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Number Recognition and Counting Math Activity
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Number Recognition and Counting Math Activity

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Are your students struggling to recognize numbers displayed in different ways? Or are they struggling to understand the relationship between numbers and quantities? If so, this fun and hands-on popcorn activity is going to be the perfect addition to your math centers. Your students will love working with this fun popcorn game - and it can be used in two different ways in your math centers! Students match the different pieces of popcorn that display numbers (0-10) in different variations to the same popcorn box. Students count the popcorn (use real one for best results - or cotton wool balls) and put these into the popcorn boxes. Counting the numbers as they place them down and being able to connect numbers and quantities. This math activity is a great way for you to get your students working on their number recognition and counting skills in a hands-on and engaging way. Each popcorn box contains a number and number name. What’s Included? -Numbers displayed in different variations 0-10. -Popcorn buckets with number and number name 0-20. The variations for numbers included are; -Number Block -Fingers/Hands -Tally Marks -Dice Instructions -Print out the popcorn buckets and popcorn pieces. -Cut out and laminate each of the pieces. -Students can use real popcorn - or cotton wool balls - to count them out and put them into the correct popcorn bucket. -Or, students can match the popcorn pieces with the different number variations on and match these into the correct popcorn buckets (0-10). These task cards fit perfectly into photo storage boxes - making it easy for you to stay organised and keep all the pieces together.
Birthday Math Activity Counting Work Task Box for Special Education
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Birthday Math Activity Counting Work Task Box for Special Education

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Are you looking for hands-on and engaging work task boxes for your autism and special education students? Do you want your students to love working on their counting, color recognition and fine motor skills? Or are you looking for a sensory and hands-on activity to add to your math centers? If you say yes to any of those questions - this birthday math activity is the perfect addition to your task boxes. Your students will love working on their number, instruction, counting and fine motor skills with this hands-on and engaging task box activity. What’s Included? -Task cards with instructions from 0-20. -Task cards with instructions for color candles. How to Use -Students read - or be read - the instruction on the task card. -Students make a cake out of play dough in a cake case - or if you’re feeling brave - use real cupcakes! -Then, students use candles (we use real ones) and place them into the cake (fake or real) to match the instruction on the card. This could be by counting to a certain number or by color matching. Instructions -Print out the included task cards. -Laminate the task cards. -Provide your students with a cupcake (fake or real) and candles (fake or real). Your students will love working with this fun birthday math activity to work on their counting, number recognition, instruction and fine motor skills. This is also a great way for your students to work on understanding the connection between number and quantity as well as their color recognition skills. These task cards fit perfectly into photo storage boxes - making it easy for you to stay organised and keep all the pieces together.
Confetti Classroom Theme Decor Editable Pack
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Confetti Classroom Theme Decor Editable Pack

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Are you looking to transform your classroom into a confetti theme? If so, this confetti classroom decor bundle has almost everything you need! However if you think something extra should be included, please feel free to contact me. Most parts of this resource are editable, however there are a few that are not. If the part isn’t editable, it will state so below in the list of what is included. Editable parts of this resource come in Keynote and PowerPoint formats. Non-editable parts come as PDF files. For a more in-depth look at what the pages included look like, please click the preview option underneath the cover image of this resource to scroll through and get more a clear idea of what is included. This classroom decor pack includes the following: ♦ 2D Shapes ♦ 3D Shapes ♦ Alphabet Posters non-editable PDF ♦ Binder Covers and Spines ♦ Birthdays Posters ♦ Book Marks ♦ Calendar Squares ♦ Circle Labels bags, clipboards, pencils, crayons, erasers, glue, glue sticks, lined paper, markers, note books, paintbrushes, paperclips, pens, pins, rulers, scissors, sharpeners, staplers, tape, pencils ♦ Class Jobs caboose, calendar helper, cleaner, door monitor, librarian, line leader, lunch monitor, messenger, pencil monitor, table wiper, teachers assistant, technician, attendance monitor, bathroom monitor, board cleaner, chair stacker, litter monitor, paper monitor, plant monitor, pledge leader, recycling monitor, substitute, sweeper, weather reporter, computer helper, first aid helper, sanitizer monitor, homework monitor, journal helper, vest helper, mat helper, messages helper, pet helper, bell ringer, sink helper, snack helper. ♦ Color / Colour Posters ♦ Days of the Week ♦ Folder Labels ♦ Groups and Leaders ♦ Hall Passes girls bathroom pass, boys bathroom pass, nurses pass, hall pass. ♦ Long Labels bags, clipboards, pencils, crayons, erasers, glue, glue sticks, lined paper, markers, note books, paintbrushes, paperclips, pens, pins, rulers, scissors, sharpeners, staplers, tape, pencils ♦ Lower Case Bunting non-editable PDF ♦ Monthly Calendar - July 2019 to August 2020 and blanks. ♦ Months of the Year ♦ Name Plates Comes with alphabet - including highlighted vowels, left/right reminders and number line to 20. Also comes with handwriting lines - students can either handwrite their names onto the name tags or you can add them on ready to print.
Camping Theme Classroom Decor Pack Editable
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Camping Theme Classroom Decor Pack Editable

