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Introduce your students to the basics of genre with these engaging Fiction and Nonfiction Genre Posters! Perfect for elementary classrooms or library displays, these posters feature student-friendly definitions and eye-catching graphics, helping students easily identify the differences between fiction and nonfiction.

This free set includes only the Fiction and Nonfiction posters.

Want more? Discover the full Reading Genre Posters set, featuring 28 unique genres to cover everything you need for teaching book genres.

WHAT’S INCLUDED

This set includes the fiction and nonfiction genre posters in the following formats:

★ Full-Size Poster (8.5” x 11”)➜ Color and black & white options

★ Half-Size Poster (5” x 4”)➜ Color and black & white options; perfect for student notebooks or smaller spaces

WHY USE GENRE POSTERS?

Boost reading comprehension by giving students a quick reference to help them identify fiction and nonfiction elements. These posters provide a strong foundation for understanding the basics of genre and are perfect for displaying year-round.

WAYS TO USE THIS RESOURCE

• Display & Reference: Use on focus walls, in notebooks, or at literacy centers.
• Student Engagement: Encourage students to refer to the posters as they explore texts.
• Customization: Tailor the editable version to best fit your classroom needs.
• Long-Term Use: Print, laminate, and reuse these posters year after year.
• Digital Integration: Incorporate digital versions for virtual learning or in-class activities.

WHO IS THIS FOR?

Ideal for elementary teachers looking for a clear, ready-to-use tool to introduce fiction and nonfiction genres. This set is designed specifically for younger students needing a strong foundation in genre types.

Looking for the complete set of 28 genres? Explore these resources:

⭐ Reading Genre Posters — Ideal for classroom displays and word walls, featuring vibrant visuals for every genre.

⭐ Reading Genre Anchor Charts & Interactive Templates — Dive deeper into each genre with detailed definitions, key features, and student-friendly note-taking guides.

⭐ Spanish Genre Posters — Available in Spanish to support bilingual classrooms.

Want to try another freebie? Sample the quality with this resource:

⭐ Fairy Tale Genre Poster Freebie

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Create an engaging learning space for genre exploration with these fiction and nonfiction genre posters for your ELA classroom!

Print these fun bookmarks on colored or white cardstock and provide them to your students. The goal is to challenge the students to read and keep up with the number of books they read. Once they have finished a book, they are to color it to reflect they have finished the book.

You may also choose to laminate and them and have them use a permanent marker to cross out the emoji.

Need a fun new book to help your students practice reading skills? Try this new activity pack based on the book "Mama Shamsi at the Bazaar" by Samira Iravani. The pack includes standards based activities and printables for story retelling, phonics, and vocabulary. Perfect for your library, classroom or home school.

This family portrait page makes a great addition to student portfolios.

Do this activity a few times throughout the year and watch how their drawing skills improve!

Included:

Teacher directions page

Family portrait printable

⭐For a fun, year long literacy activity, check out this fun "Now I Know My ABCs" Weekly Art Book!

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What's Included In This Bundle:

Set Of #26 Alphabet Books:

These books are a great resource for letter and sound recognition. You can have your students color or trace each word and color the picture on each page.

These mini-books are short and simple to create and help your early readers as they begin to learn the sounds each letter makes. Each sentence starts the same way making it easy and predictable for your young readers. They are perfect for the beginning of the year or spread throughout!

Fun Jellyfish Themed Sentence Starters:

These jellyfish are fun sentence starters for you to not only get to know your students better. But for them to also practice their fine motor skills of cutting things out and writing words. They are also fun to use as decorations in your classroom. Your students can also decorate their jellyfish however they would like. I created #5 different colors of jellyfish as well as a black and white one that you can print on different colors of paper or have your students decorate and color themselves.

What’s Included In This Package:

#5 different sentence starters in #5 different colors as well as black & white.

