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Where Questions - Places at School - Speech Therapy Task Cards + NO PREP
By The SLP Curriculum
This resource serves as a great way to teach speech language therapy students or English language learners to answer WHERE questions with pictures and visual aids. The explicit instruction of locations, including places at school can be essential for children to be able to answer certain WHERE questions, while also providing opportunity for vocabulary development. These visual aids, task cards, sentence model strips, sorting worksheets, coloring worksheets, and reading comprehension worksheets will walk you through the instruction of beginner WHERE questions step-by-step to help students comprehend wh-questions.
Included in this resource:
Task Cards/Flash Cards can be used to drill WHERE questions that elicit responses containing Places at School. They can also be used as memory games or paired with motivating board games. These task Cards include:
Sentence Frames for sentence structures.
NO PREP worksheets for skill carryover.
Teaching Materials:
Excellent Resource for Mixed Groups
MLU: Naturally increase MLU
Vocabulary: Practice labeling daily activities of living, everyday places, objects
Wh- questions: Ask who, what, where, when, why questions about daily school routines.
Sequencing: Sequence daily school routines.
Sentence production: Elicit full sentences with details using task cards and sentence visuals.
Categorization: Categorize by location.
Following directions: Follow directions containing spatial concept "in"
** Perfect resource for Teacher Observation or Speech Therapy Observation**
Sight Word Practice Activity: READ, WRITE, CLAP, COLOR, TRACE, SPELL, FIND, TELL
By Chirp Chirp Education
Looking to supercharge your students' sight word skills? Dive into our comprehensive sight word practice resource, designed to captivate young learners and accelerate their reading abilities. Our bundle features an array of interactive activities, meticulously crafted to make learning both effective and enjoyable.
Multisensory Engagement: Immerse students in a world of learning with activities that stimulate multiple senses. From reading and writing to clapping and coloring, each task is thoughtfully designed to reinforce sight word recognition through hands-on exploration.
Versatile Classroom Resource: Whether you're a teacher in a bustling classroom or a homeschooling parent, our printable worksheets provide the perfect solution. Flexible and easy to integrate into your curriculum, these materials are tailored to meet the diverse needs of learners.
Comprehensive Practice: Say goodbye to dull drills! Our resource offers a rich tapestry of activities, including tracing, spelling and finding, ensuring that every aspect of sight word mastery is covered. Watch as students progress from recognition to fluency with confidence and ease.
Boosted Learning Outcomes: With our engaging exercises, students not only learn sight words but also develop essential literacy skills that lay a solid foundation for future academic success. Empower your learners to soar to new heights in reading and writing!
Perfect for Early Learners: Whether your students are just beginning their reading journey or need extra support, our resource caters to learners of all levels. Watch as even the most reluctant readers blossom into confident, proficient word wizards!
Unlock the door to literacy success and revolutionize your teaching approach with our sight word practice bundle. Empower your students to become fluent readers and lifelong learners. Get started today!
What's included:
1. Sight word practice by READ, WRITE, CLAP, COLOR, TRACE, SPELL, FIND, TELL
Come in 2 versions. full color (57 pages) and black white (57 pages) version and an option to use Easel by TeachShare as digital tool to practice.
2. Sight Word Tracing Worksheet | Letter Formation Practice for Early Learners
- color tracing worksheet (57 pages)
- Ink-saving black and white worksheet (57 pages)
- An option to use Easel by TeachShare as digital tool to practice online
This resource focus on 57 high frequency sight words:
They are:
I, like, my, see, can, the, a, go, to, we, you, is, look, me, big, with, for, he, she, read, at, all, little, and, have, here, are, play, said, put, come, they, this, help, in, girl, walk, up, down, away, jump, do, or, of, where, it, his, her, on, went, boy, has, no, but, how, am, into
By Creative Soul Printables
Enhance fine motor skills with these adorable fruit-themed lacing cards, perfect for preschoolers and kindergarteners.
Contents:
This set of 14 vibrant fruit-themed lacing cards is designed to engage young learners in a fun and hands-on way. Each card features a unique fruit, from apples to oranges, allowing teachers to choose between printing one or two fruits per page. The cards come with easy-to-see dots, guiding teachers on where to hole punch, making it simple for students to lace string through the cards. This activity is not only enjoyable but also helps children develop essential fine motor skills.
