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Move and Learn! Printable Movement Cards for Kids

March 23, 2021 by Selena Robinson Leave a Comment

Let’s talk about the average attention span of a primary student, shall we?

If you’re a parent or a teacher, I don’t have to tell you about it.

You. Already. Know.

They can start saying something and get distracted halfway through their own sentence.

So, it’s always good to include as many movement breaks as you can in the early grades. They’re helpful for refocusing, shaking out the wiggles, indoor recess, and getting the kids excited for what they’ll learn next.

And that’s why I’m sharing these Move & Learn! printable movement cards for kids today!

Printable Movement Cards for Early Learners

These are so handy for early grades lessons, especially when the students are just not “into it” that day.

They’re also great for homeschooling parents who are working with early learners at home.

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

And, for more ways to keep early learners engaged, take a look at this list of 20 printable fun preschool resources!

These printable movement cards for kids are a perfect way to help early learners refocus between lessons!

Move and Learn! Printable Movement Cards for Kids

To use these printable movement break cards, you’ll need the following: (This post contains affiliate links. For details, see our Disclosure Policy.)

Printer (with ink)
Cardstock
Scissors
Laminator (optional – but useful for keeping the cards in good shape)

This set of movement break cards for early grades includes 27 different ideas for getting kids up and around during the school day.

Some of the activities feature physical exercise, such as sit ups, balance positions, and jogging.

But there are also quiet activities included, such as reading a book, playing with dough, and drawing.

There are a few other fun ideas too, including listening to music, playing with bubbles, and sharing a nice word with a friend.

Keep these nearby and let students choose a card for themselves to try during transitions.

Or let the entire class try a different activity card each day!

Scroll down to get your set of these printable movement cards for kids!

Try some of these other learning ideas for early grades!

Help early learners to recognize letters and letter sounds with these Alphabet Animal Flashcards!

Use these fun pirate themed counting to ten puzzles to help early learners practice cardinality!

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

Brain Break Cards for Early Elementary Students

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Apple Life Cycle Sequencing Activity

August 17, 2020 by Selena Robinson Leave a Comment

Nothing says “fall is coming” like apples.

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!

Simple Apple Life Cycle Sequencing Activity for Kids

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.)

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.

Printable Apple Life Cycle Sequencing Mat for Kids

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.

Printable Apple Life Cycle Sequencing Activity

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)

Digital Apple Life Cycle Sequencing Lesson

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?

These printable apple counting puzzles are perfect for early math lessons! Use them at fall math centers or for an interactive apple lesson for little ones!

Learn how to compare numbers up to ten with this fun digital apple picking activity!

This fun, hands-on apple life cycle sequencing activity makes it easy to teach kids how apples grow! Perfect for science centers!

To get your copy of the printable Apple Life Cycle Sequencing Activity, check it out below!

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

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

School Supply Patterns! Back to School Pattern Activity

July 16, 2020 by Selena Robinson Leave a Comment

I’m an absolute fool for school supplies. At any time of year.

So back to school season usually finds me wandering the school supply section of Target like some kind of stationery zombie muttering “Must buy notebooks” to myself.

Even kids who aren’t thrilled about going back to school usually love getting new school supplies.

And that’s why I thought that school supplies would be a fun theme for a simple math pattern activity – this back to school pattern activity!

This would be great to use in morning tubs or at math centers with small groups!

And, if you’re homeschooling, you can print it to use with your kids who are learning basic ABAB, ABC, and ABB math patterns too!

Read on to see how to get your copy. And, for more back to school learning ideas, check out our Back to School Creative Writing Prompts!

School Supply Patterns! Back to School Pattern Activity

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This product includes eight different school supply themed pattern sheets. Some of the exercises follow an ABAB pattern, while others follow an ABB or ABC pattern.

So there’s room for differentiation with these, depending on which skills your students are fluent in.

Back to School Pattern Building Activity

To use these pattern sheets, have the students cut out the pattern cards at the bottom.

Then they can glue them on the correct row to finish the pattern.

They’ll need to be careful!

Some of the pattern cards feature images that are used in other rows, but don’t complete the pattern correctly.

If you print these on white paper, you can also have the kids color the pictures as they work!

Scroll down to get your copy of our Back to School Pattern Activity!

Check out these other fun ways to start the school year!

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>>> School Supply Back to School Pattern Activity <<<

Aprendemos Colores! Spanish Color Words Activity

August 29, 2019 by Selena Robinson Leave a Comment

Learning how to say color words in Spanish is always a fun lesson for kids.

Colors are all around us and learning to identify them is a great way to help students use the new Spanish vocabulary words they’re using.

But when you want to a little artistic touch to this lesson, this Spanish color words activity is a perfect way to get kids excited about their new vocabulary words!

This is such a fun lesson for foreign language learners in early grades!

Plus, it makes a nice take-home activity for kids to work on with their families. And, if you’re homeschooling, this is an excellent Spanish language learning worksheet to add to your collection.

Read on to see how to get your set! And, for more ways to learn Spanish at home, don’t miss our Spanish Family Words Vocabulary lesson!

¡Aprendemos Colores! Spanish Color Vocabulary Words Activity

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This product includes eight Spanish color activity pages. Each one features a different color by word picture that kids can create as they learn their Spanish vocabulary!

There are pages that only teach three colors and some that teach up to six colors. So you can differentiate the learning level by assigning simpler color activities to beginning learners.

Be sure to let the kids hang up their Spanish coloring creations when they’re done!

Scroll down to get your copy of this Spanish vocabulary activity for kids!

Try these other Spanish language learning ideas for kids!

And you can follow my Foreign Language Lessons for Kids Pinterest board for more inspiration!

To get your copy of ¡Aprendemos Colores! our Spanish Vocabulary Words Activity, click the image or the link below to visit my Teachers Pay Teachers store!

>>> Spanish Color Words Activity <<<

Apple Tree Life Cycle Sentence Writing Activity

August 26, 2019 by Selena Robinson Leave a Comment

Learning about apple tree life cycles is such a fun fall science lesson for kids. Plus, if you’re able to actually go apple picking, you can see this process in real life!

Studying the life cycle of an apple tree is also an excellent activity for learning sequences with early learners.

Since the growth process follows a set of fixed steps, it’s a good way to talk about what happens first, second, third, and so on.

And that’s why this printable apple tree life cycle sentence writing activity makes such a good lesson for early grades!

With this easy, no-prep writing activity, students can practice reading, writing, and sequence while learning about fall science!

Read on to see how to get a copy of this sentence writing activity for your students.

And see more ways to study how apples grow with my Apple Life Cycle Sequencing Activity!

Need to work with early learners? Take a look at these Apple Alike! Same or Different Worksheets too!

Apple Tree Life Cycle Sentence Writing Activity

To use this apple tree sentence writing activity, you’ll need the following: (This post contains affiliate links. For details, see our Disclosure Policy.)

Printer (with ink)
Printer Paper
Colored pencils
Laminator (optional)
Dry erase markers (optional)

This apple life cycle writing activity includes eight different writing pages.

Each page includes a sentence for students to read, color, trace, and then write on the lines provided.

Apple Tree Life Cycle Sentence Writing Activity for Kids

Since each page features one step in the apple tree life cycle process, students can also practice placing the steps in the correct order as they work!

These would be fantastic for fall science centers!

Just laminate each page, place the activity pages on a ring, and let students use them again and again with dry erase markers!

Scroll down to get your copy of our Apple Tree Life Cycle Sentence Writing Activity!

Don’t miss these other writing lessons for early grades!

And see more fun fall learning ideas on my Fall Activities for Kids Pinterest board!

To get your copy of this Apple Tree ELA! Apple Tree Sentence Writing Lesson, click the image or the link below to visit my Teachers Pay Teachers store!

>>> Apple Tree Sentence Writing Activity <<<

School Supply Lunchbox Notes for Kids

July 30, 2019 by Selena Robinson Leave a Comment

Do you send a lunch to school with your kids?

Sometimes we have our children pack a lunch, especially if we’re doing a field trip or planning a long day out of the house.

It’s always a nice surprise to find a thoughtful note from a family member And, if our kids are having a rough day at school, seeing a sweet note from Mom can really lift their spirits.

So I thought these printable school supply lunchbox notes for kids would be an awesome gift to share with all of you!

These are so adorable!

They’re school supply themed and they each have a sweet message that can help kids feel more confident about the day ahead.

Read on to see how to get your set free!

And, don’t miss our Back to School All About Me writing prompts while you’re here!

Grab these printable school lunchbox notes for kids to share a little encouragement with your child each day!

School Supply Printable Lunchbox Notes for Kids

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School Supply Themed Lunchbox Notes for Kids

This set includes eight different lunchbox notes for kids.

Each has a school-themed picture with a confidence-boosting message.

Printable School Lunchbox Notes for Kids

You can print these on regular printer paper, but I think cardstock holds up better.

Especially if your child’s lunch has a juice box or a thermos in it.

Back to School Printable Lunchbox Notes for Kids

Since the back of each note is blank, you can add a short handwritten note if you want!

Printable School Supply Themed Lunchbox Notes for Kids

Scroll down to get your set of school supply printable lunchbox notes for kids!

Don’t miss these learning printables for kids too!

Share these fun back to school writing prompts with the to help students write about the new school year! Perfect for creative writing lessons!

This easy all about me writing prompt for kids is a perfect back to school icebreaker for your class! Each student can use this activity to introduce themselves during the first week!

Help students write about places they have visited or want to visit with this simple vacation creative writing activity!

Printable School Themed Lunchbox Notes for Kids

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These back to school lunchbox notes for kids are adorable! Put one in your child's lunch each day for a quick pick-me-up!

50 Free Spring Printables for Kids

March 10, 2015 by Selena Robinson 1 Comment

This past weekend the temperature got up to 73 degrees! So, I’m declaring that spring has officially begun here in Georgia. I know it’s actually two weeks out, but once we’re in the 70s, that’s spring to me! 🙂

To celebrate, I’m sharing links to 50+ free spring printables that are loads of fun for kids!

If you’re homeschooling, you can use these along with your regular lessons to make a spring theme. If you’re afterschooling, you can use them to reinforce their school objectives!

Don’t miss our list of spring books for kids to read and our list of fun spring crafts for kids!