Salt tray writing is a super simple, multi-sensory way to encourage kids to practice letter formation and sight words. And with a little orange food color and a dash of pumpkin pie spice, you can quickly turn an ordinary salt tray into a PUMPKIN SPICE one. It’s such a simple way to add a BIG…
Halloween is almost here and that means it’s the perfect time to play Halloween Rhyming Match Up! Grab the free game below and then hop over and snag our Ultimate Preschool Activity Pack in our shop for more learning fun! Getting Ready Prepping the Halloween Rhyming Match Up was easy peasy. I printed off the…
Tis’ the season for all things orange! There are SO MANY super fun pumpkin activities and we’re excited to pass along our favorites from across the web. This fall-themed roundup includes pumpkin-themed math, literacy and science projects your kids will LOVE. If you’re looking for more, hop over to become a VIP Plato Pack member so…
Nothing screams fall quite like apples, am I right? These 16 motivating apple activities make it fun to practice literacy, math, science and STEM. And the best part is that your kindergarten and first grade students will LOVE every single one of them! Snag your jumbo-sized apple pack in our shop or on Teachers Pay…
Ready to tackle those tricky CVCe words?! These magic E centers are so much fun that kids will actually ASK to repeat them. And to make it easy for you to differentiate, the bundle includes centers focusing on just one long vowel at a time (long A words, for instance) PLUS activities combining multiple vowels…
Let’s finish out our print-and-play series with one last batch of done-for-you (SUPER motivating!) kindergarten activities! Just like last week, I’m excited to give you just-right activities for your students to complete at home so that they hit the ground running when school starts back up again.
INSIDE YOU’LL FIND:
–> A teacher letter you can copy and paste in an email to quickly explain your plan to families.
–> A weekly checklist giving kids 25 simple (and fun!) ways to stay engaged and learning.
–> 6 print-and-play activities practicing sight words (they’re EDITABLE!), CVC words, magic E words, making 10, adding to 12 and shapes.
–> PLUS, as a bonus, you’ll also receive an engaging flower science experiment.
Let’s finish out our print-and-play series with one last batch of done-for-you (SUPER motivating!) first grade activities! Just like last week, I’m excited to give you just-right activities for your students to complete at home so that they hit the ground running when school starts back up again.
INSIDE YOU’LL FIND:
–> A teacher letter you can copy and paste in an email to quickly explain your plan to families.
–> A weekly checklist giving kids 25 simple (and fun!) ways to stay engaged and learning.
–> 6 print-and-play activities practicing sight words (they’re EDITABLE!), blends, magic E words, diphthongs, adding to 12 and 20 and shapes.
–> PLUS, as a bonus, you’ll also receive an engaging flower science experiment.
Let’s finish out our print-and-play series with one last batch of done-for-you (SUPER motivating!) second grade activities! Just like last week, I’m excited to give you just-right activities for your students to complete at home so that they hit the ground running when school starts back up again.
INSIDE YOU’LL FIND:
–> A teacher letter you can copy and paste in an email to quickly explain your plan to families.
–> A weekly checklist giving kids 25 simple (and fun!) ways to stay engaged and learning.
–> 6 print-and-play activities practicing sight words (they’re EDITABLE!), diphthongs, past tense verbs, adding and subtracting two-digit numbers.
–> PLUS, as a bonus, you’ll also receive an engaging flower science experiment.
Save hours of distance learning planning time with this done-for-you (SUPER motivating!) pack of kindergarten activities! Just like last week, I’m excited to give you just-right activities for your students to complete at home so that they hit the ground running when school starts back up again.
INSIDE YOU’LL FIND:
–> A teacher letter you can copy and paste in an email to quickly explain your plan to families.
–> A weekly checklist giving kids 25 simple (and fun!) ways to stay engaged and learning.
–> 7 print-and-play activities practicing sight words (they’re EDITABLE!), CVC words, magic E, vowel teams, addition, subtraction, place value and greater than/less than.
–> PLUS, as a bonus, you’ll also receive super motivating batch of LEGO STEM challenges kids will LOVE.
Save hours of distance learning planning time with this done-for-you (SUPER motivating!) pack of first grade activities! Just like last week, I’m excited to give you just-right activities for your students to complete at home so that they hit the ground running when school starts back up again.
INSIDE YOU’LL FIND:
–> A teacher letter you can copy and paste in an email to quickly explain your plan to families.
–> A weekly checklist giving kids 25 simple (and fun!) ways to stay engaged and learning.
–> 7 print-and-play activities practicing sight words (they’re EDITABLE!), magic E words, vowel teams, diphthongs, place value and greater than/less than.
–> PLUS, as a bonus, you’ll also receive super motivating batch of LEGO STEM challenges kids will LOVE.
Save hours of distance learning planning time with this done-for-you (SUPER motivating!) pack of second grade activities! Just like last week, I’m excited to give you just-right activities for your students to complete at home so that they hit the ground running when school starts back up again.
INSIDE YOU’LL FIND:
–> A teacher letter you can copy and paste in an email to quickly explain your plan to families.
–> A weekly checklist giving kids 25 simple (and fun!) ways to stay engaged and learning.
–> 7 print-and-play activities practicing sight words (they’re EDITABLE!), diphthongs, silent consonant pairs, 3-letter blends, 3-digit place value and greater than/less than.
–> PLUS, as a bonus, you’ll also receive super motivating batch of LEGO STEM challenges kids will LOVE.
Save hours of planning time with this done-for-you (SUPER motivating!) pack of second grade distance learning activities! Just like last week, I’m excited to give you just-right activities for your students to complete at home so that they hit the ground running when school starts back up again.
INSIDE YOU’LL FIND:
–> A teacher letter you can copy and paste in an email to quickly explain your plan to families.
–> A weekly checklist giving kids 25 simple (and fun!) ways to stay engaged and learning.
–> 7 print-and-play activities practicing sight words (they’re EDITABLE!), diphthongs, silent consonant pairs, 3-letter blends, 3-digit place value and 2 and 3-dimensional shapes.
–> PLUS, as a bonus, you’ll also receive a motivating science project teaching kids about density and buoyancy.
Save hours of planning time with this done-for-you (SUPER motivating!) pack of first grade distance learning activities! Just like last week, I’m excited to give you just-right activities for your students to complete at home so that they hit the ground running when school starts back up again.
INSIDE YOU’LL FIND:
–> A teacher letter you can copy and paste in an email to quickly explain your plan to families.
–> A weekly checklist giving kids 25 simple (and fun!) ways to stay engaged and learning.
–> 7 print-and-play activities practicing sight words (they’re EDITABLE!), magic E words, vowel teams, diphthongs, place value and 2-dimensional shapes.
–> PLUS, as a bonus, you’ll also receive a motivating science project teaching kids about density and buoyancy.
Save hours of planning time with this done-for-you (SUPER motivating!) pack of kindergarten distance learning activities! Just like last week, I’m excited to give you just-right activities for your students to complete at home so that they hit the ground running when school starts back up again.
INSIDE YOU’LL FIND:
–> A teacher letter you can copy and paste in an email to quickly explain your plan to families.
–> A weekly checklist giving kids 25 simple (and fun!) ways to stay engaged and learning.
–> 6 print-and-play activities practicing sight words (they’re EDITABLE!), CVC words, magic E words, vowel teams, place value and 2-dimensional shapes.
–> PLUS, as a bonus, you’ll also receive a motivating science project teaching kids about density and buoyancy.
The title of this ABC game really says it all! These easy prep alphabet stamping sheets are a fun and simple way to practice letter recognition or stretch kids to pair upper and lowercase combinations. Grab your copy below and then hop over and snag our best-selling Ultimate Preschool Activity Pack in our shop! This…
Save time with this done-for-you (SUPER motivating!) pack of distance learning activities! Just like last week, I’m excited to give you just-right activities for your students to complete at home so that they hit the ground running when school starts back up again.
INSIDE YOU’LL FIND:
–> A teacher letter you can copy and paste in an email to quickly explain your plan to families.
–> A weekly checklist giving kids 25 simple (and fun!) ways to stay engaged and learning.
–> 7 print-and-play activities practicing sight words (they’re EDITABLE!), R influenced words, diphthongs, silent consonant pairs, 3-letter trigraphs, telling time and fractions.
–> PLUS, as a bonus, you’ll also receive an exciting science project teaching kids about surface tension.
Save time with this done-for-you (SUPER motivating!) pack of distance learning activities! Just like last week, I’m excited to give you just-right activities for your students to complete at home so that they hit the ground running when school starts back up again.
INSIDE YOU’LL FIND:
–> A teacher letter you can copy and paste in an email to quickly explain your plan to families.
–> A weekly checklist giving kids 25 simple (and fun!) ways to stay engaged and learning.
–> 7 print-and-play activities practicing sight words (they’re EDITABLE!), magic E words, vowel teams, R influenced words, diphthongs, telling time and number bonds.
–> PLUS, as a bonus, you’ll also receive an exciting science project teaching kids about surface tension.
Save time with this done-for-you (SUPER motivating!) pack of distance learning activities! Just like last week, I’m excited to give you just-right activities for your students to complete at home so that they hit the ground running when school starts back up again.
INSIDE YOU’LL FIND:
–> A teacher letter you can copy and paste in an email to quickly explain your plan to families.
–> A weekly checklist giving kids 25 simple (and fun!) ways to stay engaged and learning.
–> 7 print-and-play activities practicing sight words (they’re EDITABLE!), CVC words, magic E words, vowel teams, telling time, beginning number bonds and addition.
–> PLUS, as a bonus, you’ll also receive an exciting science project teaching kids about surface tension.
Get ready for some seriously fun distance learning! Just like last week, I’m excited to give you just-right activities for your students to complete at home so that they hit the ground running when school starts back up again.
INSIDE YOU’LL FIND:
–> A teacher letter you can copy and paste in an email to quickly explain your plan to families.
–> A weekly checklist giving kids 25 simple (and fun!) ways to stay engaged and learning.
–> 6 print-and-play activities practicing sight words (it’s EDITABLE!), magic E words, vowel teams, R-influenced words, 2 and 3-digit addition and 3-dimensional shapes.
–> PLUS, as a bonus, you’ll also receive a fun science craftivity teaching kids about the 4 types of clouds.
Get ready for some seriously fun distance learning! Just like last week, I’m excited to give you just-right activities for your students to complete at home so that they hit the ground running when school starts back up again.
INSIDE YOU’LL FIND:
–> A teacher letter you can copy and paste in an email to quickly explain your plan to families.
–> A weekly checklist giving kids 25 simple (and fun!) ways to stay engaged and learning.
–> 6 print-and-play activities practicing sight words (it’s EDITABLE!), magic E words, vowel teams, R-influenced words, 2 and 3-digit addition and 3-dimensional shapes.
–> PLUS, as a bonus, you’ll also receive a fun science craftivity teaching kids about the 4 types of clouds.
Get ready for some seriously fun distance learning! Just like last week, I’m excited to give you just-right activities for your students to complete at home so that they hit the ground running when school starts back up again.
