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First Day of School - I Am Unique Fingerprint Writing Activity
Prepare yourself for back to school with these "all about me" fingerprints! Each student can showcase how unique and wonderful they are!Choose 1 of the 3 fingerprint templates. (loop, whorl, arch). Students write about themselves on the lines of the fingerprint.This is perfect for the first week of school. This can be used in English, Art, Science, or any other subject. Students can share their fingerprints to find out how awesome their peers are.Bonus: includes 8 writing prompts!UPDATE! Ther
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4th - 12th
Create A Country Social Studies Project For End of the Year Geography Map Skills
A BEST SELLER! Have students create a country with this activities pack! A fun end of the year social studies project and a great way to review geography and map skills all at the same time! Students can use the country checklists and organizers to guide them as they work on creating their own country project.With activities about:cultureflag factclimateshousing natural resourcesagriculturetransportationschoolsand more!This is a great way to enhance and reinforce student's geography, cultural, a
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3rd - 5th
Holidays Around the World (Part 1 and Part 2) BUNDLE
A #1 BEST SELLER ON TEACHERSPAYTEACHERS.COM**UPDATED November 2016**Want to see more? Click here for a video preview!Travel near and far to see a glimpse of Holidays Around the World. This is a great way to integrate the Christmas/Holiday theme into your curriculum! There are 13 countries to learn about and a craftivity and/or game for each country. This unit ties in literacy, social studies, art, writing, reading and even a little math. There's enough in this pack to use the whole month of Dec
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K - 3rd
Black History Month in KINDERGARTEN!
Are you looking for a more engaging way to have meaningful conversations about Black History in your classroom? Here are printable and digital cultural activities for teachers to discuss historical African American figures. This unit is designed for kindergarten but can be used in 1st. It is a celebratory unit on Black History as February is Black History Month!This unit is broken up into four parts of studying:-Why we are special and unique-Famous African Americans in the Arts-Famous African Am
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PreK - 1st
Also included in: Black History Bundle K-3
Back to School Art Project : Kandi-Apples : In the Style of Kandinsky
Here is the perfect project for the start of the school year: Kandi-Apples.This project will allow students to create a work of art in the Style of Kadinsky.When they are finished, you can make a colourful collective display. This project requires simple materials, and apple models are also included. A great way to discover a fundamental artist. Level:Kindergarten to Grade 6Technique:DrawingVisual Language:Thick linesThin linesCurved linesMaterials:White sheet or piece of cardboard (8.5 x 8.5 in
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K - 6th
Also included in: Art Lesson Plans Bundle : Grade 1 Visual Art
Starry Night Pumpkins : Art Lesson Plan - Halloween - Fall - Autumn
Here is an art project that highlights the arrival of autumn while also discovering Vincent Van Gogh and other impressionist painters. Your students will create artwork with pumpkins/squash while using superimposition. They will work in the manner of the impressionists to colour their projects. The technique of using oil pastels and tempera paint gives an incredible result. Level:Grades One and upTechniques:DrawingPainting Visual Language:Warm and cool coloursDifferent kinds of lines : (curved
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1st - 8th
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1st Day of School Survey for High Schoolers
This two-sided survey asks some very specific questions that will give you great background information about your new students:- Name/Nickname/Class Period - Home Technology Access- After-School Job Schedules- Highlights of Summer Vacation- # of Books in the Home- Special Areas of Expertise- Positive Attributes / Self-Perception- Favorite Teacher Ever- Total # of Schools Attended- Career Plans- Interests/Hobbies/Passions- # of Pets- # of Siblings/Cousins/Nieces/Nephews in the Home- Sports and C
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Staff
Disneyland Virtual Field Trip Disney - End of Year Class Party
This Disneyland virtual field trip is the perfect addition to a class party. Go on an adventure with your class to see a Tour of Disneyland, Popular Rides, Disneyland Parade, and more! This Disneyland virtual field trip is easy to prep, is interactive, includes videos, and has companion activities. This virtual field trip would be the perfect addition to an end of the year celebration or a class reward party.*Note: This resource includes links to YouTube videos (with no ads), so you will need an
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1st - 4th
Also included in: Virtual Field Trip Growing Bundle, Holidays, Countries, Video Lessons
Holidays Around the World | Christmas Around the World
Engage your students in the ultimate Holidays Around the World Activity with these super engaging, high-interest math and literacy activities!This Holidays Around the World Bundle Includes:Holidays Around the World Literacy Activities & Paired TextsHolidays Around the World Math Budgeting Math ProjectChristmas Around the World Task Cards (GREAT for fluency practice!)The Math and Literacy Activities have been designed to work together. As your students plan their trip with the math project, t
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3rd - 6th
Magical Classroom: Disney-inspired Mickey Ears and Magic Band
Hello!I am excited to share with you affordable and fun ways to include our theme! This product is a template for Mickey-inspired Ears and for Disney-inspired Magic Bands. I have included a template for ears that would be used with a purchased headband (Amazon) and a template for ears that can be completely made from cardstock with a paper band. I also have included a fun magic band template for students to use as an "entry pass" to their magical classroom! This product includes:Ears/bow with he
