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Whimsy Workshop Teaching creates thoughtfully designed, hands-on learning resources developed by a classroom teacher with over 20 years of experience. Built from decades of real-world teaching practice, every resource is created with a deep understanding of how students learn best and what teachers truly need in their classrooms.
At its core, Whimsy Workshop Teaching believes that learning should feel purposeful and joyful. Teachers deserve resources that work the first time, and students deserve learning experiences that spark curiosity, creativity, and lasting understanding.
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Differentiated Opinion Writing: Halloween
This collection of opinion writing has five different levels of support for early writers. This is perfect for the differentiated or split-grade classroom. There are five different Halloween prompts where students must choose between two items and state their opinion. Students answer with: - a Venn Diagram to explore the characteristics of each choice - a simple sentence with starter frame - a longer sentence with started frame - a longer sentence with less support and self-editing - a longer
K - 3rd
Balanced Literacy, Writing, Writing-Expository
I Am A Rainbow
This is a simple activity to use for teaching color words or as an All About Me activity at the beginning of the year, or any time. There are two versions: one has supporting sentences frames, and the other is more open ended for adding your own details. Each student fills in the rainbow with their own details, and color their rainbow accordingly. Then, students complete the sentences, using the color word bank to help. Everyone's rainbow may be different, facilitating further discussion of div
K - 3rd
Balanced Literacy, English Language Arts, Vocabulary
Sight Word Books | 100 Mini Booklets
This is a set of 100 little booklets to practice sight words. Each booklet has 4 pages and jobs, but everything needed to make the booklet is on one page, so there is not a lot of photocopying. Perfect for independent literacy centers or home practice. Activity 1 - Color the sight word according to the colors written on each letter. Activity Page 2 - Print the word several times and choose/circle the best printing to develop awareness of letter formation, practice the sight word, and self-edit.
K - 2nd
Balanced Literacy, Reading, Spelling
Sentence Building 3 - Writing Parts of Speech Worksheet Practice (Editable)
Sentence building + writing for introducing basic writing skills! This is a comprehensive set of 80+ worksheets with hands-on activities to practice writing complete simple sentences. Students cut and arrange words to build each simple sentence, then write and illustrate the sentence. There are a lot of skills packed into one page! This is Sentence Building Kit 2 of the Sentence Building Kit series. The focus of this set is building sentences with introduction to contractions and quotation marks
K - 2nd
Balanced Literacy, Reading Strategies
Australian Sentence Building 1 - Writing Sight Word Sentences Worksheet Practice
Sentence building + writing for introducing basic writing skills! This is a comprehensive set of 80+ worksheets with hands-on activities to practice writing complete simple sentences. Students cut and arrange words to build each simple sentence, then write and illustrate the sentence. There are a lot of skills packed into one page! This is the Australian version of Sentence Building Kit 1 of the Sentence Building Kit series. The editable American spelling version can be found here. The Australia
K - 2nd
Balanced Literacy, Phonics & Phonological Awareness, Reading
Sentence Building 2 - Writing Contractions Sentences Worksheet Practice
Sentence building + writing for introducing basic writing skills! This is a comprehensive set of 50+ worksheets with hands-on activities to practice writing complete simple sentences. Students cut and arrange words to build each simple sentence, then write and illustrate the sentence. There are a lot of skills packed into one page! This is Sentence Building Kit 2 of the Sentence Building Kit series. The focus of this set is building sentences with introduction to contractions and quotation marks
K - 2nd
Balanced Literacy, Other (Arts), Reading Strategies
Sentence Building 4 - Writing Blends Sentences Worksheet Practice for 1st
Sentence building + writing with blends! This is a comprehensive set of 80+ worksheets with hands-on activities to practice writing complete simple sentences that include blends. Students cut and arrange words to build each simple sentence, then write, illustrate, self-edit and peer-edit the sentence. There are a lot of skills packed into one page! This is a complete sentence writing program with interactive printable pages that are perfect for literacy centers, whole group lessons, and daily mo
K - 2nd
English Language Arts, Phonics & Phonological Awareness, Writing
CCSS
CCRA.W.5
, CCRA.L.1
, CCRA.L.2
Also included in: Sentence Building Bundle - Writing Sentences Practice Worksheets
