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Choose between three versions of this "All about Insects" emergent reader! The booklet will have 8 pages total (including the cover). The first version has all words printed. The second has words printed in a dotted font so they can trace certain words. The third has fill-in-the-blank sections for students to answer as they follow along in your lesson (use the copy with all words printed as your guide). Mix and match the booklets to best fit the needs of your students. The clip art from David's Simple Teaching is the perfect blend of kid-friendly and realistic. Great for elementary and special education.

Use with my Parts of an Insect Worksheet for a quick, easy, and fun NO PREP assessment. Then, let them put their knowledge to work with an insect sorting activity!

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This no prep activity allows students to show what they've learned in the Parts of an Insect Emergent Reader or use it alone or as part of your own insect unit.

Students will sort crawly creatures into two categories: Insects or Not! A paragraph is included at the top to make sure the students remember just what makes an insect an insect.

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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.

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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.

Set of 10 printable coloring pages or posters DIGITAL DOWNLOAD for kids to learn the responsibility of taking care of Earth, and nature, reusing, reducing, and recycling, family or classroom activity for Earth Day or for ecology and save the planet science lessons.

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Bundle of coloring resources for Earth Day, or to teach ecology lessons and environmental responsibility with inspirational slogans for keeping our planet green.

10 coloring pages and 4 coloring bookmarks in two different sizes.

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Recognize 2D shapes in real life with these Shape Sorting Mats. Practice sorting shapes and recognizing shapes with this fun and hands-on printable. The printable uses real photos of objects for each shape.

**This packet is also available in the Sorting Mats (with real photos) Bundle!**

What is in this packet?

- 12 Shape Sorting Mats with real photos.

These shape sorting mats make for a great hands-on sorting activity. There are 6 sorting cards for each mat.

The activity mats are ready to go, just print, laminate, & cut. Children sort the cards by shape. The shape pictures are real photographs of everyday objects.

Makes a great center activity!

Includes 12 shapes:

- Oval

- Octagon

- Rhombus / Diamond

- Rectangle

- Square

- Triangle

- Heart

- Trapezium

- Circle

- Hexagon

- Pentagon

- Star

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Your students will have a blast learning about adult and baby animals with these hands-on animals and babies activities for kindergarten! This printable contains adorable real photos of adult and baby animals. Including both wild and farm animals, they make the perfect addition for your kindergarten science centers. This bundle contains 8 printables and activities including matching games, puzzles, posters, labels and graphic organizers. Each activity will help learners to associate the young one with its respective parent. For a detailed look at all activities included in this resource, please see the preview above.

The bundle is split into wild and farm animals due to the number of animals included. For a complete list of animals included check the list at the bottom of the description.

The activities and printables included in this bundle are:

- Flashcards

- Picture and Label Cards

- Posters

- Puzzles

- What Goes Together?

- Dominoes

- Memory Game

- Labels and Graphic Organizers

How to use: Adult and Baby Animals Science Activities for Kindergarten

The center activities are best used when printed on cardstock and/or laminated. You can choose to implement these centers in an independent way or use them with small-groups.

All the photos are real life photos. The baby animal photos are absolutely adorable and learners will simply love these photos!

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"Perfect for our unit on animal offspring. Great variety and organized well. Thank you!"

Farm Animals included are:

• Sheep (lamb)
• Goat (kid)
• Cow (calf)
• Dog (puppy)
• Horse (foal)
• Chicken (chick)
• Goose (gosling)
• Duck (duckling)
• Pig (piglet)
• Donkey (foal)
• Rabbit (kit)
• Cat (kitten)
• Rat (pup)
• Cockatoo (chick)
• Guinea pig (pup)
• Ferret (kit)
• Frog (tadpole)
• Squirrel (kit)
• Turkey (poult)
• Camel (foal)

Wild Animals included are:

• Tiger (cub)
• Lion (cub)
• Elephant (calf)
• Polar Bear (cub)
• Cheetah (cub)
• Panda (cub)
• Fox (cub)
• Crocodile (hatchling)
• Leopard (cub)
• Hippo (calf)
• Rhinoceros (calf)
• Hedgehog (hoglet)
• Raccoon (kit)
• Seal (pup)
• Deer (fawn)
• Herring gull (chick)
• Giraffe (calf)
• Zebra (foal)
• Sea lion (pup)
• Hyena (cub)
• Penguin (chick)
• Vulture (chick)

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These Dental Health Sorting Mats are the perfect Dental Health Center activity for your Kindergarten students to explore dental health in a fun and engaging way. Learners will explore different foods and determine which foods are good or bad for the health of their teeth.

This good vs. bad food sorting activity is a great way for students to learn about the food items that are good and bad for their teeth.

Color and black and white versions for both the sorting mats and picture cards are provided.

What’s included in this Kindergarten Dental Health Sorting Activity resource?

• Good and Bad Poster and Labels
• Small picture cards
• Flashcards with picture and words
• Reference sheet
• Black and white copies

Prepping this Good vs Bad food sorting activity:

• Print and laminate the pages. Both color and printer friendly BW versions are included so print whichever version you prefer.
• Cut apart to create the cards and the headings.

How to best use this Kindergarten Dental Health Sorting Activity?

• Put the headings into a pocket chart.
• Learners can sort the picture cards under the respective headings. You can also choose to use the picture cards with the text on them as well.
• This activity can be done in a pocket chart, or in a small group setting with 2 to 3 students working together.

When to Use this Good vs Bad food sorting activity:

• Great for dental health month.
• Incorporate this activity into a science or health unit.
• Can be used as a morning bin activity.
• Great for a dental themed sensory bin activity.

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Looking for a fun to identify colors in everyday objects? These Color Sorting Mats are the perfect activity to get your students recognizing and identifying colors in objects around them. Featuring real photos of objects, these Color Sorting Mats are the perfect activity to explore and learn about colors in a hands-on and engaging way.

Encouraging exploration of 11 colors, this engaging Kindergarten math center features age-appropriate images of objects to allow learners to connect the colors to the world around them. Perfect for use during kindergarten math centers or with small groups of students, these color math mats are simple to prepare and can be used again and again.

⭐ This printable is also part of the following bundles:

Sorting Mats (with real photos) Bundle!**

What is included in the Color Sorting Mats Activity?

- 11 Color Sorting Mats

- 66 Picture Cards with Real Photos

- 11 Black and White Mats

These color sorting mats make for a great hands-on sorting activity.

The activity mats are ready to go, just print, laminate, & cut. Children sort the cards by color. The color pictures are real photographs of colored objects.

Makes a great center activity!

Colors Included:

• red

• pink

• orange

• yellow

• green

• blue

• purple

• white

• gray

• brown

• black

How do learners complete this Kindergarten Color Sorting Center?

• Present learners with the color sorting mats and color picture cards with the photos.
• Learners match each picture card to the corresponding color mat.

Preparing this Kindergarten Color Sorting Activity:

• Print the color sorting mats and picture and laminate. For a printer-friendly version print the sorting mats onto colored paper, or color in the box at the top.
• Cut apart the picture cards and laminate.
• Attach velcro dots to the picture cards and the sorting mats for a fun file binder activity as well.

How to best use this Back to School Color Match and Sort Center:

• Explore during morning work 
• Assign as supplemental math centers 
• Implement these centers in an independent way or use them with small-groups.

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These cards will intrigue your little learners as they try to match the patterns to the correct animals. There are a total of 30 animals featured here, all of which have exquisite patterns or distinct features that will enable them to match up the skin covers to the animals.

Pair this set of matching cards with animal figurines that are available and allow them to explore and talk about the different patterns and textures visible. Its a suitable addition to an animals unit for kindergartners and preschoolers.

This set includes:

- 30 animal skin covers / patterns

- 30 animals (full image)

- 30 control cards with the skin covers, animal and the name. (complete list is included below)

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Animals Included are:

- zebra

- tiger

- bee

- black swallowtail caterpillar

- clown fish

- snail

- peacock

- macaw

- hedgehog

- burmese python

- emerald tree boa

- jaguar

- giraffe

- spotted deer

- poison dart frog

- ladybird

- elephant

- leopard

- cheetah

- monarch butterfly

- tortoise

- bald eagle

- crocodile

- dalmatian dog

- lion

- chameleon

- okapi

- porcupine

- mandrill baboon

- cow

- sheep

- tiger salamander

- rainbow lorikeet

Children are familiar with the fruits outer appearance, however, they are sometimes unfamiliar with how the fruits look on the inside. This montessori inspired matching activity is ideal for teaching children about how the inside of the fruits look like. Just ask to match and let them examine the pictures!

