1. Hanukkah Activity Packet

This Hanukkah Activity Packet is filled with fun and engaging activities students love like a directed drawing writing activity, word search, and crossword puzzle! These activities can be used as center activities, homework, fast finisher tasks, filler activities, or indoor recess activities. Learn more about this print-and-go resource in our Clutter-Free Classroom Teacher Store!

2. Latke The Lucky Dog Book Companion

This Hanukkah book companion is based on the book Latke, The Lucky Dog. It includes printable and digital resources, so they can be used in school or at home. Learn more about this Latke, the Lucky Dog resource in our Clutter-Free Classroom Teacher Store!

4. Hanukkah Unit

This Hanukkah Unit is filled with fun and engaging lesson ideas and activities. They will help you celebrate this winter holiday and learn about Israeli culture and traditions. Use these resources as social studies lessons, holiday activities, or another way that meets your needs. Learn more about this Hanukkah unit in our Clutter-Free Classroom Teacher Store!

5. Hanukkah Craft

This Hanukkah craft idea is part of our Hanukkah Unit. You can find instructions for how to complete it in this holidays around the world crafts post. Learn more about this resource in our Clutter-Free Classroom Teacher Store!

6. Holidays Around the World Unit

This Holidays Around the World Unit is jam-packed with teaching resources and activities to help you teach your elementary students about the different holidays celebrated around the world. Learn more about this resource in our Clutter-Free Classroom Teacher Store!

1. Elves Activity Packet

This Elves Activity Packet includes fun and engaging activities students love like a directed drawing writing activity, word search, and crossword puzzle! Use these activities as center activities, homework, fast finisher tasks, filler activities, or indoor recess activities. Learn more about this print-and-go resource in our Clutter-Free Classroom Teacher Store!

2. Elf Book Companions

This Elves Book Companion Bundle includes 4 of our Starts With a Story resources: Elf, Pig the Elf, Memoirs of an Elf, and How to Catch an Elf. Each of them includes printable and digital resources, so they can be used in school or at home. Learn more about this resource in our Clutter-Free Classroom Teacher Store!

3. Elf Reading Comprehension Activities

These Elves Reading Comprehension Activities can be used with any book about elves or with elf characters. They are open-ended and can be used over and over again. Learn more about this resource in our Clutter-Free Classroom Teacher Store!

4. Elf Would You Rather Activities

Our Elves Would You Rather Activities are great for the month of December when you need a fun way to get students talking during your morning meeting or a way to motivate even your most reluctant writers. Learn more about this resource in our Clutter-Free Classroom Teacher Store!

5. Elves Parts of Speech Color by Code Activity

This Elves Color by Code Activity is a fun and engaging task that invites students to practice identifying the parts of speech of thematic words like joyful, assist, and factory. It’s a quick print and go activity you can have printed on your desk whenever you have 15-20 minutes to fill. Learn more about this resource in our Clutter-Free Classroom Teacher Store!

1. Inclusion SEL Unit

Are your students leaving others out of activities and hurting each other’s feelings? This doesn’t help build a classroom community and you are likely feeling frustrated. Bring back the joy of teaching by implementing these SEL teaching resources. They will help you support your students in developing strong social emotional learning skills, specifically in the area of inclusion. They’ll learn to include others and make sure everyone feels welcome. Learn more about this print-and-go Inclusion Unit in our Clutter-Free Classroom Teacher Store!

2. Strengths and Challenges SEL Unit

Are your students struggling with accurate self perception? Are they setting goals that aren’t realistic or are too easy? You are losing valuable teaching time when this happens and are likely feeling frustrated. Bring back the joy of teaching by implementing these SEL teaching resources. They will help you support your students in developing strong social emotional learning skills, specifically in the area of strengths and challenges. They’ll learn how to identify their strengths and challenges and learn strategies for managing them. Learn more about this Strengths and Weaknesses Unit in our Clutter-Free Classroom Teacher Store!