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Are you looking to transform your classroom into a camping theme? If so, this camping classroom decor bundle has almost everything you need! However if you think something extra should be included, please feel free to contact me. Most parts of this resource are editable, however there are a few that are not. If the part isn’t editable, it will state so below in the list of what is included. Editable parts of this resource come in Keynote and PowerPoint formats. Non-editable parts come as PDF files. For a more in-depth look at what the pages included look like, please click the preview option underneath the cover image of this resource to scroll through and get more a clear idea of what is included.
3 Little Pigs Jigsaws
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3 Little Pigs Jigsaws

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These jigsaw puzzles are a fun and hands-on addition to your 3 Little Pigs activities. Jigsaw puzzles are a great way for students to work on their concentration, attention to detail, fine motor and problem solving skills. The jigsaws are differentiated into 4 different levels for you to use with your students as appropriate and all images on the jigsaws are linked to the theme of The 3 Little Pigs. The jigsaws come in the following levels: • 2 piece jigsaw • 3 piece jigsaw • 12 piece jigsaw • 20 piece jigsaw Each level comes with 11 different jigsaw puzzles. Cut out each of the individual jigsaw pieces, laminate and you have a re-usable jigsaw puzzle to pull out at any time you need. Or cut out the individual pieces and have students stick them into their work books to build the image. Each jigsaw comes in col and b/w option for your preference.
3 Little Pigs Maths Worksheets
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3 Little Pigs Maths Worksheets

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This resource contains 22 different math worksheets linked to the theme of the 3 Little Pigs. The worksheets require no prep, simply print out and you’re ready to go. There is a variety of different worksheets meaning that numerous different skills can be targeted using this pack. The worksheets included are; ♦ Addition worksheets (2 levels - up to 5 and up to 10) ♦ Subtraction worksheets (2 levels - from 5 and from 10) ♦ What comes next (2 levels - to 10 and to 20) ♦ Before and after (2 levels - to 10 and to 20) ♦ Fill in ten frames ♦ Tallying ♦ Col by number Comes in US and UK/Can spelling options for your preference i.e color/colour, grey/gray.
American Presidents Comprehension Worksheets
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American Presidents Comprehension Worksheets

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This reading comprehension pack is the perfect addition to your President’s Day activities. With 43 different reading comprehension passages and question activities included, your students will love learning about the different presidents. Each activity comes with 2 worksheets; one reading passages worksheet and one matching questions worksheet. Students need to read the reading passage and then answer the questions on the question worksheet. This is a great way for your students to learn more about the individual president’s in an engaging and fun way. All of the comprehension worksheets are related to American Presidents to give a twist on the usual comprehension activities. Comes in black and white for ink friendly printing. The images are eye catching and appropriate for young students who will find them engaging. Presidents included are: ♦ Abraham Lincoln ♦ Andrew Jackson ♦ Andrew Johnson ♦ Barack Obama ♦ Benjamin Harrison ♦ Bill Clinton ♦ Calvin Coolidge ♦ Chester A. Arthur ♦ Dwight D. Eisenhower ♦ Franklin Pierce ♦ Franklin D. Roosevelt ♦ George Bush Jr. ♦ George Bush Sr. ♦ George Washington ♦ Gerald Ford ♦ Grover Cleveland ♦ Harry Truman ♦ Herbert Hoover ♦ James Buchanan ♦ James A. Garfield ♦ James K. Polk ♦ James Madison ♦ James Monroe ♦ Jimmy Carter ♦ John Adams ♦ John F. Kennedy ♦ John Quincy Adams ♦ John Tyler ♦ Lyndon B. Johnson ♦ Martin Van Buren ♦ Millard Fillmore ♦ Richard M. Nixon ♦ Ronald Reagan ♦ Rutherford B. Hayes ♦ Theodore Roosevelt ♦ Thomas Jefferson ♦ Ulysses S Grant ♦ Warren G. Harding ♦ William Taft ♦ William Henry Harrison ♦ William McKinley ♦ Woodrow Wilson ♦ Zachary Taylor
Presidents Day Write the Room American Presidents
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Presidents Day Write the Room American Presidents

