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Kindergarten Winter social studies graphic organizers
Groundhog Day - Activities Video Groundhog's Day Kindergarten First Grade
This adorable unit is perfect for teaching your students all about Groundhog Day! Included are no prep activities and worksheets, crafts, a video and slideshow to build background information, a groundhog reading passage and scaffolding for writing a report, an experiment to study shadows, mini books plus so much more! These activities are geared for kindergarten and first grade students and are broken down into 14 lessons. However, you can use the materials and activities any way you prefer in
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Grades:
PreK - 1st
NGSS:
K-ESS3-1
, K-ESS2-2
, K-LS1-1
Gingerbread Book Comparison, Retelling, and Writing Study Unit
Gingerbread book companion study using the books The Gingerbread Man (by: Karen Schmidt), The Gingerbread Baby, The Gingerbread Girl, The Gingerbread Cowboy, The Gingerbread Bear, The Gingerbread Pirate, The Ninjabread Man, The Gingerbread Boy (by: Paul Galdone), and The Runaway Tortilla. Compare a few or all of the gingerbread books!Compare the books and create a Gingerbread Book comparison chart comparing the characters, and repeated phrase, ending. Use the character cards for each book as you
Grades:
PreK - 1st
Winter Themed Templates for Google Slides: December | January | February
210+ Google Slides Templates with a Winter Theme (includes a Valentine's Day theme) perfect to use for December, January and February with your kindergarteners, first, second, third, fourth and fifth graders. Google Slides templates are a fun way to present information to your class. You can add text, images, links, etc. to make them fit your classroom needs.★Please note that these templates are not editable but there are many versions of each and some that have no text heading so you can add yo
Grades:
K - 5th
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Bear Snores On Read Aloud - Hibernation Activities - Reading Comprehension
These Bear Snores On lesson plans and story comprehension activities will teach students about hibernation through this adorable story.Our interactive read-aloud lesson plan is designed to be taught over multiple lessons. This allows students an opportunity to dive deeper into the text, make connections to the characters and events and most importantly, fall in love with the story.Each lesson provides students a different purpose for revisiting the text, talking about it and responding to it.To
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Grades:
K - 2nd
Community Helpers Unit
This Community Helpers Unit has everything you need to teach your little learners about the people who play important roles in our communities. This Unit has a variety of activities that go into a fun and engaging deep dive into these vital professions, and the best part is that they are all CCSS aligned! What is included?10 mini lessonsWrite the room (editable)Dramatic play centersAnchor chartsCraftsEmergent readersA lapbookSTEM activitiesSight word activitiesClassroom community activitiesCheck
Grades:
PreK - 2nd
Rosa Parks Timeline for Women's History Kindergarten & First Black History
Teaching your students about people who have made a difference? Use this timeline after reading any age appropriate book on Rosa Parks' life! This resource has four facts; just enough for young children in kindergarten & first grade to order. Perfect for Black History Month, Women's History Month or any time of the school year that you want to teach your students about people who have had an impact!Rosa's timeline shows FOUR life events:Rosa went to jailPeople did not use the bus.Rosa did no
Grades:
K - 1st
Arctic Animals Unit Kindergarten Research w/ Crafts, Close Reads, & Writing
Arctic Animals Unit Kindergarten Research w/ Crafts, Close Reads, & WritingArctic Animals Research Book: Dive into a World of Discovery!Unlock the wonders of the Arctic with our Arctic Animals Research Book—a captivating blend of research elements and creative crafts for five fascinating animals. Plus, when you grab this now, you're not just getting a resource, but a part of our exclusive bundle that saves you BIG:Close Reads & Research Reports with Crafts BundleIncluded Arctic Animals:P
Grades:
PreK - 1st
Sneezy the Snowman Sequencing Winter Craft Activities | Sneezy the Snowman Craft
Engage your little learners in hands-on story book retelling practice that will result in a meaningful craft that shows off all their hard retelling work. Not to mention, it will look precious displayed throughout the Wintery months! This literacy kit supports the core (K-1) retelling standard by using detailed story cards for sequencing (retelling in their own words) and offers written retell practice as well as fine motor via the craftivity. SAVE BIG with bundle pricing and get this kit + 7
