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Alien Crime Scene
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Alien Crime Scene

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This Alien crime scene activity pack is a great addition to your Alien - or Space - themed topic. With this pack you will be able to create a crime scene where a someone has crash landed on Earth in their UFO but they are missing! Students have to investigate using the clues provided to find out who has landed on Earth and what planet they have come from out of 4 possible choices. This crime scene is designed to be interactive, engaging and adapted to suit students ability levels. This crime scene includes the following activities; • Planet and Alien Information Booklet Students look through this booklet to find out information on the 4 possible planets and the aliens that live on them. The booklet holds important information to help students work out which alien has landed on Earth. • Taste - Eat Something has been left behind for students to taste! (Popcorn) Students have to taste the item, decide what it is and then match it to the alien who likes to eat it. • Taste - Drink Something has been left behind for students to smell! (Milk) Students have to drink the item, decide what it is and then match it to the alien who likes to drink this. • Eye Witness Reports Students need to read through the 4 witness reports. The witnesses are explaining one of the aliens. Students need to look for the important bits of information to match it to an alien in the line up. • Matching Footprints Footprints have been left behind at the scene! Students need to look at the footprints and try and match them to the aliens footprints. • Clue Book Students put their clues into the clue book as they go along. This way they are able to keep track of all the clues they have found. This will help them when they need to make a decision on who they think has landed on Earth and where they are from. • Going Home Students need to help the alien find his way through the maze to get back to his UFO. • Following Instructions The alien is in his UFO and ready to get back to his planet - but it’s invisible! Can you follow the instructions and help the alien get home? Your students will love taking part in this fun and interactive crime scene. A teachers walkthrough is also included in the pack to help you put together the crime scene and use it to the best of its ability. I would also recommend trying out the crime scene before giving it to your students so that you are able to familiarize yourself with the way that it works. This comes in both spelling options i.e color/colour, favorite/favourite etc. Almost everything that you need to complete this crime scene is included in this pack. However, you will need access to popcorn and milk for students to taste/smell.
Martin Luther King Jr Emergent Reader Book
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Martin Luther King Jr Emergent Reader Book

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This Martin Luther King Jr themed emergent reader book is a great way for students to learn more about Martin Luther King Jr in a simplified way. It also allows students to work on their reading, writing and fine motor skills. The book comes in 1/2 page size meaning there are 2 pages per 1 actual page and would look great put together as mini book for your students to put together, so that they can read through to find out more about Martin’s life. This resource is suitable for both spellings; colour/color etc. The book comes in both b/w and col. option for your printing preference.
Space Activities Fine Motor Task Cards
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Space Activities Fine Motor Task Cards

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These space task cards are a fun way for your students to work on their fine motor and pre-handwriting skills. Each task card contains a fine motor line for your students to follow along with 2 space themed images. These will be a great, hands on addition to your space unit. There are 18 different task cards included in this pack, giving your students plenty of opportunities to work on their fine motor skills. The task cards come in both col. and b/w for your printing preference. I recommend cutting out and laminating each of the task cards so that they will be stronger, longer lasting and re-usable in the future.
Body Parts Adapted Book
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Body Parts Adapted Book

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This body parts adapted book is a great way for students to work on learning about different parts of their body and being able to match the image symbol to the correct page. This adapted book comes in both col and b/w option for your printing preference. This adapted book will be a great addition to your body unit. This is a great way to encourage students to pay close attention to detail and to become more familiar with sentence structure and symbols. The images included are; • arm • eye • leg • foot • nose • lips • ear • finger • hand Instructions • Cut out, laminate and bind each of the pages together to make this into a book. • Cut out and laminate each of the individual symbols. • Print and laminate the base board (last page in PDF file) • Put velcro onto the blank boxes on the pages in the adapted book and onto the back of the symbols. Also put velcro onto the base board. • Store symbols on the base board. When students work their way through the book they will choose the symbol that they need from the base board and then put it onto the page in the adapted book. The vocabulary is suitable for American or British classrooms. (Color, Colour etc.)
St David's Day Math Activity, Counting Daffodils
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St David's Day Math Activity, Counting Daffodils

