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This collection of Reading Buddy Activities was created for multi-grade students to enjoy together throughout the year.  Not sure where to start? This resource contains tips, organizers and activities to help you get your program rolling efficiently! Included in this Resource: Prep and Organization for Teachers & Big Buddies to Get StartedLetter of invitation to become Reading Buddies from one teacher to anotherForm for class availability / time preference for Buddy meetingsBlank Reading

The Learning Buddy Starter Pack contains activities for Big and Little Buddies, along with organizers for getting started! Inspired by the popularity of Reading Buddy Activities (formerly The Reading Buddy Starter Pack), this pack is great for Math Buddies, Tech Buddies, DPA / P.E. Buddies, etc. Here is what is included: Prep and Organization for Teachers & Big Buddies to Get StartedWhat Learning Buddies Do, a full-color storybook lesson that can be used as posters to reinforce positive exp

Nurture positive emotional well-being with the 1st seven titles in the Dealing-With-Feelings series! Teach your students to identify, accept and manage emotions in a positive way through relatable characters! Communicating about feelings is an important part of Social Emotional Learning, but is challenging for individuals without the vocabulary or who struggle with oral language. The Dealing-With-Feelings stories teach kids through gender-specific characters who model how to identify, acce

Teach young students about Remembrance Day and kindness with a storybook lesson in song! Written to the simple tune of The Rainbow Connection, this touching assembly song is easy to echo-teach in stages over a week or two with daily practice. Remembrance Day in Canada is an ideal time to promote good citizenship, gratitude, and kindness as a way to honor those in the armed forces who have made sacrifices for our peace and freedom. This REMEMBRANCE DAY MINI UNIT has a printable picture b

Teach young students about Canadian hero Terry Fox with a storybook lesson in song! Written to the simple tune of Edelweiss, this touching assembly song is easy to echo-teach in stages over a week or two with daily practice for students who are early in their reading journey. ♫ ♬ To hear my ☺ kindergarten students ☺ sing the first half of the song, simply play the preview video with your volume turned up! ♫♬ The story of Terry Fox and The Marathon of Hope is summarized in phrases that fal

Are your students learning about Canada? Playing BINGO is a fun way to teach and review Canadian vocabulary. Canada BINGO is an ideal Social Studies activity leading up to Canada Day, or any time of the year! This popular Canadian resource includes 30 game boards, a Caller's card (labeled) and pieces to place on top as they are called. This resource is included in:Canada Literacy and Social Studies 2 pack!Canadian Literacy Bundle (Beat deal!) Thank you in advance, to those of you who generously

Social emotional learning | Feelings boys Teaching boys about identifying feelings, managing and expressing emotions? These storybook lessons help kids with identifying feelings and emotions by showing them examples of positive choices in managing strong feelings and are the first three starring boys of the Dealing-With-Feelings Series: When I feel sad - a Dealing With Feelings storybook lesson (starring boys)When I feel angry - a Dealing With Feelings storybook lesson (starring boys)When

Fun Christmas coloring pages and printable cards the Nativity story for kindergarten and primary students! These Nativity Christmas cards and coloring pages are ideal for kindergarten to grade two students to color, fold into a stand and paste, trace or write a message into. Ideal for literacy centers! Related blog post: Building Bethlehem In Kindergarten What's included: 9 Nativity themed Christmas card templates with text (for folding 8 1/2 x 11 paper in half)messages for celebrating the bir

Celebrate Canada with this pack of fun Canada Literacy Activities! Ideal for introducing a Canada Unit or discussing Canada Day.No-prep, digital-ready with drag and drop features, answer boxes with TpT Easel! Included in this resource:VocabularyColour Canadian vocabulary word wall and black and white print-friendly student reference sheet6 coins, 4 animals, 4 symbols, hockey players, RCMP (to suggest additional words for updates, please contact me through my store’s Q&A or email me at ThatFunRea

Feelings and Emotions | When I Feel Angry story - starring boys This is a Dealing With Feelings children's storybook lesson that teaches about recognizing, accepting and managing anger through the characters. With both a color version to keep in the classroom, and black and white version for coloring, the intention of the Dealing With Feelings series is to show rather than tell children appropriate options for handling emotions. Sample Dealing-With-Feelings free!When I Feel Lonely (TpT E

