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Fun mandala coloring pages to print at home ! Take a look at our huge range of designs, from beautiful flower mandala patterns to Book day quotes , holiday-themed designs, intricate geometric mandalas, and many more! We invite you to create something beautiful and restore your inner calm with one of our printable mandalas.

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Introducing our Thanksgiving Kindergarten Sight Word Practice resource! This engaging packet is designed to help young learners master essential sight words with a festive twist. Inside, you'll find a variety of fun activities that celebrate the Thanksgiving season while reinforcing literacy skills.

What’s Included:

• 59 Practice Sheets: Each sheet focuses on a specific sight word, ensuring comprehensive coverage.
• Five Interactive Activities per Sheet:

1. Trace the Word: Develop fine motor skills by tracing sight words.
2. Color the Word: Promote word recognition as students identify and color sight words.
3. Write the Word: Enhance writing abilities through independent practice.
4. Box the Word: Help students understand word shape by boxing sight words.
5. Build the Word: Foster creativity by cutting and pasting letters to form sight words.

This Thanksgiving-themed resource is perfect for making literacy learning fun and festive! Get ready to inspire your students with these engaging activities!

Shoe tying Pete the Cat Rocking in My School Shoes Craft

Unleash creativity and motor skills with this engaging, multi-faceted craft activity inspired by Pete the Cat Rocking in My School Shoes!

This hands-on activity is designed to teach students how to lace and tie knots, focusing on the essential life skill of tying shoes. The lesson begins with a simple knot-tying practice on a fun template, allowing students to grasp the basics of knot formation. Once comfortable, students will progress to a shoe-lacing activity, where they can apply their new skills to lacing and tying shoes.

Creative Sewing Activity: After enjoying the beloved story, students can make Pete's shoes come to life by sewing yarn to create laces on their very own shoe templates. This hands-on project is perfect for developing fine motor skills while allowing students to engage with the story in a tactile way.

Colorful Collage Option: For those who prefer a different creative approach, students can color their shoe template and then add vibrant paper strips as laces. This option encourages artistic expression while letting students experiment with different textures and materials.

Early Finishers Activity: Keep early finishers entertained and engaged with a relaxing coloring sheet of Pete's shoes, giving them the freedom to explore different colors and patterns.

This Pete the Cat Rocking in My School Shoes craft is perfect for classrooms looking to combine storytelling with creative expression

This resource includes:

• Bulletin board displays
• 4 lesson plans
• Objectives
• Assessment
• 2 Pete the Cat shoes activity
• Coloring page
• 1 knot tying template
• Posters
• 46 Scripted Slideshow with teacher's guide

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I used this resource with one of my guided reading groups. They completed the packet as they read the story "Once Upon A Fairy Tale: The Stolen Slipper" by Anna Staniszewski and illustrated by Macy Pamintuan. If they finished they could choose from the extra activities. Answer key is included!

Lexile: 600L

Guided Reading Level: N

AR Level: 3.3

AR Quiz Number: 505675

ISBN: 978-1-338-34975-7

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" Positive Quotes Jigsaw Coloring Puzzles " is an engaging and creative activity pack designed for young learners. This unique resource combines the fun of jigsaw puzzles with the creativity of coloring pages. Children will delight in solving the jigsaw puzzles to reveal adorable images of Gratitude Lettering setting. After completing the puzzles, they can express their artistic skills by coloring the pictures in vibrant hues.

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• Great for kids, boys and girls

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This is a unit of THREE Storyboard lap book projects for popular fairy tales! It includes Cinderella, The Frog Prince and Snow White. My students absolutely LOVE storyboards and it gives me a fun opportunity to teach basic story elements and introduce summarizing. Here are some more storyboards you might want to try! Fables Storyboards Gingerbread Man Storyboard Graphic Novel Storyboards Fairy Tales Storyboards Martin Luther King, Jr. Storyboard Little Red Hen and Other Stories Storyboards Check out my TeachShare store to find many more math, literacy, science and social studies resources!

