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History Maker Matches! Black History Figure Puzzles

January 26, 2021 by Selena Robinson Leave a Comment

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!

Fun Black History Matching Puzzles for Kids

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

Learning Black History with Elementary Students

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!

These Black history matching puzzles are a fun way to teach elementary students about notable Black Americans!

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.

Printable Black History Puzzles for Elementary

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!

Printable Black History Puzzles for Elementary Grades

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!

Digital Black History Puzzle for Elementary Students

There are 12 slides with three puzzles each.

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

Easy Digital Black History Puzzle Activity

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!

These black history coloring pages are a fun way to introduce students to notable Black Americans in history!

Digital and Print Ruby Bridges History Lesson

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To get the digital version of these Black history matching puzzles, click the image or link below to visit my Teachers Pay Teachers store!

Digital Black History Figure Puzzles for Kids

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Black History Learning Activity for Kids

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Ruby Goes to School! Mini Ruby Bridges History Lesson for Kids

January 5, 2021 by Selena Robinson 1 Comment

Ruby Bridges has always been an interesting history figure to me.

She was such a young girl when she made history and she managed to handle it with grace and class.

Naturally, I wanted my children to learn about Ruby Bridges but I also like to share her story with my students.

And that’s why this mini Ruby Bridges history lesson is one I’m excited to share with all of you!

Ruby Bridges History Lesson for Elementary Students

This is a fantastic history activity for early elementary grades!

It’s a great fit for Black History Month, but you could really use it any time of the year, because it’s also American history.

And it’s so easy for early grade students to relate to her experience as well.

Plus, this activity is now available as a digital Black history lesson too!

Read on to see how to pick up your copy.

And, for more black history resources, take a look at our list of 20 Books about African-American Inventors and Scientists!

Learn about the life and legacy of Ruby Bridges with this elementary Ruby Bridges history lesson!

Elementary Ruby Bridges History Lesson for Kids

To use this Ruby Bridges history lesson for kids, you’ll need the following: (This post contains affiliate links. For details, see our Disclosure Policy.)

The printable Ruby Bridges mini black history lesson includes the following:

A two-page Ruby Bridges biography
A page of Fill-In-the-Blank biography review questions
A Ruby Bridges word unscramble activity
A Ruby Bridges history timeline sequencing activity

Ruby Bridges Comprehension Activities for Elementary

A full answer key and a teaching script are also included!

The biography comes with a blackline version as well.

Printable Ruby Bridges Biography for Elementary

Digital Ruby Bridges History Lesson

Are you using virtual or distance learning with your students this year?

Ruby Bridges Digital History Activity for Kids

This Black history lesson is also available as a digital activity for use with Google Slides!

The digital Ruby Bridges history activity includes:

A five-slide biography
A two-slide fill in the blank review
A two-slide word unscramble activity
And a history sequencing activity for students!

Digital Ruby Bridges History Lesson for Kids

A complete answer key is also available for easy peasy grading.

Digital Ruby Bridges Lesson for Elementary

Read the biography in class with students and then let them complete the review activities on their own!

How to Teach Elementary Students about Ruby Bridges

If you’re unsure how to introduce Ruby to your class, the teaching script offers a sample teaching script to try.

Teaching Elementary Students about Ruby Bridges

Read the biography together with your students. Be sure to stop and check for understanding during the reading.

Afterwards, you might choose to complete the fill-in-the-blank activity together. Then you can send the word unscramble and the timeline sequencing activities along as homework.

If you decide to send the biography as part of a take-home assignment, let students color Ruby as they read about her!

Use the enclosed answer key for simple grading!

Get a closer look at this resource in the video below.

Scroll down to get your copy of this print or digital Ruby Bridges History Lesson!

Don’t miss these other Black history learning ideas for students!

Teach elementary students about one of the most accomplished scientists in history with this George Washington Carver history lesson for kids!

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To get the digital Ruby Bridges History Activity for use with Google Slides, click the image or the link below to get it from my Teachers Pay Teachers store!

