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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

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 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

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

Here’s a great activity for reading and phonics instruction for Kindergarten, First Grade, or Second Grade. It's perfect for word work and phonics lessons. 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. Four long a

Looking for something new to for back to school? Your first graders will have fun on the first day of school with this engaging reading lesson that is connected to English Language Arts Common Core Standards. Activities in this lesson use the classic poem First Grade, First Day to develop word recognition skills and oral reading fluency. Repetition in this poem support emergent readers as first graders learn basic sight words and decode words in the -ay word family. The colorful Smart Not

Save 50% and buy all long 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, 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. Use the power of PowerPoint to take advantage of the timed animation features to make t

Here’s a great word work activity for reading and phonics instruction for Kindergarten, First Grade, or Second Grade. It's perfect for word work and phonics lessons. 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. Fo

Here’s a great activity for reading and phonics instruction for Kindergarten, First Grade, or Second Grade. It's perfect for word work and phonics lessons. 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. Four long a

Introduce and practice the _ice word base with technology! Here’s a great activity 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. 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. T

Use the classic rhyme Orange is a Carrot to practice the identification of color words with this Smart Notebook lesson packed with activities! The Notebook lesson includes 16 pages with 9 interactive activities. The Notebook links to an animated PowerPoint of the poem will keep early readers engaged and can be used for introduction and repeated practice. Two worksheets provide independent practice and can be used as informal assessment. A colorful copy of the poem can be used for individual and