Thematic Magic

Use various anchor texts, digital resources, posters and activities to teach the concept of OPINION writing to Kindergarten students. Highly engaging and motivating lessons. Can use with any topic. This lesson unit plan uses the example of HABITATS to follow HMH writing. File contains 29 pages of blacklines and explicit instruction.

Use various anchor texts, digital resources, posters and activities to teach the concept of INFORMATIONAL writing to Kindergarten students. Highly engaging and motivating lessons. Can use with any topic. This lesson unit plan uses the example of GORILLAS to follow HMH writing. File contains 38 pages of blacklines and explicit instruction with photo examples & script.

Intended to be told in a legend/storyteller style. Students gather around and listen to the parts of the story, and participate with simple moves. Images can be painted onto wood or printed and cut out to build a totem as the story progresses. Story theme: kindness, don't dim someone else's light.

4 GLAD style anchor charts helping to teach, What, Who, Why & How of Native FRY BREAD.

Students use the numbered Northwest Coastal Artwork and count on using 9 Sacagawea dollar coins with each different numbered card.

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Students use simple form lines to create Sacagawea and the columbia river. Students cut out letters to spell her name and trace letters to write "was brave".

Played like the game "Memory", students turn over number cards. If the sum equals 8, they keep the pair and record the equation. Fun way to practice fact fluency skills.

A respectful mini reader about the teachings from Sacagawea's mother to her as a young girl. Students build the word MOM on each page.

Students use fact fluency skills to sort equations into correct categories.

This bundle includes 14 Native American respectfully themed games. Games focus on the following skills: memory match standard measurement rekenrek quantities teen numbers counting on number line 10-20 addition equations (within 10) subtraction equations (within 10) counting collection recording sheet missing ordinal numbers 1-25 100 chart numbers subitizing 1-20 graphing data (count & check strategy) pattern block puzzles

Use this to display while kids sing the Hap Palmer song "Witches Brew". Students use PRE-READING skills to track the pictures to recall the lyrics. Pictures are arranged linearly to follow the song lyrics.

12 Games included: All Star Word Family Sort Batter CVC Batting Blends Blends in the Glove-feeding game Fenway Franks Real vs Nonsense Words Home Run Derby Bossy e IGH Flashlight Game Pop Fly Tricky Y Rally Cap Rhyming Redsox Bucket of Vowel Team Balls Grand Slam Sentence Shuffle Redsox Write the Room

This is a great activity that keeps kids engaged and using cooperation as well as math & literacy skills appropriate for the beginning of Kindergarten. For this activity you will need: -a locking ammo box -a 6 hold lock clasp -2 key locks -1 4 number combo lock -1 3 number combo lock -1 4 LETTER lock -1 5 LETTER lock

This bundle includes 16 literacy games-all with a respectful Native American theme. Games included work on the following skills: cvc words simple sentence reading sight words bossy r words word endings 3 sisters story sequencing vowel sorts digraphs and blends onset & rime bossy e write the room/labeling sentence structure rhyming

Use as a highlighting page or coloring page for the lyrics to Hap Palmer's Witches Brew Song

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Students use prewriting skills to "write" and create this class recipe. Object lesson is friendship. This activity pairs well with the LOCK BOX ADVENTURE where the kids uncover clues to find their friendship snack ingredients.

This mini bundle includes: 3 Literacy Games- Vowel Team Totems (vowel team puzzles) 3 sisters crop rhymes Look Alike Words 2 Math Games- Aim for the Greatest (Greater/Less Than) How Many at the Pow Wow (counting on 1-100)

Students use picture cards that represent equations, to solve and record addition problems within 10.