Thursday, August 14, 2025

FREE MISC. LESSON - “Free Directed Drawing Kindergarten 1st Grade Journal Writing Picture Prompts”

by CreativeCOTA LLC
Kindergarten - 1st Grade


Free Seasonal Directed Drawing Worksheets with Writing Prompts – Fine Motor and Handwriting Practice Use these Free no-prep directed drawing worksheets to support creativity, handwriting, and fine motor skill development all year long. This free resource includes seasonal drawing and writing prompts designed to help students follow multi-step directions, strengthen visual perceptual skills, and expand their storytelling abilities.

Perfect for occupational therapykindergarten, and 1st grade classrooms, these worksheets combine drawing, writing, scissors skills, and handwriting practice in a simple print-and-go format.

Who Is It For?

  • Occupational therapists working on handwriting and fine motor skills
  • Special education teachers supporting multi-step direction following
  • Kindergarten and 1st grade teachers
  • Homeschooling parents seeking structured writing and drawing activities
  • Substitute teachers needing low-prep activities

When to Use:

  • Writing centers or early finisher bins
  • Daily writing journals or morning work
  • Occupational therapy or small group fine motor sessions
  • Homework packets or seasonal learning themes
  • Sub plans or make-up work for absent students

What’s Included:

  • 5 directed drawing worksheets, each with seasonal themes:
    • Fall/Back to School: Apple
    • Halloween: Jack-o'-lantern
    • Thanksgiving: Turkey
    • Winter: Snowman
    • Spring/Summer: Flower
  • Two differentiation options for each
    • Word tracing and sentence writing
    • Tracing and copying a single word

Key Features:

  • No-Prep Format: Just print and use—no cutting or prep required
  • Differentiated Styles: Support varying writing levels with traceable words or open writing lines
  • Seasonal Themes: Easy way to incorporate timely topics into your curriculum
  • Skill Development: Focuses on:
    • Fine motor strengthening
    • Scissor skills and pencil control
    • Visual perceptual skills
    • Following directions
    • Storytelling and sentence writing
  • Engaging Format: Combines drawing, writing, cutting, and gluing in one worksheet

‍ OT Tip:

Have students use a short pencil and write on a slanted surface to help promote a more functional pencil grasp and improve wrist positioning.

These seasonal directed drawing pages make it easy to blend creativity, narrative writing, and handwriting practice into your daily or weekly routine.

Looking for more? Check out the full Seasonal Directed Drawing Bundle for year-round learning support.

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Wednesday, August 13, 2025

FREE LANGUAGE ARTS LESSON - “Kindergarten Sight Words Boom Cards™ First Grade Digital Distance Learning FREE”

by Teacher Tam
Kindergarten - 1st Grade


Your littles will enjoy this FREE sight word sentence deck! I made it as extra practice for my struggling readers in 1st grade, although it would still be great for high flyers in kindergarten. Students will click on the sight word sentence that matches each picture. The deck has 15 cards and includes some fun sounds and GIFS, too! Don't miss my other sets in this series!

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Tuesday, August 12, 2025

Wednesday Weekly 5 under $5 - August 13, 2025

                          


Every week I put together a list of 5 great products from members of The Best of Teacher Entrepreneurs Marketing Cooperative (TBOTEMC) with the requirement that each product must be less than $5.  With a variety of subjects and a wide range of grades, there just might be something that you can use, so continue to read below and see!

In addition, if you're a seller on Teachers Pay Teachers (TpT) who would like to get more information about joining TBOTEMC, contact me via email at ReneeHeiss@gmail.com or by simply leaving a comment on this blog post.


Math Student Profile: An EDITABLE Brief Survey to Determine Math Success - $1.85


by Scipi
6th - 12th grades
Classroom Forms, Homeschool, Printables, Professional Documents, Staff & Administrators


This EDITABLE math student profile consists of ten statements and four brief questions; its purpose is to determine a student’s strong and weak areas in math. Students are asked to complete a ten statement math survey by simply checking the box that describes their personal views about learning math. 


Consonant Spelling Activities & Printing Practice - SOR Alternative Spellings - $3.49


by Primarily Learning
1st - 2nd grades
Centers, ESL, EFL, and ELL, Homeschool, Lessons, Parents, Worksheets


Improve your students' handwriting & sound recognition with consonant spellings & printing activities aligned with Science of Reading and phonics programs like Heggerty & UFLI. Introduce your kids to alternative consonant spellings & letter combinations in a fun & engaging way. Start learning now!


Grammar Review: History of Sports - $4.99

by Reading Spotlight
7th - 10th grades 
ESL, EFL, and ELL, Worksheets


So much better than another boring set of grammar worksheets, these ten stories provide interesting tales about the history of the world’s most popular sports. Effective, engaging, and easy to use, they include Answer Keys, plus Explanations of corrections, and a short Writing Prompt. Two additional Teacher Worksheets provide error analysis for focused instruction and grouping. A popular choice at the beginning of the school year.



by Urbino12
11th - 12th grades
Printables


This AP Italian EMAIL resource will help your students master writing the Formal Interpersonal Writing task required on the AP Italian Language and Culture exam. It may be used digitally or printed on paper.
    

by All-American Teacher Tools
8th - 12th grades
Games, Homeschool


This resources includes 30 individual bingo cards covering 102 elements and will give your students a strong working knowledge of the periodic table of elements. BINGO can be used in lots of different ways when teaching chemistry.  You can use this resource with it's variety of BINGO cards to not only use as instructed but to develop other options....electron configurations, mass numbers, and atomic numbers, etc.  



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Renee Heiss

All-American Teacher Tools

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FREE MISC. LESSON - “Free Back to School Lessons By The Best of Teacher Entrepreneurs MC - 2015”

by Victoria Leon
Pre-Kindergarten - 12th Grade


Start the new year right with free lessons by members of The Best of Teacher Entrepreneurs Marketing Cooperative:

* Jelly Bean Math

* *FREE* Apple Orchard Count the Room

* I Found, Who Found FREEBIE

* Apple Math Journal

* Insert Your Own Pictures On Monthly Calendar Cards

* FREEBIE! Interactive Calendar for SMART Board PK, K, 1st

* Traceable Calendar Free

* FREEBIE! Interactive Back to School Flip-Flap Activity

* Back to School Ice Breaker

* Back to School Binder Preview FREEBIE for Grades 2-7 & Sp. Ed.

* My College Application

* Math Starters

* Back to School - Personal Narrative Writing

* Free Sample School Year Scrapbook Portfolio

* Back to School Ice Breaker Activity

* Scientific Method Vocab Anchor Chart/PPT Presentation

* First Day Writing Assignment

IF YOU ARE NOT ABLE TO OPEN THIS FILE or you have any questions, feel free to email me at vleon999@yahoo.com.

Wishing you the best during the new school year,
Victoria Leon
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Monday, August 11, 2025

FREE MISC. LESSON - “First Week of School Time Capsule”

by The Balanced Classroom
3rd Grade


I have created a Time Capsule Sheet for students to fill out the first week of school. Have the students complete the information about themselves and seal the form in an envelope to reopen on the last day of school. The children have a blast reading how they've changed and also seeing how their cursive has improved.


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Sunday, August 10, 2025

FREE LANGUAGE ARTS LESSON - “Fun Phonics Flashcards”

by Elementary on the Eastside
Pre-Kindergarten - 3rd Grade


Now you can find our full set of Fun Phonics aligned flashcards on our store page: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/QR-code-Fundations-Flashcards-7257816

These flashcard keywords align with the Fundations program. This file is an independent product and is not affiliated with, nor has it been authorized, sponsored, or otherwise approved by Wilson Language Training Corporation.   WILSON®, Wilson Reading System®, Fundations®, Just Words®, and Wilson Fluency® are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of the Wilson Language Training Corporation.

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Saturday, August 9, 2025

FREE MISC. LESSON - “Editable Busy Bee Helpers For the Early Childhood Classroom Freebie”

by Animal Crackers and Apple Juice
Pre-Kindergarten - Kindergarten


You are going to love this classroom organization freebie because it is EDITABLE. I LOVE editable products because when something is editable it makes the product so much more eye appealing and it is much less work for you.

This adorable bee set will have your little learners taking on classroom responsibilities in no time. They will begin to feel a sense of belonging. Your class will most definitely be a buzzing working community of helpers.

Include:
full page directions

classroom management, classroom helpers, classroom jobs,


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Friday, August 8, 2025

FREE MATH LESSON - “Understanding Mixed Number and Improper Fractions Lesson and Practice”

by Mathy Techy
4th - 8th Grade


Teach students how to understand fractions that are more than one whole and represent them with Mixed and Improper Fractions.

This product will:

  • use visual models to show fractions that are more than One Whole
  • teach how to represent these amounts with a Mixed Fraction
  • teach how to represent these amounts with an Improper Fraction

Check out my complete collection of Fraction Essentials Lessons!

Equivalent Fractions

Comparing Fractions Using Common Denominators

Understanding Mixed Numbers and Improper Fractions

Changing Between Mixed Numbers and Improper Fractions

Comparing Mixed Numbers and Improper Fractions

Adding and Subtracting Fractions with Unlike Denominators

Adding Mixed Number and Improper Fractions

Subtracting Mixed Number and Improper Fractions

Multiplying Fractions

Dividing Fractions

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LICENSING/COPYRIGHT TERMS: This purchase includes a license for one teacher only for personal use and is non-transferable. No part of this resource is to be shared with colleagues or used by whole departments, schools, or districts without purchasing the proper number of licenses. If you have questions about licensing more than one copy, please email me at mathytechy@gmail.com. This resource may not be uploaded to the internet in any form, unless the site is password protected and can only be accessed by students.


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