National Christmas Tree Association
Merry Christmas, Geraldine
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...
Michigan Farm Bureau
The Little Red Hen
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,...
Scholastic
Owl Moon Teaching Plan
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...
Ken Baker
Phonemic Alliteration Lesson Plan
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.
Primary Resources
8mm Handwriting Template
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...
Penguin Books
A Teacher's Guide to The Gingerbread Man Loose in the School
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...
Big Little Company
The Little Red Hen Activity Sheets
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.
PBS
The Little Red Hen: A Tale of Cooperation
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...
Smekens Education Solutions, Inc.
Introducing the 6 Traits to Students
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...
Get Set for School
Number Formation Chart
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.
PreKinders
Feed the Giraffe Mats
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.
US Mint
Symbols in My Eyes
Explore the hidden meanings behind the images on US currency with this elementary school instructional activity on symbolism. Starting with a class discussion about symbols, children go on to brainstorm different objects that represent...
Lincoln Public Schools
Developmental Strokes: Pre-Writing Worksheet
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...
Kaylee's Education Studio
Snake Sounds Digraph Game Board
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-.
Magic Light Pictures
Room on the Broom Finger Puppets
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...
Magic Light Pictures
Color and Cut - Room on the Broom
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.
Kiwi Crate
Story Cards
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.
Curated OER
Activity Guide for Snow
Create a cross-curricular learning experience around a shared reading of Cynthia Rylant's book Snow. From writing poetry and a singing a song about snow, to creating paper snowflakes and solving math story problems, this resource uses...
Wise Owl Factory
Henry and Mudge
Henry and Mudge are best friends in Cynthia Rylant's book series featuring the adventures of a boy and his dog. Use this worksheet packet to accompany Henry and Mudge: The First Book and Henry and Mudge Take the Big Test. Learners...
A to Z Teacher Stuff
Solar System Book
Young astronomers travel through the solar system in the pages of this printable book. With clear pictures and simple sentence structure, this is a perfect resource for exploring the planets in the early elementary grade levels.
MES-English
Phonics Blend Learning Cards
Blend letters into different sounds using a series of posters on blended phonics sounds. It includes 36 pages of posters, including 18 sounds with accompanying pages with examples of words.
123 Homeschool 4 Me
Presidents' Day Printables
Your youngsters will celebrate and commemorate some of the most prominent presidents in United States history with these fun worksheets. Activities include practicing writing quotes by the presidents, designing a new American coin, and...
Akron Art Museum
Storytelling Resist
The illustrations of Ezra Jack Keats in The Snowy Day inspire young artists to examine shapes in illustrations and to use these shapes to create their own watercolor resist painting.
Bonita Unified School District
Vocabulary: Dragon Gets By
Supplement a shared reading of the children's book Dragon Gets By with this fun vocabulary PowerPoint presentation. Focusing on eight key terms from the story, this resource presented a handful of pictures representing each word,...