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Let’s Learn About Martin Luther King PowerPoint Lesson will help you present age-appropriate content to your students in first grade, second grade, or third grade. The animated PowerPoint with illustrations will keep young learners engaged as the text is read and discussed. It is perfect for use with a Smart Board or other interactive whiteboard; however it can be used without this technology as long as you have a computer and PowerPoint software. The final page of the PowerPoint includes li

Let’s Learn About Christopher Columbus: A Lesson for Columbus Day will help you present age-appropriate content to your students in kindergarten, first grade, or second grade. The animated PowerPoint with illustrations will keep young children engaged as the text is read and discussed. It is perfect for use with a Smart Board or other interactive whiteboard; however it can be used without this technology as long as you have a computer and PowerPoint software. A choice of four follow-up works

A mock election is a great way to help young children understand the process of how we elect our leaders. This voting activity is the perfect lesson for use around Election Day for grades kindergarten, first, or second. Show an online video (link included in lesson) or read the book Duck for President by Doreen Cronen. A ballot is included for students to vote for who should be in charge of the farm: Duck or Farmer Brown. After ballots are collected, students work together to complete the

Are you ready to meet the federal mandate to teach your students about the U.S. Constitution on Constitution Day on September 17th? Everything you need to teach your primary grade(K-3) students about Constitution Day is right here, ready to use and no prep! The animated PowerPoint lesson explains the history of Constitution Day in kid-friendly language. At the end of the PowerPoint, there is a link to view the Schoolhouse Rock Constitution Preamble video online at WatchKnowLearn.org. Two di

Do you need a lesson about Veterans Day that's kid-friendly? Let’s Learn About Veterans Day PowerPoint Lesson will help you present age-appropriate content to your students in kindergarten, first grade, or second grade. The animated PowerPoint with illustrations will keep young children engaged as the text is read and discussed. It is perfect for use with a Smart Board or other interactive whiteboard; however it can be used without this technology as long as you have a computer and PowerPoint

Labor Day is an important September American holiday that's often overlooked in our school curriculum. This no prep lesson activity will help students in kindergarten (K), first (1), and second (2) grades understand that Labor Day means more than the end of summer and a day off from school. This lesson would make a great kick-off activity for a careers unit too! The PowerPoint "Tools for the Job" presents content information that explains why Labor Day is celebrated in kid-friendly terms. Inc

Let’s Learn About Election Day PowerPoint Lesson will help you present age-appropriate content to your students in kindergarten, first grade, or second grade. The animated PowerPoint with illustrations will keep young children engaged as the text is read and discussed. It is perfect for use with a Smart Board or other interactive whiteboard; however it can be used without this technology as long as you have a computer and PowerPoint software. The final page of the PowerPoint includes links t

Here’s a great activity for reading and phonics instruction for kindergarten and first grade! Word families use onset and rime (beginning consonants and word bases) to help young readers apply knowledge of phoneme-grapheme correspondence to sound out words. Use the power of PowerPoint to take advantage of the timed animation features to make the letters appear automatically to support students in sounding out words. All five short vowel sounds are covered in this set of five presentations (on

Here's an easy way to make worksheets to supplement your spelling program or even design your own spelling program with this pack. It includes 8 customizable worksheet templates, a homework template, and a spelling test form with room for optional sentences on the back. Each worksheet template is set up for a total of 10 words. These templates are created in Microsoft Word and use Century Gothic font. What makes a template different? It is set up so that there is no danger of overwriting th

Autumn is the wonderful time for young children in pre-k, kindergarten, and first grade to observe changes in the outdoor environment. In this mini-unit, students collect different colored leaves and use them to complete their own fall leaf book. The non-fiction text in the book explains why leaves change color in the fall. Students are given a bag with a list of leaf colors to find. Students can find these items on a class walk outdoors or take the bag home to find the leaves with parental

Here's everything that you need to teach your kindergarten, first grade or second grade students about fire safety during October for National Fire Safety Month, National Fire Safety Week, or National Fire Safety Day. Content is presented in an animated PowerPoint with kid-friendly terms. Links to four online videos are included at the end of the PowerPoint. A discussion guide for the PowerPoint is provided to give the teacher additional talking points and questions to keep students engaged i

Here's an interactive PowerPoint lesson activity for Presidents’ Day appropriate for kindergarten, first grade, second grade, or third grade. For the game, a picture of a President is hidden under rectangle shapes. Students take turns choosing a rectangle to tap or mouse click and the rectangle flies off to reveal part of the President's picture. As the picture is revealed, students guess the name of the President. The name of the President with a few fun facts are on the following page. Then

Reading and writing practice with elves is so much fun! This is the perfect supplement to your classroom elf activity or elf-themed unit for the holiday season! These English Language Arts printables designed for first and second graders are ready to print and go. Use these activity worksheets as seatwork, for early finishers, in centers, compile into a Christmas workbook, and more! Here are the specific items included in this resources: -Phonics: Sort long and short e words -Making Words:

This comprehensive pack of thirty Word Families Worksheets provide independent practice for reading and phonics instruction for Kindergarten and first grade! Word families use onset and rime (beginning consonants and word bases) to help young readers apply knowledge of phoneme-grapheme correspondence to sound out words. There are five worksheets for each of the following word bases: _ ap _ed _ig _op _ug 1. Trace and write - Students trace the word, then trace and write missing letters t

Here’s a great activity for reading and phonics instruction for Kindergarten and First Grade! Word families use onset and rime (beginning consonants and word bases) to help young readers apply knowledge of phoneme-grapheme correspondence to sound out words. Use the power of PowerPoint to take advantage of the timed animation features to make the letters appear automatically to support students in sounding out words. All five short vowel sounds are covered in this set of five presentations (on

Save 50% and buy all short vowel Word Family PowerPoints in this mega bundle! PowerPoints in this bundle are also available individually. Here’s a great activity for reading and phonics instruction for Kindergarten and first grade! Word families use onset and rime (beginning consonants and word bases) to help young readers apply knowledge of phoneme-grapheme correspondence to sound out words. Use the power of PowerPoint to take advantage of the timed animation features to make the letters app

Introduce and practice the _at word base with technology! Here’s a great activity for reading and phonics instruction for Kindergarten and first grade! Word families use onset and rime (beginning consonants and word bases) to help young readers apply knowledge of phoneme-grapheme correspondence to sound out words. Use the power of PowerPoint to take advantage of the timed animation features to make the letters appear automatically to support students in sounding out words. This is perfect

Save 25% with this bundle! Get 5 animated Word Family PowerPoints, one for each long vowel sound. The word families included in this bundle are: _ake, _eep, _ine, _one, _ue NOTE: These Word Family PowerPoints are also for sale individually. Word Family PowerPoints offer an engaging activity for reading word work and phonics instruction for Kindergarten, First Grade, or Second Grade. The timed animation features in PowerPoint make the letters appear automatically to support students in so

Do your students practice with word family long vowel patterns? Here's an easy ready-to-print resource! This comprehensive pack of thirty printable Word Family activities provide independent practice for reading and phonics instruction for Kindergarten, first grade or second grade! Word families use onset and rime (beginning consonants and word bases) to help young readers apply knowledge of phoneme-grapheme correspondence to sound out words. These NO PREP activities are ready to print and u

This terrific pack of thirty Word Families Worksheets provide independent practice for reading and phonics instruction for Kindergarten and first grade! Word families use onset and rime (beginning consonants and word bases) to help young readers apply knowledge of phoneme-grapheme correspondence to sound out words. There are five worksheets for each of the following word bases: _ at _et _it _ot _ut 1. Trace and write - Students trace the word, then trace and write missing letters to cont