These interactive slideshows are aligned to Amplify Core Knowledge’s (CKLA) Kindergarten, First Grade, and Second Grade lessons. These slideshows are very colorful, interactive, and stay true to the curriculum.
You will be able to access the first lesson of each domain currently listed.
These slides are aligned to both the first and second editions of CKLA.
Lessons includes:
*Learning Targets
*Vocabulary
*Discussion Questions
*Comprehension Checks
*Essential Background Information and Terms
*Multiple Meaning Word Activities
*Word Work
*Think-Pair-Share Activities
*Extension Activities
And much, much more
This amazing ‘Animals Theme’ lesson is…
• beautifully designed
• 4-pages in length and may be formatted into a 4-page booklet
• provided in both black & white and colored versions
• perfect for students learning English as a Second Language
• perfect for students whose first language is English
• based on an age-appropriate topic
This wonderful lesson allows students to…
• practice reading, writing, listening and speaking skills
• learn theme-based vocabulary
• attempt many different styles of questions
• express their creativity
• engage in a relevant and meaningful learning experience
A bundle of Vaughan M. Blaney’s lessons may be used …
• to supplement any curriculum being taught in a school
• as a school’s sole curriculum
• as supplementary material for the individualized needs of specific students
• as the curriculum for special holiday programs
• as the curriculum for summer school programs
Bright, colorful, pastel headings for everything in your classroom!! I had so many different resources from different teachers, but I wanted all my headings & labels to be cohesive.
You can either cut them in half to make them longer, or keep them on one sheet of paper for a more compact look!
What is Included:
Student Shoutouts
Class Data
Scratch Paper
Clean Paper
Class Jobs
Math Vocabulary
Class Birthdays
Reading Tracker
Word Wall
Wow Work
Sub Tub
Student Information
Multiplication Tracker
Writing
Science
Genres
Reading
Math
#Braindump What Did I learn Today?
Data Folders
Birthday Bin
Accountable Talk
Need AR
Tardy
Absent
Homework
Vocabulary
Reading Vocabulary
Even
Odd
This nursery rhyme interactive board is perfect for use in a circle time setting, and can be used with toddlers aged 1-5 years old. The board features five cute speckled frogs jumping on a log, and is filled with colourful visualisations. Nursery rhymes are a great way to help your toddler learn new words and have fun at the same time. Your child will love learning the lyrics to this classic nursery rhyme, and will be entertained as they follow the frogs around the board.
This Christmassy play dough maths activity is a fantastic way for children to practise their counting skills, as well as using their fine motor skills to manipulate the play dough. Each sheet contains the numbers to also help the children with their number recognition.
I have used this type of play dough activity multiple times in my PRE K classroom and the children absolutely LOVE it! I hope you enjoy!
This set includes 4 construction themed posters to remind your students to not quit just because the work is hard!
These were made because of a discussion we are having while using the book Guided Math in Action by Dr. Nicki Newton. We must encourage our students to keep trying even after a failure.
Posters Included:
When you want to quit, stick with it
Every mistake you make is progress
I will persist until I succeed
Mistakes are proof you are trying
Opinion writing can be a tricky concept for your students, especially with your English language learners. These opinion writing posters will be a perfect way to scaffold your students with sentence starters to organize their writing.
What’s Included?
“Stating your opinion” poster
“Listing reasons sentence starters” poster
“Conclusion sentence starters” poster
Student sheet with all 3 on one paper
This is a set of posters to support writers learning the skills of Persuasive Writing. It can be used for students becoming familiar with the genre at any grade level, from primary to high school. The steps and expectations are set out clearly and succinctly. This resource is of particular use with writers who need visual supports to retain the key details of writing formats.
Gingerbread Activities, Centers and Crafts {Freebie} is a sample activity from our gingerbread unit. Click (here) to check it out. This freebie includes Gingerbread Count. Which is a fun one-to-one correspondence activity to 5. Check out the details below to learn more about the complete unit.
Gingerbread Activities, Centers and Crafts for Preschool and Kindergarten was created with preschool in mind. This unit would also work well in a kindergarten classroom. The boys and girls will learn important math, literacy and book comprehension concepts, strategies and skills through book centered lessons and activities. The lesson plans are ready, all you need to do is find the popular books on your shelf and print/prep the easy to prep projects and activities. I have also included several learning tub activities that are ready to go and several centers and activity ideas that would be easy to implement. Students will have a blast with this fun unit! For more fun ideas check out our blog post Gingerbread Man Activities, Crafts and Math and Literacy Centers (Available November 20, 2016). Check out the preview to learn more about the activities!
