Kindergarten balanced literacy resources for Montessori

Grades:

PreK - K

Types:

ABC Train Letter Match File Folder Literacy Center Activity

Created by

Teaching Two Monkeys

ABC Train Letter Match File Folder Activity(lowercase to uppercase)Chugga, chugga, choo choo! All aboard the ABC Train!I created this interactive file folder activity for my toddler who loves anything and everything train! He loves putting the color back on the train and matching the letters. I used two commonly seen different fonts. This resource is great for letter recognition, fine motor skills, hand eye coordination, and is a skill little ones need to master before learning letter sounds.You

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Grades:

PreK - K

Types:

Back to School, Balanced Literacy, Phonics

Alphabet Missing Letters Upper Lower Case Activity

Created by

Kindergarten Chaos

I don’t know about you, but I have all types of letters for little learners to use. Magnetic letters, scrabble tiles, foam letters, bottle cap letters, you name it, I seem to have ALL the letter manipulatives! I wanted my little learners to have hands-on opportunities when working with letters and especially at the beginning of the year! Here is where missing letters makes a splash!! (10) Missing Letter Templates x 3 (different frames)Mixture of uppercase and letter case combinationsHere are som

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Grades:

PreK - K

Types:

Balanced Literacy, Basic Operations, English Language Arts

CCSS:

RF.K.1d

September Learn and Play Toddler Activities

Created by

Teach Talk Inspire

September Learn and Play Toddler Activity PacketA 2-3 year old standards based guide and Toddler Activity PrintablesToddler ActivitiesAre you looking for fun and meaningful activities to do with your preschool students, toddlers, or little ones at home? This activity packet is a standards and skill based guide with 15 activities to engage your little one the entire month of September.Simply print out this guide and the activities to use at home or with your little ones in order to play and learn

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Grades:

PreK - K

Types:

Homeschool Curricula, Activities, Montessori

Also included in: The Learn and Play Toddler Curriculum for 2-3 Year Olds

Reading Practice Sentences BUNDLE - Groups 1, 2, and 3

Created by

Jen Strange

Each group of my Reading Practice Sentences contains 5 main sets (and several bonus sets!) to be printed and assembled with file folders. For each set, you get: - 2 pages with 8 sentences - a full color PDF with 12 images - a full color answer sheet for student self-correction - a full color cover image with 4 bonus graphics for extra use By purchasing all 3 groups in this bundle, you save 20%! NOTE: To sample this product, please click here! Sentences combine practice sounding out words with

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Grades:

PreK - 2nd

Types:

Project Based Primary LLC

Blends & Digraphs No Prep Printable Pack

Created by

This phonics resource is full of 30+ pages of printable resources for your child/students to master initial blends and digraphs. There are literacy centers, Montessori shelf work, small group activities, write and wipe activities, cut and sort, and individual worksheets that will help build mastery of hearing and isolating the initial blends and digraphs in over 96 words. Included in this pack: blend and digraph heading cards for s-blends, l-blends, r-blends, and all digraphs96 real pictures (no

Subjects:

Worksheets, Montessori, Centers

Grades:

K - 2nd

Types:

Black Poet Poem Cards • Black History Month • Digital Montessori

Created by

Digital Montessori

A collection of 12 poems by black poets. Each card features one poem and a photo of the poet corresponding with the poem. For younger children, these cards are meant to be printed on cardstock, laminated and displayed in the environment for the children to enjoy. For older children/teens, the poems can be printed and distributed to engage in discussion and further research.Poets included:• Alice Walker• Gwendolyn Brooks• Jean Toomer• June Jordan• Kwame Dawes• Langston Hughes• Maya Angelou• Nikki

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Black History Month, Poetry

Grades:

PreK - 12th

Types:

Flash Cards, Montessori, Cultural Activities

Space Inquiry / Unit Bundle

Created by

J'adore Kinder

Space Inquiry / Unit Bundle Everything you need to run a full space inquiry in an FDK, Kindergarten or primary classroom! This is a BILINGUAL product! Everything in the below description is included in English and in French! As an Early French Immersion Kindergarten teacher in a play-based program, I know how hard it can be to find French resources: My hope for this product is that you can use it in a French classroom, a French / English bilingual classroom, or an English classroom, and that it

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, en Français, Science

Grades:

PreK - 1st

Types:

Activities, Montessori, Lesson

CVC Rhyming Match Montessori Aligned

Created by

Project Based Primary LLC

This early literacy resource allows your child/student to hear, match, and manipulate rhyming words. This is a phonemic/phonological awareness activity that relies on only hearing and recognizing sound, not a need for a sound/symbol relationship with letters. This resource is Montessori aligned, using real photographs rather than clip art. This is a perfect print and go resource for Montessori shelves, intervention groups, phonics centers, and morning work tubs.If you enjoyed this resource check

