cut-and-glue worksheets. Students cut out greater than, less than, and equal symbols and glue them in place to complete the comparisons. Includes: Comparing whole numbers to whole numbers Comparing addition expressions to whole numbers Comparing subtraction expressions to whole numbers Comparing expressions to expressions, mixed addition and subtraction

This plant structure and growth resource is a great way to combine science, reading, and movement. Includes: 20 fact cards about plants, plants structure, and growth Basic question/recording sheet Challenge question/recording sheet Answer keys To complete the activity, spread the fact cards around the room. Give each students a copy of the question/recording sheet. Send them around the room to find cards that contain the answers to the questions on their sheets. This involves reading short passages of text to find specific information about plants, their structure, and growth. There are 2 versions of the recording sheet. The basic one tells students which card to read in order to find the answer. The challenge sheet requires them to find which card contains the needed information. This scavenger hunt activity can be used with any size group. ALTERNATE ACTIVITY This resource can also be used during a whole group lesson. Large (full-page) fact cards are included so you can project them onto your whiteboard. Read the passage together and then have students find a question on their recording sheet that can be answered by the information on the card.

This is a set of CVCe word family (silent E words) mini books that beginning readers can complete all on their own! Each little book includes multiple ways to practice reading CVCe words. • Page 1 - Color the word family ending • Page 2 - Match the CVCe words to the corresponding pictures • Page 3 - Read short sentences and circle the corresponding picture • Page 4 - Color the words that belong to the target word family The simple sentences include beginning sight words and CVCe words. There are 13 books in this set for the following long vowel sound word families: • ake, ame, ane, ate • ide, ile, ime, ine • ole, one, ore, ose • u_e The long U words are combined into one book because there aren’t enough words in any single word family to create separate books for them. These books require minimal prep - just fold in half and in half again. They will work well in your literacy centres or as homework.

Your students will love learning the Biblical story of creation with this set of resources! Perfect for your classroom or Sunday school lessons or homeschooling. Includes: posters worksheets read-aloud book student book (black and white) student book (color) digital activities MINI POSTERS Each poster focuses on one day of creation and includes a picture with scripture in child-friendly language. WORKSHEETS Includes several pages for each of the seven days of creation. Some of the activities include: trace and write numbers 1 through 7 identify things we see in the sky identify light and dark identify earth and sea sequence the plant life cycle living and non-living things things that give us light characteristics of birds and fish animals and their babies creation story sequencing counting groups of objects Some of these are cut-and-paste activities. PRINTABLE BOOKS There are three different books included. One is a large, full-color book to read aloud. The other two are smaller, half-page books for students. One is in color and one is black and white with pictures students can color themselves.

The Grocery Game is a highly engaging math activity that provides students with a hands-on way to practise counting money! This is the Euros version. To play, players take turns picking food cards to fill up their grocery bags. Every card has a price, so students must pay for each item by counting out the correct amount of money from their “wallets.” Once all players have filled their bags, they all count their money to see who has the most left. For added challenge, two coupon cards allow players to subtract money from the purchase prices. Includes: game mats banker’s mat coin value reference cards food cards coupon cards There is also a set of food cards without prices so you can customise them with different money amounts if you wish. This game provides great hands-on practice with counting coins. Teacher will need to add play money (I can not sell copies of money clip art that I purchased). This game has been a favourite of my class every year. It is truly fun to play and can be enjoyed by students at various levels.

This CVC word families resource helps students build early phonics and phonemic awareness skills through. It includes hands-on word building activities for 20 different word families, plus companion worksheets for each. Includes: 80 CVC word family picture cards for word building 192 letter tiles 40 worksheets CVC Word Building Activities Using the word family picture cards, students build each word by putting letter tiles in the boxes. They will say the word, listen for each phoneme, and place the corresponding letter tile in the correct position. The pictures cards are color-coded for easy organization and use: Purple - Short A word building cards Green - Short E word building cards Pink - Short I word building cards Blue - Short O word building cards Orange - Short U word building cards CVC Words Worksheets There are also 40 companion worksheets with the same word families as the word building cards. There are two worksheets for each word family: Worksheet A - Students read each word and match it to the same word, find the words in a simple word search, and write the words next to the matching picture. Worksheet B - Students match pictures to the corresponding word, read the word, trace the word, write the word, and finger spell the word following example provided in American Sign Language. This is a great activity to help reinforce spelling patterns for your kinesthetic learners. WORD FAMILIES The word families included in this resource are: Short A - ad, an, ap, at Short E - ed, eg, en, et Short I - ig, in, ip, it Short O - ob, og, op, ot Short U - ub, ug, un, ut