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Word Search | Morning Work | printable | Sub Plans | Early Finishers
>> CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL YEAR WORD SEARCH BUNDLE! <<These word searches are perfect for substitute activities, morning work, early finisher activities... the possibilities are endless! Each word search is wonderful for improving various skills: concentration, memory, problem-solving, vocabulary. The back to school word search can be given to students to work on at the beginning of this school year or the end of the year.Words can be found vertically, horizontally, diagonally or ba
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1st - 5th
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Also included in:Â Emergency Sub Plans | Substitute Binder | Substitute Plans | Sub Plans
Back to School All About Me Flag Bunting Freebie (US, UK, Spanish version)
Are you looking for a fun and simple back to school activity? Here is an old favorite of many teachers: All About Me Flag Bunting. I've included the US, UK, and Spanish versions, so please only select the pages you want to print. You can also choose from bw or color option. Hope this free activity helps you get ready for Back to School! ❤ Popular Resources:Book Report Templates for Kinder and First1st Grade Common Core Language Practice Sheets1st Grade Common Core Math Assessments1st Grade Inter
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K - 3rd
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Reading Comprehension Activities Digital Resources Mystery Game - Team Building
Try this free mystery game for your classroom! This mystery is a great way to get students collaborating and working together! Kids love to solve mysteries and this game is very exciting and fun! Read the story aloud to the students. Pass out the clues to each student and let them solve the case together. This is a great tool for critical thinking, finding inferences, and team building skills. Discussion questions at the end will help the students understand how the mystery was solved! NEW Mat
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3rd - 8th
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FREE A-Z Bulletin Board Letters, Punctuation, and Numbers Included
Create one-of-a-kind bulletin board displays with these versatile bulletin board letters! You can create ANY saying you want with this kit! Use the A-Z, upper/lowercase letters, numbers, and punctuation to make unique displays in your classroom, hallway, or on your door! You can even print them on any colored paper of your choosing to change up the look!Use the helpful guide included in the download for printing tips, saying ideas, and even steps on how to enlarge or shrink the letters during pr
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Not Grade Specific
Morning Meeting Greetings & Activities
This is a collection of Morning Meeting greeting and activity cards. The Morning Meeting can be used in any classroom to build community and communication skills. Looking for other time-saving Morning Meeting resources?Kinder Morning Meeting BundleFirst Grade Morning Meeting BundleSecond Grade Morning Meeting BundleFor ideas and resources to help you weave character education into your classrooms, click HERE!If you enjoy this product, please leave some feedback below! To stay up to date on new p
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PreK - 5th
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Also included in:Â Morning Meeting for First Grade | YEAR-LONG BUNDLE | Google Slides
Friendship Task Cards Social Skills Prompts for Social Emotional Learning
Use these friendship task cards individually as writing prompts or in groups for discussion to teach children friendship strategies! Some kids make friends naturally, but making and keeping friends is not easy for others. Studies have shown that having even one friend significantly improves a child's emotional health and school performance. Some children may struggle to make and keep friends because they do not intuitively know how to be a good friend. WHAT’S INCLUDED:✍️ PRINT:24 Task Cards (pri
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2nd - 5th
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End of the Year Activity - Class Compliments
The end of the year is a great time to reinforce the classroom community you've worked so hard to build. Use these resources to have students create meaningful and character-building gifts for one another that they will cherish for years.
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-Teacher instructions
-How to give a good compliment anchor chart
-Character traits anchor chart
-Compliment cards
-Envelope covers
Discuss with your class how to give a good compliment. Use the anchor chart provided to guide your discussion. Use th
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Not Grade Specific
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EDITABLE Awards and Certificates | Classroom Awards - FREEBIE
This FREE resource includes 10 pages of EDITABLE classroom award certificates for you to use with your students throughout the school year and during end of the year celebrations. Teacher directions are included that detail how to edit these awards for your students. There are two versions included - a PDF version that will allow you to quickly type in the student name, teacher name, and date; and a PowerPoint document that will allow you to edit the awards using your own fonts. These awards fea
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PreK - 5th
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Christmas Would You Rather Questions to Print FREEBIE! Fun Holiday Activity!