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This counting activity is a fun, interactive and engaging way for your students to work on their number recognition and counting skills during the run up to St David’s Day or Spring. Students follow the instructions on the page to put the daffodils into the field of grass. There are printable daffodils included - or you can use real daffodils to add some extra sensory fun to your learning. Two boards are included (daffodil and daffodil’s). Numbers go from 0-10. On the top of the board there is a blank box. This is where you change out the numbers (included) for students to follow. The instructions come with visual, symbol prompts to support your learners. For example; “Put 5/five daffodils in the grass” - and then the student has to put 5 daffodils onto the grass. This activity is also a great way for students to work on their fine motor skills, picking up daffodils - printed or real. I recommend laminating all of the pieces included. This will make them stronger, longer lasting and reusable in the future. Instructions Print out the base boards and laminate them (two boards) Print, cut and laminate the individual number cards (0-10) and daffodils. Put the number cards onto the board to complete the instruction for students to follow i.e ‘Put 6 daffodils in the grass.’
Same or Different Spring Task Cards
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Same or Different Spring Task Cards

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Your students will love working on their attention to detail skills with these Spring themed ‘Same or Different?’ task cards. These task cards are a fun and engaging way for your students to pay close attention to detail and look for similarities and differences in different images. Each task card contains 2 images and students then need to decide whether these images are the same as each other, or different. They then choose their answer out of the 2 choices - ‘same’ or ‘different’ on the right hand side of the task card. Students can either use a dry-wipe pen or clothing peg to choose their answers. I highly recommend laminating each of the individual task cards so that they will be stronger, longer lasting and reusable in the future. This activity will be a great addition to your Spring centers. There are 28 different task cards included in this pack. Instructions Print out the task cards. Cut out and laminate each of the individual task cards. Have your students use a dry wipe pen or clothing peg to choose their answer. These task cards fit perfectly into photo storage boxes - making it easy for you to stay organised and keep all the pieces together.
Counting Pom Poms on Sheep, St David's Day Activity
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Counting Pom Poms on Sheep, St David's Day Activity

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This counting activity is a fun, interactive and engaging way for your students to work on their number recognition and counting skills during the run up to St David’s Day or Spring. Students have to count out white pom poms and put them onto the gaps on the sheep on each task card. This activity is also a great way for students to work on their fine motor skills, picking up pom poms. You can also use giant tweezers to have your students pick the pom poms up with. The task cards go from 1-10. I recommend laminating all of the pieces included. This will make them stronger, longer lasting and reusable in the future. Instructions Print out the task cards. Cut out and laminate each of the individual task cards. Put them into a box with white pom poms. These task cards fit perfectly into photo storage boxes - making it easy for you to stay organised and keep all the pieces together.
Spring Puzzles, Matching Activity
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Spring Puzzles, Matching Activity

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This activity is a fun, interactive and engaging way for your students to work on their fine motor and attention to detail skills during Spring. Students need to look at the the different puzzle pieces, paying close attention to detail, and match the jigsaw halves together. When the halves are put together, they will form a Spring themed image. There are 20 different puzzles included in this pack and they will be a great addition to your Spring activities and centers. Your students will love working on their fine motor and attention skills with these fun and engaging Spring themed puzzles. I recommend laminating all of the puzzle pieces included. This will make them stronger, longer lasting and reusable in the future. Instructions Print out the puzzle pieces. Cut the puzzles in half and laminate them. Lay them out for your students to piece the puzzle pieces together. These task cards fit perfectly into photo storage boxes - making it easy for you to stay organised and keep all the pieces together.
St Patrick's Day Counting Task Cards
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St Patrick's Day Counting Task Cards

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Your students will love working on their counting skills with these St Patrick’s Day task cards. These task cards are a fun and engaging addition to your St Patrick’s Day activities. There are 3 different task cards included, they are; What comes before? (Counting backwards) What comes next? (Counting forwards) What comes before and after? (Counting forwards and backwards) These task cards are a hands-on way for your students to work on their important counting skills in math centers or at independent work stations. The task cards go from numbers 0-100 and all are counting forwards/backwards in 1s. Each of the different task card types included are split into 3 different PDF folders, making it easy for you to keep the corresponding task cards together. These task cards fit perfectly into photo storage boxes - making it easy for you to stay organised and keep all the pieces together.
Spring Wh Questions for Special Education and Speech Therapy
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Spring Wh Questions for Special Education and Speech Therapy

