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1st grade social studies resources for Easel Assessments and for special education
Goods & Services Sort Worksheets Financial Literacy Economics 1st 2nd Grade
This financial literacy resource has everything you need to teach your students about goods and services and other concepts of money! WHAT'S INCLUDED:There are both printable and digital components giving students multiple ways to access the material.Vocabulary Posters - Includes word with definition - goods, service, consumer, producer, supply, demand, and barterGoods & Services Picture Sort - 15 picture cards that students sort according to whether they show a good or a service. Includes h
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NEEDS & WANTS Sort Worksheets Economics 1st 2nd Grade Social Studies Activities
This is a set of financial literacy activities to support your primary economics unit on needs and wants. Includes both printable and digital items.Includes:Vocabulary Posters with definitions of needs and wantsPicture Sort - Students sort picture cards according to whether the item is a need or a wantWriting Activity - Student write about what a need and want is and then describe something they want and something they need.Cut-and-Glue Word Sort - Students classify each item as a need or a want
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1st - 2nd
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Long O Word Work Vowel Teams OA OW & OE Phonics Orton Gillingham RTI
This Science of Reading based phonics pack includes a variety of word work activities to support the skills practiced in Fundations®Level 2 of the Unit 13 (second edition) program. This unit works on OA, OW, & OE and is great for small groups, centers, RTI or ELL students.There is a teaching video linked to this pack.There are also decodable stories here• Reading race fluency• Scoop and read• Read and Sequence Stories• Story Puzzles• Write a Super Sentence • ABC order • Bump the Trick Words
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1st - 4th
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Also included in: Second Grade Phonics Activity Word Work Bundle Level 2 Units 1-17 (RTI)
Types of Communities - Urban, Suburban, Rural Communities
These digital Types of Communities activities are easy to use as traditional classroom lesson plans, centers, homework, independent work, or they’re great for fast finishers in first and second grades. Busy teachers love these low-prep lessons and activities that are sure to engage their students! With print & digital options, Learning Quests provide a balance of face to face and device-based learning styles for your modern classroom.Why do teachers and students love our Learning Quests?We a
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1st - 2nd
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Digraphs and Blends Orton Gillingham Phonics Worksheets (RTI)
This Blend Word Work Activity pack is perfect for students in second grade or first grade who struggle with tricky blends and digraphs when writing or reading it includes a variety of activities to support students in a no-prep format. It contains lots of variety for differentiation and RTI intervention. The whole year Second Grade Bundle is Here. It supports the skills practiced in Fundations® Unit 1 of the level 2 (second edition) program but is suitable for any structured phonics-based progra
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1st - 4th
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Also included in: Level 2 Units 1 -3 Second Grade Fun Phonics Activity Bundle
Local Government Interactive Lapbook. Digital & Printable
Social Studies Mini-Unit: Local Government. Community Laws. Government Services. Positions in Local Government. Mayor Duties.This resource includes Posters, Picture Cards, Vocabulary Cards, Lapbook Activities, Quiz, and Answer Keys. Please download the Preview for more pictures of this unit. Here is what’s included:1) 5 Full Page Lesson Posters:-What is a Government- Government Services-Community Laws-Mayor Duties- Positions in Local Government2) 6 (½ page) Government Services Picture Cards3) V
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1st - 3rd
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Also included in: Government Interactive Lapbooks Bundle
Consonant le syllable worksheets Final Stable Syllables Orton Gillingham RTI
Fundations® Level 2 Unit 17 compatible This unit works on Consonant -LE syllable type. I made this specifically to practice 2nd grade skills as well as the final stable syllable. I made this to support Fundations®Level 2 of the Unit 17 (second edition) program. But it is suitable for any phonics program. I made decodable passages as well to practice this skill. Final Stable Syllable Decodable Passages• Reading race fluency• Scoop and read• Read and Sequence Stories• Story Puzzles• Write a Super
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1st - 4th
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Also included in: Second Grade Phonics Activity Word Work Bundle Level 2 Units 1-17 (RTI)
Mexico Mini Book for Early Readers - A Country Study
This Mexico Mini Book is perfect for your students to learn about Mexico! This book can be used for a very basic country study in lower elementary grades! This is perfect for Pre-k, Kindergarten, and 1st Grade. Each page has a basic fact about Mexico and a scene or illustration to get students to connect to the words. The scenes can be colored in as a fun activity for the students! This printable interactive activity includes:A black/white half page mini book for students to color and readA colo
