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St David's Day Math Activity, Counting Daffodils
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St David's Day Math Activity, Counting Daffodils

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This counting activity is a fun, interactive and engaging way for your students to work on their number recognition and counting skills during the run up to St David’s Day or Spring. Students follow the instructions on the page to put the daffodils into the field of grass. There are printable daffodils included - or you can use real daffodils to add some extra sensory fun to your learning. Two boards are included (daffodil and daffodil’s). Numbers go from 0-10. On the top of the board there is a blank box. This is where you change out the numbers (included) for students to follow. The instructions come with visual, symbol prompts to support your learners. For example; “Put 5/five daffodils in the grass” - and then the student has to put 5 daffodils onto the grass. This activity is also a great way for students to work on their fine motor skills, picking up daffodils - printed or real. I recommend laminating all of the pieces included. This will make them stronger, longer lasting and reusable in the future. Instructions Print out the base boards and laminate them (two boards) Print, cut and laminate the individual number cards (0-10) and daffodils. Put the number cards onto the board to complete the instruction for students to follow i.e ‘Put 6 daffodils in the grass.’
Same or Different Spring Task Cards
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Same or Different Spring Task Cards

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Your students will love working on their attention to detail skills with these Spring themed ‘Same or Different?’ task cards. These task cards are a fun and engaging way for your students to pay close attention to detail and look for similarities and differences in different images. Each task card contains 2 images and students then need to decide whether these images are the same as each other, or different. They then choose their answer out of the 2 choices - ‘same’ or ‘different’ on the right hand side of the task card. Students can either use a dry-wipe pen or clothing peg to choose their answers. I highly recommend laminating each of the individual task cards so that they will be stronger, longer lasting and reusable in the future. This activity will be a great addition to your Spring centers. There are 28 different task cards included in this pack. Instructions Print out the task cards. Cut out and laminate each of the individual task cards. Have your students use a dry wipe pen or clothing peg 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.
Spring Puzzles, Matching Activity
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Spring Puzzles, Matching Activity

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This activity is a fun, interactive and engaging way for your students to work on their fine motor and attention to detail skills during Spring. Students need to look at the the different puzzle pieces, paying close attention to detail, and match the jigsaw halves together. When the halves are put together, they will form a Spring themed image. There are 20 different puzzles included in this pack and they will be a great addition to your Spring activities and centers. Your students will love working on their fine motor and attention skills with these fun and engaging Spring themed puzzles. I recommend laminating all of the puzzle pieces included. This will make them stronger, longer lasting and reusable in the future. Instructions Print out the puzzle pieces. Cut the puzzles in half and laminate them. Lay them out for your students to piece the puzzle pieces together. These task cards fit perfectly into photo storage boxes - making it easy for you to stay organised and keep all the pieces together.
St Patrick's Day Counting Task Cards
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St Patrick's Day Counting Task Cards

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Your students will love working on their counting skills with these St Patrick’s Day task cards. These task cards are a fun and engaging addition to your St Patrick’s Day activities. There are 3 different task cards included, they are; What comes before? (Counting backwards) What comes next? (Counting forwards) What comes before and after? (Counting forwards and backwards) These task cards are a hands-on way for your students to work on their important counting skills in math centers or at independent work stations. The task cards go from numbers 0-100 and all are counting forwards/backwards in 1s. Each of the different task card types included are split into 3 different PDF folders, making it easy for you to keep the corresponding task cards together. These task cards fit perfectly into photo storage boxes - making it easy for you to stay organised and keep all the pieces together.
Spring Wh Questions for Special Education and Speech Therapy
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Spring Wh Questions for Special Education and Speech Therapy

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These wh question task cards are perfect to add some Spring fun into your speech therapy sessions. There are 18 different spring 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.
Groundhog Life Cycle Activities
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Groundhog Life Cycle Activities