Here are 20 Fun Would You Rather Questions to use with your students. These are great discussion starters for when you have a few extra minutes. They can also be used for classroom polls or journal prompts.WHAT’S INCLUDED:✍️ PRINT:1 Page with 20 Would You Rather QuestionsGreat for 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, or 8th grade! NOTE: This resource uses American English and is not editable. Here’s what teachers are saying: ✏️ "My students loved this resource. I’m sure they weren’t even thinking
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1st - 8th
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Free Social Emotional Learning Check-In Journal | SEL Activities
This FREE Social Emotional Learning Daily Check-In Journal Sample Pack is designed to not only teach your students SEL skills, but also helps you to check in on your students' social and emotional wellness. Great for morning meetings, journal writing, and school counseling interventions. This resource includes 2 weeks of daily SEL check-ins and skills practice, sampled from WholeHearted's Social Emotional Learning Daily Check-In Journal Bundle. -Use virtually or in person-Comes in both Google S
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3rd - 6th
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FREE Accepting Differences Inclusion Social Stories Social Skills Activities SEL
Use this social skills story and these social-emotional learning activities to encourage accepting differences in your classroom! Accepting Differences Social Skills Story & SEL Activities is a perfect social-emotional learning tool for supporting kindness and inclusion in your classroom. Students will develop an understanding of the importance of accepting differences and be inspired by the examples of acceptance in this social skills story and these social-emotional learning activities.Thi
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PreK - 4th
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Also included in:Â Social Stories Social Skills Activities Expected vs Unexpected Behaviors
Thanksgiving Would You Rather Questions with Poll FREEBIE
Here is a set of 20 Would you Rather Questions about Thanksgiving. Great for discussion starters, class polls and journal prompts.WHAT’S INCLUDED:✍️ PRINT:List of all 20 Would You Rather ChoicesDIGITAL:Classroom PollGreat for 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, or 8th grade! NOTE: This resource uses American English and is not editable. Here’s what teachers are saying: ✏️ "My students love this activity and shared with some others at home! with all the stressful things going on at this point in t
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1st - 8th
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Emergency Kindergarten Sub Plans | Free NO PREP Sub Plans Kinder | Friendship
Free kindergarten emergency sub plans all about friendship! These free kindergarten sub plans are perfect for any emergency sub day or a day packed with friendship themed activities! These are no prep - just print and leave for your sub! Students and substitutes will love the friendship activities included in this resource! These sub plans include reading, math, writing, social studies and science activities. These plans also include an editable PowerPoint file of substitute instructions that yo
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PreK - 1st
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Classroom Management Visual Supplies Cards FREEBIE | Supplies Needed Directions
Develop independence and keep your students on task with this set of 36 Visual Supply Cards! Use for activities throughout the day to provide students with clear supplies needed for various activities. Includes Spanish + English versions.SAVE on this set + more with the Classroom Management BUNDLE!Included in this set is:- 36 different supply cards- English + Spanish supply backplates in bright rainbow, boho rainbow, + b/wCoordinates with the Classroom Management Visual Directions Cards. Disp
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Grades:
PreK - 2nd
Also included in:Â Classroom Management BUNDLE Classroom Jobs Visual Schedule Classroom Visuals
Reading Bookmarks to Color - Free!
Your students will love these Reading Bookmarks! Here are some suggestions on how to use them:Print on white cardstock or print on regular white printing paper and laminate after students have colored.Coloring can be a calming activity for many children (and adults). Allow a few minutes of coloring after stressful activities, during indoor recess, or free time. Keep a supply available for whenever students want to color. Give bookmarks out as rewards.Give bookmarks out at the start of the year,
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Not Grade Specific
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Back to School Activities | FREEBIE | STEAM Activities | Saving Fred
This is a great back-to-school activity for team building in the classroom! Fred, the worm, was riding in the boat when it tipped over! He is stuck on top of the boat and doesn’t know how to swim. Lucky for him, he brought a life preserver. Your students will help Fred get the life preserver by only using the four paper clips given to you. They cannot touch the worm, the boat, or the life preserver.
