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Preschool social studies resources for SMART Notebook and for early intervention
Core Board
A core board with voice output for each word on the board. Students can use this to communicate or teachers can model use of the core board.
Grades:
PreK - 1st
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All About the Letter A - Letter of the Week SMARTBoard Activities!
This is my first Letter of the Week SMARTNotebook file made for Teachers Pay Teachers. Your feedback is much appreciated to improve later activities. I have used a variety of the activities in both whole and small group instruction. The students like dragging objects on the SMARTBoard so much that I usually have it as an independent center for them to continue to practice their letter skills.
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All About the Letter Aa
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PreK - 1st
Texas Heroes - Stephen F. Austin - For Smartboard
Included in this Stephen F. Austin Smartboard Pack you will receive:
* KWL chart
* Texas Pledge Slide
* Biography (2 pages of facts and history for you to have right at your fingertips),
* Blank Austin Bubble Map
* Fill in the Blank interactive slide
* Glow in the Dark (slide and reveal) page
* Venn Diagram to compare/contrast a variety of political figures (Austin, Houston, Navarro, Lincoln, Washington)
*Writing Prompt Page for students to describe a reason why they like Stephen F. A
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Grades:
PreK - 5th
Martin Luther King I Have A Dream Smartboard MLK
Updated for 2024! This Smartboard product will teach your students about Martin Luther King Jr.!PLEASE NOTE: YOU NEED A SMARTBOARD FOR THIS PRODUCT. If you have a different type of interactive board and are not sure if you can open this product, download one of my many freebies and see if you can open it. This product has background information for you and the students, hyperlinks to 5 educational videos about MLK that are kid friendly (along with the link to his I Have A Dream speech), and has
Grades:
PreK - 5th
Also included in: Martin Luther King Jr & Bessie Coleman BUNDLE for Smartboard
All About the Letter C (Letter of the Week SMARTBoard Activities)
There are over 20 pages of interactive activities to promote and reinforce letter, critical thinking, and math concepts. All About the Letter C is perfect for whole group, small group, and individual practice on the SMARTBoard or on a computer with the SMARTNotebook software installed.
All About the Letter Cc file contains the following activities:
Letter C Vocabulary Words
Where is the letter C? Circle the upper and lowercase letter out of a random group of letters. Then count and write how
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Grades:
PreK - 1st
The Senses: Category Sorting Games
Four activities for sorting pictures including:
1. Hot and cold things
2. Sweet and salty foods
3. Loud and quiet things
4. Good and bad smelling things
Designed for working with nonverbal and minimally verbal students with autism, Down Syndrome, and traumatic brain injuries.
These activities can be used with any interactive whiteboard or on student computers with a free interactive viewer from SMART Technologies.
Grades:
PreK - K
Texas Heroes - Sam Houston - for Smartboard
Everything you need to teach your kids about
Sam Houston!!!
Included in this Sam Houston pack:
* KWL chart
* Texas Pledge Slide
* Biography (2 pages of facts and history for you to have right at your fingertips),
* Blank Sam Houston Bubble Map
* Fill in the Blank interactive slide
* Glow in the Dark (slide and reveal) page
* Venn Diagram to compare/contrast a variety of political figures (Austin, Houston, Navarro, Lincoln, Washington)
*Writing Prompt Page for students to describe wh
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Grades:
PreK - 4th
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Where Are All of the Dinosaurs? { SMARTBoard Activities}
Where Are All of the Dinosaurs? { SMARTBoard Activities}
Directions: To view the Notebook file choose: VIEW> Entire Page depending on your monitor’s resolution. It is recommended NOT to save the file once you have downloaded. This way the games do not have to be re-set.
Morning Message Each day of the week for five days. Let the students fill in the missing letters to complete the morning message. Also, each day has a question and answer session geared towards vocabulary words associated wi
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PreK - 1st
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Johnny Appleseed - the life of John Chapman - Smartboard Lesson
This is a cute 2 day unit full of information about one of our greatest American Folk Tales, Johnny Appleseed. It is full of links to videos telling the tale of John Chapman and his adventures across the west as he helped out the pioneers of our country with his apples, apple seeds, and apple trees. An interactive quiz is included at the end of the 2 day unit. My students over the past several years have loved this unit. It's perfect paired with my Johnny Appleseed math and literacy unit for
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Grades:
PreK - 3rd
Crossing the Road Safely - Road Safety
This is a SMART notebook file for teaching a lesson about road safety. It was made for the UN World Road Safety Day, but it can be used anytime of the year to teach a lesson about crossing the road safely.
This lesson was designed for a special needs class but easily can be used for most ages and abilities. It is suitable for regular classroom teacher, but would also be great for relief teachers as a one of lesson.
The lesson includes videos, activities and an activity at the end to complete to
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PreK - 9th
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50th Day of School Smartboard Intro Lesson
This is a great Smartboard lesson to introduce the 50th day of school! Lots of visuals and photographs to get students thinking about the differences between the 50's and today!
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Grades:
PreK - 3rd
Texas Symbols & Jose Antonio Navarro, Houston, Austin - SMARTboard
It's Texas Y'all - SMARTboard Learning Made FUN!!!
Everything you need to teach your kids about Texas on the Smartboard!
This in depth 35 page package includes a variety of slides to suit your students' ability levels. With both highly educational AND fun activities included, you will have everything you need to complete your Texas unit - and best of all - you get to just store the file on your computer for next year rather than trying to keep up with all of the paperwork!
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Grades:
PreK - 5th
Abraham Lincoln Freebie for Smartboard
Kids will have a fun and engaging time learning about Abraham Lincoln with this interactive Smartboard.
Use as an introduction, unit review or for independent practice with your students.
