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I Know My Shapes
Shapes are here, there, and everywhere! The collection is organized in such a way that the beginning resources introduce youngsters to various 2-D shapes. They identify, name, and draw these shapes before recognizing shapes in the real...
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Counting and Cardinality
Counting and cardinality are key to building basic number sense in young mathematicians. The collection is organized so that each resource directly relates to or builds upon the previous one. Beginning with writing numbers to 10,...
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Core Knowledge Kindergarten ELA Skills Curriculum
A series of 10 units make up the Core Knowledge Kindergarten ELA Skills Curriculum. Young scholars participate in hands-on activities, complete worksheets, and take assessments. Lessons within each unit follow a similar pattern, are...
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Community Based Projects - Family Trees
Project-Based Learning Community Projects. Engage students in meaningful projects that impact their community!
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Overcoming Teacher Compassion Fatigue
Learn more about self-care strategies and overcoming compassion fatigue so you can take care of your students and loved ones!
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Math Kit for Students at Home
This toolkit of resources will help you find great math activities for students who may be learning remotely. The first few resources focus on grades K-5, one for each grade level. Following those are links to more resources, again with...
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Set Up a Remote Learning Schedule for PreK-K Teachers
Get a 2-week planner and planning template! This collection is designed to give you ideas for teaching primary students with a remote learning schedule. We will share a variety of resources to explore.
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Remote Teaching Strategies for Primary Students
Remote Teaching Strategies - Learn how to best communicate, plan and create engaging content for students who are working in remote locations.
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What is Social-Emotional Learning (SEL)?
Learn about Social-Emotional Learning and how to set positive goals with your students so they can make responsible decisions in school and life. This collection will provide an overview of the CASEL standards and strategies.
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Needs of Living Things
Young scientists learn about the differences between living and nonliving things, needs and wants, and the basic requirements for survival. Fun activities like making lemonade, playing a game of Concentration, and blowing bubbles in...
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All About Food
Check out this 11-part collection for elementary learners! Each lesson is full of hands-on activities, handouts, and in-depth studies of the science of food. Your class will study balanced meals, how food grows, plant parts, the...
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Women's History Month Grades Pre-K-2
A collection designed for young scholars in pre-k through second grade celebrates Women’s History Month. Here you will find lists of ideas and activity packets that compile several learning experiences. Lesson plans and worksheets...
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Sanitation
Many diseases and conditions can be prevented or controlled through appropriate personal hygiene and by frequently washing parts of the body and hair with soap and clean, running water (if available). Good body washing practices can...
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Nutrition - PreK - 1st
Whether it's about the food groups or how food is grown, children can have fun while learning about nutrition.
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Anatomy - PreK - 1st Grade
Anatomy starts at the microscopic level with cells, which are the basic units of living things. Cells combine to make tissues, tissues combine to make organs, and organs combine to make organ systems.
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To Stress, or Not to Stress
To live healthy lives, individuals must have healthy brains and bodies. There are many ways to deal with stress, from simple breathing and relaxation techniques to journaling and exercise. Here is a collection for people of all ages to...
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What Do You Want to Be When You Grow Up?
It's never too early to think about our future! Boost enthusiasm about careers and occupations with a collection created for kindergarten through second-grade learners. Young minds discover future possibilities, such as becoming a...
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Nature of Teaching: Informal Curricula
The Nature of Teaching curriculum provides activity-focused resources designed for nature centers, field days, and 4-H clubs. Young scholars study and identify birds, build feeders for local birds, create exploding seed balls that they...
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Spelling Games
Add some F-U-N to your spelling instruction with a collection designed to get your learners moving, thinking, and spelling through activities that go beyond pen and paper.
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Social & Emotional Learning in Elementary School: Self-Awareness
Instill the importance of self-awareness with a collection designed to meet the needs of scholars in kindergarten through fifth grade. Resources include activities, lesson plans, units, worksheets, printables, and graphic...
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Social & Emotional Learning in Elementary School: Relationship Skills
A collection emphasizes the importance of relationship skills including communication, social engagement, relationship-building, and teamwork. Sixteen resources are geared towards scholars in kindergarten through fifth grade. Resource...
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Core Knowledge Kindergarten ELA Curriculum
A kindergarten ELA curriculum designed by the Core Knowledge Foundation is comprised of a series of 12 read-aloud units. Each unit takes 3 weeks to complete and consists of several lessons following a common routine of introducing,...
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Words That Heal: Using Children's Literature to Address Bullying
Books can create empathy. Books can build self-esteem. Books can offer insight and coping strategies. Books can encourage anti-bullying. Books can heal. The five discussion guides in the "Words That Heal: Using Children's Literature to...
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First Day of Elementary School Activities
The first day of school can be daunting, especially for younger scholars. Instead, make the first day of school happy with these ice breakers, games, activities, and more designed to brighten your elementary learners' day!