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Do you use a Letter of the Week curriculum? You may want to re-think using it and try teaching alphabet letters in cycles.
A weekly outline of our Montessori at home preschool plans (2.5-6 years). Plus, links to practical life skills, Montessori materials list, and free printables! These unit studies can be used for homeschool or after school fun activities to supplement learning.
This is our second year homeschooling and my first year teaching two kids. I have a first grader, kindergartener, and 3.5 year old. We have been using this weekly binder system for organizing our curriculum for a couple months and it's just simplified the mornings so much for me! I feel organized instead of scattered.
I am linking up with DeeDee and sharing a peek at my week... and year. It's been a little chaotic around here lately, so I created a weekl...
arrange the days of the week in order. According to the book "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" for preschool, preschool and kindergarten classes, download free
Curriculum mapping is an essential skill for educators. Curriculum Mapping ensures a teacher teaches all the standards for the grade level by mapping out what…
Find lots of engaging ideas for Aboriginal activities in your classroom or preschool centre. Great for reconciliation week and NAIDOC !
First Grade Curriculum Book Free To Print! A curriculum add on book for additional educational activities for First Graders. Each week includes Math, Language Arts, Reading , History, Science, Spel…
As the weather starts to cool down, many people, including myself, find it hard to wake up and get out of bed in the morning. Not only do humans find this hard, but many animals
One of my favorite time-saving organizational tools? My curriculum map template! Creating a curriculum map and monthly pacing guide
Introduce the concept of days of the week to your preschool learners with our comprehensive "Days of the Week Kit." This digital download encompasses a variety of engaging and hands-on activities to make preschool learning both enjoyable and effective. What’s Included: Posters Tracing (Cursive and Print) Ordering Flash cards Playdough Mats Q-Tip Mats Please see the video for more information. Pages: 29 pages + credit page Ideal for: Preschool learning Montessori-style education Days of the week introduction Multi-sensory learning experiences REMINDER: This is a DIGITAL download. Not a physical item. Make early learning engaging and effective with the "Days of the Week Kit." Download now and watch as preschoolers delight in discovering the concept of days through various interactive activities. Directions: After purchasing the item, you will receive an email from Etsy containing the link to download the files. Kindly read this article for more information: https://www.etsy.com/help/article/3949 Due to monitor differences and your printer settings, the actual colors of your printed product may vary slightly. TIP: Print and laminate the worksheets for multiple uses! Click for more: https://www.etsy.com/shop/CraftedWithBlissShop Follow us! FB - Pinterest - IG @craftedwithbliss www.craftedwithbliss.com Paper Format: A4 size - 21cm x 29.7cm Terms of use: After purchase, the buyer acquires the license of the product for personal and non-commercial use only. The buyer is strictly not allowed to sell, rent, send, and distribute the file to others. In addition, the buyer is strictly not allowed to share, copy, or lend the file to others. Unauthorized usage or reproduction of our products is a clear violation of the copyright laws. Lastly, we have a no return and refund policy. With this, we will not allow any return of our products or refund of your payment upon purchase. Thank you! Let us know if you have any questions or concerns. Just message us here! :)
Curriculum maps give your pacing for the year ensuring standards mastery. This post walks through curriculum mapping with a video tutorial on using Excel.
If you're a homeschooling family, don't miss this HUGE round-up of FREE homeschool curriculum and resources -- updated every week!
We decided to try using a homeschool crate system to organize our entire year of curriculum. The draw for me to try this was that it's beautifully organized, easy to track which week of the school year we are in, and everything is ready to go for the whole year. This crate system took me
You can make a snowman, no matter the weather, with this snowman recycled materials! Search "winter crafts or snowman crafts" on the my blog for more! All the for these cute little snowmen on display
Are you looking for free weekly planners? A well-designed weekly planner is a powerful tool for staying organized, focused, and productive.
As a homeschooling mother of four, I know all about the daily math struggles. I am currently using THREE different math programs in my classroom because each curriculum lends itself to a particular child and
The days of the week are an integral part of our world. If you are wondering how to teach days of the week to kids, look no further.
