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• Biography Form: Soldier/ Memorial Day
  Choose a soldier and use these targeted questions to write a biography for Memorial Day.


• Color and Write: Memorial Day (elem)
  A picture to color and lines to write about Memorial Day.


• Coloring Page: Memorial Day
  A stars-and-stripes theme, with the words "Memorial Day" in the center.


• Writing Paper: Memorial Day
  Use this writing paper, with a U.S. flag at the top and a blue border, to write a story, report, or poem about Memorial Day. One page each of lined and unlined paper.


• Paper Bag Puppet: Animal - Iguana
  Follow the simple pattern to make an iguana for use with a unit on reptiles, rain forest animals, or the letter I.


• Paper Bag Puppet: Animal - Jaguar
  Follow the simple pattern to make a jaguar for use with a unit on mammals, big cats, or the letter J.


• Paper Bag Puppet: Animal - Kitten
  Follow the simple pattern to make a kitten for use with a unit on pets, animal babies, mammals, cats, or the letter K.


• Paper Roll Pal: Iguana
  Follow the simple pattern to make an iguana for use with a unit on reptiles, rain forest animals, or the letter I.


• Paper Roll Pal: Jaguar
  Follow the simple pattern to make a kitten for use with a unit on mammals, big cats, or the letter J.


• Paper Roll Pal: King
  Follow the simple pattern to make a king for use with a unit on fairy tales, royalty, or the letter K.


• Paper Roll Pal: Kitten
  Follow the simple pattern to make a kitten for use with a unit on pets, animal babies, mammals, cats, or the letter K.


• Spelling Poster: Hard and Soft C
  Poster to help remember the guidelines for hard and soft C.


• Spelling Poster: Hard and Soft G
  Poster to help remember the guidelines for hard and soft G.


• Spelling Poster: I Before E...
  Poster to help remember the guidelines for "I before E..."


• Spelling Poster: When Two Vowels Go Walking...
  Poster to help remember the guidelines for "when two vowels go walking..."


• Book: Chicka Chicka Boom Activities Set (primary)
  Complete set of our "Chicka Chicka Boom Boom" activities: Worksheet for spelling your name, game for matching upper and lowercase letters, and two "I have... Who has?" sets with colorful coconut tree illustrations.


• Book: Chicka Chicka Boom Boom - "I have... who has....?" Game (lowercase)
  "I have p... who has s?"


• Book: Chicka Chicka Boom Boom - "I have... who has....?" Game (uppercase)
  "I have A.... who has S?"


• Book: Chicka Chicka Boom Boom - Game (primary)
  Match the lowercase letter tiles to the capital letter squares on the colorful gameboard.


• Book: Chicka Chicka Boom Boom - worksheet (primary)
  Use stickers to spell your name at the top of this coconut tree illustration.


• Color and Write Prompt: Rocket (elem)
  A picture of a rocket to color and lines to write a very short story with theme words from a word bank.


• Color and Write: Rocket (elem)
  A picture of a rocket to color and lines to write about rockets or the solar system.


• Color and Write: Rocket (primary)
  A picture of a rocket to color and wide lines to write about rockets or the solar system.


• Color and Write Prompt: Scarecrow
  A picture of a scarecrow to color and space to write a very short story with theme words from a word bank.


• Color and Write: Scarecrow (elem)
  A cute picture of a scarecrow to color and lines to write.


• Color and Write: Scarecrow (primary)
  A picture of a scarecrow to color and wide lines to write about it.


• Color and Write Prompt: Statue of Liberty (elem)
  A picture to color and space to write a very short text with theme words from a word bank.


• Color and Write: Statue of Liberty (elem)
  A picture of the Statue of Liberty to color and space to write a short text.


• Color and Write: Statue of Liberty (primary)
  A picture of the Statue of Liberty to color and wide lines to write about it.


• Bingo Cards: Ocean Animals (elem)
  Set of twenty bingo cards for ocean animals, from ANGELFISH to TIGER SHARK.


• Bingo Cards: Ocean Animals (elem) - check sheet (color)
  Use this colorful sheet to check which ocean animals (ANGELFISH to TIGER SHARK) have been called.


• Flashcards: Ocean Animals (elem)
  Four ocean animals to a page (from ANGELFISH to TIGER SHARK). These flashcards match our ocean animal bingo cards.


• Bingo Cards: Ocean Animals (elem) - check sheet
  Use this sheet to check which ocean animals (ANGELFISH to TIGER SHARK) have been called.


• Bingo Cards: Ocean Animals (elem) - color
  Set of twenty colorful bingo cards for ocean animals, from ANGELFISH to TIGER SHARK.


• Flashcards: Ocean Animals (elem) - color
  Four ocean animals to a page (from ANGELFISH to TIGER SHARK). These colorful flashcards match our ocean animal bingo cards.


• Assignment Forms: Korea
  Korea-themed late homework notices, assignment notices, and grading sheet.


• Biography Form: Korean Person
  A one-page form for filling in a brief biography about a Korean person.


• Bookmarks: Korea
  Eight bookmarks: simple b/w country facts for North and South Korea; colorfully illustrated cultural facts; the word KOREA in colorful letters.


• Research & Report Form: North Korea
  Report planner, KWL, and a lined page to write a report about the North Korea. With b/w flag illustrations.


• Research & Report Form: South Korea
  Report planner, KWL, and a lined page to write a report about South Korea. With b/w flag illustrations.

Seasonal Materials

• Holiday/Seasonal >> End of School Year Activities
• Holiday/Seasonal >> Holidays >> Memorial Day

• Comprehension: Memorial Day (elementary/ upper elementary)
  Memorial Day is the last Monday in May. This unit features a reading comprehension, a word search, a crossword puzzle, and more.


• Word Problems: Memorial Day (elementary/upper elementary)
  Seven multiple choice Memorial Day-themed word problems.


• Booklet: My Memory Book
  A ten page book for students to fill in personal information, such as current favorites of all categories, goals made and met in the past year, friends, etc. A great way to encapsulate the past year, as well as create a lasting memento.


• Border Paper: School is (primary)
  Wide-lined paper with illustrations of school-related objects like pencils and apples in the surrounding border, and the prompt "School is..." at the top.


• Certificate: Graduate (any grade)
  "This is to certify that __ is a graduate of the __ grade."


• Fiction: Last Day of School (elementary)
  Ashton wins the third grade writing award!


• Comprehension: Landmarks - Mount Everest (upper elem)
  May 29th marks the anniversary of the first time the summit of Mount Everest was reached (in 1953). Mark the occasion with this informative reading comprehension.

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