All About Bees | Literacy & Math Activities for Ages 5-7

Bees. Read and Write. Learn all about bees. Learn about the lifecycle of bees.

Do you want some literacy & math activities to complete with your primary learner?

This workbook about bees has many pages, activities, and writing prompts to learn about bees, specifically with the primary learner in mind.

Literacy Pages to learn about bees, beehives, beekeepers, and honey. There are also writing, handwriting, coloring, and math activities.

There are 100 pages to practice handwriting, reading, counting, writing, and more!

Literacy Pages Include:

• writing prompts
• find the evidence reading
• word work
• reading pages
• tracing pages for fine motor and handwriting skills
• cut and paste
• read and answer questions about the bees
• learn about the bee life cycle
• What do beekeepers do?
• Learn about the three types of bees
• Making new words
• Rhyming words
• Coloring Pages

Yes, I want All About Bees Literacy & Math Activities

Math Pages Include:

• Ten Frames
• Tally marks
• What's missing?
• What comes next?
• What is between?
• Number Recognition
• Counting
• Addition Practice
• Subtraction Practice
• Symmetry page
• Bee Shapes
• Large and Small

Bonus Pages Include:

• Earn ‘Busy Bee’ Badges
• teach responsibility with assigned tasks by you at home
• Informational Text Bookmarks

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Read with your child to build a love of literacy with easy reading pages consisting of simple sentences and text; additional reading pages have more details and longer text. 

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Valentine Clip Art | Teaching Resources for February

Valentine's Day Clip Art
 

         'Valentine's Day' clip art            28 Valentine's Day images and 20 line art images, each in PNG format, for 48 images.  Valentine's Day is a perfect opportunity for primary students to have fun while learning! Children can develop literacy, math, and social-emotional skills through themed activities like writing heartfelt letters, counting with hearts, and reading stories about kindness.  Valentine's Day is a perfect opportunity for primary students to have fun while learning! Children can develop literacy, math, and social-emotional skills through themed activities like writing heartfelt letters, counting with hearts, and reading stories about kindness. Arts and crafts projects allow them to express creativity, while class discussions on friendship and inclusion help build a positive classroom community.  By blending fun with learning, Valentine's Day becomes a meaningful celebration of love, kindness, and connection. This clip art

Meet the Presidents | Biography Bottle Project | 3rd Grade ELA | Social Studies

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Meet the US Presidents is a project-based learning activity about the United States of America's presidents.

• This teaching resource includes guidelines and handouts for the teacher to create a significant Social Studies project.

• This project includes reading a biography about a US President and then writing a research report on that President.

Included in this resource :

• Letter Home to explain the project
• Graphic Organizers to help with the writing assignment
• Directions on how to create a bottle president
• Examples of Bottle Presidents to see the idea
• Graphic Organizers to help with essential facts, sequence in the research, highlighting important information
• Flash Cards of 47 US Presidents for pocket display and discussion
• Drawing a portrait of the President
• Graphic Organizer for listeners to take notes when reports are presented
• Teacher Guidelines and other notable information
• Book recommendations for this project
• This biography project includes reading, writing, speaking, listening, and thinking. Most of the work is assigned for homework.
• Students LOVE creating these bottle presidents!

You will LOVE the excitement and quick engagement you will readily see from your students. It's a great way to share information. 

Groundhog Day for Primary Learners | Learning about Groundhog Day | Activities for Groundhog Day

Learn about Groundhog Day! Read and write ... and a Groundhog Day Art activity! 

Teaching Resource for Groundhog Day

- 2 reading passages with comprehension questions

- writing prompt page

- fun fact pages

- fill in the blank activity

- 16 vocabulary cards for display

- Groundhog Day art activity

- make a headband for Groundhog Day

- color and keep bookmarks

- word search

- word shapes

- making new words

The reading passages would be suitable for 1st-2nd graders and possibly some Kindergartners with assistance.  The art-craft activity would be fun for primary learners.  

"Will the Groundhog See his Shadow?" 

The focus skills for emergent readers include making new words, vocabulary for pocket charts, word shapes, and word searches.  And also pages that will accommodate different reading levels in your classroom. These pages can easily be assigned for diversified instruction.  

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Groundhog Day for Primary Learners will improve reading comprehension.  Students will practice understanding nonfiction and fiction texts about Groundhog Day, improving skills like sequencing, the main idea, and making predictions.  Students will also develop writing skills when writing about Groundhog Day as they will organize thoughts, use descriptive language and express ideas clearly.

Groundhog Day for Primary Learners will introduce Traditions & Folklore.  Students may learn about cultural traditions, legends, and how people observe seasonal changes.

Encourage scientific thinking when you lead discussions about shadows, hibernation and weather patterns. These discussions easily connect to science concepts like seasons, animal behavior, and the sun's role in casting shadows.   You will readily see a boost in engagement and fun when completing these Groundhog Day activities, with predictions about spring or more winter.  Your students will become interested in the content while learning important literacy skills. 

