Valentine's Day Clip Art for Teachers and Writers

Valentine's Day - Clip Art

Use Valentine's Day clip art for your pages, worksheets, scrapbooking, and anywhere you need a splash of love. There are 28 Valentine's Day images and 20 line art images. Each image is in PNG format. There are a total of 48 images.

This clip art can be used to make creative resources for your scrapbooking love and teacher materials.  

Create your Valentine's Day theme creations with these whimsical images. Bookmarks, making cards, name tags, desk tags, classroom Valentine boxes, reader response pages, worksheets, newsletters, calendars, class posters, and all the other creative possibilities. Use these images to add Valentine's love to your life. Line art images make great coloring pages for preschoolers and Kindergartners. 

Read more to find more Valentine's Day fun... 

Ground Hog Day for Primary Learners - Reading and Writing

Happy Groundhog Day! 

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

This teaching resource includes:

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.  This teaching resource teaches about Groundhog Day and woodchucks and also the fun of

"Will the groundhog see his shadow?" 

There are pages for emergent readers, such as 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 distance learning and school-at-home and can be used for diversified instruction.  You can easily preview this teaching resource by clicking the link above or clicking HERE. 

100 th Day of School - Pages and Activities

100th Day of School - Pages & Activities

Celebrate the 100th day of school with these bright and colorful interactive booklets! 

Easy to make! Only two pages, and you will have created an eight-page booklet. Students interact with reading, spelling, solving, and drawing with the number 100 in mind.

• Read 100 sight words.
• Spell 100 words
• Solve 100 math facts
• Draw 100 geometric shapes

US Presidents | Teaching Resource | Biography Bottle Project

Meet the Presidents - Purchase Here

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 46 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. 

Nurturing Minds and Hearts: The Power of Children's Literature in the Classroom

In the enchanting realm of elementary education, children's literature stands as a guiding light, offering more than just stories on paper. As an elementary school teacher, I've witnessed firsthand the transformative power of integrating children's literature into the classroom. Beyond the pages of colorful books lie opportunities to cultivate a love for reading, foster critical thinking, and instill valuable life lessons.

One of the paramount benefits of incorporating children's literature is the gateway it provides for young minds to explore the art of storytelling. By immersing themselves in captivating tales, students enhance their reading skills and develop a deeper understanding of narrative structure, character development, and plot dynamics. This foundation becomes instrumental as they gradually embark on their creative writing journeys, crafting narratives reflecting their unique perspectives and imaginations.

The Day It Rained Hearts - Book Companion

Literature circles, a cherished practice in my classroom, further amplify the impact of children's literature. These small group discussions empower students to engage in thoughtful conversations about the books they read, promoting collaboration and improving their communication skills. Through literature circles, children learn to express their opinions, listen to diverse viewpoints, and collectively navigate the intricate layers of a story. It's a space where the magic of literature comes alive as students uncover hidden meanings, share their favorite moments, and form lasting connections with both the characters and each other.

January Teaching Resources - Literacy & Math

January Teaching Resources that 

Make Your Students Smile

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

Math Centers | Christmas Theme | Teaching Resources

Little Elf Cover Up - Addition 

 Little Elf Cover-Up   Addition Facts Practice 

Set up a Christmas Math Station 

a simple and fun game to place in a math station. Roll the dice. Add the numbers. Find the elf. Cover the number. You can laminate these pages or place them in a protective covering so the children can use them over and over.

Materials Included are:

7 elf cards with numbers in color

7 elf cards with numbers b&w

directions for teacher

you will need dice and pom poms or counters

Happy Holidays Teacher Resource - SALE

 

Here are some great resoures that will brighten your classroom for the holiday season. I appreciate my followers and want to make these days Merry & Bright with teaching resources that save you time and engage your students right now !

Click on these holiday resources listed today:

The Wild Christmas Reindeer by Jan Brett - Book Companion

Trouble with Trolls by Jan Brett - Book Companion

Christmas Math Pages - Double & Triple Digit Addition and Subtraction

Legend of the Poinsettia - retold by Tomie dePaolo - Book Companion

Teaching Resources for Primary Grades | Christmas Resources

Christmas Sight Word Coloring

 Color by Sight Words | Christmas Pages

This is a set of 6 coloring pages. Fun for Christmas literacy activity.  Each page also includes a sentence with the sight words in context. Children can practice making their letters by tracing the dotted letters; then circling the sight words. 

