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1st grade Back to School social studies resources in English (UK)
All About Me Book {Hollywood Movie Theme Writing Craftivity}
Wonderful for the beginning of the year!Your students can be the STAR of their very own "All About Me" or "I am a Star" Hollywood movie theme craft book!Features:-10 easy to print craftivity pages (in black and white) for your students to fill in and decorate:CoverA Star is BornMy Costars- FamilyMy Costars-FriendsSpotlight on My Favorite ThingsIn Between Takes...Filming on LocationQuiet on the Set! (book review)The Director's ChairRole of a Lifetime-Teacher directions on how to create this fun p
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1st - 3rd
2024 Monthly Calendar for Kids (editable) - free updates
These Jan-Dec 2024 editable monthly calendars are updates of the previous editable monthly calendars. There are 2 calendar formats to choose from.i) Weeks running Monday to Sundayii) Weeks running Sunday to Saturday.These calendars run from January 2024 to December 2024.Once you have purchased these calendars you can download new editions for free as I update them every 6 months.Please note: The words including days, dates and months are not editable. The only editable elements are the text boxe
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PreK - 1st
Year Long Kindergarten Memory Book with Monthly Pages - First Grade & Preschool
Create a year long memory book and student portfolio by gathering monthly drawing and writing samples from your students. This kindergarten memory book captures memories from the first day of school to the last. (There are also pages for preschool through 2nd grade.)Parents will love looking back at their child's growth - from the first day self-portrait to the last day writing sample. This memory book makes a beautiful end-of-year gift for parents to treasure! What's Included?This yearlong memo
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PreK - 1st
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Mr. Potato Head Classroom Reward System | Positive Whole-Class Behavior Chart
Build Mr. Potato Head to accumulate a whole-class reward! This printable classroom management tool will help students identify target behaviors and work together with determination to earn a whole-class reward! The behavior management charts can be used for the whole class or adapted for individual students.PACK INCLUDES:⭐︎ Step-by-step instructions for whole-class behavior management⭐︎ Adaptations for individual children⭐︎ 4 differentiated reinforcement schedules using US Spelling (focused &
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K - 3rd
Free Back to School Math - First Week of School Math Activity
Looking for fun Back to School math activities? This getting to know you math activity is perfect for the start of the school year. Students question each other about numbers relevant to their lives as they try to complete the worksheet by finding members of the class who match the number clues. This makes it ideal as a first day of school math activity.It can be used as a back to school math activity, a getting to know you activity or a first day of school activity to help students to familiari
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1st - 4th
Knights and Castles
**Over 80 Printables**Included in this Knights and Castles Activity Pack--Knights and Castles Differentiated Worksheets for Emergent Readers and Writers(simple tracing of words, colouring and/or writing sentences)-Extension Worksheets for Literacy (Create a Knight, create a King)-Cross-curricular science/materials worksheets (Best materials for a Castle)-Real Life Castle Pictures showing Castles in England and Europe (excellent for discussion and visual learners).-Writing Templates for Queen, Ki
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PreK - 2nd
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Free Back to School Math Games - Fun Beginning of the Year Math Activities
Looking for fun Back to School math for the beginning of the school year? This collection of math games contains 4 printable games that review a variety of basic math skills. These fun games are ideal for the first math lessons of the year. They are fun, engaging activities that will ease children back into math thinking. The set includes 4 colorful math board games. Just print and they are ready for the children to play.Each of the games reviews a different math skill. They are designed to make
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1st - 4th
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Weather Report Unit
Are you looking for a task-based engaging unit to teach weather words to your students? Then why not turn your students into talented weathermen with cultural unit?Your Weather Report Unit in detail:Here is a complete set of 25 worksheets to have your students play the role of the weatherman in your classroom.Content:❑ ANSWER KEY❑ COLOR version and B&W version❑ Step 1: Discover•Review words•Work on expressions•Task 1: Create a weather wheel❑ Step 2: Learn•Read a weather forecast•Listen to a
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1st - 8th
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Also included in: Weather Report Unit - British Weather Resources Bundle
Anzac Biscuits by Phil Cummings: Reading Activities for the Anzac Day Book
Explore Anzac Biscuits by Phil Cummings with this collection of reading activities for the Anzac Day book. These five activities cover comprehension, retell, sorting and comparison, description and writing and allow students to better understand the text - a gentle exploration of the impacts of war on soldiers and families. A perfect resource in the lead up to Anzac Day To use this resource you will need:At least one copy of Anzac Biscuits by Phil Cummings (first published 2013) These activities
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K - 2nd
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A Complete IB PYP Bulletin Board Kit
These cute and colourful signs for the IB PYP bulletin board are great to use as a way to introduce the brand new unit of inquiry or to use as labels for displaying the children’s work on the walls. It offers collaborative learning and hands on inquiry requiring the children to think critically and apply their knowledge of the language of the International Baccalaureate’s Primary Years Programme, when the students are involved in the layout and creation of your class bulletin board and inquiry
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1st - 6th
Superhero Sight Words Set 1
These superhero Dolch sight words are designed to liven up your word wall area. They can also be used as flashcards for classroom instruction or assessment.
