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.
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.
These are 13 fun CVC Whirly Word Wheels which help students to merge the beginning consonant sound to the VC ending in one-syllable words for beginners who can identify letter sounds but need practice to merge the sounds together to form words.
Each word wheel has illustrations of some of the words in the wheel and each wheel uses each of the vowels a,e,i,o and u as the middle sounds.
Doubled Consonant Endings - Word Wheels and Foldables. These printable foldables are for your students to practice reading and writing the four Doubled Consonant Endings; ff, ll, ss, and zz. Use the phonics word wheels to introduce your students to the word families of the Doubled Consonant Endings. This set has four word wheels, one for each of these; ff, ll, ss, and zz. Everything is made in printable black and white form for your students to color them. There are colorful versions of the word wheels are included for optional use. Your students can use the foldables to:
Name the item in each picture.
Open the flaps and trace the words beneath each flap.
Underline the Doubled Consonant Endings in each word.
Sound out the Doubled Consonant Ending sounds in each word then read the words they traced.
These printable foldables are for your students to practice reading and writing the four types of long i blends. Use the word wheels to introduce your students to the word families of the igh words, ie words, y as long i words, and the silent e words for the long i sound. There are four word wheels, each for one of the long i word families. Everything is made in printable black and white form for your students to colour them. There are colourful versions of the word wheels are included for optional use. The preview pictures and cover photo show the igh word wheel and foldable. The others (which are included in the file) are done in a similar style. The last page (#18) has an open ended review activity foldable for all of the long i word types.
Your students can use the foldables to:
Name the item in each picture.
Open the flaps and trace the words beneath each flap.
Underline the letter in each word that make up the long i sound.
Sound out the long i sounds in each word then read the words they traced.
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.
Homophones - Flash Cards for Homophones: Keep these Illustrated Homophone Cards on a ring binder in your reading stations as a handy reference for your students. They are ideal for re-teaching and reinforcement of homophones.
There are different definitions of homophones in many dictionaries. I stick to the basic rule: If the prefix 'homo' means 'same' and 'phone' comes from the word 'phoneme' which means 'sound', then the term 'homophone' means 'same sound'. This definition is simple and easy to remember.
These are 46 cards which include fifty pairs (including a few triplets) of homophones, some of them are: aloud/allowed, bare/bear, eight/ate, flower/flour, mussel/muscle, cellar/seller, doe/dough, night/knight, rose/rows, rite/right/write, no/know, raise/rays, see/sea, you/ewe, pour/pore, bored/board, scene/seen, peace/piece, etc. The illustrations will help visual learners to remember the meaning of each word.
Each card measures 7.5 cm by 9 cm and they fit on landscape letter sized paper (six to a page).
Nyla's Crafty Teaching
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
Polka Dot Classroom Labels: These are 142 classroom labels. Plus editable labels! Label your containers, drawers, cabinets, shelves, student trays and more. This file contains rectangular labels that are 6.3cm x 12.7cm each illustrated with corresponding pictures. They print on 8.5” x 11” (letter) sized paper with 6 cards per page.
Please download the preview to see more (in actual size)!
These labels are arranged in eight sections:
1 General classroom supplies (42 cards)
2 Craft Supplies (24 cards)
3 Math Resources (20 cards)
4 Science Tools (18 cards)
5 Social Studies and Drama Supplies (12 cards)
6 Listening Center Supplies (6 cards)
7 Tech Supplies (6 cards)
8 Paper Procedures (6 cards)
9 Editable Blank Cards (6 cards)
The last set of cards are fully editable for you to add your own personalized labels.
This is a PowerPoint file. Please make sure that you have Microsoft PowerPoint (not PowerPoint viewer).
35 Pages
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.
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.
Classroom Labels - Chevron: These are 142 classroom labels. Label your containers, drawers, cabinets, shelves, student trays and more. This file contains rectangular labels that are 6.3cm x 12.7cm each illustrated with corresponding pictures. They print on 8.5” x 11” (letter) sized paper with 6 cards per page. This is a PowerPoint file. Please make sure that you have Microsoft PowerPoint (not PowerPoint viewer). 35 Pages. For Grades 1-6.
These labels are arranged in eight sections:
1 General classroom supplies (42 cards)
2 Craft Supplies (24 cards)
3 Math Resources (20 cards
4 Science Tools (18 cards)
5 Social Studies and Drama Supplies (12 cards)
6 Listening Center Supplies (6 cards)
7 Tech Supplies (6 cards)
8 Paper Procedures (6 cards)
9 Editable Blank Cards (6 cards)
The last set of cards are fully editable for you to add your own personalized labels.
Nyla's Crafty Teaching
Word Wheels and Foldables for L Blend - Use these word wheels to introduce your students to L blend word families. Each wheel has eight words. The bottom wheels have the multiple endings and the top wheels have the L blend for the beginning sound for each word. There are six word wheels, each for one of the six R blends: bl, cl, fl, gl, pl and sl. Everything is made in printable black and white form for your students to colour them. 18 Pages. The L Blend foldables come in six sets, one for each blend, and your students can use them to:
- Sound out the blends.
