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Make student thinking visible--with zero prep.

This set of 12 black-and-white, kid-friendly templates helps students organize their thoughts, build comprehension, and express ideas clearly across any subject. Perfect for elementary classrooms, these versatile tools are ideal for reading, writing, math, science, and social studies activities.

No prep required – simply print and go!

Designed for K–5 learners, including emerging readers and writers.

Included Graphic Organizers:

• Bubble Map
• Double Bubble Map
• Tree Map
• T-Chart
• Sequence Chain
• Cause and Effect Chart
• Frayer Model
• Circle Map
• KWL Chart
• Beginning, Middle, End (with handwriting lines)
• Timeline

Each organizer features:

• Clean, black-and-white design for easy copying
• Ample writing space
• Flexible formats to support a range of thinking tasks

Why Teachers Love It:

Research-backed and classroom-tested, graphic organizers are proven to improve comprehension, critical thinking, and language development—especially for multilingual learners. Whether you’re working with a full class or supporting a small group, these templates help every learner engage and succeed.

Perfect for:

• Whole Group Lessons
• Small Group Support
• Literacy & Math Centers
• Writing Workshop
• Early Finishers
• Intervention
• Homework & Take-Home Practice

Whether you're teaching story structure, comparing facts, or planning a science report, these graphic organizers are a must-have tool you'll use again and again.

Getting out and exploring the colors and textures of fall is a great introduction to nature for all students! With our fall scavenger hunt have adventures in nature and have fun practicing counting to five and identifying colors.

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We hope you enjoy our FREE Autumn Mindfulness Hunt. Get outside and connect with nature! Download our FREE Autumn Mindfulness Hunt now!

Ask the children to use this worksheet to to record what they SEE, HEAR, SMELL and FEEL as they walk outside on a nice Autumn day.

Recommended sequence

1. Review the 5 senses.

2. Take a moment to tune in, breathe, and just be.

3. Give instructions for how to quietly be in the outside world, using keen observation and a relaxed mind to fill in this chart.

4. Give plenty of time for students to draw or write their findings.

5. Come together as a group and find out what people observed and any impact it had on them.

Tips for your mindfulness nature walk

1. Walk at a natural, slow pace. Take your time to take in the beauty of nature around you. Look around you. Notice the trees around you. Are they starting to change colors? Are they losing their leaves?
2. Take in deep breaths through your nose. Shift your awareness to your smell. What do you smell? Does it smell earthy? Do you smell the leaves around you?
3. Listen. What do you hear? Are there animals bustling around? Do you hear the leaves crunching underneath your feet?
4. Pick up a few leaves. How do they feel? Are they starting to decompose? Are they crunchy? What color are they?
5. Shift your attention back to walking. Feel the physical sensation of walking. One foot up, one foot down. Notice your feet touching the ground. How do you feel?
6. At the end of your walk, pause and take a moment. Stand still and take in a deep breath. Take a look around and notice your feelings.

My Frog Life Cycle Booklet Includes:

-Color and Black & White of each handout.

-A fictional frog story that incorporates the handouts that come in the booklet.

- Graphic Organizer of the Frog Cycle (Descriptive-Writing).

- Graphic Organizer of the Frog Cycle (Students will illustrate).

- Reading Comprehension Sheet with fictional story (Questions for reading strategies).

This is a wonderful booklet to combine with a Science lesson on the frog cycle. Students will enjoy writing and drawing the frog cycle. The fictional story is fun and goes well with the lesson. I also created a reading comprehension sheet that incorporates the Reading Common Core as well.

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Students draw a spider, describe its habitat, and share 2 facts.

Animals Matching Worksheets Bundle

Product Description:

Immerse your students in the captivating world of animals with our comprehensive "Animals Matching Worksheets Bundle." Designed for early learners, this bundle includes two engaging worksheets, each focused on a distinct theme: "Domestic Animals" and "Predator Animals."

What's Included:

• Domestic Animals Worksheet:

  • Features twelve endearing illustrations of common domestic animals
  • Encourages word-picture associations through interactive matching
  • Provides space for students to personalize with class, date, nickname, and score

• Predator Animals Worksheet:

  • Showcases twelve fascinating illustrations of formidable predator animals
  • Enhances vocabulary and cognitive skills through interactive matching
  • Includes space for students to record class, date, nickname, and score

Benefits:

• Fosters word-picture associations for effective language development
• Develops fine motor skills through interactive matching activities
• Ideal for Pre-K and early elementary students

Usage:

• Suitable for individual or group activities
• Enhances your animal-themed curriculum
• Promotes a stimulating and educational learning environment

Terms of Use: This resource is intended for personal or classroom use only. It may not be shared, modified, or resold in any form.