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PreK - 1st
Election Day Lesson Plans - Print & Digital Voting Activities - US Elections
These digital Election Day activities are easy to use as traditional classroom lesson plans, centers, homework, independent work, or they’re great for fast finishers in first and second grades. Busy teachers love these low-prep voting lessons and activities that are sure to engage their students! With print & digital options, Learning Quests provide a balance of face to face and device-based learning styles for your modern classroom.Why do teachers and students love our Learning Quests?We al
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1st - 2nd
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Long U Phonics worksheets (oo ou ew ue) Orton Gillingham RTI/Dyslexia
This unit works on vowel teams OU, OO, UE, & EW . I made this specifically to practice 2nd grade skills as well as OU, OO, UE, & EW. I made this to support Fundations®Level 2 of the Unit 15 (second edition) program. But it is suitable for any Science of Reading based phonics program. I use these with struggling readers in an Orton Gillingham reading intervention. I made decodable passages as well to practice this skill. This unit works on OU, OO, UE, & EW The Decodable Stories are
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1st - 3rd
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Also included in: Second Grade Phonics Activity Word Work Bundle Level 2 Units 1-17 (RTI)
The 3 Sounds of ed and Suffixes Orton Gillingham Phonics (RTI)
This pack is perfect for students in second grade or first grade who struggle with the 3 sounds of suffix ed and other basic suffix endings when writing or reading it includes a variety of activities to support students in a no-prep format. It contains lots of variety for differentiation and RTI intervention. It is Fundations® Level 2 Unit 4 compatible but is an excellent support for any structured phonics program. The whole year Second Grade Bundle is Here. This unit works on suffixes s, es, ed
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1st - 2nd
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Also included in: Level 2 Units 4-6 Second Grade Fun Phonics Activity Bundle
EE EA Worksheets Orton Gillingham Phonics Word Work Long E Vowel Teams RTl
Fundations® Level 2 Unit 11 compatible Fun but Science of Reading compatabe word work activities.This word work unit works on EE, EA, & EY Decodable Reading Passages are linked here.• Reading race fluency• Scoop and read• Read and Sequence Stories• Story Puzzles• Write a Super Sentence • ABC order • Subject-verb agreement sentences • Color by code trick words • Fix it up sentences • 1, 2, & 3 syllable Suffix Sort • /EE/ & /EA/ Sort• Add a Suffix• Read it fast words and phras
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1st - 3rd
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Also included in: Second Grade Phonics Activity Word Work Bundle Level 2 Units 1-17 (RTI)
Jamaica Mini Book for Early Readers - A Country Study
This Jamaica Mini Book is perfect for your students to learn about Jamaica! This book can be used for a very basic country study in lower elementary grades! This is perfect for Pre-k, Kindergarten, and 1st Grade. Each page has a basic fact about Jamaica and a scene or illustration to get students to connect to the words. The scenes can be colored in as a fun activity for the students! This printable interactive activity includes:A black/white half page mini book for students to color and readA c
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PreK - 2nd
Magic e worksheets Orton Gillingham RTI
This Magic E word work activity bundle will help your students practice this tricky phonics concept. As a certified Dyslexia Therapist, I made these science of reading based resources to help beginning and struggling readers. They are aligned to Fundations® aligned level 1 Unit 11 pack of activities is suitable for any phonics based program. This packet includes both Black and White and Color duplicate activities. Many Low Prep and a majority of No Prep Activities. I also have decodable sto
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K - 2nd
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American Flag Lesson Plans - US Flag Activities - American Symbols
These digital American Flag activities teach about the US flag and can be used as traditional classroom lesson plans, centers, homework, independent work, or they’re great for fast finishers in first and second grades. Busy teachers love these low-prep lessons and activities that are sure to engage their students! With print & digital options, Learning Quests provide a balance of face to face and device-based learning styles for your modern classroom.Why do teachers and students love our Lea
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1st - 2nd
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2 Syllable Words Worksheets Level 1 Unit 12 Orton Gillingham RTI
This Orton Gillingham Science of Reading-based pack of activities will help your students read and write with 2 SYLLABLE WORDS. It is correlated to Fundations® Level 1 Unit 12 pack of over 80 pages but would be suitable for any phonics program. These Activities are aligned with Fundations level 1 but are suitable to supplement any Orton-Gillingham Curriculum such as Barton Reading, S.P.I.R.E. and Wilson Reading and Fundations. My dyslexic students love the games and activities. This packet inc
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K - 2nd
