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The National Day of Prayer is a day set aside in the United States for people to pray and reflect. It happens annually on the first Thursday of May. On the National Day of Prayer, people of all faiths are encouraged to come together and pray for our nation and communities.

Students can reflect and write a prayer for each category: the United States, Leadership, Community, Teachers, Family, and Friends.

Prayer Writing Activity Benefits

• Personal Reflection: Writing a prayer encourages students to reflect on what's important to them and what they're grateful for.
• Expression of Gratitude: This activity allows students to express gratitude for the people in their lives, fostering a sense of appreciation and well-being.
• Development of Empathy: Writing prayers for others can cultivate empathy and compassion as students consider the needs and challenges of those around them.
• Connection to a Tradition: The activity connects students to a national tradition of prayer and reflection, fostering a sense of community and shared values.
• Creative Outlet: Writing a prayer can be a creative outlet for students to express themselves in a new way, using language and imagery that feels meaningful to them.

Embark on a 12-month musical journey through time with the Classical Journey Bundle! ♬

Add a touch of mindful music to any season, holiday, or composer unit study. With over 150 categorized classical pieces, the Classical Journey Bundle offers an engaging printable for every occasion. Each month unlocks a curated selection of themed classical music pieces, perfectly paired with a holiday or season!

Ancient Romans used to celebrate the winter with the holiday known as Saturnalia. This holiday season, introduce your students to the week long festival celebrated in Ancient Rome!

This ready to print and teach activity set includes:

• A lesson plan
• A two page elementary leveled story about Saturnalia
• Two reflection questions
• A Poetry Prompt
• A Drawing Prompt
• Three different word search puzzles
• Answer keys for word searches

This winter, engage your students with a fun activity that is also educational! This resource can be used in both the elementary social studies classroom and in language arts!

This activity set is great for:

• Winter Holiday work
• Learning about ancient civilizations
• Extension activities
• Centers
• Substitute work
• and more!

This comprehensive resource empowers students to explore the Holocaust through critical thinking and personal reflection. Begin with an assessment of prior knowledge to spark curiosity and guide learners through essential topics, including the history of the Holocaust, the reasons behind persecution, and the experiences of those who endured it. Dive into the inspiring stories of Holocaust heroes, cultivating empathy and a profound appreciation for the remarkable courage demonstrated during this challenging time.

The final reflection activity consolidates learning and offers valuable insights into students’ understanding and perspectives. Versatile and adaptable, this resource supports differentiated instruction, ensuring engagement for all learning styles. Perfect for fostering a meaningful classroom discussion!

This resource includes:

• Page 1: Cover & What I Know, What I Want to Know
• Page 2: The Holocaust
• Page 3: Why Jews?
• Page 4: Living Conditions for The Jewish People & The End of the Holocaust
• Page 5: Heroes of the Holocaust
• Page 6: What I Learned and Thoughts...

Teach your kids beyond the facts!

This is a very practical tool to support elementary writers. It displays different types of descriptive words, sentence starters and many other useful writing elements that will make your students feel confident to write great stories. This can also be used for English Language Learners as it can help them to build up vocabulary. Easy to use, print both sides, fold and go!

Font on thumbnail "KAElementary" by Kaitlynn Albani fonts and illustrations.

Introduce plays from William Shakespeare by studying the great adaptions from Charles Lamb and Mary Lamb with their Tales From Shakespeare. These are engaging worksheets geared to having your students interact more with the story line and vocabulary used in each play

Tales From Shakespeare are great adaptions of William Shakespeare's play that allow student to be introduced to the story line in a way they can understand while not being too simplistic. Worksheets, crossword, word search, chapter notes are bundled together based on the story. Answer sheets are provided where necessary.

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Including: The Tempest

A Midsummer Night's Dream

covered explanation on am,is & are.

contraction & exercise.

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Students read or watch A Christmas Carol and How the Grinch Stole Christmas, my students read A Christmas Carol and watched How the Grinch Stole Christmas, for an engaging activity before the holiday. A Christmas Carol was a challenge for the students, so watching How the Grinch Stole Christmas was a fun distraction.

This active and engaging resource gets students moving and discussing. Students will make paper snowballs out of the provided cards. They will then use these for a snowball fight. When time is up, students will find a partner, uncrumple the paper, and have a discussion.

Students can reach connections and have discussions with the information they gather.

What's included:

• A Christmas Carol and How the Grinch Stole Christmas cards for creating paper snowballs.
• Topics include: character, setting, theme, conflict, language, plot, and resolution.

Why this resource is helpful:

• Directions included.
• Print and go cards are easy for teachers.
• Students enjoy an indoor snowball fight.
• The nature of the activity causes random topics for discussion each round.