Sentence Starters:

My #3 Favorite Things Are:

My #3 Favorite Foods Are:

My #3 Favorite Sweets Are:

My #3 Favorite Animals Are:

My #3 Favorite Fruits Are

Book Labeling: Cut and Paste

Engage young learners with this hands-on activity! Students will develop essential literacy skills by cutting and pasting labels onto the correct parts of a book. This fun and interactive exercise helps children:

• Build vocabulary: Learn new words related to book parts, such as cover, title page, and table of contents.
• Enhance comprehension: Understand the structure and purpose of each book element.
• Improve fine motor skills: Practice cutting and pasting with precision.
• Foster independence: Work independently to complete the task.
• Develop critical thinking: Analyze the book's components and apply their knowledge.

Perfect for early readers and kindergarteners, this activity is a valuable addition to any literacy curriculum.

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Introduction: Unlocking the World of Letters with Fruits

Welcome to "Fruit Alphabet Pictures from A to Z Bundle | Uppercase and Lowercase," a delightful journey through the enchanting realm of letters and fruits!

In the colorful universe of childhood education, the foundation of language starts with the ABCs. What better way to introduce your little ones to the magic of letters than through the vibrant world of fruits?

Why teach letters with fruits**?**

Our approach to teaching letters goes beyond the conventional, making learning a joyous adventure for your child. Fruits not only capture their imagination but also serve as fantastic mnemonic devices, creating a multisensory experience that enhances memory retention.

The Interactive Learning Experience

In this bundle, each letter comes to life with a corresponding fruit. Your child's task is to read the letter, identify the fruit that begins with that letter, and embark on a series of activities to reinforce their understanding:

1. Letter Recognition: Write the uppercase and lowercase letters to strengthen visual recognition.
2. Creative Coloring: Bring the associated fruit to life with vibrant colors, but here's the fun twist: color the fruit in the whimsical theme or frame of each page! Whether it's a jungle adventure or an underwater expedition, each page sets the stage for a funny and enjoyable coloring process.
3. Word Formation: Practice spelling by writing the name of the fruit in a simple and enjoyable manner.

Why choose our bundle**?**

Engaging Activities: Our activities are designed to keep children actively involved, fostering a love for learning from an early age.

Artistic Expression: The coloring element allows children to express themselves artistically, turning the learning process into a fun and personalized adventure. Each page's theme adds an extra layer of joy to the coloring process.

Holistic Learning: Beyond letters, this bundle nurtures cognitive development, fine motor skills, and early literacy in a holistic manner.

Unlock the door to literacy with "Fruit Alphabet Pictures from A to Z Bundle | Uppercase and Lowercase"—where education meets excitement!

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Looking for a fun and interactive way to boost your child's literacy skills? The Characters and Settings Sorting Activity is your one-stop shop for engaging learning and imaginative storytelling!

Here's why it's perfect for young learners:

• Matchmaking Mania: Students will dive into a world of characters and settings, sorting them together to spark critical thinking and creativity.
• Cut, Paste, Create!: This hands-on activity lets them physically manipulate characters and settings, fostering a deeper understanding of narrative structure.
• Storytelling Superstars: Once the sorting is complete, the adventure begins! Students will craft captivating short stories using their chosen characters and settings, letting their imaginations soar.
• Literacy Champions: This activity goes beyond storytelling. It strengthens vocabulary, sentence structure, and overall writing skills – all while having a blast!
• Classroom or Homeschool Hero: This versatile activity is ideal for both classroom and homeschool settings, making it a must-have tool for educators and parents alike.

The Benefits are Endless:

• Narrative Comprehension: Students gain a solid understanding of how characters and settings interact within a story.
• Imaginative Storytelling: The sorting activity ignites creativity, encouraging students to weave fantastical tales.
• Literacy Powerhouse: This activity strengthens a variety of essential literacy skills, making your child a writing pro!

Unlock the Power of Storytelling Today!

The Characters and Settings Sorting Activity is more than just an activity – it's a gateway to a world of creative expression and strong literacy skills. Empower your young learner to become a storytelling master – get yours today!