- Name the item in each picture.
- Trace the words under the picture.
- Read the words they traced.
Use these word wheels to introduce your students to R blend word families. Each wheel has eight words. The bottom wheels have multiple endings and the top wheels have the R blends for the beginning sound for each word. There are seven word wheels, each for one of the seven R blends: br, cr, dr, fr, gr, pr, and tr. Everything is made in printable black and white form for your students to colour them. These R Blend foldables come in seven sets, one for each blend, and your students can use them to:
- Sound out the blends.
- Name the item in each picture.
- Trace the words under the picture.
- Read the words they traced.
This is an editable Classroom Calendar for 2023-2024 with a watercolor theme in landscape orientation. It has calendar pages in PowerPoint for you to type directly into it. The Power Point file has a link that takes you to the Google slides version of this calendar. All of the text is editable. The dates currently include all of the months of 2023 as well as for 2024. 24 Pages.
This will be updated with a new version next year. - TeacherNyla
This is a 2023-2024 editable classroom calendar with a wide landscape layout. It has calendar pages in PowerPoint for you to type directly into it. The Power Point file has a link for link that takes you to the Google Slides version of this calendar. All of the text is editable. The dates currently include all of the months of 2024 as well as the previous year 2023. 24 Pages.
A new version will be added next year for 2024-2025. - TeacherNyla
This is a 2023-2024 editable classroom calendar with a polka dot theme in a wide landscape orientation. It has calendar pages in PowerPoint for you to type directly into it. The Power Point file has a link that takes you to the Google slides version of this calendar. All of the text is editable. The dates currently include all of the months of 2023 as well as the 2024. 24 Pages. - TeacherNyla
This is an editable 2023-2024 classroom calendar with a chevron theme in landscape orientation. It has calendar pages in PowerPoint for you to type directly into it. The Power Point file has a link that takes you to the Google slides version of this calendar. All of the text is editable. The dates currently include all of the months of 2023 as well as 2024. 24 Pages. - TeacherNyla
This is a 2023-2024 classroom calendar. This is a zipped file with:
Calendar pages in PowerPoint for you to type directly into it.
The Power Point has a link to the Google Slides version.
A PDF version for you to print ‘as is’.
All of the text is editable. The dates currently include all of the months of 2023 and 2024. 24 Pages. - TeacherNyla
This Food Web Building Kit first teaches the basics of making a food chain, then food webs. It's a tutorial and group activity. Food webs and food chains can be easily created using the six steps that are detailed in this package. It also has everything you need to make your own food chains and food webs. Here's a list of what's inside:
A 10 page illustrated step by step tutorial
Food chain-making worksheets with answer keys.
Build-a-food-web bulletin board or activity sets for making a... *savannah food web*, *forest food web*, *garden food web*, *wetland food web*, *ocean food web*, and *Arctic food web* with suggested answer keys.
Arrows and poster labels for each food web habitat.
56 Pages.
Everything you need to teach about 3D shapes is found in this illustrated tutorial booklet. From definitions and real world examples to a nets folding activity. Shapes featured are cubes, cuboids, spheres, cylinders, cones, triangular pyramids, rectangular pyramids and triangular prisms.
The sections in this book are:
★ Introduction to 3D Shapes
★ 3D Shape Definitions
★ 3D Shape Examples (real world)
★ 3D Shape Nets
★ 3D Shape Properties
★ 3D Shape Memory Game
★ 3D Shape Posters
★ 3D Shape Word Wall
★ 3D Shape Sorting Activity
★ Nets of 3D Shapes (with flaps)
★ Nets of 3D Shapes (without flaps)
★ 3D Shape are Everywhere (a theme based quest)
★ Foldable cut-out Activity for Notebooks
★ 3D Shape Attributes worksheet (with Answer Key)
★ Naming 3D Shapes Worksheet (with Answer Key)
★ Matching 3D Shapes Worksheet (with Answer Key)
The nets provided have been created with and without flaps for your students. Use the nets with the flaps to make durable models (print on card Bristol board paper). The nets without flaps should be used for investigating the attributes of each shape Allow students to number each face, cut each net into individual 2D shapes to see how these 2D shapes attach in such a way that they form a 3D Shape. The final page contains a table for students to record the number of faces, edges and vertices on each 3D shape from the folding activity.
For Grades 3-6. 60 Pages.
(c) Nyla's Crafty Teaching 2013
This bundle has three sets of activity cards. Prefix cards, Suffix Cards, and Word Building Cards for Root Words and their matching prefixes and suffixes. You can use the prefix cards (the 1st card set) 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. The prefixes used 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.
Likewise for the suffix cards (the 2nd card set) ... The suffixes used are: ous, ory, ling, el, fy, ant, able, ible, ness, ence, ive, eer, ier, ess, ment, er, less, et, or, ism, ship, hood, ful and ly.
For the Prefixes and Suffixes Matching Activity (the 3rd card set): 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.
Each card set has three activities of their own. So this bundle has a total of nine activities.