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Christian Easter Celebration Bible Bundle: GROWING Christian Easter Activities

By Michellecurtis

Dive into the joy and meaning of Easter with our comprehensive "Christian Easter Celebration Bible Bundle: GROWING Christian Easter Activities," meticulously crafted for elementary students. This vibrant collection combines creativity, tradition, and learning, offering a multi-dimensional approach to teaching about Easter. Whether you're guiding students through the significance of Palm Sunday and Easter Sunday or exploring Easter traditions around the world, this bundle has everything you need to make the season come alive in your classroom.

Key Features:

  • Aligned with the Ontario Curriculum: This bundle is tailored to meet the standards and expectations of the Ontario Curriculum, ensuring that it fits seamlessly into your lesson planning.
  • Christian School-Friendly: Designed with Christian schools in mind, this bundle respects and emphasizes the religious significance of Easter, making it a perfect fit for your classroom.
  • Interactive and Engaging: With a mix of crafts, playacting, and visual learning, this bundle is designed to keep students engaged and excited about learning.
  • Educational Value: Beyond the festivities, this bundle offers deep educational value, enhancing students' reading comprehension, historical understanding, and cultural awareness.

Transform your Easter teaching with our "Easter Celebration Bundle," where fun meets faith and learning.

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Historia de la Navidad Pesebre Manualidad, Christmas Activities in Spanish

By Class Plus

La historia de la Navidad cautiva a los niños, que disfrutan recreando sus momentos más significativos y representando a sus distintos personajes. Este recurso permite a los niños leer e ilustrar el cuento de Navidad en un formato de cómic personalizado.

Además, esta actividad anima a los niños a escribir una carta dirigida a Jesús y a su familia, expresando lo que han aprendido de la historia. También pueden pedir oraciones para los más necesitados.

Imagina la alegría de ver a los niños adornados con orgullo con las medallas del pesebre o llevando su propio pesebre a casa. Es una actividad que las familias aprecian de verdad.

Este recurso incluye:

  • Página 1: Historia de la Navidad (formato cómic)
  • Página 2: Navidad - Medalla
  • Página 3: Navidad - Medalla (versión vacía)
  • Página 4: Navidad Banderín
  • Página 5: Carta al Niño Jesús y su Familia
  • Página 6: Pesebre Manualidad
  • Página 7: Pesebre Manualidad (marco)

¡Feliz Navidad!

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Spanish Writing Activity! Historias Locas en la Escuela!!!

By La Llama Bilingüe

This is a fun activity to warm up those writing skills in Spanish!! This is ideal for those first days of school. Each student can use it as a writing center or independent work. You only need some dice and a pencil!

This product includes:

  • 1 Color template
  • 1 BW template
  • 1 writing template

Just print and go!!

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Polar Express Day Writing Activities Lined Paper Coloring Sheets Pages

By Primary Piglets

Polar Express Writing!

30 pages of Polar Express Writing Paper

Click here for more POLAR EXPRESS themed activities!

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Combining Sentences with AND

By E•Fish•ient Teaching

This is a simple worksheet that helps students practice combine sentences using and. One side of the sheet is where students will write a new sentence by combining the two given sentences. The second side is where they read through different options and choose the best sentence.

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Letter to Santa Template | Christmas writing activities second grade

By Patricia

Engage Your Students with Our Letter to Santa Template | Christmas writing activities second grade!

Bring the magic of the holiday season into your classroom with this Letter to Santa Template resource, designed to make letter-writing fun, educational, and memorable for students in grades 2-3! This resource combines creativity with structured learning, helping your students develop writing skills while expressing their holiday wishes and ideas in a thoughtful way.

What’s Included in This Resource:

  • 5 Festive Letter to Santa Templates: Multiple designs to cater to different student levels and preferences, making the activity engaging for all.
  • Letter Planning Template: A structured tool to guide students in brainstorming and organizing their thoughts before drafting their letters.
  • 7 Envelope Templates: Includes templates for creating foldable, personalized envelopes to add an extra layer of excitement to the activity.
  • Bulletin Board Idea: A creative suggestion to set up a "Letters to Santa" bulletin board where envelopes can be opened to reveal students' heartfelt letters, creating a visually stunning and interactive display.

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Christmas Roll a Story

By Creative Soul Printables

Bring some holiday magic into your writing activities with this Christmas Roll a Story! Students will have a blast rolling the dice to create their own Christmas-themed story by selecting a character, problem, and setting. With 6 different options for each category, the possibilities are endless! Characters like Santa Claus, an elf, and others will find themselves in Christmas dilemmas such as missing presents or too much snow, and the story could take place in settings like the North Pole or Santa’s Workshop.

