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*** This item goes along with my, "The Gingerbread Baby and Other Fairly Yummy Tales" Unit. My Favorite part of the classic tale, "The Gingerbread Baby," by Jan Brett, is the ending. "I'm the Gingerbread Baby, as happy as can be to be living in the house that Matti made for me." Let your students create their very own Gingerbread Baby houses with this fun holiday math craftivity. While making and designing their houses, students will also be putting their graphing skills to the test as they

Kids love to tell all about themselves! Here is a great Back to School Ice Breaker to begin the year with. Print the posters as they are at their current size, or blow them up to a larger size. Let your students fill in the questions and decorate their poster to show all about what happened over Summer Break, When the posters are complete, let them share their fondest summer memories with their classmates. **This would be a great activity to place on students' desks when they arrive for the Fi

Celebrate THANKSGIVING with this adorable 52 page literacy unit. These fall-tastic autumn activities go along with the super cute book, "Twas the Night Before Thanksgiving, by Dav Pilkey" Included in this unit are: -Ilustrated Vocabulary Word Wall Cards -Turkeys KWL Chart -Character Maps for: Farmer Mack Nugget, the Kids, and the Turkeys -Character Comparisons Venn Diagram -Free the Turkeys Adjectives Craftivity: includes all patterns and materials to create this adorable craft based on t

***A BEST SELLER!!! : ) This collection contains 30 Seasonal and Thematic How To Writing Activities in 298 pages. Each activity contains a writing web, three styles of writing templates and a matching craft to make this collection appropriate for grade levels 1-4. Activites included in this unit are: How to Blow a Bubble How to Tie My Shoe How to Make Applesauce How to Make a Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich How to Carve a Pumpkin How to Pop Popcorn How to Make an Ice Cream Sundae How to Eat

***Check out the additional Animal Habitat Poster Sets in my shop!!! It's All About Animals and their Habitats with these adorable Use these posters as a cumulative assessment, Animal Report, unit introduction, partner project, class book pages…and much, much more. The possibilities are ENDLESS!!! Set #1 includes Posters for: Arctic Desert Forest Ocean Rainforest Savanna Print the posters as they are at their current size, or enlarge them. Let your students fill in the questions and decorat

It's the most Wonderful Time of the Year all Across the Globe!!! Take your students on an adventure around the world to learn all about different cultures and how they celebrate this Holiday Season. ***Included with this Unit is a 79 page PowerPoint that corresponds with each country and celebration in the unit. : ) Activities in this Unit include: Books I Love List: Suggested Trade Books for each Holiday Celebration. Holidays Around the World Scrapbook SUITCASE: Patterns, Templates and *

Show your Grandparents how Great they are with this super cute Craftivity!!! Make a craft for Grandma, Grandpa, or both of your Grandparents.Also included are extra activities for Someone Special. This activity can be easily adapted for a wide range of age groups. Included in this Craftivity Pack are: -Brainstorming Webs for Grandmas, Grandpas, Grandparents, ans Someone Special -Posters for Grandmas, Grandpas, Grandparents and Someone Special -Grandma Craft Peeker -Grandpa Craft Peeker -Grand

Click, Clack, BOO! It's time for Halloween at Farmer Browns and the animals are up to their Old Tricks! Join in the fun with this "not so scary" Halloween tale. (Click Preview for a full view of everything included.) Included in this 66 page Literacy Unit are: -Thematic Word Wall Cards -Click, Clack, Boo! Can You Guess Who Craftivity: In this activity students will create a cow of their very own to dress up in their Halloween Costume. Students will fill out clues about who they are and atta

Celebrate the FALL Season with this FallTastic 62 page literacy unit. These adorable autumn activities go along with the classic book, "The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything." Included in this unit are: -Thematic Illustrated Word Wall Cards -Whole Group Sequencing Cards: in both Color and Black and White -String It Up: Sequencing Craftivity - a fun interactive activity : ) -Little Old Lady Sequencing: a cut and paste skills assessment. : ) -My Predictions Book - use this act

*Don't forget to check out my store for the matching, "My Super Hero DAD! Craftivity." Every MOM is a Hero! On this Mother's Day, let your students tell their Mom's just why they think that they are so Special and Heroic! This Craftivity includes patterns to make a Super Hero Mom and a matching Card and more . . . ***Includes additional templates for: Aunt, Friend, Grandma, and Sister. Included in this collection are: My Super Hero Mom Craft Patterns: everything you need to make your ver