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2nd - 4th
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Also included in:Â Back to School Activities BUNDLE | 8 Classroom Activities
FREE Perspective Taking Scenarios! Social Skills for Middle & High School
This is a FREE, shortened sampler version of one of my most popular sellers!Your students will get perspective practice with these 9 task cards! Each card features a situation relatable to teens, where the student must identify 3x different perspectives of both characters. Regular education teachers, special education teachers, SLPs, or other support professionals could all benefit from using these task cards with their students. These cards are specifically designed for middle and high school
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8th - 12th
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Executive Functioning Escape Room Activity
This free escape room activity is a puzzle challenge related to executive functioning skills. Students can work together or independently to solve a puzzle and discover the secret phrase to unlock the door and win the challenge in a specified amount of time. This escape room activity is ideal for small groups, advisory periods, morning work, resource rooms, or just for fun!Note that this is a free sample puzzle that includes only one challenge. If you are interested in more similar challenges pu
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4th - 8th
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FREE Halloween Would You Rather Questions Print, Easel, and Google Slides
Here is a set of 20 FREE Would you Rather Questions about Halloween. Great for discussion starters, class polls and journal prompts. What's Included:Print copy Easel Assessment (great for a class poll!)Easel Activity - digital activity that requires students write about why it's there favoriteGoogle Slides digital activity - more challenging for advanced technology users! The students move move around a flashlight to try and read the questions.Great for 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th,6th, 7th, or 8th g
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1st - 8th
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Free Would You Rather Digital Spinner | Morning Meeting Activity Freebie
Your students will love this FREE Would You Rather Digital Spinner. You can use this spinner for both distance learning and in-person classroom morning meetings, community building, classroom guidance lessons, lunch bunches, small groups, and individual counseling. Fun ice breakers, writing prompts, and time filler!Digital Spinners are available in the following formats: WholeHearted Hosted (NEW!), Google Slides™ and PowerPoint™.If you enjoy this SEL resource, click here to find 24 more!
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K - 7th
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Mindful Morning Check-In - Free SEL Activity for Mindfulness
Use this free poster and activity to encourage a more mindful day for kids and teens (and adults, too!). The poster includes both digital and printable pages to allow students to write in their responses if they choose.Students will:Slowly take five deep breaths.List four things they can see or notice.List three things they are grateful for.Say two positive self-talk statements.Name one thing they are looking forward to.Spanish VersionUpdated to include Spanish version as well!Why Teach Mindfuln
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K - 8th
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FREE All About Me Booklet for Preschool and Kindergarten
FREE All About Me Booklet for Preschool and Kindergarten** American and Australian spelling included **"I Am Special" - An All About Me booklet Preschool and Kindergarten.Here's a fun idea for back to school or end of school year classroom idea! As it requires minimal writing, even beginning writers will be able to complete most of this booklet on their own!ContentsMy name is... There are... letters in my name.My eyes are... | My hair is... | My favorite color...My birthday is on... | I am... ye
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PreK - 1st
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Inspirational Quotes Posters
This resource features 10 posters for you to use to inspire and motivate students in your classroom. These quotes provide great back to school inspiration at the beginning of the school year and can also be used as writing prompts for end of year creative writing assignments (after students have had time to think about them all year and develop their writing skills). Hope you and your students enjoy them!
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Grades:
K - 5th, Staff
FREE Military Coloring Pages (Veteran's Day, Memorial Day & Homecoming)
Inspired by a student's fathers homecoming, these coloring pages are the perfect activity to support student learning about Veteran's Day, Memorial Day, community helpers or celebrate a homecoming. Great for for struggling or beginning writers in primary or special education classrooms. Coloring pages include: Welcome homeThank you for your serviceYou are our heroHappy Veterans DayHappy Memorial Day
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Grades:
PreK - 1st
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