Why You’ll Love This Product:
Teachers will appreciate the flexibility of printing options and the focus on developing fine motor skills in their students. The colorful fruit designs are sure to capture the attention of young learners, making learning an enjoyable experience. Whether used as a quiet activity or part of a larger lesson plan, these lacing cards are a versatile addition to any classroom.
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Early Numeracy #1-10 Kit with Math Activities, Print & Go, Math Stations
By Until the Pieces Fit
Early Numeracy Practice and direct instruction packet focus on #1-10 Activities and resources provide practice with 1-1 correspondence, number identification, number order, make 5 & 10, counting, addition, and subtraction.
Do you need materials for your classroom aides to support number sense? This packet includes materials to print and go, as well as materials to be printed, laminated, and used again and again!
Resources in this packet include:
Matching numbers to objects - Count the objects & draw lines to find the matching number
Games - The games included use frogs, bugs, cars, gum balls, and fish to make 5 & 10.
Manipulative activities - Use spinners or dice (included) to count out gum drops & fill the fish bowl.
Interactive stories - 4 stories: Counting color stars (sight words: I, see, & color words); big and little dogs; Counting bears with number words & counting cactus with number words.
Print and go - #1-10 number sense, addition, subtraction, make 5 & 10, number order and fill in the missing numbers.
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Back to School BINGO Game APPLE Themed 30 Students Class NO PREP Print & Go!
By April S Bash
Back to School BINGO Class Game! APPLE - Themed for 30 Students. NO PREP! Just print & go!
(Add your own small pieces to cover the cards; or laminate them and use dry-erase markers!)
Each call out will have a picture & a label.
31 Pages Total Include:
1 Caller’s Card (IN COLOR)
30 different BINGO Cards (IN COLOR)
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**Back to School APPLES Theme Worksheets BINGO Game SPED ELA Math Writing NO PREP
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Back to School Clip Cards - Shapes, Colors, Numbers, Beginning Sounds Bundle
By The Chatty Kinder
These hands-on Kindergarten Clip Cards are a great option for your kindergarten Back to School centers. This printable includes clip cards to practice 2D Shapes, Beginning Sounds, Colors and Numbers with your preschoolers and kindergarteners. The printable comes in an engaging wheel clip cards printable making this perfect for a hands-on Back to School Math Center! These wheel clip cards are also great for your early finishers, enrichment opportunities, morning work, or even intervention groups.
What is included in this Wheel Clip Cards Bundle?
- 2D Shapes Wheel Clip Cards (with real photos) - 12 Wheels
- Beginning Sounds Wheel Clip Cards (with clipart) - 5 Wheels
- Colors Wheel Clip Cards (with real photos) - 11 Wheels
- 1 to 20 Number Sense Wheel Clip Cards (with clipart) - 20 Wheels
Using this printable:
These hands-on and engaging Wheel Clip Cards are designed for young children who are learning the skills above and can use these for additional practice.
How do you use these clip cards?
Children will use wooden clothespin and clip the sides that match the number/color/beginning sound/shape in the center of the wheel.
How many wheels are included in the printable?
There are a total of 69 Wheels included for all the 4 sets. You can decide how many wheels can be used, it can just a few or multiple can be used at once depending on the learner.
This bundle can be used to strengthen fine motor skills, explore during morning work or used as supplemental literacy/math centers. The clip cards are skill-based, they are not thematic, so they can be used anytime during the year.
The centers are best used once printed on cardstock and/or laminated. You can choose to implement these centers in an independent way or use with small-groups.
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SEL Worksheets for Kids: Explore Emotions and Self-Discovery
By Inspired By MlG
SEL worksheets for students to explore their emotions and regulate their emotional responses are a valuable tool for promoting social and emotional learning in children. These engaging and interactive activities help young learners understand and manage their feelings effectively. Dive into a wide variety of SEL worksheets designed to empower kids with essential emotional intelligence skills.
From identifying different emotions to practicing self-regulation techniques, these resources provide an opportunity for children to develop a deeper understanding of their own emotions and how to express and handle them. With expertly crafted materials that cater to different age groups and learning styles, these SEL worksheets will support children in building resilience, fostering healthy relationships, and promoting overall emotional well-being.
Explore these transformative resources today and equip children with the emotional skills they need to thrive in school and beyond!
Silent e Reading Passages 2nd grade fluency passages with long a reading passage
By Modz by Laila
These silent E, long vowel (A- Silent E, I-Silent E, O- Silent E and U- Silent E) reading comprehension passages provide two versions of each passage: one fill-in-the-blank version and one multiple choice version. Designed as worksheets, this resource allows students to practice reading silent e words, answering comprehension questions, and using those words in sentences. Perfect for 1st to 3rd-grade students and those in special education.
Benefits:
Practice reading Silent E words
Comprehension questions included
Opportunities to practice using silent e words in sentences
Instructions/Tips for Implementation:
These worksheets can be utilized in small group settings, for independent practice, or as homework assignments.
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Super Speedway CVC Word Blending Board
By Rebekah Poe Teaching
Students can use this blending board to "drive" small cars to each letter, stopping at the circles to state the letter sounds. Students can "drive" the cars faster or more slowly to practice blending sounds to make words.
BOOM CARDS™ Digital Task Cards - SUBITIZING - Comparing Quantities to TEN
By Tech for Teaching
⭐️SUBITIZING CARDS⭐️
⭐️This deck of 50 fast-paced BOOM CARDS™ will improve students’ ability to quickly and accurately recognize and compare quantities between 1 and 10. The ability to recognize a small group of objects without counting is a fundamental skill in the development of number sense. This deck takes the skill a step further by asking students to click on the numeral that matches the set of dots that is more, the same task required for success on measures of beginning quantity discrimination. With practice, students will quickly begin recognizing and comparing quantities without having to count and through the teacher dashboard, you will see their improvement and know when the student has mastered the skill!
⭐️This product includes:
A link to access 50 Digital Task Cards on the BOOM Learning Website for practicing subitizing and comparing quantities to ten.
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Fall Apple Errorless File folder matching game activity for special Education
By Blue Iris K-2
This Fall Apple-Themed Errorless File Folder Game is designed for early learners and special education classrooms, offering an engaging, no-fail learning experience. Perfect for students with autism and other developmental needs, this resource uses the principles of errorless learning to build confidence and essential skills in a structured, supportive environment.
What’s Included:
Both worksheets include optional gray dots to guide apple placement with Velcro.
Key Features and Benefits:
How to Use and Prepare:
This resource is ideal for special education teachers, therapists, or parents seeking a structured, error-free activity that supports early learners in building essential skills through hands-on, interactive play.
TERMS OF USE:
You can reproduce the pages for classroom use only. The fonts I used are free for personal use. Duplication of this resource for commercial purposes or for the entire school is strictly forbidden.
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Feelingscheckin, 3rd, School Counseling, No-prep, Activities
By Elena Tenisi
Great way for students of all abilities to learn all about emotions. Students will be given 12 different emotions. For each emotion, they will be asked to draw what it looks like for them, use it in a sentence, trace the word, and draw where they feel that particular emotion in their bodies. A fun way to learn all about emotions! Resource comes in colored and black/white versions.
Emotions included:
Angry
Confused
Shy
Shocked
Excited
Happy
Upset
Silly
Sad
Amazed
Scared
Confident
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Fall Themed File Folder Games (Bundle)
By Morgan Jeffries
This Bundle Of Fall Themed File Folder Learning Games is an awesome resource for you and your little learners. Below is a list of included activities. These resources can go with multiple themes throughout the fall season. Including your Apple Theme, Pumpkin Theme, Leaf Theme and so much more!
What's Included:
Apple-Themed Count & Match Game - Fall-Themed Math Center:
This activity is perfect for learning numbers as well as practicing one-to-one correspondence. The #2 pages that you attach to the file folder have baskets with numbers 1-10 on them. There are also #2 pages of apple flashcards. Each flashcard has different amounts of apples 1-10 on them. Have your students count the number of apples on each flashcard and then match it to the correct number basket.
Leaf-Themed Shape Matching Game:
There are #10 different shapes included in this activity. The #2 pages that you attach to the file folder have dots in the middle of each shape where you can attach a velcro dot to it. You can then attach a velcro dot to the opposite side of the leaf flashcards in order to make the matching process easier. This is a great activity for your young learners to practice matching and saying their shapes.