3. Kindness SEL Unit

Are your students using unkind words with each other? Are they hurting each other’s feelings? You are losing valuable teaching time when this happens and are likely feeling frustrated. Bring back the joy of teaching by implementing these SEL teaching resources. They will help you support your students in developing strong social emotional learning skills, specifically in the area of kindness. They’ll learn different ways to show kindness to others. Learn more about this Kindness Unit in our Clutter-Free Classroom Teacher Store!

4. Individuality SEL Unit

Are your students struggling with appreciating each other’s differences? Are they struggling with identifying their own unique qualities? Teach students to appreciate what makes themselves special by implementing these SEL teaching resources. They will help you support your students in developing strong social emotional learning skills, specifically in the area of individuality. They’ll learn to better recognize their own strengths. Learn more about this Individuality Unit in our Clutter-Free Classroom Teacher Store!

5. Rescue and Jessica Read Aloud Activities

This Rescue and Jessica Book Companion is packed with lesson ideas and activities for reading, writing, grammar, SEL and more, that are all based on this story.

Rescue and Jessica is about a young girl named Jessica who lost her leg in an accident. It was difficult for her to have her leg amputated. She had to learn how to move with a prosthetic. While she was learning about her new leg, a dog named Rescue was learning how to be a service dog. When she applies for her own service dog, she learns that Rescue will be her new companion. The two make a great team and Rescue helps Jessica in her daily life. He is even more important to her when the other leg must be amputated as well. The pair must start all over and learn how to work together.

Students will love this heartwarming story about a service dog and his partner. Learn more about this resource in our Clutter-Free Classroom Teacher Store!

6. The Girl Who Thought in Pictures Read Aloud Activities

This The Girl Who Thought in Pictures Book Companion is packed with lesson ideas and activities for reading, writing, grammar, SEL and more, that are all based on this story.

The Girl Who Thought in Pictures follows the life of Temple Grandin. The story starts off with Temple being born, and the doctors thinking that she needed to be sent away because she was different. Temple liked to watch things spin, did not like loud noises or crowds, anything that was itchy, or big squeezy hugs. She also did not talk until she was three. Temple was diagnosed with Autism.

When Temple went to school, the children there would tease her relentlessly. One day, Temple’s mom thinks that it would be better for Temple to stay on her aunt’s ranch. There, Temple finally feels comfortable and explores ways to help animals. Temple goes to college and gets three degrees. Now she travels the world giving speeches and spreading the message that the world needs brains of all kinds.

Learn more about this resource in our Clutter-Free Classroom Teacher Store!

7. My Brother Charlie Read Aloud Activities

This My Brother Charlie Book Companion is packed with lesson ideas and activities for reading, writing, grammar, SEL and more, that are all based on this story.

My Brother Charlie is about Callie and Charlie, who are twins. They both have curly hair and brown eyes, and love hot chocolate with marshmallows. However, even when they were very little, Callie and her mother knew Charlie was different. It was difficult for him to say, “I love you,” and he was very quiet. They learned that Charlie had autism which makes some things more challenging for him. Throughout the book, Callie teaches readers about her brother Charlie and what it is like having a brother with autism.

This heartwarming story about siblings is a great way to teach young readers about appreciating diversity. Learn more about this resource in our Clutter-Free Classroom Teacher Store!

8. Pigsty Read Aloud Activities

This Pigsty Book Companion is packed with lesson ideas and activities for reading, writing, grammar, SEL and more, that are all based on this story.

In Pigsty, Wendell Fultz’s room is a mess! When his mother pronounces his room a “pigsty” and sends him upstairs to clean it, Wendell finds a large pig lounging on the bed. Wendell doesn’t seem to mind. Instead, he rearranges the mess and joins in the fun. His mother gives up, and for the next week, Wendell happily spends his time with his new friends. Wendell and the pigs enjoy having pillow fights and playing Monopoly together.