>>> Digital Ruby Bridges History Activity <<<

Printable Ruby Bridges History Lesson for Kids

To get the printable Ruby Bridges lesson for elementary, visit my Teachers Pay Teachers store or check it out below! (Psst…You can also get both the printable and digital versions as a bundle.)

Pizza Pie ELA! Adjective Sorting Activity

December 1, 2020 by Selena Robinson Leave a Comment

Does anyone else think learning about parts of speech is fun?

If not, it’s possible that it’s just me.

When I learned about them years (and years) ago in school, I thought it was so neat that the words I read and used everyday had different functions.

If your students aren’t quite as thrilled about the parts of speech as I was, this pizza-themed adjective sorting activity is fun way to practice recognizing describing words!

If you’re reading a pizza-themed book with your class, this is a wonderful way to weave in some basic ELA practice.

Plus, it has a hands-on component that younger students will love!

Read on to see how to get your copy of this ELA activity – free!

And, for more ways to practice language arts in early grades, take a look at my Construction Contractions ELA unit!

This fun pizza themed adjective sorting activity is a perfect hands-on lesson for ELA!

Pizza Pie ELA! Adjective Sorting Activity

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Easy Adjective Sorting Activity for Kids

This ELA lesson lets students practice spotting and using descriptive words to describe everyone’s favorite food – pizza!

It’s designed as a one-time cut and paste activity, but you can easily adapt it for repeated use at centers.

Instructions are included on the activity, so you can just print and then hand them out to students.

They can look for the adjectives, cut them out, and then paste them onto the pizza as mushroom and pepperoni “toppings”.

Turn this into a reusable activity by laminating the pages. Then cut them out and let students use them again and again.

Adjective Sorting Activity for Early Elementary

This would also make a great take-home activity for practicing parts of speech.

Adjective Pizza Adjective Sorting Activity

Students can assemble their pizzas at home and then bring them in the next day!

Scroll down to get your copy of this free Pizza Adjective Sorting Activity!

Try some of these other ELA learning ideas for early elementary!

Have a sweet ELA lesson with this delicious donuts ELA activity set! Several ELA activities with a fun donut theme!

Teach children how to identify basic nouns, verbs, and adjectives with this winter-themed parts of speech sorting activity! Perfect for ELA over the winter!

Pick up these printable contraction flashcards to help early elementary students review English contractions!

To get your copy of this Adjective Pizza activity, click the image or the link below to grab it as a free download from my Teachers Pay Teachers store!

>>> Pizza Pie ELA! Adjective Sorting Lesson <<<

Sweet Treats! Cupcake and Cookie Alphabet Worksheets

November 10, 2020 by Selena Robinson Leave a Comment

Winter is quickly approaching and it’s the time of year for…baking!

At least for me.

Whenever it gets cold outside, I’m ready to start baking cookies, cupcakes, muffins, and whatever else I can think of.

Of course, I also have the problem of eating them all, but that’s another story.

To keep early learners practicing their alphabet recognition skills over the winter, I thought it would be fun to share a set of cupcake and cookie alphabet worksheets!

Fun Cookie and Cupcake Alphabet Worksheets

These are filled with ways to practice letter recognition that are fun for little ones!

They’d be excellent for literacy centers or take-home packets over winter break in preschool or kindergarten too.

Read on to see how to get your copy of each – free!

And for more ways to teach early literacy skills, don’t miss my Winter Alphabet and Number Playdough Mats!

These printable cookie and cupcake alphabet worksheets are so fun for helping early learners practice letter recognition!

Sweet Treats! Cupcake and Cookie Alphabet Worksheets

To use these cupcake and cookie alphabet worksheets, you’ll need the following: (This post contains affiliate links. For details, see our Disclosure Policy.)

Printer (with ink)
Printer paper
Pencils
Crayons or washable markers
Child-safe scissors
Glue stick
Laminator (good if using these at literacy centers)

Each of these alphabet worksheet packs includes six activities.

First, students will fill in the missing letters to complete the entire alphabet.

Then, they can use crayons to complete the color by alphabet worksheet. The cookie worksheet set features a cookie-themed color by alphabet page.