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These wh question task cards are perfect to add some Spring fun into your speech therapy sessions. There are 18 different spring themed task cards included in this pack. Each task card contains a wh- question on top and then 4 images underneath. Students need to answer the wh- question by pointing to the correct, corresponding image. The wh- questions are; Who? What? Where? Which? Your students will love working on their wh- question and answering skills with these fun and engaging Spring themed task cards. These task cards fit perfectly into photo storage boxes - making it easy for you to stay organised and keep all the pieces together.
The Princess and the Pea Write the Room
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The Princess and the Pea Write the Room

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This The Princess and the Pea themed write the room activity is a great way to have students moving around the room, hunting for the different cards, reading them and then writing down the answers onto recording sheets. The recording sheets come in numbers 1-8 as well as in 2 different ability levels - plain boxes to write the answers in or boxes with handwriting lines for students to write in. Each image is linked to the theme of The Princess and the Pea and all images can be seen in the preview of this resource. This will be an excellent addition to your The Princess and the Pea or Fairy Tale topic and expand your students knowledge while allowing them to move around. 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 working on their vocabulary and spelling skills. This resource comes in col and b/w option for your preference.
Animal Facts Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions
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Animal Facts Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions

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These animal fact themed comprehension worksheets are a fun and engaging way for your students to work on their comprehension, reading and writing skills. There are 18 different comprehension activities included and all are based on facts of different animals. Each activity consists of 2 pages - a reading passage page and an accompanying questions page. The worksheets contain a photograph of an animal with an accompanying passage that includes facts about the animals, then a matching question page for students to recall details they have just read. This is great for students to be able to read a passage and recall details from it, answering relevant questions. All pages come in black and white for ink friendly printing. The images are eye catching and appropriate for young students who will find them engaging. This resource comes in both spelling options for UK/US etc. For example colour/color, favourite/favorite etc. The animals included are: • Blue Poison Dart Frog • Bottlenose Dolphin • Cow • Duck • Elephant • Giraffe • Great White Shark • Horse • Humpback Whale • Killer Whale • Meerkat • Monkey • Pig • Rattlesnake • Sheep • Starfish • Turtle • Zebra
Groundhog Life Cycle Activities
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Groundhog Life Cycle Activities

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These activities are fun and engaging for your students to learn about the life cycle of a groundhog. They are the perfect addition to your groundhog unit or to learn about Groundhog Day in your classroom. There are 3 different activities included in this pack. Each activity will provide your students with a hands on way for your students to work on their groundhog life cycle skills. Included in this pack are; • Groundhog Life Cycle Book • Life Cycle Crowns • Matching the Life Cycle of a Groundhog Groundhog Life Cycle Book This book is a great way for your students to learn about the life cycle of a groundhog. Students overwrite and color in each of the pages, which is a part of the life cycle. Staple the pages together to make the book. Instructions included. Groundhog Life Cycle Crown This crown is a fun way for your students to learn about the life cycle of a groundhog. Students cut out each of the parts of the life cycle, overwrite, color them in and stick them in order onto the crown. Once complete, put the crown together and have your students wear them to show everyone that they have been learning about the life cycle of a groundhog! The perfect way to celebrate Groundhog Day. Matching the Life Cycle of a Groundhog This is a matching activity for students to match the different parts of the life cycle of a groundhog. This comes in 2 levels; • Matching identical images • Matching b/w to col. images
Who Stole the Teacher? Back to School Crime Scene
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Who Stole the Teacher? Back to School Crime Scene

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This Back to School crime scene activity pack is a great start to your year. With this pack you will be able to create a crime scene where someone has stolen the teacher! Students have to investigate using the clues provided to find out who committed the crime out of 4 possible suspects. This crime scene is designed to be interactive, engaging and adapted to suit students ability levels. This crime scene includes the following activities; • Taste Something has been left behind for students to taste! (Carrots) Students have to taste the item, decide what it is and then match it to the suspect who likes to eat it. • Smell Something has been left behind for students to smell! (Pepper) Students have to smell the item, decide what it is and then match it to the suspect who likes to smell this. • Lost and Found The culprit left behind a few of their items. Hide these either in a sensory tray or around the crime scene for your students to find. They then need to match them to their owner. • Matching Footprints Footprints have been left behind at the scene! Students need to look at the footprints and try and match them to the suspects footprints. • Clue Book Students put their clues into the clue book as they go along. This way they are able to keep track of all the clues they have found. This will help them when they need to make a decision on who they think has eaten the gingerbread man’s house. • Wanted Poster Once students have decided who they think the criminal is - they need to make the wanted poster to capture them! Students can either draw and write the criminal’s face and name onto the wanted poster or use the pictures and names we have included to cut and stick onto the wanted poster instead. Your students will love taking part in this fun and interactive crime scene, especially during a busy time of year when it can be hard to keep them engaged. A teachers walkthrough is also included in the pack to help you put together the crime scene and use it to the best of its ability. I would also recommend trying out the crime scene before giving it to your students so that you are able to familiarize yourself with the way that it works. This comes in both spelling options i.e color/colour, favorite/favourite etc. Almost everything that you need to complete this crime scene is included in this pack. However, you will need access to carrots and pepper for students to taste/smell.
Which Leprechaun Messed up the Room? St Patrick's Day Crime Scene
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Which Leprechaun Messed up the Room? St Patrick's Day Crime Scene

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This leprechaun crime scene activity pack is a great addition to your St Patrick’s topic. With this pack you will be able to create a crime scene where one of the leprechaun’s has messed up the classroom! Students have to investigate using the clues provided to find out who committed the crime out of 4 possible suspects. This crime scene is designed to be interactive, engaging and adapted to suit students ability levels. This crime scene includes the following activities; • Taste Something has been left behind for students to taste! (Pretzels) Students have to taste the item, decide what it is and then match it to the suspect who likes to eat it. • Smell Something has been left behind for students to smell! (Green peppers) Students have to smell the item, decide what it is and then match it to the suspect who likes to smell this. • Glittering Coins Cut out and hide the gold coins with letters on them in a sensory tray - or around the crime scene. Students have to match the letter gold coins to the leprechaun’s names. The leprechaun who has their name missing is the culprit! • Matching Fingerprints Fingerprints were left at the scene. Students need to match these to the suspects fingerprints. • Witness Statements There were some witnesses for this crime! Use the key at the bottom of the worksheets to look for which words the students need to highlight through the text. The leprechaun with the most highlighted words is the culprit! • Clue Book Students put their clues into the clue book as they go along. This way they are able to keep track of all the clues they have found. This will help them when they need to make a decision on who they think has messed up the classroom. • Wanted Poster Once students have decided who they think the criminal is - they need to make the wanted poster to capture them! Students can either draw and write the criminal’s face and name onto the wanted poster or use the pictures and names we have included to cut and stick onto the wanted poster instead. Your students will love taking part in this fun and interactive crime scene, especially during a busy time of year when it can be hard to keep them engaged. A teachers walkthrough is also included in the pack to help you put together the crime scene and use it to the best of its ability. I would also recommend trying out the crime scene before giving it to your students so that you are able to familiarize yourself with the way that it works. This comes in both spelling options i.e color/colour, favorite/favourite etc. Almost everything that you need to complete this crime scene is included in this pack. However, you will need access to cheese and chocolate for students to taste/smell. I also recommend messing up your classroom a bit so that when the students walk in they do think that a leprechaun has been in and messed up their room - making it that bit more real and visual for them.
Valentine's Adapted Work Folder
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Valentine's Adapted Work Folder