INSIDE YOU’LL FIND:
–> A teacher letter you can copy and paste in an email to quickly explain your plan to families.
–> A weekly checklist giving kids 25 simple (and fun!) ways to stay engaged and learning.
–> 6 print-and-play activities practicing sight words (it’s EDITABLE!), R-influenced words, silent consonant pairs, diphthongs, 3-letter blends, building and comparing fractions, 3-digit addition and beginning multiplication.
–> PLUS, as a bonus, you’ll also receive a fun science craftivity teaching kids about the 4 types of clouds.
Ready to jump into our 4th week of distance learning? Just like last week, I’m excited to give you just-right activities for your students to complete at home so that they hit the ground running when school starts back up again.
INSIDE YOU’LL FIND:
–> A teacher letter you can copy and paste in an email to quickly explain your plan to families.
–> A weekly checklist giving kids 25 simple (and fun!) ways to stay engaged and learning.
–> 5 print-and-play activities practicing R-influenced words, silent consonant pairs, sight words (it’s EDITABLE!), beginning fractions, and adding coins.
–> PLUS, as a bonus, you’ll also receive a fun exercise hide and seek game to get out wiggles while kids practice reading AND an easy-to-follow egg science experiment.
Week 5 of distance learning, here we come! Just like last week, I’m excited to give you just-right activities for your students to complete at home so that they hit the ground running when school starts back up again.
INSIDE YOU’LL FIND:
–> A teacher letter you can copy and paste in an email to quickly explain your plan to families.
–> A weekly checklist giving kids 25 simple (and fun!) ways to stay engaged and learning.
–> 5 print-and-play activities practicing CVCe words, vowel teams, R-influenced words, sight words (it’s EDITABLE!), coins, adding, and writing to 120.
–> PLUS, as a bonus, you’ll also receive a fun exercise hide and seek game to get out wiggles while kids practice reading AND an easy-to-follow egg science experiment.
Week 5 of distance learning, here we come! Just like last week, I’m excited to give you just-right activities for your students to complete at home so that they hit the ground running when school starts back up again.
INSIDE YOU’LL FIND…
–> A teacher letter you can copy and paste in an email to quickly explain your plan to families.
–> A weekly checklist giving kids 25 simple (and fun!) ways to stay engaged and learning.
–> 5 print-and-play activities practicing CVC words, CVCe words, vowel teams, sight words (it’s EDITABLE!), coins, adding to 12, writing to 50 or 120.
–> PLUS, as a bonus, you’ll also receive a fun exercise hide and seek game to get out wiggles while kids practice reading AND an easy-to-follow egg science experiment.
Ready to jump into our 4th week of distance learning? Just like last week, I’m excited to give you just-right activities for your students to complete at home so that they hit the ground running when school starts back up again.
INSIDE YOU’LL FIND…
–> A teacher letter you can copy and paste in an email to quickly explain your plan to families.
–> A weekly checklist giving kids 25 simple (and fun!) ways to stay engaged and learning.
–> 5 print-and-play activities practicing CVC words, digraph words, CVCe words, sight words (it’s EDITABLE!), adding to 12, 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional shapes, graphing and telling time.
Ready to jump into our 4th week of distance learning? Just like last week, I’m excited to give you just-right activities for your students to complete at home so that they hit the ground running when school starts back up again.
INSIDE YOU’LL FIND:
–> A teacher letter you can copy and paste in an email to quickly explain your plan to families.
–> A weekly checklist giving kids 25 simple (and fun!) ways to stay engaged and learning.
–> 5 print-and-play activities practicing vowel teams, R influenced words, sight words (it’s EDITABLE!), adding to 12, adding to 18, 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional shapes, graphing and telling time.
Ready to jump into our 4th week of distance learning? Just like last week, I’m excited to give you just-right activities for your students to complete at home so that they hit the ground running when school starts back up again.
INSIDE YOU’LL FIND:
–> A teacher letter you can copy and paste in an email to quickly explain your plan to families.
–> A weekly checklist giving kids 25 simple (and fun!) ways to stay engaged and learning.
–> 5 print-and-play activities practicing R influenced words, diphthongs, silent consonant pairs, sight words (it’s EDITABLE!), 3-dimensional shapes, graphing, place value to 1,000, skip counting by 10s and 100s, plus beginning fractions.
If your pre-K is moving to distance learning because of the coronavirus, this pack is for you! Rather than scrambling to pull together just-right activities for your students each week, I’m excited to give you a simple solution: a pack of 10 Pre-K distance learning checklists for you to send out to students each week….
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Just like last week, I’m excited to give you just-right activities for your students to complete at home so that they hit the ground running when school starts back up again.
By popular request, I added a sheet of reading comprehension questions parents can use during read-alouds PLUS an engaging science experiment kids can complete using just a Ziploc bag, a couple drops of food coloring and a Sharpie!
INSIDE YOU’LL FIND:
–> A teacher letter you can copy and paste in an email to quickly explain your plan to families.
–> A weekly checklist giving kids 25 simple (and fun!) ways to stay engaged and learning.
–> 4 print-and-play activities practicing vowel teams and R influenced words, sight words, adding together equal sized groups to get ready for multiplication, beginning fractions, and problem solving.
–> 1 sheet of reading comprehension questions parents can print off and use during read alouds.
–> 1 easy-to-follow science experiment teaching kids about the water cycle.
Just like last week, I’m excited to give you just-right activities for your students to complete at home so that they hit the ground running when school starts back up again.
By popular request, I added an editable sight word game this week so you can have kids practice any words under the sun!
INSIDE YOU’LL FIND:
–> A teacher letter you can copy and paste in an email to quickly explain your plan to families.
–> A weekly checklist giving kids 25 simple (and fun!) ways to stay engaged and learning.
–> 5 print-and-play activities families can print off at home. This week works on vowel teams and R influenced words, sight words, 3-dimensional shapes, addition and subtraction within 20, adding together equal sized groups to get ready for multiplication, coin values, and adding to 100.
Just like last week, I’m excited to give you just-right activities for your students to complete at home so that they hit the ground running when school starts back up again.
By popular request, I added a sheet of reading comprehension questions parents can use during read alouds PLUS an engaging science experiment kids can complete using just a Ziploc bag, a couple drops of food coloring and a Sharpie!
INSIDE YOU’LL FIND:
–> A teacher letter you can copy and paste in an email to quickly explain your plan to families.
–> A weekly checklist giving kids 25 simple (and fun!) ways to stay engaged and learning.
–> 4 print-and-play activities practicing CVC words and vowel teams, sight words, adding to 12, adding together equal sized groups to get ready for multiplication, 3-dimensional shapes, and problem solving.
–> 1 sheet of reading comprehension questions parents can print off and use during read alouds.
–> 1 easy-to-follow science experiment teaching kids about the water cycle.
Just like last week, I’m excited to give you just-right activities for your students to complete at home so that they hit the ground running when school starts back up again.
By popular request, I added an editable sight word game this week so you can have kids practice any words under the sun!
INSIDE YOU’LL FIND:
–> A teacher letter you can copy and paste in an email to quickly explain your plan to families.
–> A weekly checklist giving kids 25 simple (and fun!) ways to stay engaged and learning.
–> 6 print-and-play activities families can print off at home. This week works on CVC words and CVCe words, sight words, addition to 20, subtraction within 20, patterns, units of time and weather.
I’ve heard from so many first grade teachers like you whose schools are closing indefinitely because of the coronavirus and they need an easy way to keep kids engaged and learning at home.
Rather than scrambling to pull together just-right activities for your students each week, I’m excited to give you a simple solution: a pack of school at home activities your students can complete on their own.
And since we know that some families won’t have access to printers, I made sure to include plenty of printable-free learning options so that every child can participate.
INSIDE YOU’LL FIND:
–> A teacher letter you can copy and paste in an email to quickly explain your plan to families.
–> A weekly checklist giving kids 25 simple (and fun!) ways to stay engaged and learning.
–> 5 print-and-play activities families can print off at home. This week works on digraphs and blends, sight words, addition and subtraction within 10, addition and subtraction within 20, 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional shapes, and telling time to the quarter hour.
Just like last week, I’m excited to give you just-right activities for your students to complete at home so that they hit the ground running when school starts back up again.
By popular request, I added a sheet of reading comprehension questions parents can use during read alouds PLUS an engaging science experiment kids can complete using just a Ziploc bag, a couple drops of food coloring and a Sharpie!
INSIDE YOU’LL FIND…
–> A teacher letter you can copy and paste in an email to quickly explain your plan to families.
–> A weekly checklist giving kids 25 simple (and fun!) ways to stay engaged and learning.
–> 4 print-and-play activities practicing letter sounds and CVC words, sight words, adding to 12, doubling + 1 and two-dimensional shapes.
–> 1 sheet of reading comprehension questions parents can print off and use during read alouds.
–> 1 easy-to-follow science experiment teaching kids about the water cycle.
Just like last week, I’m excited to give you just-right activities for your students to complete at home so that they hit the ground running when school starts back up again.
By popular request, I added an editable sight word game this week so you can have kids practice any words under the sun!
INSIDE YOU’LL FIND…
–> A teacher letter you can copy and paste in an email to quickly explain your plan to families.
–> A weekly checklist giving kids 25 simple (and fun!) ways to stay engaged and learning.
–> 6 print-and-play activities families can print off at home. This week works on beginning letter sounds and CVC words, sight words, addition to 10, subtraction within 10, patterns, units of time and weather.
Get ready for some serious fun! These 18 engaging print-and-play centers motivate kids to practice reading and writing the 8 most common diphthongs: -AU, -AW, -EW, -OI, -OO, -OU, -OW, -OY If you’re looking for more just like this, become a VIP Plato Pack member so you can get all of the tools, strategies and support you…
Help kids develop a rock solid understanding of place value with hands-on number building! Students will love using their base ten blocks to make each pair of numbers so they can see what one is greater…And YOU’LL love that this build and compare activity is so easy to differentiate! Every set comes in 3 versions:…
Fun fact… Did you know that every word in English has a vowel? In fact, every SYLLABLE in English has a vowel. So why is that such a big deal? Well… Kids learn to read middle vowels in CVC words AFTER they learn to read those ending consonants. For instance, a new reader might see…
Short U centers just got a whole lot more fun! This playful set of 11 print-and-play activities keep kids engaged while they work on the 9 most common short U word families:
-UB, -UD, -UG, -UM, -UN, -UP, -US, -UT, -UX
INSIDE YOU’LL FIND
–> 5 playful board games
–> 4 spin, read and color sheets
–> 5 sound it out mats
–> 5 I Spy games
–> Word family puzzles
–> Clip cards
–> Flip and write “Bubble Bash” game
–> 2 no-prep color by word family sheets
Make it fun for students to practice reading and writing short O words with this motivating batch of 12 short O centers!
The mega pack includes 12 print-and-play activities focusing on the 7 most common word families:
-OB, -OD, -OG, -OM, -OP, -OT, -OX
INSIDE YOU’LL FIND
–> 5 playful board games
–> 5 no-prep roll and write sheets
–> Flip and write “Bubble Bash” game
–> Sound it out mats
–> Roll and graph game
–> Flip and write “Flower Power” game
–> Hide and seek pocket chart game
–> 2 no-prep read and color sheets
Help students learn to read and write short I words with these 14 motivating centers!
