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Just print & play! Do you need engaging classical music activities? These NEW activity sheets feature Carnival of the Animals by Saint-Saëns! Students research each animal and record their habitat, diet, and more! Also includes a space to draw a scene with each animal.

Animal Research Sheets Include:

1. Lion
2. Rooster
3. Donkey
4. Tortoise
5. Elephant
6. Kangaroo
7. Fish
8. Cuckoo Bird
9. Bird
10. Swan

Enhance your plant science curriculum with our comprehensive "Complete Plant Growth Bundle: Editable Slides & Lima Bean Growth Journal Kit." This bundle includes two essential educational resources designed to provide a thorough understanding of plant growth.

1. What Do Plants Need to Grow - The Science of Plant Growth: Editable Slides:

• • In-Depth Content: 15 detailed slides covering sunlight, water, nutrients, and soil.
  • Editable and Customizable: Tailor the content to fit your lesson plans.
  • Engaging Visuals: Includes vibrant images and diagrams to enhance learning.

2. Window Display Garden Kit: Lima Bean Growth Journey & Educational Journal:

• • Interactive Learning: Hands-on activities to observe the growth of lima beans.
  • Educational Journal: Track and document the growth journey with guided prompts.
  • Window Display: Create a visual classroom display to showcase the plant growth process.

Key Benefits:

• Comprehensive Coverage: Teach the complete plant growth cycle with theory and practical application.
• Engaging and Interactive: Keep students interested with hands-on activities and editable content.
• Curriculum-Aligned: Perfectly suited for elementary and middle school science classes.

Empower your teaching and inspire your students with this all-inclusive plant growth bundle. Ideal for both classroom and remote learning environments. Download now to bring the science of plant growth to life!

This year around activity will help Spanish Language learners learn vocabulary while enhancing their math skills by collecting daily weather data. Your students will also be able to keep track of the date and understand the changes of the seasons by identifying seasonal objects and clothes. Three school subjects in ONE product!! MATH, SCIENCE, and SPANISH!

Perfect product to be used as part of your morning routine!

**ATTENTION check out more DEAL BUSTERS! Practice DIVISION FACTS with these SPRING WEATHER THEME COLOR BY NUMBER activities and worksheets. Keep students engaged in a calming math coloring page while YOU work with small groups, win win! You'll have enough mystery pictures to print sets for Math Centers, Early Finishers, Sub Tubs and Morning Work.

It's time to SIMPLIFY your teaching life! Engaged students, No prep, YES please!

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You'll have 6 pages with mixed division facts and color coded answer keys.

Weather Mystery Pictures; Storm with Lightning, Tornado, Snow, Partly Cloudy, Sunny and Rainy.

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Dive into the captivating journey of a Bee's life with our comprehensive "Life Cycle of a Bee" printable worksheets! Perfect for teachers, homeschooling parents, and young learners, this engaging resource offers an interactive and educational way to explore the fascinating stages of a bee's metamorphosis.

What's Included :

• PAGE : 7 PAGES
• FILES : PDF + PNG
• SIZE : 11'' x 8.5''

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Science | Math notebook cover

Enhance your classroom organization with our versatile set of notebook covers! This product includes beautifully designed covers for 10 subjects, plus an editable version that allows you to customize and create additional covers for any subject you need. Perfect for portfolios, binders, folders, or interactive notebooks, these covers will keep your students' materials organized and visually appealing. Whether you're looking to streamline your classroom management or add a personal touch to each subject, these editable notebook covers offer the flexibility and style you need.

Subject Covers Include:

• Reading
• Writing
• Math
• Geography
• History
• Science
• Social Studies
• Language Arts
• Religion
• Editable Blank Cover Option - editable ppt file

Two Sizes included A4 8.5" x 11" and A5-5.8" x 8.3" inches to fit composition books.

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Engage students with comprehensive plant life cycle worksheets. Explore various stages of plant growth, label parts, and dive into pollination. Perfect for interactive learning!

