Diwali ... November 4th 2021

Find it here.  Interactive Google Slides

Diwali is celebrated on November 4th this year, 2021.

It is a wonderful way to inform your class about the holiday and to introduce them to events around the world!

This event originates in India.

These Interactive Google Slides introduce the students to the event.

Slide One:  Introduction to India and the Flag

Slide Two:  Festival of Lights... meet the Diya

Slide Three:  What happens on this day?  Families, sweets and gifts

Slide Four:  Fireworks are part of the celebration

Slide Five:  Interact by click and dragging what you might see, hear, taste, touch 

Slide Six:  Interact with vocabulary... ABC Order and Syllables

Slide Seven:  Making words... Click and drag letters from FESTIVAL to make other words.

Find it here.  Paper Pencil Resource

The packet includes:

Informational Text (mini book and single page)

Compare and Contrast 

Graphic Organizer for gathering details from text.

Writing Projects...narrative, informational, sensory.

Final Write Pages and Class Cover for showcasing student writing.

Word Work...AB Order, Syllables, Parts of Speech, Word Search, Making Words

Vocabulary for Posting

Diwali Math Game (odd/even) for Math Center

Find it here.  Diwali Bundle

We paired the Interactive Google Slides and the Paper Pencil Resource to create the perfect classroom TEAM!

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Ii is for Ice Cream...ABC Countdown to Summer!!

Interactive Google Slides for ABC Countdown to Summer ...Ii is for Ice Cream

8 Slides $1.50

I scream, you scream, we all scream for ICE CREAM!

What fun for the end or the year.

Slide One...Here's the SCOOP... About me

Slide Two...Read informational tex and answer questions

Slide Three...Here's the SCOOP...Best part of the school year

Slide Four... How to Make a Sundae

Slide Five...Invitation to Ice Cream Day

Slide Six...What is your favorite Ice Cream Treat

ABC Interactive Google Slide Bundle for ABC Countdown to Summer

The above two slides can be found in this A to Z bundle with an invitation and an activity.

Paper Pencil ABC Countdown to Summer...Ii is for Ice Cream

24 pages...$2

Take a peek!!

Paper Pencil Bundle for ABC Countdown to Summer

Complete Ice Cream Day Resource

58 pages...$4

This packet is filled with "scooper" duper activities to engage students in activities related to the common core with an ice cream theme.

Ice Cream Craft..A "scooper" good class! A "cool" class! Here's the "scoop"!

10 vocabulary cards for posting with pictures

Suggested reading and responses...

Mo Williams

Story elements

Adjectives

Gail Gibbons

Sequence events, definitions, informational text graphic organizer

Mini Book - interactive for students

Fact or Opinion

Collecting Data

Writing about Data

Making words

Using descriptive words

Writing activities (paragraph, graphic organizer, final copy)

Fun with money

Problem Solving

Rootbeer float experiment

Word Search

How to stories...ice cream cone, sundae

Mini Book and 1 page sheet sharing Ice Cream Facts

 

W is for Watermelon...ABC Summer Countdown

W is for Watermelon!

What a sweet treat for all!

The resource has:

A cute craft for a "melon" reasons they loved this year.

Top 10 List

Informational Text for 2 levels of readers.

Reading for detail T/F for 2 levels of readers.

Let's Chat about Watermelon

Experimenting with a watermelon.

Activity sheet to accompany the project.

Sink or Float

Math:  Data Collection and Odd/Even Partner Game

Word Work:  Adjectives, Making Words, Parts of Speech

A "sweet" treat!

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Old Lady Who Swallowed A Clover

I LOVE the Old Lady stories.  They have a silly theme and their sing song rhyme pattern makes it so much fun for sharing and retelling.  This packet includes word work, writing, vocabulary cards, sequencing activities and materials for centers.  This would make a perfect Friday Fun Day story!!

Find it here.

Leap Year! February 29th!

An extra day is on the way!!

How exciting is that?

Does your class know why we have an extra day in February?

Let's discover!

This packet has informational text, graphic organizers, word work, writing and math games all differentiated to meet the different level of learners.