Sight Word Zoo (Full Year Bundle - 20 Booklets) 300 pages
This is the entire full year set of the Sight Word Zoo Writing Program! This set is perfect for independent morning work or can be used in many different ways: morning work, whole class work, or literacy centers work. Please click on the preview for a closer look at ALL of the pages with explanations. This comprehensive collection of 20 activity books covers all of the first 100 Fry words. Most of the Dolch words are covered as well. Books 1-10 focus on three or four words in each book, but wil
PreK - 2nd
Balanced Literacy, English Language Arts, Sight Words
Interactive Word Building Books CVC Short Vowels
These booklets provide an interactive and comprehensive practice of short vowel CVC words for your students! I first made these for my students almost 20 years ago (back then they were all hand-written!), and they have been a success every year because of the interactive quality and confidence students feel! These are easy to prepare and build; students apply glue along the left side of each page to assemble the booklet, which means less work for the teacher and no stapling! The letters needed
PreK - 2nd
Balanced Literacy, Phonics & Phonological Awareness, Spelling
Interactive Sentence Alphabet Booklets
This set features an interactive sentence booklet for every letter of the alphabet. Each page has everything you need to make the booklets, so you only need to copy ONE page per child each time you focus on a letter. This keeps things simple for young children who are just starting to use interactive notebooks, and saves paper and photocopying prep! How to make the booklets: 1. Cut the page apart in 3 equal parts. 2. Glue on the edges where indicated to create a 3 page booklet. 3. Cut the lette
K - 2nd
Balanced Literacy, Phonics & Phonological Awareness, Writing
Interactive Riddle Booklets: CVC Short Vowels and Blends Words
The Interactive Riddle Booklets was designed for students to practice CVC short vowels and blends. Interactive Riddle BookletsPurpose: These booklets provide a meaningful way for students to practice reading.Contents: The set includes 12 riddle booklets (6 for short vowels and 6 for blends), with each booklet containing 4 riddles.Assembly: Students fold a single piece of paper twice to create the booklet, which features pouches to hold answer cards.Activity: After creating the booklets, students
K - 2nd
Balanced Literacy, Phonics & Phonological Awareness, Reading
Sentence Building 6 - Trigraphs Worksheet Practice First Grade Literacy
Sentence building + writing with trigraphs and compound words! This is a comprehensive set of 80+ worksheets with hands-on activities to practice writing complete simple sentences. Students cut and arrange words to build each simple sentence, then write, illustrate, self-edit and peer-edit the sentence. There are a lot of skills packed into one page! This is Sentence Building Kit 6 of the Sentence Building Kit series. The focus of this set is building sentences with trigraphs and compound words.
K - 2nd
Reading, Spelling, Writing
CCSS
CCRA.W.5
, CCRA.L.1
, CCRA.L.2
Also included in: Sentence Building Bundle - Writing Sentences Practice Worksheets
New Years
Here are some fun and differentiated writing templates for reflecting on events of the past year, and setting resolutions and goals for the upcoming year!
These printables are generic and can be used year after year.
They can also be used for goal setting any time of year!
I hope you enjoy these, and very much appreciate your feedback! Please share a link to this free set with any other teacher friends who may be able to use it.
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5th
Creative Writing, Writing-Expository
Math Color By Numbers Seasonal Templates Full Year Bundle + Editable
This huge collection of no-prep activities is perfect for your seasonal literacy AND math centres ALL YEAR! There are pre-made color by number pictures and editable versions, both allowing you to easily add different questions to the same picture template to make your differentiation discreet. For example, two students sitting beside each other can be coloring the same picture, but be working on very different math questions! What's Inside?You will receive 50 different seasonal pictures that are
K - 2nd
Basic Operations, Writing
Directed Drawing for Phonics Sentences (140+ Phonics Sentence Cards)
Make phonics practice engaging and interactive with this phonics sentence drawing game designed to strengthen decoding skills, sentence writing, and phonics knowledge through hands-on collaboration. Students read and decode sentences, write them correctly, and gradually build a picture based on accuracy and comprehension. Perfect for literacy centers, partner work, and structured phonics practice. Resource Overview This phonics-based activity combines decoding, writing, and visual learning
K - 3rd
Balanced Literacy, Phonics & Phonological Awareness, Spelling
Stand-Up Nativity Craft and Writing Activity
Just print all the paper Nativity designs and let students color, cut and assemble to make them sit on the edge of desks of ledges.