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PreK - 5th
Chinese New Year 2024 | Lunar New Year | Low Prep Print and Digital Activities
The Lunar New Year 2024 packet contains fun and engaging no prep activities and activities for Google Slides™ aimed at the lower elementary grades. These Chinese / Lunar New Year activities will help you celebrate the holiday in your classroom and save you time with lesson planning and preparation. All activities are printable and, selected activities are available for Google Slides™. Chinese New Year and Lunar New Year versions of the activities are included in the packet.The Lunar New Year Act
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K - 1st
DAILY SLIDES: Black History Month Hero of the Day Morning Meeting/ Mini Lessons
This Black History Month Daily Slide Pack is a perfect way to celebrate the achievements of NOTABLE African Americans! Black History Month is celebrated during the month of February. Each day includes a Hero with a famous quote, illustration, video to watch, and mini Bio paragraph.This google slides activity is so easy to use! As seen in preview- It is organized so you are able to go day by day, or click at random!! The icons on the screen will take you to each activity for seamless and easy
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2nd - 12th
Bundle: Emergency Sub Plans for Spanish Teachers
Are you a Spanish teacher in a hurry? Often, it can be very difficult to make substitute plans for a foreign language class. We want our students to be able to answer the questions without feeling the need to translate. These are packets ready for you to print and go when you are in need of an emergency sub plan.Included in this bundle are four of my non-holiday specific emergency Spanish sub plans. You get four for the price of three. Each packet includes cultural readings in English and includ
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6th - 12th
Año Nuevo Las Doce Uvas 12 Grapes Activity for Spanish New Year with DIGITAL
Teach students about the Año Nuevo/Noche Vieja tradition of eating 12 grapes for luck. Three fun writing template options allow students to come up with 12 "deseos" for the new year, 1 for each grape.⭐This resource is included in my HOLIDAYS MEGA BUNDLE full of holiday resources for the entire school year!⭐Includes:✅ 4 informational pages in Spanish and English (pdf, Google Slides and Easel formats)✅ grape bunch template where students write one deseo on each grape✅ deseos list template with gra
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9th - 12th
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The ULTIMATE Beowulf Bundle with Answer Keys, Assessments, and Creative Projects
In this mega Beowulf Bundle, you will find 36 lessons and activities that include thorough answer keys with textual evidence where applicable to take your Beowulf unit to the next level. You will also find creative activities, quizzes, and an EDITABLE multiple-choice test to use at the end of your unit. There are MORE than enough resources here to create an engaging Beowulf unit for your students.This bundle is organized by pre-reading, during reading, and post-reading activities and includes
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8th - 12th
Black History Month - The ABC's of Black History
This is a product you'll be able to use year after year and you can use it in your classroom library too! Your students will love reading about the ABC's of Black History! It's perfect for Black History Month and can be used all month long.Included in this ABC Book you'll find a Teacher Big Book in full color. There is a student booklet (full page) in black and white, that matches the Teacher Book. Finally, you'll also have the option of using another copy of the student booklet that's a hal
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K - 2nd
Spanish Bell Ringers for a Year of Para Empezar 2023 Warm Ups Class Starters
Ready to go, Editable Google Spanish class bell ringers, warm ups, or brain breaks for 1 year, every single day of Spanish class starters! This is the year of Para Empezar 2023 resource, with current Spanish culture songs & authentic resources to use as a classroom management routine class starter, or brain break in Spanish class every day of the school year, including Hispanic Heritage Month and mania musical 2024 Spanish class music bracket.WHAT’S INCLUDED WITH BRAND NEW PARA EMPEZAR 23-24
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8th - 11th
Autumn: Aboriginal Art: Falling for Fall
Fall has arrived! Why not highlight it with an Aboriginal Art project? The Aboriginal people often paint kangaroos, snakes, lizards and lots of symbols. Our theme will be a Fall Leaf. This is a great way to work with warm and cool colours.This very complete project helps you to initiate your students into Aboriginal Art. The students will be proud of all of their dots and surprised at their results. Level:Grade 3 and up.Technique:Painting, pointillismVisual Language:RepetitionWarm ColoursCool Co
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3rd - 8th
Also included in: Art Lesson Plans Bundle : Grade 6 Visual Art
Back to School Beginning of the Year Activities for Social Studies Lessons
These back to school and first week of school activities were designed with community, teamwork, and relationship-building in mind so that students can get to know each other while performing fun social studies activities in upper elementary and middle school. Also included in these bundles: This product is part of my Back to School Activities: HUGE BUNDLEThis resource is part of my Back to School Activities: Social Studies and Community BuildingThis resource includes: 30+ social studies activit
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3rd - 6th
Essential Spanish 1 Novice Middle School Spanish Curriculum MEGA BUNDLE present
This is a middle school Spanish bundle of resources to use in a novice Spanish class. Present Tense Spanish Mega Bundle would be perfect for Spanish 1, middle school Spanish, or exploratory Spanish. Try out some comprehensible input with ready-to-go, teacher-tested units focusing on Spanish Super 7 & Sweet 16 verbs, as well as diverse Spanish cultures.If you are just starting to teach Spanish or just starting to try and incorporate more comprehensible input, this novice Spanish present tense
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6th - 9th
SELF PORTRAIT TEMPLATE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL ACTIVITY KINDERGARTEN PRE-K COLORING
FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL SELF-PORTRAIT FOR KINDERGARTEN, PRESCHOOL, PRE-K, & FIRST GRADE (COULD ALSO BE USED FOR OLDER GRADES AND ALSO SPECIAL NEEDS): INCLUDES 2 EDITABLE TEMPLATESIf you are looking for 'First Day of School' activities for your little ones, you have come to the right place. This resource includes self-portrait templates which are perfect to accompany other back to school activities. The printables come in black and white only and there are two editable templates where you can ed
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PreK - 2nd
Survival Words and Phrases for ESL Newcomers - ESL Visuals, ESL Picture Cards
The best place to begin to support ELL Newcomers is through vocabulary and visuals. This set of survival flashcards will help you provide your students with exactly that type of support. These flashcards are great to print, laminate, and give to your newcomers to carry around with them to all classes. Each flashcard has a voiced over QR code so that the students can listen and practice the vocabulary on their own at home. Let's Connect!Looking for more support?Click here to sign up for a free ye
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K - 5th
Cinco de Mayo Craft {Pinata Fiesta Fun with Mexico Symbols}
Cinco de Mayo: Cinco de Mayo fun! This Cinco de Mayo craft is a pinata that your students can make for some Mexico Fiesta Fun! Students color or paint the black and white printable pages. It includes Mexico symbols including a map outline of Mexico, a Mexican flag, a guitar, a monarch butterfly, a cactus, a sombrero, and a pepper. Each on of these items in accompanied by a candy that has the name for the symbol in English and Spanish. You can choose to use both of these labels if you wish. There
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PreK - 4th
Winter Holiday BINGO with Riddles & Call Cards! - Print and Virtual
Holiday Bingo with Riddles!HAPPY HOLIDAYS! Celebrate this holiday season with a fun-packed riddle game. This is perfect for any class, Pre-K to 5th grade. Check out my other BINGO sets!BINGO Mega BundleSEASONS Bundle (coming soon)Valentine’s Day BINGO with RiddlesSt. Patrick’s Day BINGO with RiddlesEaster BINGO with Riddles4th of July BINGO with Riddles (coming soon)Back to School BINGO with RiddlesHalloween BINGO with RiddlesThanksgiving BINGO with RiddlesWinter Holiday BINGO with RiddlesChrist
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PreK - 8th
Also included in: Bingo Bundle - Rest of the School Year (December to June)
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Not only is reading a core concept in the study of English language arts, but it’s also a cornerstone skill for proficiency in many other subjects (for instance, without strong reading skills, students won’t be able to solve math word problems or read through primary sources for social studies class).
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Elementary students just learning to read can practice the basics with some simple, fun phonics practice activities or small-group reading centers focused around sight words. Students in middle and high school can read novels and complete hands-on, interactive assignments that build their comprehension and critical thinking skills. With plenty of TPT resources at your fingertips, you can sharpen your student's reading skills in no time.
Fun and engaging reading activities to try
Engaging reading activities can energize your students and foster a love of reading. Here are a few ideas for reading activities from our teacher-created resources that you can find on TPT and try in your classroom:
Interactive Phonics Activities
Use hands-on activities such as sorting, matching, or building words with manipulatives to help students recognize phonics patterns and learn word families.
Word Hunts
Encourage students to find specific words either in a text or around the classroom to help reinforce sight word recognition.
Reader's Theater
Bring short stories, books, poems, or plays you’re reading in class to life by assigning roles to students and having them act out scenes. This can help enhance fluency and comprehension.
Interactive Read-Alouds
Engage the class by pausing during read-alouds to discuss the story’s theme, reflect on a character’s motivations or actions, or to ask students questions.
Comparative Analysis
Explore different adaptations of the same story (book versus movie, classic version versus a modern retelling) to encourage analysis of interpretation and presentation. You can also pair texts that are similar in theme, like poems and songs.
By incorporating these (and other!) reading activities into your lesson plans, you can nurture a love for reading while enhancing comprehension, critical thinking, and communication skills.
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There are many different types of reading resources sold by Sellers on TPT. Some popular reading lessons include: phonics, vocabulary, spelling, and balanced literacy.
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Educators can save time preparing reading lessons with resources created by experienced teachers. Simply start a search for reading resources on the TPT marketplace, and filter by grade level, price, and/or resource type to find materials that've been proven to work in classrooms like yours. No matter what you’re teaching, there are plenty of reading lessons and activities sold by Sellers on TPT that are tailored to meet your students' skill levels.
How can I make my reading lessons fun and engaging?
Students learn best when they're engaged! Sprinkle a little fun into your reading lessons by using manipulatives, pairing unusual texts like poems and short films together, or doing an escape room activity.
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