Word Wall, Word Walls, Free Word Walls, Free Printable Word Walls, Classroom Word Walls, Themed Word Walls
Once your students start collecting new vocabulary, have them put them up on the wall. If they write them by themselves and then hang them on the wall with the definitions they also hand-wrote, the chance of that word staying in their vocabulary is much higher.
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Word Lists, Word List, Words List, Free Word Lists, Printable Word Lists, Word Lists for Teachers, Word List for Kids, Sight Words List, Compound Word List, Phonics Word List, Dolch Sight Word List
Word lists are one of the best ways to get similar words out there. It takes numerous exposures to new vocabulary for students to retain the meaning of a word, let alone the spelling. Repeat, repeat, repeat… just like shampoo, eh? We’ve been hard at work making word lists so you don’t have to. View the fruits of our labors!
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Vowel Puzzles, Free Puzzles, Short Vowel Puzzles, Long Vowel Puzzles, Phonics Puzzles, Printable Puzzles, Puzzles for Kids, Kid’s Puzzles, Puzzles to Print, Games Puzzles, Free Printable Puzzles
Happy New Year! Or… almost anyway. This is the last post of the year, and I’d like to share with you our vowel puzzles. We’re doing more and more activities these days instead of plain worksheets, so I’m proud to present our vowel puzzles activity sheets. They’re sure to be a crowd pleaser. Try them out today!
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Themes, Theme Units, Thematic Units, Free Thematic Units, Theme Unit Plans, Free School Themes
It’s always nice to have cross-subject correlations on a topic. Studying space? Read about it, do math problems about it, study the history of space exploration, do PE activities like the moon hop… the possibilities are endless. We’ve put together a few thematic units for your reading pleasure, or maybe you just want to put some of our materials into your existing plans. Try today!
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Smartboard Lessons, Free Smartboard Lessons, Smartboard Lesson Plans, Smartboard Activities, Free Smart Board Activities
Merry Christmas! We’ve brought you smartboard resources for free! Engage your students with your interactive whiteboard. It’s easier when someone has already thrown together something for you, too!
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Smartboard Lessons, Free Smartboard Lessons, Smartboard Lesson Plans, Smartboard Activities, Free Smart Board Activities
Smartboards are invading! Do you have yours yet? I’ve been using mine for about 5 years now, and I don’t see how I got along without it it before. Yeah, I still use markers, but the smartboard allows me to save stuff and reuse it and review it. We’ve put together a few resources for you, for free as always. Download them and check them out!
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Shape Books, Shape Book, Free Shape Books, Printable Shape Books, Shape Book Patterns, Shape Books for Kids
Shape identification is probably the first piece of geometry that students are asked to learn. It requires classification and visual identification skills. We’ve assembled some books to help out your young ones. Geometry is the most fun part of math, so make it fun for them!
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Reading Activities, Free Reading Activities, Free Online Reading Activities, Printable Reading Activities, Free Reading Activities for Kids, Fun Reading Activities, Elementary Reading Activities
Reading is so much more than just words on a page. It’s the pictures that go with the words, the mental images we make to coincide with our reading, and the activities we do to add meaning to the reading. We have some free activities to help you give meaning to your students’ reading. Have a look!
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Reader’s Theater, Free Reader’s Theater, Readers Theater, Readers Theater Scripts, Readers Theatre, Plays for Kids, Plays for Children, Scripts for Readers Theater
Reader’s Theater encourages students to act out their favorite parts of a story, or to think of a new ending to a story to act out. It takes creativity, movement, and teamwork. It also requires language and comprehension. It’s a great way to add concrete understanding to a difficult passage. We have some ready-made resources to help you get started.
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