This Construction worker themed file folder activity combines emotions with reading skills, following Common Core standards and focusing on Social Emotional Learning. Participants match 10 sentences with 10 emotion pictures, with each page featuring 5 sentences and pictures for matching, fostering literacy and emotional intelligence in an organized and interactive manner. This is a two part file folder activity. Find and match the emotion picture and build/draw the emotion. Read and match the emotions. Emotions included are: Angry Happy Loved Laughing Relieved Sad Shocked Soldier Scared Silly Smiling Great for centers, or monthly themed activities. . This activity will be included in the Community helpers SEL growing bundle that can be found here: SEL Growing bundle
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Blooming and Growing in Primary
Learn about the stages of a star; how it forms, grows and then dies with this fun printable star life cycle project.
Happy Holidays! Are you looking for fun Holiday-themed or Christmas math activities to share with your K-8 students? Check out our 12 days of Christmas math puzzles. Each Christmas math puzzle comes as a printable pdf file that is easy to share. Enjoy!
Discover simple ways children can look after themselves, from naming feelings and moving their body, to building boundaries and caring for their friends! Learning to look after yourself is an important part of growing up, and it can also be fun! By being mindful of their mental, physical and social wellbeing, children can be more confident in navigating tricky situations and new experiences. Whether it is taking care of their senses, learning about respect or unwinding when they feel overwhelmed, this book is packed full of helpful ideas and tips for little ones and their grown-ups. Written by clinical psychologist and author, Nancy Shapiro, who believes that teaching children how to care for themselves can help them in later life, this book's impactful information is balanced out by cute and bright illustrations from Vania Sacramento. This book will teach little ones about: Sleep Caring for their senses Nutritious food Being active Learning new skills What to do when something doesn't feel right Checking in with their body Friendships Boundaries Time alone and time with others Asking for help Knowing their opinion and how to say 'no' Expecting respect Naming their feelings Communication Caring for other people Unwinding Wonderful Me is a fantastic first introduction for kids to key topics and skills that will help them to care for themselves as they grow and navigate the world they live in. With a sunny and cheerful colour scheme, this book is comforting yet revolutionary, at a time when it's becoming more important than ever to teach children these vital skills. Colour illustrations
April is nearly here and we are geared up for some fun spring-filled learning! This month we are keeping it rigorous and FUN! The following April
Learn how to Gameschool for free! 30 days of themes, 90 game suggestions, and 50 extended learning lesson ideas- all for free!
Lead your entire class on a singalong about the parts of a plant sung to a familiar tune.
As part of our homeschool science curriculum we decided to culture surfaces around our home as through a bacteria science experiment.
Planting seeds in the classroom can be fun, fast and eductational. Students get a hands on and up front approach with this plant science lab.
*A DIGITAL OPTION HAS BEEN INCLUDED FOR GOOGLE SLIDES/GOOGLE CLASSROOM* Be sure to re-download! There are directions and links inside the pdf. Hello, ELA! This resource is a unique way to get your students warmed up at the beginning of your ELA block. Each month contains 4-5 weeks of ELA bell work, which will have a theme around the season, national holidays, or events associated with that particular month. The morning work is focused on ELA 8th Grade Common Core Standards. Each day has a thematic structure to cover language standards as well as enhance vocabulary and comprehension skills. Save money by purchasing the year long BUNDLE!ELA Daily Review 8th Grade {Growing Bundle} Each week follows a predictable and engaging structure: Meaningful Monday: Monday is focused on making meaning. Tasks will focus on synonyms, antonyms, vocabulary words, context clues, and making meaning in a short amount of text. Some tasks may require students to make meaning in the text (inference, message, adages, proverbs, etc.) or build vocabulary skills. Text Structure Tuesday: Tuesdays will have a paragraph that requires students to identify the text structure, signal words, main idea, author's perspective, or vocabulary, or any other question types related to the Craft and Structure standards. Wordy Wednesday: Wednesday is all about working with words. Tasks include working with shades of meaning, homophones, spelling, prefixes, suffixes, roots, and other word skills. Throwback Thursday:Thursday is all about grammar usage and conventions. Figurative Friday: Figurative Friday tasks include working with various types of figurative language including similes, metaphors, idioms, poems, alliteration, structures of poems and more! 