Contents:

• 5 diverse life cycle charts depicting the plant's journey from seed to maturity.
• Interactive cut and paste worksheet for hands-on engagement.
• Label the parts of the plant activity sheet for botanical understanding.
• Flashcards for visual reinforcement and stage recognition.
• Observation book to track growth and development.
• Pollination writing prompt page for creative exploration.

Why Teachers & Students Love It:

Teachers:

1. Comprehensive resource covering various aspects of the plant life cycle.
2. Engaging activities cater to different learning styles.
3. Supports hands-on learning with cut and paste options.
4. Encourages scientific observation and recording.
5. Promotes critical thinking with writing prompts.

Students:

1. Interactive worksheets make learning fun and memorable.
2. Visual aids like flashcards enhance understanding.
3. Hands-on activities foster active participation.
4. Observation book encourages curiosity and exploration.
5. Writing prompts spark creativity and expression.

Who It's For:

1. Elementary school teachers seeking engaging science resources.
2. Homeschooling parents looking for comprehensive plant life cycle materials.
3. Educators focusing on botany and environmental science.
4. Teachers implementing interactive learning in the classroom.
5. Students eager to explore the wonders of plant growth and development.

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This is a Space Exploration Outer Space Bingo Game that is designed to add an exciting twist to your Space Exploration Unit, Back to School, or First Day of School activities.

These 8 Outer Space Bingo boards and 24 calling cards serve as an ideal icebreaker and a creative way to introduce students to each other while exploring the wonders of outer space.

The activity is engaging and educational, featuring celestial images like planets, comets, and meteoroids and space-related terms like comets, rovers, and satellites that inspire curiosity and teamwork.

Whether you're a teacher facilitating a seamless return to school or a student breaking the ice, Outer Space Bingo promises a fun and memorable experience that's truly out of this world.

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Bright posters to give young learners a visual aide in appropriate voice levels. Have student practice different levels at the beginning and use posters as a classroom management tool.

Have fun with it and use unique magnets, clips or even a light up magnetic light to show what level your class should be working at. Schedules highlights below:

Laminate for future use!

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This set of 20 adapted books with a focus on animals in different habitats: Polar, Ocean, Rainforest, Desert and Wetlands. Each habitat has 4 books providing tiered support for your students. This is a total of 20 books, and the option to use with a variety of students. I have also included a Bonus print and go packet for follow up activities after you have read the books with your students.

Each habitat has 4 books (for a total of 20 books) representing different levels:

Level 1 - This book is not adaptive, it is a simple read aloud featuring details about the animals in each habitat.

Level 2 - This book contains 8 icons (ocean has 10) colorful pages (laminate and reuse again and again) & a visual prompting to support comprehension.

Level 3 - This book contains color icons, remainder of book is in black and white with visual supports for animal identification. Each page of the book has a sentence, and a place to put the icon after reading the sentence.

Level 4 - This book contains color icons, remainder of book is in black and white without visual supports. Each page of the book has a sentence, and a place to put the icon after reading the sentence.

What animals are included?

Ocean Habitat:

Animals - humpback whale, dolphin, clownfish, starfish, stingray, puffer fish, octopus, shark, turtle & jellyfish.

Desert Habitat:

Animals - coral snake, armadillo, Gila monster, tarantula, scorpion, coyote, kangaroo rat, jack-rabbit

Polar Habitat:

Animals - orca, arctic hare, seal, beluga whale, walrus, arctic fox, polar bear and narwhal

Rainforest Habitat:

Animals - sloth, butterfly, hummingbird, parrot, jaguar, tree frog, tapir, capybara

Wetland Animals:

Animals - alligator, duck, trout fish, muskrat, marsh fly, crayfish, snapping turtle, beaver

These books do require prep work prior to using. I generally print, use velcro & bind them. They are able to be used year after year! Please feel free to reach out with any questions! untilthepiecesfit2@gmail.com

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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.

CONDUCTION, CONVECTION and RADIATION - heat transfer types.

This 4th grade Science activity sheet is an easy AND fun way to ensure your students can easily differentiate between the heat transfer types.

What should you do?

As the teacher, print out the sheets and cut out the statements.