The mega pack of short I centers includes 14 print-and-play activities focusing on the 8 most common word families:
-IB, -ID, -IG, -IM, -IN, -ING -IP, -IT
INSIDE YOU’LL FIND
–> 6 flip and color games
–> 8 engaging board games
–> 8 no prep roll and write sheets
–> 8 hands-on playdough mats
–> Hide and seek pocket chart game
–> Ice cream sort
That’s 14 addictively fun short I literacy centers in all!
Get ready for some serious fun! These 12 playful print-and-play centers motivate kids to practice reading and writing the 6 most common short E word families:
-EB, -ED, -EG, -EM, -EN, -ET
INSIDE YOU’LL FIND…
–> 4 motivating game boards
–> 4 sound it out playdough mats
–> 4 I spy games
–> 4 roll and graph centers
–> 24 clip cards
–> 2 no prep cut and sort sheets
That’s 12 short E print-and-play centers in all!
Focusing on one vowel at a time helps many kids learn to differentiate those tricky middle sounds once and for all.
This mega pack of Short A centers includes 13 playful print-and-play activities honing in on the 8 most common short A word families:
-AB, -AD, -AG, -AM, -AN, -AP, -AT, -AX
Just print and play!
INSIDE YOU’LL FIND…
–> 7 motivating game boards
–> 7 no prep spin and color sheets
–> 7 I spy games
–> 8 roll and graph centers
–> Word family puzzles
–> Flip and write game
–> Sound it out building cards
Teaching kids to read is one of the most important things on your daily to-do list. But making that learning FUN can feel daunting – it’s hard to know where to start. Enter: phonics games! When learning feels more like play than work, even reluctant readers will ask to practice it. And this roundup of…
With just a few days left before St. Patrick’s Day, it’s the perfect time to add some leprechaun-inspired words and story prompts to your writing center! Scroll below to grab your freebie! Then, check out our Writing Center Stater Kit for more writing fun! Getting Ready Prep for this seasonal writing center was quick and…
Bring a little color and magic with this super simple and fascinating science experiment for kids. Like our rainbow jar, rainbow milk is a simple science activity with a big “WOW!” factor. Follow the simple step-by-step below and then grab 30 more easy-to-follow science experiments kids will beg to repeat (plus a no prep science journal…
Looking for some sight word practice that doesn’t include flashcards? This easy-peasey, squeezy activity is one of our favorite sight word games! It’s the perfect compliment to our Editable Sight Word Games! Getting Ready The prep for this was as easy as it comes. I quickly wrote a list of sight words down the right-hand…
November math and literacy centers just got a whole lot easier to plan!
These 17 print-and-play stations practice word families, sight words, shapes, math facts, telling time and so much more.
They are perfect for kindergarten and first grade!
INSIDE YOU’LL FIND:
LITERACY CENTERS
–> CVC Word Puzzles
–> CVCe Word Puzzles
–> EDITABLE Sight Word Board Game
–> EDITABLE Sight Word Puzzles
–> EDITABLE Flip & Write Sight Word Game
–> EDITABLE Sight Word Graph
–> EDITABLE Sight Word Spin & Write Game
–> EDITABLE Spin & Cover Sight Word Game
–> 3 Story Starters + Word Cards
MATH CENTERS
The set also includes math activities teaching critical skills including numbers, telling time, addition and subtraction.
–> 2 Sets of Mystery Number Challenges (Counting by 1s AND Skip Counting by 2, 5 and 10)
–> 2 Sets of Math Fact Puzzles (Adding within 12, EDITABLE Puzzles)
–> 3 Sets of Telling Time Puzzles (Telling time to the nearest hour, half hour and quarter hour)
–> 2D Shape Hide & Seek Pocket Chart Game
–> 3D Shape Hide & Seek Pocket Chart Game
–> 2 Versions of Spin & Graph Sheets (2D AND 3D Shapes)
THAT’S 17 NOVEMBER MATH AND LITERACY CENTERS IN ALL!
Whether you need hands-on symmetry activities or just want a motivating STEM challenge, these symmetry mats are a must-try.
They build students’ problem solving skills while also working on geometry, counting, comparing, AND (of course!) symmetry at the same time. They’re jam packed with learning!
———–> Bundle with all of our STEM challenges and SAVE!
Just print the mats and laminate them for added durability. Then grab a a basket of pattern blocks, pom poms and playdough. Kids will love solving all of the challenges!
You can easily stretch the activity for students who are ready for a challenge by giving them the set of harder challenges or simplify it for children who are new to symmetry by pulling out the easier one.
INSIDE YOU’LL FIND:
–> 2 versions of 20 pattern block symmetry mats (easier + harder)
–> 18 pom pom symmetry mats
–> 15 playdough symmetry mats
–> A bonus symmetry monster challenge
I’m embarrassed to admit it, but my stash of geoboards sat on the shelves for YEARS collecting dust. I didn’t really know how I could make them engaging for kids and I was too busy trying to keep up on my to do list to dive in and figure it out. I soooo wish I…
I’m in love! This brand new pack of classroom library labels and stickers makes it so easy for students to return books to their just right spot without any help from you. A day of sorting and labeling will save you time and sanity for YEARS to come. It’s the gift that keeps on giving!…
Memorizing math facts takes practice. Lots and lots of practice. That’s why I was excited to create a set of motivating, easy prep games that would make all of that hard work fun for kids. And, to give you the most bang for your buck, I made all 15 math games EDITABLE so they work…
Grab your LEGOS and get ready for some hands-on STEM! These five motivating STEM challenges are perfect for early finisher activities, STEM boxes, math centers or Makerspaces.
——————> Bundle with all of our STEM challenges and SAVE!
INSIDE YOU’LL FIND:
–> 26 Building Challenges + record sheet
–> 30 Weight Challenges + record sheet (INCLUDES “MASS” VERSION)
–> 15 Length Challenges + record sheet
–> 15 Problem Solving Extensions + record sheet
–> 15 Pattern Challenges + record sheet
These 46 end of year awards challenge kids to dram BIG and celebrate their greatness. Instead of the traditional “super reader” or “math whiz” – type of certificates, this version includes FUTURE OCCUPATION awards. Students will love finding out what you predict they’ll become! Snag your set in our shop or on Teachers Pay Teachers!…
Looking for fun ladybug activities? The blogs listed below give you everything you could need! After you’re done exploring, then hop over to become a VIP Plato Pack member so you can get all of the tools, strategies and support you need to reach ALL of your learners. FROM LEFT TO RIGHT Ladybug Syllable Sort…
Looking for a motivating way to practice letters and numbers?! These pattern block challenges are a MUST!
The print and play cards have kids build all 26 uppercase letters, their 26 lowercase pairs PLUS the numbers 0 to 20.
Students will have so much fun that they won’t even realize they’re working on problem solving, geometry, math vocabulary… even beginning fractions!
To make it easy for you to differentiate, there are TWO versions of the activity:
-> For Pre-K or beginning Kindergarten, have students build the letters and numbers directly on the full size mats.
-> For later Kindergarten and First Grade, stretch students by giving them the mini versions of the pattern block designs so they have to look at the image and then recreate a real-life replica. They’ll practice shape recognition, of course, but they also work on their design, engineering, problem solving and scaling skills too. By adding a little extra dose of thinking, they magnify their STEM skills.
INSIDE YOU’LL FIND…
BEGINNING VERSION –
–> 2 versions of uppercase full size mats (in color + black and white)
–> 2 versions of lowercase full size mats (in color + black and white)
–> 2 versions of 1-10 full size mats (in color + black and white)
ADVANCED VERSION-
–> 2 versions of uppercase letter task cards (in color + black and white)
–> 2 versions of lowercase letter task cards (in color + black and white)
–> 2 versions of 0-20 number task cards (in color + black and white)
–> Record sheets
–> A bonus challenge asking kids to pick a number or letter and find ANOTHER way to build it.
-> The set even includes record sheets and challenge worksheets for kids who are ready for a next step.
Looking for a motivating way to practice letters and numbers?! These pattern block challenges are a MUST! The print and play cards have kids build all 26 uppercase letters, their 26 lowercase pairs PLUS the numbers 0 to 20. Students will have so much fun that they won’t even realize they’re working on problem solving,…
Whether you use Daily Three, math groups or something else entirely, these editable math center labels make it so easy to customize a station rotation that’s a perfect fit for your classroom.
First up?! Get to work customizing your center cards.
The set includes 48 EDITABLE center cards! (You can check out the complete list in the product description below.)
PLUS, you’ll receive 20 editable color group labels (12 shape groups + 8 color groups).
Or, if you prefer, type your own names onto the set of customizable group labels.
Because the set is completely customizable, the options are limitless!
AND, as a fun bonus, you’ll also get customizable student labels so you can personalize a pocket chart of their math groups too.
The editable math center labels will take your rotations to a whole new level of organization.
INSIDE YOU’LL FIND:
–> Addition
–> Base ten blocks
–> Board Games
–> Calendar
–> Card Games
–> Comparing
–> Computers
–> Counting
–> Counting bears
–> Dice
–> Dominoes
–> Estimation
–> Fact Families
–> Fractions
–> Geometry
–> Graphing
–> iPad
–> LEGOS
–> Magnetic Numbers
–> Math Facts
–> Math journal
–> Math links
–> Measurement
–> Meet with the teacher (6 versions)
–> Money
–> Number line
–> Pattern blocks
–> Playdough
–> Popsicle Sticks
–> Puzzles
–> Reading math books
–> Shapes
–> Smart Board
–> Sorting
–> Spinner Games
–> Subtraction
–> Surprise
–> Tallying
–> Temperature
–> Ten frames
–> Time
–> Unifix cubes
–> Weight
Make this students’ favorite Earth Day yet with these four motivating STEM challenges!
–> Students will learn about the 3 Rs (reduce, reuse, recycle) by making a crafty flip book,
–> They’ll discover the importance of recycling and composting by completing a hands-on sort,
–> Kids will build critical math skills by solving a batch of geoboard challenges,
–> And they’ll use a simple plastic bag to work on problem solving and team work.
There’s so much learning ahead!
The STEM challenges are perfect for STEM centers, early finisher activities, science and math centers or just because.
INSIDE YOU’LL FIND:
–> Reduce, reuse, recycle flip book
–> Compost, recycle and trash sort
–> 10 EASY geoboard task cards + record sheet
–> 10 HARD geoboard task cards + record sheet
–> Plastic bag challenge + record sheet
These Holidays Around the World STEM challenges are a must-try! Students will love diving into engineering, problem solving and (of course) STEM!!
All eight STEM challenges include record sheets to help kids keep track of their answers AND easy to follow instructions making it easy for you to lead the activity.
They’re perfect for winter parties, festivals of light units, early finisher activities, STEM boxes or just because.
—-> Bundle with all of our STEM challenges and SAVE!