The cupcake worksheet set has a cupcake-themed activity instead.

They can also cut out matching lowercase letters to glue next to the correct uppercase letters.

Plus, a tracing page for the entire alphabet is included.

The alphabet maze lets students find their way to the finish by following the uppercase and lowercase letter A.

Finally, they can use the letters they’ve practiced to write their name in several colors.

If you’re using a cupcake or cookie theme at any point this school year, these would be a perfect match!

If you plan to use these alphabet worksheets at literacy centers, be sure to laminate them first. Then students can reuse them with dry erase markers or crayons.

See this product in action in the video below!

Scroll down to get your cupcake and cookie alphabet worksheets – free!

Take a look at some of these other early literacy learning ideas!

Work on early literacy skills with this fun fall apple CVC word literacy activity!

Practice helping early learners memorize the letters of the alphabet with these printable finish the alphabet worksheets for kids! Great for learning alphabetical order!

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Printable Woodland Animals Board Game for Kids

November 3, 2020 by Selena Robinson Leave a Comment

It’s the time of year when we start to see woodland animals in our neighborhood.

Down here in the South, it’s pretty common to see deer along the edges of the highway during fall.

Sometimes, we even see does and fawns cross the street in front of us. It’s pretty incredible.

As autumn closes in, I thought it would be a great time to share this printable woodland animals board game for kids to play!

Fun Woodland Animals Printable Board Game

This is a simple, low-prep activity to play with little ones, especially on days when the weather is less than perfect.

Read on to see how to get your copy – free!

And, for more fall fun, don’t miss our Roll A Leaf Printable File Folder Game!

This fun printable woodland animals board game is a perfect fall-themed indoor activity for kids!

Printable Woodland Animals Board Game for Kids

To play this printable woodland animals board game, you’ll need the following: (This post contains affiliate links. For details, see our Disclosure Policy.)

Printer (with ink)
Cardstock
Scissors
Double-sided tape
Game pieces (I used hedgehog mini erasers I got from Target, but you can use buttons, coins, counting bears, or any small manipulative.)

There are two styles of game boards: one with full color and one with white backgrounds.

Use either or both!

The game also includes a printable die.

After using scissors to cut it out, fold it along the lines and attach with double-sided tape.

You could also use glue or regular tape around the outside, but I find double-sided tape to be the easiest.

Then place the game pieces at the start and you’re ready to play!

Kids can roll the die to move their game piece along the board, moving to whichever animal they roll.

The first one to the finish wins!

***IMPORTANT*** If you are using a Mac, you will need to save this file as an image before you try to print it. Otherwise, the game board pictures will print with black backgrounds.

To do this, open the file in Preview (the default option for PDFs), then click “export”.

Woodland Animals Board Game - Mac Print Instructions 2

Change the option from “PDF” to “JPEG”.

Woodland Animals Board Game - Mac Print Instructions 4

Then click “save”.

Woodland Animals Board Game - Mac Print Instructions 5

Open the image and click “Print”.

Woodland Animals Board Game - Mac Print Instructions 6

You’ll be good to go!

See this game in action below!

Scroll down to get your copy of this printable woodland animals board game – free!

Take a look at these other fall activities for kids!

These fun fall color by addition worksheets are a perfect way to practice arithmetic with an art twist this year!

Use the digital or printable version of this Spanish Counting to 10 activity to practice number recognition in English and Spanish!

Use these realistic leaf identification activity cards to help students recognize common tree species!

To get your copy of this printable forest animals game, click the image or the link below to download it directly to your computer!

>>> Woodland Animals Board Game <<<

Easy Name Acorn Necklace Craft for Kids

October 20, 2020 by Selena Robinson Leave a Comment

Learning to spell his or her own name is such a big step for early learners!

As we’re teaching our youngest child to write cursive, even she’s in a hurry to get to all the letters in her name.

There’s no feeling quite like seeing your own name in print.

For a fun fall literacy lesson, I thought it would be cool to make a name building activity – this Name Acorn Necklace Craft!

