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MAY the 4TH-Inspired Coloring Pages (59 pages)

By Art Shack by JB

This PDF includes 59 unique coloring pages. Use these coloring pages for early finishers, indoor recess, brain-breaks, writing prompts and more! Get students motivated and engaged in semi-difficult tasks with these eye-popping MAY the 4TH-Inspired Coloring Pages.

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Flying Kites Coloring Pages (60 pages)

By Art Shack by JB

This PDF includes 60 unique coloring pages. Use these coloring pages for early finishers, indoor recess, brain-breaks, writing prompts and more! Get students motivated and engaged in semi-difficult tasks with these eye-popping Flying Kites Coloring Pages.

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Flying Kites Coloring Pages (60 pages)

By Art Shack by JB

This PDF includes 60 unique coloring pages. Use these coloring pages for early finishers, indoor recess, brain-breaks, writing prompts and more! Get students motivated and engaged in semi-difficult tasks with these eye-popping Flying Kites Coloring Pages.

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MAY the 4TH-Inspired Coloring Pages (59 pages)

By Art Shack by JB

This PDF includes 59 unique coloring pages. Use these coloring pages for early finishers, indoor recess, brain-breaks, writing prompts and more! Get students motivated and engaged in semi-difficult tasks with these eye-popping MAY the 4TH-Inspired Coloring Pages.

Please remember that using any of my original artworks for future commercial use is prohibited.

This is not a clipart product. This product cannot be used in any way for your own freebies or products.

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Flying Kites Coloring Pages (60 pages)

By Art Shack by JB

This PDF includes 60 unique coloring pages. Use these coloring pages for early finishers, indoor recess, brain-breaks, writing prompts and more! Get students motivated and engaged in semi-difficult tasks with these eye-popping Flying Kites Coloring Pages.

Please remember that using any of my original artworks for future commercial use is prohibited.

This is not a clipart product. This product cannot be used in any way for your own freebies or products.

This product is for personal use only and cannot be copied, redistributed or reposted by others.

If you enjoy these Flying Kites Coloring Pages, please check out my TeachShare store for more similar coloring pages, plus my in-depth art units. I also have a unit for sale on Conscious Discipline, and another unit for sale on UDL & SEL.

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MAY the 4TH-Inspired Coloring Pages (59 pages)

By Art Shack by JB

This PDF includes 59 unique coloring pages. Use these coloring pages for early finishers, indoor recess, brain-breaks, writing prompts and more! Get students motivated and engaged in semi-difficult tasks with these eye-popping MAY the 4TH-Inspired Coloring Pages.

Please remember that using any of my original artworks for future commercial use is prohibited.

This is not a clipart product. This product cannot be used in any way for your own freebies or products.

This product is for personal use only and cannot be copied, redistributed or reposted by others.

If you enjoy these MAY the 4TH-Inspired Coloring Pages, please check out my TeachShare store for more similar coloring pages, plus my in-depth art units. I also have a unit for sale on Conscious Discipline, and another unit for sale on UDL & SEL.

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MAY the 4TH-Inspired Coloring Pages (59 pages)

By Art Shack by JB

This PDF includes 59 unique coloring pages. Use these coloring pages for early finishers, indoor recess, brain-breaks, writing prompts and more! Get students motivated and engaged in semi-difficult tasks with these eye-popping MAY the 4TH-Inspired Coloring Pages.

Please remember that using any of my original artworks for future commercial use is prohibited.

This is not a clipart product. This product cannot be used in any way for your own freebies or products.

This product is for personal use only and cannot be copied, redistributed or reposted by others.

If you enjoy these MAY the 4TH-Inspired Coloring Pages, please check out my TeachShare store for more similar coloring pages, plus my in-depth art units. I also have a unit for sale on Conscious Discipline, and another unit for sale on UDL & SEL.

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Flying Kites Coloring Pages (60 pages)

By Art Shack by JB

This PDF includes 60 unique coloring pages. Use these coloring pages for early finishers, indoor recess, brain-breaks, writing prompts and more! Get students motivated and engaged in semi-difficult tasks with these eye-popping Flying Kites Coloring Pages.

Please remember that using any of my original artworks for future commercial use is prohibited.

This is not a clipart product. This product cannot be used in any way for your own freebies or products.

This product is for personal use only and cannot be copied, redistributed or reposted by others.

If you enjoy these Flying Kites Coloring Pages, please check out my TeachShare store for more similar coloring pages, plus my in-depth art units. I also have a unit for sale on Conscious Discipline, and another unit for sale on UDL & SEL.

