Glow Day room transformation activities! Everything you need from shopping lists, prep and planning, management ideas, 14 centers, printables and signs. Your class won't be disappointed to have a fun learning day with Glow Day! Use for a fun review day or transform your classroom for an end of the year party! Bring on all things NEON and GLOW! Designed with 2nd graders in mind :) Includes GLOW DAY & LETS GLOW banner letters as well! Preview includes a sample of the pages included :) UPDATED MA
20+ activities to learn about and celebrate the 2026 Big Game! Patriots vs. Seahawks! This product will be updated from the previous year, so buy it once and have activities each year with the two football teams! Football themed literacy and math activities including informational text, graphic organizers, opinion writing: Who Would Win?, reading charts, Roman numerals, syllables, compound words, nouns & verbs, math/graphing and text dependent questions! Designed with 2nd graders in mind! *All a
Everything you need to celebrate the "101st Day of School!" Your students will be so excited and engaged with this collection of fun activities. Pick and choose what works for you and your class. Activities include: 101st day of school posters101 Days headband & Dog tag craft101 Dalmatians story summary passageComprehension questionsOpinion writingStory summary responsePersuasive letter writingNonfiction “All About Dalmatians” articleComprehension questions101 thingsWhen I turn 101… writing pro
Lots of fun on the 101st day of school! Print and go dalmatian craft and short writing prompt. Looking for more 101st day of school fun - 101 Dalmatian style? Here are some great options to add engagement to your classroom this winter! 101st Day of School ~ Dalmatian Style! | 101 Dalmatians (This craft activity is included in this separate product)101 Dalmatians ~ TONS of reading & writing FUN! | 101st day of school✨ Follow me✨ to check out more seasonal resources, interactive read aloud 2nd gr
Focus on scientific inquiry while studying oobleck properties using this fun 8 page, printable lab book. Includes both science lesson and interactive read aloud lesson plan and 7 reading response choices. Students will be highly engaged with this hands-on experiment! Enjoy!
The Spider and the Fly Book Companion: Read-Aloud Activities K-3 | Literacy Centers, Comprehension, Vocabulary. The Spider and the Fly is a fun read aloud for the primary classroom. This story teaches the important lesson that you should NEVER be tricked by sweet, flattering words. This HUGE collection of activities (over 30 pages) will provide you will numerous options for reading engagement and response. Most of the activities come in a variety of response styles to allow for differentiation/e
Curriculum Based Measures are a quick and easy way to collect high quality student data to measure and show growth over time. CBM also provide teachers with the ability to analyze student data according to national writing norms. This product provides simple and specific directions for administering a 3-minute writing assessment, scoring, and tracking student data for writing. This product features a national norms chart focusing on grades 1-6 for three specific writing assessments including: T
Text sets 1-5 are all here at a discount price! Over 150 response pages (6 response pages per text)- 5 weeks of easy-peasy lesson planning. Featuring book companions for 2nd grade interactive read alouds. Using interactive read alouds is one of the best ways to expose your students to higher level questioning - thinking within, beyond, and about a text that is slightly above their independent reading level. These resources include a focus on elements of nonfiction and fiction, text features, sci
Many teachers use 101 Dalmatians as a theme to celebrate the 101st day of school. Here are several fun reading, writing, and craft activities to boost engagement in the classroom as we zoom through the winter! Be sure to leave feedback! ENJOY! Activities include:101st day of school posters101 Days headband & Dog tag craftDalmatian craftIf I had 101 Dalmatians I would…“How to take care of a puppy” writer’s workshop book“All About Dogs” writer’s workshop bookNonfiction “All About Dalmatians” artic
Boho Rainbows are all the rage right now! Why not take this classy look to your teacher lesson plans! This product is an editable Google Slide version and can also be printed as a PDF. The perfect "all things teacher binder" for the 2025-2026 year (updated July, 2025 - download each year for an up to date product). Included:8 1/2 x 11 Monthly calendar (July 2025-June 2026) 2 page spread calendar + inspirational quote & note taking margin (July 2025-June 2026) Teacher checklists Teacher planni
Fry Bread is a great read aloud for any primary classroom. Students can learn about family traditions, cultures and being thankful. This book companion product features 8 different response activities and a home to school connection letter with QR code which will allow students to share the story with their family. *Designed with 2nd graders in mind*Response Pages Included:Writing about family traditionsConnectionsSocial Justice Standard: Identity 5 - I see that the way my family and I do thing