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This Scavenger hunt activity is packed with 5 fun questions about books. Students will love searching for dragons on covers and mystery books as they explore the fair. This is a fantastic way to engage young readers and foster a love for literature.

This form is fully editable.

This family class book is a great way for students to get to know each other!

Simply send the parent know home requesting a family picture, have students complete their page, and add to a binder!

Students will enjoy looking at this in your classroom library all year!

Included:

Teacher directions page

Book cover

Parent letter (editable option)

Individual family pages

⭐For a fun, year long literacy activity, check out this fun "Now I Know My ABCs" Weekly Art Book!

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Struggling to engage young learners? Look no further than St. Patrick's Day! This festive holiday isn't just about shamrocks and leprechauns; it's a treasure trove for building essential language skills like rhyming. Here's why incorporating St. Patrick's Day rhymes into your lesson plan is pure gold:

Unlock a World of Words: Rhyming isn't just fun, it's fundamental! By matching sounds at the end of words (like "green" and "seen"), students expand their vocabulary and strengthen memory. This paves the way for smoother reading and writing, opening doors to a world of communication.

St. Paddy's Day Power-Up: Rhyming with a festive twist! Learning becomes a joyful adventure when it's filled with shamrocks, leprechauns, and pots of gold. Thematic rhymes keep students engaged and excited, making them eager to participate and learn.

Activities Galore! Rhyming goes beyond worksheets! Incorporate St. Patrick's Day rhymes into various activities to solidify learning. Here are some ideas:

• Poetry Workshops: Craft silly limericks or festive poems with these fun rhymes, fostering creativity and a love for language.
• Shamrock Shuffle Word Games: Play rhyming games like "I Spy" or "Go Fish" using St. Patrick's Day words to keep things lively and interactive.
• Sing Your Heart Out: Learning rhymes becomes a sing-along with catchy songs filled with St. Patrick's Day words. It's a fun way to practice pronunciation and build phonemic awareness – the ability to hear and identify sounds in words.

The Final Rainbow: With St. Patrick's Day rhymes, students gain fluency, build phonemic awareness, and solidify literacy skills in a fun and engaging way. It's the perfect springboard to set them on a path of reading and writing success!

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This is a printable retelling of the classic "Gingerbread Man" story, that can be used on felt boards or flannel boards. Simply cut out the illustrations and glue flannel or velcro to the back. (You may want to laminate your illustrations so that they are more durable).

A written story is included so that you can read along as you put the illustrations on your flannel board.

Fall Themed Writing Practice:

(Trace It, Color It, Write It)

What’s Included In This Package:

• Letter Writing Practice

Aa-Zz

This handwriting activity is perfect for your writing center/writing practice time or any other time you want your students to practice their handwriting skills.

Each page has a different Uppercase and lowercase letter of the alphabet on it. Your students can practice tracing each Uppercase and lowercase letter as well as coloring it and writing it on their own.

This helps them with letter recognition as well as gives them confidence to write each letter on their own after tracing and coloring it.

I hope you and your students love this product as much as I loved making it!

Rainbow Fish Craft & Story Extension Activities. Perfect unit for teaching respect and kindness, this unit goes with the story Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister.

The following activities are included:

Rainbow Fish Craftivity with A Good Friend Writing extension

My favorite part of the story writing activity.

Friendly Fish bulletin board letters

Main Character, Setting, Problem and Solution story map

Rainbow Fish Adjective map

Compare and Contrast characters

Pattern Cut and Paste

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Fun Sentence Starters:

These jellyfish are fun sentence starters for you to not only get to know your students better. But for them to also practice their fine motor skills of cutting things out and writing words. They are also fun to use as decorations in your classroom. Your students can also decorate their jellyfish however they would like. I created #5 different colors of jellyfish as well as a black and white one that you can print on different colors of paper or have your students decorate and color themselves.

