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Physical Escape Room for The Lorax - Comprehension and Sight Words
By A Teachers Sidekick
This is a physical escape room to be completed after reading the Lorax. Students will answer comprehension questions for their clues along with spelling some sight words and vocabulary words. It all ends with them unscrambling letters to make the door code.
This will take some prep. You will need to print off all the clues (which I included some options already) like the gloves and the watering can. You then hang those up around the room for the students to find. Have a stack of clues by that item so students can get their next clue.
I would recommend having the students complete this in groups no bigger than 3 or 4. Each group will need a clue sheet so they can keep track of their clues and also provide you with answers. This also has the area where they will provide the door code. You will also need to provide the timer for the students. I recommend putting it on a projector board so all the students can see the time.
You start off by showing the students the intro message from the Lorax, then you provide the groups with the clue sheets, and Clue # 1.
If you would like to do a virtual escape room, I also have created one to go along with The Lorax.
I hope you enjoy it! Please rate and review.
Beginning Digraphs Activity - Building Spring Flowers
By A Teachers Sidekick
This is a spring-themed activity to practice beginning Digraphs Sh-, Th-, Wh-, and Ch-.
**Students will need Scissors, Glue/Tap, and Colored Pencils/Crayons.**
Students will need to cut out the center of the flower with the beginning digraphs on them. Then they will need to cut off the pedals. (6 pedals for each digraph). Once they have cut it all out, they will then glue/tape the pedals to which center they belong.
Example: There goes with Th- center.
This would be a great activity to display students' work!
I hope you enjoy it. Please rate and review.
Inflectional Endings: -ed, -ing, and plural endings - Color by Endings - Puppies
By A Teachers Sidekick
This is a worksheet for students to practice inflectional endings: -ed, -ing, and plural endings. Students will need colored pencils, crayons, or markers to color in the puppies with the correct endings. This would be a great product for morning work, sub work, and or busy work. I hope you enjoy. Please rate and review.
By A Teachers Sidekick
This bundle includes 10 Lorax products I have created. These products include multiple movie-watch-along, activities focused on characters and events, coloring sheets, a virtual and physical escape room, and a Lorax-themed jeopardy game! I hope you enjoyit. Please rate and review!
Special Thanks to Plearn for supplying the Lorax Clip Art. Go check out Plearn’s Store!
First Grade Sight Words Apples Cards -Flashcards Color. B&W for Early Literacy
By EduTeachers Toolbox
First Grade Sight Words Apples Cards -Flashcards Color. B&W for Early Literacy
Enhance your child's reading skills with our vibrant "First Grade Sight Words Cards on Apples." This engaging set is designed to help first graders master essential sight words through colorful and fun apple-themed flashcards.
Features:
56 Sight Word Cards: Includes a comprehensive set of 48 sight words, crucial for first-grade literacy.
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Perfect For:
-First Grade Teachers
-Homeschooling Parents
-Tutors
-Educational Centers
Our "First Grade Sight Words Cards on Apples" provide a fun and effective way to help first graders master key sight words, making reading a more enjoyable and successful experience.
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By Kim Romero
The Handy Dandy Speller is a spelling dictionary for students to keep in their Writing Folders. If they need help spelling a word, they can look in their Handy Dandy Speller. If the word is not there, they can add it to their Handy Dandy Speller for next time. The Handy Dandy Speller is a handy and fun tool for learners. The Handy Speller has fun shapes, so students will enjoy writing the words inside the shapes. I hope you enjoy this product. Please provide a rating and feedback. Thank you so very much! If you like this item please check out my Dictionary Skills Characters
fundations letter tracing, themed letter tracing for preschool and kindergarten
By Katelyn Schneider
Letter recognition and Letter Tracing is made easier than ever with this download. This download comes with 40 pages for every season of the year. Get your students writing the letters and recognizing them by the end of the school year!
Seasons included:
- Apples (September)
- Pumpkins (October)
-Turkeys (November)
- Trees (Decemeber)
- Penguins (January)
- Hearts (February)
-Four Leaf Clovers (March)
- Easter Eggs (April)
-Flowers (May)
- Backpack (August)
By Beth Hammett
15 fun handouts for lower elementary students to color, draw, make predictions, and write on Groundhog Day! Includes: Extra Resource Sheet for Facts, Photos, Videos, extra handouts... Coloring Sheets of Groundhogs & Happy Groundhog Day Calendar for filling in days of the month Facts about Groundhogs to complete Maze My Groundhog Day Story Prediction Sheet for groundhog seeing his shadow Groundhog Word Activity Shadow activity Make a Groundhog Day ribbon Prediction Sheet for end of winter Find G-R-O-U-N-D-H-O-G within the picture (with answer sheet) Activities can be used for individual/small group/whole group. Excellent for introducing a longer unit, can be used as assessment at end of unit,as quick lesson plans for understanding non-fiction text, or just for celebrating Groundhog Day! Critical thinking required on some handouts. Fun for all!