Simply drag and drop the correct answer into the box. Picture cues and differences in answer box sizes will help younger learners. This can also be a great opportunity to use the Smartboard markers to locate sight words within sentences, find and mark punctuation and capitalization.
If you are interest
Grades:
PreK - 2nd
Smartboard Holiday Celebrations Around the World - Hanukkah UPDATED
Looking for an all in one interactive product to teach your students about Hanukkah? If so, this is for you! Check out the preview to see all the slides! This SMARTboard file will allow you to teach your students all about Hanukkah in an interactive and engaging manner. Included in this file you will receive a:*Introduction Slide (News You Can Use - to provide you with pertinent information on the origins and significance of the holiday so you can most effectively and accurately teach your stude
Grades:
PreK - 4th
Also included in: Smartboard Holiday Celebrations BUNDLE - Hanukkah and Kwanzaa
Community Helpers Workers Smart Board Lesson
This lesson was created for speech therapy groups working on helpers and workers in the community. It can be used for all ages in any classroom working on this topic. It includes songs, a story, smart board interactive activities to get the kids up and interactive with the lesson. Targets sorting/categories, identifying/labeling, following directions, and more.
Grades:
PreK - 8th
All About the Letter Oo {Letter of the Week SMARTboard Activities}
All About the Letter Oo {Letter of the Week SMARTboard Activities}
Directions: To view the Notebook file choose: VIEW> 100%. It is recommended NOT to save the file once you have downloaded and extracted. This way the game does not have to be re-set.
Vocabulary Words
Where is the Letter Oo: Circle the upper and lowercase letter O.
Circle the Letter Oo: Circle the letter O in the nursery rhyme, “One, Two Buckle My Shoe.”
Let’s Write the Letter – Oo
Write the Missing Letter: Look at the pi
Grades:
PreK - 2nd
All About the Letter Qq {Letter of the Week SMARTboard Activities}
All About the Letter Qq {Letter of the Week SMARTboard Activities}
Directions: To view the Notebook file choose: VIEW> 100%. It is recommended NOT to save the file once you have downloaded and extracted. This way the games do not have to be re-set.
Vocabulary Words
Where is the Letter Qq: Circle the upper and lowercase letter Q.
Circle the Letter Qq: Circle the letter Q in the nursery rhyme, “Five Little Ducks.”
Let’s Write the Letter – Qq
Write the Missing Letter: Look at the picture a
Grades:
PreK - 1st
Shape Memory Game
Match Shapes in a memory game. There are four different game boards of different sizes. The first board is 12 squares (6 matches). The second board is 16 squares (8 matches). The third board is 20 squares (10 matches). The last board is 30 squares (15 matches). These games can also be used to practice colors.
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PreK - K
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All About the Letter Mm {Letter of the Week SMARTboard Activities}
All About the Letter Mm {Letter of the Week SMARTboard Activities}
Directions: To view the Notebook file choose: VIEW> 100%. It is recommended NOT to save the file once you have downloaded and extracted. This way the game does not have to be re-se
Vocabulary Words
Where is the Letter Mm: Circle the upper and lowercase letter M.
Circle the Letter Mm: Circle the letter M in the nursery rhyme, “Muffin Man.”
Let’s Write the Letter – Mm
Write the Missing Letter: Look at the picture and write
Grades:
PreK - 2nd
All About the Letter D (Letter of the Week SMARTBoard Activities)
There are over 20 pages of interactive activities to promote and reinforce letter, critical thinking, and math concepts. All About the Letter D is perfect for whole group, small group, and individual practice on the SMARTBoard or on a computer with the SMARTNotebook software installed.
All About the Letter Dd file contains the following activities:
Letter D Vocabulary Words
Where is the letter D? Circle the upper and lowercase letter out of a random group of letters. Then count and write how
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Grades:
PreK - 1st
Texas Heroes - Jose Antonio Navarro - For Smartboard
Included in this Jose Antonio Navarro Smartboard Pack you will receive:
* KWL chart
* Texas Pledge Slide
* Biography (2 pages of facts and history for you to have right at your fingertips),
* Blank Navarro Bubble Map
* Fill in the Blank interactive slide
* Glow in the Dark (slide and reveal) page
* Venn Diagram to compare/contrast a variety of political figures (Austin, Houston, Navarro, Lincoln, Washington)
*Writing Prompt Page for students to describe a reason why they like Jose Ant
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Grades:
PreK - 4th
All About the Letter Pp {Letter of the Week SMARTboard Activities}
All About the Letter Pp {Letter of the Week SMARTboard Activities}
Directions: To view the Notebook file choose: VIEW> 100%. It is recommended NOT to save the file once you have downloaded and extracted. This way the games do not have to be re-set.
Vocabulary Words
Where is the Letter Pp: Circle the upper and lowercase letter P.
Circle the Letter Pp: Circle the letter P in the nursery rhyme, “Peter Piper.”
Let’s Write the Letter – Pp
Write the Missing Letter: Look at the picture and wri
Grades:
PreK - 1st
Smartboard Sorts Seasons Community Helpers
Smartboard sorts One is for the seasons winter and summer and the other is for community helpers. Each is self checking and can be reset in a different order. You must have Notebook software to use these activities. Please make sure you do before you purchase.I am licensed to sell products with the clip art from Thistle Girls Designs. You are not allowed to change or resell these items.
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Grades:
PreK - 1st
How do you feel? Teaching Emotions - Morning Sign In - Attendance
Teaching emotions is very important during the early years of Education. Taking attendance is also a tedious activity we must do. Why not check your students feelings while taking attendance at the same time? With this SMART board document you will replace your students pictures on the document by unlocking my pictures. Students will come in in the morning and move a feeling face and place it on top of their face. All of the text is editable (not my students' real names). Replace their names and
Grades:
PreK - 3rd
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