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PreKinders

Carrots for the Rabbit Play Dough Mats

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Feed the hungry rabbit with a play dough activity. Kids view the numbers at the top of each page, then create the correct number of play dough carrots and add them to the mat.
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Kindergarten Worksheets

Christmas Learning Fun: Spelling Practice

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
Get in the holiday spirit with winter-themed handwriting and spelling practice. Pupils trace the words for three cartoon images: reindeer, snowman, and candy cane. Another line is provided for each image that can be used for practicing...
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Dr. Seuss Enterprises

A Poem a Day

For Teachers Pre-K - 8th
Celebrate National Poetry month with a quote a day from Dr. Seuss's books. Each poster includes the date (a day in April), a quote from a book, an image from the book, and a thumbnail of the book cover. 
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School Zone Publishing

Happy Birthday Hidden Pictures

For Students K - 2nd
It's a birthday-themed hidden pictures activity that your young learners are sure to love! They find eight items in the picture, practicing vocabulary such as gift, party hat, noise maker, lollipop, and candle. 
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PreKinders

Gingerbread House Play Dough Mats

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Decorate a cute gingerbread house with play dough candies! Kids read the instructions at the top of each page, then add the necessary pieces of pretend candy to the house.
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PreKinders

Snowman Play Dough Mats

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Bring the beauty of winter to your classroom with a series of play dough mats. Each page prompts kids to observe the number at the top, and then form the correct number of snowflakes to each winter scene.
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Highlights Magazine

Winter's First Snowman

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Get ready for snow with a winter-themed activity. Pupils must find 12 items that are hidden within the larger image. Kids will have fun finding and coloring the items, and will learn about how things are made up of shapes along the way.
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National Christmas Tree Association

Merry Christmas, Geraldine

For Teachers K - 6th
If you're reading the story "Merry Christmas, Geraldine" by Holly Keller, this is a fantastic cross-curricular resource to use. Complete with activities for language arts, science, social studies, art, and math, you'll get the most out...
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Michigan Farm Bureau

The Little Red Hen

For Teachers K - 2nd
No one will be saying "Not I" with a lesson that combines The Little Red Hen with the life cycle of a wheat stem! After reading the story in your class, pass out wheat stems to your learners and have them examine the plants closely,...
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Scholastic

Owl Moon Teaching Plan

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd Standards
Capture the engagement of young readers with this collection of activities based on Jane Yolen's book, Owl Moon. Following a shared reading of this children's story, the class explores the geography of the American Northeast, creates...
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Ken Baker

Phonemic Alliteration Lesson Plan

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd Standards
Old MacDonald had a ... dragon? A shared reading of this funny take on the classic children's song engages beginning readers as they learn about phonemes and alliteration.
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Primary Resources

8mm Handwriting Template

For Teachers Pre-K - 6th
It's a handwriting template that is perfect for intermediate learners; the smaller size allows for practice in using regular lined paper. However, it offers a dotted middle guideline to help remind writers about spacing and letter...
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Activity
Penguin Books

A Teacher's Guide to The Gingerbread Man Loose in the School

For Teachers K - 3rd Standards
What if the Gingerbread Man was trying to catch you, rather than the other way around? Pupils can find out what happens by reading the story The Gingerbread Man Loose in the School by Laura Murray and enrich their experience with the...
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Big Little Company

The Little Red Hen Activity Sheets

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Complement your lessons on "The Little Red Hen" with this colorful collection of supplementary activities. The packet includes a maze, several word puzzles, cutting and pasting practice, and more. 
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PBS

The Little Red Hen: A Tale of Cooperation

For Teachers K - 2nd
Ensure that your kids don't even consider saying "Not me!" when it comes time to read by engaging them in this set of lesson plans based around "The Little Red Hen." The class reads the story together before starting in on additional...
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Smekens Education Solutions, Inc.

Introducing the 6 Traits to Students

For Teachers K - 8th Standards
Put together an English language arts unit on the six traits of writing with this helpful collection of resources. From fun songs to differentiated writing exercises reinforcing each of the traits, great ideas are provided for developing...
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Handout
Get Set for School

Number Formation Chart

For Teachers Pre-K - 3rd
Help young learners write their numbers with a number formation chart. It illustrates the way their pencils should move when they make each number, along with a cute story about what each number is doing and thinking as it is being written.
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Printables
PreKinders

Feed the Giraffe Mats

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Keep your giraffes well fed with a play dough mat. Kids observe the number at the top of each page, and then create leaves out of play dough to feed the giraffe.
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Lesson Plan
US Mint

Symbols in My Eyes

For Teachers K - 6th Standards
Explore the hidden meanings behind the images on US currency with this elementary school lesson on symbolism. Starting with a class discussion about symbols, children go on to brainstorm different objects that represent the Unites States...
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Lincoln Public Schools

Developmental Strokes: Pre-Writing Worksheet

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
Young writers develop their fine motor skills one stroke at a time with this simple tracing worksheet. Looking at pictures of eight basic figures ranging from horizontal and vertical lines to circles and triangles, children practice...
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Kaylee's Education Studio

Snake Sounds Digraph Game Board

For Teachers K - 3rd Standards
Sound out digraphs with a fun snake game! When kids roll the dice, they move their pieces over a game board that prompts them to think of a word that starts with the selected digraph, such as ph- and kn-.
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Magic Light Pictures

Room on the Broom Finger Puppets

For Teachers K - 3rd
Room on the Broom by Julia Donaldson is a fun book about making friends - and now your class can reenact the story with finger puppets! Have them cut out the characters on the worksheet, and attach cardstock or construction paper to make...
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Magic Light Pictures

Color and Cut - Room on the Broom

For Teachers K - 3rd
Make your own magic wand with a picture from Julia Donaldson's Room on the Broom! After your class reads the story, they can color the witch and her broom on a star, and then attach the star to a stick to create their own wand.
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Kiwi Crate

Story Cards

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd Standards
Inspire your class to tell some creative stories with a series of story cards. They arrange cards that feature pictures of various items (a robot, a jeep, a ladybug, etc.) and narrate a story about each item.