I enjoy making educational products students can use independently for lessons, centers and research. My goal is to provide teachers with Ready To Go products that save or provide teachers precious TIME. I have decades of experience as a classroom teacher, Resource Teacher and elementary Media Specialist.
I enjoy making educational products students can use independently for lessons, centers and research. My goal is to provide teachers with Ready To Go products that save or provide teachers precious TIME. I have decades of experience as a classroom teacher, Resource Teacher and elementary Media Specialist.
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!
Here are 16 snowman themed papers to add to your Writing Center. This Writing Paper Pack for elementary students includes:
1 Acrostic Poem page with Snowman in the background.
3 different How To Build a Snowman activity page choices.
6 half sheets with B&W clip art with snowman - 2 styles in 3 choices of lines each.
6 half and full lined pages with snowman and snowflake borders.
This activity has students create a movie to go with one of two provided character snowmen or a snowman of their own design.
They fill in the movie title and write a short review that includes the characters and the plot - without giving away the ending! They must also convince the audience whether they should go see it or not by giving a specific example to support their opinion.
Includes:
1 instruction Sheet
2 reproducible sheets with different snowmen characters
1 blank reproducible for the students to make their own themed movie review
Lots of Snowman Bookmarks in Color and B&W reproducible! Spread the love of reading!!
These feature a Poem called “I’m a Little Snowman” Poem:
“I’m a little snowman,
round and fat.
Here are my mittens,
here is my hat.
When the sun comes out
I melt away.
See you next year
on a snowy day.”
~Author Unknown~
**Here are some activity sheets to print and use after you’ve read Squirrel’s New Year’s Resolution, by Pat Miller, to your students.
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Comprehension Sheet - This sheet asks students to draw and write about their favorite part, list five characters, two settings, and write their own New Year’s Resolution.
Story Map - Students use words and/or pictures to fill in the characters, setting, problem, and solution of the story.
Five writing pages. Students can choose the one they wish to write their New Year’s Resolution on. There is room to draw a picture of them following through on their resolution.
My New Year activity page allows students to brainstorm things they want to do, read, and learn in the New Year. After they brainstorm, there is a place for them to formulate their New Year’s Resolution.
Word-Making Activity standalone reproducible using the word “resolution.”
Word-Making Center “I Can” sign, a second reproducible, and letters to print on cardstock and cut out for the word “resolution.”
An EASY fun, printable, primary snowman word search to go with your unit on Snowmen this winter. This word search puzzle has students searching for snowmen parts. The words themselves have clip art with them to help beginning readers. Great for Primary grades as it it across and down only.
In full color if you like to laminate and use over and over with a vis a vis marker.
Also in black line master ready for photocopying.
Words are vertical and horizontal only. No diagonal words. No backwards words.
Includes Answer Key.
Get 2 Word Searches in this bundle and differentiate for the levels of students in your classroom.
This pack includes 2 levels of word search to celebrate Groundhog Day.
Both come in color as well as reproducible friendly B&W that the students can color in!
#1 The Easy version has words only horizontally or vertically.
#2 The Hard version has words in ANY direction!
Get 2 Word Searches in this bundle and differentiate for the levels of students in your classroom.
This pack includes 2 levels of word search to celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
Both come in color as well as reproducible friendly B&W that the students can color in!
#1 The Easy version has words only horizontally or vertically.
#2 The Hard version has words in ANY direction!
Get 2 Word Searches in this bundle and differentiate for the levels of students in your classroom.
This pack includes 2 levels of word search to celebrate Presidents' Day!
Both come in color as well as reproducible friendly B&W that the students can color in!
#1 The Easy version has words only horizontally or vertically.
#2 The Hard version has words in ANY direction!
Get 2 Word Searches in this bundle and differentiate for the levels of students in your classroom.
This pack includes 2 levels of word search to celebrate the New Year!
Both come in reproducible friendly B&W that the students can color in and write their New Year's Resolution on after they finish the puzzle!
#1 The Easy version has words only horizontally or vertically.
#2 The Hard version has words in ANY direction!
Here are 4 activity sheets to print and use after you’ve read Auntie Claus, by Elise Primavera, to your students.
Print the PDFs and you are Ready To Go!
