This story planning sheet encourages students to write and/or draw the beginning, middle and end of their story. I have used this successfully with K-4th grade students. Students with special needs are able to draw their ideas while I circulate. They can then dictate their sentence when I sit with them.

Thanksgiving turkey bookmarks. “Gobble up a Good Book!” 4 to a page. They come in full color as well as B&W. Students love to color their own, and it’s economical to photocopy them!

These Task Cards come four to a page with 40 numbered cards and 1 blank template each. Each card measures 3.5 inches by 4.75 inches They are ready for you to add your own clip art to make it your own! Set #1 blue and black border. Set #2 red and black border. Set #3 yellow and black border. Set #4 green and black border. They come separate PowerPoint files for each color - ready to edit with your own text! May be used for personal or commercial use.

This is for a lesson plan to go with Wordle.net or any word cloud making website. I have used this successfully with 3rd-5th graders. This lesson includes skills like typing into MS Word, saving, copy/pasting words, and printing by saving as a doPDF. (For the older students I go a step farther and teach them how to email it to themselves.) This packet includes: 1. Lesson Outline. 2. Word Cloud Reproducible 3. Sample Word Cloud

Everyone LOVES snowmen! Let your K-2 students make their own crafty snowman using your Makerspace or Craft Center with this unit. This includes 3 Lesson Plans and a Snowman planning sheet. Approximate teaching time of all lessons is five 45 minute classes. In Lesson #1 I give you a script that I use to introduce the simple research process of Super3 (TM) which is simply Plan, Do and Review. I have designed a kinesthetic way to introduce it to the students that they love! In lesson #2, I give you a script to use to help students identify the Plan, Do, Review aspects of the research process while watching a popular snowman movie, "The Snowman and the Snowdog." Lesson #3 outlines the procedure for students to plan their own snowman using the Planning Sheet. Then, they make their snowman using Makerspace/Craft Area materials. Finally, they review their work.

I like to play Book Care BINGO with my Kindergarten classes after we learn the Book Care Rules. I have found that pairing them up on a card works best because many of them have never played Bingo before. In this set, you will find Calling Cards to cut out and use and 16 different Bingo cards. You will need to cut some squares out of construction paper to use as Bingo chips. We have a lot of fun with this game and stickers are a perfect prize for the winning pairs.

Here is a Ready-To-Go poster/graphic organizer for your students to research any animal. It comes in 4 Variations to meet your needs! Variations: Lined with Source Box. Unlined with Source Box. Lined without Source Box. Unlined without Source Box. Animal Research Poster Activity Sheets 8.5" x 11" Information asked for: Draw the Animal Diet Predators Interesting Facts Habitat Babies Classification Physical Characteristics and Sources Students can add their own decorative touches to it after they fill it out.

This State Poster Activity Sheet is 8.5" x 11" It asks for the following information: 1. name of the state 2. color the state 3. abbreviation 4. nickname 5. capital 6. population 7. major cities 8. state symbols: flower, bird, tree 9. draw 1 symbol 10. draw flag 11. interesting facts 12. sources Students can add their own decorative touches to it after they fill it out.

4 Biography Poster Activity Sheets 8.5" x 11" I've made two versions so that you can differentiate based on your students' abilities. Version 1, for older students, has smaller lines and more information required. Version 2 for lower elementary students has larger lines and less information required. Both of these also have a no line version. Students can add their own decorative touches to it after they fill it out.

I have used Stop Motion animation with my Kindergarten and 1st graders over the past few years in the Media Center. In this presentation, you will find step-by-step directions on how to teach your students how to use an iPad and the iMotion HD app to create stop motion animation movies. I share how to make this work and the tips I learned along the way - from planning to presenting so that you can hit the ground running. 15 slides

Help your students Create an Invention with this 8.5" x 14" legal-sized activity sheet! It walks your students through the Engineering Design Process step-by-step. Included in this packet: 1. Design an Invention Poster Activity Sheet (8.5" x 14") 2. Sharing Page: Have your students take a picture of their invention and write a synopsis on this page. Makes a great Bulletin Board! (8.5" x 11") 3. Reflection Page: Includes questions so that students can reflect on their work. (8.5" x 11") I have used this poster with groups of fourth grade students in the Media Center to encourage them to invent something with the materials available in our Makerspace Center. It took them six weeks to plan and make their inventions. Afterwards, each class voted for the top inventions and we had the best of the best set up in the Media Center for classes to come see.

April Fools' Day Word Searches. (These are REAL word searches...not a joke ones). Word Search #1 Words are horizontal and vertical only. Word Search #2 Words are horizontal, vertical, diagonal and backwards in this hard puzzle! Both versions come in Full Color for those that like to laminate and reuse. I like to put them in one of those reusable dry erase pockets with a vis a vis marker. Easy center in my Media Center. Also in B&W reproducible! Kids LOVE to decorate and color the word search when they are done. Both levels help you to differentiate for your students. They look the same, but the directions at the top help you know which version you gave them!

Here is an 8.5" x 11" activity sheet for the researching a Planet. AND a 8.5" x 14" legal sized Poster Activity as well! They vary slightly since there was more room for items on the larger version. There are 2 options for letter size and 4 options for the legal size. Some of the topics include: 1. Planet Description 2. Sketch their planet 3. Sketch the planet's symbol 4. Temperature 5. Interesting Facts 6. Time 7. Solar System: Moon & Sun 8. Cite their sources. 9. The legal size has an extra box that asks students whether or not we could survive on that planet and to support their answer with details. Students can add their own decorative touches to it after they fill it out! Great for a bulletin board.

Valentine's Day Writing Paper in 7 designs with 3 types of writing lines for each design.

Here are 6 Reading Themed bookmarks you can use every day or during special reading events. Several goal oriented as well as fun bookmarks here.

These Valentine’s Day themed bookmarks include a bookworm, a penguin and superhero kids, for your classroom or library. The message “You’re #1 in my book! Happy Valentine’s Day!” is used on several. Great for a teacher to give out to students! See the Preview for everything included. 5 are reproducible friendly B&W ready for your students to decorate. Including one special one they cut out, fold over and decorate. This one has room for writing favorite books or books they want to read. 3 are Full Color for extra impact.

**Here are 5 pages of Earth Day bookmarks ready to print and cut out. ** Some are color and others are reproducible friendly for your kiddos to color.

Here are 3 pages of Groundhog Day Bookmarks. The first two pages feature the basic facts of Groundhog Day - one with color clip art and one with B&W reproducible friendly clip art the kids can color! The third page has 4 different designs in a reproducible friendly format for kids to choose and color.

Here is a Ready to Go Guided Research project for Black History Month. Answer questions about the month and research any person on this 8.5" x 11" activity sheet for Black History Month. There are 3 variations. One for US, one for UK, and one for Canada. **It asks the students to: ** Sketch a person of their choice. Identify what month they celebrate in their country. Math question: Figure out how many years it has been celebrated in their country. List their 3 Important Facts. Fast Facts Box. Identify an important achievement. Describe their person. Find and write a Famous Quote. Write their Sources. Students can add their own decorative touches to it after they fill it out. Great for a literacy center!

This MLK Day Activity Poster helps students learn about Martin Luther King, Jr. and the MLK Holiday. This 8.5" x 11" activity sheet for Martin Luther King, Jr. asks the students to: Use the calendar to determine the date of the holiday Figure out how long it has been a holiday List 3 important facts Illustrate and define a vocabulary word Name and give an example of a character trait List some Fast Facts about MLK, Jr. Find and write a famous quote. Write their Sources. Students can add their own decorative touches to it after they fill it out. Great for a literacy center!