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Verbs Clipart

By Clever Cat Creations - Clip Art

Cute multi-ethnic verb clipart, perfect for livening up almost any resource! These clips are very versatile and can be used for any subject, all year long.

This set contains 50 high-resolution (300 DPI) PNG graphics, 25 different kids and 25 black and white.

The verbs are:

1. Reading

2. writing

3. Pointing

4. Kicking

5. Waving

6. Painting

7. Planting

8. Skipping

9. Building/playing (with blocks)

10. Shouting

11. Eating

12. Bathing

13. Running

14. Skateboarding

15. Snow-skiing

16. Sleeping

17. Carrying

18. Watering

19. Sitting

20. Throwing

21. Playing guitar

22. Talking

23. Singing

24. Cutting with scissors

25. Whispering

You might also like:

  • Emotions Clipart Bundle
  • School Subjects Clip Art Bundle
  • Kid Toppers Clipart Bundle
  • Kids Clip Art Bundle

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Valentines Day Math Packet, Games, Writing and Valentine's Crafts Activities

By Donna Littlejohn

One-stop shop for Valentine's Day! Valentine crafts, writing, and math to keep your students engaged! Easy, low-prep, differentiated activities to make planning easier. Great for sub-plans!

What you get:

  • Valentine Writing and Craft Activity complete with writing prompts
  • Differentiated Math Packet, Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication and Division
  • Valentine's Day editable bookmarks, black and white and color
  • Valentine's Day Digital Activity slides
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Ocean Bundle Write the Room, Cut and Paste, Lacing Cards,Play Dough, 3 Part Card

By Creative Soul Printables

Bring the ocean to life in your classroom with this engaging Ocean Themed Bundle! Packed with activities that build fine motor skills, reading, writing, and vocabulary, this bundle is a treasure trove for early learners.

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This Ocean Themed Bundle includes four exciting activities, each designed to promote hands-on learning while keeping students engaged with ocean-themed fun:

  1. Write the Room: Students will search the room for 12 ocean-themed images and record their findings on one of four tracking sheets. Two options are available for early learners with images and two with primary lines for more advanced learners.
  2. Lacing Cards: Featuring ocean animals, these lacing cards have easy-to-punch holes for students to thread a string or lace through, building their fine motor skills.
  3. Cut and Paste Crafts: Students will cut out pieces of ocean-themed objects and glue them together, creating fun crafts while improving their scissor and gluing skills.
  4. Play Dough Mats: Each mat displays an ocean object that students will replicate using play dough, with an "I Can" statement at the bottom to encourage skill-building.
  5. Three Part Cards Sorting Activity: There are two forms of flashcards included students will match. One card has the image and name on it and then other form of card has the image on one part and the name on a separate part.

How the Product is Used:
Teachers can easily prepare these activities by printing each component on 8.5x11 sheets. For the Write the Room activity, the images are placed around the room for students to find and identify. The Lacing Cards just need their holes punched for threading. The Cut and Paste Crafts are printed and ready to be cut out and assembled by students. Finally, the Play Dough Mats invite students to mold ocean objects with play dough, encouraging creativity and fine motor practice.

Why You’ll Love This Product:
This Ocean Themed Bundle is a go-to resource for teachers looking to combine fine motor skill development with engaging, hands-on learning. Each activity is not only fun but educational, helping students improve their reading, writing, and vocabulary while also reinforcing their motor skills. With ocean-themed visuals, this bundle keeps students motivated, while the variety of activities means it can be used across different centers or lessons. It’s a perfect addition for classrooms that want to dive deep into ocean-themed units!

Features:

  • Write the Room activity with 12 ocean-themed images and 4 tracking sheets.
  • Lacing Cards featuring ocean animals with easy-punch holes.
  • Cut and Paste Crafts that feature ocean objects for cutting and assembling.
  • Play Dough Mats with ocean-themed objects and “I Can” statements for modeling.
  • 8.5x11 inch pages for easy preparation and use.
  • Focuses on building fine motor skills, reading, writing, and vocabulary.

How This Product Can Be Used in the Classroom or Other Educational Settings:

  1. Ocean-themed unit study: This bundle complements lessons about marine life and ocean ecosystems, providing hands-on activities that reinforce content.
  2. Fine motor centers: Perfect for use in fine motor skills stations or centers, allowing students to practice cutting, lacing, and molding.
  3. Writing and vocabulary development: The Write the Room and Play Dough Mats help students strengthen their vocabulary, reading, and writing skills.
  4. Indoor recess or sensory play: The play dough mats and lacing cards can be used for indoor recess or calming sensory activities.
  5. Early finisher activities: Keep students engaged with these fun, independent tasks when they finish other work early.