This is a great activity for a Christian School, homeschool or even for a Sunday School teacher. This storyboard is an activity that reinforces comprehension and introduces basic story elements. I use a file folder but large manila or construction paper can also be used. Students write about the setting, characters, beginning, middle and ending. Then they write a summary. There is artwork also included to illustrate the storyboard.

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Pretend Play Recording Sheets || Realistic Writing Prompts

These pretend play recording sheets were created to add literacy supports to your dramatic play center, writing center, or other areas you see fit!

This set includes 10 colored and 10 black & white prompts:

1. Restaurant Check
2. Bakery Order Form
3. Ice Cream Order Form
4. Student Report Card
5. Daycare Daily Activity Log
6. Library Card
7. Doctor's Appointment
8. Dental Exam
9. Veterinarian Appointment
10. Traffic Ticket

Created to look realistic to help support student's imaginative play while making connections to everyday life.

How should these be used?

There are so many ways for these writing prompts to be used!

• Place in dramatic play to correspond and support current units of study

• Place in the writing center to act as a writing and literacy support for students to use

• Laminate for long term use! Simply print, cut, laminate, use dry erase markers to write, erase, and reuse!

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Keywords: Pretend Play, Dramatic Play, Writing Center, Centers, Writing Prompts, Realistic Prompts, Restaurant Check, Bakery Order Form, Ice Cream Order Form, Student Report Card, Daycare Daily Activity Log, Library Card, Doctor Appointment, Dental Exam, Veterinarian Exam, Traffic Ticket

Here are THREE Interactive Storyboard Activity Projects: Little Red Hen, Ugly Little Duckling and Town Mouse Country Mouse (City Mouse Country Mouse) My students LOVE doing storyboards and they are a great introduction to basic story elements and summarization. You can use a file folder for sturdiness or a more economical solution of large manila or construction paper.

Check out these Activity Packs that can be used with the stories!

Little Red Hen Activity Pack

Ugly Little Duckling Activity Pack

City Mouse Country Mouse Activity Pack

Here are some more storyboards you might want to try!

Fables Storyboards

Gingerbread Man Storyboard

Graphic Novel Storyboards

Fairy Tales Storyboards

Martin Luther King, Jr. Storyboard

Little Red Hen and Other Stories Storyboards

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My Funky First Grade

This resource contains 8 fun, colorful and engaging two piece puzzles which explores cause & effect.

There are a total of 8 puzzles in colour and 8 puzzles in black and white. This is a great resource for early learners which includes Pre-k, Kindergarten (Prep) and special education.

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Fun Cutting And Pasting | Scissor Skills Activity Pages For Kids And Toddler, Preschool, Kindergarten, Girls, Boys Kids. This paint dauber coloring Pages is perfect for younger to practice by cutting and Gluening skills and have fun at the same time. Makes a fun and educational gift For World Book Day !

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Welcome to our Goodnight Moon Scrappy Story Quilt coloring activity! Bring the beloved children's book to life with this fun and interactive crafting project.

After reading the story Goodnight Moon, students will create a Goodnight Moon Scrappy Story Quilt.

- Cut and paste Goodnight Moon patches

- Assemble and color your very own Scrappy Quilt

Scrappy Patchwork Quilts

A scrappy quilt uses a variety of different fabrics that may or may not use a consistent theme. In this new version of cut and paste, students will make a scrappy quilt using a variety of pattern blocks included in the activity. The students must complete a set of questions or activities to know what numbered pattern to use and where it should be placed on their quilt. Each quilt has its own color scheme (color chart) and those are the colors students will need to create a one-of-a-kind scrappy quilt. Each quilt comes with a header, and some have additional activities students must complete to finish their quilts. Each quilt once assembled with header is 11x14 inches (does not include the size if a quilt has an additional activity).

Sudoku are the best activities for brain teasing labyrinths, these exercises support learning through play by developing concentration and problem solving skills.

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This might be the greatest reading aid available! With the help of these printable reading comprehension bookmarks, your child can jot down important details about the fiction or nonfiction book they are currently reading. These comprehension bookmarks are an extremely easy way for children in kindergarten, first grade, second grade, third grade, fourth grade, fifth grade, and sixth school to demonstrate that they are understanding and remembering what they have studied.

These helpful printable reading comprehension bookmarks are a terrific way to assess children's comprehension of the material they have been reading or to help them get ready to write a book report. For kids in kindergarten, first grade, second grade, third grade, fourth grade, fifth grade, and sixth grade, these comprehension bookmarks are incredibly helpful. You will enjoy these worksheets whether you are a homeschooler, teacher, or parent. These comprehension bookmarks will help students work on remembering key facts about what they’ve read – perfect for book reports, learning to take notes, and reading comprehension.

There are 4 choices of these reading comprehension worksheets:

• LARGE – these are 1/2 page sheets with bigger space for writing; perfect for Kindergarten, first grade, and second grade kids
• MEDIUM – these are 1/4 page sheets and fit most books. The spaces are large enough for most 2nd-8th grade students
• FICTION Reading Comprehension– These are designed for stories where there are main characters and a setting.
• NON-FICTION Reading Comprehension – These are designed for kids to write down things they learn in subject books, including lines to note the bibliography to help with formulating into a report if desired

The reading comprehension printable has space for kids to note various different things depending on what grade you are working with. Here are some of the choices you will find on these bookmarks:

• Book title
• Author
• Publishers, city, date (for children writing a book report after reading the book)
• Main characters
• Setting
• Summary (the older student sheets have space for kids to note the beginning, middle, and end of the story)
• Their favorite part of the story
• Note words they don’t know to look up in a dictionary
• Take notes on new concepts / facts they want to learn more about at their next trip to the library
• Things I learned (for non fiction books)

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Richard is having a hard time completing an assignment. Who will be able to help him? It is almost report card time, now what? Lazy Lions, Lucky Lambs is the perfect book for students just beginning their chapter book reading journey. The Kids of Polk Street School series takes the readers into their classroom and the reader easily becomes part of the class. The product format is half page (my students LOVE the smaller booklet format). The half page packets can be easily tucked inside the book. As an added bonus a full page version is included! Included in the packet: -comprehension questions for each chapter -answer key for chapter questions Lazy Lions, Lucky Lambs is an AR level 2.7 book. We hope your students enjoy this Patricia Reilly Giff book. Please leave your comments and feedback, we enjoy hearing from you. Also, we would love to have you follow us to receive notifications about our new TeachShare products, sales, and freebies. Thanks for visiting and checking out our store! ~ Judy & Rachel ~

Ensure children comprehend the content they are reading by using these worksheets for book reports. These enjoyable printable book report template pages are ideal for older children enrolled in second, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth grade classes. These book report forms, which require no prep, aid in making sure that readers comprehend the material they are reading. Just print the book report template, fill it out, and write down details about the book, such as the title, author, setting, main characters, the end, and more.

These book report templates are ideal for parents, teachers, and homeschoolers of students in grades 3 through 6. They require no preparation. Instead of staring at a blank page, children should practice writing, summarizing the main ideas of the book, and confirming that they understand what they are reading. This will help your early reader succeed! A book report form, such as these worksheets, can assist kids in recalling the key elements of the literature they read and help them create an engaging report on any book they have been reading.

The activities on these book reports include:

• Title of Book
• Author
• Describe the setting of the book
• Describe the main characters of the book
• Write a short summary of the book
• My Opinion of the book
• Main conflict in the story
• The solution to the conflict
• Plot
• Recommendation
• Number of Pages
• Design a new cover
• Favourite part of the book
• Rate the book
• Draw your favorite part of the book
• Write a new ending
• What changes would you make to the story
• Interesting facts about the story/book
• New words that were learned and their definitions

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Frog and Toad Are Friends poke cards are a great independent, partner or guided reading group comprehension activity. Frog and Toad Are Friends is a just right beginning chapter book for my second grade students. Students in my small groups quickly make connections to the characters and their unique friendship. The poke cards are self checking. After reading each chapter, students will answer each question by selecting one of three choices. Using a pencil, straw, or pipe cleaner, students will poke through the hole to choose their answer. The correct answer will have a mark above or around the hole. The poking process quickly engages the students and provides immediate feedback to them. Cards have chapter titles on them for ease of organization. Teacher Preparation: -Print on card stock for durability. -Using a hole punch, at each * punch a hole. -Identify the correct answer and draw a circle around the hole or mark an X above the hole. -Laminate for durability.

Superhero Letters, Shapes, & Numbers Matching Game:

This is such a fun superhero-themed learning activity that can be used in so many ways The superheros with numbers on them have flashcards with the corresponding number of superheros to match. This helps students practice one-to-one correspondence and number recognition.

There are superhero flashcards with both Uppercase and lowercase letters on them. The lowercase letters have a blue border on them. The Uppercase letter borders are red. This helps students start learning and matching the correct letters together as well as learn the difference between what an Uppercase and lowercase letter is. There are #2 sets of each shape flashcard. This helps students start recognizing and matching shapes together. I would print and laminate these for better durability.

List Of Flashcards Included In This Package:

- Numbers 1-10

(with flashcards that have the correct number of superheros to match each number. This helps students practice counting and one-to-one correspondence) -- Capital Letters A-Z Lowercase

- Letters a-z

- Shapes

(two of each for matching purposes)

Square

Triangle

Rectangle

Circle

Star

Heart

Hexagon

Pentagon

Diamond

Oval

Octagon

Use these book reports to ensure that children are comprehending what they have read. Because it requires no preparation and can be used with any book, this third-grade book report is incredibly useful. Make sure readers are comprehending what they are reading by using this book report template. There are numerous spaces on these book report forms for second, third, fourth, and fifth graders to take down details about the book, such as the title, author, setting, main characters and the ending. All you need to do is print the book report templates.

These no-prep book report templates are perfect for students in grades 2, 3, 4, and 5, regardless of whether you are a parent, teacher, or homeschooler. Staring at a blank page won't help your early reader thrive; instead, they need to practice writing, summarizing the main ideas of the book, and making sure they comprehend what they are reading. Children may simply prepare an engaging report on any book they have been reading with the aid of this book review template for Kids and guided prompts. Use these third-grade book report worksheets to help kids summarize and articulate the main ideas of the book they just finished reading.

The activities on these book reports include:

• Title of Book
• Author
• Describe the setting of the book
• Describe the main characters of the book
• Write a short summary of the book
• How did the story end?
• Describe the climax of the story
• Rate the book
• My favorite part
• My favorite character
• A different ending could be
• Draw a new cover for the book
• Where did the book take place?
• When did the book take place?
• What obstacles did the characters face?
• What are your thoughts on the main character
• My thoughts on the book

Whether you are a teacher, parent, homeschooler, daycare provider, or planning a summer camp you will love these book report worksheets for kids of all ages in grade 3, grade 4, grade 5 and even grade 6!

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Stacy and her classmates are learning about people-helpers. What kind of good deeds will Stacy do for her friends? Or does she? Spectacular Stone Soup is the perfect book for students just beginning their chapter book reading journey. The product format is half page (my students LOVE the smaller booklet format). The half page packets can be easily tucked inside the book. As an added bonus a full page version is included! Included in the packet: -comprehension questions for each chapter -answer key for chapter questions -landscape and portrait format Spectacular Stone Soup is an AR level 2.5 book. We hope your students enjoy this Patricia Reilly Giff book. Please leave your comments and feedback, we enjoy hearing from you. Also, we would love to have you follow us to receive notifications about our new TeachShare products, sales, and freebies. Thanks for visiting and checking out our store! ~ Judy & Rachel ~