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Make Presidents Day fun and engaging with this write the room activity. Get your students moving and hunting for the different American Presidents cards. This is a great addition to your Presidents Day activities, as well as giving your students the chance to work on their reading and writing skills and learning about different American Presidents. The recording sheets come in 2 different options of numbers 1-10 and 1-20 as well as in 2 different ability levels - plain boxes to write the answers in or boxes with handwriting lines for students to write in. Each image is linked to the theme of American Presidents and all images can be seen in the preview of this resource. This will be an excellent addition to your American Presidents topic and expand your students knowledge while allowing them to move around. You can hide these flashcards anywhere you want to get the students active and moving about. Some example are: ♦ Around the classroom ♦ Outdoor play area ♦ In a tough tray ♦ In a sensory tub etc. This is a great way to keep students motivated and engaged while working on their vocabulary and spelling skills.
Autism Independent Work Tasks for March
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Autism Independent Work Tasks for March

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These independent work tasks are perfect to use throughout March with your special education students, pre-k or kindergarten students. Your students will love working on a range of different skills with these tasks that can be used independently. Each work task included fits into the photo storage boxes, making it easy for you to keep all of your months tasks together. There is a wide variety of task cards included in this pack and I recommend switching through them throughout the month to mix up your students skills and learnings. There is a mixture of Spring and St Patrick’s Day activities included in this pack. They include; Spring Rhyming Raindrops Spring Same or Different Spring Matching Halves Puzzles Spring Counting Task Cards Wh Questions for Speech Therapy Task Cards - Spring St Patrick’s Day 2D Shape Matching - 2 Levels St Patrick’s Day Fine Motor Skills Task Cards St Patrick’s Day Initial Letter/Sounds Task Cards St Patrick’s Day Letter Formation Task Cards Matching Upper and Lowercase Letters - St Patrick’s Day Find the Missing Word in the Sentence - St Patrick’s Day More or Less? St Patrick’s Day St Patrick’s Day Counting Task Cards St Patrick’s Day - What’s the Missing Number? Task Cards Ten Frame Task Cards - St Patrick’s Day Color Recognition Task Cards - Using Pom Poms Wh Questions for Speech Therapy Task Cards - St Patrick’s Day Your students will love working on these task bin activities independently, and having the chance to introduce some Spring and St Patrick’s Day fun into your learning.
Colour Matching, St Patrick's Day
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Colour Matching, St Patrick's Day

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These hands-on task cards are a fun and engaging way for your students to work on their color recognition skills (colour). Students need to identify what color the leprechaun is on each task card, and then match it to a choice of 2 color splats on the side of the task card. Each task card contains a different color leprechaun. The colors included are; Black Brown Blue Gray/Grey Green Pink Orange Purple Red Yellow White Your students will love working on their color recognition skills with these hands-on and engaging color matching task cards. I highly recommend laminating each of the individual task cards so that they will be stronger, longer lasting and reusable in the future. ** Instructions** Print the task cards. Cut out and laminate each of the individual task cards. Lay the task cards out in your math centers and watch your students work on their color recognition skills. These task cards fit perfectly into photo storage boxes - making it easy for you to stay organised and keep all the pieces together.
Wh Questions for Special Education, St Patrick's Day
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Wh Questions for Special Education, St Patrick's Day

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These wh question task cards are perfect to add some St Patrick’s fun into your speech therapy sessions. There are 18 different St Patrick’s Day themed task cards included in this pack. Each task card contains a wh- question on top and then 4 images underneath. Students need to answer the wh- question by pointing to the correct, corresponding image. The wh- questions are; Who? What? Where? Which? Your students will love working on their wh- question and answering skills with these fun and engaging Spring themed task cards. These task cards fit perfectly into photo storage boxes - making it easy for you to stay organised and keep all the pieces together.
Missing Words in a Sentence, St Patrick's Day
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Missing Words in a Sentence, St Patrick's Day