Related Products

⭐ *Growing Bundle* Write the Room bundle, Holidays, animals, counting

⭐ Clip Cards Bundle, Counting 0-10 or 0-20

⭐ Scissors Skills Bundle, Fine Motor Skills for Early Learners

⭐ Lacing Cards Bundle, Fine Motor Skills for Preschoolers GROWING BUNDLE

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Mystery Valentine Writing Pack - February Writing Prompt & Activities Grades 3-5

By MrsBaileyandHerClass

Looking for fun and engaging February writing activities? This Mystery Valentine Writing Packis the perfect resource to inspire creativity and celebrate Valentine’s Day in your classroom! Packed with a Valentine's Day writing prompt, guided drafting pages, student valentine craft activity, and a complete bulletin board kit, this resource will have your students brainstorming, writing, and proudly showcasing their work. Designed for grades 3-5, this Valentine-themed activity is a must-have for your February lesson plans.

Here’s What’s Inside:

❤️ Brainstorm Pre-Write Page: Spark ideas with a Valentine-themed prompt and an easy-to-use organizer to structure student stories.
❤️ Drafting Pages: Keep students on track with guided pages for the beginning, middle, and end, featuring key questions to develop their mystery story.
❤️ Publishing Paper: Valentine’s Day-themed templates give students a polished and festive way to publish their writing.
❤️ Student Valentine Craft: A creative craft for students to showcase a scene from their story—perfect for adding personality to your bulletin board!
❤️ Bulletin Board Kit: Complete with **red and pink borders, Valentine-themed letters, and eye-catching graphics **for an easy and festive classroom display.

Why Teachers Love It:

✔️ February Writing Prompt and Activities: Perfect for Valentine’s Day lessons or as part of your February curriculum.
✔️ Engages Grades 3-5: Age-appropriate and developmentally aligned to help upper elementary students succeed.
✔️ Valentine’s Day Activities Made Easy: Combines writing, creativity, and classroom decor into one seamless resource.
✔️ All-in-One Bulletin Board Kit: Save time with a ready-to-use display that shows off your students' writing.

Ways to Use This Pack:

  • Celebrate Valentine’s Day with a fun and interactive classroom writing activity.
  • Incorporate into your February writing centers or morning work.
  • Use as a creative writing project leading up to Valentine’s Day.
  • Display student work with the included bulletin board kit to make your classroom pop!

This resource is perfect for teachers searching for February writing promptsValentine’s Day classroom activities, or an easy-to-prep creative writing lesson.

Download now to make this Valentine’s Day unforgettable for your students—and stress-free for you!

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Valentine's Day
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2025 New Year Goal Setting & Bulletin Board Crafts Bundle - SEL Activities GR3-6

By MrsBaileyandHerClass

Start the New Year Right with Engaging SEL Activities & Bulletin Board Crafts for 2025! Celebrate 2025 with this New Year Activities Bundle designed for grades 3-6. This bundle includes goal-setting worksheets to help students set personal goals and a January bulletin board kit to build a positive classroom community. Perfect for promoting social-emotional learning (SEL), growth mindset, and personal reflection.

What’s Included in the Bundle:

1.Goal Setting & Reflection Pack (Grades 3-6)

  • Kickstart the year with goal-setting activities that inspire students to set personal goals with the One Word Goal Setting Activity. Promote self-awareness and goal tracking through student worksheets and reflection prompts.
  • Foster growth mindset and social-emotional learning (SEL) as students reflect on the year ahead.

2. January Bulletin Board Kit: Adjective Portrait Activity

  • Build a positive classroom environment with this fun, interactive Adjective Portrait activity. Students will create unique portraits using descriptive adjectives that showcase their strengths and personalities.
  • This craft is ideal for January classroom displays, enhancing your classroom décor while promoting community-building.

Why This Bundle is Perfect for Your Classroom:

  • Easy Prep: Simply print and go! Perfect for busy teachers needing quick, engaging activities.
  • Goal Setting Focus: Set the tone for the year with goal-setting activities that emphasize self-reflection, personal growth, and goal tracking.
  • SEL-Centered: Incorporates social-emotional learning to help students build a positive classroom community.
  • Interactive Crafts: Both activities encourage creative expression while reinforcing positive growth mindset.
  • Great for New Year’s Lessons: Start 2025 strong with activities designed for the beginning of the year.

Perfect for:

  • New Year’s goal-setting activities
  • Classroom community-building
  • Creative bulletin board ideas
  • Growth mindset development
  • Social-emotional learning (SEL) reinforcement
  • Personal reflection and goal tracking

I hope you find this resource just as helpful for your students as it has been for mine!

