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Santa's Elves | Teach Work Ethic | Early Literacy Learning

Teach Work Ethic

with Santa’s Elves

Academic practice pages that teach the importance of a good work ethic with a Santa's elves theme. These 17 pages give practice and review for literacy.

Focus skills include:

keywords to understand the meaning of a good work ethic
writing sentences for each keyword
answering questions (short answer)
writing prompts about work ethic at school
Santa's elves as role models
designing ornaments
4-square graphic organizer for the importance of work ethic
elf job application

All seventeen pages have an elf theme. Fun and educational!

Teaching young children a work ethic helps them build habits that support success throughout their lives. When kids learn to take responsibility, follow through on tasks, and put in consistent effort—even when something feels challenging—they gain confidence in their own abilities. It also teaches perseverance, problem-solving, and pride in doing their best work. These skills not only help them in school but also lay the foundation for positive attitudes and strong character as they grow.

Other Christmas Resources You May Want:

Elf Cover Up [Addition Practice]

Reindeer Cover Up [Multiplication Practice]

Christmas Math Center - Write and Spin

Legend of the Poinsettia Book Companion

The Wild Christmas Reindeer Book Companion

Sight Word Practice | Reading for Meaning | 2nd- 3rd Grade - ELA

sight word practice, teaching materials for reading

Sight Word Practice- Reading Passages

Learning Sight Words. Reading for Meaning.

Practice your sight words with these

fill-in-the-blank reading passages. Reading passages for students to read and choose the correct sight word from the word box.

Encourage your students to find the correct word by trial and error... You should hear lots of reading as they check and reread the passage to understand the meaning and whether the word makes sense. My students love these and get better at choosing the correct word by listening to their own reading as they practice more. The key is to read aloud or read to a partner, then listen to the passage after choosing the sight word. These pages can also be assigned for distance learning, school at home, and as an independent work packet.

Flash cards are in two forms ...one for individual students to read, cut and work with on a daily routine. The others are for you to display in the classroom. A list of 100 common

Sight words are used. This fill-in-the-blank activity is a good way to reinforce and review for 2nd-3rd graders, helping them practice reading fluency and work with sight words they have already mastered. It is excellent group work for 1st graders to learn new sight words and practice reading in small groups or with a partner.

There are 13 fill-in-blank passages and each reading passage focuses on 8 sight words. 100 sight words to practice . Students must read and reread for meaning. Answers are included for easy correcting. Mini sight word cards for student use; larger word cards for your pocket chart. See Preview HERE

Christmas Countdown | Beginning Literacy Learners | Counting

Christmas Countdown Page

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Christmas countdown page, resources for December

Yes, I want this Christmas Countdown Page

Christmas Countdown Page

For beginning literacy learners and parents. This Christmas countdown gives the child an opportunity to choose small tasks and chores around the house while waiting for Christmas. Parents are encouraged to read over each job on the chores chart with their children. They choose one job for the day, complete the job, and color in one box on the countdown page. Parents love this! An excellent way for you to bring literacy and learning into your students' homes at Christmas time.

Focus skills include:

keywords to understand the meaning of a good work ethic
discussions about work ethic at school and home
recognizing numbers
noticing a countdown array of 24 numbers
counting backwards
helping around the home
completing tasks successfully

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Christmas Kids Coloring Book - Screen-Free Activity for Ages 3-6

Yes, I want this Christmas coloring book

This Christmas coloring book is filled with adorable holiday illustrations and easy-to-color pictures, offering preschoolers and kindergartners a rewarding and confidence-building way to celebrate the season.

A perfect screen-free activity!

What's inside?

Simple Christmas illustrations for ages 3-6
Bold outlines for easy coloring
Santa, reindeer, Christmas gnomes, snowmen
Cozy winter fun
8.25" x 8.25" pages designed for small hands
Single-sided pages to prevent bleed-through
fine motor skill practice and color recognition
Screen-free holiday activity

Bring holiday joy to your child’s creative time with this Christmas Coloring Book for Preschoolers and Kindergartners! Designed especially for ages 3–6, this book features simple, bold-line illustrations that help little hands stay inside the lines as they discover their favorite Christmas sights—Santa, reindeer, snowmen, gnomes, gingerbread cookies, Christmas trees, presents, winter fun, and more!

This festive coloring book helps children:
• Build fine-motor skills
• Boost hand–eye coordination
• Practice early creativity and focus
• Enjoy quiet, screen-free holiday fun

Perfect for holiday gifts, classrooms, stocking stuffers,

And December learning centers!