This material consists of:

- 27 cards with fruits

- 27 cards with fruits inside

- 27 control cards with fruits, their insides and names

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Your students are bound to have endless fun with this extensive bundle of sorting mats for kindergarten centers and it’s the perfect resource to keep your students engaged during morning work or literacy and math centers. These kindergarten sorting mats combine five sets and feature real photos to ensure students are able to make connections between their learning and the world around them. Themes vary and are not season-specific which makes them great for use at any time during the school year.

What is included in this Sorting Mats for Kindergarten Centers - Bundle?

- Community Helpers Sorting Mats - 26 Mats

- Fruits Non-Identical Sorting Activity - 26 Mats

- Color Sorting Mats - 11 Mats

- 2D Shapes Sorting Mats - 12 Mats

- Vehicles Sorting (Air, Land, Water Transport Sorting) - 24 picture cards

How to use: Sorting Mats for Kindergarten Centers - Bundle

The centers are best used by printing on cardstock and laminating to allow for repeat use and durability. You can choose to implement these centers during independent centers or with teacher guidance in small groups.

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Are you looking for a hands-on and engaging way to teach children about the human body systems? Our "Human Body Systems Play-Doh Mats" are the perfect resource to make learning about anatomy fun and interactive. This set includes six detailed Play-Doh mats, each focusing on a different human organ system, providing a creative and tactile learning experience.

Our Human Body Systems Play-Doh Mats include:

• Digestive System: Learn about the organs involved in digestion and their functions.
• Circulatory System: Explore the heart, blood vessels, and the flow of blood throughout the body.
• Nervous System: Understand the brain, spinal cord, and nerves, and how they control the body.
• Respiratory System: Discover the lungs and other organs involved in breathing.
• Reproductive System - Male: Learn about the male reproductive organs and their roles.
• Reproductive System - Female: Study the female reproductive organs and their functions.

This resource is perfect for teachers, parents, and homeschoolers who want to provide an engaging and educational activity for children. It’s ideal for classroom science lessons, homeschooling projects, or fun at-home learning.

Enhance your child's understanding of human anatomy with our Interactive Human Body Systems Play-Doh Mats. Download today to bring science to life in a fun and memorable way!

IN ADDITION, this resource includes a helpful tip sheet about "Child Development and Play Activities." Through this resource, parents will gain practical insights into how different types of play contribute to their child's overall development. The information sheet provides simple and engaging ideas for fostering cognitive, physical, social, and emotional growth through play. By incorporating these activities, young learners can develop essential skills while enjoying the fun and creativity that play brings to their everyday lives.

Are you searching for an engaging and educational way to teach children about human organs? Our "Human Organs Play-Doh Mats" offer a hands-on and interactive learning experience that makes anatomy fun. This set includes eight detailed Play-Doh mats, each focusing on a different human organ, available in both color and black-and-white versions. These mats are perfect for helping children learn about the human body through creative play.

Our Human Organs Play-Doh Mats include:

• Brain: Understand the structure and function of the brain.
• Lung: Explore the lungs and their role in the respiratory system.
• Liver: Learn about the liver and its vital functions in the body.
• Kidneys: Discover the kidneys and how they filter blood.
• Heart: Study the heart and its role in the circulatory system.
• Stomach: Understand the stomach's function in digestion.
• Intestines: Learn about the intestines and their role in nutrient absorption.
• Bladder: Explore the bladder and its role in the urinary system.

This resource is ideal for teachers, parents, and homeschoolers who want to provide an engaging and educational activity for children. It’s perfect for classroom science lessons, homeschooling projects, or fun at-home learning.

Enhance your child's understanding of human anatomy with our Interactive Human Organs Play-Doh Mats. Download today to make learning about the human body a fun and memorable experience!

IN ADDITION, this resource includes a helpful tip sheet about "Child Development and Play Activities." Through this resource, parents will gain practical insights into how different types of play contribute to their child's overall development. The information sheet provides simple and engaging ideas for fostering cognitive, physical, social, and emotional growth through play. By incorporating these activities, young learners can develop essential skills while enjoying the fun and creativity that play brings to their everyday lives.

