Less than $5 2nd Grade Literature Bulletin Board Ideas

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

If you like this resource, be sure to check out our other NO PREP activities!

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These beautiful woodland inspired ABC posters are perfect for a woodland inspired classroom theme. Pair these with more woodland inspired posters from this shop!

This 12 pack of tropical pineapple themed 8 1/2 x 11 inch mini posters feature motivational quotes from many favorite children's books, including Alice in Wonderland, Winnie the Pooh, Harry Potter, Mulan, Peter Pan, Aesop's Fables, The Lorax, and more!

Simply print & laminate. They look best in color, but do print well in black & white (print in greyscale). Useful for bulletin boards, growth mindset discussions, character ed talks, etc. Or, just use as a pretty addition to your tropical pineapple room decor.

He's a mean one alright, but The Grinch soon learns the real meaning of Christmas and what having a kind heart is all about! This is the perfect craftivity for the holidays and Dr. Seuss month! Two different writing prompts are included: Acts of Kindness, and What Does Christmas Mean to You? Included in this set is The Grinch craft, writing templates with three different variations for each prompt and bulletin board letters.

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The plot diagram is a great visual to help students understand the elements of plot in any piece of literature, whether it be short stories, novels, or even narratives. These muted pastel posters serve as great bulletin board displays - with so many options to choose from!

Plot Elements Include:

• Exposition
• Rising Action
• Climax
• Falling Action
• Resolution

Landscape and circle options, individual title options, description-only options, and more! There's even a reference page that can be used as a whole poster by itself!

More Plot Resources Coming Soon:

• Google Slides Presentation/Handout
• Guided Notes
• Bookmarks

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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:

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Get Quack to School ready with this adorable craftivity for the book Click, Clack, Quack to School by Doreen Cronin and Betsey Lewin. The duck is at it again in this funny back to school book where the animals need to learn rules of the classroom when invited on a special visit to school. Have children come up with classroom rules for this craftivity. Complete with bulletin board letters "Quack to School Rules" and bulletin board clipart!