1. Comprehension Sheet – This sheet asks students to draw and write about their favorite part and answer some questions related to story.
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2. Venn Diagram – a page where the students Compare and Contrast Auntie Claus to Sophie.
3. Story Map #1 – Students use words and/or pictures to fill in the characters, setting, problem and solution of the story.
4. Story Map #2 – Students use words and/or pictures to fill in the characters, setting, beginning, middle, end, and moral of the story.
Here are 3 activity sheets to print and use after you've read Snowflake Bentley, by Jacqueline Briggs Martin, to your students.
1. Comprehension Sheet - This sheet asks students to draw and write about their favorite part, list 5 character traits to describe Willie, define the word "expert", and answer some questions related to setting, problems in the story, and what one thing they might choose to study.
2. Venn Diagram - a page where the students Compare and Contrast themselves to Snowflake Bentley.
3. Circle Map - a page where the students can make themselves OR Snowflake Bentley the topic.
Get 3 Word Searches in this pack and differentiate for the levels of students in your classroom.
This pack includes 3 levels of word searches to go along with the book "The Mitten" by Jan Brett.
All come in Full Color or reproducible friendly B&W that the students can color in after they finish the puzzle.
#1 The Primary version has pictures by the words and only has words horizontally or vertically.
#2 The Easy version has words only horizontally or vertically.
#3 The Hard version has words in ANY direction!
**Here are 12 activity and writing sheets for you to use after reading “The Year of the Perfect Christmas Tree” by Gloria Houston. **
1. Comprehension Sheet - This asks students to draw their favorite part, answer some questions and write five adjectives.
2. “Adjectives Describing a Tree” sheet. Use this whole class or individually. Students write as many adjectives they can about trees and decorate it.
**3. “My Family Tradition” writing page **
4. “How to Make a Christmas Tree” version 1: Students fill in materials needed and the directions.
5. “How to Decorate a Christmas Tree” version 2: Students draw and color their own tree while they write a paragraph using first, next, then and finally.
6. Generic “How to…” page for students who may not celebrate Christmas or to use with another unit.
7. Generic writing paper with 3 styles of lines, including primary lines, for your own writing prompt.
8. Story Map
**9. Word Search & Answer Key **
**Here are some Activity Sheets to use after reading Turkey Trouble by Wendy Silvano: a Comprehension Sheet, 2 Story Maps, an Easy Word Search and multiple Compare and Contrast activities. **Just Print and Go! Great for your Substitute file.
Comprehension Sheet – This sheet asks students to draw and write about their favorite part and answer some questions related to story. Answer Key is included.
It asks students to: *draw their favorite part *write some onomatopoeia words * define the word “disguise” *and answer some questions.
Venn Diagram – Students Compare and Contrast turkeys to the other farm animals on these sheets: cow, pig, rooster, sheep and horse. And, one Generic Page they can input whatever they want.
Story Map #1 – Students use words and/or pictures to fill in the characters, setting, problem and solution of the story.
Story Map #2 – Students use words and/or pictures to fill in the characters, setting, beginning, middle, end, and moral of the story.
Easy Word Search - Words only across and down. Comes in Color and B&W reproducible. Answer Key included.
Great option to leave for a substitute along with the book!
Simply Print & Go!
These activity sheets are ready to go after you read Too Many Tamales by Gary Soto and Ed Martinez.
Comprehension Sheet - It includes a spot for students to color and explain their favorite part, write 5 words that rhyme with “ring”, write the definition of “kneaded”, answer some questions, and write about how they would have handled the situation differently on the back. Answer Key is included
Story Map #1 - Students use words and/or pictures to fill in the characters, setting, problem and solution of the story.
Story Map #2 - Students use words and/or pictures to fill in the characters, setting, beginning, middle, end, and moral of the story.
Great option to leave for a substitute along with the book!
**Here are 3 Activity Sheet to use after reading 'Twas the Night Before THANKSGIVING by Dav Pilkey. Print & Go! **
Activity Sheet #1 asks them to draw their favorite part, identify words that rhyme with hay, define the word feasted, and answer some questions.
Activity Sheet #2 is a Missing Poster. Students fill in the blanks and draw the missing turkey.
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Activity Sheet #3** is a Story Map. Students fill in the characters, setting, problem and solution.