Transform your classroom into a haven of interactive learning with the "Animals Matching Worksheets Bundle." Download now to bring the wonders of domestic and predator animals to life in your lessons!

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Celebrate the solar eclipse in style!

Whether this is the first eclipse your students will experience or not (both options available), allow your students to celebrate this exciting time.

Students can decorate and wear their crowns as part of your celebrations on April 8, 2024!

Simply print, decorate, cut, and attach to a sentence strip for a fast, fun, and easy project!

Check out this fun and educational Fall Fun Sampler: Explore Leaves, and Autumn Activities! This free sample gives you a glimpse into the activities that will inspire young learners this season.

What's Included in the Free Sample:

• A colorful page of the Leaf Identification Guide to help kids identify fall leaves.

• A fun Fall Word Search puzzle that reinforces seasonal vocabulary like "leaves," "autumn," and "clouds."

This free sample will give you a glimpse into the exciting full product that's perfect for classroom activities or homeschooling.

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If you enjoyed the sample, you'll love the full Fall Adventure Pack: Explore Nature, Weather, and Fun Activities!

which includes:

• The complete Leaf Identification Guide

• Word Search and Crossword Puzzles

• Fall Science Lessons on Trees, Hibernation, and Weather

• The Complete 7-Day Fall Weather Journal, and more!

This is "Irish Magic: Little Leprechaun's Lab" - a delightful, hands-on activity set that brings the whimsy of Irish folklore into creative sensory play.

The resource includes four enchanting potion cards: Lucky Leprechaun's Fizz, Rainbow Wish Maker, Lucky Bubble Blast, and Irish Sky Sparkle.

Each potion card features:

• A beautiful illustration of the finished potion
• Simple ingredients list using common household items like water, food coloring, and glitter
• Step-by-step directions perfect for young learners

The set encourages:

• Fine motor skills development through pouring and mixing
• Following sequential instructions
• Creative play and imagination
• Science concepts through safe mixing activities
• Cultural appreciation of Irish folklore

Ideal for:

• St. Patrick's Day celebrations
• Irish cultural studies
• Preschool and elementary school activities
• Sensory play stations
• Home learning activities

The PDF format makes it easy for teachers and parents to print and reuse, while the colorful illustrations and engaging presentation keep children excited about learning through play.

This is a sample vocabulary list from my Rainforest Memory Game. If you like this resource, please check out the full memory game with 54 game cards having words and definitions, including ecology and conservation words.

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Check out this free activity packet from a graphic designer! An astronaut needs your help! Explore space while helping the astronaut get safely back to earth, identify the planets in our solar system, and match space pictures to words while learning about the wonders of space.

Teach your students about Social and Emotional Development with this fun and interactive STEAM Lesson. This lesson includes, educational videos, discussion questions, informational and interactive slides, and a hands-on STEAM project. Students will make their own Memorial Flag and Flagpole in remembrance of September 11th, 2001.

Glitter Jars. Great activity for Back to School!

You will need:

1. Glitter
2. Water
3. Jar
4. Clear Glue or Glitter Glue
5. Measuring Cup
6. Corn Syrup
7. Food Coloring (optional)

This free anchor chart is very helpful for your science classroom display. It shows the different types of materials and whether light can pass through them or not.

Teach your students all about the Scientific Method with this fun and interactive science lab. Students will watch an educational video, go through detailed slides and learn about the scientific method, complete a differentiated science lab worksheet, and finish with an fun and engaging science lab! Students will conduct an experiment to see how many pencils it takes to pop a bag of water.