Have your students practice writing Haikus about some of their favorite jobs. They can choose a job or pick from a list of jobs. They then get to brainstorm and create their own Haikus about the job. A fun way to incorporate poetry and Haikus.

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Kick off the new school year with our Editable School Bus Name Tags! These vibrant and customizable name tags are perfect for adding a fun School Bus theme to your classroom.

Available in black & white, gray , yellow, red, dark blue, orange, sky blue ... , they come in four versatile sizes: 1 per page, 2 per page, 6 per page, and 12 per page.

Ideal for desks, lockers, bulletin boards, and more, these name tags will help keep your classroom organized and engaging.

What's Included :

• PAGE : 36 PAGES
• FILES : PPTX + PDF + PNG
• SIZE : 8.5'' x 11''

This comprehensive bundle of resources is designed to engage and educate students about Red Ribbon Week offering a perfect blend of learning and fun.

The bundle includes:

• 4 Reading Comprehension Passages with Multiple Choice Questions: Each passage is designed to challenge students’ reading and comprehension skills. The passages are followed by multiple-choice questions that test the student’s understanding of the text.
• 2 Word Search Puzzles: These puzzles feature key terms related to Red Ribbon Week, providing a fun way for students to familiarize themselves with important concepts.
• 1 Word Scramble: This activity features key terms related to Red Ribbon Week, encouraging students to enhance their vocabulary and problem-solving skills.
• 1 Crossword Puzzle: This puzzle is designed around Red Ribbon Week themes, helping students reinforce their understanding of key concepts.

All activities come with answer keys, allowing for easy marking and feedback.

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If your students loved reading Kwame Alexander's The Crossover, they need to see the new Disney+ series! As teachers, we want our students to be engaged, even when they are watching a film. With this resource, students will be challenged to think critically about the text and film in a variety of ways including comparing and contrasting, evaluating director decisions, and tracking character development across the series.

This resource includes:

• A double-sided handout for episode 1
• This handout contains:
• One do now question, three discourse questions, compare and contrast section, and two rigorous writing tasks in DOK 3 or 4 and Bloom's Taxonomy Evaluate/Analyze categories.
• This handout contains a teacher-facing answer key with answers students may write about.

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Escape the Haunted House: A Narrative Writing Adventure.

Spark your students' imaginations with this exciting narrative writing activity -

It's Halloween and they have been trapped in a haunted house!

Why?

• Haunted House Escape! (Writing Prompt): A captivating prompt that transports students to use their creativity to describe their haunted house surroundings, explain how they got trapped, and devise a plan to escape!
• Paragraph Power: A guide to writing strong paragraphs, including clear transitions and a variety of sentence structures. This helps students structure their narratives effectively.
• Haunted House Design: A fun worksheet where students can personalize their haunted house adventure! They can illustrate the scene inside the house.
• Bonus Pages: Extra lined writing pages are included to accommodate longer narratives and encourage students to fully develop their escape plans!

How to use it?

• Independent Writing Activity.
• Partner Up! Pair students to brainstorm ideas and share their escape plans with each other.
• Whole-Class Brainstorm: Have students share their snow globe ideas and escape strategies as a class, sparking creative thinking and storytelling.

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This fun and engaging Easter Coloring Pages , Easter Worksheets or Noun and Verb Sort Activities are great for your Easter Activities, Easter Grammar, Easter morning work , Grammar lessons or grammar stations.

These Nouns and Verbs worksheets are perfect for Grades 3 to 5.

Each worksheet has a distinct picture to color based on Easter theme.

Includes:

10 Color By Code Worksheets

10 Answer keys

• Bunny behind a wall

• Hot Cross Buns

• Hatching Chick

• Bunny and Easter Eggs

• Easter Eggs Basket

• Lambs

• Easter Lilies

• Easter Eggs

• Happy Easter

• Easter Candles

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Looking for a fun and functional way to keep students motivated to read? These Reading Log Bookmarks are just what you need! Designed for upper elementary through high school, these printable bookmark templates double as a creative reading challenge tool, helping students track their reading progress in a visually appealing and convenient format.

Bookmarks include space for:

• Tracking book titles
• Recording start and finish dates

These printable bookmarks are ideal for classrooms, libraries, or homeschool settings. Students can use them as part of a reading challenge or simply to stay organized with their independent reading.

What's Included:

• 6 engaging printable bookmark templates
• Black-and-white designs for easy printing and optional student coloring
• Suitable for grades 4–12

Why You'll Love This Resource:

• Easy to print and use—no prep required!
• Encourages accountability and goal-setting in students' reading habits
• Versatile for individual use or as part of a class-wide reading challenge

Whether you're a teacher, librarian, or parent, these Reading Log Bookmarks will inspire students to stay on top of their reading and make progress toward their goals.

