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Spring Rhyming Activity
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Spring Rhyming Activity

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These task cards are a fun and engaging addition to your rhyming activities and centers. Students need to piece together the 2 pieces of the raindrop to match together the words/images that rhyme together. This is an engaging way for your students to work on their rhyming skills, as well as their fine motor skills. There are 10 different rhyming puzzles included in this pack. Your students will love working on their literacy skills with these puzzles. I recommend laminating all of the pieces included. This will make them stronger, longer lasting and reusable in the future. Instructions Print out the pages included. Cut and laminate the pieces of the raindrops. Lay the pieces out for your students to put the raindrops together to match the rhyming words together. These task cards fit perfectly into photo storage boxes - making it easy for you to stay organised and keep all the pieces together.
CVC Write the Room Activity
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CVC Write the Room Activity

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This activity includes 20 different write the room flashcards. All images and vocabulary are linked to the theme of CVC words. This come with 2 levels of difficulty. Students can either use flashcards 1-10 or 1-20, depending upon which you think is most suitable to your students. There are 2 different recording sheets to accommodate the 2 different levels. One uses 1-10 and one uses 1-20. All flashcards are ready numbered. An answer key is provided on the bottom two pages of the recording sheet PDF file. Instructions are also included on first pages of each PDF document. This download includes two PDF documents - one for the flashcards and one for the recording sheets. I would highly recommend laminating each of the individual flashcards so that they will be stronger, therefore longer lasting. You can hide these flashcards anywhere you want to get the students active and moving about. Some example are: ♦ Around the classroom ♦ Outdoor play area ♦ In a tough tray ♦ In a sensory tub etc. This is a great way to keep students motivated and engaged while practising their vocabulary and spelling skills.
CVC Activities: Spelling Task Cards
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CVC Activities: Spelling Task Cards

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This resource contains 30 different task cards. There are 6 task cards per vowel - a,e,i,o,u. Each task card contains an image and 3 boxes below for students to either write in or to place magnetic letters/foam letters. I highly recommend cutting each task card out individually and laminating so that they will be stronger and longer lasting. Using magnetic or foam letters is a great way to make an activity more interactive and enjoyable for your students. I recommend purchasing some letters from a local store or on Amazon for this activity. You can either leave letters out on a table or make the activity even more fun by hiding the letters in sensory trays and/or using fishing rods to catch the magnetic letters. Great fun to help students practice their CVC words. Comes in colour or black and white option for ink friendly printing. Contains 15 pages.
Kindergarten ELA File Folder Activities
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Kindergarten ELA File Folder Activities

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This download contains a variety of file folder activities that are aligned to Kindergarten Common Core English Language Standards. ★ 17 activities included. ★ Each activity comes with a cover for your file folder with the common core targets that the activity meets on the bottom. This resource comes in col. option only - no b/w. Simply cut out the pieces, stick the pages into file folders with the cover on front then pull them out throughout the year to use. If you want the activities to be re-usable simply laminate them before sticking them into the file folders. The activities included are; ♦ Reading short passages. ♦ Reading letters of alphabet. ♦ Match upper to lower case letters. ♦ Overwrite alphabet letters. ♦ Write alphabet letters. ♦ Match initial sounds to images. ♦ Match rhyming images/words. ♦ Counting syllables. ♦ Spelling CVC words. ♦ Changing letters to make new words. ♦ Read and match sight words. ♦ Form plural nouns. ♦ Answer wh- questions. ♦ Prepositions. ♦ Matching nouns. ♦ Matching verbs. Common Core Standards RF.K.1a, RF.K.1c, RF.K.1d, RF.K.2a, RF.K.2b, RF.K.2d, RF.K.2e, RF.K.3a, RF.K.3c, L.K.1a, L.K.1b, L.K.1c, L.K.1d, L.K.1e
CVC Handwriting Practice Worksheets
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CVC Handwriting Practice Worksheets

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CVC Handwriting Practice Printable Worksheet Activities This resource contains handwriting practice related to CVC words. There is a handwriting worksheet for each CVC word - 6 for each vowel - a,e,i,o,u. Each worksheet gives students the opportunity to overwrite the CVC word in a sentence, overwrite the word, appropriately form the letters in the word, draw a picture of the word and find and circle the first letter of the word.
CVC Mini Work Books
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CVC Mini Work Books

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Mini booklets for each of the vowels - a,e,i,o,u. Each medial vowel has their own mini booklet, containing 6 different images/words. These mini booklets are a great way for your students to work on their CVC words, while making it more interactive and fun for them. Simply staple/put together the pages so that it makes a mini book, then have the students color/colour in the CVC images, read the words and then write them. There is a writing prompt on the bottom of each page for students to overwrite. This is a great way to introduce CVC words to your students. Once the mini booklets are completed they can either be put on display, sent home or kept close for your students to look back on and use throughout the year when needed to look back over and use for different CVC activities. Contains 10 pages - 4 mini pages to 1 standard page.
CVC Activity Bundle
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CVC Activity Bundle

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This is a huge $$ saving bundle consisting of a variety of different CVC activities and worksheets, including some no prep worksheets. This CVC pack will keep your students engaged and learning for a very long time with over 200 pages included! These activities/worksheets are great to introduce to your literacy sessions or even in small group sessions. The activities included are; ♦ CVC Gum Ball Sorting Students have to match the medial sound of the CVC word on the gum ball into the correct/matching gum ball machine. ♦ CVC Shadow Matching Task Cards Students have to match the correct image to the shadow of the image shown from a choice of 3 options. ♦ CVC Medial Sound Task Cards Students have to find the correct medial sound for the image shown on the task card out of a choice of 3 options. ♦ CVC Write the Room Hide the cards around the room or in sensory bins etc. and have students hunt them out and then record them on their sheet! ♦ CVC Spelling Frame Task Cards Students fill in the spelling frames to spell the CVC word of the image on the task card. Laminate them to make them re-usable! ♦ CVC Spelling Jigsaws Students look at the image and word on to of the puzzle then find the matching pieces to spell it. ♦ CVC Read and Find Students read through the passage and have to find and highlight the CVC words included in the box at the bottom of the page. ♦ CVC Bingo Enough for up to 5 players to play at once/in small groups etc. ♦ CVC Word Search Activities Differentiated into two different levels of difficulty. ♦ CVC Word to Picture Matching Students match the word cards to picture cards. ♦ CVC Handwriting Practice Worksheets 6 worksheets included on each vowel so 30 pages in total. A great way for students to practice their handwriting while learning CVC words. ♦ CVC Missing Letters Worksheets Students have to work out what is the missing letter in these CVC themed worksheets. ♦ CVC Scrambled Letters Worksheets Students have to unscramble the letters given to them to make a CVC word. ♦ CVC Code Word Cracker Students have to follow the code to see if they can break it and make CVC words! ♦ CVC Word to Picture Worksheets Students draw a line to match the word to picture of CVC words. ♦ CVC Magnetic/Foam Letter Spelling Task Cards Students can use magnetic or foam letters to spell the CVC words in the image shown on the task card in the gaps at the bottom. 30 task cards in total. ♦ CVC Fly Swat Game Students have to swat the corresponding fly to the image/cvc word that they are given. ♦ Fishing for CVC Words Students have to go fishing for the fish with their corresponding CVC word on. ♦ CVC Mini Work Books These mini work books are a great way for students to read and write some CVC words.
Humpty Dumpty Crime Scene
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Humpty Dumpty Crime Scene

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This Humpty Dumpty crime scene activity pack is a great addition to your Humpty Dumpty - or Nursery Rhyme - themed topic. With this pack you will be able to create the crime scene of Humpty Dumpty for students to investigate and work on, to try to figure out who pushed Humpty Dumpty off the wall. This activity pack contains a variety of extra resources that can be used as add ons to extend your lesson/unit. Included in this pack is; ♦ Humpty Dumpty Crime Scene Pack Includes instructions and example pictures of how you can set up the crime scene. This pack contains 4 possible suspects - and you can choose who actually pushed Humpty Dumpty just by planting the corresponding clues. There is also a suspect information book which contains information on each of the suspects as well as a suspect check list for students to match their clues to the suspects. At the back is a wanted poster for students to fill in with the suspects details once they have worked out who is guilty of pushing Humpty off the wall. ♦ Comprehension Worksheets A variety of different worksheets that include the 'alibi' of the different characters. ♦ Create Your Own Story Students use the prompts to write their own version of Humpty Dumpty, what happened to him etc. ♦ Certificate A certificate - which you can edit in powerpoint/keynote to add images of your students and their names. The certificate is to congratulate them for solving the crime. ♦ Interviewing Suspects Students can take the place of the suspects and answer the questions that are written down, they can also write their own questions for the suspects and then either answer themselves, pass to other students to answer or have staff answer for them. ♦ Detective Write Up Report Students write up their findings from their investigation. ♦ Newspaper Article A newspaper article template for students to draw/write how the crime was solved, who the culprit was etc. ♦ Story Sequencing Puzzle A simple sequencing puzzle where students read the rhyme of Humpty Dumpty at the top then find the matching images and place them into the correct order on the jigsaw. This pack comes in spelling suitable for both i.e favourite/favorite. Check out how our crime scene went by visiting my blog http://www.teachingautism.co.uk/2017/11/who-pushed-humpty-dumpty-crime-scene.html
Adam and Eve Bible Story Flashcard Story
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Adam and Eve Bible Story Flashcard Story

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This resource contains an 18 mini page simplified story of Adam and Even from the Bible. Each mini page, is half an actual page size, meaning you cut each page in half. I recommend laminating each page individually and then binding together to make a book - it'll also make it stronger and longer lasting for you. It has been simplified into a short story, with bright, eye-catching graphics to keep students engaged. This download comes in colour/color or black and white option. Perfect for a special needs/autistic class or pre-k/k and to introduce the Bible into your setting
Black History Month Emergent Reader Books
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Black History Month Emergent Reader Books

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These emergent reader books are perfect for your students to take part in Black History Month and learn about all the amazing people in the following areas; • Authors • Civil Rights Men • Civil Rights Woman • Inventors • Jazz Artists - Men • Jazz Artists - Women • Notable People These books allow your students to learn about the different famous people in Black History. Each book contains pages with the famous person and their name underneath. Students can color in the images and then overwrite the names of the people underneath. This is a great way for your students to work on their reading, writing and fine motor skills. While also learning all about famous black men and women. This resource is suitable for both spellings; colour/color etc. The book comes in b/w for ink friendly printing. I recommend putting the books together with staples - or by binding - so that your students can flick through each of their books easily.
Special Education / Autism Classroom Set Up Pack
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Special Education / Autism Classroom Set Up Pack

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This is a bundle of autism / spec ed resources from my store that will be great to help you set up your new autism / special education classroom or just to update it and introduce some new strategies. Each resource comes with instructions so you are able to implement them and use them in the best possible way in your classroom! We use these within our classroom every year and they work wonders with our students, so I am able to personally recommend you these resources and know that you will find them just as helpful in your classroom! This bundle includes; ♦ I Am Working For Board This reward system is a great way to keep students focused and engaged on their task, they'll have a visual to show what they are working for and also how much more they have to do to achieve it! ♦ Good Morning Greeting Book Have you ever found it so hard to get students ready in the mornings to start their work day? These Good Morning books are a great way to fix a morning routine to help ease your students into their day. ♦ Good Afternoon Greeting Book Afternoons can be so crazy busy, especially if your students have been outside running around! Settling back down to do work can be a really difficult task, so these Good Afternoon books are a great way to help your students regain their focus and settle back into their work routine. Having this take place every afternoon will introduce a solid routine for your students and they will know what to expect. ♦ Year Round Editable Newsletters If your classroom is as busy as any other Spec Ed class, then you'll find having time to keep families up to date with all the goings on can be really hard work! These editable newsletters are themed year round and can be so quick to put together. It also means that you can email AND print to send home to families just in case! It's a great way to add in little reminders too! ♦ Conversation Prompt Cards It can be really hard for students to try and build conversations and relationships with others in their class. These conversation prompt cards are a great way to encourage students and help them think up new conversation ideas to help improve their social skills. ♦ Communication Book If you have students who are non verbal or have limited speech then these communication books will be a great asset in your class. Once put together, they can be hung up or stored away in a place where the student is able to learn to independently get their book when needed. Having difficulties communicating can be a huge trigger for some students, so having this communication aide set up for them will be a huge help to them and can also help to improve their independence! ♦ Behavior/Behaviour Story A lot of students learn best through visuals and stories. This visual story book is a great way to help students think about their behaviour/behavior and how it will affect others around them. ♦ Class Timeline/Schedule Cards Transition and wondering what is coming next can be a huge burden for some students and get them very anxious. By providing a timeline of the day, students are able to visually see what is happening that day, what's coming next and what they can expect. It will reduce the 'unknown' for them and also the fear that comes with that. ♦ Supporting Autism & Spec Ed Walkthrough This 66 page walkthrough is packed full of literally everything you can imagine to help make your class more suitable for the students. There are so many great ideas including visuals, reward systems, symbols, sensory toys, behaviour/behavior management, iPad apps and so much more. ♦ Home to School Liaison Book The contact between Home/School is vital to help your students with their day to day life. It will keep both of you informed with how the student is doing and if there are any major things going on in their life at the moment. It will also help you to build a stronger relationship with those involved with the home life of the student. This will help you all work together to help the student get the most out of their life and to really help push and motivate them to achieve their best. ♦ Traffic Light Behaviour/Behavior Posters This traffic light system has proved to be a big hit in many classrooms. You can set it up whichever way you like - it could be for behaviours/behaviors or noise levels etc. It's a great way for students to visually see what you are thinking and how the classroom/student are doing right now. ♦ First, Then Visual Boards & Symbols This pack comes with a variety of different boards in 2 different levels as well as over 60 symbol cards! This is a great resource to help your students cope and to provide them with a visual of what is expected over a short period of time - also to encourage them should a 'choice' or 'reward' activity be coming up. ♦ Hitting / My Hands Social Story This social story is a great read for students who may need some support with hitting. A lot of children hit others as a sign of frustration, anxiety, pain etc. - sometimes we may even find no explanation for why they are hitting but hopefully this social story will help reduce hitting behaviours. ♦ Biting / My Mouth Social Story This social story is a great read for students who may need some support with biting. A lot of children bite others as a sign of frustration, anxiety, pain etc. - sometimes we may even find no explanation for why they are biting but hopefully this social story will help reduce biting behaviours.
Feed the Monkey Instruction Task Cards
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Feed the Monkey Instruction Task Cards

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This resource contains 47 different task cards where students have to follow the instructions at the top of the task card to complete the action. Comes in 2 different types; find the food to feed the monkey and feed the food to a colour/color monkey. Comes in col and b/w option for your preference. These task cards are a fun way to have your students work on a variety of different skills such as; reading and following instructions, colour/color recognition, food recognition etc. The best part about these task cards are that students can self-correct or change their answer without worrying about the answer they previously chose. Appropriate for American and British/Canadian etc. classrooms - color/colour.
CVC Spelling Frame Task Cards
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CVC Spelling Frame Task Cards

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CVC Spelling Frame Task Cards This download includes spelling frame task cards related to CVC words. There is a total of 30 different task cards included and they come in col and b/w option. I recommend cutting out each of the task cards individually and then laminating them so that they will be stronger and longer lasting. This will also mean you can use them over and over with students using a dry wipe pen. The CVC words included are: ♦ car, cat, dam, ham, pan, wag ♦ bed, den, hen, net, pen, wet ♦ dig, fin, hit, lid, pig, pit ♦ dog, fox, hop, log, mop, top ♦ bun, cub, gum, hut, mud, sun Contains 30 task cards, 15 pages.
March Short Story Sequencing Jigsaws
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March Short Story Sequencing Jigsaws

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This resource contains 7 different, short story, sequencing jigsaws. Students simply read the short story then use the information that they have read to figure out which order to place the image into the jigsaw. All the jigsaws comes in b/w option and col option for your preference. The stories are; * St David's Day (Welsh celebration 1st March) * St Patrick's Day * The Ugly Duckling * Barry the Bug (and his Spring walk) * Life cycle of a caterpillar
June Short Story Sequencing Jigsaws
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June Short Story Sequencing Jigsaws

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This resource contains 7 different, short story, sequencing jigsaws. Students simply read the short story then use the information that they have read to figure out which order to place the image into the jigsaw. All the jigsaws comes in b/w option and col option for your preference. The stories are; ★ I jump out of bed and rush to my daddy, “Happy Father’s Day!” I shout. I jump onto his bed and hand him the mug that I bought him. On the bottom of his bed I hang the bunting of ties that I made. Daddy says he loves them, he picks me up into the air and puts me on his shoulders! ★ Me and my friends are talking about what we love about our dads. I love it when my dad carries me on his shoulders, Dave loves when his dad cooks a bbq. Alicia loves when she can just spend time with her dad, and Alice loves watching her dad rock her baby sister to sleep. ★ Today I’m at a pool party. When I arrive, I run straight for the water slide, and slide all the way down! I can see Dave holding some water bombs, then he throws a green one at me, splashing all over me. I hurry and pick up a red water bomb to throw back. ★ Me and my grandma have been making a summer to do list. First, we are going to go camping. Then, we are going to drive all the way down to the beach so I can go surfing! Then, finally, we are going to go to a hotel and relax in the sun. ★ My teacher asked me to name 4 things that remind me of Summer. I said the ocean is 1st, because we always go to the beach in the Summer. Then, a crab, because we try to find them at the beach. Then, there’s ice cream - the best cold treat! And, finally, of course, the sun! ★ It’s the first day of Summer, so dad is cooking us a bbq. First, I have to put the table cloth on our table, then dad starts to put food on the bbq to cook. I put on a special apron and hat so that I can be dad’s assistant chef. Finally, once the food is all cooked, I get to eat a cheeseburger! ★ We’re going to the beach today! Mom says I have to look for the beach sign, then we know we have arrived! When we arrive, I look up to see the sun shining, it’s very bright and hot! Mom puts an umbrella in the sand so we have some shade. Then, she helps to bury me under all the sand!
Noah's Ark Bible Flashcard Story
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Noah's Ark Bible Flashcard Story

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This resource contains a 22 mini page simplified version of the story of Noah's Ark from the Bible. Each mini page, is half an actual page size, meaning you cut each page in half. I recommend laminating each page individually and then binding together to make a book - it'll also make it stronger and longer lasting for you. It has been simplified into a short story, with bright, eye-catching graphics to keep students engaged. This download comes in colour/color or black and white option. Perfect for a special needs/autistic class or pre-k/k. This resource is a great way for you introduce a bible story into your teaching.
Animals Adapted Sentence Building Book
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Animals Adapted Sentence Building Book

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This resource contains an animal themed adapted / sentence building book that is a great way to encourage students to pay close attention to detail and be able to build sentences from what they can see. This pack comes complete with matching symbols for you to put together as an adapted book / sentence building book. The sentence structure follows ' I see a dog ' ' I see a zebra ' etc. Students have to build the sentence and look at what animal they can see to match the sentence to the page. There are 21 different animals included. The symbols come on a separate page. I recommend laminating the pages with empty boxes and pictures on then binding into a book. Cut out the symbol boxes individually and laminate. You can either have these spread out on a board/table for students to choose from or stick them muddled up on the back of the page in front for students to choose from. Brilliant for building sentences with children who need symbols for prompts. Also great for non-verbal students. If you like this symbol book, you may like to view my Animal Symbol Book Sentence Building bundle, which includes 4 sets of sentence building books about animals, you can find it here. Animals included are: ♦ bear ♦ bird ♦ bug ♦ butterfly ♦ cat ♦ caterpillar ♦ dog ♦ duck ♦ elephant ♦ fish ♦ fox ♦ lion ♦ monkey ♦ mouse ♦ octopus ♦ owl ♦ parrot ♦ pig ♦ spider ♦ turtle ♦ zebra
April No Prep Writing Prompt Worksheets
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April No Prep Writing Prompt Worksheets

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This resource contains 14 different, no prep writing prompt worksheets linked to the month of April. These worksheets are great time fillers and a great way to encourage students to use their imagination and work on their creative writing skills. All the worksheets comes in b/w option and are no prep - simply print and go. The worksheets contain an image with the start of a sentence at the top of the worksheet with writing lines underneath for students to finish the sentence.
July No Prep Writing Prompt Worksheets
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July No Prep Writing Prompt Worksheets

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This resource contains 14 different, no prep writing prompt worksheets linked to the month of July. These worksheets are great time fillers and a great way to encourage students to use their imagination and work on their creative writing skills. All the worksheets comes in b/w option and are no prep - simply print and go. The worksheets contain an image with the start of a sentence at the top of the worksheet with writing lines underneath for students to finish the sentence. This pack covers; ♦ Canada Day ♦ 4th July/Independence Day ♦ Misc Summer
David & Goliath Bible Story Flashcard Story
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David & Goliath Bible Story Flashcard Story

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This resource contains a 31 mini story book following the simplified story of David and Goliath from the Bible. Each mini page, is half an actual page size, meaning you cut each page in half. I recommend laminating each page individually and then binding together to make a book - it'll also make it stronger and longer lasting for you. It has been simplified into a short story, with bright, eye-catching graphics to keep students engaged. This download comes in colour/color or black and white option as well as British and American spellings i.e armor/armour. Perfect for a special needs/autistic class or pre-k/k and a great way to introduce the Bible stories into your teaching.