Looking for a fun way to teach kids about animal habitats? Our Animal Habitats Color By Number Pages are the perfect resource, combining creativity with learning to make environmental education enjoyable.

This resource includes:

• Color By Number Templates: Each page features detailed illustrations of different animal habitats, ready for students to bring to life with color.
• Educational Themes: Focuses on a variety of habitats, helping students learn about the environments where different animals live.
• Engaging and Interactive: Perfect for reinforcing lessons on nature and wildlife while allowing students to practice their number recognition and fine motor skills.

These Animal Habitats Color By Number Pages are a versatile and engaging tool for enhancing students' understanding of the natural world.

IN ADDITION, this resource includes a helpful tip sheet about "Child Development and Play Activities." Through this resource, parents will gain practical insights into how different types of play contribute to their child's overall development. The information sheet provides simple and engaging ideas for fostering cognitive, physical, social, and emotional growth through play. By incorporating these activities, young learners can develop essential skills while enjoying the fun and creativity that play brings to their everyday lives.

Are you in search of captivating ways to nurture your child's natural curiosity and inspire a love for science? Look no further! Our Science Experiments Activity Cards resource is the perfect solution. With 24 Science Activity Cards included, this resource provides a dynamic and hands-on approach to exploring the fascinating world of science, making learning an exciting adventure for young minds.

Here's what you can expect from our Science Activity Cards:

• Comprehensive Science Exploration: Our resource offers a wide array of 24 engaging activity cards, covering various branches of science, from physics and chemistry to biology and earth sciences. Children will embark on a comprehensive journey through the wonders of the natural world.
• Hands-On Learning: These activity cards are designed to be interactive, encouraging children to become scientists in their own right. They can conduct experiments, observe natural phenomena, and participate in engaging activities that bring science concepts to life.
• Nurturing Curiosity: The resource is specially crafted to nurture the inquisitive minds of little learners, sparking their curiosity and encouraging them to ask questions, seek answers, and explore the world around them.
• Promoting Critical Thinking: The activities on each card stimulate critical thinking skills as children analyze data, make hypotheses, and draw conclusions based on their experiments and observations.
• Enhancing Vocabulary: As children delve into scientific concepts and terminology, their vocabulary expands, preparing them for future academic success.

This resource is an invaluable tool for educators, homeschooling parents, and anyone eager to inspire a passion for science in young learners. Whether you're a teacher looking for engaging classroom activities, a homeschooling parent wanting to enhance your curriculum, or simply a caregiver who believes in the power of hands-on learning, this resource caters to your needs. Watch as children's eyes light up with wonder and excitement as they uncover the mysteries of the natural world.

IN ADDITION, this resource includes a helpful tip sheet about "Child Development and Play Activities." Through this resource, parents will gain practical insights into how different types of play contribute to their child's overall development. The information sheet provides simple and engaging ideas for fostering cognitive, physical, social, and emotional growth through play. By incorporating these activities, young learners can develop essential skills while enjoying the fun and creativity that play brings to their everyday lives.

Are you on the hunt for a fun and educational activity that introduces young minds to the fascinating world of landforms? Your search ends here! Introducing our "Exploring Landforms: Educational Color by Numbers" resource – a fantastic tool designed to captivate, educate, and entertain little learners as they embark on a colorful journey through different landforms.

Here's what you can expect from our Landform Color by Numbers resource:

• Diverse Landform Exploration: Our resource includes 8 unique color by numbers pages, each highlighting a different landform, from mountains to oceans and everything in between. Children will not only enjoy coloring but also learn about these geographic features.
• Educational and Engaging: These color by numbers pages go beyond simple coloring; they are a bridge between art and education. They offer a hands-on approach to learning about landforms in a way that is engaging and memorable.
• Boosting Fine Motor Skills: Coloring within the lines and matching numbers to colors is an excellent way to develop fine motor skills, helping children improve their hand-eye coordination and control.
• Encouraging Learning Through Play: Learning becomes most effective when it's enjoyable, and these pages ensure that children have a blast while expanding their knowledge about the Earth's geography.
• Enhancing Numeracy Skills: As children match numbers to colors, they enhance their numeracy skills and practice basic counting, setting a strong foundation for future mathematical learning.