Set up a small table with these pages and your students will be reading the sight words and coloring with Christmas cheer!  

Reading Strategies that Improve Comprehension - 3rd Grade ELA

  Teach Reading Strategies 

that Improve Comprehension

 

Reading Strategies - Improve Comprehension

Improve Reading Comprehension with these pages that explain, review and give an opportunity to practice essential reading strategies. Practice the critical reading strategies after explaining and learning about each technique. These pages are ideal for reading instruction in small groups, individual attention, whole class, independent seatwork, home assignments, and substitute teachers. Students will learn each reading strategy.

Teaching Resources and Materials for the Christmas Season - Elementary Grades

Are you looking for educational and fun teacher materials for the Christmas season?  Just read and browse below to find some that are tried and true. Children learn with smiling faces.  Teacher Idea: Leave some of these pages for your substitute teacher.   

Trouble with Trolls - Book Companion  

Reader Response pages for the wonderful book, Trouble with Trolls, by Jan Brett. Teach story elements and character traits, new vocabulary, and word study. 33 pages to use with this picture book. These pages can easily be assigned for independent seatwork, small reading groups, or entire class. This book is truly a wonderful book to read aloud.

Teacher Resources for November - Books in the Classroom

 In November by Cynthia Rylant 

Book Companion

In November - Book Companion

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

16 pages for reader response and writing prompts that give the opportunity to write about this book and the author’s message.

This book companion is to be used with the book; In November, by Cynthia Rylant

Read more ... learn the focus skills included in this book companion

My Teacher on Halloween - Writing Prompts - Teacher Materials

Teacher - Halloween

5 Writing Prompts to write about what "My Teacher Will Be On Halloween". 

This is a fun and high interest writing assignment.

Children love to think about what the teacher might be on Halloween... and teachers love to see what they write! Write and Draw! My Teacher On Halloween!

Find more teacher materials for Halloween fun right HERE

Teacher Resources for Halloween | Trick or Treat Canvas Bags for Halloween

 Information for Halloween Safety | Keep our children SAFE

Be safe on Halloween!

Halloween Safety Cards
& Bookmarks

These printable cards will be an easy way to teach children safety tips for Halloween. Go over the tips at school or at home. Handout these printable cards one by one.

Tips include:

• check your costume. Make sure nothing is hanging down where you might catch your foot and cause you to trip
• invite your parents to go with you
• visit homes of your friends and neighbors and people you know
• wear reflective, glow in the dark or carry a flashlight
• cross at corners where there are lights and crosswalks
• use sidewalks
• look left, look right, then look left again before crossing
• watch for cars turning and backing up
• put your phone away and pay attention
• check all candy | do not eat any candy that is unwrapped or looks suspicious
• safe, happy & fun!

Information for Halloween safety | Keep our children SAFE

Teacher Materials and Resources for Classroom Management

Yes, I want Teacher Tips 

15 Teacher Tips to help with classroom management and building a cooperative, creative and collaborative classroom.  These tips and tricks are tried and true and can work for your classroom, too !

There are 15 different routines and practices you can use to:

• motivate students
• boost self-esteem
• model excellent citizenship
• engage students to become responsible and independent workers
• promote thinking skills
• incorporate easy practices to review and reinforce basic skills in literacy, math, science and social studies
• help to build a community of readers and writers
• fosters reasonable and accountable behavior in the classroom
• easy to implement, you can do it today!
• communicate with parents
• show kindness and fairness as you complete grade level skills and activities

Also, there are a few student pages included to download and print:

• Hallway Behavior Sign
• Thank You cards for students to create
• Story Questions for Journals
• Story Questions for Read Alouds
• Label to Make a "Lucky Duck" Bin
• Small Notes to Send Home
• Poster for your Classroom

This teacher resource is a guide and teacher reference of tips and tricks to use in your classroom to promote a quiet place for learners to grow.  These teacher practices can create a classroom community in which students learn and foster excellent academic and citizenship skills.  Read more about this teacher resource HERE

Thank you for visiting and have a very productive day, followed by a very restful evening.