By Beth Hammett
10 I-Spy handouts with fall themes. Find and match basic letters and shapes. Includes: Scarecrows Farm Farmer Pumpkins Squirrels Leaves Shapes Basic Letters and many more... Handouts can be colored and displayed.
By Beth Hammett
Help Wacky Wayne find holiday items along with basic letters and shapes, as well as sight words. Ten I-Spy activities that include: Bears Gingerbread house Gingerbread man Moose Santa Snowflake Snowman Sled Wreath Alphabet Squares Stars and more! Great for young learners who need practice with letters and shapes recognition.
By Beth Hammett
Help Wacky Wayne find his camping items with ten-pages of I-Spy activities that includes basic letters, numbers, and shapes. Great for motor coordination and for improving recognition and matching skills.
Fall Halloween Coloring Sheets
By Beth Hammett
Halloween fun with 40 coloring sheets (nothing scary!) of: pumpkins scarecrows friendly ghosts haunted trees haunted house Dracula Frankenstein and more... Non-controversial and with lesson plan ideas to encourage coordination, multi-tasking skills, writing, listening, reading, storytelling, puppet theater, and more. Great for introducing Halloween as a friendly holiday.
Circus I-Spy for Grades Pre-k-1
By Beth Hammett
Have students help Wacky Wayne find letters, numbers, and shapes inside these ten circus-themed I-Spy handouts. Includes: Basic letters Numbers 1-8 Shapes: star, triangle, heart, and more... Scene themed shapes Fun learning activities for reviews and/or assessments of recognizing letters, numbers, and shapes.
By Beth Hammett
10 I-Spy Halloween pictures and items to help students with basic letters, hand-eye coordination, and matching skills. Can be colored and displayed. Includes: Ghost Frankenstein (2) Bat Haunted House Mummy Dracula Scary Tree and more... Fun matching activities for early elementary students.
Super Bowl Bingo Early Learner Activities
By Beth Hammett
Have some Super Bowl fun with ten bingo sheets ready to be colored. Includes related football themed sight words and images: BALL FAN GO RUN TEAM WIN Images: Coach Fan Football Football Players Cheerleaders Watch Whistle, and more... Also, includes: Directions Symbol Sheets Sight Word Sheet Excellent for incorporating the big game into classroom learning! Work on basic skills such as: letters, motor skills, shapes, and sight reading. Fun and educational!
Spelling Activities for Grades K-2
By Beth Hammett
15 Fall themed scenes that provide sight word/consonant and vowel practice. Falling leaves contain letters which can be written on the lines to make as many words as possible using consonants and vowels. Color the scenes, put together letters to make words, compare answers, small team game included. Includes: Fall scenes: trees, scarecrows, farm, farmer, pumpkins, squirrels, and more... Basic alphabet letters: vowels and consonants Directions with Optional Play and Use Great for consonants, vowels, spelling, vocabulary, and writing practice, as well as assessments.
By Beth Hammett
Ten Valentine's Day themed I-Spy sheets for pre-k to first grade to help with shape and sight word recognition. Handouts have black and white images that can also be colored for celebrating the holiday. Includes: Sight Words: Cake Cupid Love Pig Valentines Shapes: Bell Calendar Candle Candy Clock Hearts Key Ribbon Ring Roses Star and more... Fun warm-ups or assessments for recognizing shapes and sight words.
By Beth Hammett
Basic shapes, letters, and sight words make up this St. Patrick's Day I-Spy for early learners. Includes letters and sight words: H A T F R O G H O T D A Y F A N R U N C U P F A L L M A N T A L L Basic Shapes include St. Patrick's Day themes, such as hearts shamrocks, stars, and much more. Great for eye/hand coordination, assessing letters, inferencing, practicing sight words, and working with basic shapes.
By Beth Hammett
Wacky Wayne needs help finding his school items--ten I-Spy activities that include: Basic shapes Basic letters Basic grade level sight words School bus Boys Girls Teacher Supplies for school Graduation owl Toy chest Hopscotch Slide and more... Fun recognition practice of basic letters and shapes for pre-k-1.
By Beth Hammett
Fall Halloween Bundle
Over 150+ activities included in 9 packets for Fall and Halloween fun!
Descriptions:
Activity Packet 1: Halloween Coloring Sheets
40 pages
Halloween fun with 40 coloring sheets (nothing scary!) of:
pumpkins
scarecrows
friendly ghosts
haunted trees
haunted house
Dracula
Frankenstein
and more...
Non-controversial and with lesson plan ideas to encourage coordination, multi-tasking skills, writing, listening, reading, storytelling, puppet theater, and more. Great for introducing Halloween as a friendly holiday.