Cute designs. Easy pages. Holiday Coloring for Little Hands

“As you read above, I just released a new Christmas Coloring Book for Kids on Amazon, and I’m so excited to share it! If you purchase a copy and leave an honest review, I’d love to thank you with a free bonus printable from my TPT store — you can choose any single resource (bundles not included).” Just click here to get the Christmas Coloring Book

See the many resources that you might like HERE

Coloring Books and Workbooks for Kindergarten and Preschool

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ABC Animals Coloring Book

ABC Animals Coloring Book. All the animals are listed alphabetically and are ready to color. Practice fine motor skills with a day of coloring. ABC Animals is a delightful coloring book designed for little learners to explore the wonders of the animal kingdom. Starting with an ant for a and ending with a z for zebra. Kids will color the animals while learning about animals and birds. And a few insects, too. With simple illustrations and an early reader letter match, this book encourages creativity and builds a knowledge of letters and sounds. Each page shows both an uppercase alphabet letter and a lowercase alphabet letter. Grab your crayons, and have some coloring fun!

If you decide to grab a copy, I’d love your honest feedback in an Amazon review — it really helps small creators like me get seen. See this one and more HERE

On the Farm Coloring Book

On the Farm Coloring Book for Young Children. Color each one. Jump over into a world of farm fun with this coloring book that shows the sights and sounds on the farm! Perfect for little hands, Farm coloring lets young artists bring to life all the exciting things they might see and do on the farm — barns and mills, tractors and wagons, harvesting crops, tending to the chickens, and milking the cows, as well as other farm animals. This book encourages creativity, fine motor skills, and a love for farm life with simple, bold illustrations. Grab your crayons and prepare for a delightful farm adventure of coloring fun!

Simple farm-life animals and farm-time objects are shown on each page. The back side is blank to avoid bleeding through. Each page features an item from the farm and is labeled with its name. Most children can read this coloring book using picture cues—a primary-grade resource designed to help beginning readers acquire literacy skills.

It is the perfect coloring book for learning to color about different farm animals. It is ideal for improving coordination and concentration in young children.

Bold lines and simple pictures make it easier for little ones to color and enjoy the fun.
Fun Drawings have a positive effect on the well-being of your child. By painting such pictures, children do not get bored so quickly, which gives them many hours of wonderful and relaxing coloring fun.
Easy learning through coloring enables children to learn about 100 common farm animals and objects.
Who is this coloring book for? This coloring book is perfect for all children aged 3-5 who are just starting their adventure with coloring and discovering the world.

Bees - Literacy & Math

Bees. Read and Write. Count. Add. Subtract. Learn all about bees. Lifecycle of bees. Math Concepts for Early Learners.

Many pages, activities, and writing prompts to learn about bees.

Focus skills included in this workbook:

early literacy skills
early math skills
find the evidence reading
cut and paste
coloring pages
read and answer questions about the bees
vocabulary words
learn about the bee life cycle
Counting Bees
Ten Frames
Tally marks
What do beekeepers do?

Learn about the three types of bees
Making new words
Handwriting Practice, tracing
Rhyming words
Informational Text Bookmarks
Earn 'Busy Bee' Badges

This workbook for K-1 has simple sentences and easy text. Your child will read, write, draw, trace, count, learn numbers, add, subtract, and more in this workbook about bees. 100 pages

Math Activities About Bees

Math Pages About Bees

Literacy Pages about Bees

100 Reading, Writing & Math About Bees

Children can practice their literacy and math skills while exploring the fascinating world of bees. They will learn new words about bees through the simple texts in this workbook. Bold and easy-to-read print on every page. The child can read short sentences and read longer passages with a more experienced reader. Practice pages to color, trace, add, subtract, and cut. And more pages to draw, complete a pattern, number matching, one-to-one correspondence, large and small, identify shapes, and complete some number sequences. Each page in this workbook involves literacy or math. At the end of the workbook, the child can earn "Busy Bee Badges" by completing their agreed-upon tasks. This workbook is designed for the
5-6-year-old. It is engaging and fun.

Teacher Resources for November - Primary Grades - ELA - Math

Teacher Resources for November - Primary Grades

In November - Book Companion

This book companion is intended for use with the book.

In November, by Cynthia Rylant

Read. Write. Do. Learn. These reader response pages will engage primary readers in literacy skills after reading this excellent picture book about November.

Read aloud In November by Cynthia Rylant. After reading these pages, your students will be helped with reading comprehension, the author's message, and the point of view. Also, a great way to retell the story, both at school and at home. Diversify instruction when assigning these pages to your students. Sixteen pages for reader response and writing prompts that allow writing about this book and the author’s message.

Focus Skills Are:

Complete the sentence page
5 senses page about November
November Facts Page
Four Things I like about November
Draw and Write About November
Write About November with Word Bank and Grammar Check
Reader Response Pages for Beginning Writers - Draw and Write
Vocabulary Cards for your 'November' writing center

Bear Says Thanks - Book Companion

Bear Says Thanks by Karma Wilson & Jane Chapman. This book companion enhances the reading experience. In this story, forest friends help a bear solve a problem. This book entertains readers and listeners and teaches good manners, especially the importance of saying 'thank you'.

This book companion is to be used with the book.

Bear Says Thanks, by Karma Wilson & Jane Chapman.

Read this book aloud and choose this book companion to write about the book.

Focus Skills Are: