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I am a primary school teacher with a knack for teaching to the multiple intelligences, particularly the visual learner. My resources are inspired by my experience of teaching different students with unique ways of learning. I love the magic of helping them to make connections in learning. The grades 3-5 are mostly what I cater to, however, I also have some great resources for grades 1 and 2.

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I am a primary school teacher with a knack for teaching to the multiple intelligences, particularly the visual learner. My resources are inspired by my experience of teaching different students with unique ways of learning. I love the magic of helping them to make connections in learning. The grades 3-5 are mostly what I cater to, however, I also have some great resources for grades 1 and 2.
Homograph and Multiple Meaning Word Worksheets and Games
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Homograph and Multiple Meaning Word Worksheets and Games

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Students often confuse homographs with multiple meaning words. In this booklet, students will engage in games and activities that will allow them to compare words and categorize them correctly as either homographs or multiple meaning words. It includes a set of seventy-two illustrated word cards with definitions, six pull-out graphic organizers which can be used as posters for charts or to create a bulletin board, and a worksheet for both homographs and multi-meaning words which include an answer key for the teacher. 19 Pages.
Greek Root Cards - Illustrated Definitions and Examples
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Greek Root Cards - Illustrated Definitions and Examples

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Use this pack of Illustrated Greek Roots with definitions to keep your students engaged in fun activities that reinforce the definition of each root with examples of words that take on the meaning of the roots that they contain. Instructions are included for two games your students can play with these cards; 'Say It, Keep It' and 'Root Buzz'. Over two dozen of the most commonly used Greek roots are used in these cards. They are: auto, bio, chron, dyna, gram, graph, hetero, homo, hydr, hypo, logy, meter/metr, micro, mis/miso, mono, morph, nym, phil, phobia, phon, photo/phos, pseudo, psycho, scope, techno, tele, and therm. These cards are created in two different sizes. The original set has 8 cards per page and the larger set has 2 cards per page. The small set will save you ink and paper but many teachers have indicated to me that they preferred to have a larger set to make a bulletin board display. So, that's why I added the larger version. A storage box template is also included for these cards. For Grades 4 & 5. 22 Pages. Aligned to Common Core Standards (CCSS): L.4.4b and L.5.4b
3D Shape Dominoes Game
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3D Shape Dominoes Game

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This is a colourful 3D Shape Dominoes Game for reinforcing the 3D shapes (spheres, cones, cubes, cuboids, cylinders, pyramids and prisms) by their names, nets, description and pictorial representation. There are 22 cards in this set. It's a fun way to learn. Just laminate and cut up. Instructions for players are included.
Measurement Task Cards for mm and cm
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Measurement Task Cards for mm and cm

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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.
Measurement Task Cards for Inches - whole half and quarter inch
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Measurement Task Cards for Inches - whole half and quarter inch

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Measurement Task Cards for Inches! Use these measurement task cards to introduce the inch. The set includes a tutorial about measuring with an inch ruler. There are a total of 12 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 to complete each statement. They can also fill out their answers on the record sheet. The game 'Scoot' can be played with these as well. These task cards include: - 2 tutorial cards - 12 object to be measured in inches only - 6 objects to be measured in half inch increments – for third grade students - 6 objects to be measured in quarter inch increments – for third grade students - 2 student recording sheets - Answer keys *Printing tip* To make sure that they print to scale, always select 'Print actual size' in the printing window. 13 pages.
Food Chains and Food Webs - Word Wall
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Food Chains and Food Webs - Word Wall

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This illustrated word wall set is perfect for helping your students to remember the spelling and meanings of the key food chain and food web terms: habitat, organism, producer, herbivore, carnivore, omnivore, consumer, food chain, food web, scavenger, decomposer, predator, prey, energy, and photosynthesis. 6 Pages. For Grades 3-5. Three word wall cards per page.
Food Chains and Food Webs 'I Have Who Has' Game
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Food Chains and Food Webs 'I Have Who Has' Game

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Food chains and food web terms are referenced in this 'I Have... Who Has...?' game which is a great tool for memorizing the meaning of these terms. The terms here are producer, herbivore, photosynthesis, carnivore, consumer, predator, prey, organism, omnivore, decomposer, scavenger, micro-organism, fungus, habitat, energy, food chain and food web. This is recommended for small groups for reinforcement. 17 Cards. 5 Pages. For Grades 3-5.
Adjective Fans - Positive, Comparative and Superlative
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Adjective Fans - Positive, Comparative and Superlative

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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.
Place Value Printables, Worksheets and Game
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Place Value Printables, Worksheets and Game

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This has activities for teaching Place Value with numbers from ones to thousands. It contains: Introductory Cards - For introducing how units are represented. Call any number from 1 to 9,999 and let students represent them using the cards. Place value worksheets - Using the blocks to write values in numerals and words. Game Time - Using the place value chart to represent values in a fun way. The game is set up in such a way that the students who are getting in right would finish faster and the weaker students would be in the game longer to get more practice. Question Time - A quick question and answer review. For grades 3-4. 14 pages.
Valentine's Day Writing Papers
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Valentine's Day Writing Papers

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These are 15 lined paper templates with Valentine's Day themed borders that can be used for both creative writing and handwriting practice. The first section has the Valentine's Day accents (all kinds of heart designs) on blank-lined pages for story writing, letter writing or journal writing. The last three pages are for handwriting practice with the tracing of numbers and letters. The templates for the the line formats include a combination of D'Nealian, and manuscript lettering for the handwriting practice sheets.
Simple Machines Unit Plan with Five Lessons
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Simple Machines Unit Plan with Five Lessons

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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.
Inchworm Task Cards - Worksheet - and Rulers
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Inchworm Task Cards - Worksheet - and Rulers

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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.
Prefix Cards with Definitions Illustrations and Examples
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Prefix Cards with Definitions Illustrations and Examples

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Prefix Cards with Definitions Illustrations and Examples. Use these Illustrated Prefix Cards to keep your students engaged in fun activities that reinforce the definition of each prefix and examples of words that take on the meaning of the prefix when it is added to them. Over two dozen of the most common prefixes are used in these cards, they are: mis, de, a, ab, abs, fore, tri, pre, re, dis, in, dif, semi, micro, ex, un, *im, sub, inter, pro, *im, tele, bi, super, under. *Note that the prefix 'im-' has two meanings; one is 'into' and the other is 'not', so I have created two separate cards for the prefix 'im-'. These cards are created in two different sizes. The original set has 8 cards per page and the larger set has 4 cards per page. The small set will save you ink and paper but many teachers have indicated to me that they preferred to have a larger set to make a bulletin board display. So, that's why I added the larger version. For Grades 3-5. 13 Pages. (c) Nyla's Crafty Teaching 2013
Prefixes and Suffixes Matching Activity
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Prefixes and Suffixes Matching Activity

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Use these Prefix + Root word + Suffix cards in many ways. It contains thirty sets of Big Words which are really root words with their matching prefixes and suffixes. These are words like: disagreement, unacceptable, indefinitely, maladjusted, unemployment, disrespectful, etc. The prefixes used are: un, dis, mal, pre, in, re and inter. The suffixes used are: ful, able, ed, ment, ly, and ible. Ways to use them: Use the cards as they are (already matched up) in your word walls. Sorting Game: Cut out each prefix, root word and suffix and group them into three groups - prefixes only, root words only, and suffixes only. Then students can take turns to pull out a root word from the root word pile and match it correctly to a prefix from the prefix pile and to a suffix from the suffix pile. Say It, Keep It: Use the cards with the prefix + root word + suffix intact for this game. A caller will keep all of the cards in the deck, pick the first card and read the root word out loud (without showing it to the other players). He can ask the others to name either a prefix or suffix that would match the root word. The first player to name it gets to keep the card. Then the caller picks another card and this process is repeated until all of the cards are used up. The player with the most cards wins the game! These cards are created in two different sizes. The original set has 6 words per page and the larger set has 4 words per page. The small set will save you ink and paper but many teachers have indicated to me that they preferred to have a larger set to make a bulletin board display. So, that's why I added the larger version.
Idiom Posters with Pictures, Definitions and Examples
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Idiom Posters with Pictures, Definitions and Examples