What’s Included In This Package:

#5 different sentence starters in #5 different colors as well as black & white.

Sentence Starters:

My #3 Favorite Things Are:

My #3 Favorite Foods Are:

My #3 Favorite Sweets Are:

My #3 Favorite Animals Are:

My #3 Favorite Fruits Are

Kids will LOVE these independent Hatchet STEM / STEAM Building Challenge Task Cards based on book Hatchet, by Gary Paulson. Pair these problem solving cards with the no-prep STEAM / STEM or sequencing worksheets, include them in your Makerspace, morning tubs, centers, as a reward, or as an activity for early finishers. Perfect for classrooms, homeschool, and even parents looking for fun, adventure filled activities for their children.

What’s included in the 22 page download:

• 2 pages of 12 unique Full Color Challenge Task Cards
• 2 STEAM / STEM Worksheets in full color for early and upper elementary
• 3 Sequencing Worksheets in full color for the 12 challenges
• Instructions Page
• Terms of Use, Credits
• Black and White copies of the task cards, STEM / STEAM, and Sequencing Worksheets

How can you use these task cards?

How can you use these task cards?

⭐Build all the task cards in one sitting. This typically takes 1 – 2 hours to complete the set.

⭐Have the task cards available in makerspaces, centers, tubs, busy boxes, morning baskets, or available for early finishers to complete using any available materials. Students can even draw their creations instead of building them.

⭐Use one card a day during morning time. Have students fill out a STEAM / STEM worksheet with some of the challenges that require more problem solving and creativity.

⭐Practice sequencing by having students do several cards at a time, and then draw pictures of what they built (or the scenarios on the task cards) in the sequencing boxes.

⭐Use them for public speaking practice. Allow students to build as many cards as predetermined, and then show and tell with the class or their parents. They can discuss what they made, liked, what they would improve, and how it solved the problem on the task cards. They can practice speaking and listening skills, using loud and clear voices, and giving full attention to the speaker. Encourage students to ask questions to their classmates.

Why do I think you will love this product, and what makes my challenge set unique?

I love stories that bring adventure to life for kids, which force them to use their imaginations in fun and exciting ways. This challenge task set does exactly that through the loose storyline. Interesting scenarios, adventure and disaster, problem solving and learning, are all part of the experience when building these challenges.

Most building challenge task cards are independent from each other. “Build a boat,” or “build an airplane,” are common themes among the cards. While those are fantastic, and we have done many of them ourselves, I wanted to do something different and more cohesive and engaging for kids.

One of the exciting things about this set, is the randomness that occurs with each card. I strongly suggest that children pick only one card (waiting for other children participating to finish each card before moving on), and not previewing what is on the other cards prior to building. Try folding them up and placing into a hat, bowl, or basket to be picked one at a time, as order is not necessary in this set.

The only rule is to HAVE FUN and allow those imaginations to soar!

**Please note that while the intent is for these to be independent, early readers may need some assistance in reading the cards.**

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"Stripes that are red like the blood shed for me! White is for my Savior who’s sinless and pure!" Engage learners in simple and fun activities with the Legend of the Candy Cane poem in bookmarks, coloring sheets, and candy grahams.

Included in this resource:

The Legend of the Candy Cane Poem on:

(Check out the preview to see the poem and samples of activities)

Bookmarks

Print & go bookmark templates with the poem on them ready to be given as a gift or used in the classroom!

Provided in

•Color and B&W

•With a picture of the candy cane and without- for putting a real candy cane on as an option.

Posters

Print & go full-page poster templates with the Poem on them ready for classroom, home or church teaching and décor!

Provided in

•Color and B&W

•With a picture of the candy cane and without- for putting a real candy cane on as an option.

Candy Grahams

Print & go small candy graham-sized templates with the poem on them– ready for giving out to others this Christmas Season- as a gift or to keep as a reminder!

Provided in

•Color and B&W

•With a picture of the candy cane and without- for putting a real candy cane on as an option.

