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The Pigeon Has to Go to School

Back to School Fun with “The Pigeon Has to Go to School”

Activities for First Day Jitters

Engaging Activities for First Day Jitters by Julie Danneberg

Back to School Snack

Kick Off the Year with a Tasty Tradition: Back to School Snack in a Cup!

Happy Camping Classroom Theme

Camping Classroom Theme

Top 3 Building Community in the Classroom Activities

Top 3 Building Community in the Classroom Activities

top 10 classroom apple activities

Top 10 Classroom Apple Activities

classroom routines for back to school

Top 5 Back to School Classroom Routines

Peanut Butter and Cupcake: a Friendship Read Aloud for Back to School

friendship in a cup

Back to School with Friendship in a Cup

Top 5 Back to School Read Alouds

Back to School Getting to Know you Game and Activities

Back to School Anxiety Making a Plan due to Covid

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Looking for the perfect read-aloud for President’s

Looking for the perfect read-aloud for President’s Day? 🇺🇸

Grace for President is an inspiring story about a young girl who learns there has never been a female president and decides to run for president at her school. She campaigns, listens, and works hard to make history. It’s a powerful way to teach students about leadership, elections, and believing in yourself.

This book companion is packed with comprehension activities, writing, word work, math games, and an adorable Grace for President craft your students will love. It’s the perfect way to connect literacy and social studies during President’s Day or your election unit.

Comment grace or president for the link! 🇺🇸✨

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February and Black History Month are the perfect t

February and Black History Month are the perfect time to introduce biographies in a meaningful and engaging way. 🌱

This unit on George Washington Carver helps students learn about his life while exploring character traits like perseverance, creativity, and curiosity.

Students begin with an engaging mini reader and then dive into comprehension activities, writing, vocabulary, timelines, anchor charts, and a fun craft. It is a wonderful way to build background knowledge while strengthening informational text skills in a primary friendly way.

This resource is hands on, meaningful, and part of a bundle featuring 5 famous Black Americans, making it easy to plan thoughtful lessons all month long.

💬 Comment “Carver” or “George” and I will send you the link!

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💗 Looking for a meaningful friendship activity for

💗 Looking for a meaningful friendship activity for Valentine’s Day? 💗

Friendship in a Cup is a hands-on snack that helps students learn about the qualities of a good friend while following simple, step-by-step directions. It’s perfect for Valentine’s Day, Friendsgiving, Foodie Friday, or any Fun Friday in your classroom.

Along the way, students practice listening, teamwork, predicting, graphing, sequencing, and writing. The resource also includes a fun craft, class graphing tools, colorful friendship posters, plus recipe cards and a parent donation letter.

Comment FRIEND or CUP for the link! 💕

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Let your students’ imagination and creativity shin

Let your students’ imagination and creativity shine with this adorable Love Bug Valentine craft! 🐞💗 After makes these love bugs, your students can fill out an adoption certificate and complete some engaging writing activities.

This sweet little bug is part of my Valentine Theme Day, but it is perfect to use anytime during February for a fun, hands on activity your kids will love.

💬 Comment “love” or “bug” for the link!

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Looking for a meaningful President’s Day read-alou

Looking for a meaningful President’s Day read-aloud? 🇺🇸

If I Were President by Catherine Stier is the perfect story to take students on a journey through what life is really like as the President. This engaging read-aloud introduces key vocabulary, encourages critical thinking, and helps students decide if the job of President is right for them—all in a kid-friendly way.

This book companion is packed with reading comprehension strategies, writing, word work, and math activities, plus a fun “kid as the president” craft that students absolutely love. It’s a great addition to President’s Day or Election Week lessons and is included in my Election Week & November Reading Comprehension Bundle.

Comment president or history for the link! 🇺🇸✨

"My students loved this. This craft and writing is so cute and really allowed for students to get creative and imagine what they would do if they were President "

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Do you need some paired passages for President’s D

Do you need some paired passages for President’s Day? 💘
These February paired passages are perfect for practicing reading comprehension and compare-and-contrast skills in a meaningful, no-prep way. There are 8 passages with kid-friendly themes for the month, including Valentine’s Day, George Washington, Abe Lincoln, and Snow. They work beautifully for whole group, small group, or independent practice with your fluent readers.
After reading, students answer comprehension questions and illustrate part of the passage. They can also reread for fluency practice. Then, they use the included Venn diagram to compare both passages—either writing similarities and differences or cutting and pasting the provided words onto the sorting mat.

Passage pairs included:�Young Abe Lincoln & Abe Lincoln Later Years�Valentine’s Day & Cupid�George Washington & George for President�The Hat & Playing in the Snow

Comment READ or COMPARE for the link! 💕

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