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This is a set of 25 Idiom Posters which display common idioms, their definitions (both literal and figuratively), with pictures and examples with the idioms being used in a sentence related to the picture shown. Your students will have a lot of fun learning about idioms! This file is a wonderful tool for teaching idioms because it has idioms that are current and presented in an attractive format. It incorporates simple definitions and examples of common idioms. Idioms are very difficult for English Language Learners but the illustrations are a huge help for preventing students from taking the literal meaning of each idiom. You can also use it to make a bulletin board of idioms. You can also print them out on a smaller scale so that they can be used as revision flash cards. I included as many pictures (clip art) as I could because I like to have students make connections between the new vocabulary and the everyday situations that they are already familiar with. Fulfills: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.3.5.A Distinguish the literal and nonliteral meanings of words and phrases in context. Fulfills as it related to idioms CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.4.5.B and CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.5.5.B Recognize and explain the meaning of common idioms...
Fractions, Decimals and Percents - Matching Dominoes Card Game
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Fractions, Decimals and Percents - Matching Dominoes Card Game

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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.
Multiple Meaning Words Memory Game
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Multiple Meaning Words Memory Game

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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.
Subject-Verb Agreement Worksheets and Posters
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Subject-Verb Agreement Worksheets and Posters

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This pack has a total of nine posters and seven worksheets. The worksheets include writing and cut and paste activities. The posters explain subject nouns, singular subjects, plural subjects, and subject pronouns. This pack also explores singular and plural verbs and the rules for subject and verb agreement. An answer key is included for all worksheets. Here's what you get: *A Subject Definition Poster *Noun Subject Worksheets *Subject Pronoun Poster *Subject Pronoun Worksheets *Singular and Plural Subjects Poster *Singular Verbs Poster *Singular Verbs Worksheets *Plural Verbs Poster *Plural Verbs Worksheet *Subject Pronoun and Verb Agreement Posters *Subject Noun and Verb Agreement Posters It fulfills the requirements for: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.1.1.C and CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.3.1.F Nyla's Crafty Teaching
Parts of a Flower Activities, Worksheets, Flash Cards, Craft, Quiz, and  Word Wall
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Parts of a Flower Activities, Worksheets, Flash Cards, Craft, Quiz, and Word Wall

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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
Synonym Matching Cards
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Synonym Matching Cards

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Synonyms - Matching Cards for Diverse Learners: Use these Synonym Matching Cards to keep your students engaged in a fun activity that encourages reading and matching. This game is ideal for re-teaching and reinforcement of synonyms. These cards have sixty-two pairs of matching synonyms, which range from second grade words to fourth grade words so you can choose from the set, the cards that you want your students to use. Your advanced students can use the cards with larger and unfamiliar words if they have already mastered the matching of the easier words and are ready to move on to a more challenging match-up. Some of synonym pairs in this set are: Level 1 Cards: assist/help, object/thing, begin/start, below/under, close/shut, easy/simple, equal/same, law/rule, silent/quiet, raise/lift, etc. Level 2 Cards: observe/watch, bother/annoy, buy/purchase, combine/mix, connect/join intelligent/smart, lucky/fortunate, calm/peaceful, rescue/save, unusual/strange, etc. Level 3 Cards: artificial/man made, accomplish/achieve, inspect/examine, necessary/required, amiable/friendly, gallant/brave, annul/cancel, abandon/forsake, melancholy/sad, previous/former, etc. The illustrations are there to help visual learners to make connections between the words and their shared meanings. Encourage students to read each card aloud as they match them (to help the auditory learners). 38 pages. Meets the L.4.5c Common Core Standards. Grades 2 - 6.