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- all 220 Dolch words (arranged 4 per landscape page)
- 26 x Alphabet Word Wall Headers A-Z (arranged 2 per landscape page)
- 3 x secret password posters
- 3 x Editable* Certificate Designs (in color and black and white)
- 8 x reading assessment pages
- 5 x headers "Pre-Primer Sight Words", "Primer Sight Words", "First Gr
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PreK - 3rd
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Superhero Sight Words - EDITABLE
These EDITABLE superhero sight words cards are designed to liven up your word wall area. They can also be used as flashcards for classroom instruction or assessment.
Simply open the powerpoint file and click on text box to enter your choice of words.
I have pre-made Dolch and Fry words already available in my store, click the links in the "related products" section below to view.
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- 1 x editable* header (to name your lists of cards)
- 1 x editable* powerpoint template (with 4 wor
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PreK - 3rd
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A Back to School All About Me Activity Book for 1st Grade
This Back to School activity pack is loaded with ‘All About Me’ activities for your 1st Grade students perfect for the first days or week back to school. We all know those first days and weeks of back to school time is a busy time for teachers, between getting your routines and rules established there is the getting to know your students, how they work, what they like/don’t like etc. That’s where this ‘All About Me’ back to school 1st Grade activity book comes in.This pack has 30 different pages
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1st
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The Wind in the Willows Art + Baking Unit Study
Come on a read, paint, cook journey with the Build Your Masterpiece Class and the classic novel, The Wind in the Willows, by Scottish Novelist, Kenneth Grahame. The landscapes and cultural references are deeply embedded in Edwardian England. This story, set in England in the 1800's, is about four animals, Mole, Rat, Toad, and Badger, who all have emotions, traits, intentions and personalities like that of humans. This is called Anthropomorphism. It has inspired many authors since it was first pu
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PreK - 12th
BACK TO SCHOOL ACTIVITY KINDERGARTEN ALL ABOUT ME CROWN HAT WORKSHEET CRAFT PREK
BLACK AND WHITE ALL ABOUT ME BACK TO SCHOOL CRAFTIVITY HAT TEMPLATE FOR PRESCHOOLERS / PRE-K / KINDERGARTEN AND FIRST GRADE STUDENTSA FREE UK/AUSTRALIAN VERSION IS ALSO INCLUDED! :) Preschool, Kindergarten, and First Grade students feel proud making and wearing this hat during their first week at school! This resource contains a cute 'All about me' hat template in black and white. I have included a free UK/AUSTRALIAN version too! Simply print and go! Children fill in the details (name &
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K - 4th
Also included in: MAY CRAFT KINDERGARTEN CROWN HAT ACTIVITY COLORING PAGE HEADBAND ART
Superhero Sight Words Set 2
These superhero Fry sight words are designed to liven up your word wall area. They can also be used as flashcards for classroom instruction or assessment.
Contents
- first 200 FRY words (arranged 4 per landscape page)
- 26 x Alphabet Word Wall Headers A-Z (arranged 2 per landscape page)
- 3 x Secret Password Posters
- 3 x Editable* Certificate Designs (in color and black and white)
- 7 x Reading Assessment Pages
- 2 x headers "The First 100 Sight Words" and "The Second Hundred Sight
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PreK - 3rd
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Days of the Week
Days of the Week: This is a classroom tested resource aimed at early learners in the UK. Each header includes classroom resource images.
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This download contains 7 headers (arranged 2 per A4 landscape page)
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PreK - 2nd
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Remembrance Day Mini Book for Grades 1 & 2
Fellow Canadian teachers: Are you looking for an engaging Remembrance Day mini book for your Grade 1 and/or Grade 2 students? Look no further - this NO PREP resource is exactly what you need. I guarantee your students will enjoy reading, writing and colouring their own Remembrance Day booklets this year! Please encourage your students to cut carefully around each page - once their books are complete, the tabs will read a mystery word (CEREMONIES) down the side of their books for a little surpris
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1st - 2nd
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Back to School Holiday Writing Postcard Activity
This holiday postcard pack is perfect for a back to school writing activity. It is an engaging way to get students involved and connected with their teacher. The aim is for the students to write a letter to their teacher, explaining what they did on the holidays. The pack includes ‘stamps’ and an envelope proforma, so students can make their own envelopes and then ‘post’ them in a class letterbox. It is anticipated that the activity runs over two lessons.The pack includes:16 x postcards with dif
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K - 2nd
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My Grandad Marches on Anzac Day by Catriona Hoy: Book Study Reading Activities
Take a closer look at My Grandad Marches on Anzac Day with these reading activities for the Catriona Hoy Anzac Day book. Students engage in reading comprehension and vocabulary, retell, comparison and reflection activities, bringing the book and an understanding of the significance of Anzac Day alive in the classroom. To use this resource you will need:At least one copy of My Grandad Marches on Anzac Day by Catriona Hoy (first published 2005) These activities are designed for Prep/Kindergarten/
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K - 1st
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Great Britain Activity Pack
Covering Great Britain this year? Want to tackle QR codes? Or do you need some display ideas? This pack has everything you need! Great Britain Activity Pack- perfect for Citizenship (British Values) and/or Great Britain topics in History or Geography! A very cross curricular pack! Age/Year GroupKS1 and KS2Total Pages in download❤ 74File TypePDFResource Content❂ Display Pictures and Fact Files -Buckingham Palace-St. Paul's Cathedral-Hadrian's Wall-Stonehenge-Tower Bridge❂ Mystery QR Codes-Trafalg
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1st - 6th
Matariki activities, reading, printables
Matariki activities. Activities for students for years 1 - 8 in New Zealand Schools during the season of Matariki Maori New Year - Have a look at these worksheets, printables and activities: UPDATED to refer to the 9 stars of Matariki SAVE Get this as part of my Matariki bundle which also has my School Journal linked activities : Matariki Bundle*********5 Reading comprehensions Suitable for independent reading for Gold readers plus or suitable for shared reading.Songs Twinkle, twinkle little
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1st - 7th
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Also included in: Matariki Bundle
Amelia Ellicott’s Garden: Literacy & Geography (HASS) Activities.
This packet includes Literacy and Geography (HASS) activities for a variety of grades from Kindergarten to Year 2.The print and go activities are based on the marvellous picture book Amelia Ellicott’s Garden by Liliana Stafford.The English Language Arts packet has over 55 pages of ready to print activities. The Geography (HASS: Humanities and Social Sciences) has over 25 pages of print and go worksheets. If you want a more detailed description of each product, click on each product cover above f
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K - 2nd
Get to Know Me Rainbow Cloud
This 'Get to Know Me Rainbow Cloud' is a perfect activity for the first week back in school. It comes in pdf format and is in black and white. The rainbow strips should be printed on coloured card and cut out. The cloud itself has space and handwriting lines for the student to write their name. This can be done in different colours to make it stand out even more. There are 6 strips to be filled in:ageclassfavourite subjectI live with...favourite thing to dowhat I want to be when I'm olderAs alwa
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PreK - 6th
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Also included in: Back to School Bundle
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Importance of learning social studies
Social studies offers valuable insights into history, geography, and much more. Social studies captivates students by providing them with perspectives from the past, present, and future, allowing them to understand history and navigate current events. It enables them to appreciate how previous generations have shaped their present reality. In essence, social studies opens their eyes to the vastness of life beyond their immediate surroundings.
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Learning social studies offers many benefits to students in terms of helping them develop a holistic understanding of the world. Namely, it helps them:
- Learn about the achievements, challenges, perspectives, traditions, and customs of different societies
- Evaluate information, analyze evidence, and make informed judgments about complex social, economic, and political issues
- Become active, responsible, and engaged citizens
- Comprehend global issues such as human rights, environmental sustainability, and economic disparities
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