Pumpkin Themed Letter Matching Game:
This activity has both Uppercase and lowercase letters and is perfect for your young learners and learning the difference between Uppercase and lowercase letters. You should attach the #2 pages of pumpkins (Uppercase letters) to the file folder and then cut out the #1 page of pumpkin seeds (lowercase letters). I would attach a velcro dot at the top of each pumpkin and then on the back of each pumpkin seed in order to make the letter matching process easier for your students.
Fall-Themed Leaf Color Matching Game:
This game is a fun color-matching activity for your little learners. Each leaf is a different color have your students practice saying and matching each color together.
Uppercase Letter Build and Write linking chain activity printing practice OT
By Beth Voight
Build and write letters linking chain/connecting ring activity for Uppercase Letters
In this hands on, multisensory activity, students won’t even realize they are learning! In this resource, they will learn letter formation by first building the capital letter with connecting rings, tracing the letter, and then writing the letter.
Building letters with connecting rings is not only a fun and engaging way to learn letter formation, and printing practice, but students are working on foundational fine motor skills needed for writing. Students don’t have to use a pencil for writing, try broken crayons (broken crayons help promote tripod grasp pattern), q-tip painting, or fingerpaint. When writing letters for this activity, students use handwriting letter boxes with starting point to help with letter size, placement, and spacing. Perfect for pre-K and kindergarten centers, as well as OT groups, homeschool, and handwriting practice
This activity addresses:
Fine and Visual Motor Skills
Hand strength
Fine Motor Coordination
Bilateral Coordination
Visual Perception
Letter Recognition
Letter Formation
Included:
13 pages, two letters per page. This set focuses on UPPERCASE letters.
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CVC Magnetic Letter Cards - 80 Building letter Cards Activities Literacy Center
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Over 80 colourful, fun and engaging CVC cards. Printable letter cards are included as an alternative to magnetic letters.
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Spring Activities Bundle | March, & April Craftivities NO PREP Writing Counting…
By The Fun Sheep
This Spring Activities Bundle is more than just worksheets; it's a collection of fun, Spring-themed activities that will keep your kids entertained and engaged throughout the season. Whether you're a parent or a teacher, this bundle is the perfect way to ensure your little ones are amused and excited during this season
Packed with engaging hands-on activities. Your students will be delighted as they explore a variety of spring-themed games, puzzles, writing exercises, counting tasks, and more! Perfect for both math and literacy centers, these activities are designed to enhance learning while celebrating the joys of spring. From matching games to creative writing prompts, this bundle has everything you need to make this season unforgettable for your kindergarten class.
Activities included in this printable Bundle:
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This winter animals file folder game allows students to match 12 winter hats. Students can do this independently, with support, or with a partner.
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By Alyssa Stamm
Use these differentiated May Spring Weather picture subtraction file folders for a fun activity or centers in your special education or elementary math classes! There are 3 different file folders. These file folders are perfect for math centers, independent work, progress monitoring, and task boxes!
What is Included?
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By Miss Yous Clues and Resources
This product includes assessment, progress monitoring, graphs generated automatically from the data you quickly put it, as well as no prep activities to practice all 41 of the Dolch 1st Grade words!
Included are the following:
-Both digital and print student/teacher assessments for all Dolch 1st Grade sight words.
-A classroom editable data collection checklists that automatically totals the number of sight words each student got correct as well as how many students got each sight word correct.
-Individual student editable progress monitoring checklists that automatically totals the number of sight words the student got correct from each list and generates a graph from that data.
-6 engaging coloring pages that focus on 4-6 sight words on each page.
-6 read and draw pages that practice sight words while also working on reading fluency/comprehension.
-41 fluency strips that each have one sight word in a complete sentence for students to practice.
-Flash cards to help students practice at home or in class.
Save valuable time and energy with these no prep, editable and automatic resources! Each spread sheet can be printed; looking professional, easy to read and organized. This would be a valuable tool to use for elementary teachers and special education teachers. This data can be used as an intervention tools, progress monitoring, a visual representation for parents during parent teacher conferences, etc.
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