INSIDE YOU’LL FIND:
–> 15 LEGO building task cards + record sheets
–> 15 pattern block task cards + record sheets
–> Pattern block design challenge
–> Pipe cleaner yule goat challenge
–> Design your own pipe cleaner holiday creations
–> Build a dreidel
–> Play dreidel
–> Tally dreidel spins
Looking for a colorful fall art project for kids? This gorgeous activity is a beautiful way to learn about shapes and colors as children create a keepsake masterpiece. For more amazing activities, hop over to become a VIP Plato Pack member so you can get all of the tools, strategies and support you need to…
One of my favorite weekly traditions was pulling out our jumbo-sized pocket chart so students could complete a whole class graph. That’s why I am SO excited about our newest activity pack: a MEGA pack of weekly graphs you can use ALL YEAR LONG. Scroll below and then become a VIP Plato Pack member so…
Working on comparing numbers?! This mega pack of motivating, hands-on activities is a must-try. All eight games include easy ways to differentiate so you can quickly stretch students who are ready for a challenge or provide support for kids who need extra practice. Grab your pack in our shop or on Teachers Pay Teachers! Then,…
Some days, I have to pinch myself. Today is one of those days. As we all know, some of our students come to school not only to learn, but also to eat. Their families don’t have the means to give them the breakfast, lunch and dinner so many of us take for granted. There’s an amazing…
These farm STEM challenges are a must-try! Students will love diving into measurement, engineering, number recognition, addition, shapes and problem solving.
The set is perfect to use in STEM centers, math stations or as early finisher tasks.
—————> Bundle with all of our STEM challenges and SAVE!
INSIDE YOU’LL FIND:
–> 15 geoboard task cards + a record sheet
–> 15 building block task cards + a record sheet
–> 15 linear measurement task cards + a record sheet
–> 10 baby animal match up puzzles
–> How many long? measurement activity
–> Roll and Cover Pattern Block Mats (There are two versions: one practicing numbers and a second for addition.)
Whether you’re prepping a farm unit or just need motivating ways to teach STEM, math, science, reading and writing skills, this farm MEGA pack is a must-try. These activities are yours when you become a VIP Plato Pack member. Just join, print, and play! SO EASY TO DIFFERENTIATE As always, the activities are designed for…
I love looking out the window and seeing the different phases of the moon. This adorable art project is a perfect way to introduce nocturnal animals and talk about the moon. You can even pair it with the wonderful book Many Moons Book by Remi Courgeon! Just follow the simple step-by-step below. And for more ideas,…
Are your little readers working on reading short vowel words this fall? This sort is the perfect way to practice reading simple words while identifying the medial short vowel sound with a fun seasonal twist. Scroll below to grab your freebie, then make sure to hop over and snag our Vowel Team Centers in our…
These apple STEM challenges are a must-try! Grab a bag of apples and dive into science, measurement, buoyancy, life cycles, 2D shapes and numbers.
The set is perfect to use in STEM centers, math stations or as early finisher tasks.
—————> Bundle with all of our STEM challenges and SAVE!
INSIDE YOU’LL FIND:
–> Apple Investigation Sheets (There are two versions: one using US measurement and one for metric.)
–> Apple Boat Races
–> Apple Life Cycle Poster
–> Apple Life Cycle Craftivity
–> Apple Life Cycle Cut and Paste Sequencing Activity
–> What’s Next? (You can practice any combination of numbers from 1 to 120.)
–> 2D Shape Concentration Game (Pick from 10 different 2D shapes.)
Looking for back to school STEM challenges your students will beg to repeat over and over again? You’re in the right spot!
Solve a batch of weight/mass task cards, complete a jaw dropping science experiment with pencils, use LEGO bricks to create a set of building challenges and more!
These five back to school STEM challenges include a variety of record sheets so you can easily adapt the activities for pre-k through second grade.
The set is perfect to use as science experiments, in STEM centers, math stations or as early finisher tasks.
————> Bundle with all of our STEM challenges and SAVE!
INSIDE YOU’LL FIND:
–> 15 weight/mass challenge cards
–> 15 length challenge cards
–> 15 building block challenge cards
–>How Many Long? (A hands-on measuring activity)
–> Pencil Through a Bag science experiment
All five STEM challenges include record sheets to help kids keep track of their answers AND easy to follow instructions making it easy for you to lead the activity.
These editable newsletter templates make it a cinch to communicate with families! Simply type your text and hit print.
The clip art and boxes are in the perfect spot so you don’t have to waste time fancying up your newsletter. Just click on the headers and text to customize it.
For an extra pop of color, print the sheets on colored paper.
Prefer sending your newsletter by email? Save the file as a PDF and you’re ready to go. Easy peasy!
INSIDE YOU’LL FIND:
–> 1 set of monthly newsletter templates featuring kids holding calendars
–> 1 set of monthly newsletter templates featuring kids celebrating holidays
–> 21 editable reminder notes for common school events including field trips, field day and STEM night.
NOTE – The text is completely customizable but you need Microsoft PowerPoint to edit it.
EVENTS INCLUDED IN THE REMINDER NOTES:
As a bonus, help busy families stay on top of school happenings with editable reminder notes! There’s one for:
–> Open House
–> Class Photos
–> Field Trip
–> Math Night
–> Art Auction
–> STEM Night
–> Science Night
–> Movie Night
–> Music Night
–> Field Day
–> Carnival (2 Versions)
–> Book Drive
–> Book Fair
–> Harvest Party/Halloween Party
–> Valentine Party
–> St. Patrick’s Day Party
–> Easter Party ( 2 Versions)
–> Birthday Party
Helping kids notice differences between short vowel sounds can be tricky but, thankfully, these ten short vowel emergent readers are a huge help! The ten emergent reader books are a motivating and easy prep way to help kids build critical pre-reading skills. Each set even includes pocket chart cards and follow up practice sheets so you can easily…
Helping kids notice differences between short vowel sounds can be tricky but, thankfully, these 10 short vowel emergent readers are here to help!
They’re perfect for new readers in Pre-K and Kindergarten.
—————-> Bundle with all of our emergent readers and SAVE!
INSIDE YOU’LL FIND:
–> 10 emergent reader books in color practicing all five vowels PLUS the common sight words “this, is, look, there, a, do, you, see, the, like, my, and, I, can, we, need, is, with, she, could, went, to.”
–> A second set of the same 10 books in black and white in case you’d like to save ink.
–> Matching reading pointers students can use to point underneath each word as they read. The pointers are a playful way to build kids’ one to one correspondence and help them remember to read left to right across the page.
–> Pocket chart cards you can use to practice the text as a whole class or during your read around the room center.
–> Follow up practice pages to use as guided reading activities, morning work, a literacy center or homework.
These spring STEM Challenges are a must-try! Design and build a sprout house, solve a batch of spring pattern block challenges, turn a newspaper into a kite that really flies and so much more.
The set is perfect to use as science experiments, in STEM centers, math stations or as early finisher tasks.
———————> Bundle with all of our STEM challenges and SAVE!
Scroll down to check out what’s inside.
INSIDE YOU’LL FIND:
–> Sprout House science experiment and record sheet
–> Photosynthesis and Parts of a Seed posters
–> Newspaper STEM challenge and record sheet
–> (4) roll and cover pattern block mats practicing the numbers 1-6
–> (4) roll, add and cover pattern block mats working on addition to 12
–> 15 pattern block challenges
–> Pattern block design sheet
All five STEM challenges include record sheets to help kids keep track of their answers AND easy to follow instructions making it easy for you to lead the activity.
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These Easter STEM Challenges are a must-try! Grab a bag of jelly beans and dive into weight, length and science. The set is perfect to use in STEM centers, math stations or as early finisher tasks.
————> Bundle with all of our STEM challenges and SAVE!
INSIDE YOU’LL FIND:
–> 16 weight comparison cards asking “What weighs more?”
–> 16 weight comparison cards asking “What weighs more?” OR “What weighs less?”
–> 16 length comparison cards asking “What is longer?”
–> 16 length comparison cards asking “What is longer?” OR “What is shorter?”
–> 15 geoboard challenges
–> Rubber egg science experiment
All six STEM challenges include record sheets to help kids keep track of their answers AND an answer key making it easy for you to check their results.
Dinosaur fans will roar with excitement over this playful sight word game. Use it to practice word families, Dolch lists, Fry words, beginning blends or digraphs… anything under the sun! Because it’s editable, there are countless ways to use it in your word work station or literacy center. Grab your copy below and then hop…
Learning how to rhyme is an important step toward reading. It teaches kids to notice patterns in words, break words into parts and incorporate rhythm when they read with expression later. This rhyming pack includes eight of my favorite ways to teach kids how to rhyme. The activities are flexible enough to use with one student or 28 – making the…
Whether you’re looking for a writing craftivity for Valentine’s Day or you need a project for Random Acts of Kindness Week, you’re in the right spot. This kindness writing activity will look great on your bulletin board and will fill your classroom with thoughtful reminders about the importance of being kind. Grab the freebie below…
Groundhog Day is just around the corner and this pack makes it easy to add some motivating, groundhog-themed math and literacy centers to your lesson plans. Students will practice letter sounds, sight words, ten frames, graphing, 2D shapes and so much more. The set is perfect for pre-k, kindergarten or first grade. Snag your pack in our…
Get ready for some snow-tastic winter STEM challenges!
INSIDE YOU’LL FIND:
–> Pattern Block Snowflakes
–> Mitten Patterns
–> Roll and Cover Game
The motivating batch of winter STEM challenges are perfect to use with small groups or as centers in pre-k, kindergarten or first grade.
Motivating sight word games that work for any grade and school district. A HUGE time and money saver!
Step up your centers this holiday season with five motivating Christmas STEM challenges!
INSIDE YOU’LL FIND:
–> Geoboard Challenges
–> LEGO Building Challenges
–> 2D Gumdrop Toothpick Shapes
–> Candy Cane Science Experiment
–> Roll, Add and Cover Game
The motivating batch of STEM challenges are perfect to use with small groups or as centers.
It’s the perfect compliment to our 23 Christmas Activities!
These letter sound wheels are absolute alphabet perfection! The playful clip cards are a motivating way to work on beginning sounds.
Clip the words that start with each letter.
But don’t be fooled! Four of the choices aren’t a match.
There’s one wheel for all 26 letters.
—> Bundle with all of our other alphabet activities and SAVE!
Kids love a great mystery, so pull on your detective hats and dive into a batch of hidden letter sheets that work on upper and lowercase pairs, letter recognition and comparing all at once. Grab your set in our shop or on Teachers Pay Teachers! For more letter fun, check out our best-selling Ultimate Preschool…
Our super popular alphabet, fine motor and preschool math packs bundled together for an easy (and DISCOUNTED!) bundle.
Calling all alphabet detectives! The ABCs have gone missing and it’s your job to hunt them down.
Kids will love coloring the uppercase and lowercase letters to make the hidden picture magically appear.
The set includes one page for all 26 letters from A to Z.
–> Bundle with 19 more alphabet activities and save!
