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The Three Snow Bears is a fantastic book to use during your Jan Brett author study, to compare with other versions of Goldilocks and the Three Bears, or just for a fun winter read aloud when teaching about polar bears! This book companion is packed with literacy, math, and science activities for your students to complete this December or January. Check out the preview to peek at some of the activities included!This Read Aloud Ready book companion is designed to enhance your lesson plans throug

Bring wintertime fun to your classroom with this engaging companion to The Hat by Jan Brett! Perfect for kindergarten and first-grade classrooms, this comprehensive resource combines literacy, math, and science to help your students connect with the story while practicing essential skills. Check out the preview to peek at some of the activities included!This Read Aloud Ready book companion is designed to enhance your lesson plans through an engaging read-aloud using the book The Hat by Jan Br

Bring Jan Brett’s Gingerbread Baby to life in your classroom with this fun and engaging resource! Perfect for kindergarten and first-grade students, it’s packed with activities that build comprehension, strengthen literacy and math skills, and explore the world of gingerbread. This resource is also a great way to compare and contrast Gingerbread Baby with other versions of The Gingerbread Man, making it perfect for holiday-themed lessons or a fairy tale unit! Check out the preview to peek at

Bring the winter magic of The Snow Thief by Alice Hemming to life in your classroom! This book companion is perfect for kindergarten or first grade and will enhance your winter read-aloud sessions with engaging activities that deepen comprehension and spark curiosity. With standards-aligned lessons for literacy, math, science, and more, this resource makes it easy to explore the charming Squirrel and Bird story while building essential skills. Whether you’re diving into character traits, uncover

Welcome spring with more Squirrel and Bird antics through The Flower Thief! by Alice Hemming. Perfectly designed for first graders, this comprehensive resource combines reading comprehension, language arts, science, and math activities, all centered around the fun and educational themes of the story. This book was previously released by the author under the titles Don't Touch That Flower! and That's MY Flower!. The book was rereleased with the title The Flower Thief! in March 2025.Check out the

Your winter read alouds aren’t complete without stories from Jan Brett. The Gingerbread Baby, The Hat, The Mitten, and The Three Snow Bears are perfect for December or January. This bundle is full of resources that can be used before, during, or after you read each book! This bundle includes four Read Aloud Ready book companions.Read Aloud Ready book companions are designed to enhance your lesson plans through an engaging read-aloud using a specific book as the starting point. Each book compa

Transform your kindergarten morning routine with our comprehensive spiral review worksheets for September and October! Designed to foster independent learning, each daily Bright Minds kindergarten morning work activity sheet covers essential writing, math, and language arts skills. From letter formation to basic addition and beginning sounds, every worksheet provides a structured yet flexible approach to learning. Key Features:Writing: Practice printing letters A to Z, words, and completing si

Math journals can help get your students engaged and excited about math every day! Your students will love this thematic, daily kindergarten math journal for April. When should I use the math journals?I highly recommend using these math journals as a warm up when you are transitioning into math. However, you can also use them as a center, during guided math, or as independent work. My math block is short. Do I really have time to implement these?Each page should take your students less than

Bring wintertime fun to your classroom with this engaging companion to The Mitten by Jan Brett! Perfect for kindergarten and first-grade classrooms, this comprehensive resource combines literacy, math, and science to help your students connect with the story while practicing essential skills. Check out the preview to peek at some of the activities included!This Read Aloud Ready book companion is designed to enhance your lesson plans through an engaging read-aloud using the book The Mitten by

Math journals can help get your students engaged and excited about math every day! Your students will love this thematic, daily kindergarten math journal for February. When should I use the math journals?I highly recommend using these math journals as a warm up when you are transitioning into math. However, you can also use them as a center, during guided math, or as independent work. My math block is short. Do I really have time to implement these?Each page should take your students less t

Looking for a fresh fall book companion with skill-based activities this Thanksgiving? The A Turkey for Thanksgiving book companion is packed with literacy, math, and science activities for your students to complete this fall. Check out the preview to take a peek at some of the activities included!This Read Aloud Ready book companion is designed to enhance your lesson plans through an engaging read-aloud using the book A Turkey for Thanksgiving by Eve Bunting as the starting point. Your down

Math journals can help get your students engaged and excited about math every day! Your students will love this thematic, daily kindergarten math journal for March. When should I use the math journals?I highly recommend using these math journals as a warm up when you are transitioning into math. However, you can also use them as a center, during guided math, or as independent work. My math block is short. Do I really have time to implement these?Each page should take your students less than

Math journals can help get your students engaged and excited about math every day! Your students will love this thematic, daily kindergarten math journal for September. When should I use the math journals?I highly recommend using these math journals as a warm up when you are transitioning into math. However, you can also use them as a center, during guided math, or as independent work. My math block is short. Do I really have time to implement these?Each page should take your students less

Math journals can help get your students engaged and excited about math every day! Your students will love this thematic, daily kindergarten math journal for November. When should I use the math journals?I highly recommend using these math journals as a warm up when you are transitioning into math. However, you can also use them as a center, during guided math, or as independent work. My math block is short. Do I really have time to implement these?Each page should take your students less t

Math journals can help get your students engaged and excited about math every day! Your students will love this thematic, daily kindergarten math journal for December. When should I use the math journals?I highly recommend using these math journals as a warm up when you are transitioning into math. However, you can also use them as a center, during guided math, or as independent work. My math block is short. Do I really have time to implement these?Each page should take your students less t

February 2nd is Groundhog's Day in the United States. This holiday is a great opportunity to have a discussion about what a prediction is and how they are used in our everyday lives. This free resource is just what you need to discuss Groundhog Day predictions. What is included?Your download comes with everything you need to create a class graph about the groundhog's shadow. Inside the PDF you will find teacher directions, voting slips (two choices), graph headers, and a graphing worksheet. Why

If you're looking for a way to help your kindergartner practice their math skills, look no further than the May Kindergarten Math Journal. With 24 pages of math problems to solve, your students will have plenty of practice with basic skills like counting, addition, and subtraction. The thematic pictures throughout the journal will keep them engaged and excited about math  every day! Your students will love this  thematic, daily kindergarten math journal. When should I use the math journals?I hi

Math journals can help get your students engaged and excited about math every day! Your students will love this thematic, daily kindergarten math journal for January. When should I use the math journals?I highly recommend using these math journals as a warm up when you are transitioning into math. However, you can also use them as a center, during guided math, or as independent work. My math block is short. Do I really have time to implement these?Each page should take your students less th

These letter identification worksheets are perfect for morning work, independent centers, or homework when working with the alphabet. Students will search through 30 uppercase and lowercase letters, circle the uppercase letters in red, circle the lowercase letters in blue, and graph the letters. Students will also practice writing the letters at the bottom of the page. Students can complete this will little or no graphing experience. Students will simply be coloring in one box on the graph f

When you're teaching the alphabet, your students are likely working on numbers, colors, handwriting, and fine motor skills too. These alphabet color by number worksheets combine all five skills. What will my students complete on each page?The students will color the picture by number, identify the picture, trace the sentence stem "[Letter] is for ______.", and complete the sentence with one of the three provided answer choices. How many different colors will my students need?There are thre