Early Ed Essentials

Bring Number Talks to life with 48 ready-to-use mental math prompts! This very simple slide deck uses dot cards, ten frames, and structured routines to help students develop number sense, build mental math strategies, and strengthen their understanding of number relationships. Perfect for Kindergarten, 1st Grade, and early 2nd Grade, these prompts make it easy to start meaningful Number Talks every day — with no prep required. What’s IncludedNumber Talk Hand Signal slide to support ma

Give your students meaningful, visual practice with adding multiples of 10 using a hundreds chart. This simple, focused worksheet is designed for students who are building their foundational place value skills and need extra support before moving on to more abstract mental math strategies. Students solve a series of +20 addition problems using the hundreds chart as a guide, helping them see patterns in the tens place and build confidence with adding multiples of ten. What’s Included 1 prin

Make back-to-school paperwork easier for families — and faster for you to read! This Beginning-of-Year Parent Survey (Check-Box Edition) gives you meaningful insight into each child without asking parents to write long responses. Designed for K–3, this form is short, friendly, and quick to complete. Parents simply check boxes about learning preferences, feelings about school, work habits, and social-emotional needs — plus one optional space for anything important they want to share. It’s perfe

Start the year with meaningful family partnerships and get insight into each child’s academic and social-emotional needs from the people who know them best. This Beginning-of-Year Parent Questionnaire helps K–3 teachers gather helpful information in a warm, welcoming way. Families are invited to share their child’s strengths, interests, learning style, challenges, and goals. The questions are thoughtful yet simple, making it easy for parents to respond honestly and feel included in the learni

This informational passage about Garrett Morgan, The Man Who Made Streets Safer, is designed for on-level 3rd grade readers. Students will read about how Garrett Morgan’s traffic signal invention made driving safer for everyone and connect key details to determine the main idea. The Main Idea and Supporting Details graphic organizer helps students organize their thinking and cite text evidence directly from the passage. This activity supports standard RI.3.2, guiding students to identify th

This informational passage about Garrett Morgan is perfect for approaching-level readers in a 3rd grade classroom or for students in 2nd grade. The passage is written at a second-grade reading level, using clear sentence structures and accessible vocabulary to give students meaningful practice with informational text while providing just the right level of challenge. This resource aligns with RI.3.2, focusing on helping students determine the main idea and identify supporting details in a nonfic

This informational passage about Garrett Morgan is perfect for emerging readers in a 3rd grade classroom who need extra support or for students in 1st or 2nd grade. The passage is written at a first-grade reading level, using short, simple sentences and familiar vocabulary to make informational text accessible for all learners. This resource aligns with RI.1.2, RI.2.2, and RI.3.2, focusing on helping students determine the main idea and identify supporting details in an informational text. It’s

Help your students build strong vocabulary skills with this flexible, no-prep activity! This worksheet is designed to be used with any nonfiction text and glossary, making it the perfect tool to reinforce essential vocabulary strategies across subjects. Students choose vocabulary words from their reading, use the glossary to find definitions, restate the meanings in their own words, and write original sentences to show understanding. A multiple-meaning word extension is also included to help

Help your 2nd graders build true fluency with addition and subtraction within 100 through this engaging missing number practice worksheet. Students will solve equations with missing addends and subtrahends, use their knowledge of place value and number relationships, and strengthen mental math strategies—fully aligned with Common Core Standard 2.NBT.B.5. Students will: Solve missing addend equations (e.g., 7 + ___ = 17) Solve missing subtrahend equations (e.g., 43 - ___ = 33) Practice a

This document includes one student recording sheet to accompany any informational text. Laminate and use in reading centers with a nonfiction book or article, or print in bulk and distribute during any nonfiction lesson. The standard (CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.1.2 - Identify the main topic and retell key details of a text.) is written at the top with the student objective as the title (I can....). The writing lines are designed for early writers to help students easily form their letters.

This activity was designed to help students make the connection between equal groups, repeated addition, and multiplication. Students are given the opportunity to draw 3 objects in each group to help them visualize the problem. Then students are prompted to write both a repeated addition equation and a multiplication equation to match. Standard: CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.3.OA.A.1Interpret products of whole numbers, e.g., interpret 5 × 7 as the total number of objects in 5 groups of 7 objects each.