Here are some more freebies I designed for We Are Teachers. I made one with simpler writing for younger grades and one with “cooler” writing for older kids:
To go to the free printable freebies, please visit my post on We Are Teachers.
Calling all geeks! It’s May 4th, so you’ve probably already bid your friends farewell by saying “May the fourth be with you!” I probably should celebrate (or at least acknowledge) May 4th at school. I know this next idea is a little late…hindsight is 20/20. I’ll have to do this next year. (Ta-da! Now I’m prepped a year ahead!)
I just saw this free coloring page over at Homeschool Encouragement and thought of a math connection!
Print one of these for each student. Then make up a key that might look something like this (choose your own colors if you want):
This way, you’re practicing shapes while you celebrate May the Fourth! If you’re looking to be more interactive, consider having your students create the image above with tangrams.
Here are some other Star Wars themed coloring pages for you to be creative with!
But no matter what you do, may the fourth be with you! 🙂
Check out the text features graphic organizer I made for We Are Teachers:
Click here to go to the post on We Are Teachers and download the free printable.
Looking to help kids figure out the difference between statements and questions? Check out this page:
Students should read the words, determine if it’s a statement or a question and then write in the correct ending punctuation. After that, they can create their own statement and question, along with drawing a silly picture. Enjoy!
Click here for the free printable PDF: Statements And Questions – Alligators on Scooters
Counting and number sequences can be tough for kids, but knowing numbers backwards and forwards is what allows them to do more complex number tasks. I saw this idea of “before, between and after” and thought it was valuable. So, here’s my take on that concept. This would be great for kindergarten or first grade, depending on your students.
Kids must write in the numbers so that the sequence is complete. Click here for the free printable PDF: Before Between After – Numbers
Check out the graphic organizer I posted over at We Are Teachers! It’s perfect for describing a series of events in a story, history or a science experiment.
Click here to go to the post!
Looking for more free language arts graphic organizers? Click here.
Spring Break. Everyone needs the break, but it’s crazy town trying to get kids back on track afterwards. Everyone wants to tell everyone else how their break went, but there’s not really time! So try this approach: Have each kid fill out this page (writing or drawing, whichever you prefer), and then let kids go share their page with 2 or 3 other students. And move on with life! You can provide an opportunity for everyone to share while practicing some basic skills… all in 15-20 minutes!
Click here to view the free PDF: Snapshots of Spring Break
As teachers, we love finding free resources. So naturally, my heart leaped when I found two articles about hundreds of free art books you can download from the Getty Museum in Los Angeles and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Click here to read the article about the Getty’s books and click here to read about the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s books.
The article also contained links to articles about images being put into the public domain for free use. Hooray for open educational resources! Looking for more openly licensed (free to use!) K-12 content? Click here to check out Open Culture’s section on K-12.
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