🛑 Are you a member of the TLL Membership? These materials are already included. If you are not a member, click here to learn more. The TLL Membership gives you an all-access pass to hundreds of ELA resources for teachers in Grades 3-5.I hope this resource works for you! Please feel free to contact me at [email protected] with any questions, comments, or feedback. -Jessica This ELA + Math Morning Work is available for the following grade levels: ELA + Math Bundles 1st Grade 2nd Grade 3rd Grade 4th Grade 5th Grade ELA Bundles 1st Grade 2nd Grade 3rd Grade 4th Grade 5th Grade 6th Grade 7th Grade 8th Grade ELA Weekly Assessments 2nd Grade 3rd Grade 4th Grade 5th Grade 6th Grade Math Bundles 1st Grade 2nd Grade 3rd Grade 4th Grade 5th Grade Let’s connect! The Literacy Loft Blog The Literacy Loft on Instagram The Literacy Loft on Pinterest The Literacy Loft on Facebook Email: [email protected]
Looking for Kindergarten career activities for your elementary school counseling lessons? You'll love these hands-on center activities!
Since most regions are experiencing cooler weather I thought that I would share a few fun learning materials I have created to go along with an Arctic Theme. Here is an "Igloo Coloring Page".CLICK HERE for your FREE download.For this fun activity, "If I lived in the Arctic I would...", you could either have your child write out their responses or draw a picture of their responses. CLICK HERE for your FREE download.The last learning material is an "Ii" for Igloo Handwriting practice page. CLICK HERE for this FREE download. Here are a couple of fun links to check out: National Geographic Kids Arctic Animal Pictures Facts about Arctic Wildlife Arctic Animal Memory Cards Preschool Corner Enjoy, Shauna DISCLAIMER: (please read) All items that are shared to download are for personal and classroom use ONLY. No items may be RESOLD in any form. If you would like to share these items on your website, please put a direct link back to this post. Thanks so much! myshaenoel.blogspot.com learnandgrow.etsy.com
Are you looking for free preschool curriculum? This is the ultimate list of free preschool curriculum to help you make the best choice!
Share & Help Me GrowWhen we first discovered Do You Know Which Ones Will Grow, we were in love. It was a building block award nominee a couple years ago and was definitely one of our favorites on the list. Do You Know Which One Will Grow takes your child through a series of questions […]
A great way to reflect on the Learner Profile. Display in the classroom visually and apply knowledge to personal situations.
Hi There! Lisa here, from Growing Firsties & I'm going to share a little bit about Growth Mindset today, which is based on Stanford University psychologist Carol Dweck's work. Heads up that I do have some Amazon Affiliate links in this post. Should you choose to use the links, I'll earn some "circle money" as my daughter calls coins. :-) Half of my affiliate proceeds are for paying it forward - each month I receive earnings I give to my local food pantry/outreach services organization. The other half is spent on books and items for my classroom. With a growth mindset, people believe that through effort and practice, they can develop and improve their talents and abilities. In a fixed mindset, people believe that their talents and abilities are fixed...and that it's talent (not effort) that creates success. Woah. Years ago, I first began to think about mindset in terms of working with struggling students...those students where the learning is hard. Students, who, if they don't have the mindset to keep trying, will give up. Then what will they learn? My thinking expanded as I witnessed students labelled as gifted hitting a struggle academically and not knowing how to handle the struggle when they are unfamiliar with the resilience and effort needed. Then I realized that mindset, resilience & perseverance are critical for all of us. Regardless of age. #helloIhatecardio #gottadoitanyways You may have seen this Growing Firsties post from a few years ago, containing this freebie download. Or maybe this post from last summer all about perseverance. I am blessed to work at an amazing school! Some talented colleagues ran a book study on Dweck's Mindset book this year and it was such fun to re-read and discuss mindset with like-minded teachers! I also added Mindsets in the Classroom (by Mary Cay Ricci) to my collection. We read aloud some great books and I expanded my collection beyond the wonderful texts from Peter H. Reynolds (Ish, The Dot, Going Places...) One of my teammates asked me if I had a printable for our work on mindset and that gave me the motivation to put my swirling thoughts to work....Here's a little peek at the inside... Scroll down to download this freebie! :) You might be interested in reading an article by the always eloquently-thought-provoking Alfie Kohn "The Perils of Growth Mindset" education. You can get to it {right here}. Carol Dweck, author of Mindset, has written this EXCELLENT article...you'll definitely want to check it out! You can get to it {right here}. I have a Pinterest board called Mindset and I love pinning to it! You can check it out by clicking here or the screen shot below. You should really check out the Famous Failures video! It's amazing! We'd love to hear what you do to help build a growth mindset with your learners!