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Grades:
K - 1st
Penguins Unit – All About Penguins Slideshow – Penguin Hat & Activities
This All About Penguins unit is packed full of Antarctic learning and fun! Complete with an informational “All About Penguins” PowerPoint, a penguin craft and hat/crown, and lots of printable materials, this set will turn your students into little ornithologists. With eye-catching display materials including headers for three anchor charts along with colorful vocabulary word posters and word wall cards, children will have what they need to read, talk, and write about penguins. This unit teaches
Grades:
K - 1st
Black History Month Craft Garrett Morgan Activities The Traffic Light Bulletin
This Black History Month Inventors Garrett Morgan craft is an engaging stop light activity! This activity project is simple to make and can be differentiated for the needs of your students! Garrett Morgan is known for inventing the precursor to the yellow wait light and an early gas mask. Students make their own modern day stop lights on a triangular prism and fill the other two sides with information, with different choices so that you can easily switch out the panels for the needs of your s
Grades:
K - 2nd
Ruby Bridges Timeline Black Women's History Kindergarten & First
Teaching your students about people who have made a difference? Use this timeline after reading any age appropriate book on Ruby Bridges' life! This resource has four facts; just enough for young children in kindergarten & first grade to order. Perfect for Black History Month, Women's History Month or any time of the school year that you want to teach your students about people who have had an impact!You are receiving a timeline for an event in Ruby Bridges' life.The timeline depicts/tells F
Grades:
K - 1st
Reading Response Pack- January/Winter
winter- reading responseFill the month of January with these fun, engaging activities!! This pack includes comprehension and writing activities & crafts for 13 popular January/Winter books, including books for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day and Groundhog Day. Less than $1 per book, plus 2 bonus ones!Included are:*Martin's Big Words* by Doreen Rappaport (can also be used with another book about Dr. King) -Character Analysis web -Creative Writing- "My Dreams" sheet- dream for school, c
Grades:
K - 2nd
Also included in: Animals in Winter | Winter Read Alouds and Activities Bundle
Jan Brett The Mitten, The Hat, The Snowy Nap, Cozy, The Mitten Tresselt Bundle
This Winter Unit features 5 books The Mitten by Jan Brett, The Mitten by Alvin Tresselt, The Hat by Jan Brett, The Snowy Nap by Jan Brett, and now recently added, Cozy by Jan Brett. There are also four passages included. Students will enjoy reading these stories while focusing on Jan Brett's borders and the foreshadowing she offers in her other story lines. There are comprehension activities, comparing and contrasting, and three different readers theater scripts. In addition, there are different
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Grades:
K - 3rd
Activities to Accompany Jan Brett's The Hat and The Mitten Bundle
Find details here.Jan Brett has written two delightful stories that fit perfect with the winter theme.This packet contains...Reader's Theater for The Hat and The MittenName cards for characters20 Vocabulary cards...colorful with picturesPartner discussion page...roll, discuss, writeFor both the hat and the mitten:Problem/SolutionSequencingFact/FantasyStory ElementsCompare/ContrastFavorite partFavorite bookList of animalsData Collection...earmuffs/hat...gloves/mittensGraphic Organizer...hat...mit
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Grades:
K - 2nd
Also included in: Jan Brett's The Hat and Mitten Mega Bundle!
Maps and Globes Worksheets - 1st Grade Map Skills - Kindergarten Mapping Skills
Introduce and teach kindergarten and first grade students all about Maps and Globes, Cardinal Directions, Landforms, and Bodies of Water using this fun and engaging geography unit! These map skills worksheets cover landforms, oceans, relative directions, maps, globes, map keys and symbols, compass rose, Venn Diagrams, 24 geography words, and let your students design their own maps. These maps and globes activities are designed to use with ANY social studies curriculum!Students will practice, cre
Grades:
K - 1st
CCSS:
Rules and Laws Social Studies Unit
RECENTLY REDONE AND UPDATED! This unit features 5 activities about the rules and laws in our community. It could be used anywhere from Kindergarten up to 2nd or even 3rd grade. Included in this set:
-Posters with definitions
-Rules and laws bubble map- Students give several examples of each
-Writing piece- What would your community be like without laws?
-Rules and laws tree map- Cut and sort pictures of laws and rules.
-Rules at home, rules at school, and laws flipbook.
