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This product is part of a bundle! Click here to view Butterfly Learning Bundle!This Butterfly Life Cycle Craft is the perfect way to engage young learners in the journey of a butterfly's transformation. With minimal preparation required, teachers can effortlessly bring this hands-on activity into the classroom, allowing students to explore the stages of a butterfly's life in a creative and interactive way. Three differentiated options to label the butterfly's life stages: Cut and glueTraceWrite

Updated 7/2025: Now editable on PowerPoint, Canva and Google Slides!"Who Stole the Cookie from the Cookie Jar?" is a great interactive game designed to engage and entertain younger students while fostering a sense of community and helping them learn everyone's names! This game is perfect for the beginning of the year and comes with editable features, along with color and black and white options to suit your needs. Product Features:Interactive Gameplay: "Who Stole the Cookie from the Cookie Jar?"

"Pokey Pin Letters" is a great activity to help young learners develop their fine motor skills while learning about letters. Here's a step-by-step guide on how to create and implement this activity: Materials needed:Letter cards printed on plain printer paperPush pins (use golf tees for a safer option!)Corkboard, carpet square, foam board (I use garden kneeling pads from Dollar Tree. Click here to view them.)ScissorsInstructions:1. Prepare the materials: Print out letters on regular copy paper.

Shape Scarecrows are the prefect fall craft! This digital product is a fantastic, engaging activity tailored for students to delve into the world of shapes while creating an adorable scarecrow masterpiece. Educational Fun: This craft combines learning with creativity, offering an enjoyable way for young learners to explore geometric shapes while constructing a cute scarecrow. Low Prep, High Engagement: Teachers rejoice! With easy-to-follow templates, this kit streamlines the prep process. Simply

This product is part of a bundle! Click here to view Butterfly Learning Bundle!"If I Were a Butterfly" the perfect blend of creativity and imagination for young students! With this low prep product, students embark on a journey of self-expression as they transform into beautiful butterflies through a fun craft and writing activity. Crafting Brilliance: Using simple construction paper and their own photographs, students create their own butterflies. They'll enjoy the hands-on experience of cuttin

This editable and personalized addition to your classroom brings the beloved story of "Chicka Chicka Boom Boom" to life in a unique and interactive way. This resource is designed to engage your students and create a memorable experience as they explore the world of letters and names. Updated 7/2025: Now editable on PowerPoint, Canva and Google Slides!Personalized for Every Student: Each book is customized with your students' name, making them the star of the story. This personal touch not only c

School Tools Rule! | How to Use School SuppliesSet your students up for success from day one! School Tools Rule! is an engaging, ready-to-use digital resource that helps teachers introduce and model how to use 10 common classroom supplies the right way. Perfect for back-to-school, the first week of kindergarten, pre-k, or reviewing in first grade. What’s Included:Instructional slides for whole group teachingGood Choices vs. Try Again visuals to reinforce expectationsFun songs to keep students

This Bundle Includes:Aug./Sept Emergency Sub Plans (apple themed)October Emergency Sub Plans (pumpkin themed)November Emergency Sub Plans (fall themed)December Emergency Sub Plans (gingerbread themed)January Emergency Sub Plans (snow and winter themed)February Emergency Sub Plans (heart and kindness themed)-March Emergency Sub Plans (St. Patrick's Day themed)April Emergency Sub Plans (spring themed)May/June Emergency Sub Plans (summer themed)Over 1,000 pages worth of resources!If you are anythin

If you are anything like me, you hate taking days off because of the stress of planning for a substitute. Ensure your classroom runs smoothly, even when you're unexpectedly away, with these monthly emergency substitute plans. These ready-to-use activities are specifically designed to be prepared in advance, making it easy for you or your substitute to manage the class without any hassle. Key Features:Easy Preparation: With activities that require minimal prep, these activities can be printed and