China. Oh, how I love China! It was fun learning and studying about China for years and year, even learning Mandarin Chinese was amazing, but going to China was above and beyond amazing! I showed my children my scrapbook with my pictures from when I went to China and they were awed, like they thought China was…
Cultural Observation: An Observation of My Experience at La Mexicana
In the Spring time, it is the perfect time to introduce the life cycle of plants to your students. They are seeing new growth all around them.
Each year, when I teach place value, this is always my students' favorite game {my teammate gave it to me, she got it from uen.org}! I have modified it so that k-2 can play it! It's called Bull's Eye The students will play in groups of 3 (or in pairs). Each group needs a bull's eye (included in the download) and 6 paper clips. Each student needs their own recording sheet (included in the download). Player one throw each of their 5 paper clips on the bull's eye, one at a time, trying to get a bull's eye. {I had one of our school aides make me a set of bull's eye posters, but you don't have to do that because I've included a download for you} Player one then records their points on their recording sheet by counting how many paper clips landed on the 1's and 10's (there is also an expanded form and 100's recording sheet).
Foster a love for science with these fun experiments perfect for even the youngest scientists .
Tier 2 vocabulary words should be taught daily. Click to get a tier 2 word list and sample lesson plans for two weeks of tier 2 vocabulary word instruction.
Inside: A guide to Spanish songs by themes and learning levels. Music in Spanish is an entire world, packed with amazing rhythms, poetry, and dance. Latin music is a complex phenomenon that reflects the complex history of Latin America, a mixed region whose social environment has forged some of the most beautiful sounds in the world. - Latin Music History You can find songs in Spanish for every mood and age. I've been creating song lists for a while and have many more to go, but this page is a great beginner's guide. Whether or not you speak Spanish itself,
Strewing - a term coined by Sandra Dodd - means simply leaving interesting things out for your kids to discover on their own terms. A simple way to begin having a more learning filled home is to intentionally strew interesting things around. You could even have a designated table top that you use and change out regularly.Having a home that has an atmosphere of learning grows kids who learn all the time. If you enjoy planning ahead and organizing, you could have monthly themes, kind of like a deconstructed unit study. If you do this, I do recommend that you allow the kids to do what they like with the stuff, and not try to organize them. Let them explore on their own. Or, if you are a fly-by-the-seat-of-your-pants type, like me, change it up when you come across something neat you would like your kids to discover. You also do NOT have to use a designated table top. I leave new library books on the coffee table, put a board game by the fireplace, or even put the globe on the dinner table for a great dinner conversation. Here are some ideas to get your imagination going with the possibilities: Science:A microscope (old-school, non computer connected ones are my favorite), samples to observe like a dead fly, a cat's claw or whisker, snake skin, fabric, etc. Experiments - baking soda, vinegar, food coloring, oil, milk, corn starch, and lots of little containers for mixing Magnetism - magnets, magnetic and non-magnetic metal objects, iron shavings in a sealed baggie Birds - binoculars, bird book, feathers, a nest, an egg (from the fridge), bird seed, bird house kit Insects - magnifying glasses, books on insects, microscope, jar for collecting, paper, pencils Math: Numbers - abacus, calculator, dice, cards, some board games like Monopoly, Yahtzee and Battleship Shapes - pattern blocks, Jenga, Legos, Magna-Tiles, K-Nex, geometric solids Measuring - ruler, compass, protractor, tape measure, graph paper, string History:Family - old family photos, family tree worksheet, maps, any small family heirlooms (not breakable is best for littles) like a quilt, a silver cup, a hat, etc. World War I - photo of ancestor in uniform, bucket of army men, popsicle sticks for building, map of battle lines, Snoopy
The Spring Math Centers for Kindergarten contains a collection of 19 fun interactive printable math activities.
