Lisa Bates

CHICKA CHICKA BOOM BOOM & CHICKA CHICKA 1-2-3 LITERACY, MATH AND LEARNING FUN ACTIVITIES contains 17 original, teacher created learning to extend both Chicka Chicka stories. The activities are in PDF format and were created by me. These activities are great to use as literacy bag inserts, take home activities or class literacy centers individual or small group). I also just added a set of five different Bingo cards to the unit. CHICKA CHICKA BOOM BOOM 1. Five Comprehension Questions to help

This mini-unit is based on the book CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS and is contains 14 TEACHER-CREATED ACTIVITIES FROM ACROSS THE CURRICULUM! There are a variety of activities related to weather, states of matter, reading skills, language arts, literacy skills, writing skills and math. Included: 1. Water Cycle Song and Sequencing Cards-- (This is an original song written by me). The song can be used with the water cycle cards which are picture cards that show precipitation, condensation,

These activities are based on that lovable dog, Biscuit. There are eight original activities from different areas of the curriculum. Activities are in PDF format. 1. Noun/Verb Sort: Sort the noun & verb cards to the correct spot on the mat. 2 -og Word Family Pull Through: Slide the letter strip through to create words from the - og family. Pick five of the words and write a sentence for each one. 3. Homophone Bones: Match each homonym with it's correct meaning 4. Dog Bone

In this activity, students count the colorful tens sticks and ones cubes to determine which number is being shown and the clip a clothespin to the answer. You can easily make these self-checking by adding a dot or small stick on the back to mark where the clothespin should be. Quick and easy activity for math tubs and early finishers.

Kids are batty about bats! This unit contains eight educational activities from different areas of the curriculum that you can include in your bat unit. There are also a couple activities that extend Stellaluna by Janelle Cannon. The activities are in PDF format so they can be accessed on both PCs and Macs. Included: 1. Story Sequencing-- Put the ten strips in correct order to retell the story of Stellaluna. 2. Mammal or Bird--Sort out the pictures to their correct column on the Mammal or

The FABULOUS FABLES LITERACY AND LEARNING FUN ACTIVITIES are a fun way to introduce some of the most popular fables to your students. The hand-painted bag features the Tortoise and the Hare. There are 8 original activities in PDF format. Included: 1. The Lion and the Mouse: Put the four picture cards in story order. Under each picture, write a sentence telling what happened in the story. 2. The Tortoise and the Hare: THE GREAT RACE ADDITION GAME: Each player choose a character--the torto

Each game is in full color and includes a filing tab, a "How to Play" section, a decorative title label with picture, game pieces and most include answer keys. TOE THE LINE (LINES, RAYS, & SEGMENTS) Activity 1: Fill in the blank with a toe cut out that makes the sentence read correctly. Activity 2: Add end points and / or arrows to make a line, line segment and ray Activity 3: Draw a line to match each definition to its example.

These literacy fun and learning activities were created to extend the book The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything by Linda Williams and Megan Lloyd. There are 8 original teacher-created, educational activities to enhance children's learning in various areas of the curriculum. Activities: 1. Story Sequencing: Put the strips in the correct order to retell the story. 2. Pumpkin Measuring: Measure the height of each pumpkin to the nearest INCH. 3. Scarecrow Blends: Study the pictu

This CELEBRATE THE WORK OF ERIC CARLE ACTIVITY SET contains TEACHER-CREATED activities that can be used to extend three of Eric Carle's stories: A House for Hermit Crab, The Hungry Caterpillar, and The Tiny Seed. There are 28 original teacher-created, printable activities in 44 PDF files. Included: HERMIT CRABS (Extends A HOUSE FOR HERMIT CRAB) 1. A Year in the Life of Hermit Crab: Match the description of who hermit crab met each month to the correct month on the mat. 2. What Does It Look

These activities help extend the classic tale of The Three Billy Goats Gruff. There are eight original, teacher-created activities from various areas of the curriculum. The activities are in PDF format so they can be access on both PCs and Macs. Included: 1. Consonant Blend Game: Draw a picture card. Move your token to the first available space that shows the consonant blend you hear at the beginning of the word. (br, tr, and gr) 2. Syllable Sort: Say each word in the box. Circle the