It took me years of searching, but I finally found the BEST homeschool spelling curriculum! This spelling curriculum teaches spelling rules.
This holiday season, bring the sweet smell of gingerbread into your classroom with this fun and interactive unit! We have included ELA, Math, Science, and STEM activities that your students will love while also learning and practicing important skills. In this resource you will find: 1. Recommended Book List 2. Easy Gingerbread Cookie Dough Recipe 3. Describe a Cookie graphic organizer 4. How to Make Gingerbread Cookies cut & paste sequencing printable 5. How to Make Gingerbread Cookies draw & write sequencing printable 6. How We Eat a Cookie activity 7. Label the Gingerbread Cookie cut & paste 8. Create a Gingerbread Cookie design & write 9. Creating words printable 10. Finish the Story creative writing (two prompts) 11. Gingerbread themed writing paper 12. Inside My Gingerbread House craftivity 13. Gingerbread in Disguise (family project with template and parent letter) 14. The Gingerbread Man sequencing printable 15. Gingerbread Man story map 16. The Gingerbread Man STEM challenge (with teacher directions, student worksheets and printable gingerbread men) 17. Gingerbread Science activity with recording sheet 18. Color Word Center (read, build, and write) 19. Gum Drop Graphing math activity 20. Fact Family Gingerbread House math center Perfect for grades K-2nd! For Kindergarten students, some printables may require a more guided instruction approach. First and second grade students will be able to complete printables more independently. Please download our preview for a closer look into this pack...Enjoy! ~Curriculum Castle Connect with us! Follow our store here Pinterest Facebook Instagram Blog ***************************************************************************** TERMS OF USE: This item is a digital download from our TpT store: http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Curriculum-Castle by Yvette Florez and Jessica Ruiz. As such, it is for use in one classroom only. This item is also bound by copyright laws and redistributing, editing, selling, or posting this item (or any part thereof) on the Internet are all strictly prohibited without first gaining permission from the author. Violations are subject to the penalties of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. You MAY: •use items (free or paid) for your own classroom students or personal use •distribute our resources in printed packets to your students/families •send via email to your classroom families •post on password protected class websites or apps that the general public can NOT access •reference our resources in blog posts, workshops, seminars and share on social media provided credit is given to Curriculum Castle (link back to our store or individual product) You MAY NOT: •alter the resource or remove the copyright •claim this work as your own or use it commercially in any way •sell the files or combine them into another unit for sale/free •post or distribute our resources on a non-secure blog, school or district website, or file sharing site (this includes paid and free products)
The most memorable stories I remember being read aloud from were the sweet Beatrix Potter stories. Introduce your kids to her beloved books with FREE downloads of 20 stories, a 9 week poetry study guide and more.
These no prep printable alphabet worksheets are great alphabet letter practice for preschoolers. The letter worksheets include tracing letters, alphabet
This printable icicles template is perfect for winter crafts for kids and is free to download. Try some of our icicle crafts using it too!
Plan and deliver meaningful Social-Emotional Learning lessons for kindergarten, 1st, and 2nd grade students with this guide. Tailored for teachers juggling time constraints and looking for effective classroom management techniques. Learn how to intentionally plan your SEL lessons, and create the ideal schedule and lesson. Find a weekly schedule example and free templates for planning, observations and assessments, and lesson ideas to enrich morning meetings and SEL curriculum!
This preschool curriculum covers everything your kids need to know before kindergarten PLUS it is super easy for you to follow and implement as a parent!
