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The 40 Transition Times and Quiet Line Activities packet is a collection of games and activities you can use with your students when you are:         ♦ Waiting in line         ♦ On a bus, waiting to get off         ♦ At the end your class with an extra 5 minutes to spare         ♦ Having indoor recess Many of the activities are classics, some with a novel twist. You’ll notice that there are two different types of borders used throughout this packet. These border are an extra visual cue that id

Based upon the Center for Disease Control’s Health Education Curriculum Assessment Tool, we created over 100 Health Learning Objectives that you can select to cover with your children throughout the Kindergarten, 1st, and 2nd grade years. The Health Learning Objectives fall under eight different categories: ⇒ Healthy Eating ⇒ Personal Health and Wellness ⇒ Mental and Emotional Health ⇒ Safety ⇒ Violence Prevention ⇒ Physical Activity ⇒ Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs ⇒ Sexual Health The He

Build essential critical thinking and deductive reasoning skills with this dinosaur themed logic pack, which includes: 6 Directional Mapping Puzzles Following controlled vocabulary prompts, students move up, down, left, and right through a 3x3 or 4x4 grid to discover where they’ll land on the grid. 5 Visual Rotation Puzzles Focusing on mental flexibility and being able to mentally rotate objects, students are challenged to discover which one of three dinosaur pictures is like the prompt. 8 Ve

Elkonin boxes offer easy-to-use teacher-directed practice for building Phonological Awareness skills. While there are many adaptations for using Elkonin boxes, they were originally designed to be used during the critical pre-reading stage to help children become metacognitively aware of the basic sounds (phonemes) that make up the words we speak and read. No More On-The-Spot-Thinking for Teachers! The Everyday Learning Elkonin Box packet includes 26 Task Cards that take students through phonem

Gently introduce your younger elementary-age students to 75+ Greek and Latin roots with these 2 fun activities. Written in a conversational style, students learn how to look for and identify individual root words. Using a "dictionary" chart, they then translate dinosaur names into English. Using a model - guided practice - independent practice approach, you can use these activities over 2 or more days. We've even included ideas on how to extend your learning even farther. Great supplemental

Extend your outer space - astronomy lesson plans with these three (3) table logic puzzles. Geared for 3rd and 4th grade students with an interest in outer space, these logic puzzle brainteasers are a fun way to boost learning and explore more about: Lunar LandingSpace ProbesEarly Rocketry DevelopmentWe've taken critical thinking activities to a whole new level by integrating content-area facts with fun brain teasers. Whether you need a time filler, a homework assignment, an activity for an early

The Hand In Hand Teaching Phonics Checklists packet is designed to support parents in guiding their children in becoming successful and independent readers – without using a formal curriculum. Teaching Phonics Checklists blend 50+ years of research-based best reading instruction practices with play-based activities. As you use this resource, you’ll develop your own understanding about how children learn to read. The more you know about the science of reading, the more empowered and confident y

Based upon the Center for Disease Control’s Health Education Curriculum Assessment Tool, we created over 150 Health Learning Objectives that you can select to cover with your children throughout the 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade years. The Health Learning Objectives fall under eight different categories: ⇒ Healthy Eating ⇒ Personal Health and Wellness ⇒ Mental and Emotional Health ⇒ Safety ⇒ Violence Prevention ⇒ Physical Activity ⇒ Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs ⇒ Sexual Health The Health Lear

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20 Christmas-Themed Critical Thinking Station Cards The 20 Christmas-Themed Critical Thinking Station Cards are the perfect time filler for students who finish work early. Or, use them as an enrichment activity for all students. This packet includes five separate critical thinking activities - with four problems in each activity. These Station Cards support the development of higher-order critical thinking skills. They tap into Verbal, Mathematical, and Visual-Spatial skills and include: • O

Have no fear, we've just made your October writing lessons a little bit easier with two Halloween-themed writing activities. In this packet, students will have a chance to practice writing directions (a great lesson for reluctant writers), as well as creating dialogue for a ghost story. Each creative writing activity includes: Instructional tips to help your students succeed with the assignmentWell developed writing prompt to get the creative juices flowingGuiding questions to help students with

Introduce your youngest students - in 1st-3rd grade - to the fun of critical thinking and deductive reasoning. Use this Halloween-themed, 4x4 table logic puzzle as a: Whole group activityQuiet seat work for early finishersTake-home work to be enjoyed with family Find more Everyday Learning Logic Puzzles, including our unique blend of geography and science content-driven logic puzzles that extend learning in a whole new way. No prior knowledge needed!

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Word sliders, much like word wheels, are an easy and efficient way for emergent readers to practice reading Short Vowel words (but with a whole lot less paper than printing flash cards for each child). Using Word Sliders regularly with small or large groups, at-home, or as independent practice provides your early readers with experience building reading fluency – a critical component that leads to successful reading comprehension. This Everyday Learning Reading Resource includes: Short-Vowel W

Our BEST-SELLING item just got better - with a whole new set of farm themed logic puzzles - and this time for younger students! The ABC=123 Brainteasers are math-based logic puzzles called alphametics. They can be used as daily warm-up exercises, challenge problems, extra credit, gifted enrichment, or as a substitute for in-class work for students who have already mastered the current curricular unit. The problems in this booklet are geared for 3rd and 4th graders. These 12 math puzzles appear

Enrich your winter lesson plans - and develop deductive reasoning skills - with table logic puzzles that focus on Snow! Geared for 3rd and 4th graders, this set of four (4) critical thinking brainteasers offers students the opportunity to explore geography and snow records in the U.S. We've taken critical thinking activities to a whole new level by integrating content-area facts with fun brain teasers. Whether you need a time filler, a homework assignment, an activity for an early finisher, or

Stand Up. Sit Down. Pass It Around. is a brand-new series of games that offer teachers a low-prep, no-grading alternative to worksheet reviews. The idea is three-fold. First, developing metacognitive thinking skills about English language grammar rules leads to greater success in applying those rules in future writing activities. Next, not every language-based lesson requires a pencil. Essential reinforcement occurs during oral language activities - while also helping students develop an "ear" f

The 20 Valentine-Themed Critical Thinking Station Cards are the perfect time filler for students who finish work early. Or, they can be used as an enrichment activity for all students. This packet includes five separate critical thinking activities - with four problems in each activity. These Station Cards support the development of higher-order critical thinking skills. They tap into Verbal, Mathematical, and Visual-Spatial skills and include: * ABC = 123: Classic alphametic logic puzzles, w

TRY IT FREE Stand Up. Sit Down. Pass It Around. is a brand-new series of games that offer teachers a low-prep, no-grading alternative to worksheet reviews. The idea is three-fold. First, developing metacognitive thinking skills about English language grammar rules leads to greater success in applying those rules in future writing activities. Next, not every language-based lesson requires a pencil. Essential reinforcement occurs during oral language activities - while also helping students devel

Save time and money so you can get right to teaching your children how to read. This bundle includes: Teaching Phonics ChecklistsElkonin Phonemic Awareness Task Cards66 Short Vowel Word SlidersReading Comprehension Rubric