Contents:

  • 6 different Christmas-themed characters (e.g., Santa Claus, an elf, and more)
  • 6 story problems (e.g., missing presents, too much snow)
  • 6 settings (e.g., North Pole, Santa’s Workshop)
  • Multiple lined paper options for organizing and writing out stories

How It’s Used: Students will roll a dice to determine their character, problem, and setting. After rolling three times, they’ll organize their ideas using one of the provided lined paper options and begin writing their festive story. This fun and creative process encourages storytelling and holiday-themed writing, making it perfect for a seasonal classroom activity.

Why You’ll Love It: This activity makes story writing exciting and interactive, with students looking forward to seeing what the dice will decide! The combination of rolling the dice and creating a Christmas-themed narrative helps develop creativity, critical thinking, and writing skills while maintaining a festive atmosphere in the classroom.

Features:

  • A fun, interactive writing activity with Christmas-themed characters, problems, and settings
  • Encourages creative storytelling, critical thinking, and writing practice
  • Multiple lined paper options for drafting and organizing story elements
  • Perfect for seasonal writing lessons or holiday-themed classroom activities

Who This is For:

  • Elementary school teachers looking to add a festive writing activity to their curriculum
  • Homeschoolers seeking a fun, creative writing activity with a Christmas twist
  • After-school programs or holiday-themed workshops focused on creative storytelling
  • Parents wanting to engage children in a holiday writing activity at home
  • Students who enjoy imaginative writing and holiday-themed fun

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Bundle|2nd 3rd 4th Grade Reading Comprehension Passages|MultipleChoice Questions

By LessonLink Teacher

Introducing this “2nd, 3rd and 4th Grade Reading Comprehension Passages Bundle.”

This bundle is a comprehensive collection of engaging reading comprehension passages designed for 2nd, 3rd, and 4th graders.

The bundle is packed with a variety of passages that cover a wide range of topics, including spring, summer, fall, summer, and holidays like Juneteenth, Flag Day, and Father's Day.

Each passage is followed by multiple-choice questions to test comprehension and reinforce learning. Answer keys are also included.

While the content is tailored for 2nd to 4th graders, it can also be effectively used by advanced 1st graders and 5th graders as well. This versatile bundle is an excellent resource for parents and educators looking to enhance the reading skills of their students.


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March Growing Bundle with Women's History, Spring & St. Patrick's Day Activities

By Kimberly

❤️Looking for engaging March resources for your classroom? This growing bundle, with differentiated activities, is the perfect way for your students to celebrate the month March, while practicing math, literacy, social studies, science, fine motor, and art skills!

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✏️Great for early elementary students!

⭐️This is a growing bundle and the price will increase as new resources are added!

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Includes:

St. Patrick's Day:

St. Patrick's Day - Bingo

St. Patrick's Day - Play Mat

St. Patrick's Day - Activities

St. Patrick's Day - Worksheets

St. Patrick's Day - Reading Comprehension

St. Patrick's Day - Coloring Pages

Women's History:

Women's History - Posters

Women's History - Coloring Pages

Women's History - Writing Crafts

Women's History - Puzzles

Women's History - Worksheets, Biographies, Flashcards

Women's History - Reading Comprehension: Set 1

Women's History - Reading Comprehension: Set 2

Spring:

Spring - CVC Beginning Letter Sounds

Spring - CVC Middle Letter Sounds

Spring - CVC Ending Letter Sounds

Spring - Counting to 20

Spring - Telling Time

Spring - Literacy Task Cards

Spring - Vocabulary Coloring Pages

Spring - Bingo

Spring - Play Mat Activities

Boom Cards:

Spring - Completing Patterns

Spring - Colors & Color Words

Spring - Telling Time

Spring - Earth Day Activities

Spring - Measuring Weight - Lighter Objects

Spring - Measuring Weight - Heavier Objects

Spring - Measuring Height with Cubes

Spring - Measuring Length with Cubes

Spring - Counting Objects to 20

Spring - Counting Objects to 20 with Number Words

Spring - Ten Frames to 20

Spring - Skip Counting by 2s

Spring - Skip Counting by 5s

Spring - Skip Counting by 10s

Bugs & Insects:

Bug & Insects - Worksheets

Plants:

Parts of a Plant - Posters, Charts & Flashcards

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Writing Rubric [student version] | Burger Sandwich

By Nardine Mettry

This fun and engaging burger-themed rubric makes writing expectations clear and understandable for students. With four clear levels of achievement, this rubric provides valuable guidance for students to improve their writing skills.

What's Included:

  • Four-Level Rubric: Detailed criteria for each level, from "Incomplete Work" to "Above and Beyond," covering essential writing elements.
  • Versatile Format: Suitable for both classroom posters and individual student printouts as a guide for each student's binder/writing assignment.

⭐Writing Attempts:

Narrative
Christmas: Trapped in a Snow Globe | My Snowman Came to Life
Thanksgiving: How the Turkey Escaped Thanksgiving Dinner | How the Turkey Escaped Thanksgiving Dinner

Others: Journey to the Center of the Earth | Forms of Energy in my Car - Science, Art & WRITING Project

Easter: Benny the Bunny - Easter's Surprise | NOT Bunny - Eggcelent Easter/Spring Surprise

Halloween: Trapped in a Haunted House

Persuasive | Dear Santa - Villains Edition | Who Will Guide the Sleigh | Halloween: Can I Keep My Witch?


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George Washington Carver Writing Craft | All About George Washington Carver

By Rainbow Lessons

This fun and engaging craft is a great way to teach Grades 2-5 about the life and accomplishments of George Washington Carver, a brilliant scientist and inventor who made many important contributions to agriculture and science.

Perfect for Black History Month or any time of year, this craft engages your students in learning about this important figure.

Students will create their own George Washington Carver craft using simple materials like paper, scissors, and glue and write about him choosing any of the six different writing prompts.

Help your students develop their writing skills with this adorable addition to your classroom bulletin board or hallway display!

What’s Included:

▪︎ George Washington Carver template

▪︎ Peanut template × 6 writing prompts

▪︎ Writing template

▪︎ Answer key to All about G.W. Carver

Just print, make and write!

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Editable Sight Words Certificates Customizable Sight Word Achievement Certificates for Students

By A Plus Education

Celebrate your student's sight word achievement with these personalized sight word certificates! Simply input your students' names, your name, the date, and the number of sight words they have mastered. Once customized, print out the certificate and capture a memorable photo of your proud student holding it up! Display it in the classroom, share it on a communication app or class website, or send it home to showcase their progress. As their sight word knowledge grows, they can proudly collect more certificates as a testament to their hard work and dedication. Encourage and motivate your students with these charming certificates!

What's included: Sight Words Award Certificates in Boy and Girl Version and with no clip art version in Powerpoint format

It would be best if you had these programs to open up the files:

  • Microsoft Office Powerpoint
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Mastering Formal Letter Writing: Low-Prep Resource for Grades 1-5

By Jennifer Nguyen

**Boost Writing Skills with Engaging Independent Informal Letter Lessons – Ready to Go!
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Master Formal Letter Writing with Engaging, Low-Prep Lessons

Empower students in Grades 1-5 to excel at formal letter writing with this comprehensive, print-and-go resource. Tailored for independent learning, this packet offers a clear, step-by-step framework to help students confidently craft polished and professional letters. Ideal for teachers seeking a time-saving, curriculum-aligned solution to enhance writing skills.


**What’s Included?
**✏️ Print Materials: Worksheets, Answer Keys, PDF Slides


What’s Inside?

✔️ Teacher & Student Directions
✔️ Features of an Informal Letter

✔️ Informal Letter Features Exercise

✔️ Step 1: Desired School Trip Framework

✔️ Step 2: Impact of the Trip Framework

✔️ Step 3: Letter Writing Template

✔️ Step 4: Review & Self-Reflection
✔️ 3 Options of Letter Writing Template

✔️ Model Answers


Why You’ll Love This Resource:

✏️ No Prep 

✏️ Print and Go

✏️ Classroom-Tested

✏️ Aligned with Aligned with Common Core, TEKS, and UK National Curriculum.


**When to Use This Resource:
**✅ Literacy Lessons (1-2 hour lessons)

Independent Work

✅ **Literacy Centers
**✅ Sub Plans

Writing Workshops ✅ **Homework Assignments
**✅ Early Finishers


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What Do You Need?**

✏️ Pencils


**Skills Focused:
**✔️ Formal letter structure

✔️ Idea organization

✔️ Sentence fluency

✔️ Editing and self-assessment

✔️ Professional tone and language

✔️ Independent writing skills


Curriculum Alignment

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Common Core State Standards (CCSS)**:

  • W.1.2-W.5.2: Write informative/explanatory texts with clear purpose and structure
  • W.1.4-W.5.4: Produce clear, coherent writing appropriate to task and audience
  • L.1.5-L.5.5: Demonstrate command of word nuances and formal language

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Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS)**:

§110.3-§110.7 (Grades 1-5):

    • (b)(11)(A): Develop drafts with clear purpose and audience
    • (b)(12)(B): Apply proper capitalization, punctuation, and spelling
    • (b)(13)(A-B): Edit drafts to improve grammar and clarity

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UK National Curriculum (Years 1-5)**:

  • Writing Composition: Plan and write for specific purposes and audiences
  • Grammar and Punctuation: Use appropriate formal language and punctuation

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My Testimony Writing Prompt Christian School Sunday School Beliver's Baptism

By Kaylor Creations

These FREE writing prompts were created to help kids (young believers) share their personal testimony with others. This is just general guide as you teach them how to share their faith.

Provided are 2 "My Testimony" Writing Prompts

•I provided two options: One for Younger Kids & One for Older Kids

•I also provided a few printable “My Testimony” paper options to write it on. You may choose to use this or your own paper.

Ideas for use

•Read aloud “My Testimony” during the young believer’s baptism.

•Give to young believers/kids as a way to teach them how to share their faith with others anytime.

Suggested Instructions:

•They can write completely from their heart, or you can sit with them and guide them through writing their testimony with these prompts.

•Use in children’s ministry or at home.

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Tracing A to Z for Kindergarten, 1st grade, 2nd grade/Tracing Letters with Arrow

By Thachakorn Kokong

A to Z Fun with Fruits & Veggies!

This exciting worksheet is packed with activities to help your child learn their letters, explore healthy foods, and boost their reading skills – all with a fruity and veggie twist!

Here's what's inside:

  • Alphabet Tracing: Each letter of the alphabet (A to Z) is paired with a colorful fruit or vegetable illustration. Your child can practice writing the letter by following the dotted lines.
  • Colorful Creations: Unleash creativity with a fun fruit and veggie coloring page! Let your child explore colors and bring their favorite healthy foods to life.
  • Reading Readiness: Introduce new vocabulary and build reading confidence.

This worksheet is a delicious way for your child to:

  • Develop fine motor skills through tracing.
  • Learn new letter shapes and letter sounds.
  • Recognize and name different fruits and vegetables.
  • Take their first steps towards reading.

Perfect for preschoolers and kindergarteners!

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Non-Fiction Book Report Project Template 3rd Grade Flip Book Template for Books

By TaughtOught Homeschooling

If you are looking for a non-fiction book report template for your next book report project, check out this comprehensive flip book template for 3rd grade. It's easy to put together and can be used for different reading levels.

Please see the product preview for all full pages.

The non-fiction book report flip book pages include:

   ✏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


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Father's Day Writing & Create a Card STEM Challenge

By Science and STEAM Team

This easy stem challenge is good for brightening someone's day on many occasions. Think Father's Day, birthday, or end-of-the-year "thank you!" for one of the guys working for your school.

Your students will have lots of fun with this STEM challenge (measuring, creating a pop-up, a pocket, and writing a note)!

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Berenstain Bears Real Easter Eggs Book Study Companion Reading Comprehension

By April S Bash

Berenstain Bears Real Easter Eggs : Reading Comprehension Book Companion :
Reading Level 2.8.

* All pages using Lined Paper for easy handwriting practice:

28 Pages Total Include:

* 10 Comprehension open-ended questions 
* 10 Multiple Choice Questions 
* answer sheets (correspond with both sets)
* Story Elements (Who, What, When, Where, Main Idea, Problem Solving)”
* Vocabulary : 10 Words from the book, with matching definitions
* Vocabulary Answer Sheet
* Reflection : Connection, Text-to-Self, Step-by-Step
* 24-Word Search page
* 10 Word Scramble page
* Spelling Words : 10 words plus 1 Bonus, from the book, on lined paper
* Spelling Test : blank, lined paper
* Story Map
* Step by Step
* Title Page
* Design & Detail illustrating page
* Opinion Journal
* Sequencing : 12 scenes to cut and put in order
* Sequencing answer sheet
* Sequencing paste sheet
* Cause & Effect  

* ABC Order

* Math (multiplication)
* Rhyme Time
* Book Report
* Egg-shaped lined journaling paper
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If I had a Pot of Gold St. Patrick's Day Creative Writing Activity

By Teaching With Coffee and Mascara

Looking for an easy St. Patrick's Day Writing Activity? This if I had a pot of gold writing sheet is perfect for your students. I love to hang mine in the hallways to create an adorable bulletin board in March.

Each writing sheet has a pot of gold for students to color in. I personally love to add gold glitter to the top to really make their pots of gold shine!

Included in this product

  • 2 prewriting sheets (one with and one without lines)
  • Writing sheet with the prompt "If I Found a Pot of Gold..."

You get 2 different line options! This makes it perfect for any grade.

The perfect easy activity to celebrate St. Patrick's Day!

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Blush Notes 8.5 x 11 inches 200 Pages for Notebooks and journals

By Zaazoua Mostapha

Blush Notes 8.5 x 11 inches 200 Pages for Notebooks and journals

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