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These activities are fun and engaging for your students to learn about the life cycle of a groundhog. They are the perfect addition to your groundhog unit or to learn about Groundhog Day in your classroom. There are 3 different activities included in this pack. Each activity will provide your students with a hands on way for your students to work on their groundhog life cycle skills. Included in this pack are; • Groundhog Life Cycle Book • Life Cycle Crowns • Matching the Life Cycle of a Groundhog Groundhog Life Cycle Book This book is a great way for your students to learn about the life cycle of a groundhog. Students overwrite and color in each of the pages, which is a part of the life cycle. Staple the pages together to make the book. Instructions included. Groundhog Life Cycle Crown This crown is a fun way for your students to learn about the life cycle of a groundhog. Students cut out each of the parts of the life cycle, overwrite, color them in and stick them in order onto the crown. Once complete, put the crown together and have your students wear them to show everyone that they have been learning about the life cycle of a groundhog! The perfect way to celebrate Groundhog Day. Matching the Life Cycle of a Groundhog This is a matching activity for students to match the different parts of the life cycle of a groundhog. This comes in 2 levels; • Matching identical images • Matching b/w to col. images
Who Stole the Teacher? Back to School Crime Scene
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Who Stole the Teacher? Back to School Crime Scene

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This Back to School crime scene activity pack is a great start to your year. With this pack you will be able to create a crime scene where someone has stolen the teacher! Students have to investigate using the clues provided to find out who committed the crime out of 4 possible suspects. This crime scene is designed to be interactive, engaging and adapted to suit students ability levels. This crime scene includes the following activities; • Taste Something has been left behind for students to taste! (Carrots) Students have to taste the item, decide what it is and then match it to the suspect who likes to eat it. • Smell Something has been left behind for students to smell! (Pepper) Students have to smell the item, decide what it is and then match it to the suspect who likes to smell this. • Lost and Found The culprit left behind a few of their items. Hide these either in a sensory tray or around the crime scene for your students to find. They then need to match them to their owner. • Matching Footprints Footprints have been left behind at the scene! Students need to look at the footprints and try and match them to the suspects footprints. • Clue Book Students put their clues into the clue book as they go along. This way they are able to keep track of all the clues they have found. This will help them when they need to make a decision on who they think has eaten the gingerbread man’s house. • Wanted Poster Once students have decided who they think the criminal is - they need to make the wanted poster to capture them! Students can either draw and write the criminal’s face and name onto the wanted poster or use the pictures and names we have included to cut and stick onto the wanted poster instead. Your students will love taking part in this fun and interactive crime scene, especially during a busy time of year when it can be hard to keep them engaged. A teachers walkthrough is also included in the pack to help you put together the crime scene and use it to the best of its ability. I would also recommend trying out the crime scene before giving it to your students so that you are able to familiarize yourself with the way that it works. This comes in both spelling options i.e color/colour, favorite/favourite etc. Almost everything that you need to complete this crime scene is included in this pack. However, you will need access to carrots and pepper for students to taste/smell.
Which Leprechaun Messed up the Room? St Patrick's Day Crime Scene
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Which Leprechaun Messed up the Room? St Patrick's Day Crime Scene