You will need:

• 1 Ziploc Bag (per group)
• Water
• 1 pack of Sharpened Pencils (per group)
• Safety Goggles
• Food Coloring

STEM activities in the classroom are a fantastic engagement opportunity! Students enjoy challenges, show off their creativity, develop partner skills, and much more. Recently Dollar Tree had these National Geographic books. Wow! What a great find. Hint, I check my local Dollar Tree for this typeof book frequently. STEM challenge cards were created for each of the books. Most of the cards will have sentence from the book and a challenge activity for the students to complete. You decide what supplies you will provide for your students. There are so many different supplies to choose from: craft sticks, legos, pattern blocks, straws, linker cubes, buttons, q-tips, dough and toothpicks, and I’m sure you can think of lots more. Grab your copy while these cards are free. We would love to have you leave a comment! Thanks for visiting! Judy and Rachel iTeach 2nd

FREE Apple Life Cycle Spinner Wheel

Celebrate the fall season and the legacy of Johnny Appleseed with this engaging and interactive resource! Our Apple Life Cycle Spinner Wheel is a fun and educational tool that helps students understand the fascinating journey of an apple tree from seed to fruit.

This resource is perfect for:

• Classroom activities
• Johnny Appleseed units
• Fall-themed lessons
• Science lessons
• Individual learning

To assemble the spinner wheel:

1. Print, color then Cut out the two layers.
2. Align them.
3. Fasten them together with a brad or paperclip.

May you like to explore our Johnny Appleseed resources

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Boom Cards:

5 senses - 5 senses - Eyesight, Hearing, Taste, smell, Touch sense.

A simple yet engaging game for kid to learn about 5 senses.

5 cards - drag and drop the object to the correct sense.

- Touch sense - drag and drop the BRICK to the correct zone.

- Taste - drag and drop the DONUTS to the correct zone.

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Make your Winter Party Games fun with this engaging, hands-on pin the bow(nose) on the penguin making activity! This includes 1 low-prep pin the bow(nose) on the penguin template perfect for having fun with the winter pin the bow(nose) on the penguin. Quick and easy setup plus clear student directions make this activity perfect for centers or substitute days, too!

Lead your students in a fun game of pin the tail on the donkey/aka pin the bow(nose) on the penguin by cutting out the red noses, taping the penguin on the wall, blindfolding a child and letting them see how close they get to the penguin nose. Students will love playing pin the nose on the penguin together by using their problem solving skills & guessing through this fun activity, and won't even realize how much they're having fun! Use it after read a story about penguin or sing a song about penguin. You can even print out multiple penguin for your students to glue on a bow(nose) and decorate.

Here's what you'll get:

• a template of a penguin to tape on the wall

• enough bow (nose) cutouts for your entire class

• easy to follow directions

Your students will playing the pin the nose on the reindeer game with a variety of common classroom materials. They'll be engaged and having a great time together!

This activity uses materials readily available in most classrooms and homes and includes a printable template to create the whole activity.

Prep is quick and easy... Just print the penguin page, bow(nose) page, cut out the bows(noses), gather the materials listed, and you're ready for a fun and engaging class!
You may also like…
→ Pin the Nose on the Reindeer Game
→ Preschool/Kindergarten Learning Packet
→ Halloween Build Your Own Bat, Cat, Frankenstein, Pumpkin, Zombie, Scarecrow...
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Make your Christmas Holiday Party Crafts fun with this engaging, hands-on Christmas Snowflake Kids craft making activity! This includes 2 low-prep Christmas Snowflake kids crafts templates perfect for having fun for the Christmas holiday. Quick and easy setup plus clear student directions make this activity perfect for centers or substitute days, too!

Lead your students in fun craft making with 2 snowflakes by cutting out the pieces, coloring, gluing the parts together and decorating. Students will love putting together their snowflake activities together by using their problem solving skills through these fun activities, and won't even realize how much they're having fun! Use it after reading a story about snowflakes, catch snowflakes on black paper or sing a song about snowflakes. Print in black and white.

Here's what you'll get:

• 2 snowflake designs

• easy to follow directions

Your students will be crafting Christmas holiday snowflake crafts with a variety of common classroom materials. They'll be engaged and having a great time together!

These activities use materials readily available in most classrooms and homes and includes printable templates to create each activity.

Prep is quick and easy... Just print the elf pages, cut everything out, color, decorate, gather the materials listed, and you're ready for a fun and engaging class! Print in black and white for coloring and in color for easy assembly. You can make these into puppets, dance around the room with them while listening to Christmas music, or use to decorate your room with.

You may also like…
→ Pin the Nose on the Reindeer Game
→Christmas Holiday Build a Nutcracker Craft Activity
→ Christmas Build a/Crown/Mask Santa, Christmas Tree, Gnome, Reindeer, Elf,Snowman

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