This unit uses books that are needed for the lessons, The Gingerbread Man by Gail Yerrill, The Gingerbread Baby by Jan Brett, Ten Gingerbread Men by Ruth Galloway and The Gingerbread Man Loose in the School by Laura Murray.
Lesson Plans Day by Day
Activity Guide and Prep Instructions
Learning Bin Labels
Practicing CVC words with short vowels has never been more fun! Kids love FREEZE, a fun movement game for phonics where no one is ever out! Teachers love the matching short vowel worksheets and the ability to make this game fit any classroom!
is included?
colorful picture cards for CVC words with short vowels
colorful picture cards with matching words
word cards with options for color or black font
Who has cards
Easy to follow directions
2 printable worksheets with answer keys
Give each student one card & play some fun music.
As the music plays, students will move or dance and trade cards.
Pause the music and FREEZE! Read a Who has card, such as “Who has cat?” Anyone holding that card wins the round.
Start the music and play again.
long does it take the play?
You can decide exactly how long you want to play! Play the music as long as you like and choose how many rounds to play.
brain break
morning meeting
phonics lesson
movement activity
inside recess
transition times
There are 2 printable worksheets included. You can use them as extra practice, center activity, or quick assessment. Answer keys are included.
This packet includes some of the sample pages for -at word family from my CVC Worksheets and Activities Mega Bundle.
This packet is also included in SHORT A WORD WORK ACTIVITIES.
What’s Included?
Colored Printables
Posters
Word Wall Cards
Write and Wipe Cards
Write the Beginning Sounds
Magnetic Letter Mats
Say, Build and Write
Blend and Match Cards
Missing Sound Mats
Spin and Cover
Playdough Mats
Black and White
Word Family House: Say & Trace
Say, Trace, Write and Color
Read and Stamp
Build It: Cut and Paste
Write the Rime & Match the Picture
Write and Dab
Color the Candies
Find the Words and Write Them
Find and Color
Spin and Color the Word
Count and Write
Picture Sort
Word Sort
Read, Write and Build the Sentence
Read the Sentence and Match the Picture
Write a Sentence for Each Picture
Booklet
Onset and Rime Cards: double-sided printing
-at, -an, and -ap word families activity is perfect for your kindergarten and 1st grade students! Each word family has a sample of onset and rime cards that follow the short vowel CVC word pattern. Use these cards in multiple ways!
Place these word families cards at a center, use in your small group reading, use for remediation or intervention, and/or for whole group instruction. Each card is split into the onset and rime with a picture for support. They fit nicely in a pocket chart!
What does this sample include?
✔ six -at onset and rime cards
✔ five -ap onset and rime cards
✔ five -an onset and rime cards
My students love I Spy games, so I created these short vowel CVC word practice sheets. All 5 short vowels (a, e, i, o, u) are included. Students read each CVC word and then find and color the picture to match.
An Inspector Calls by J. B. Priestley
Revision and activity booklet
A 14 page booklet with activities, key quotations and summaries to help learners revise the plot and characters.
This is a fun project that takes about 20-30 minutes per book, designed for kids Pre-K -
1st. Students learn a new consonant digraph each book by coloring
pictures containing the targeted digraph and tracing over the letters as they occur in words.
Each book is a single sheet of paper divided into 8 sections.
When the student has completed coloring the sections, the paper is folded into a “book” that he/she can take home.
CONCEPTS:
There are 5 common digraphs covered, including: ch, ph, sh, th, wh
INCLUDED:
5 Mini Books
Instructions
Help your second-grade students master their phonics skills with these fun and engaging digraphs worksheets! Students will practice identifying and coloring the sounds of the different digraphs. With the colorful and creative design, your students will be so motivated to learn new phonemes.
These worksheets will help your students become more confident with reading and spelling!
It’s time to get WILD about digraphs! This little mini-packet of activities focuses on SH, TH, CH, and WH.
There are multiple activities ranging from cut/paste, writing, reading, and sorting.
Enjoy :)
Your students will have so much fun completing these digraph worksheets. The mini packet features 4 worksheets which will allow your students to practice digraph sounds.