Looking for a new phonics activity or center activity? The Science of Reading encourages building connections through word mapping and the use of sound boxes. This document features color coded letter tiles and handouts that will help you create an engaging hands-on activity to promote letter recognition, letter sound recognition, spelling, building word families and to teach or review consonant blends and digraphs. Several handouts to reinforce and assess students learning. Tailor the handout
K - 2nd
English Language Arts, Phonics & Phonological Awareness, Spelling
Ready to upgrade your phonics instruction? A sound wall is a great feature to add to your classroom. This visual display helps students make connections between the 44 phonemes (sounds) and numerous grapheme (letter) combinations. This resource provides a few options for display. Whether you are working with older students, requiring less visuals, or younger students that benefit from visual supports, this product can be used in a variety of ways based on the needs of your students. The full di
Book companions for 2nd grade Interactive Read-Aloud set #25: Steve Jenkins -Exploring the Animal World. Includes over 30 different response pages for the five texts in the set. PLUS bonus Steve Jenkins author study resources. Includes a focus on elements of nonfiction, text features, science connections, vocabulary, author's purpose, opinions, recalling facts and more literary elements! Use to extend, reinforce, revisit, or assess comprehension and literacy skills. Looking for the ENTIRE YEAR
K - 3rd
English Language Arts, Informational Text, Reading
Tacky and the Winter Games Book Companion Engaging Literacy Activities for Primary GradesBring winter fun into your reading block with this Tacky and the Winter Games book companion! This no-prep resource is packed with meaningful literacy activities that help students build comprehension, practice sequencing story events, writing, and character analysis skills—all while enjoying Tacky’s hilarious Winter Games adventures. Perfect for whole group, small group, literacy centers, or independe
A growing bundle to help you implement structured literacy practices and centers in your classroom. Currently includes: Sound Wall, Red Word Practice Pages & Heart word cards, Making Words with Letter Tiles, Phoneme/Grapheme Short Vowel Phonics and Onset/Rime Dice foldable game, Phonics Word Wheels, Sound Drill Cards, Reading Strategy Posters, Teaching RED (irregular) words, Phoneme Grapheme Cheat Sheet (additional format included in Sound Wall product), QR Code Listening Center, -at/-an Word
K - 4th
English Language Arts, Phonics & Phonological Awareness, Reading
Emmanuel's Dream is a must read for bringing SEL and social justice discussions into your classroom. This product has been designed to use as an interactive read aloud; one of the best ways to expose your students to higher level questioning - thinking within, beyond, and about a text that is slightly above their independent reading level. These resources include a focus on elements of nonfiction and research, text features, social studies connections, vocabulary, author's purpose, opinions, rec
K - 5th
English Language Arts, Literature, Social Emotional Learning
Text sets 6-10 are all here at a discount price! Over 150 response pages (6 response pages per text)- 5 weeks of easy-peasy lesson planning. Featuring book companions for 2nd grade interactive read alouds. Using interactive read alouds is one of the best ways to expose your students to higher level questioning - thinking within, beyond, and about a text that is slightly above their independent reading level. These resources include a focus on elements of nonfiction and fiction, text features, sc
A complete research unit including handouts aligned with Common Core and parent explanation letter. All you need to provide are the nonfiction books! From guided, whole group research to cooperative learning and finally an independent research project. A brief overview - This unit focuses on: •Explaining the major differences between books that tell stories and books that give information, Questioning in informational text, Text features, Distinguish between information provided by pictures
K - 4th
English Language Arts, Informational Text, Writing-Expository
Book companions for 2nd grade Interactive Read-Aloud set #13: Trickster Tales; Includes 30+ different response pages for the five texts in the set. Great read aloud resources to focus on comprehension, vocabulary, writing a friendly letter, problem & solution, retelling, character traits, lesson of the story, book review, book talks, character study, opinion, connections, predictions, author's craft, and more literary elements! Use to extend, reinforce, revisit, or assess comprehension and li
Favorite practices: focusing on engaging topics to facilitate higher level thinking, cooperative learning, phonics skills based reading instruction, research, interactive read alouds, small group instruction, hands-on learning, SIOP for ELL students
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