Handwriting Practice from A to Z | Learning the Alphabet | K-1

Handwriting Practice | A to Z 

Learn to Write Alphabet Letters from A to Z

Workbook for Beginning Literacy Practice

This is a beginning handwriting book to help kids ages 3 - 5 learn to write the alphabet. Both uppercase and lowercase letters are included for practice. 100 pages of tracing and writing practice. It is organized in alphabetical order, where each letter consists of three pages.

• Page 1: Learning the Alphabet: Trace and practice letters a-z and A-Z
• Page 2: Lines with a dotted middle to form each letter correctly. Also, a space to draw two things that start with the focus letter.
• Page 3: Letters are shown in an outline form where the learner colors each letter. Then, trace and write three words that begin with the focus letter.
• Additional Pages: Writing the lowercase alphabet, Writing the Uppercase alphabet, Writing both uppercase and lowercase together
• Extra Pages: Blank pages for writing with primary lines to help form the letters correctly.
• This handwriting practice book will progressively build your child's skills and develop the confidence to learn to write letters and learn the alphabet sounds.
• Practicing writing the alphabet is a foundational early literacy skill
• This practice workbook will help the learner develop letter recognition fine motor skills and understand the connection between spoken and written language
• By forming the alphabet letters, children can strengthen their ability to identify them visually, which will improve their reading readiness
• Writing supports memory and builds muscle coordination needed for future writing tasks
• This handwriting practice notebook lays the groundwork for reading, spelling, effective communication

 100 Handwriting Pages That Get Results 

• The student will correctly form each letter of the alphabet.
• The student will have the opportunity to review each letter's sounds.
• The student will have an opportunity to read words and easy sentences when completing the handwriting tasks.

  

Handwriting Practice from A to Z

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Roll and Read | Winter Theme | Literacy Pages | Teacher Materials

Roll & Read - Literacy Pages - Winter Theme

Roll, Read, Write, and Color | Winter Theme

Roll the dice and read pictures, words, and sentences. Handwriting practice of winter words, phonics practice, and reading for fluency. Do you need literacy activities with a winter theme for reading groups? 

Roll and Read Pages :

• roll, read, write, and color - winter pictures
• roll and read words
• phonics practice for -at, -ed, -et, -ate, -ice, cr-, -ow, -ar- words
• roll and read simple sentences - winter theme

These pages would be perfect for a literacy station or teaching reading and fluency 

in small reading groups. Pictures and words are a winter theme. There are 16 total pages.

My Writing Notebook - Start the New Year Writing

My Writing Notebook

  

Start your child's new year with a writing notebook.  Preschoolers learning to write engage in an exciting developmental journey where they explore letters, shapes, and fine motor skills. Through playful activities like tracing, drawing, and experimenting with crayons, markers, or pencils, they begin to form letters and recognize their names. This process builds hand-eye coordination, strengthens finger muscles, and lays the foundation for literacy. Encouragement, patience, and creativity are key as young learners express themselves and develop confidence in writing.

My Writing Notebook

You will have a happy smile when you see the pages your little learner may create.  It's fun, quiet and educational. 

A preschooler learning to write is like watching a tiny artist discover their canvas. With chubby fingers clutching a crayon or pencil, they begin by making scribbles and lines, each mark a proud accomplishment.   Slowly, they notice that those squiggles make letters.  Their name is often their first masterpiece in literacy learning.  Developing fine motor skills, patience, and confidence helps to lay the foundation for a lifelong journey of communication and creativity. 

This writer's notebook can be a place to start their literacy journey and will become a treasure you save for years.  Happy Literacy New Year! 

January Teaching Resources that Make Your Students Smile

Happy New Year !  Wishing you the best year ever! 

January Teaching Resources that 

Make Your Students Smile

These teacher resources will prepare your classroom for the days after winter break.  They are tried and true and engage your students in literacy and math. 

Christmas Math Pages | Teacher Talk 2024

Christmas Math Pages

Double and Triple Digit Addition and Subtraction Practice Pages with a Christmas Theme. These worksheets provide practice in adding and subtracting double-digit numbers without regrouping. Also included finding the pattern, writing the missing numbers, and adding a single column of 3 single digits. These pages can be fun and colorful to practice the skill of adding and subtracting double and triple-digit numbers with a Christmas theme. Set them at a math station for needed practice on a math skill learned and mastered. Assign for independent math practice for double-digit addition and subtraction.

There are 16 total worksheets and 16 answer sheets included.

These practice pages are ideal for the following:

• independent practice
• morning seat work
• math class warm-up
• fast finishers
• Christmas math station
• homework
• extra practice for adding and subtracting double-digit numbers
• quick and easy assessment of double-digit addition & subtraction skill
• these worksheets can easily be assigned for distance learning

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Magic Treehouse - Christmas In Camelot - Book Companion

Christmas In Camelot - Book Companion

Magic Treehouse books are a treasure trove for third graders! These engaging stories build reading stamina, expand vocabulary, and spark curiosity about history, science, and culture. Christmas in Camelot is a particularly rewarding choice for the holiday season. This magical adventure ties in beautifully with themes of kindness, bravery, and imagination—perfect for a festive classroom read-aloud or small group study. Bring the magic of Christmas and the joy of reading to your students this season!

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