Grades:
K - 3rd
Also included in: Social Studies Curriculum Bundle
The Snowy Day Sequencing Craft | Snowy Day Book Activities | Winter Craft
Engage your little learners in hands-on story book retelling practice that will result in a meaningful craft that shows off all their hard retelling work. Not to mention, it will look precious displayed throughout the Wintery months! This literacy kit supports the core (K-1) retelling standard by using detailed story cards for sequencing (retelling in their own words) and offers written retell practice as well as fine motor via the craftivity. SAVE BIG with bundle pricing and get this kit + 6
Grades:
K - 1st
Presidents Day Activities George Washington & Abraham Lincoln Craft Kindergarten
These Presidents Day activities set you up to teach all about George Washington and Abraham Lincoln! Your Kindergarten-second grade learners will use timelines, mini-books, graphic organizers, a Presidents' Day poem, a game, and crafts are all included! You are able to teach about each of them independently and then compare and contrast them. Inside you will find:Abraham Lincoln Teaching PosterGraphic OrganizersAbraham Lincoln Mini-Book Abraham Lincoln Timeline Abraham Lincoln Facts Craftivity G
Grades:
K - 2nd
Main Idea and Key Details- Non-Fiction Winter Passages and Craft
This is a fun, winter craftivity for teaching the concept of main idea or main topic! Let your students join the winter fun by finding the main idea and the supporting details and then recording it on a snowman craft! This makes a creative bulletin board or school hallway display!There are 8 different themes/main topics included in this packet. There are two versions of the worksheet. One page has lines to support beginning writers and the other page has no lines for students who are stronger w
Grades:
K - 2nd
Also included in: Main Idea and Key Details- A Year of Non-Fiction Passages
Winter Crafts Christmas December Activities | Sequencing Stories with Pictures
Engage your little learners in hands-on story book retelling practice that will result in a meaningful craft that shows off all their hard retelling work.In this Winter retelling collection, you'll get access to 1 3 amazing titles that are perfect for mixing and matching in December and January. These kits are perfect for a fun mini lesson, core retelling practice or a weekly literacy center!Text Pairing:The Little Reindeer by Nicola KillenThe Great Santa Stakeout by Betsy BirdThe Hanukkah Hamst
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Grades:
K - 1st
Fairy Tale Story Maps, Retelling Activities, Fairy Tale Sequencing, Map Skills
Kids will love using these fairy tale story map retell printables to create story maps to practice retelling stories, sequencing, and map skills to build oral language, vocabulary, and comprehension skills. This resource was also designed to help you integrate social studies and teaches kindergarten and first grade children about map skills such as using a compass rose and following cardinal directions.Story Retell Maps Include: Story Mapping with Little Red Riding HoodStory Mapping with The Gi
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Grades:
PreK - 2nd
The Three Snow Bears Book Companion
Use these read aloud activities with the book The Three Snow Bears by Jan Brett. Print and teach these lessons with hands-on sequencing materials and printables designed to help your readers interact with the story. This is one of my favorite texts to use when teaching compare and contrast. Your students will find it easy to compare the adventures of Aloo-ki /The Three Snow Bears with the classic tale of Goldilocks and the Three Bears. There are many no-prep/print and go options, which make
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Grades:
K - 2nd
Also included in: The Three Snow Bears-Goldilocks and the Three Bears Bundle
Biography Research Reports--Using Pebble Go
Looking for an easy way to assist students in using a digital tool like Pebble Go to do research? This comprehensive packet features 26 different historical figures found on the Pebble Go research database. All 26 historical figures have three different research templates to use. You will find a template for students to use for research that corresponds perfectly with the Pebble Go site, a fun facts page, and a writing page with pictures of each person and primary writing lines. ****************
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Grades:
K - 2nd
Also included in: Research Reports Bundle Using Pebble Go
Presidents’ Day Unit with Slideshow – All About Washington and Lincoln
This Presidents’ Day unit is packed full of learning and fun! Complete with an informational PowerPoint about Presidents’ Day, George Washington, and Abraham Lincoln, a tricorn and stovepipe hat project, and lots of printable materials, this set will turn your students into little historians. With eye-catching display materials including headers for several anchor charts along with colorful vocabulary word wall cards, children will have what they need to read, talk, and write about two important
Grades:
K - 1st
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