Looking for motivating math centers for your Pre-K classroom? These 25 hands-on, ready to print activities teach shapes, counting to 20, writing numbers, patterns and graphing. The activities make it so easy to set up math stations! Just print, prep and play. Grab your mega pack of 25 Pre-K Math Centers in my shop or on Teachers Pay Teachers. For…
Get ready to add a huge dose of fun to your alphabet centers! These 23 fun, motivating alphabet games teach kids critical skills including letter names, letter sounds, ABC sequencing, letter formation and uppercase-lowercase pairing. Use them as literacy centers, small group activities, morning work or homeschool activities. There are so many possibilities! Grab your…
Kids’ science experiments are always a hit but throw candy onto the supply list and you’re guaranteed to step up the cool factor. These 21 candy science experiments are perfect to use as science fair projects, classroom activities, homeschool lessons or rainy day entertainment. Get inspired with the list below and then grab 30 easy-to-follow science experiments…
Whether you use Daily Five, reading groups or something else entirely, these editable literacy center labels make it *so easy* to customize a station rotation that’s a perfect fit for your classroom. Grab your set in our shop or on Teachers Pay Teachers! Then, speaking of literacy, try out our awesome Emergent Readers Bundle to…
Building students’ reading fluency takes practice. Lots and lots of practice. But our pack of fluency trees makes it so easy to take children’s reading to the next level by giving kids practice reading the top 100 Dolch and Fry sight words in growing sentences. Grab your pack in our shop or on Teachers Pay…
This simple kids’ science experiment is a must-try this fall! Just grab a handful of Reese’s Pieces and a cup of hot water and you’re ready to make a jaw dropping magic pumpkin. Kids will beg to repeat the experiment over and over again. Try it out and then hop over to grab 30 more easy-to-follow…
Kids’ science doesn’t get much cooler than these fun flying tea bag ghosts. Kids will love learning about convection and air pressure so much that they’ll be running to the panty for every last tea bag. And, since this kids’ science activity is oh-so-simple to set up, you won’t mind repeating it over and over…
Don’t go to Target until you’ve had a chance to take a look at these Target teacher hacks! The creative ideas will make your classroom colorful, fun, and functional all at the same time. Get ready for an awesome Target makeover. Then, become a VIP Plato Pack member so you can get all of the tools, strategies…
It’s beginning to feel a lot like fall so it’s the perfect time to set up a new sight word game kids will beg to play over and over again. Fall Sight Word Dash is motivating AND editable so you can practice any words under the sun! Snag your free game below and then hop over…
Get ready for some serious inspiration! These gorgeous classroom libraries are packed with cheerful color schemes, genius organization tips and cozy designs. Add just a few of these ideas to your space and your students will be motivated to read all year long! Get inspired and then become a VIP Plato Pack member so you…
We’ll let you know as soon as registration opens up so keep an eye on your inbox. In the meantime… Print out some of our favorite teacher time savers: Sight Word Lists Digraph and Blend Chart Reading Cheat Sheets
There is so much more to reading than just sounding out words. Kids need to be able to THINK about what they’re reading too! These fun reading comprehension activities help students learn how to understand what a story or reading passage is all about. They’re great for kids in kindergarten on up. Then, grab our pack of Reading…
Looking for a motivating sight word activity for kids?! This is a must-try! It’s a clever way to turn kids’ love of technology into a screen free activity that helps them practice any words under the sun – word families, sight word lists, names… even alphabet letters! For more exciting sight word practice, snag our best-selling Editable Sight…
Do you spend countless hours hunting down “good fit” word work activities and literacy centers for each of your reading groups? Word work is an amazing way to take students’ reading to the next level because it gives kids a chance to play with words – breaking them apart, putting them back together, reading and writing them, sorting…
Star Wars has been a beloved franchise since it first came out in the 1970s. Since then, it has become a cult icon – making it the perfect theme for creating motivating kids’ STEM activities. These Star Wars STEM activities include 25 must-try science, technology, engineering, and math activities for kids. They encourage critical, creative thinking…
These telling time STEM challenges give kids hands-on practice with digital, analog and elapsed time.
Just print the cards on cardstock, cut them apart, and grab a student clock.
Kids will love solving all 6 activity sets:
-> Analog time to the nearest 15 minutes
-> Analog time to the nearest 5 minutes
-> Digital time to the nearest 15 minutes
-> Digital time to the nearest 5 minutes
-> Elapsed time with stories
-> Elapsed time with analog clocks
The pack includes record sheets and answer keys so you can easily check students’ progress!
These telling time challenges are a perfect compliment to our weight, linear and geoboard STEM challenges!
Help kids understand linear measurement with this batch of playful, hands-on STEM challenges. They’re the perfect addition to your STEM center, measurement unit, or STEM boxes! Grab your pack in our shop or on Teachers Pay Teachers. Don’t want to stop the STEM fun? Check out our Epic STEM Challenge Bundle in our shop! Peek…
This kid-approved STEM challenge is the perfect addition to your measurement unit or STEM center!
The 60 hands-on task cards and corresponding record sheets give kids practice measuring and comparing length using unifix cubes.
-> Bundle with all of our STEM activity packs and SAVE!
In the first 45 cards, children compare two piles of objects to determine which set is longer.
When they’re ready for a challenge, students then move on to the 15 extension cards.
STUDENTS WILL:
–> Find objects in the room that are longer or shorter than a given set,
–> Estimate and then measure the length of objects,
–> And decide what type of measuring tool (ruler, measuring tape or yard stick/meter stick) would be best to use in different situations.
Finally, in the final challenge included in the pack, children race Matchbox cars to determine which one travels the farthest.
The STEM challenge pack is so motivating, hands-on and playful! Kids will ask to complete it over and over again.
This kid-approved STEM challenge is the perfect addition to your weight measurement unit or STEM center!
The 60 hands-on task cards and corresponding record sheets give kids practice measuring and comparing weight using a simple balance.
–> Bundle with all of our STEM challenges and save!
In the first 45 cards, children compare two piles of objects to determine which set weighs more and which weighs less.
When they’re ready for a challenge, students then move on to the 15 extension cards that invite them to find objects in the room that weigh more or less than a given set.
The STEM challenge pack is so motivating, hands-on and playful! Kids will ask to complete it over and over again.
These 15 editable word work board games are a huge time and money saver! Whether you’re in need of ready to go word work activities, literacy centers or fun spelling practice, this pack has you covered. Just type in your unique word list once and the words pop into the right spot on every single game….
Clever word work centers make it fun for kids to practice everything from rhyming to word building, sight words, word families, spelling and more. These motivating word work centers are so entertaining that kids won’t even realize they are learning. Snag your free game below and then hop over and grab 14 more board games for your…
My favorite way to begin teaching kids how to read is to start them off with the word they love most: their name! These playful, editable name puzzles are perfect for a zoo unit, beginning of year activity or just because. And, just like our super popular Editable Name Games, they work with any name under…
Make it fun to practice reading and writing numbers from 20-30!
INSIDE YOU’LL FIND:
–> 11 memorable rhymes/posters (one for each number from 20-30)
–> 11 number activity sheets (one for each number from 20-30)
The 20-30 pack coordinates perfectly with the 0-10 Number Pack and Teen Number 11-20 Activity Sheets!
Designing and creating leprechaun traps is one of my favorite activities for March! Kids can come up with amazing ideas if you simply give them an opportunity to be creative and BUILD! I prefer to view it as a project-based learning (PBL) opportunity by having families send in materials for the students to create their…
Looking for an easy prep, motivating STEM challenge for kids?! These geoboard STEM cards are a must-try. Grab your set in our shop or on Teachers Pay Teachers! Then, for even more STEM challenges, snag our Epic STEM Challenges Bundle! This post contains Amazon affiliate links. What is STEM? STEM activities (science, technology, engineering and…
These STEM challenge cards are the perfect addition to your favorite building block center (LEGOS, wooden blocks, DUPLOS… you name it!)
Kids will love using real world pictures as inspiration to build 11 common objects each season!
INSIDE YOU’LL FIND:
SPRING-> kite, tree, butterfly, flower, rain boots, watering can, umbrella, bunny, garden trowel, bird, duckling
SUMMER-> popsicle, beach ball, sea star, crab, sailboat, sunglasses, strawberry, shell, soccer ball, fish, sand castle
FALL-> maple leaf, scarecrow, spider, bat, apple pie, candy corn, pumpkin, apple, squirrel, black cat, tractor
WINTER-> mittens, snowflake, pine cone, sled, evergreen tree, gift box, cocoa mug, rose, gingerbread man, penguin, polar bear
The STEM challenge cards are a great way to help kids develop abstract thinking, design, engineering and building skills!
Grab your set (below) and then hop over and snag our Famous Landmark Cards too!
These geoboard STEM challenges build problem solving and design skills while working on geometry, counting, perimeter, angles, comparing and scaling at the same time. They’re jam packed with learning!
Just print the cards on cardstock, cut them apart, and grab a geoboard and rubber band set. Kids will love building all 45 designs.
Plus, as a bonus, the set also includes record sheets and challenge worksheets for kids who are ready for a next step.
The geoboard STEM challenges are a perfect compliment to our famous landmark challenges, toothpick structures, and craft stick puzzles!
Whether you’re new to morning greetings and need a few ideas to get started or you’re a morning greeting veteran looking for ways to mix things up, these six favorites are for you! The playful ideas are perfect for preschool, kindergarten and first grade. Enjoy! Then hop over to become a VIP Plato Pack member so…
Teaching an animal unit?! The Animal Activity Pack is a must. The motivating activities teach kids about animal habitats, animal adaptations (camouflage and migration); and food chains. Grab your set in our shop or on Teachers Pay Teachers! For more fun activities, check out our best-selling Ultimate Preschool Activity Pack in our shop! Peek Inside The high interest projects are perfect for…
Bring light, sound and heat alive for kids with 10 hands-on and motivating science centers and activities. Study light, sound, heat, refraction, reflection, transparent, translucent, opaque, volume and pitch.
INSIDE YOU’LL FIND:
–> 10 posters
–> Interactive heat, light and sound flap book
–> Name that energy clip cards
–> Paper cup phone science center and record sheet
–> Straw pan flute science center and record sheet
–> Loud or soft dauber sheet
–> Water magic science center and record sheet
–> All about light activity sheet
–> Is it transparent? dauber sheet
–> The speed of heat science center and record sheet
Bring landforms to life for kids! Learn the difference between continents and oceans, dive into the Earth’s layers to find out about plate tectonics, and then study 16 landforms before building mini models of each one.
Students will learn about a canyon, continent, cave, glacier, gulf, island, lake, mesa, mountain, ocean, peninsula, plain, river, valley, volcano and waterfall.
INSIDE YOU’LL FIND:
–> Spin and Color Continent and Ocean Game
–> Earth Playdough Activity
–> Graham Cracker Plate Tectonics Activity
–> K-W-L Chart
–> 16 Posters
–> 15 Famous Landmark Cards to Build with Playdough
–> Landform Reports
–> All About Landform Sheet
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Teaching an animal unit?! The Animal Activity Pack is a must. The motivating activities teach kids about 6 animal habitats (coniferous forest, desert, ocean, polar ice, rain forest and swamp); animal adaptations (camouflage and migration); and food chains.
The real world photos bring the animals alive for young scientists!
INSIDE YOU’LL FIND:
–> 2 Habitat Flap Books
–> 18 Habitat Clip Cards
–> All About Migration Activity Sheet and Animal Photos
–> All About Camouflage Activity Sheet and Animal Photos
–> Sneaky Camouflage Activity
–> Food Chain Puzzles
–> All About Food Chains Activity
–> Animal Reports
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Addition is the foundation of so many math skills kids learn along the way: fact families, multiplication, algebra… That’s why it is so important for children to memorize addition facts by heart. This Fact Fluency Pack is filled with fun ways to practice adding 0 to 10. They’re great to use as no prep math centers and games….
The Fact Fluency Pack is filled with motivating ways to practice adding 0 to 10. They’re great to use as no prep math centers and games. It’s the perfect compliment to our Addition Write and Wipe Cards and our Number Bond Pack.
All three fact fluency activities come in 12 different versions: one sheet each for the fact 0+ to 10+ PLUS a review sheet for facts that add up to 10 AND a sheet for all facts 0+ to 10+.
INSIDE YOU’LL FIND:
–> Addition Race // Spin the fact and graph the sum.
–> Roll and Add // Roll a die, write the addend and solve the problem.
–> Connect Four // Challenge a partner to solve four facts in a row first.
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Such an easy way to add some hands-on, super cool science to your home or classroom!
Studying force and motion?! These six science experiments and colorful posters are a must! The easy to follow directions and printable record sheets make the activity pack perfect to use as science centers, STEM projects or whole class lessons. Grab your set in our shop or on Teachers Pay Teachers! And don’t forget to snag our 30…
Studying force and motion?! These six science experiments and colorful posters are a must! The easy to follow directions and printable record sheets make the activities perfect to use as science centers, STEM projects or whole class lessons.
INSIDE YOU’LL FIND:
–> 10 colorful posters
–> Does it Roll?
–> Racing Ramps
–> Push or Pull
–> Fast or Slow?
–> Domino Bowling
–> Is it Magnetic?
–> Magnet Mazes
The set is a great compliment to our States of Matter Activity Pack!
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My boys are huge LEGO fans. They could spend hours designing, building and tweaking their creations. So when I found out about a new LEGO idea book packed with inspiring projects, I knew it would be the perfect addition to our building area. Interested in building and creating!? Your little engineers will love our Epic STEM Challenge…
I totally geek out on genius teaching tips! You too?! This batch of brilliant teacher hacks is sure to make your school days run more smoothly. After you check out these awesome tips, become a VIP Plato Pack member so you can get all of the tools, strategies and support you need to reach ALL of…
STEM activities (Science Technology Engineering and Math) are all the buzz in education. Kids love finding out how things work through fun, hands-on projects and teachers love knowing that they’re preparing students for their techy future. These 40 kid-approved STEM activities are the perfect complement to the 150+ print-and-play STEM centers that are all available a VIP Plato Pack…
Looking for a simple way to stay organized and track student progress all year long? Our EDITABLE Guided Reading Binder includes everything you need: binder covers, section dividers, divider tabs, binder spines, alphabet and sight word assessments, student data sheets and so. much. more. Grab your set in our shop or on Teachers Pay Teachers! Then, check out…
Learning place value can be a big challenge for kids – it’s a complicated concept, after all. The NO PREP place value pack is filled with engaging, motivating ways to tackle the numbers 1-120. No prepping, no gluing, no cutting. Just print and teach. Grab your set in our shop or on Teachers Pay Teachers! Then, check out…
Want the challenge of matchstick puzzles WITHOUT the inevitable fire hazard? These craft stick puzzles are ready to go STEM centers, brain breaks or early finisher tasks. Simply grab a batch of craft sticks, print the cards, and you’re ready to play. Download your set in our shop or on Teachers Pay Teachers. And for more…
Looking for a fun way to teach kids about atoms and molecules?! We’ve got you covered! Our Atom and Molecule Activity Pack includes engaging, hands-on activities that introduce the parts of an atom (the nucleus, protons, electrons and neutrons) and then shows how multiple atoms group together to form molecules. Grab your Atom and Molecule Activity…
Build problem solving, logic, reasoning and STEM skills with this set of 15 craft stick puzzles!
The challenge cards and easy to follow directions are great to use as STEM centers, brain breaks, makerspaces or science centers.
Grab ALL of our STEM challenges (including this one!) HERE.
Who knew that a bag of straws could be perfect for five must-try STEM projects?!
STUDENTS WILL:
–> Build straw towers,
–> Design weight bearing bridges,
–> Make a raft,
–> Create straw mazes,
–> And build straw rockets that really fly!
The center cards, posters, record sheets and easy to follow directions are great to use as STEM centers, makerspaces or science centers.
Grab ALL of our STEM challenges (including this one!) HERE.
Grab a batch of ordinary copy paper for four kid-approved STEM projects!
STUDENTS WILL:
–> Test the flight distance and load capacity of paper airplanes,
–> Make spinning paper helicopters,
–> Build index card towers,
–> And test the strength of different 3D shapes.
The center cards, posters, record sheets and easy to follow directions are great to use as STEM centers, makerspaces or science centers.
Want more?! Grab ALL of our STEM challenges (including this one!) HERE.
Teach kids about atoms and molecules with three fun-filled STEM projects!
STUDENTS WILL:
–> Make paper plate atoms,
–> Solve periodic table mysteries,
–> And build gumdrop molecules.
The Molecule and Atom Activity Pack is great to use as STEM centers, makerspaces or science centers.
Want more?!
Grab ALL of our STEM challenges (including this one!) HERE.
Learning how to recognize and add together coins can be confusing for kids but these 10 playful money activities are a motivating way to tackle coins once and for all. Grab your set in our shop or on Teachers Pay Teachers! Then, for more math fun, check out our Place Value Cover Up activity in our shop! Peek…
Pumpkin activities are a must for fall! These 17 pumpkin math, literacy and science activities take learning to the next level by teaching first graders sight words, number bonds, addition, pumpkin life cycles and so much more. Grab the activity pack in our shop or on Teachers Pay Teachers, After you grab the pack, become a VIP Plato Pack member. Just join,…
Pumpkin activities are a must for fall! These 21 playful pumpkin math, literacy and science activities take learning to the next level by teaching kids alphabet letters, sight words, numbers, beginning addition, pumpkin life cycles and so much more. They’re perfect for preschool and kindergarten! Grab the activity pack in our shop or on Teachers Pay Teachers, Want more?! Hop over to…
Grab a bag of marshmallow for some serious STEM fun!
STUDENTS WILL:
.–> Make an unsinkable marshmallow take a dive,
.–> Build marshmallow boats,
.–> Create weight bearing towers,
.–> Design a 3-dimensional cube,
The pack includes easy to follow teacher directions, posters, STEM center cards and activity record sheets.
Develop abstract thinking, design, engineering and building skills. And use the activities to learn about buoyancy and wind too!
–> Bundle with all of our STEM activity packs and save!
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Grab a bag of cookies (yes, cookies!) and jump into five kid-friendly STEM projects.
STUDENTS WILL:
–> Build cookie skyscrapers
–> Make Matchbox Car garages
–> Design cookie parachutes
–> Create weight bearing bridges
–> And sneak in some math with cookie jar estimating
The pack includes easy to follow teacher directions, STEM center cards and activity record sheets.
Develop abstract thinking, design, engineering and building skills. Plus use the fun estimation activity to work on important math skills too!
The cookie STEM challenges are a perfect compliment to our toothpick STEM structures and famous landmark STEM cards!
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Grab a bag of cookies (yes, cookies!) and get ready for some serious STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) fun! These five kid-approved projects develop abstract thinking, teamwork, engineering and math skills. They’re an easy prep, motivating way to help children prepare for their STEM filled future. Download your STEM cookie challenges in our store or on Teachers Pay…
STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) is all the buzz in education. And for good reason – parents and teachers want their kids to be prepared for our STEM-filled world. We need scientists to find cures to diseases. We need computer developers to program the next “big thing”. We need pilots to fly airplanes… and…
Help kids discover different ways to make the numbers 3 to 10 with these playful, hands-on number decomposition activities. The record sheets are perfect for preschool or kindergarten math centers. Just print a page, grab some manipulatives, and you’re ready to play! Grab your set in our shop or on Teachers Pay Teachers! Then, for more…
Help kids discover different ways to make the same number with these playful, hands-on number decomposition activities. The record sheets are perfect for preschool or kindergarten math centers.
The pack provides a quick assessment you can use to differentiate the activities for a variety of learners.
Then kids begin breaking down the numbers 3 through 10 with counting beans, unifix cubes and two-color counters.
The activities are a perfect compliment to our Number Formation Pack and Write and Wipe Counting Cards!
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Learning 3D shapes just got WAY cooler! These engaging, hands-on 3D shape activities teach kids about cones, cubes, cylinders, hemispheres, hexagonal prisms, pyramids, rectangular prisms, spheres and triangular prisms.
They’re great to use as math centers or math lessons in kindergarten, first grade or second grade.
INSIDE YOU’LL FIND:
–> “Parts of a 3D Shape” Poster
–> 27 Shape Clip Cards
–> 3 Interactive Flap Books
–> Clip and Sort Activity
–> 3D Shape Bingo // class set of 30 boards
–> Shape Hunt
–> 6 Build and Read Shapes
–> Spinning Shapes Game
The pack is a perfect compliment to our 2D Shape Activity Pack and Toothpick STEM Structures!
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Teaching the five senses (sight, smell, hearing, taste and touch) helps kids learn how they make observations in the world. That’s why it’s the perfect science topic for children in preschool, kindergarten or first grade! These 12 motivating, hands-on activities make learning the 5 senses irresistibly fun and easy to prep. They’re great to use as whole…
Teaching the five senses (sight, smell, hearing, taste and touch) helps kids learn how they make observations in the world. That’s why it’s the perfect science topic for children in preschool, kindergarten or first grade!
These 12 motivating, hands-on activities make learning the 5 senses irresistibly fun and easy to prep. They’re great to use as whole class activities or science centers.
INSIDE YOU’LL FIND:
–> 5 Senses Rhymes (one for each sense)
–> Interactive Flap Book
–> 5 Handwriting Activity Sheets (one for each sense)
–> Popcorn Senses Activity
–> 5 Senses Detective Mystery
–> 2 Game Boards
–> I Smell Something… Challenge
–> Mystery Scents
–> Color Hunt
–> Secret Sense of Touch Balloons
–> Mystery Jelly Beans Activity
–> Sound Mysteries Activity
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Grab our States of Matter Pack and Super Cool Science Kit too!
Help kids build strong pre-reading skills with a batch of motivating syllable segmenting games. The activities are great to use during guided reading, literacy centers or small group work in preschool or kindergarten.
INSIDE YOU’LL FIND:
–> 27 clip cards practicing 1, 2 and 3 syllable words
–> A kinesthetic (active) syllable sort with 52 word cards
–> A black and white syllable sort with 14 words
The pack is a perfect compliment to our Rhyming Pack and Phonemic Awareness Elkonin Boxes!
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Sound boxes (also called “Elkonin boxes”) help kids strengthen pre-reading skills by teaching them how to identify and replace phonemes in words. The word “cat”, for instance, has three phonemes: /c/ /a/ and /t/. Our mega pack of 114 sound boxes are a playful, hands-on way to practice sounding out common 2, 3 and 4 phoneme words. Grab your…
Sound boxes (also called “Elkonin boxes”) help kids build a strong foundation of pre-reading skills by teaching them how to identify and replace phonemes in words.
This mega pack includes 114 sound boxes giving kids practice sounding out 2, 3 and 4 phoneme words.
To play, students say the word out loud normally once and then stretch out the word slowly. They tap their finger (or slide a manipulative) into a box for each phoneme they hear.
Step up the fun by using the sound boxes with a variety of manipulatives: sliding counting chips, driving in Matchbox cars, squishing balls of playdough, clipping small clothespins, sliding LEGO bricks, or writing an X with a dry erase marker.
Children will soon be able to name and replace phonemes in a snap!
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Looking for easy prep, fun to solve STEM challenges for kids?! This epic bundle combines ALL of my STEM challenges into one easy purchase – my best-selling landmark cards, toothpick and playdough STEM structures, weight and length challenges… they’re all here! And that means you’ll get an entire year of STEM challenges in one easy download.
Each activity pack includes easy to follow instructions, challenge cards, record sheets and answer keys.
AND THE BEST PART IS…
All 150+ challenges use simple supplies like toothpicks, pattern blocks and paper so you can quickly gather what you need without breaking the bank or making late night Target runs.
INSIDE YOU’LL FIND:
–> Scientific Method Posters
–> Editable STEM Box Labels and Student Checklist
–> Toothpick Structure Challenge Cards
–> Famous Landmark Challenge Cards
–> Weight Measurement Challenges
–> Linear Measurement Challenges
–> Pattern Block Challenges
–> Geoboard Challenges
–> Computer Coding Challenge Cards
–> Cookie Structure Challenges
–> Marshmallow Boat Challenges
–> Straw Challenges
–> Craft Stick Puzzles
–> Paper Challenges
–> Molecules and Atoms
–> 4 Season Building Cards
–> Telling Time Challenges
–> Christmas STEM Challenges
–> Winter STEM Challenge
–> Valentine’s Day STEM Challenges
–> St. Patrick’s Day STEM Challenges
–> Easter STEM Challenges
–> Spring STEM Challenges
–> Back to School STEM Challenges
–> Apple STEM Challenges
–> Farm STEM Challenges
–> Fall STEM Challenges
–> Holidays Around the World Challenges
–> Snow STEM Challenges
–> Rainbow STEM Challenges
–> Earth Day STEM Challenges
–> Building Block STEM Challenges
–> Alphabet Geoboard Challenges
–> Math Geoboard Challenges
–> Symmetry Mats
We’ve all heard it a million times. In an increasingly techy world, computer coding is “the wave of the future.” But what does “coding” really mean and how in the world are we supposed to actually TEACH it?! Thankfully, teaching kids computer code has never been easier! This STEM challenge pack explains what “binary code” means…
Teaching kids how to write computer code has never been easier! This STEM challenge pack explains what “binary computer code” means and how computers, CDs, DVDs and apps use it to communicate.
Then students jump in and start writing code of their own!
The pack is a perfect STEM challenge or MakerSpace for first grade, second grade or third grade.
INSIDE YOU’LL FIND:
–> 30 pre-written computer coding cards for beginners
–> 10 blank coding cards for students with more experience
–> Record sheets
–> Answer keys
Be sure to check out our toothpick STEM challenges and famous landmark STEM sets too.
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Pretend play is great for practicing cooperation, communication, planning, imagining… even reading, writing and math! These 9 pretend play sets are must-haves for a dramatic play center or community unit. Use the ready made activity sheets or personalize them by typing in your kids’ names. The pack is editable so you can use any names under the sun. Grab your own set in my…
The First Grade Pumpkin Activity Pack is perfect for a fall unit or pumpkin theme!
The 17 math, science and literacy activities teach sight words, story writing, addition to ten, subtraction from ten, number bonds, comparing numbers to 100, the pumpkin life cycle and more.
This pumpkin activity pack even includes EDITABLE sight word games so you can easily differentiate for a variety of learners!
Check out all of the fun details below.
INSIDE YOU’LL FIND:
LITERACY
–> EDITABLE Sight Word Pumpkin Hunt
–> EDITABLE Sight Word Pumpkin Roll
–> 2 No-Prep Story Starters
–> EDITABLE Sight Word Roll and Write
MATH
–> Pumpkin Glyphs
–> Comparing Numbers to 100
–> Write and Wipe Number Bonds
–> Adding to Ten Sheets
–> Subtracting from Six and Ten Sheets
–> Addition Cover Up
–> 2D Shape Clip Cards
–> Spin and Color 2D Shape Pumpkins
SCIENCE
–> Pumpkins Are… Brainstorm
–> Pumpkin Life Cycle Hat
–> Pumpkin Life Cycle Craftivity
–> Pumpkin Life Cycle Sequencing
–> Pumpkin Plant Journal
NOTE: Some of the activities in this pack are also part of the preschool and kindergarten set.
Can your kids build the Eiffel Tower, the Great Wall of China AND the Empire State Building in one afternoon?! These 47 STEM challenge cards use real pictures of famous landmarks from around the world to inspire kids to build those three sites and so many more.
The STEM challenge cards are a great way to help kids develop abstract thinking, design, engineering and building skills.
Just cut apart the cards and grab a batch of building blocks for some serious STEM fun.
INSIDE YOU’LL FIND:
–> Great Wall of China // China
–> The Twelve Apostles // Australia
–> Mount Everest // Nepal
–> Piazza San Marco // Italy
–> The Hollywood Sign // USA
–> Mount Eden Crater // New Zealand
–> Neuschwanstein Castle // Germany
–> Hagia Sophia // Turkey
–> The Great Buddha // Japan
–> White House // USA
–> Pyramids of Giza // Egypt
–> Saint Spyridonas Church // Greece
–> Tower Bridge // England
–> Notre Dame Cathedral // France
–> Sphinx // Egypt
–> Golden Gate Bridge // USA
–> Burj Khalifa // United Arab Emirates
–> Leaning Tower of Pisa // Italy
–> Forbidden City // China
–> Jefferson Arch // USA
–> Saint Basil’s Cathedral // Russia
–> Sydney Opera House // Australia
–> Parthenon // Greece
–> Space Needle // USA
–> Taj Mahal // India
–> Eiffel Tower // France
–> Angkor Wat // Cambodia
–> Kukulcan El Castilla // Mexico
–> Easter Island Statues // Chile
–> Empire State Building // USA
–> Colosseum // Italy
–> Arc de Triomphe // France
–> Machu Picchu // Peru
–> Statue of Liberty // USA
–> CN Tower // Canada
–> Tower of Hercules // Spain
–> Rialto Bridge // Italy
–> Stonehenge // England
–> Sucevita Monastery // Romania
–> Petronas Towers // Malaysia
–> Potala Palace // China
–> Red Fort // India
–> Wat Phra Si Sanphet // Thailand
–> Butchart Garden // Canada
–> Ayers Rock // Australia
–> Red Fort // India
–> Cologne Cathedral // Germany
For students who are ready for a challenge, the pack includes 4 different record sheets to choose from too!
The famous landmark STEM challenge is a perfect compliment to our toothpick STEM structures!
Help kids develop abstract thinking, design and build skills, 2d and 3d shape recognition, and shape knowledge with these 24 toothpick STEM structure cards. The STEM structure cards are perfect for engineers from preschool to second grade!
Just grab a box of toothpicks and a container of playdough and you’re ready to start problem solving.
(You can even switch out the playdough for jelly beans, marshmallows or gumdrops to add a fun, seasonal twist.)
After building each shape, children take their learning one step further and label the number of vertices and edges.
INSIDE YOU’LL FIND:
–> (14) 2-dimensional challenge cards
–> (10) 3-dimensional challenge cards
–> (2) record sheets with answer keys
–> A build your own picture challenge for kids who are ready to be stretched.
Bundle the cards with ALL of our STEM challenges and save HERE!
These 128 write and wipe cards are an easy and fun way to teach kids about addition. They’re perfect to use as math centers, small group activities or for individual practice.
To play, students look at the pictures on each card and fill in the missing numbers to create the matching addition problem.
When they are ready to take learning one step further, they follow up by writing the complete equation (including the addition and equal sign) on a corresponding record sheet. It’s an easy way to differentiate for different learners.
INSIDE YOU’LL FIND:
–> Dog Bone Addition
–> Dinosaur Addition
–> Candy Shop Addition
–> Ocean Addition
–> Pet Shop Addition
–> Gumball Addition
–> Popcorn Addition
–> Bowling Addition
These 128 write and wipe cards are an easy and fun way to teach kids about subtraction. They’re perfect to use as math centers, small group activities or for individual practice.
To play, students grab a write and wipe card showing either 6, 7, 8, 9 or 10 objects. They roll a die and cross off that many objects in the picture. Then they write the subtraction problem by filling in the numbers at the bottom of the card.
When kids are ready to take learning one step further, they follow up by writing the complete equation (including the subtraction and equal sign) on a corresponding record sheet. It’s an easy way to differentiate for different learners.
INSIDE YOU’LL FIND:
–> LEGO Subtraction
–> Loose Tooth Subtraction
–> Candy Shop Subtraction
–> Lunch Subtraction
–> Bubble Subtraction
–> Penguin Subtraction
–> Bowling Subtraction
–> Magic Subtraction
Get ready for some hands-on fun with math!
Number bonds are an amazing tool for teaching kids how two parts fit together to make a whole and the relationship between addition and subtraction. These four playful sets of write and wipe cards make learning number bonds fun for kids and easy prep for you. The cards are great to use as math centers, small group…
Number bonds are an amazing tool for teaching kids relationships between numbers, how two parts fit together to make a whole and how addition and subtraction relate to one another.
These four playful sets of write and wipe cards make learning number bonds fun for kids and easy prep for you!
Just print and laminate the cards, grab a dry erase marker, and you’re ready to play. The cards are great to use as math centers, small group activities or individual practice.
To make it easy for you to differentiate, the write and wipe cards include two levels of difficulty.
INSIDE YOU’LL FIND:
–> The beginner cards give kids the whole number and ask them to find the missing part.
–> The advanced cards ask students to solve missing parts AND wholes.
And, to take differentiation one step further, the pack also includes two versions of record sheets:
–> The beginner sheets have children copy the triangular number bonds.
–> The advanced sheets ask kids to write all four equations that can be made with the number bond.