Coloring Sheets

Easy Peasy Printable Coloring Sheets

“Jesus is the Reason for the Season” with the Candy cane as the “J”

& “Jesus is my Good Shepherd” with the Candy Cane as the Shepherd's staff.

Provided in

•B&W Only

•With a picture of the candy cane and without- for putting a real candy cane on as an option.

I hope this resource is a wonderful addition to your Bible lessons and that it inspires you and your children!

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The Pumpkin Patch Parable: Shine Your Light for Jesus

The Holy Trinity

Days of Creation

I am Wonderfully Made

God is Love

This resource one of the lessons in my series called: Bible Lessons for Littles! Each packet teaches the Bible Lesson through Reading, Writing, Playing, Creating and Singing! They are well thought out in hopes that you will begin to see the light bulbs go off as littles begin understand the Bible and grow in their faith & love for God. You can buy ALL of the lessons (and get all future resources for FREE!) for a discount of 30 % off by downloading the Bible Lessons For Littles Mega Growing Bundle!

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Students will respond to books they have read using these reading response forms. These reading response forms can tie in nicely with almost any fiction/nonfiction book. This can be used with students in grades kindergarten, 1st grade, or 2nd grade. These sheets help students be accountable as students show what they can comprehend through writing or drawing. You can differentiate instruction by choosing the response sheets that best meet the needs of your students.

***Newly Revised July 2022 to include several new reading responses****

You will receive the following:

*Story Elements(character, setting, problem, solution)

*Sequence Events (First, Next, Then, Last)

*Story Plot (Somebody, Wanted, But, So, Then)

*Compare Characters to yourself

*Draw it(Beginning, Middle, End) or Write it (Beginning, Middle, End)

*Favorite Character, Favorite Part, Book Rating

*Parts of a Character

*Book Reviews

*Main Idea (3 supporting details)

*What I Read, What I Want to Know, What I Can Infer

*What I know, What I want to learn, What I learned (2 versions)

*Chapter Summary book pages (2 versions)

*Reading Log (2 versions-one to take home with parent signature for accountability and one for in-school)

*Buddy Reading Response Sheets (2 versions)

*Listening Center Response Sheets (2 versions)

You can save money and find many of these pages embedded in the following:

Summer Pack Print and Go~ Get Ready for First Grade

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World Read Aloud Day Crowns

These crowns are the perfect addition to any classroom on World Read Aloud Day. Help students realize their love for reading by sharing it with others!

- These crowns come without a year listed to use anytime OR with years through 2030.

- Writing and illustrating prompt is included

- Students can color and/or decorate crowns

- Attach crowns using sentence strips

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Are you searching for a creative and interactive way to teach your young learners the alphabet? Look no further! Our "Alphabet Snap Cube Worksheets" are designed to make learning the ABCs fun, hands-on, and engaging for early learners. This resource combines snap cube activities, writing practice, and coloring fun, making it an all-in-one tool for alphabet mastery.

To further support your child’s learning journey, we’ve also included an information tip sheet for parents that offers fun and engaging ways to teach your child the alphabet at home. This guide is packed with practical ideas to make alphabet learning an enjoyable experience for both you and your child.

What’s Included?

Each worksheet in the "Alphabet Snap Cube Worksheets" set includes:

• Capital and Lowercase Letters: Students can build both versions of the letter using snap cubes, enhancing fine motor skills and letter recognition.
• Writing and Tracing Lines: Dedicated space for students to trace and write the letter, reinforcing letter formation.
• Coloring Pictures: Two black-and-white images that start with the letter’s beginning sound, providing a fun coloring activity and sound recognition practice.

Equip your home or classroom with the "Alphabet Snap Cube Worksheets" and watch as your child’s alphabet skills flourish through creative play and hands-on activities. With the included tip sheet for parents, you’ll have everything you need to make alphabet learning a fun and successful experience at home. Download today and start building a strong foundation in early literacy!

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