Activity Packet 2: Eerie Writing Prompts
21 pages
Eerie story starters to get your students in the mood for writing scary stories! Great visuals with one liner story starters. Colorful and imaginative prompts for creative writing practice and peer workshopping.
Includes:
Perhaps we could become friends...
Two eyes peered back at me...
I've had a very interesting life!
Come closer...
Let me tell you how I ended up here...
C'mon out...there's nothing to be afraid of!
Meet my new friend
The eerie glow of the pumpkin...
I know what you did!
Have a seat and let me tell you my story!
The howl of the wolf scared me.
Something went bump in the night
I started up the winding road...
The blaze lit up the night's sky...
Let me show you my castle!
"Help!" screamed the principal.
We found the shipwrecked boat...
Great Halloween writing prompts for practicing creative writing, storytelling, and peer workshopping skills!
Activity Packet 3: Get Fit Action Story: Frank N. Stein’s Haunted Horse
15 pages
Get students exercising and moving as they follow along with Frank N. Stein's move to a new neighborhood, where he finds new friends to help make his house a home. Action words include:
looked around
moped
juggled
skipped rope
frown
blow
shivered and shook
dropped to the ground
ran
slammed
quiver
danced
stood still
knock
jump
shook hands
waved
stepped to the right
boogied to the Monster Mash
shouted,
“Happy Halloween!”
Practice/assess coordination, comprehension, fitness, following directions, listening, and sight words with Get Fit Action Stories. Use for daily warm-ups, rainy day indoor activities, PE, reading, and learning styles. Fun and enjoyable for all!
Activity Packet 4: Write a Scary Story with Word Banks and Coloring Images
16 pages
16 Halloween coloring images with holiday word banks that include:
Cats
Bats
Dracula
Frankenstein
Ghosts
Pirate
Pumpkins
Trick or Treat
Witches
Zombies
and more...
Includes: Suggestions For Use sheet and template to create your own vocabulary word bank. Upper levels can use for poetry and contest writing. Fun way to assess writing skills in an ELA classroom. Grab a blanket and flashlight, turn on the lighted pumpkin, and have a classroom read-around of Halloween stories.
Activity Packet 5: Wacky Wayne’s Halloween I-Spy
11 pages
10 I-Spy Halloween pictures and items to help students with basic letters, hand-eye coordination, and matching skills. Can be colored and displayed. Includes:
Ghost
Frankenstein (2)
Bat
Haunted House
Mummy
Dracula
Scary Tree
and more...
Fun matching activities for early elementary students.
Activity Packet 6: Wacky Wayne’s Fall I-Spy
11 pages
10 I-Spy handouts with fall themes. Find and match basic letters and shapes. Includes:
Scarecrows
Farm
Farmer
Pumpkins
Squirrels
Leaves
Shapes
Basic Letters
and many more...
Handouts can be colored and displayed.
Activity Packet 7: Halloween Color, Count and Match Activities
22 pages
22 Halloween themed handouts for early learners to practice math skills, such as:
coloring/motor skills
counting
holiday
matching
numbers 1-10
sight words
themes
(No controversial or scary images!)
Find the correct Halloween symbol sheet to match the handout then cut, color, and paste. Practice basic numbers and sight words recognition, as well as matching symbols. Can be used for assessment. Includes extra activities and ideas for use of handouts.
Activity Packet 8: Fabulous Fall Activities
26 pages
25 fall themed creative writing handouts, poetry sheets, coloring activities, and more for elementary grades:
Includes:
Fall Scavenger Hunt
Classmate Scarecrow (Facebook page with Scarecrow)
"F is for"
My Pumpkin Poem (writing & craft activity)
Fall Acrostic Poem
What I love about fall
Create a Fall Feast party invitation
Write a Fall Story (with fall vocabulary word bank)
Write a tongue twister (with fall vocabulary word bank)
Draw a fall scene in the camera's lens
How many words can you make from "corn and oats"
Quack! Quack! If I were a duck...
Design a sign to sell your veggies/photos
My Fall Message for You
My Favorite thing to do in Fall
Fall interview
Fall newspaper
Fabulous Fall Recipe
Fall word search
& more...
Lots of creative and engaging handouts and activities for fall fun!
Activity Packet 9: Falling Leaf Spelling Activities
18 pages
15 Fall themed scenes that provide sight word/consonant and vowel practice. Falling leaves contain letters which can be written on the lines to make as many words as possible using consonants and vowels. Color the scenes, put together letters to make words, compare answers, small team game included.
Includes:
Fall scenes: trees, scarecrows, farm, farmer, pumpkins, squirrels, and more...
Basic alphabet letters: vowels and consonants
Directions with Optional Play and Use
Great for consonants, vowels, spelling, vocabulary, and writing practice, as well as assessments.
Fall Halloween Bundle includes over 150+ fun activities!