Explore everything that you love about the AMAZING Ocean habitat with this 125 page, jam packed, Math, Science and Literacy unit! Included in this unit are: LITERACY ACTIVITIES -Ocean KWL Chart -My Sandy Story Map: a beach themed, sandcastle shaped story map -Brainstorming Ocean Animals A-Z: a critical thinking activity -All About Oceans Poster: copy it at the standard size, or blow it up for an amazing hallway display. -24 Illustrated Thematic Word Wall Cards -11 Ocean Animal Tree Maps: inc

***This item is also available as a part of my larger, activity packed, Thanksgiving Day Is On Its Way Unit. Check out my store to see the entire unit!!! : ) Kids love to tell about how they will spend their holiday. This is a great activity to use before or after Thanksgiving holidays.Print the posters as they are at their current size, or blow them up to a larger size. Let your students fill in the questions with words or illustrations.When the posters are complete, let them share with the cl

*** This item is also included as part of my larger, "The Gingerbread Baby and Other Fairly Yummy Tales" Unit available here: http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/The-Gingerbread-Baby-and-Other-Fairly-Yummy-Tales-A-Holiday-Literacy-Unit-445095 Celebrate one of the best Gingerbread tales EVER written (at least in my humble opinion)! Let your students have fun reenacting this deliciously fun Holiday tale with this Readers Theater Literacy Activity. ***There is a part for everyone, no matt

*Don't forget to check out my store for the matching, "My Super Hero MOM! Craftivity." Every DAD is a Hero! On this Father's Day, let your students tell their Dad's just why they think that they are so Special and Heroic! This Craftivity includes patterns to make a Super Hero Dad, a matching Card and more . . . ***Includes additional templates for: Uncle, Friend, Grandpa, and Brother. Included in this collection are: My Super Hero Dad Craft Patterns: everything you need to make your very

This 70 page Calendar Card set contains 12 months of Colored Patterning Calendar Cards, January-December. Add some Patterning practice to your daily Calendar Time Routine with these cards that are ready to print, laminate and go. Each set of cards has been created in a patterning format (AB, ABB, etc...) I have used these sets as a part of our classroom Calendar Time activities for the past five years and they are awesome. My students always look forward to the beginning of the month. They l

*** Check out my store for more great Poster Activities. It's All About FIELD DAY with this adorable Color Me Poster. Use these posters as a memory book page, reflection activity, introduction to the day…and much, much more. The possibilities are ENDLESS!!! Print the posters as they are at their current size, or enlarge them. Let your students fill in the questions and decorate their posters. When the posters are complete, share and display them for all to see. ***These make an adorable ha

Celebrate Apples and Johnny Appleseed with this 94 page math and literacy unit! Included in this unit are: -Apples, Apples Everywhere K.W.L.L. Chart (Know, Want to Know, Learned, Loved) -Apples Are a Natural Resource: Brainstorming items made with apples. -The Parts of an Apple: labeling -A-Peel-ING Adjectives: Cut & Paste Assessment -2 Apple themed Writing Templates -Sweet Story Map Apple Mobile: Identifying Beginning, Middle & End -12 Illustrated Vocabulary Cards -A-Peel-ING Fac

Celebrate Pumpkins with this 65 page math, science and literacy unit! Included in this unit are: -Pumpkins KWL Chart -Pumpkins Tree Map -My Pumpkin Investigations! Activity Mat -How Many Seeds? Seed Skip Counting Mat -Pumpkin Investigators: Student Hat Craft -Illustrated Thematic Word Wall Cards -Pumpkin, Pumpkin How Do You Grow?: A Student Life Cycles Book -String It Up!: A Pumpkin Life Cycle Craftivity -How Does Your Pumpkin Grow? A Life Cycle Fold Out Craftivity -The Parts of a P

Frankenstein a.k.a. “Franky” and his Bride are ready for some fraction fun! Get crafty this Halloween season and put your “Fraction Know How” to work, while creating these Fabulous (Not So Frightening) Frankenstein craftivities. Frankly, we think they’re THE BEST! *2 Math Craftivities Included are: Illustrated Directions & Templates to create the Franky "Feet" Fractions Craftivity. Illustrated Directions & Templates to create the Bride of Franky "Hair Raising" Fractions Craftivity. *Let y

Teach your students descriptive writing skills with this 38 page, Monster-Riffic Writing Craftivity. Students will love pretending to be MAD SCIENTIST creating their very own Monsters!!! Included in this unit are: -The Monster Mash Teacher Directions -My Monster-ous Describing Words WS -My Monster Brainstorming Word Web -My Monster Writing Templates in both Color and Black and White -Monster Illustration Pages for each set of Monster Feet -MAD SCIENTIST Student Hats: Let students make and