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Bring poetry to life in your classroom with this bundle of 50 original, thematic poems designed especially for Kindergarten and Grade One students. Each poem is written in simple, rhyming language to support fluency, memorization, and enjoyment. With 6–8 lines per poem, these verses are perfect for weekly poem studies, shared reading, circle time, morning meetings, or poetry centers. Students will love the rhythm and predictability while building important skills in phonemic awareness, sight wor

🇨🇦 Canadian Black History Month Activities – Grades 3–5 Looking for a meaningful, age-appropriate Canadian Black History resource for your Grades 3–5 classroom? This comprehensive Black History Month bundle is designed specifically for Ontario classrooms and helps students learn about Black Canadian history, contributions, and voices through reading, writing, discussion, and hands-on learning. This resource goes beyond worksheets by encouraging critical thinking, reflection, and respectful d

This book companion resource for When I Was Eight by Christy Jordan-Fenton and Margaret Pokiak-Fenton is designed for Truth & Reconciliation Week and beyond. It helps students explore character traits, make meaningful text-to-self and text-to-world connections, and reflect on the importance of Every Child Matters. The detailed 3 day lesson plan is aligned with the Ontario Language Curriculum (Reading, Writing, Oral Communication, Media Literacy), and engages students in critical discussions wh

✨ Comprehensive Kindergarten Literacy, Numeracy, and Four Frames Assessment Bundle (Ontario-Aligned) ✨ This resource is your all-in-one assessment and tracking tool for Ontario Kindergarten teachers — perfect for ongoing documentation, reporting, and small group planning. It’s designed to align with the Full-Day Kindergarten Program’s Four Frames, while also supporting Science of Reading principles for early literacy and numeracy skill development. What’s Included: Alphabet Knowledge Letter R

💕 Valentine’s Day Kindergarten Math & Literacy Centres – BIG Bundle (50+ Pages!) 💕 Make Valentine’s Day learning meaningful, engaging, and stress-free with this huge Valentine’s Day Kindergarten Centres Bundle! This resource includes over 50 pages of hands-on math, literacy, and inquiry-based activities designed to last an entire week (or more!) of learning. Perfect for centres, small groups, morning work, or independent practice, these activities are developmentally appropriate, low-prep

This project aligns with the new Ontario science curriculum. It is designed for students to apply their knowledge, understanding, critical thinking and self/peer reflection skills. It is a cross curricular activities that ties in science, literacy, oral language and drama! A rubric is also created. Just print and GO!

🌺 Remembrance Day Activities for Grades 2–5 | Literacy & Media Literacy 🌺 Help your students meaningfully reflect on why we remember with this curriculum-aligned Remembrance Day unit designed for Grades 2–5 Canadian classrooms. This flexible, scaffolded resource includes literacy and media lessons that build comprehension, critical thinking, and empathy — while meeting the diverse needs of learners, including students on IEPs, ESL/ELL learners, and early or advanced readers. 💡 What’s Inside:

The One & Only Ivan has been a class favourite for my third grade students! Download & print this ready to go book review and reading responses. Reading Skills incorporated in this assignment: - Summary & Main Idea - Asking Questions - Inferences - Text Evidence - Formulating proper sentences & paragraphs to share personal opinions about the text.

🎃 Halloween Patterning Activities for Kindergarten/Grade One | Math CentresMake patterning spooktacularly fun this October with these hands-on, low-prep activities! This resource is packed with Halloween-themed patterning pages that help young learners identify, create, and extend patterns using images, colours, and loose parts. Perfect for Kindergarten classrooms, this set aligns with the Mathematics – Spatial Sense (Patterning) expectations. 🧩 What’s Included:Pattern practice sheets (

Get your students excited about writing this spooky season with this engaging Halloween-themed descriptive writing activity! Perfect for Grades 2–4, this resource helps students strengthen their descriptive paragraph skills while having fun thinking (and writing!) about their favourite Halloween treat. Students will: ✨ Use their five senses to brainstorm descriptive words about their candy 🍭 Write a detailed and well-structured paragraph using rich adjectives and sensory details 📝 Follow a

Make writing time engaging, consistent, and meaningful with this Kindergarten - Grade 1 Writing Journal! This resource includes over 50 journal pages designed to support early writers through the entire year with thematic and monthly writing prompts. Each page provides: A drawing space for students to illustrate their ideas ✏️ A writing line section for a simple sentence or label of their picture. A wide variety of writing prompts based on common themes & monthly topics. A teacher notes box

Are you looking for ways to teach your grades 2-4 students to summarize and retell stories? Download this resource that does just that! In this resource you will receive a lesson sequence guide that follows the gradual release of responsibility model. This resource is also not designed to one specific book. You can download this resource and use it with ANY story. Everything thats included: - Lesson sequence & guide - Anchor Chart - Graphic Organizer - 5 Reading Response Worksheets - Book Li

🎄 Gingerbread Man Write the Room – Christmas Alphabet Activity | Kindergarten Literacy CenterBring some festive fun to your literacy centers this December with this Gingerbread Man Write the Room ABC activity! Perfect for Kindergarten,Pre-K, and grade 1. This engaging movement-based game helps students practice letter recognition, alphabet printing, and fine motor skills — all while having fun! 💡 Use It For: Literacy centers Alphabet review Small group instruction Morning tubs or early

Are you in need of a writing activity for the first week back from Christmas break? What better way to engage students in writing then have them write a letter to their future selves! This assignment includes: - Assignment explanation - A step by step guide for each paragraph to help students with their letter writing. - Parts of a letter teaching sheet - 2 Students Checklists - Good Copy Paper - Rubric that aligns with the Ontario Grades 3-5 Curriculum.

Miss Nelson is Missing is one of the oldest books that I turn to when teaching reading strategies! One of the reasons I always grab this book is because the students are always intrigued by the story line and can make connections. This product is geared towards grade 2-4 students but can be easily accommodated for younger students as well. What's included? - anchor chart: What is an Inference? - 6 comprehension & inferential based questions. - Already provided evidence from the text to scaff

Subitizing Roll & Colour Make math fun and interactive with this Roll & Colour subitizing game! Designed for Kindergarten and Grade 1, this activity helps students practice recognizing quantities on dice without counting (subitizing), while also reinforcing number recognition, fine motor skills, and turn-taking. Students roll a die, find the matching number on the game sheet, and colour in the section neatly. Simple, hands-on, and engaging—this resource is perfect for math centers, small gr

This spelling package contains 7 pages of worksheets to help your students master their spelling skills for ANY word list. It moves beyond rainbow writing and memorizing and incorporates strategies that build on students phonemic and phonological awareness. The activities contain: sound maps, sentence dictations, rhyming words and syllable work that are backed up by the science of reading. It is recommended that every week you choose words that contain the same phonics focus/sounds. For example,

Looking for a way to incorporate self-reflection, literacy and art ? This new year activity is designed for grades 3-12 to reflect on who they are. Students will choose a word of the year and design a bookmark that they can use daily to remind them of their resolution and word of the year. This activity can be easily completed during your first day after winter break.

These labels and notes are essential for any pre-k and kindergarten teacher to have on hand! Print, cut, write your students names and send home.

Looking for a resource that highlights Canadian black heroes for black history month? Look no further! In this resource students will read mini biographies of 7 noteworthy individuals that helped shape racial equality in Canada. Furthermore, students will come to learn the determination and efforts of these individuals. Some exposure is also embedded in this resource for students to hear about two women from Ontario that are helping shape black equality and representation in sports! To extend t