Here is the Elementary Art Curriculum Map that all K-4 art teachers in Chelmsford follow. You can click on the picture for an enlarged view National Visual Art Standards BY grade 4 1.1 Use a variety of materials and media, for example, crayons, chalk, paint, clay, various kinds of papers, textiles, and yarns, and understand how to use them to produce different visual effects 1.2 Create artwork in a variety of two-dimensional (2D) and three-dimensional (3D) media, for example: 2D – drawing, painting, collage, printmaking, weaving; 3D – plastic (malleable) materials such as clay and paper, wood, or found objects for assemblage and construction 1.3 Learn and use appropriate vocabulary related to methods, materials, and techniques 1.4 Learn to take care of materials and tools and to use them safely 2.1 For color, explore and experiment with the use of color in dry and wet media Identify primary and secondary colors and gradations of black, white and gray in the environment and artwork Explore how color can convey mood and emotion For example, students mix light and dark values of colors or predict the results of overlapping and blending primary colors. 2.2 For line, explore the use of line in 2D and 3D works Identify a wide variety of types of lines in the environment and in artwork For example, students take a walk around the school and note jagged, straight, curved, thick, and thin lines. 2.3 For texture, explore the use of textures in 2D and 3D works Identify a wide variety of types of textures, for example, smooth, rough, and bumpy, in the environment and in artwork Create representations of textures in drawings, paintings, rubbings, or relief 2.4 For shape and form, explore the use of shapes and forms in 2D and 3D works Identify simple shapes of different sizes, for example, circles, squares, triangles, and forms, for example, spheres, cones, cubes, in the environment and in artwork 2.5 For pattern and symmetry, explore the use of patterns and symmetrical shapes in 2D and 3D works Identify patterns and symmetrical forms and shapes in the environment and artwork. Explain and demonstrate ways in which patterns and symmetrical shapes 3.1 Create 2D and 3D artwork from direct observation For example, students draw a still life of flowers or fruit, action studies of their classmates in sports poses, or sketches of the class pet having a snack or a nap. 3.2 Create 2D and 3D expressive artwork that explores abstraction For example, a student simplifies an image by making decisions about essential colors, lines, or textures. 3.3 Create 2D and 3D artwork from memory or imagination to tell a story or embody an idea or fantasy For example, students draw members of a family from memory; illustrate a character in a folktale or play; build a clay model of an ideal place to play; or make images that convey ideas such as friendship. 4.1 Select a work or works created during the year and discuss them with a parent, classmate, or teacher, explaining how the work was made, and why it was chosen for discussion For example, a first grader chooses a painting and tells how she mixed the colors, and talks about the decisions she made. 4.2 Select works for exhibition and work as a group to create a display 4.3 As a class, develop and use criteria for informal classroom discussions about art 5.1 In the course of making and viewing art, learn ways of discussing it, such as by making a list of all of the images seen in an artwork (visual inventory); and identifying kinds of color, line, texture, shapes, and forms in the work 5.2 Classify artworks into general categories, such as painting, printmaking, collage, sculpture, pottery, textiles, architecture, photography, and film 5.3 Describe similarities and differences in works, and present personal responses to the subject matter, materials, techniques, and use of design elements in artworks 5.4 (Grades 3 and 4) Explain strengths and weaknesses in their own work, and share comments constructively and supportively within the group 6.1 When viewing or listening to examples of visual arts, architecture, music, dance, storytelling, and theatre, ask and answer questions such as, “What is the artist trying to say?” “Who made this, and why?” “How does this work make me feel?” 6.2 Investigate uses and meanings of examples of the arts in children’s daily lives, homes, and communities For example, children learn and teach other children songs in languages other than English; interview parents and community members about dances, songs, images, and stories that are part of their family and cultural heritage. 7.1 Investigate how artists create their work; read about, view films about, or interview artists such as choreographers, dancers, composers, singers, instrumentalists, actors, storytellers, playwrights, illustrators, painters, sculptors, craftspeople, or architects For example, teachers invite an illustrator of children’s books to school to show how she creates her illustrations. 8.1 Identify characteristic features of the performing and visual arts of native populations and immigrant groups to America, such as • styles of North American native cultures of the East Coast, Plains, Southwest, and Northwest; • styles of folk and fine arts of immigrant groups from European, African, Latin American, Asian, and Middle Eastern countries For example, students look at examples of Native American clay containers from the Southwest, and wooden containers from the Northwest and compare the similarities and differences in form and decoration. 8.2 Identify characteristic features of the visual arts of world civilizations such as styles of ancient Egypt and Africa, China, Mesopotamia, Greece, Rome, and the Medieval period in Europe 8.3 Perform or create works inspired by historical or cultural styles 9.1 When using art materials or handling and viewing artifacts or musical instruments, ask and answer questions such as • “What is this made of?” • “How does this instrument produce sound?” • “Would I design this differently?” • “Who first thought of making something like this?” For example, students examine a variety of percussion instruments, experiment with the different sounds they make, and learn about the cultures in which they were made. 10.1 Integrate knowledge of dance, music, theatre, and visual arts and apply the arts to learning other disciplines Examples of this include: • using visual arts skills to illustrate understanding of a story read in English language arts or foreign languages; • memorizing and singing American folk songs to enhance understanding of history and geography; • using short dance sequences to clarify concepts in mathematics.
Every year I am shocked by my students' underdeveloped vocabulary. They struggle with reading comprehension because of their limited understanding of words. Their writing can be very drab because of their limited word choice. And when it comes time for standardized testing they often struggle with understanding what is being asked of them because of
Juggling homeschooling with work & would love to homeschool part time but don't know how? How to homeschool 3 days a week. Without messing everything up.
Learning about the weather has been fun and easy with my new hand-drawn weather set and winter math activities.
(Click on any photo to be taken to the resource) You are going to LOVE this unit. It’s easy to implement, it’s comprehensive, #representation, and your students are going to walk away with a great foundation of important social studies skills. We lay the foundation in literally every other academic area, social studies shouldn’t be […]
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Full Year Math Curriculum First Grade Free Printable Book A full 36 weeks math book for first graders aimed at ages 5-7. 188 pages. A lot of people said the full year packs were a lot easier for th…
It's almost Spring - though we are expecting our first big snowfall of the season this weekend... Yikes! Regardless, I love Spring and the fun topics that come with the season. Here's a peek into some of the activities we use to teach about plants and weather. Be sure to grab the freebie at the end of each section! After reading some books and watching some videos on plants, we create this brace map for what plants need, what they have, and what they are. We learn about the parts of a plant and do some labeling. We also learn about the life cycle of a plant before we prepare to grow our own! Through the course of our plant unit, the kids will get to sprout their own lima beans and grow marigolds (either one as a class in a clay pot or individually in small cups!) Before we plant our marigolds, we will get our hands into a soil exploration. We also do some learning about plant needs to prepare them for caring for their plants. I love these little flipbooks with a sentence starter! Then we'll learn about the steps for growing a flower with this chart. We also do some how-to writing on this topic. In addition to growing their own flowers, the kids will each sprout their own lima beans in a plastic bag. We make these cute little garden templates to frame the plastic bags and so kids can easily identify their seeds. And they make observations in a little journal as their seed begins to grow. And of course a unit wouldn't be complete without some fun station activities that review math and literacy skills. Grab these two game boards for FREE to practice addition and subtraction fact fluency within 5! All of these activities are available in my Plant Unit on TPT! Click the image below to get a better look! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- We learn a LOT in our weather unit. We learn about the different kinds of weather, the seasons, what meteorologists do, and the clouds! We make this cute little poem/craft with cotton balls as we learn about the different kinds of clouds. Then students get to observe the clouds and record their observations in their cloud journals. We read the book "It Looked Like Spilt Milk" and then draw our own clouds with white crayon on blue construction paper. These make a great class book or hallway display! And of course we HAVE to read Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs!! We learn a little poem about food falling from the sky and write about what foods we would and would not want to rain down! We also learn about temperature and how we can use the weather predictions to prepare ourselves (what we should wear, pack with us, plan for activities, etc.). We love to get out thermometers and measure different temperatures (inside/outside/in water). We observe the weather every day for a week and write our observations in our journals. In March in Indiana, the weather can vary a lot from day to day! And we do lots of fun activities during our stations time! You can grab these two color by code sheets for free! There is one for addition within 10 and one for subtraction within 10! Click here to grab them or click the images! And of course, all of these activities are available in my Weather Unit on TPT! Happy almost Spring!!!
Some of the most common topics I see social workers and counselors teach is feeling identification and regulation. And it makes sense! Almost every student in need of counseling services could benefit ways to identify emotions in themselves or others, or learn ways to cope those feelings! As a result, I put together this activity ...