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Comparative & Superlative Adjectives Flip Book, Worksheets, Writing Prompts

By MrsBaileyandHerClass

Engage your 3rd-5th grade students with this interactive and comprehensive resource for learning comparative and superlative adjectives! This Comparative and Superlative Adjectives Flip Book includes 12 differentiated worksheets, 3 formats for varied learning needs, and a list of creative writing prompts that provide ample opportunities for practice. Perfect for whole-class instruction, small groups, or independent work, this resource will help students master these important grammar concepts with fun and interactive activities.

What's Included in This Resource:

  • Comparative and Superlative Adjectives Flip Book: A hands-on, interactive book to guide students through the rules and examples of comparative and superlative adjectives.
  • 12 Worksheets: Tailored for different learning levels with 3 differentiated formats, ensuring students work at their own pace while mastering adjective comparisons.
  • Writing Prompts: Creative prompts designed to give students continued practice using comparative and superlative adjectives in context.

Why You’ll Love This Resource:

  • Differentiated for All Learners: With three unique worksheet formats, this resource supports learners of varying abilities and provides different levels of challenge.
  • Comprehensive Practice: In addition to worksheets, the flip book and writing prompts provide multiple modes of practice for students to grasp the concepts fully.
  • Interactive and Fun: The flip book is a hands-on way to learn, making grammar lessons engaging and memorable.
  • Supports Grammar Mastery: By using the worksheets, writing prompts, and flip book, your students will gain fluency in comparative and superlative adjectives through practice.

Perfect For:

  • Classroom instruction and group activities
  • Differentiating grammar practice for diverse learners
  • Independent practice, homework, and extended learning
  • Reviewing and reinforcing grammar concepts
  • A fun, engaging way to teach important adjective rules

Enhance your students’ grammar skills today! This Comparative and Superlative Adjectives Flip Book and worksheet set is ideal for reinforcing adjective usage in your classroom. Whether for class lessons, homework, or additional practice, this resource will help your students confidently apply comparative and superlative adjectives in both writing and speaking. Download now and make learning grammar fun and effective!


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New Year’s One Word | Goal Setting Activities 2025 | Reflection Pack Grades 3-6

By MrsBaileyandHerClass

Kick off the New Year with meaningful goal-setting and reflection activities!

This New Year’s Activities & One Word Reflection Pack is designed for grades 3-6, making it easy to inspire students as they set goals and choose their Word of the Year. With over 200 pages, this resource is packed with guided prompts, brainstorming sheets, customizable templates, and fun bonus activities like word searches and coloring pages. Whether you're looking for New Year’s writing activities, morning work, or engaging independent centers, this pack has you covered.

What’s Included in These New Year’s Activities:

  • Goal-Setting & Reflection Prompts
    Scaffolded questions encourage students to think critically about their goals, areas for growth, and hopes for 2025.
  • Word of the Year Activities
    Help students select a meaningful Word of the Year with brainstorming tools, pre-filled options, and creative templates.
  • Customizable Templates
    Includes blank and pre-filled templates to meet your students' needs and make your New Year’s One Word lesson plans simple.
  • Future-Proof Design: Includes content for New Year’s Activities for 2025-2030, giving you a resource you can use for six years.

Bonus Activities:
Word Search: Inspire students with fun, motivating Words of the Year.

Word Creation Challenge: Encourage creativity by forming new words from "Happy New Year!"

Coloring Page: Add a creative flair to your New Year’s celebration.

Why Teachers Love It:

  • Perfect for Grades 3-6: Engaging and age-appropriate for upper elementary students.
  • Flexible Use: Works as writing activities, morning work, or centers.
  • Low-Prep Solution: Print-and-go materials save you planning time.
  • Builds Reflection & Community: Students share their Word of the Year and goals, fostering connection.
  • Fun and Creative: Bonus activities like the word search keep students excited about New Year’s classroom activities.

How This Solves Teacher Problems:

✅ Need New Year’s activities for grades 3-6? This ready-to-go pack has everything!
✅ Searching for engaging New Year’s One Word lessons? Includes reflection prompts and creative templates.
✅ Want meaningful reflections for goal-setting? Activities are scaffolded for easy use.
✅ Looking for a resource to last multiple years? Covers New Year’s classroom activities for 2025-2030.

Kick off your New Year’s lessons with confidence and creativity! This pack includes everything you need for New Year’s goal writing and One Word activities tailored for upper elementary students in grades 3-6. Whether it’s goal-setting, literacy challenges, or reflection prompts, this resource has you covered.