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This leprechaun crime scene activity pack is a great addition to your St Patrick’s topic. With this pack you will be able to create a crime scene where one of the leprechaun’s has messed up the classroom! Students have to investigate using the clues provided to find out who committed the crime out of 4 possible suspects. This crime scene is designed to be interactive, engaging and adapted to suit students ability levels. This crime scene includes the following activities; • Taste Something has been left behind for students to taste! (Pretzels) Students have to taste the item, decide what it is and then match it to the suspect who likes to eat it. • Smell Something has been left behind for students to smell! (Green peppers) Students have to smell the item, decide what it is and then match it to the suspect who likes to smell this. • Glittering Coins Cut out and hide the gold coins with letters on them in a sensory tray - or around the crime scene. Students have to match the letter gold coins to the leprechaun’s names. The leprechaun who has their name missing is the culprit! • Matching Fingerprints Fingerprints were left at the scene. Students need to match these to the suspects fingerprints. • Witness Statements There were some witnesses for this crime! Use the key at the bottom of the worksheets to look for which words the students need to highlight through the text. The leprechaun with the most highlighted words is the culprit! • Clue Book Students put their clues into the clue book as they go along. This way they are able to keep track of all the clues they have found. This will help them when they need to make a decision on who they think has messed up the classroom. • Wanted Poster Once students have decided who they think the criminal is - they need to make the wanted poster to capture them! Students can either draw and write the criminal’s face and name onto the wanted poster or use the pictures and names we have included to cut and stick onto the wanted poster instead. Your students will love taking part in this fun and interactive crime scene, especially during a busy time of year when it can be hard to keep them engaged. A teachers walkthrough is also included in the pack to help you put together the crime scene and use it to the best of its ability. I would also recommend trying out the crime scene before giving it to your students so that you are able to familiarize yourself with the way that it works. This comes in both spelling options i.e color/colour, favorite/favourite etc. Almost everything that you need to complete this crime scene is included in this pack. However, you will need access to cheese and chocolate for students to taste/smell. I also recommend messing up your classroom a bit so that when the students walk in they do think that a leprechaun has been in and messed up their room - making it that bit more real and visual for them.
Valentine's Adapted Work Folder
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Valentine's Adapted Work Folder

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This adapted Valentine’s Day work book contains a variety of different activities for students to work on a variety of skills such as counting, colour / color recognition, shapes, vocabulary, sequencing, directional skills and so much more. ★ 45 activities included. ★ Comes with both spelling options - color/colour. The activities included; • Matching identical images • Matching b/w to colour images • Matching sequencing images - Making a Valentine • Number the order of a sequence - Making a Valentine • Matching symbols to images • Matching identical Valentine numbers • Counting candy hearts in the jar • Counting flowers in the vase • Putting the amount of candy hearts into the jar (numbers included) • Match basic shapes to love bug shapes in hearts • Order the sequence of life cycle of a flower • Match shape love bugs to shape leaves • Matching identical feeling images - hearts • Matching symbols to feeling images - hearts • Matching words to feeling images - hearts • Matching identical colour hearts • Matching colour hearts to colour splats • Matching colour rings to colour splats • Matching colour lips to colour hearts • Matching sequences of images • Matching the different directions of images • Point to the images (upon request) or name them (upon request) • Shopping for Valentine items at the store - follow shopping list • Match basic 2D shapes to love bug shapes • Match words (shape names) to love bug shapes • Match the heart alphabet • Order the heart alphabet • Match the heart upper case to lower case alphabet • Match images to initial letters • Follow the pattern and fill in the missing picture • Read the story and then order the images • Overwrite/form numbers 0-5 and 6-10 • Sort big and small hearts
Farm Activities Fine Motor Task Cards
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Farm Activities Fine Motor Task Cards

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These farm task cards are a fun way for your students to work on their fine motor and pre-handwriting skills. Each task card contains a fine motor line for your students to follow along with 2 farm themed images. These will be a great, hands on addition to your farm unit. There are 18 different task cards included in this pack, giving your students plenty of opportunities to work on their fine motor skills. The task cards come in both col. and b/w for your printing preference. I recommend cutting out and laminating each of the task cards so that they will be stronger, longer lasting and re-usable in the future.
Looking After Your Body Task Cards
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Looking After Your Body Task Cards

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These task cards are a great way to encourage students to work on understanding what is good or not good for their body. It will give students a visual opportunity to see - and read - the different scenarios and if they are good or not for our body. This is a great way for us to help our students understand how they can look after their body. This resource contains 12 different task cards giving students the choice of two options - yes or no - for if the item is good for our bodies or not. I.e ‘Is smoking good for your body?’. Each task card contains one clear image to go with the question. The task cards are in col and b/w option for your printing preference. I recommend cutting out each card individually and laminating so that they will be stronger and longer lasting. Students can complete with a dry wipe pen so that they can be used again. Or, work on fine motor skills at the same time and have your students use a clothing peg to choose their answer.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Who Poisoned Frankenstein? Halloween Crime Scene
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Who Poisoned Frankenstein? Halloween Crime Scene