Back to school season is here and these top notch ideas for teachers are sure to make it the best one yet. Check out our huge collection of free teaching printables, community building activities, games, bulletin boards, and even a few end of the first day gifts students will love. Get inspired and then over to…
Make it fun to learn tricky teen numbers with 4 playful activities!
INSIDE YOU’LL FIND:
–> 10 Memorable rhymes/posters (one for each number from 10-19)
–> 11 number activity sheets (one for each number from 10-20)
–> 33 clip cards showing each number 3 different ways
–> Roll and write game
The teen pack coordinates perfectly with the Number Formation Pack and Number 21-30 Pack!
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CVC sound boxes are an awesome way to help kids learn how to sound out and spell simple three letter words such as cat, log and dog. These print and play sound box mats are a ready to go literacy center or word work station. Since kids can practice spelling the CVC words using magnetic letters…
Consonant blends (also called consonant clusters) are groups of two or three letters that are often placed together in words. A few of the most common blends are BL-, CL-, CR-, FR-, SC- and SM-. Our Blend Activity Pack makes it easy to focus on one type of blend with newer readers (for instance, L blends) or…
These 11 motivating digraph centers and posters make it fun to practice the most popular beginning digraphs in words: CH, KN, NG, PH, QU, SH, TH, WH, and WR.
Make flap books, solve puzzles, race around game boards, color by digraph and so much more.
INSIDE YOU’LL FIND:
–> 8 posters (one for each digraph)
–> Hide & seek pocket chart game
–> Flip & write center
–> Roll & write game
–> Outer space sort
–> 36 clip cards
–> 3 flap books
–> Digraph Bingo (class set!)
–> Puzzle pairs
–> Color by Digraph practice sheets
–> Di-Graph practice sheets
–> What’s Right? practice sheets
(You can grab ENDING digraph centers HERE.)
As children learn how to read, the part of words they are able to isolate and spell first are beginning sounds. It is as though their brain works so hard to pull apart that first sound that the rest of the letters just melt away. These eleven beginning sound games are the perfect combination of fun and effective…
For most children, the most important words they’ll ever learn to read and write are their names. That’s why names are the perfect word to teach them first. These 10 editable name games make learning fun for kids and easy for grown ups. Because all of the sheets are editable, the activities work with any name…
When my three year-old looked at me with his big blue eyes and asked for help “writing like his daddy”, I immediately launched into super mommy mode – pulling together 18 motivating games that would develop his hand-eye coordination, arm and hand strength and grasp. The mega pack of fine motor activities is perfect to use as centers or homeschool…
Taking my three young kids clothing shopping rarely has a good result. I almost always end up buying something that doesn’t fit or doesn’t match my style or is just plain hideous because I was rushing to get out of the changing room before my toddler crawled into the stall next door to say “hello”. Thankfully,…
The 2D Shape Activity Pack is bursting with motivating ways to learn about circles, squares, triangles, rectangles, ovals, rhombuses, trapezoids, hexagons, stars and hearts!!
INSIDE YOU’LL FIND:
–> Interactive Flap Books
–> Shape Hunts
–> Clip and Sort Activity
–> Shape Bingo (Class Set)
–> Shape Puzzles
–> Playdough Mats
–> Shape Sandwich Clip Cards
–> Shape Graphs
–> Roll and Cover Sheets
–> Color by Shape Pages
–> Shape Alphabet Activity Sheets
That’s 63 pages of hands-on fun in all!
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The 2D Shape Activity Pack is bursting with motivating ways to learn about circles, squares, triangles, rectangles, ovals, rhombuses, trapezoids, hexagons, stars and hearts!! Clip 2D shape sandwiches, make interactive shape flap books, play dice games and so much more… Grab your set in our shop or on Teachers Pay Teachers! Peek Inside Middle Brother (age…
Teaching kids about states of matter? You’re in the right spot! These motivating, playful states of matter activities will keep young scientists learning and smiling for days. Grab your States of Matter Activity Pack in our shop or on Teachers Pay Teachers! States of Matter One of the first science concepts many children learn are the…
Make learning about states of matter fun for kids with this motivating, easy prep activity pack!
INSIDE YOU’LL FIND:
–> Colorful states of matter posters
–> Easy prep science journal for recording results
–> Interactive flap book
–> Clip and sort activity
–> States of matter clip cards
–> 8 hands-on science experiments
–> Rainbow Jar
–> Water Cycle in a Bag
–> Yeast Balloons
–> Ice Excavation
–> Mystery Balloons
–> Butter in a Jar
–> Balloon Balance
–> Ice Cream in a Bag
The ready-to-teach activity pack gives you everything you need to make states of matter engaging and memorable for kids!
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One of the biggest lessons I’ve learned about teaching kids to write is that we often bombard a child with too much at once. “Don’t forget to put a capital.” “Did you put a period at the end?” “Check the word wall!” This can often overwhelm beginning writers! Nothing really “sticks” and children start to form…
Rhyming is an important step toward reading because it teaches kids to recognize patterns in words – a skill they’ll use when they learn spelling patterns later. Just like the activities included in our rhyming pack, these rhyming picture mats are a fun, hands-on way to help build rhyming confidence and skills in no time….
Q-tips aren’t just for cleaning out nooks and crannies anymore! This process art activity uses the handy cotton swabs as paintbrushes. Who knew?! Grab a handful of Q-tips, pull out some paint, and get ready for some seriously fun process art! If you’re ready for more inspiration, hop over to become a VIP Plato Pack member so…
When kids learn how to break words into syllables, they take a big step toward reading. Your kids are sure to love learning syllables with these cookie jar syllable sorts! Snag your set below and then request an invite to our 4 week course, The Reading Roadmap, so you can get the proven, ready-to-deploy system for…
Classrooms are fuller than ever and with large class sizes comes even more learning styles. These 15 simple ways to differentiate are easy ways to meet the needs of a variety of learners – from sensory kids who crave extra input to children who love to wiggle and even highly capable kids who need to take activities…
These NO PREP handwriting activity sheets make it fun for kids to practice letter names, letter formation and letter sounds!
BIG UPDATE–> The pack now includes D’Nealian handwriting pages and British English versions that ask kids to “colour” instead of “color”.
Use the covers to bind them together as an engaging handwriting book or have kids work on the sheets one at a time!
The handwriting activity sheets are great to use as morning work, word work stations, supplemental handwriting practice or alphabet activity in kindergarten or preschool.
STUDENTS WILL:
–> Write upper and lowercase letters with highlighters,
–> Rainbow write them with six colors of crayons (red, orange, yellow, green, blue and purple),
–> Write them in boxes
–> Trace them on a line
–> And color a word that starts with the sound
These handwriting activity sheets are so motivating! Just print and play.
Have you ever wondered whether your child’s smarts are signs of giftedness? The National Association for Gifted Children reports that more than 3 million children in the United States are in fact gifted – demonstrating an ability to reason or learn in the top 10% or rarer of children in their age group. Scroll below to find the 25…
Welcome Instagram friends! This is the place to find all of our latest posts in one spot. Simply scroll down and click on the activity you’re searching for – our newest posts are on top. Spring STEM Challenges in our shop // on Teachers Pay Teachers 3D Shape Puzzles Sticky Ice Rainbow Digraph Puzzles Egg…
Little books are a novel way to encourage reading for meaning and reading for fun! Children will love making their own books, then “getting to work.” These little books are great to use at school or at home, as the basis of an extended activity or just a quick 5-minute read-through. For some extra practice,…
Make learning fractions fun for kids and easy prep for grown ups! The Fraction Activity Pack is filled with motivating and effective activities that teach key vocabulary like numerator and denominator, parts versus whole, thirds, fourths… Once kids are ready, they put it all together and read and write fractions on their own. There are so many important steps to…
If your children are learning about fractions, these quick and easy pizza fraction clip-it cards will help consolidate their understanding. They are a fun way to practice recognizing and reading fraction names for halves and quarters. Kids can even make their own! Want to keep the math fun going? Check out our Place Value Cover…
High energy students. You’ve known a few in your time. You’ve taught a few. You’re the parent to a few. It takes energy just to keep up with these kids, let alone to teach them. And with the pressures of standardized testing, with kindergarten being the new first grade, teaching high energy students can be…
If you’re teaching kids how to identify beginning sounds, these board games are a fun way for them to show you what they know! Use them as literacy centers, small group activities or homeschool games. For more preschool learning, try our Ultimate Preschool Activity Pack where you can get all of our pre-K centers in…
The hardest part of teaching is the thing they don’t cover in teachers’ education programs – classroom management! It’s what makes a day turn from jump-to-the-sky-amazing to don’t-want-to-ever-come-back-again-AWFUL. Classroom management is undoubtedly one of the hardest teaching skills to learn, but these tried and true tips and tricks will help you focus students’ attention, manage behavior issues…
I always think the pumpkin season is our favorite classroom theme… until it is time for gingerbread! This Gingerbread ABC Game is a simple way to incorporate some seasonal fun into mastering letters and sounds, ABC order and even CVC words! When you’re dong matching, snag our Ultimate Preschool Activity Pack in our shop for access to all of our…
On a recent foggy walk to school, my 3 year-old, Q, asked what made fog. Making a cloud in a jar was the perfect opportunity to show him just how clouds and fog (which is just low lying clouds) are formed. With virtually no prep and no cost, this super cool demonstration will have you playing Zeus,…
When it comes to kids’ science experiments, there are few as easy as this one. Racing Pepper is a simple prep science activity with major “wow” factor! We promise: your kids will love trying it again and again and again… And if you can’t get enough of kids’ science, check out our 30 Science Experiments…
We love kids’ science activities so I was thrilled to get my hands on a copy of Asia Citro’s new book, The Curious Kid’s Science Book. Packed with more than 100 hands-on activities for little scientists, it was hard to pick just one to try out first. After much back and forth, we finally landed on a…
You’ve confidently decided to do preschool at home, and now that you’re a few weeks or months into it, you realize that homeschooling preschool may not be exactly what you were imagining. That’s ok! Having been there a few times myself, I’m excited to offer some tips to help smooth out those kinks and help you troubleshoot your…
Kids loves candles, blowing out candles, and magic, right?! So introducing them to a science activity that combines all three is a sure win. Of course, we can’t forget the fact that the children will be learning chemistry (gasp!) while doing the activity. You read correctly. This chemistry activity for kids explores the density of air and carbon dioxide….
This crazy easy fine motor activity for toddlers is a great way to help their little hands get ready for writing later. And for more toddler fun, check out our Ultimate Preschool Activity Pack in our shop! With a new month approaching in preschool, I began jotting down some notes for the lesson plans for my…
I often see anxiety skyrocket in my students and kids within the first few minutes of struggling. Whether it’s a new concept, or homework, or friendship trouble, or tying shoes, or a new sport, I’ve come to a conclusion: kids need more practice with perseverance. They need to learn that mistakes are opportunities to learn. How…
What do you get when you combine a few simple chemical reactions with glitter, neon paint and a black light? A Glowing Magic Potion Station that kids will ask for over and over again! Watching the reactions under the glow of a black light takes a simple kids’ science experiment from fascinating to fabulous. For more…