Grab the New Year’s Goal Writing & One Word Reflection Pack today and start the new year on the right note!

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Social Emotional Learning
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MAY the 4TH-Inspired Coloring Pages (59 pages)

By Art Shack by JB

This PDF includes 59 unique coloring pages. Use these coloring pages for early finishers, indoor recess, brain-breaks, writing prompts and more! Get students motivated and engaged in semi-difficult tasks with these eye-popping MAY the 4TH-Inspired Coloring Pages.

Please remember that using any of my original artworks for future commercial use is prohibited.

This is not a clipart product. This product cannot be used in any way for your own freebies or products.

This product is for personal use only and cannot be copied, redistributed or reposted by others.

If you enjoy these MAY the 4TH-Inspired Coloring Pages, please check out my store for more similar coloring pages, plus my in-depth art units. I also have a unit for sale on Conscious Discipline, and another unit for sale on UDL & SEL.

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60 Paragraph to Picture Prompts - Creative Writing - Google Slides Resource™

By Shy's Sunshine Room

Link to Become A Google Slides Resource™ Included!

Spark creativity in your students with these exciting picture prompts! Each prompt features an imaginative scene, two guiding questions, and two sentence starters to inspire descriptive and creative writing. Perfect for writing centers, assignments, or independent practice, this resource will engage students and make writing fun. Easy to use and ready to print, it’s a must-have for any upper elementary classroom!

Included:

- 30 Black and White Printables

- 30 Color Printables

- Options to Project 30 Color Printables on a Screen

- Each Page Includes: 

  • A Picture Prompt
  • 2 Guiding Questions to Inspire Creativity
  • 2 Optional Story Starters
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Outsiders Projects and Activities

By Jennifer Allain

This unit will guide students through reading and analyzing "The Outsiders." Students will explore themes of class conflict, friendship, and identity while developing their comprehension and critical thinking skills. The unit will include formative assessments, discussions, and creative assignments.

  • Pre Reading Activity
  • Compare and Contrast (characters & self)
  • Character Map
  • Anatomy of a Greaser/Soc
  • Choice Boards x2
  • Jigsaw
  • Stations
  • Journal/Writing Prompts
  • Slides Project
  • Debate
  • Essay Revision
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10 Winter Christmas Holiday Narrative writing Essay Picture Prompts and Go

By TooBookedUp

Elevate your middle school students' narrative writing skills with this winter-themed essay planning guide. This resource features 10 captivating, holiday-themed photos, ranging from a snowman on the beach to a gingerbread family on the run, Krampus enjoying hot chocolate, and a pirate ship bathed in green holiday lights. These images are perfect for sparking creativity and guiding students through the narrative writing process.

Learning Objectives:

  • Enhance the ability to plan and draft a narrative story that is both engaging and imaginative.
  • Encourage creativity while ensuring narratives encompass all essential elements of a structured narrative text.

What's Inside:

  • 10 double sided planning guides, one for each photo!
  • Detailed graphic organizers to assist students in exploring the setting, characters, conflict, and resolution.
  • A Google Slides presentation featuring each high-interest photo for classroom projection, facilitating the introduction of each new writing prompt.

How to Use:

  • Day 1: Display the photo prompt using the slides and encourage students to brainstorm ideas with the graphic organizer.
  • Day 2: Start drafting the narrative, drawing inspiration from the vivid image.
  • Day 3: Continue the narrative, adding details and developing the storyline.
  • Day 4: Conduct peer reviews or teacher feedback sessions, followed by revisions and editing.
  • Day 5: Publish the final narrative piece, celebrating the students' creative achievements.

Standards Alignment:

  • Aligned with CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.5.3 through W.8.3, ensuring the resource meets educational standards for narrative writing.

Formats Available:

  • A ready-to-use PDF for printouts and a Google Slides version for seamless classroom integration.

Usage Scenario:

  • Ideal for middle school teachers to use as a standalone writing unit, an extension activity, or as a part of a choice board for students.

Highlights:

  • Engaging and diverse photo prompts: Each image is carefully chosen to resonate with middle school students, featuring themes like winter holidays, mythical creatures, adventure, and family.
  • Classroom-ready: The Google Slides format allows for easy introduction of each writing prompt, while print-ready PDFs ensure quick and effortless preparation.

Transform your classroom's narrative writing approach with this captivating, standards-aligned essay planning guide. Watch as your students' imaginations soar with each unique and inspiring photo prompt!

English Language Arts
Close Reading
Creative Writing
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