Just add some glue or tape on the tabs and make a loop in the back to make them stand up!
There are five different Nativity designs, all in both color and black and white.
I use the black and white versions for students to color and create, and then print the color copies for our classroom decor. Thick paper or laminating will make them even more durable.
Seve
K - 2nd
Balanced Literacy, Visual Arts
300 Sight Words Cards for the Word Wall - Whimsy Workshop Teaching
**NOTE: This set is available as part of a huge bundle of unique and interactive sight word sets for significant saving. Click the link to see the details:
No Prep Sight Words Mega Bundle (450+ Printable Pages)
This set contains 300 word cards. It includes Fry's first, second and third 100 words, each color coded for organization. The design and font are simple and clear so as to be seen easily from across the room.
They can also be printed at 50% to create a set of color word cards for pract
K - 2nd
Balanced Literacy, Reading, Spelling
Secret Sentences **UK version** (60 pages)
This is the UK version of Secret Sentences using Phonics Codes! It is the same as the original version, only the checklists use the term "full stop" rather than "period". To see the original version, click HERE**Please note that the preview for this contains pages from the original version to show the general format. Here are the links for all the Australian sets I have: Sentence Kit 1 Australian VersionSentence Kit 2 Australian VersionSight Words Word Search Australian VersionSecret Sentences
PreK - 3rd
Balanced Literacy, English Language Arts, Reading
Write Inside | Mega Bundle Seasonal and Themed Shape Books
Write-Inside Writing Templates Mega Bundle Seasonal and Themed Shape Booklets is a complete collection of engaging, no-prep writing resources designed to support students all year long. This bundle combines multiple themed sets to provide endless opportunities for creative writing, differentiation, and classroom display. What’s Included • Winter writing templates • Spring and holiday writing templates • Sea animal writing templates • Rainforest animal writing templates • Polar animal writing
K - 2nd
Balanced Literacy, Creative Writing, Writing
Directed Drawing for Phonics (300+ Phonics Task Cards)
Strengthen phonics and spelling skills with this engaging phonics drawing game designed to help students practice decoding, spelling patterns, and word recognition through collaborative drawing activities. Students decode phonics sounds, spell words correctly, and build a shared picture as they work through self-checking task cards. Perfect for literacy centers, phonics intervention, partner work, and independent practice. Resource Overview This interactive phonics activity combines decodin
K - 3rd
Balanced Literacy, Phonics & Phonological Awareness, Spelling
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Experience
Whimsy Workshop Teaching creates thoughtfully designed, hands-on learning resources developed by a classroom teacher with over 20 years of experience. Built from decades of real-world teaching practice, every resource is created with a deep understanding of how students learn best and what teachers truly need in their classrooms.
At its core, Whimsy Workshop Teaching believes that learning should feel purposeful and joyful. Teachers deserve resources that work the first time, and students deserve learning experiences that spark curiosity, creativity, and lasting understanding.
Teaching style
The focus is on making foundational skills engaging, accessible, and memorable through creative, structured activities that blend skill practice with play. From phonics and sentence building to math projects, STEM challenges, and literacy centers, each resource is designed to reduce prep time while increasing student participation and confidence.
With a strong emphasis on clarity, consistency, and classroom usability, Whimsy Workshop Teaching materials are flexible enough for whole-class instruction, small groups, intervention, or independent work. They are intentionally designed to support diverse learners while keeping activities meaningful and easy to implement.
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