Our "Exploring Landforms: Educational Color by Numbers" resource is a valuable addition to any parent's or educator's toolkit. Whether you're a teacher looking for engaging classroom activities or a parent seeking educational and entertaining resources at home, this resource is tailor-made for you. Watch as young learners immerse themselves in the world of landforms, coloring their way to knowledge. Don't miss out on this wonderful opportunity to make learning about geography both fun and educational. Grab your resource today and let the exploration of landforms begin!

IN ADDITION, this resource includes a helpful tip sheet about "Child Development and Play Activities." Through this resource, parents will gain practical insights into how different types of play contribute to their child's overall development. The information sheet provides simple and engaging ideas for fostering cognitive, physical, social, and emotional growth through play. By incorporating these activities, young learners can develop essential skills while enjoying the fun and creativity that play brings to their everyday lives.

Are your kids fascinated by the majestic creatures of the ocean like sharks and whales? Dive into a sea of creativity with our Sharks & Whales Cut and Paste Crafts! This vibrant and interactive resource allows children to bring these incredible marine animals to life through engaging cut and paste activities. Whether they're crafting a fierce great white shark or a gentle humpback whale, kids will enjoy hands-on learning while exploring the amazing diversity of ocean life.

Our craft pack is perfect for homeschool projects, classroom activities, or a fun afternoon craft at home. It includes detailed templates for a variety of sharks and whales, available in both full-color and black-and-white for coloring. These crafts not only enhance fine motor skills but also spark curiosity about marine biology and the natural world.

What's Included in the Sharks & Whales Cut and Paste Crafts Pack:

• White Shark: Craft a striking white shark with our easy-to-use templates.
• Killer Whale: Create a dynamic killer whale, perfect for marine-themed displays.
• Great White Shark: Assemble the iconic great white shark with engaging cut and paste pieces.
• Humpback Whale: Construct a majestic humpback whale with detailed craft components.
• Blue Whale: Bring the largest animal on Earth to life with our blue whale templates.
• Whale Shark: Explore the gentle giant of the shark world with our whale shark craft.
• Hammerhead Shark: Craft a unique hammerhead shark with distinctive features.
• Beluga Whale: Create the charming beluga whale, known for its playful nature.
• Blue Shark: Craft the sleek blue shark with easy-to-follow instructions.
• Bowhead Whale: Assemble a bowhead whale, known for its immense head and vocalizations.

Unleash your child's creativity and curiosity with our Sharks & Whales Cut and Paste Crafts, and let them explore the ocean's giants from the comfort of home!

IN ADDITION, this resource includes a helpful tip sheet about "Exploring the Oceans of the World." Through this resource, children will gain practical insights into fascinating facts about the world's oceans in a simple and engaging way. This information sheet will help young learners expand their knowledge of Earth's oceans while developing curiosity and respect for the natural world.

Blast off into a galaxy of learning and creativity with our Alphabet Outer Space Play Dough Mats! Imagine combining the tactile fun of playdough with the excitement of outer space to create an out-of-this-world educational experience for kids. Do you want to make alphabet learning more engaging and imaginative? Our play dough mats offer a cosmic journey through the alphabet, where each letter introduces a fascinating space theme—from "A is for Astronaut" to "Z is for Zenith."

Perfect for preschoolers, kindergarteners, and young space enthusiasts, these mats are designed to foster letter recognition, fine motor skills, and imaginative play. Each mat features a unique space-themed object or concept that begins with a specific letter, making learning the alphabet a stellar adventure.

What’s Included in the Alphabet Outer Space Play Dough Mats:

• A to Z Play Dough Mats: Each letter of the alphabet is paired with a space-related item or concept (e.g., A is for Astronaut, B is for Big Dipper, C is for Crater).
• Full-Color Mats: Vibrant, engaging designs to capture children's interest.
• Black-and-White Versions: Printable mats that children can color themselves for added creativity.
• Educational Fun: Reinforces letter recognition and introduces basic space vocabulary.
• Tactile Learning: Encourages hands-on play with play dough, enhancing fine motor skills.

IN ADDITION, this resource includes a helpful tip sheet about "Early Learning Activities to Develop Literacy and Numeracy Skills." Through this resource, parents and caregivers will gain practical insights into simple and engaging activities that support their child's early literacy and numeracy development. These activities are designed to be fun, hands-on, and easily integrated into daily routines, helping young learners grow in their understanding of essential literacy and numeracy concepts.