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This Frankenstein crime scene activity pack is a great addition to your Halloween topic. With this pack you will be able to create a crime scene where someone has poisoned Frankenstein! Students have to investigate using the clues provided to find out who committed the crime out of 4 possible suspects. This crime scene is designed to be interactive, engaging and adapted to suit students ability levels. This crime scene includes the following activities; • Taste Something has been left behind for students to taste! (Mouldy milk - milk with green food colouring) Students have to taste the item, decide what it is and then match it to the suspect who likes to eat it. • Smell Something has been left behind for students to smell! (Pumpkin) Students have to smell the item, decide what it is and then match it to the suspect who likes to smell this. • Suspect Interviews Students need to read through the 4 suspect interviews for any important information that could give them some clues to who the culprit is. • Poison Experiment There was a bottle of poison left at the scene! (You need to make this up beforehand to leave there). Students need to following the recipes to try and make the same poison that was found at the scene. Once they have worked out which one looks the same, they need to match what ingredients they used in their potion. Then, they look at the 4 suspects shopping lists - who recently bought these items? • Code Cracker Cut out the 5 codes and hide them around the crime scene - or in a sensory tray. Students have to find these and use the code word cracker sheet to work out what they mean and who they spell - this is the culprit. • Clue Book Students put their clues into the clue book as they go along. This way they are able to keep track of all the clues they have found. This will help them when they need to make a decision on who they think has poisoned Frankenstein. • Wanted Poster Once students have decided who they think the criminal is - they need to make the wanted poster to capture them! Students can either draw and write the criminal’s face and name onto the wanted poster or use the pictures and names we have included to cut and stick onto the wanted poster instead. Your students will love taking part in this fun and interactive crime scene, especially during a busy time of year when it can be hard to keep them engaged. A teachers walkthrough is also included in the pack to help you put together the crime scene and use it to the best of its ability. I would also recommend trying out the crime scene before giving it to your students so that you are able to familiarize yourself with the way that it works. This comes in both spelling options i.e color/colour, favorite/favourite etc. Almost everything that you need to complete this crime scene is included in this pack. However, you will need access to lettuce and mud for students to taste/smell.
Initial Letter Sounds St Patrick's Day
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Initial Letter Sounds St Patrick's Day

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Transform your literacy centers with this fun and engaging initial letters activity. Your students will love working on their initial letter skills with this hands-on St Patrick’s themed activity. Students use the matching gold coin images/words to match to the letter on the pot of gold on the base page. There are 2 difficulty levels included with this activity. Level 1 - the images also contain word prompts underneath of what the image is Level 2 - no word prompts included Students need to look at the initial letter shown on the pot of gold and then find the 3 matching images/words that start with this initial letter and put them onto the gold coins. This resource comes with 2 printing options for your preference. Option 1 - Ink Friendly Option Print out and laminate page 3. This is your base board. Print out pages 30-45. Then cut out and laminate each of the coins and pots of gold individually. Place the pot of gold letter onto the base board and have students match the coins with the images starting with the same initial letter onto the base board. Switch out the pot of gold letter to change letters. Option 2 Print out and laminate pages 4-29. Print out pages 30-39. Then cut out and laminate each of the coins. Students match the coins with images starting with the same initial letter to the boards with the letter in the pot of gold.
Body Parts Write the Room
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Body Parts Write the Room

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This body parts themed write the room activity is a great way to have students moving around the room, hunting for the different cards, reading them and then writing down the answers onto recording sheets. This activity will also give them the chance to work on their body part recognition skills. The recording sheets come in numbers 1-10 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 body parts and all images can be seen in the preview of this resource. This will be an excellent addition to your body 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. This resource comes in both col and b/w option for your printing preference.