Students will rearrange the statements according to the titles available "conduction; convection and radiation."

(You can divide them into groups and let them stick it onto a cardboard paper to hang at your backwall).

What's Included?

• An instruction sheet + answer key.
• The title cards + statement cards.
• THE PART THE KIDS LOVE THE MOST: A certificate for winning the game.
  (This is obviously optional but my students enjoy having a reward - any time and ALL the time)

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Are you ready to bring the magic of a solar eclipse into your classroom or home? Say hello to our Solar Eclipse Spinner Wheel Coloring Craft, the perfect hands-on activity for curious kids in grades 1-3!

WHAT YOU'LL GET:

• A fun-to-color spinner wheel craft that shows the phases of a solar eclipse.
• A bonus reading passage designed to teach kids about solar eclipses in a kid-friendly way.
• A drawing activity to spark creativity and help reinforce their learning.

WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT FOR YOUR CLASSROOM OR HOMESCHOOL:

• Minimal prep! Just print, cut, assemble, and color. All you need is a brad pin to put it together.
• Engages kids in STEM learning while letting them explore their creative side.
• Perfect for science lessons, eclipse day prep, or just sparking curiosity about the universe.
• Designed to be both fun and educational—your kids won’t even realize how much they’re learning!

PERFECT FOR:

• Classroom science centers
• Homeschool lessons at the kitchen table
• Hands-on fun during eclipse season

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These space-themed editable name tags are a cute way to make your classroom a little brighter and more organized this year! A great way to easily identify students in the classroom.

Each name tag measures 8 by 5 inches. Print, laminate, cut, and welcome your new students with these colorful and bright desk name tags.

This includes 22 desk name tags in Powerpoint file.

The file is in Powerpoint

Editable means only the text can be edited

Save 20% on 15 books from the What Is? and What Was? book series. Each one includes a book report flipbook template and a comprehensive reading comprehension digital lesson (with a built-in reward system).

The books in the series include:

1. What Was the Age of Exploration?
2. What Was the Children's Blizzard of 1888?
3. What Was the Wild West?
4. What Was the Donner Party?
5. What Was the Ice Age?
6. What Was the Boston Tea Party?
7. What Was Ellis Island?
8. What Was the Great Depression?
9. What Was the Plague?
10. What Was the Titanic
11. What Were the Salem Witch Trials?
12. What is Climate Change?
13. What is the Constitution?
14. What is the Coronavirus Disease COVID-19?
15. What is the Women's Rights Movement?

This product is easy to use:

1. Print the template (same template for every book in this series), cut along the dotted line on each page, then staple the top to create the flipbooks (students can do this on their own).
2. Read the book (independently or as a class/group)
3. Click through the Google reading comprehension digital lesson (no-prep required!)
4. Students fill out the template independently/homework or as a class or group. In my class, we work on the book report template together through each section of the lesson.

The sections of the reading comprehension digital lesson and 9-page book report template include (along with the built-in reward system):

• book title info
• rating & review
• vocabulary
• facts
• text ideas
• series of events
• making life connections
• what I learned
• questions I have
• setting/subject
• interesting event
• important event

This is a super fun and easy science experiment for elementary grades. It's great to complete while learning about the states of matter, the water cycle, condensation, and evaporation, etc. There are directions for the experiment as well as recording sheets.

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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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Unearth Fun with Vegetables Matching Game: A Delightful Educational Adventure for Kids!

Introduce your children to the vibrant world of vegetables with our "Vegetables Matching Game", a brilliantly designed PowerPoint game that combines fun with learning. Aimed at children aged 5 to 10, this game is the perfect tool to spark interest in the diverse world of vegetables while educating them about the benefits of healthy eating.

Educational Benefits:

• Expand Vegetable Vocabulary: This game broadens children's knowledge about a wide variety of vegetables, increasing their nutritional vocabulary and enhancing their awareness of healthy foods.

• Promote Healthy Eating Habits: By familiarizing children with different vegetables, this game encourages them to explore new tastes and develop a lasting appreciation for wholesome food choices.