This is an easy and hands-on way to practice literacy skills with young learners.

Plus, it’s so versatile you can use it for several concepts.

Read on to get the free printable cards you’ll need and see the full project instructions.

And, for more ways to learn with acorns, don’t miss our Acorns Alike Visual Discrimination Activity!

Easy Name Acorn Necklace Craft for Kids

To make this name acorn necklace craft, you’ll need the following: (This post contains affiliate links. For details, see our Disclosure Policy.)

Printer (with ink)
Printer paper
Laminator
Scissors
Hole punch
Yarn or heavy string
Printable Acorn Alphabet Cards (link at bottom of post)

Start by printing out the Acorn Alphabet Cards. You can get them as a free direct download at the bottom of the post.

I like to laminate them before cutting them out. That way, they hold up to the hole punch better.

Once you’ve printed the cards you need for the child’s name (you may need to print more than one copy), you’re ready to get started.

Simply use a hole punch to place a hole at the top of each card.

I like to punch the hole in the top center, so that the cards don’t tilt to one side when worn.

Putting a Name Acorn Necklace Craft Together

Then just string the yarn through each hole. Little ones love this step!

We used a weaving motion so that the cards wouldn’t all flop onto each other when work on the necklace.

Ta-da!

They’re ready to wear!

This would make a fantastic first day of school activity for students to get to know one another.

(And it’d help you remember everyone’s name too!)

If you’d rather use these cards for other concepts, try adding them to word building centers, spelling lessons, and more.

Scroll down to get your printable Acorn Alphabet Cards for this Name Acorn Necklace Craft!

Try some of these other fall-themed early learning ideas!

Teach early learners how to recognize same and different objects with these fall themed acorn same or different worksheets!

To get the printable Acorn Alphabet Cards for the Name Acorn Necklace Craft, just click the image or the link below to download them to your computer!

>> Printable Acorn Alphabet Cards <<

Autumn Addition! Fall Color by Addition Worksheets

October 13, 2020 by Selena Robinson 2 Comments

Do you struggle to get students to practice addition facts?

Me too.

Teachers: “Okay, everyone, it’s time to complete an addition worksheet!” Immediately, the entire class groans.

Let’s face it: math worksheets are often NOT fun at all.

Unless we can add another element by incorporating a hands-on activity.

Which is why I’m excited to share these fun fall color by addition worksheets today!

These are a wonderful way to help students practice adding sums up to 20 while giving them a fun artistic component.

Plus, they’re no prep, which means less time spent on planning. Woohoo!

Even better, I’m sharing these absolutely FREE for my email subscribers!

Keep reading to see how to get your copy.

And, for more ways to add a fall theme into your math lessons, try my Spanish Acorn Counting to 10 Digital Activity!

Autumn Addition! Fall Color by Addition Worksheets

To use these printable fall color by addition worksheets, you’ll need the following: (This post contains affiliate links. For details, see our Disclosure Policy.)

Fall Themed Color by Addition Worksheets

This product includes five different fall-themed color by addition printables.

Since each page includes addition problems with sums up to 20, this is best suited for first and second grade students.

As students examine each addition problem, they can use the color code at the bottom to fill in each picture.

Printable Fall Color by Addition Worksheets

A color answer key is also included for easy grading!

Printable Fall Color by Addition Activity Pages

This would make an excellent resource for math centers!

Or you could hand it out to students for in-class work or send it home to use as homework or for distance learning.

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

Scroll down to get your set of these Autumn Addition worksheets – free!

Try more fun fall learning ideas for kids!

Share this When the Leaf Blew In Storybook Extension to help early learners understand this classic fall story!

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Learning to count is such an important skill for early learners.

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!

Digital and Print Spanish Acorn Counting to 10 Activity

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!

Learn how to use number words to count to ten in Spanish with these Spanish counting to ten cards for autumn! Perfect for fall math centers in early grades!

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.)

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!

English and Spanish Counting to Ten Clip Cards

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!

Printable Spanish Number Word Counting to 10 Cards

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)