Item description Integrity and Honesty | Lessons for Life | The Empty Pot & The Golden Coin is a 5-classes-long resource to teach and learn about integrity. Let’s show our kids and students the importance of showing integrity. Why is integrity important? What is it showing about ourselves? These Integrity Lessons have been designed and separated into 5 classes that can be given on a 45-minute period (it can be separated as it fits your needs) with activities for each class that includes: * Links to videos on “The Empty Pot” & “The Golden Coin” for young kids with questions about each clip. * Activities * Flower pot project * Discussion topics * Storyline activity *Comic Activity * Integrating Technology Activity to be done with iPads * And more! (8 Extra Bonus Scenario Task Cards) With these lessons, you will make sure they understand the importance of showing integrity even when nobody is watching and to learn a life-long lesson that will help them become great human beings and great citizens of the world!
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July 2011 "When I grow up, I too will go to faraway places, and when I grow old, I too will live beside the sea." "That is all very we...
Pinay Homeschooler is a blog that shares homeschool and afterschool activity of kids from babies to elementary level.
Includes 190 flashcards for the Town theme and community places, stores, land features, neighborhood, places for leisure activities.6 family members flashcards, 2 arrows and 2 point fingers.As seen on my blog: https://eflelementaryresources.blogspot.com/2018/03/town-flashcards-for-ell.html
Welcome to our Family & Emotions Theme Planning post and welcome to Mac-n-Taters. If you are new here and you are interested in our units, you can check out our entire curriculum on our Curriculum Landing page. You will be able to find all the information you need to get started with us as well as find all our themes in one place. In the download below you will find a one week, 5 day unit that includes a read aloud, literacy, math, art/other, science, and journal activity for each day and one weekly sensory bin idea all for our preschool aged kiddos. A description of the activities is also included in the download. Also included is a 5 day Tot School plan which includes a read aloud (typically the same as the preschool read aloud), a fine motor and gross motor activity for each day of the week and one weekly sensory bin idea. A printable Bible verse is also included. If you need to purchase any items for this unit, you can find a comprehensive supply list of things that we use and love on our homeschool supply list post. Here are some resources you may find helpful and can use in a variety of different ways. Themed Vocabulary Cards Growing Bundle Themed Letter, Number, Shape Cards Family & Emotions PreK Learning Pack Keep updated by following along on social media (Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest) and join our facebook group below to be the first to know when new items are posted. We would love to have you join the tot school and preschool conversation over in our Tot School and Preschool Facebook group where we can talk all things tot school, preschool and curriculum and help and encourage one another on our journey through home tot school and preschool and parenting a toddler and preschooler. We will be sharing a look into our daily activities in the group as well as answering any questions you may have along the way. There may even be some group only freebies in the future that you will not want to miss. Hop over and join us!!! For More Information on our entire curriculum and to see other themes and posts as they are posted you can check out our Curriculum Page. We post regularly to our @macntaters_playlearngrow instagram page and would love to have you follow our adventures. We will use the hashtag #mntpreschool and #mnttotschool to keep track of all our learning fun. If, at any time, you have a question about what something is or need help with a supply for something we are doing, do not hesitate to send us an email or message via social media and we would be more than happy to help you out. You can also ask in the Facebook group. ******************************
Are you looking for an engaging review activity for the end of the school year? Skill surgery is a fun way to encourage skill review!
Grab these free printable activities to go with the book, Rosie's Walk. All the Rosie's Walk activities work on positional words.