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Get your students working on their sentence skills with these engaging and hands-on missing word in a sentence task cards. These task cards are the perfect addition to your literacy centers and St Patrick’s Day activities. Students need to read the sentence on the task card and then work out which of the 3 options of missing words fits in the sentence. This is a great way for you to work on sentence structure and how to build appropriate sentences with your students. Your students will love working on their sentence skills with these hands-on and engaging task cards. I highly recommend laminating each of the individual task cards so that they will be stronger, longer lasting and reusable in the future. There are 20 different task cards included, and all come in the theme of St Patrick’s Day. Instructions Print all of the pages included. Cut out and laminate each of the individual task cards. Lay the task cards out in your math centers and watch your students work on their sentence skills, identifying the missing words in the sentences. These task cards fit perfectly into photo storage boxes - making it easy for you to stay organised and keep all the pieces together.
Pattern Task Cards St Patrick's Day
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Pattern Task Cards St Patrick's Day

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Your students will love working on their pattern recognition skills with these hands-on and engaging St Patrick’s Day task cards. These task cards are the perfect addition to your math centers and St Patrick’s Day activities. Students will need to pay close attention to detail to each of the task cards, recognising the pattern and using the included images to finish off each of the patterns. There are 2 different level task cards included in this pack for you to be able to differentiate for your individual students abilities. Level 1 contains patterns of 4, level 2 contains patterns of 5. There are a total of 24 different task cards included. The task cards will each have spots missing. These are for students to fill in with the included pieces and continue the pattern. Your students will love working on their pattern skills with these hands-on and engaging task cards. I highly recommend laminating each of the individual task cards so that they will be stronger, longer lasting and reusable in the future. Instructions Print all of the pages included. Cut out and laminate each of the individual pattern task cards and the missing image pieces. Lay the task cards out in your math centers and watch your students work on their pattern skills. These task cards fit perfectly into photo storage boxes - making it easy for you to stay organised and keep all the pieces together.
Matching Uppercase and Lowercase, St Patrick's Day
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Matching Uppercase and Lowercase, St Patrick's Day

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These hands-on task cards are a fun and engaging way for your students to work on their letter recognition skills and being able to match uppercase and lowercase letters of the alphabet. The task cards included are for all letters of the alphabet from A to Z and includes both upper and lower case letters. Each task card contains a St Patrick’s themed yeti holding a sign with either an uppercase or lowercase letter on it. Students then have to match the two pieces together to match the uppercase and lowercase letters. Your students will love working on their letter recognition skills with these hands-on and engaging task cards. I highly recommend laminating each of the individual task cards so that they will be stronger, longer lasting and reusable in the future. Instructions Print the task cards. Cut out and laminate each of the individual task cards. Lay the task cards out in your literacy centers and watch your students work on their letter recognition skills, by matching the uppercase and lowercase letters together. These task cards fit perfectly into photo storage boxes - making it easy for you to stay organised and keep all the pieces together.
Letter Formation, St Patrick's Day
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Letter Formation, St Patrick's Day

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These hands-on task cards are a fun and engaging way for your students to work on their letter formation and recognition skills. The task cards included are for all letters of the alphabet from A to Z and includes both upper and lower case letters. Each task card contains letter formation for both the upper and lower case letter, along with 2 shamrocks to add some St Patrick’s Day fun to this activity. Your students will love working on their letter formation skills with these hands-on and engaging task cards. I highly recommend laminating each of the individual task cards so that they will be stronger, longer lasting and reusable in the future. Instructions Print the task cards. Cut out and laminate each of the individual task cards. Lay the task cards out in your literacy centers and provide your students with a dry wipe pen for them to form the letters of the alphabet. These task cards fit perfectly into photo storage boxes - making it easy for you to stay organised and keep all the pieces together.
Counting Task Cards, St Patrick's Day
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Counting Task Cards, St Patrick's Day

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These hands-on task cards are a fun and engaging way for your students to work on their counting and number recognition skills. The task cards included are from numbers 0-10. There are 3 different types of counting opportunities included on the task cards; How many pieces of candy in the jar? How many shamrocks in the field? How many gold coins in the pot? Your students will love working on their counting skills with these engaging and hands-on task cards. They are also the perfect addition to your St Patrick’s Day activities and math centers. There are 33 different task cards included in this pack, giving your students plenty of opportunity to work on their counting skills. Instructions Print the task cards. Cut out and laminate each of the individual task cards. Lay the task cards out in your math centers and provide your students with a dry wipe pen or clothing peg for your students to choose their answer. These task cards fit perfectly into photo storage boxes - making it easy for you to stay organised and keep all the pieces together.
Ten Frame Task Cards, St Patrick's Day
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Ten Frame Task Cards, St Patrick's Day

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These hands-on task cards are a fun and engaging way for your students to work on their number formation, counting and ten frame skills. The task cards included are from numbers 0-10. First, students form the number on the top of the task card. Then, they count out the amount of manipulative or mini erasers to place into the ten frame on the task card. Your students can also use dry-wipe pen for this. The ten frames are all blank on these task cards. Meaning your students use a manipulative or dry wipe pen to fill in the ten frames for the same number that is shown on the task card. I recommend cutting out and laminating each of the individual task cards so that they will be stronger and longer-lasting. The task cards come in both col. and b/w option for your printing preference. Instructions are included on the first page of PDF file. 2 task cards come on each page to minimise your printing. These task cards fit perfectly into photo storage boxes - making it easy for you to stay organised and keep all the pieces together.
2D Shape Recognition, St Patrick's Day
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2D Shape Recognition, St Patrick's Day

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These St Patrick’s Day 2D shape activities are the perfect way for your students to work on their 2d shape recognition skills. These task cards are an engaging and hands-on addition to your math centers and will give your students plenty of opportunity to work on recognising different 2D shapes and match them to a different image of the 2D shape. These task cards come in 2 different levels; Level 1 - matching identical 2D shape images Level 2 - match basic shapes to St Patrick’s 2D shape images. Each task card contains a shamrock or coin in the form of different 2d shapes. There are 13 different task cards/2D shapes included in each level = a total of 26 different task cards for you to use in your math centers. Students can either use a dry wipe pen or clothing peg to select their answer out of 2 (level 1) or 3 (level 2) options. Instructions • Print out each of the task cards. • Cut out and laminate the individual task cards. • Place these in your math center and have your students use a dry wipe pen or clothing peg to select their answer. ** The 2D shapes included are;** Circle Heart Diamond Hexagon Octagon Parallelogram Oval Pentagon Rhombus Star Square Triangle Rectangle These task cards fit perfectly into photo storage boxes - making it easy for you to stay organised and keep all the pieces together.
More or Less St Patrick's Day Math
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More or Less St Patrick's Day Math

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These St Patrick’s Day activities are the perfect way for your students to work on their more or less math skills. These task cards are an engaging and hands-on addition to your math centers and will give your students plenty of opportunity to work on their more than, less than and equal to math skills. Each task card contains 2 images displaying a different amount i.e gold coins in a pot, candy in a pot etc. There is a blank box in the middle of the 2 images on each task card. Students then use their math symbols to place into the middle of the task cards. This is a great way to see if your students are able to understand the different math symbols and how to use them. There are 24 different task cards included. Instructions • Print out each of the task cards and math symbols. • Cut out and laminate the individual task cards and math symbols. • Place these in your math center and have your students use the different math symbols to add to the task cards. You can also use a dry wipe pen for your students to form the math symbols. These task cards fit perfectly into photo storage boxes - making it easy for you to stay organised and keep all the pieces together.
Missing Numbers Task Cards St Patrick's Day
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Missing Numbers Task Cards St Patrick's Day

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Your students will love working on their number and counting skills with these St Patrick’s Day missing number task cards. Each task card contains 3 gold coins, with 1 or 2 numbers missing. The numbers go from 0-100 and will encourage your students to count forwards/backwards and from different numbers - not just 0. This is a great way to see if your students are able to carry their counting skills across into a different activity. This is a great resource to add to your St Patrick’s Day activities. Instructions • Print out each of the task cards. • Cut out and laminate the individual task cards. • Place these in your math center with a dry wipe pen and have your students write their answers down on each of the blank coins. These task cards fit perfectly into photo storage boxes - making it easy for you to stay organised and keep all the pieces together.