The NURSERY RHYMES LITERACY AND LEARNING FUN activities set contains ten activities to help extend your nursery rhyme theme. All activities are in color and are in PDF format. Included are: 1. REBUS RHYMES Practice reading the rebus stories featuring three popular nursery rhymes. 2. NURSERY RHYME CARDS Read or listen to the two nursery rhymes written on the cards. 3. NURSERY RHYME & PICTURE MATCHING Match the nursery rhyme title with the picture that best matches it 4. OBJECT COUNTING a

Here's a great way to celebrate the 100th day of school. Included are 10 math and literacy activities that can be used in centers, literacy take home bags or in small or large groups. Activities include: 1. The 100's game--(use the 100's chart and 2 dice) Estimate how many throws of the dice it will take to reach 100 on the chart. Then roll the dice, move the correct number of spaces, and draw a tally mark at the bottom of the page to keep track of how many rolls it took. See how close you we

Each game is in full color and includes a filing tab, a "How to Play" section, a decorative title label with picture, game pieces and most include answer keys. NAME THAT POLYGON: Turn all the game cards upside down. Take turns drawing a card. Move your token to the first shape on the game board that is named on the card.

This is a calendar number file with 23 different pictures sets to use throughout the year. Each set features a colored scalloped border and is numbered from 1-31 so you can mix and match to create your own unique calendar patterns. Designs Included: Back-to-School: backpack, book, crayon box Fall: acorn, apple, leaf Winter: hat, mitten, snowman Spring: frog, tulip, umbrella Summer: popsicle, sand pail. sun 2D Shapes: circle, rectangle, square, triangle 3D Shapes: cone, cube, cylinder, pyram

This set contains 15 activities that can be used in small groups, centers, or literacy bags during the holiday season. There 10 literacy and 5 math activities for your students to enjoy. Activities include: 1. Snowman Addition: Solve the addition problems on the snowmen. 2. Word Family Snowball:Create words in the *ow /long o/ family and the *all family 3. Snowman Compound Words: Match together the snowman top to the snowman bottom so that it makes a compound word. 4. Draw-a-Rhyme Santa: A

LEARNING IN THE PUMPKIN PATCH literacy and math centers can be used in the classroom as centers, engaging activities for early finishers, or add a bag and book for a fun take home learning bag. Activities: 1. On the Vine Letter Sequencing – Write the letter that comes between the two letters on the vine (2 pages) 2. Roll It, Say It, Keep It Game: Uppercase and lowercase letter identification (52 letter cards, 1 game board) 3. Pumpkin Phonics Say & Clip: Identify the initial consonant sound

Sssssnakes are so interesting! This unit contains eight educational activities from different areas of the curriculum that you can include in your snake unit. There are also a couple activities that extend Stellaluna by Janelle Cannon. The activities are in PDF format so they can be accessed on both PCs and Macs. Included: 1. Snake or Not a Snake: Sort out the characteristic cards according to whether they feature a characteristic of a snake or not and place on the correct side of the sortin

Flip Flop! is a multiplication game similiar to "Crash". The set includes game cards for multiplication facts (up through 12) for 7, 8 , and 9 times tables as well as a page of "Flip Flop" cards. There is also an instruction and answer key/reference page. In this game, students draw cards from a bag or bucket (or an upside down pile) and answer the multiplication problem on the card. If it is answered correct, the student keeps the card. If not, it goes back into the bag or bucket. If a "Flip Fl

In this activity, students practice finding the area and perimeter of both regular and irregular shapes. The irregular shapes are created with a grid pattern. Students answer the question posed on each task card and record their answer on the answer sheet as well as whether the question is calling for the area or perimeter. After the answers are recorded, the student scans the QR code on the card to check if the answer is correct. Students then indicate on the answer page if their answer was c

What child doesn't enjoy stories by Eric Carle? Here you will find five writing activities / prompts for students in grades two through four. Included: 1. What Will I Become?: After reading THE VERY HUNGRY CATERPILLAR, students create a their own story about a frog as he moves through his life cycle. 2. The Lonely Firefly: After reading THE LONELY FIREFLY, students write why they feel it is important to be accepted as a part of a group. 3. I Wonder Why?: After reading a favorite Eric Ca