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Map Skills Activities - Print & Digital Map Skills Lessons
These digital Mapping Skills activities are easy to use as traditional classroom lesson plans, centers, homework, independent work, or they’re great for fast finishers in first and second grades. Busy teachers love these low-prep lessons and activities that are sure to engage their students! With print & digital options, Learning Quests provide a balance of face to face and device-based learning styles for your modern classroom.Why do teachers and students love our Learning Quests?We all kno
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1st - 2nd
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-ng -nk Word Work Activities Level 1 Unit 7 Orton Gillingham RTI
Completely Revised First Grade Fundations® alligned Level 1 Unit 7 This -ng and nk glued sounds pack has everything you need to teach the glued sounds or also called unit sounds or welded sounds for -ing, ang, ong, and ung, onk, ank, ink, unk It is suitable for Orton-Gillingham instruction using Barton Reading, Wilson Reading and S.P.I.R.E. and other reading interventions.-**********Purchase this in a First Grade Bundle*******What is included in the -ng -nk glued sounds pack? Over 100 pages of
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K - 2nd
Suffix-s Worksheets Orton Gillingham Level 1 Unit 6 RTI
This Fundations® aligned level 1 Unit 6 pack of over 80 pages will give your students practice with The suffix-s plural words. These Activities are aligned with Fundations level 1 but are suitable to supplement any phonics program.This packet includes both Black and White and Color duplicate activities. Many Low Prep and No Prep Activities**********Purchase this in a First Grade Bundle*******• Roll and Read words• Read and Match Sentences• Read and Sequence stories• Tap and Read the multisen
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K - 2nd
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Multi-syllabic Words Phonics Word Work Level 2 Unit 5 (RTI)/Dyslexia
This Orton Gillingham Science of Reading Phonics pack is perfect for students in second grade or first grade who struggle with multi-syllable words with consonant suffix endings when writing or reading. It includes a variety of activities to support students in a no-prep format. It contains lots of variety for differentiation and RTI intervention. This pack includes practice with suffixes -ful, -less, en, ish, -ment and -ness, as well as, when to use -ck and when to use -ic.The whole year Second
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1st - 4th
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Also included in: Level 2 Units 4-6 Second Grade Fun Phonics Activity Bundle
Reading Comprehension Passages With "WH" Questions: Who, What, Where, When
Are you looking for short reading comprehension worksheets that are aligned to the Common Core and DLM Essential Elements? These time-saving, short reading passages have been differentiated 2 ways, text only and text with picture cues for visual support. These short stories with "WH" questions have characters that are diverse and inclusive to help your students connect further with the text. These reading comprehension passages with multiple choice questions are yours as an easy print and go, a
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K - 2nd
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Also included in: Reading Comprehension Passages With Differentiated WH Questions - Bundle
Bonus Letters & Glued Sound Orton Gillingham Phonics (RTI)
ThisOrton Gillingham Science of Reading Phonics pack is perfect for students in second grade or first grade who struggle with the tricky floss rule and glued sounds (ang, ong, ung, ing, unk, ank, onk, unk, ink) when writing or reading it includes a variety of activities to support students in a no-prep format. It contains lots of variety for differentiation and RTI intervention. The whole year Second Grade Bundle is Here. It supports the skills practiced in Fundations® Unit 2 of the level 2 (sec
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1st - 3rd
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Also included in: Level 2 Units 1 -3 Second Grade Fun Phonics Activity Bundle
R Controlled Vowels ir er and ur Phonics Word Work Worksheets (RTI)
This pack is perfect for students in second grade or first grade who are learning words with Bossy R words with ir, er, ur when writing or reading. It includes a variety of activities to support students in a no-prep format. It contains lots of variety for differentiation and RTI intervention.The whole year Second Grade Bundle is Here. It is compatible with Fundations® Unit 2 of the level 9 (second edition) program but is an excellent addition to any structured phonics program. • Reading race fl
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1st - 3rd
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Suffixes ing and ed Orton Gillingham Level 1 Unit 10 RTI
This Orton Gillingham Science of Reading-based pack of activities will help your students read and write with suffix -ing and -ed with blends. It is correlated to Fundations® Level 1 Unit 10 pack of over 90 pages but would be suitable for any phonics program. This packet includes both Black and White and Color duplicate activities. Many Low Prep and No Prep Activities**********Purchase this in a First Grade Bundle*******• Base words +ing, ed, and s• Sound sort sheets for oa, oe, o
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K - 2nd
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