Persuasive Writing Posters These posters are great for teaching your students about Persuasive Writing.

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

Do your student know the difference between cities, states, countries, continents and oceans? Use this free social studies assessment to find out how well your students know geography. This can be used as a quiz, test or assessment in grades 2-4. Students will identify and give examples of common cities and states in the US, as well as countries, continents and oceans around the world. Here’s what’s included: 2-page quiz 13 multiple choice questions 4 written answer questions Topics covered: geographic skills and concepts How to use this: Use as a pre-test or post-test

Use this Free Executive Functioning assessment to find out more about your students strengths and weaknesses. Includes recommendations based on results, and links to additional support. By using the Executive Functioning Assessment you can improve student confidence and academic performance by pinpointing the areas they have the most difficulty with. The Executing Functioning Assessment Includes: 6 High Quality PDF Resource pages Black and White printable pages Instructions and strategies for managing administering

This is a self assessment for children about their social skills. It may help you to see where they think they are at in terms of their own social skills. Good to do before and after work on social skills or friendships.

Use this read and write the room activity to get your students out of their seats to read, write, and sort words with beginning digraphs. This sort focuses on sh, th, ch, and wh. The cute unicorns make the activity a bit more magical. The recording sheet helps students sort and record their answers. It is also a quick way for you to assess their understanding.

Understanding the difference between action, helping, and linking verbs can be difficult to remember. These colorful posters will help your students remember the difference between these three types of verbs. THIS RESOURCE INCLUDES Action, Helping, and Linking Verbs header Action verb - definition and examples Helping verb - definition and examples Linking verb - definition and examples Black and white ink-saving version of each poster

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

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.

Ever felt the need for a spiral geography to help your students learn map skills and become aware of the world and country around them? Me too. That’s why I developed Daily Geography. Questions deal with United States specifics and basics of other continents and their locations. Topics include borders, directions, bodies of water, latitude and longitude, and more. The system is set up for students to answer two questions per day. On Friday, they take a short “check-up” half sheet of four questions to review the skills they have learned so far. Answer key is included in the full file. THIS IS A PREVIEW FREEBIE. You will receive Week 2 along with its check-up assessment sheets.