April Morning Riddles | Grades 1 -2 | Independent Seatwork | Teaching Resources for April

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Morning Riddles for April 

April Morning Riddles 

20 April riddles for your students to read, think, write, and solve.  Grades 1 -2 and Homeschoolers.  These riddles are a great writing activity for morning seatwork. Students settle right in with reading and writing. It is motivating because the children love to guess what today's riddle answer might be. You can easily assign these riddles for independent seatwork and school-at-home work.

Each riddle is an April theme idea and contains many high-frequency words. Your students read the riddle, think, and write a sentence that answers the question. Next, they illustrate the sentence that they wrote. This is a motivating writing-reading-thinking literacy activity that you may use for morning seat work, homework, for fast finishers, or anytime. This resource includes teacher directions, bin labels, and an answer key.  Also, if you wish to make an 'April Riddle' booklet, there are covers for it.

How to include a morning riddle in your daily routine:

  1. When students arrive each morning, they ready themselves to start the day. Riddles are in a bin on a shelf.
  2. Students bring their morning riddle to their table or desk.
  3. Students start to read, and it will warm your heart to see independent readers already reading, even before attendance has been taken.
  4. Allow students to help each other with the reading.
  5. Natural talk begins.
  6. You will start to hear, "I know what it is?"
  7. Students begin drawing and writing to show the answer.
  8. Later, you can show the riddle with your document camera or whiteboard.
  9. Read as a whole group.
  10. Talk about the answers.
  11. Underline any keywords that helped to solve the riddle.
  12. Circle any keywords you wish to teach and review.
  13. Teach interactive writing. Writing skills to focus on might be:
  • complete sentences
  • capital letters
  • punctuation
  • spelling


Occasionally, have your students complete daily word work or other focused reading skills on the back of the page. i.e., teaching a spelling or grammar rule

When these morning riddles become part of your morning routine, you will notice:

  • students focused on the text
  • students readily and willing to read
  • students thinking
  • students helping students
  • writing improvement

April Morning Riddles Theme subtopics:

  • rain
  • rabbits and chicks
  • clouds
  • spring and gardening
  • small animals in Spring
  • Earth Day


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Spring Break Packet - All About Birds - 2nd Grade

spring break packet - all about birds
Spring Break Packet - All About Birds

Spring Break Packet for 2nd Graders ...All About Birds | ELA and Math Activities Create a "spring break" folder for your students with engaging math and literacy activities. Many pages to choose from; you can quickly diversify folders to suit your students' needs. Great to review and practice literacy and math skills taught in the classroom... with a parent feedback form.

Writing Prompts, Word Work, and Reading include:

  • reading passages about birds
  • comprehension checks
  • learning about birds
  • book response page
  • writing - graphic organizers
  • draw and write
  • 3-2-1 writing response
  • vocabulary
  • rhyming words
  • graphic organizers for informational texts
  • math pages
  • Double-digit addition and subtraction
  • introduction to multiplication
  • cut and paste
  • write the missing numbers
  • read. think. solve
  • looking in nature
  • life cycle of a bird
  • make a bird mobile
  • cover for your "Spring Break" Birds folder/ booklet
  • parent feedback form
  • teacher notes

40 total pages

Choose the pages that are best for your students. This PDF file is ready to use and easy to download, print, and copy.


More 'Spring Break' Packets:

Spring Break Packet | 1st Grade | Ladybugs

Spring Break Packet | 1st Grade | Flowers

Spring Break Packet | 1st Grade | Rain

Spring Break Packet | 2nd Grade | Rabbits

Spring Break Packet | 2nd Grade | Chickens

Spring Break Packet | 2nd Grade | Bees

Spring Break Packet | 2nd Grade | Birds

First Day of Spring | Teaching Resource | All About Rabbits

 Happy First Day of Spring !


Spring Packet for Rabbits - Spring Break Packet
Spring Break Packet - 2nd Grade

Spring Break Packet for 2nd Graders ...All About Rabbits | ELA and Math Activities 


Create a folder for your students' "spring break" math and literacy activities, which will engage them at home!

Writing Prompts, Word Work, and Reading include:

  • reading comprehension pages
  • learning about rabbits
  • book response pages
  • writing - graphic organizers
  • vocabulary
  • graphic organizers for informational texts


  • Math Pages include:
  • Addition and subtraction
  • Double-digit addition and subtraction
  • cut and paste
  • number bonds
  • color by number
  • cover for your "Spring Break" Rabbits folder/ booklet
  • parent feedback form
  • teacher notes

20 total pages

Choose the pages that are best for your students. 

This PDF file is ready to use and easy to download, print, and copy.


You can preview more pages HERE




Spring Break Packets for 1st Graders | Literacy & Math Activities for Spring

Spring Break Packet - Ladybugs
Spring Break Packet - All About Ladybugs

Would you like a student "Spring Break" Packet for  1st Graders?   These math and literacy activity pages will help you create a folder for your students to work independently during  "spring break" while learning about ladybugs.  

Writing Prompts, Word Work, and Reading include:

  • reading comprehension pages
  • learning about ladybugs
  • writing - graphic organizers
  • ABC order
  • word study - making new words
  • writing sentences
  • math pages
  • number sentences
  • missing addends
  • easy addition and subtraction
  • telling time
  • covers for your "Spring Break" folder/ booklet
  • parent feedback form
  • teacher notes

32 total pages

Choose the pages that you think are best for your students. This PDF file is ready to use and easy to download, print, and copy.


More Spring Break Packets:

Spring Break Packet | 1st Grade | ELA | Ladybugs | Literacy & Math Activities

Spring Break Packet | 1st Grade | ELA | All About Rain | Literacy & Math Activities

Spring Break Packet | 1st Grade | ELA | All About Flowers | Literacy & Math Activities


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Children's Books for March | There was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Clover | Teaching Reading

 There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed A Clover, by Lucille Colandro, can be a fun and engaging literacy lesson for MarchMake an interactive reading booklet that provides the opportunity to retell the story, read for fluency, talk about books, and read at home. Over 30 pages to use with this hilarious book that children love.  

Talk about make-believe and fiction. Silly and absurd! And perfect for St. Patrick's Day! 


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Yes, I want the Book Companion for
Old LadyWho Swallowed a Clover

This book companion includes:

  • ask and answer questions
  • interactive reading booklet
  • remembering the story events
  • learning new words - cards for display
  • color and write about the story
  • word work
  • phonics
  • sight words
  • cut and paste
  • color and write
  • teacher directions






   An excellent read-aloud for young readers learning about literacy and books.  


This book companion is to be used with the book, 

There was an Old Lady Who Swallowed A Clover by Lucille Colandra.


Reading Resources for Primary Grade Teachers
Old Lady Who Swallowed a Clover | Book Companion



Reading Resources for Primary Grade Teachers


Old Lady Who Swallowed a Clover


Reading Resources for Primary Grade Teachers
Old Lady Who Swallowed a Clover | Book Companion

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


Literacy & Math Activities about Bees
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

Literacy & Math Activities about Bees
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

Literacy & Math Activities about Bees
Yes, I want All About Bees | Literacy & Math