Writing a Santa letter is a wonderful way for kindergarten and early primary students see the benefits of writing for real purposes at Christmas! Here is how I make it manageable in my own classroom... (aside from using buddies when they old enough to help!) 'Just right' template options:differentiated, no-prep, printable templates to offer varying levels of support / best fit to student readiness to allow for challenge, sense of accomplishment and pride without frustration The differentiated

Feelings and Emotions | When I Feel Overwhelmed story - starring girls! This is a Dealing With Feelings children's storybook lesson that teaches kids how to recognize when they are feeling overwhelmed, and understanding a variety of choices for managing it through the characters. Two versions of the story are now included in this file. The newest, horizontal version can be accessed through TpT Easel as an eBook story with one worksheet for follow-up (two spaces to draw, two text answer boxes)

Feelings and Emotions | When I feel sad - starring girls Emotions: When I feel Sad - starring girls! This is a Dealing With Feelings children's storybook lesson that teaches about recognizing, accepting and managing sadness through female characters. Two versions of these stories are now included in each resource. The newest, horizontal version can still be printed, but can also be accessed through TpT Easel as an eBook story with one worksheet for follow-up (two spaces to draw, two text answ

Canada: This bundle of Canadian resources for primary students cover early literacy, social studies and math! Fun activities to teach young children about Canada from reading, writing, singing and playing Bingo to learn about what makes Canada so special! Celebrate Canada with this Canadian resources bundle for primary students, combining these five products that teach about Canada's animals, plants, coins and culture! Canada BingoCanada literacy activitiesCanadian Coins - Canadian Money Fluen

This social emotional learning bundle contains storybook lessons ( engaging, relatable 'social' stories) and support materials for teaching students about recognizing, accepting and managing feelings emotions. Gently introduce lessons about feelings by reading these no-prep stories and reinforcing positive options for managing emotions with visuals, fun follow up activities and games for a range of elementary school grades. WHAT IS INCLUDED:All Dealing-With-Feelings storybook lessons: All

Feelings and Emotions BINGO is the most fun and popular of my social skills group activities! This Emotions BINGO game helps young students identify the facial expressions that accompany a variety of feelings, learn the vocabulary to name emotions, and identify and visually match the pictures held up by the 'caller'. Linked to the Dealing With Feelings resources, this BINGO game and a more advanced version of it (with clip art more appealing to older students, and 25 images on each card)! Wh

SEL Anxiety | When I Feel Anxious storybook lessons teach young students about identifying, accepting and managing anxiety. Each book includes a color and black and white version, one starring boys, another girls. The Dealing-With-Feelings stories have been created to be more general than Social Stories and can be used by parents and educators to educate young children to recognize their feelings as normal and have strategies to try to manage the 'trickier' ones. Ideal resources for teaching ki

Social emotional learning | Feelings girls Teaching girls about identifying feelings, managing and expressing emotions? These storybook lessons help kids with identifying feelings and emotions by showing them examples of positive choices in managing strong feelings and are the first three starring girls of the Dealing-With-Feelings Series: When I feel sad - Dealing With Feelings storybook lesson (starring girls)When I feel angry - a Dealing With Feelings storybook lesson (starring girls)Whe

Black and white inclusive Mother's Day cards printables with a variety of options for text (trace, write) and pictures to color! These cute Mother's Day cards (Grandmother, Aunt, Special You cards) are ideal for kindergarten and first grade students do independently, so Mother's Day gifts can get finished in time! 'Just right' template options: Differentiated, no-prep, printable templates to offer varying levels of support / best fit to student readiness to allow for challenge, sense of accompli

Reading Buddies: Thank you card These print, fold and go Reading Buddy Cards are a quick and easy way for younger students to show their Reading Buddies their appreciation at the end of the school year! Kindergarten to grade two students will enjoy coloring in one of the varieties included and putting a message and signing their name inside. A variety of formats for messages are included: ✔Pre-printed sentence strips to include in card, or for child to copy ✔Sentences with a dotted font for ch