Subjects:

Grades:

PreK - 1st

Types:

Balanced Literacy, Grammar, Writing

Paragraph Building - 24 Manipulative Paragraph Puzzles

Created by

Lisa Steele

This resource contains hands on manipulative paragraph building. 24 paragraphs can be built by early readers (kindergarten - first grade). To prepare these activities, I recommend copying them on card stock, cutting them apart and putting each paragraph in a separate drawer of a mini tool cabinet or into envelopes. Each sentence in the paragraphs is color-coded so student can build the paragraph from beginning to end independently. The 24 paragraphs sequentially become more difficult. The w

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Grades:

PreK - K

Types:

From Kindergarten With Love Kelly Haynes

Hashtag Stem Alphabet Letters

Created by

This packet includes upper case alphabet using # shaped cubes. These cards can be used during your literacy center. # cubes, one of the most used exciting new manipulatives, will engage your early finishers too. These cards are not to scale and are intended for illustrative purposes only.Please check the preview to view some of the sample pages.

Subjects:

Back to School, Balanced Literacy, Reading Strategies

Grades:

PreK - K

Types:

Montessori, Centers

Also included in: Hashtag STEM Bundle

Primary Writing Paper with Picture Box, Journal Template, Lined Writing Paper

Created by

Playfully Primary

Journal templates are a great way for students to improve their writing skills and express their creativity. This primary writing paper with a picture box set is perfect to help with that! It's versatile and can be used for journal writing, responding to prompts, telling stories, or jotting down science observations. Plus, it's perfectly sized for primary students!By incorporating daily journal writing into your classroom routine, you can significantly enhance your students' imagination, narrati

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Handwriting, Social Emotional Learning

Grades:

K - 2nd

Types:

Activities, Assessment, Montessori

Also included in: Kindergarten Writing Portfolio - Monthly Self Portrait Writing Paper Memory Book

MCLASS Word List Practice Booklet

Created by

The Pirate Parade

Students will practice 4 words at a time from the MClass sight word lists. Through this activity, students can work at their own pace and come to you when they are ready to try for a stamp (or sticker) to show they are fluent in those four words. This download includes 3 booklets one each for list a, list b, and list c.

Subjects:

Guided Reading Books, Montessori

Grades:

K - 2nd

Types:

Montessori lesson plan curriculum full year AMS Teacher Homeschool

Created by

The Gifted Learner

The complete 12 month Montessori curriculum DAILY LESSON PLAN AMS TRAINING integration of all 9 albums PLUS DETAILED science experiments, art lessons, recipes (cooking), song & movement.NOTE: THIS PRODUCT IS NOT THE ALBUMS YOU RECEIVED IN A MONTESSORI TRAINING. THIS PRODUCT CREATES THE LESSON PLAN THAT WORKS WITH THOSE ALBUMS PLUS THE ADDED DETAILS.YES THAT IS WHAT I SAID: DAY BY DAY DETAILED LESSON PLANSHere is my story: Maybe it's yours as well (or something similar). I conne

Subjects:

Arts & Music, Balanced Literacy, Geography

Grades:

PreK - 1st

Types:

Teacher Manuals, Thematic Unit Plans, Montessori

learning props inspired by Slobodkina's classic picture book Caps for Sale

Created by

Rebekah is Virtually Real

Hand-sketched props to support virtual or in-person read aloud and/or reader’s theater production of Caps for Sale, Esphyr Slobodkina’s classic picture book about a peddler, some monkeys and their monkey business.PDF Printable Props:Peddler Figure and stack of capsFull-page Peddler Mask (no cap)Full-page Peddler Mask (checked cap)Full-page Monkey Mask (no cap)Full-page Monkey Masks (wearing caps)Blank CapsColorful Caps Tree ScenePDF Printable Speech Bubble Prompts:“Caps!”“Caps for sale! Fifty-c

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Drama, Reading

Grades:

PreK - 3rd

Types:

Montessori, Centers

Reading Practice Sentences Group 1

Created by

Jen Strange

Each group of my Reading Practice Sentences contains 5 main sets (and several bonus sets!) to be printed and assembled with file folders. For each set, you get: - 2 pages with 8 sentences - a full color PDF with 12 images - a full color answer sheet for student self-correction - a full color cover image with 4 bonus graphics for extra use NOTE: To sample this product, please click here! There are 3 sets of Reading Practice Sentences. Purchasing all 3 as a bundle will save you 20%. CLICK HER

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Grades:

PreK - 2nd

Types:

Art History, Balanced Literacy, Spring

Georgia O'Keefe Art Lesson Oriental Poppies Art History Writing Activity

Created by

The Gifted Learner

In this lesson, your students will not only learn about O'Keefe's life and unique artistic style, but they'll also get to create their own version of her famous painting. I have included a writing activity for older students and a coloring page for fast finishers.What teachers are saying:- We used this for mother's day. Beautiful.- My kids will enjoy this work. Thank you for your great ideas!- Looking forward to doing this with my class. - Excited to use with our Artist of the Month studies. -

Subjects:

Grades:

PreK - 3rd

Types:

Montessori, Lesson, Centers

CCSS:

K.MD.A.2

, 2.MD.A.1

, K.G.A.1

, K.G.A.2

, K.G.B.4

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Also included in: O'Keefe Art 3 Lesson Bundle Poppies Ladder Mesa Landscape PreK-4th Common Core

SAMPLE: Reading Practice Sentences

Created by

Jen Strange

I have worked for months on three groups of Reading Practice Sentences, and I think they're an AMAZING way to introduce extreme beginners to concepts of print and the process of reading. And because I know how valuable your money for teaching resources is, I want you to have the chance to sample the product to consider whether it might benefit you. The sentences in these File Folder Games combine practice sounding out words and recognition of high frequency words (Dolch words / sight words)

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Grades:

PreK - 2nd

Types:

Project Based Primary LLC

CVC & CCVC Segmenting & Blending Task Cards (Montessori Aligned)

Created by

This Montessori aligned phonemic/phonological awareness activity present real photographs of objects that follow a CVC or CCVC spelling pattern. Next to each picture are color coded dots representing each sound for your child/student to touch as they tap out individual phonemes. Below the dots is an arrow to swipe from left to right as the child blends the sounds together to build the word. This resource does not require your child/student to know their letter names or symbols, only manipulate s

Subjects:

Grades:

PreK - 1st

Types:

Balanced Literacy, Cooking, English Language Arts

Health and Food Activity- Sorting and Organizing Practice

Created by

CreativeTeachersAbroad

Healthy Food ActivityThe PDF includes:29 printable healthy and junk food imagesHealthy Food PlateJunk Food PlateLinks to movie and books to enhance the lessonMaterials: -You will need scissors and adhesive for the foods.-I recommend lamination for years of use!-Great to include with food or health lesson plans.Movie: Pair the activity with ‘Planning For Good Eating - Cartoon’ by Educational View Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58eFNxlLr5sBook: Good Enough to Eat: A Kid’s Guide to Food a

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Grades:

PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education

Types:

Balanced Literacy, English Language Arts, Science

Animals and food products and uses

Created by

Montessorikiwi

Help your class learn about connection between animals and where their food/meat and things they use come from! A great addition to units on Producers and consumers, Farms, food, urban and country, animals!28 page bundle of activities to help children identify what meat/product comes from certain animals. Animals covered:cow : Beef, cheese, milksheep: wool, hogget, muttonchicken: eggs, chicken meatfish:fish meatsquid: calamarishellfish: Jewelry and decorationbee: honeypig: pork and baconCONTENT

Subjects:

Grades:

K - 2nd

Types:

Montessori, Cultural Activities

Also included in: Plants and animals uses and resources bundle

The Kindergarten Teacher's Guidebook to Outdoor Learning- Full Year of Lessons

Created by

Sweet Little Learners- Everything Kindergarten

Embark on an Unforgettable Outdoor Learning Adventure with Your Kindergarteners!Introducing "Kindergarten Teacher's Outdoor Learning Guidebook" by Sweet Little Learners, a comprehensive, innovative, and curriculum-aligned resource specifically crafted for early childhood educators and forest school teachers. This guidebook is your gateway to a world where education meets nature, fostering a rich learning environment for young minds.Why Choose Our Guidebook?Comprehensive Curriculum Coverage: This

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Physical Education, Science

Grades:

PreK - K

Types:

Teacher Manuals, Montessori, Centers

CCSS:

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Montessori Initial Sounds Cutting Practice - Alphabet Phonics For Preschool

Created by

Multilingual Montessori by Uno Zwei Tutu

This Montessori Initial Sounds Cutting Practice includes 25 pages of fun cutting and phonics practice. Perfect for preschoolers and kindergarteners. Each page contains 6 cutting strips with different difficulty degrees. Each page corresponds to a letter of the alphabet except the letter X and includes 7 real photos of objects, animals or plants that start with each letter. Letters U, Y, Z and Q have less than 6 photos some of which are more than once in each row to complete the cutting strip.

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Phonics, Reading

Grades:

PreK - 1st

Types: