Black History Month only comes around once a year, but we like to learn about it all year long!

With all of the important accomplishments African-Americans have made to U.S. history, it’s hard to fit it all into one month. 

So we don’t even try. 

Instead, we talk about notable African-Americans as often as possible. And there are new people to learn about all the time!

If you’re ready to introduce your students to African-Americans who’ve made history, these black history figure puzzles are a perfect way to get started!

These history puzzles are so fun for elementary students who are getting to know about the important achievements of black Americans!

Plus, there’s a digital version for distance learning!

Read on to see how to get your set.

And, for more ways to teach students about black history, don’t miss our Living Color History! Black History Coloring Pages!

History Maker Matches! Black History Figure Puzzles

To use the printable black history figure puzzles, you’ll need the following: (This post contains affiliate links. For details, see our Disclosure Policy.)

• Printer (with ink)
• Printer Paper
• Laminator (recommended for durability)
• Scissors

This product includes:

• 36 color black history figure two-piece puzzles
• 36 line art black history figure two-piece puzzles
• A teaching script
• And a chart of all of the Black history figures featured!

The left puzzle piece shows each person’s name and picture.

While the right puzzle piece has a picture and brief description of how the person impacted American history.

As students learn about each person, they can test their knowledge by completing the puzzles.

How to Use the Black History Matching Puzzles with Students

If you are using this resource as part of a year-round Black history unit, you might start by using the chart to acquaint students with each person.

Read through the name in each square and have students guess what occupation they think the person had.

Then you could talk about each person’s accomplishments – one at a time.

Once students are more familiar with each person, cut the puzzle pieces apart and let them practice matching them up!

Need to save on ink? Use the line art version instead. Students can color them with colored pencils or crayons!

Get a look at the printable black history puzzles in action below!

Digital Black History Figure Matching Activity

Are you distance learning? Or just looking to use less paper products in the classroom?

This activity is also available in a digital version that is compatible with Google Slides!

There are 12 slides with three puzzles each.

Students can move both parts of each puzzle to match up each person.

A full answer key is included for easy grading!

Get a look at the digital puzzle activity below!

Scroll down to get your copy of these black history puzzles!

Don’t miss these other ideas for teaching black history!

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Which is why we cover it repeatedly in early grades.

But it’s also an important skill for students who are learning another language.

And it’s doubly important for early ESL students.

So I wanted to share a fun fall-themed counting activity that works in both English and Spanish – these Acorn Spanish Counting to 10 Cards!

These are a fantastic hands-on resource for math centers in kindergarten.

And if you prefer to use digital activities with your students, there’s a digital Acorn Spanish Counting Activity too!

Read on to see how to get either (or both) of these for use with your students.

Want more ways to practice counting? Don’t miss our Candy Bag Skip Counting Center Activity!

Printable Acorn Spanish Counting to 10 Cards

To use the printable acorn Spanish counting to 10 cards, you’ll need the following: (This post contains affiliate links. For details, see our Disclosure Policy.)

• Printer (with ink)
• Printer paper or cardstock
• Scissors
• Clothespins
• Laminator (optional)
• Dry erase markers (optional)

This product includes:

• 11 color Spanish number word squirrel and acorn count and clip cards
• 11 color English number word squirrel and acorn count and clip cards
• A full answer key
• A line art version of the Spanish number word clip cards
• A line art version of the English number word clip cards
• And a set of instructions!

This is an excellent cardinality activity for students to use during autumn!

Simply cut out each card and review the number words in both Spanish and English.

Let students practice counting the acorns in each picture and finding the correct Spanish (or English) number word to match the picture!

If you want to use these at centers, print them on cardstock or laminate them for durability.

You may even want to put them on a ring and let students practice circling the correct number words with dry erase markers.

To teach Spanish number words for counting to ten, print the answer key cards and place them in morning tubs for review!

Need to save on ink? Use the included line art version instead!

See this activity in action in the video below!

Looking for a digital activity instead? Keep reading!

Digital Acorns Spanish Counting to Ten Activity

To use the digital acorns Spanish counting to ten activity, you’ll need the following:

• A copy of our Digital Spanish Acorn Counting Activity (link follows in the post)
• Digital device (We use these Google Chromebooks) or a touch device such as an iPad (optional)

Early learners absolutely adore completing assignments on touch devices and laptops.

So this digital Acorn Spanish Number Words Counting to Ten Activity is a perfect fit for fall math!

On each slide, students can count the number of acorns and drag the checkmark to the correct number word (in both Spanish and English).

Get a look at this activity in action in the video below!

Scroll down to get the printable or digital version of this Spanish Counting to 10 Activity!

Try more ways to teach early learners to count!

To get your set of the printable Acorn Spanish Counting to 10 Cards, click the image or the link below to visit my Teachers Pay Teachers store!

>> Acorn Spanish Counting to 10 Clip Cards <<

To get the digital Spanish Acorn Counting to Ten Activity, click the image or the link below to get it from my TPT store!

> Digital Spanish Acorn Count to 10 Activity <

Or get both the printable and digital versions in a two-product bundle by clicking the link below!

> Digital/Print Spanish Acorn Counting Bundle <

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I’ve always loved using an apple theme when teaching and apples still make a fun theme for learning in early grades.

But instead of just seeing apples everywhere, it’s good for students to learn exactly how apples grow.

It’s not only a good science concept – it’s part of our everyday life!

So I thought it would be fun to combine an apple theme for fall along with a sequencing concept for science.

And that’s just what this apple life cycle sequencing activity does!

This is such a fun science center activity for autumn! Plus, it helps students work on retelling events in the proper sequence too!

Read on to see how to get your copy of this life cycle science activity. Plus, see how you can use this science lesson digitally too!

And for more fun teaching with an apple theme, take a look at our Apple Alike! Same or Different Worksheets or our Apple Counting to Ten Puzzles!

Apple Life Cycle Sequencing Activity

To use the printable apple life cycle sequencing activity, you’ll need the following: (This post contains affiliate links. For details, see our Disclosure Policy.)

• Printer (with ink)
• Printer Paper
• Scissors
• Laminator (optional)
• Hook and loop sticky dots (optional)

This product includes two apple life cycle mats: one with pictures and one with blank circles.

In addition, there are six picture cards for completing the blank mat.

As part of the science lesson, review the completed apple life cycle mat with your students.

Talk about how apple cores contain the seeds for a new apple tree and the steps that the plant goes through before we get to pick the new apples.

Then cut out the picture cards and let them try to retell the correct sequence by placing the picture cards on the blank mat in the right order!

You can use this resource as a cut and paste activity with scissors and glue. Or you can laminate it and add hook and loop dots to make it reusable.

There’s also a line art version of the mat and picture cards included!

Digital Apple Life Cycle Sequencing Lesson

Many, many educators (including yours truly) are making the switch to digital learning.

The good news is that you can use this apple life cycle lesson online too!

To use the digital version, students will need the following:

• A laptop computer (we like Google Chromebooks) or a tablet such as the iPad
• A copy of our Digital Apple Life Cycle Activity (link follows below)

This is a super easy and interactive science lesson for early grades. 

Since the product comes with an answer key, you can grade it in no time flat. (Always a plus!)

Need to see the digital apple lesson in action? Check out the video below!

Scroll down to get your copy of our printable or digital Apple Life Cycle Sequencing Activity!

Looking for more apple learning resources?

Looking for the digital and print version? Visit my Teachers Pay Teachers store!

>>> Digital + Print Apple Life Cycle Activity <<<

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Maybe biting into a super ripe, soft peach. But I live in Georgia, so I might be a little biased there.

Whether you can get to an apple orchard or not this year, you can still add some apple fun to your primary lessons.

And this digital apple picking game is a fun way to practice counting and cardinality with kindergartners!

Need to use distance learning this year? This digital comparing numbers activity is perfect! It’s no-prep and easy to use, even for early learners.

Keep reading to see how to score it for your students. And, for more fun with apple learning, take a look at our list of 20 engaging apple preschool books!

Digital Comparing Numbers Apple Picking Game

To use this digital inequalities apple picking game, you’ll need the following: (This post contains affiliate links. For details, see our Disclosure Policy.)

• A computer (We like these Google Chromebooks) or a tablet (like this iPad)
• A copy of our digital Apple Orchard! Inequalities Activity

This digital apple math activity is designed as a drag and drop game, so students can use with a computer and mouse or with their fingers on a touchscreen device.

Each of the seven activity slides features:

• An apple tree with movable apples
• Two baskets each featuring a different numeral
• Three inequality symbols for students to use after counting the apples

Here’s how it works:

Students look at the numeral on each apple basket.

Then they count out the correct number of apples for each basket and move them into the correct container.

Finally, they compare the numbers and place the correct inequality or equal math symbol in the circle.

See the product in action below!

This is a great way to build number sense, practice comparing numbers, and help students get used to learning on a digital device.

Scroll down to get your copy of this Digital Comparing Numbers Apple Picking Game!

Stop by and check out these other early learning ideas that go well with an apple theme!

To get your copy of this Apple Orchard! Inequalities Digital Activity, click the image or the link below to visit my Teachers Pay Teachers store!

>>>Apple Orchard! Digital Comparing Numbers Activity<<<

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As children grow, however, we don’t just want them to know shapes by their general appearance. We want to teach them how to differentiate shapes by counting their sides and vertices (corners).

In fact, this is a required standard for kindergartners.

To make learning this concept easier, even for distance learning, I’m sharing a simple Digital Shape Sides Sorting Activity!

This is such an easy activity for early geometry lessons!

Read on to find out how to get your copy and to see the lesson in action! And, for digital math ideas, take a look at my digital Ladybug Number Word Puzzles!

2D Geometric Digital Shape Sides Sorting Activity

To use this Shapes and Sides! Digital Shape Sides Sorting Activity, you’ll need the following: (This post contains affiliate links. For details, see our Disclosure Policy.)

• A computer compatible with Google Slides (We use these Google Chromebooks)
• Or a tablet compatible with Google Slides (such as this iPad)
• The Shapes and Sides! Digital Activity (available in my TPT store)

This product includes three digital shape sorting activity pages, which feature nine different 2D geometric shapes.

Each of the pages has a chart with a blank “shape” column.

Students will need to examine the three shapes on each page and then count the sides and vertices (corners).

Then they drag and drop the correct shape onto the matching row with the corresponding number of sides and vertices.

This activity can be used with an Apple Pencil, if students are working on iPads, or just by using their fingers to drag and drop the shapes on any tablet!

Watch the video below to get a look at this product in action!

Scroll down to pick up your Shapes and Sides! Digital Geometry Activity!

Don’t miss these other digital learning activities for early grades!

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I’m sure there must be, but I have yet to meet a person who doesn’t.

My kids (like most kids) are fanatics for ice cream. One loves chocolate, one loves strawberry, one loves cake batter, and one loves cookies & cream (like yours truly).

With warmer weather on the way, I thought ice cream would be a fun theme for an early phonics resource: this short and long vowel sound sorting activity!

This is such a fun way to help students practice recognizing short and long vowel sounds as they learn to read.

And it’s available as a printable activity for literacy centers and a digital resource, so you can use in small groups or for distance learning!

Keep reading to find out how to get your copy. For more early phonics practice, don’t miss our printable Rhyming Word Puzzles too!

Ice Cream Sounds! Digital & Print Vowel Sound Sorting Activity

To use the printable version of this vowel sound sorting activity, you’ll need the following: (This post contains affiliate links. For details, see our Disclosure Policy.)

• Printer (with ink)
• Printer Paper
• Scissors
• Laminator (optional)
• Hook and loop sticky dots (optional)
• Astrobright paper (optional)

This product includes:

• Color ice cream cones for each short and long vowel sound
• 30 color ice cream scoops featuring CVC and CVCE words
• A complete line art version
• And a set of instructions!

To use this activity, print out the cones and scoops and cut them apart.

Before letting students practice, review the symbols for short and long vowel sounds – the breve for short vowels and the macron for long vowels.

Then let students practice reading each word aloud and listening for the vowel sound.

Now it’s time to start sorting sounds!

Each vowel sound has three matching word “scoops”, so students can end up with 10 triple scoop cones by the time they’re done.

Make it reusable by laminating the pages and attaching hook and loop sticky dots to the cones and scoops.

Save ink by printing the line art version!

You can let students color the cones and scoops or print the resource on AstroBright paper (my personal fav).

Prefer to use digital resources for distance learning?

This vowel sounds lesson is available as a Google Slides resource!

Students can drag and drop the correct CVC/CVCE word onto the matching cone with the correct vowel sound.

Perfect for digital phonics practice!

Scroll down to get the digital or print version of this Ice Cream Vowel Sounds Lesson!

Check out these other learning resources for early grades!

To get your copy of our printable Ice Cream Vowel Sounds Matching Lesson, click the image or the link below to visit my Teachers Pay Teachers store!

>>> Ice Cream Sounds! Vowel Sound Sorting Activity <<<

Or get the digital version by clicking the image or the link below!

>>> Digital Ice Cream Vowel Sorting Lesson <<<

Want both? Score the print and digital versions as a bundle!

Just click the image or link below to pick up both versions of this resource!

>>> Digital + Print Ice Cream Sounds Bundle <<<

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The trick, though, is that counting numbers don’t always look like numerals. They also appear as objects and number words.

Which is why these three-piece ladybug number word counting puzzles are so helpful for little learners!

These are fantastic for early math centers! Or you could put them in morning tubs for rotations!

Need to help your students learn remotely? There’s even a distance learning version!

Read on to see how to score these for your early math students.

And, for more practice with early math skills, check our our Bee Counting On Math Center!

Ladybug Number Word Counting Puzzles

To print these number word puzzles, you’ll need the following: (This post contains affiliate links. For details, see our Disclosure Policy.)

• Printer (with ink)
• Printer paper
• Scissors
• Laminator (optional)
• Dry erase markers (optional)
• Astrobright paper (optional)

These puzzles include the numbers from one to ten.

Each puzzle contains three pieces:

• One that depicts the number word
• One that depicts the numeral
• And one that shows a ladybug with the matching number of spots

After you print the puzzles and cut the pieces apart, mix them up and let students practice matching them correctly.

If you need to save on ink, a line art version is also included.

Personally, I love to use AstroBright paper whenever I’m using a line art product.

It adds a nice pop of color without using up all of my color ink.

Add some early numeral and number word writing practice with the write and wipe version of these puzzles!

These feature three pieces as the original set, but the number word and numeral puzzle pieces feature blank spaces.

Laminate the pieces and let students practice writing in the numbers and words on their own with dry erase markers!

Get a look at this product in action in the video below!

Digital Ladybug Number Word Matching Activity

Prefer to use a digital counting activity with your kindergarteners?

This ladybug themed counting practice is also available for use with Google Slides!

With the digital version, students can line up the three puzzle pieces to match the number of ladybug’s spots with the right numeral and number word.

An answer key is also included for easy grading.

Scroll down to get your copy of these print or digital Ladybug Number Word Counting Puzzles!

Take a look at these other math learning ideas!

To get your copy of these Ladybug Number Word Counting Puzzles, click the image or the link below to get them from my Teachers Pay Teachers store!

>> Ladybug Number Word Counting Puzzles <<

Want the digital version? Click the image or link below to pick that up for use with distance learning!

>> Digital Ladybug Counting Word Puzzles <<

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Our smallest learner has been recognizing numbers for years.

She can count all the way to 100 and she is so proud to tell you about it.

Every. Single. Chance. She. Gets.

But I noticed that she needed a little more help recognizing number words, so I wanted to make learning that as fun as possible.

Which is how we ended up with this rainbow number word matching activity! I thought this would be a wonderful early math lesson and so I’m sharing it with all of you too!

Read on to see how to get this number word recognition activity for your little ones!

Need to use it as a digital activity that your students can complete online? Keep reading to see how to grab it as a digital lesson!

And, for more math learning, don’t miss our list of 10 math activities for kids with ADHD.

They’re all hands-on and easy to set up, so your active learners won’t have to sit around waiting.

Rainbow Number Word Matching Activity for Kids

This number word activity is a perfect fit for early spring math centers!

Since it involves basic literacy skills, it’s best suited for kindergartners. But if you have preschoolers are who are ready for number words, feel free to use it with them.

For this number word matching activity, you’ll need the following: (This post contains affiliate links. For details, see our Disclosure Policy.)

• Printer (with ink)
• Printer Paper
• Laminator
• Scissors
• Hook and loop sticky dots
• Colored pencils (optional)

Once you print out the product, use scissors to cut out the rainbows and the cloud number words.

Time to break out the sticky dots!

Just place one on each side of the rainbow and one on the back of each cloud.

Then let the kids practice matching up the number word clouds with the correct number rainbows!

One cloud goes on each side of each rainbow.

Like so!

There are rainbows and clouds for the numerals and number words all the way to ten!

These would make a great busy bag activity for little ones too! Just assemble them and store them in a bag for later.

Need to save on ink? Use the lineart version!

Let the kids color the rainbows themselves, then laminate them and assemble like usual.

Digital Rainbow Number Word Matching Activity for Kids

If you’re using distance learning or just prefer digital activities with your students, you can pick up the digital version of this activity!

This resource is compatible with Google Slides and you can use it on a tablet or on a desktop computer with a mouse.

All ten rainbows are included, along with the number word clouds.

An answer key is also provided for ease of grading.