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I Have, Who Has Christmas Vocabulary Game - Christmas Classroom Activity and Game

Get your students in the holiday spirit with this fun and engaging I Have, Who Has Christmas Vocabulary Game! This interactive game is perfect for elementary classrooms, making learning new Christmas-themed vocabulary an exciting experience. Designed to build reading fluency and listening skills, this game is ideal for grades 2-5 and can be used in whole-class settings, small groups, or literacy centers.

Topics Covered

• Christmas vocabulary
• Reading fluency
• Listening skills

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Bring Writing to Life with Sensory Descriptive Writing for Grades 3-6

This Sensory Descriptive Writing Pack is perfect for developing students' descriptive writing skills by exploring the five senses. Ideal for Grades 3-6, this resource helps students create vivid, sensory-rich writing through activities that use sight, sound, touch, taste, and smell to enhance storytelling. With ready-to-use materials that align with Common Core, TEKS, and the UK National Curriculum, this resource offers a complete toolkit for teaching descriptive writing.

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

✅ Digital Materials: Non-Editable Google Slides/PowerPoint, Audio clip   

What’s Inside?

✔️ 20 page PowerPoint/Google Slides
✔️ 8 Worksheets

✔️ Visual Aid

✔️ Audio clip  
✔️ Teacher & Student Directions
✔️ Learning Objectives & Success Criteria
✔️ Lesson Route

✔️ Answer Key & Tips 

Why Teachers Love This Resource:
✏️ No Prep
✏️Print and Go
✏️ Versatile Use
✏️ Classroom-Tested
✏️ Aligned with Aligned with Common Core, TEKS, and UK National Curriculum.

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

✅ Creative Writing Workshops
✅ Review 
✅ Sub Plans

What Do You Need?

✏️ Pencils

✏️ Computer with speakers

✏️ Projector for slides (Slides are in PowerPoint format and can be uploaded to Google Drive to open as Google Slides)

Skills Focused:
✔️ Descriptive Writing

✔️ Creative Writing

✔️ Critical Thinking
✔️ Independent Learning

Curriculum Alignment
Common Core State Standards (CCSS)

• W.3.3-W.6.3: Write narratives using descriptive details and sensory language.

• W.3.4-W.6.4: Produce clear, task-appropriate writing.

• L.3.5-L.6.5: Use figurative language to enrich descriptions.

Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS)

§110.5-§110.8 (Grades 3-6)

• (b)(12)(A-D): Develop literary texts using sensory details.

• (b)(10)(D): Edit drafts to improve sentence structure and conventions.

• (b)(11)(C): Revise drafts to enhance style, word choice, and sentence variety.

UK National Curriculum (Years 3-6)

• Plan, draft, and edit writing with sensory and descriptive language to develop settings, characters, and atmosphere.
• Improve vocabulary and sentence structure for enhanced writing quality.

Bonus Benefits:
✅ Boosts creativity

✅ Builds Confidence
✅ Classroom Success

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Each story starter sparks the imagination, inviting young readers to weave their tales around these fascinating animals.

In addition to the engaging story starters, this book doubles as a coloring haven. Children can bring their stories to life by adding vibrant hues to adorable illustrations of their favorite animals. With 40 unique prompts and coloring pages, this book promises hours of entertainment, fostering both literacy and artistic expression.

Test your reading comprehension of the eighteenth book in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series: No Brainer with this hilarious 54-question multiple-choice self-checking digital game - complete with a mystery puzzle!

Students must acquire and read the eighteenth book in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series. After students read the book, they are ready to play the game! It's simple: click the link to access the game. The game gives you audio instructions and guides you. Read the question and choose the answer! You will know right away if you got the answer correct. Throughout the game, you will slowly reveal a secret mystery puzzle - see if you can guess the picture before the game ends! The game should take 15-30 minutes depending on the player's reading level.

What's Included?

• 54-multiple choice question self-checking digital game
• built-in mystery puzzle
• Printable Certificate of Completion PDF

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Students love learning about tundra animals! This resource includes realistic pictures of 20 animals with 3 to 4 sentences of informational text about each one. They are perfect for the lower grades by themselves and will pique students' interest in the upper grades. There are student-friendly website suggestions for research, graphic organizers for collecting research (2 levels), tundra-themed writing papers on three levels, and more!

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It's Christmas time in the city! Let's celebrate Christmas with so much fun.

This freebie will allow you to play charades with your students, your kiddos, or even your family. Have fun revisiting this classic game with a twist.

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