• Enhance Cognitive Skills: Engage your child’s mind! Our matching challenges are crafted to improve memory, sharpen attention to detail, and foster cognitive flexibility—all through exciting and interactive gameplay.

• Interactive and Engaging Design: With its vivid graphics and captivating challenges, the game ensures that learning about vegetables is not just educational but also thoroughly enjoyable. Due to the nature of the game, this will also promote Self Directed Learning.

Ideal for:

• Parents: Perfect for those looking to integrate a diverse array of vegetables into their child’s daily diet and educational activities, making learning delightful and fun.

• Educators: A superb addition to any classroom focusing on nutrition, health, or science, providing a fun and engaging way to complement academic lessons.

• Homeschooling: An excellent resource for homeschool environments, blending education with playful interaction to enhance learning experiences.

• Childcare Facilities: Enhance your educational programming with a game that not only entertains but also promotes healthy lifestyle choices among children.

Step into our garden with the "Vegetables Matching Game" and watch as it nurtures a flourishing interest in vegetables among young learners. It's more than just a game—it's a foundation for healthy, informed eating habits that last a lifetime!

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- 1 powerpoint match game

Format:
- ppt show (you’ll just have to double click on the file to play the game)

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The Magic School Bus : Inside a Hurricane Book Study Companion Reading Comprehension Literacy Unit with Fun Activities, based on the book (book not included). Reading Level 4.3.

This 47-page packet provides a variety of levels to reach each individual student. Please see preview pages and descriptions below . Worksheets include lined paper for easy handwriting practice:

47 Pages Total Include:

1. TABLE OF CONTENTS

2. 10 Comprehension short-answer questions 

3. * * continued

4. 10 Multiple Choice Questions ,

5. * * continued

6. * * * answer sheet (corresponds with both sets)

7. Story Elements : Who, What, When, Where, Main Idea, Problem Solving

8. Vocabulary : 10 words from the book with match-up definitions

9. * * * Vocabulary Answer Sheet

10. Reflection : Connection, Text-to-Self, Steps You Would Give to ………...

11. Read & Respond : Main Idea, Supporting Details, Author’s Purpose, My New Vocabulary

12. Word Search page (20 words)

13. Word Scramble page (10 words)

14. Spelling Words : 10 words plus 1 Bonus, from the book, on lined paper

15. * * * Spelling Test : blank, lined paper

16. Story Map: Setting, Characters, Problem, Solution

17. Key Questions : Who, What, When, Where, How, Why (With Graphics)

18. Step By Step : First, Next, Then, Last

19. Step By Step : First, Next, Then, Last : with shaped-illustrated writing areas

20. Title Page: Author, Illustrator, add your own illustration 

21. Design & Detail illustrating page …..

22. Opinion Journal: What did you think? What would you change?

23. Sequencing : 12 written scenes from the story to place in order, with illustrations

24. * * * Sequencing : Blank paste sheet

25. * * * Sequencing answers

26. Cause & Effect  : Fill in the remaining Cause & Effect blanks

27. ABC Order : 20 words from the book

28. * * * ABC Order : Answer sheet

29. Syllables : Divide the 20 words into syllables

30. * * * Syllables : Answer Sheet

31. Book Report : Who is the author? Fiction or Non Fiction? Characters? Favorite part? Rate this book! 

32. Rhyme Time :15 homophone words from the book, to match up to 15 rhyming words

33. Writing Prompt : with tornado- shaped lined paper :…..

34. Compare & Contrast Venn Diagram: tornado vs hurricane

35. 10 Science Comprehension Questions from science-specific blurbs in the story

36. continued

37. 10 Multiple Choice Science Comprehension Questions

38. continued

39. * * * Science Comprehension : Answer Sheet (corresponds with both sets)

40. Contractions : 9 contractions to combine, or separate

41. Follow the instructions : coloring, division / multiplication using photos

42. Follow the instructions : First/Second/Third/Fourth ; Counting photos graph

43. Acrostic Poem : STORMS

44. Math : 12 simple addition problems

45. * * * Math : answer sheet

46. Math : 12 simple multiplication problems

47. * * * Math : answer sheet

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