Get a look at this digital math activity action in the video below!

Scroll down to pick up these Rainbow Number Word Matching Puzzles!

Check out these other fun math ideas for early grades!

 

 

 

 

Want to use this activity as a digital lesson for distance learning?

Click the image or the link below to pick up the digital version of this product from my Teachers Pay Teachers store!

>>> Digital Rainbow Number Word Matching Activity – Teachers Pay Teachers <<<

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I am in the small group of people who actually enjoy solving arithmetic problems.

When I was young, I would doodle math problems in my notebook in my spare time.

My kids, though, aren’t big fans of arithmetic, unless I can make it fun.

So instead of just giving them a sheet of problems to solve, I put together a fun aquarium-themed lesson: our Aquarium Arithmetic Seek and Find activity!

And if you’re looking for a way to practice adding and subtracting online, you can get this in a digital version too!

Read on to see how to get your copy.

Plus, take a look at our easy Sidewalk Chalk Outdoor Math Game for some hands-on math practice fun!

Aquarium Arithmetic Seek & Find Math Activity

To use this aquarium arithmetic math activity, you’ll need the following: (Affiliate links are included in this post. For details, see our Disclosure Policy.)

• Printer (with ink)
• Printer Paper
• Crayons

This product includes eight sheets of addition and subtraction problems.

Once they find the corresponding problems, they can color them in!

For example, one of the pages instructs kids to “color the problems that have a difference of 5”.

So after kids solve the subtraction problems, they can go back and color in the bubbles for the problems that equal 5.

Easy!

A full set of instructions and a complete answer key are also included!

To get your copy of our Aquarium Arithmetic Seek & Find math activity, click the image or the link below to get it from my Teachers Pay Teachers store!

>>> Aquarium Arithmetic Seek & Find Math Activity <<<

Prefer to use this online with your students? Pick up the digital version for distance learning below!

>>> Aquarium Arithmetic Math Practice Activity – Digital Version <<<

This post is part of the Free Aquarium Unit Study linkup! Check out more fun aquarium activities and learning ideas below!

Aquarium Animals Letter Find Worksheets from 3 Boys and a Dog

Under the Sea Fun Octopus Vegetable Platter from Crafty Mama in ME

Fish Books for Kids from The Jenny Evolution

How Fish Breathe – A Science Experiment from Tales of Education at Home

Fun Things to See at the Newport Aquarium from Something 2 Offer

Aquarium Scavenger Hunt Printable for Kids from CraftCreateCalm

Aquarium in a Bottle: Ocean Sensory Idea from A Little Pinch of Perfect

Aquarium I Spy from Schooling a Monkey

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They’re one of the few species that undergoes a complete change as part of the growth process.

It’s really awe-inspiring.

So a butterfly’s life cycle is an excellent science lesson for early grades. And that’s why I’m sharing this fun butterfly life cycle activity with all of you today!

This is a wonderful activity for science centers! And you can make it reusable too!

Read on to see how to get your copy. And keep reading to see how you can get this as a digital product!

Be sure to check out our Apple Life Cycle Sequencing Activity too!

Butterfly Life Cycle Activity for Kids

To use this butterfly life cycle sequencing activity, you’ll need the following: (This post contains affiliate links. For details, see our Disclosure Policy.)

• Printer (with ink)
• Printer Paper
• Scissors
• Glue stick
• Laminator (optional)
• Hook and loop sticky dots (optional)

This product includes:

• One color butterfly life cycle mat
• Five color butterfly life cycle picture cards
• One color butterfly life cycle mat with color picture cards
• One line art butterfly life cycle mat
• Five line art butterfly life cycle picture cards
• And one line art butterfly life cycle mat with line art picture cards

Simply cut the circular picture cards out and let students practice placing them in the correct sequence on the life cycle mat.

For a one-time lesson, students can glue the picture cards in place.

For a reusable center, laminate the pages and affix hook and loop sticky dots.

If you use the line art version, students can color in the pictures too!

Scroll down to get this Butterfly Life Cycle Sequencing Activity!

Take a look at these other science activities!

To get your copy of this Butterfly Life Cycle Sequencing Activity, click the image or the link below to visit my Teachers Pay Teachers store!

>>> Butterfly Life Cycle Sequencing – Teachers Pay Teachers <<<

Prefer to use this as a digital activity? Get both the print and digital version!

>>> Print + Digital Butterfly Life Cycle Activity Bundle – Teachers Pay Teachers <<<

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