Butterfly Learning Bundle – Activities, Crafts & Writing Fun!Bring the magic of butterflies into your classroom with this Butterfly Learning Bundle! This engaging, low-prep collection combines science, literacy, and hands-on crafts to immerse young learners in the fascinating world of butterflies. Perfect for spring, life cycle units, and creative writing, this bundle makes learning fun, interactive, and easy to implement. What's Included: Butterfly Activity Pack – Explore butterflies throug

If you are anything like me, you hate taking days off because of the stress of planning for a substitute. Ensure your classroom runs smoothly, even when you're unexpectedly away, with these monthly emergency substitute plans. These ready-to-use activities are specifically designed to be prepared in advance, making it easy for you or your substitute to manage the class without any hassle. Key Features:Easy Preparation: With activities that require minimal prep, these activities can be printed and

If you are anything like me, you hate taking days off because of the stress of planning for a substitute. Ensure your classroom runs smoothly, even when you're unexpectedly away, with these monthly emergency substitute plans. These ready-to-use activities are specifically designed to be prepared in advance, making it easy for you or your substitute to manage the class without any hassle. Key Features:Easy Preparation: With activities that require minimal prep, these activities can be printed and

This Solar Eclipse Craft is a hands-on educational tool designed to make learning about solar eclipses engaging and interactive for students! How to make it: Choose between two sizing options.Print in color or black and white for students to color.Students cut out all pieces.Hole punch the small circle on each piece.Connect all pieces with a brad. (Make sure the moon is on top of the sun)Now comes the fun part! Students can actively participate in demonstrating their understanding of solar ecli

Valentine's Day Emergent Reader- What I Love Low prep emergent reader that students write themselves! Students draw pictures of what they love in the hearts and add a sentence to match. Differentiated writing lines: I love ______.Single writing linePrimary lines.

If you are anything like me, you hate taking days off because of the stress of planning for a substitute. Ensure your classroom runs smoothly, even when you're unexpectedly away, with these monthly emergency substitute plans. These ready-to-use activities are specifically designed to be prepared in advance, making it easy for you or your substitute to manage the class without any hassle. Key Features:Easy Preparation: With activities that require minimal prep, these activities can be printed and

100th Day Activity Pack! Low prep activities for the 100th Day of School12 activities includedMinimal supplies neededActivities included: 100 Fingerprints- Use ink pads to make fingerprints.Tootsie Pop Experiment- Track how many licks it takes to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop.Q-Tip Dot Painting- Use Q-Tips to make 100 dots.100th Day of School Sticker Collection Book- Students peel and stick 100 stickers into the ten frames. Great for fine motor! (use larger stickers)100th Day of School Sti

If you are anything like me, you hate taking days off because of the stress of planning for a substitute. Ensure your classroom runs smoothly, even when you're unexpectedly away, with these monthly emergency substitute plans. These ready-to-use activities are specifically designed to be prepared in advance, making it easy for you or your substitute to manage the class without any hassle. Key Features:Easy Preparation: With activities that require minimal prep, these activities can be printed and

"Who Stole the Pumpkin from the Pumpkin Patch?" is a great interactive game designed to engage and entertain younger students while fostering a sense of community and helping them learn everyone's names! This game is perfect for the beginning of the year and comes with editable features, along with color and black and white options to suit your needs. Product Features:Interactive Gameplay: "Who Stole the Pumpkin from the Pumpkin Patch?" brings the classic children's game to life with a captivati

If you are anything like me, you hate taking days off because of the stress of planning for a substitute. Ensure your classroom runs smoothly, even when you're unexpectedly away, with these monthly emergency substitute plans. These ready-to-use activities are specifically designed to be prepared in advance, making it easy for you or your substitute to manage the class without any hassle. Key Features:Easy Preparation: With activities that require minimal prep, these activities can be printed and

Engage your students in a delightful learning adventure and celebrate the spirit of Valentine's Day while enhancing early literacy skills. What's included?:Interactive Matching: Students match stamps that have pictures to envelopes featuring letters that correspond to the initial sounds of the images. With five different sets of stamps to ensure continuous engagement and exploration.Mailbox Craft: Transform your classroom into a hub of creativity with our step-by-step instructions for craftin