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This adapted Valentine’s Day work book contains a variety of different activities for students to work on a variety of skills such as counting, colour / color recognition, shapes, vocabulary, sequencing, directional skills and so much more. ★ 45 activities included. ★ Comes with both spelling options - color/colour. The activities included; • Matching identical images • Matching b/w to colour images • Matching sequencing images - Making a Valentine • Number the order of a sequence - Making a Valentine • Matching symbols to images • Matching identical Valentine numbers • Counting candy hearts in the jar • Counting flowers in the vase • Putting the amount of candy hearts into the jar (numbers included) • Match basic shapes to love bug shapes in hearts • Order the sequence of life cycle of a flower • Match shape love bugs to shape leaves • Matching identical feeling images - hearts • Matching symbols to feeling images - hearts • Matching words to feeling images - hearts • Matching identical colour hearts • Matching colour hearts to colour splats • Matching colour rings to colour splats • Matching colour lips to colour hearts • Matching sequences of images • Matching the different directions of images • Point to the images (upon request) or name them (upon request) • Shopping for Valentine items at the store - follow shopping list • Match basic 2D shapes to love bug shapes • Match words (shape names) to love bug shapes • Match the heart alphabet • Order the heart alphabet • Match the heart upper case to lower case alphabet • Match images to initial letters • Follow the pattern and fill in the missing picture • Read the story and then order the images • Overwrite/form numbers 0-5 and 6-10 • Sort big and small hearts
Farm Activities Fine Motor Task Cards
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Farm Activities Fine Motor Task Cards

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These farm task cards are a fun way for your students to work on their fine motor and pre-handwriting skills. Each task card contains a fine motor line for your students to follow along with 2 farm themed images. These will be a great, hands on addition to your farm unit. There are 18 different task cards included in this pack, giving your students plenty of opportunities to work on their fine motor skills. The task cards come in both col. and b/w for your printing preference. I recommend cutting out and laminating each of the task cards so that they will be stronger, longer lasting and re-usable in the future.
Looking After Your Body Task Cards
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Looking After Your Body Task Cards

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These task cards are a great way to encourage students to work on understanding what is good or not good for their body. It will give students a visual opportunity to see - and read - the different scenarios and if they are good or not for our body. This is a great way for us to help our students understand how they can look after their body. This resource contains 12 different task cards giving students the choice of two options - yes or no - for if the item is good for our bodies or not. I.e ‘Is smoking good for your body?’. Each task card contains one clear image to go with the question. The task cards are in col and b/w option for your printing preference. I recommend cutting out each card individually and laminating so that they will be stronger and longer lasting. Students can complete with a dry wipe pen so that they can be used again. Or, work on fine motor skills at the same time and have your students use a clothing peg to choose their answer.
More or Less St Patrick's Day Math
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More or Less St Patrick's Day Math

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These St Patrick’s Day activities are the perfect way for your students to work on their more or less math skills. These task cards are an engaging and hands-on addition to your math centers and will give your students plenty of opportunity to work on their more than, less than and equal to math skills. Each task card contains 2 images displaying a different amount i.e gold coins in a pot, candy in a pot etc. There is a blank box in the middle of the 2 images on each task card. Students then use their math symbols to place into the middle of the task cards. This is a great way to see if your students are able to understand the different math symbols and how to use them. There are 24 different task cards included. Instructions • Print out each of the task cards and math symbols. • Cut out and laminate the individual task cards and math symbols. • Place these in your math center and have your students use the different math symbols to add to the task cards. You can also use a dry wipe pen for your students to form the math symbols. These task cards fit perfectly into photo storage boxes - making it easy for you to stay organised and keep all the pieces together.
Missing Numbers Task Cards St Patrick's Day
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Missing Numbers Task Cards St Patrick's Day

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Your students will love working on their number and counting skills with these St Patrick’s Day missing number task cards. Each task card contains 3 gold coins, with 1 or 2 numbers missing. The numbers go from 0-100 and will encourage your students to count forwards/backwards and from different numbers - not just 0. This is a great way to see if your students are able to carry their counting skills across into a different activity. This is a great resource to add to your St Patrick’s Day activities. Instructions • Print out each of the task cards. • Cut out and laminate the individual task cards. • Place these in your math center with a dry wipe pen and have your students write their answers down on each of the blank coins. These task cards fit perfectly into photo storage boxes - making it easy for you to stay organised and keep all the pieces together.