Soon after, a second pair of pigs shows up and the four of them add to the mess in Wendell’s room. The pigs even start ruining Wendell’s toys, and he has to admit that the mess is getting to be too much. Wendell has the pigs help him clean his room and they move out.

This story can be connected to ADHD. Learn more about this resource in our Clutter-Free Classroom Teacher Store!

9. Just Ask! Read Aloud Activities

This Just Ask! Book Companion is packed with lesson ideas and activities for reading, writing, grammar, SEL and more, that are all based on this story.

Just Ask! starts off with the author explaining that she and her friends are building a garden. Just like things in the garden are different, her friends are too. Sonia encourages readers to ask questions when they are curious about someone.

Throughout the book, readers are introduced to the children that are working in the garden. Each one is diverse and explains what makes them unique. There are blind and deaf children, some have medical conditions like allergies or diabetes, and some have conditions like Autism, Down syndrome, or Tourette’s.

Sonia celebrates the differences of all the children and sends a message that it is okay to ask questions when you don’t understand something. Learn more about this resource in our Clutter-Free Classroom Teacher Store!

10. Thank You, Mr. Falker Read Aloud Activities

This Thank You, Mr. Falker Book Companion is packed with lesson ideas and activities for reading, writing, grammar, SEL and more, that are all based on this story.

Thank You, Mr. Falker is a story about a girl named Trisha who loved being read to and couldn’t wait until she learned to read herself. However, when Trisha started school, reading did not come easy to her. Her classmates continued to move forward in reading but Trisha struggled to sound out words. Throughout her years in school, Trisha’s classmates would laugh at her and call her names. 

When Trisha started fifth grade, her teacher was Mr. Falker. He was always supportive of her and her gift of drawing. Students continued to call her awful names, and she started to believe them. Soon, Mr. Falker realized how much Trisha was struggling and that she learned differently. He started staying after school with her, determined to teach her how to read. After months of practice, she was excited to be able to read a paragraph. Years later, she saw Mr. Falker again and explained that she grew up to be an author.

This story connects to Dyslexia. Learn more about this resource in our Clutter-Free Classroom Teacher Store!

11. Madeline Finn and the Library Dog Read Aloud Activities

This Madeline Finn and The Library Dog Book Companion is packed with lesson ideas and activities for reading, writing, grammar, SEL and more, that are all based on this story.

Madeline Finn does not like reading of any kind. She has a hard time figuring out the words and makes mistakes. When she reads out loud in class, students giggle. Madeline’s teacher gives out stars to students that are good readers and she never gets one. Instead, Madeline gets a heart that says keep trying.

This story connects to Dyslexia. Learn more about this resource in our Clutter-Free Classroom Teacher Store!

12. Hooway for Wodney Wat Read Aloud Activities

This Hooway for Wodney Wat Book Companion is packed with lesson ideas and activities for reading, writing, grammar, SEL and more, that are all based on this story.

In Hooway for Wodney Wat, the main character Rodney Rat has a problem. He can’t pronounce the letter r very well. When he tries to say his name, it comes out like WODNEY WAT. His classmates tease him making Rodney the shyest student in his class.

This story connects to speech disorders. Learn more about this resource in our Clutter-Free Classroom Teacher Store!

1. Boxing Day in Australia Unit

This Boxing Day in Australia Unit is filled with fun and engaging lesson ideas and activities. They will help you celebrate this winter holiday and learn about Australian culture and traditions. Use these resources as social studies lessons, holiday activities, or another way that meets your needs. Learn more about this Boxing Day unit in our Clutter-Free Classroom Teacher Store!

2. Boxing Day in Australia Craft

This Boxing Day in Australia craft idea is part of our Boxing Day Unit. You can find instructions for how to complete it in this holidays around the world crafts post. Learn more about this resource in our Clutter-Free Classroom Teacher Store!

3. Holidays Around the World Unit

This Holidays Around the World Unit is jam-packed with teaching resources and activities to help you teach your elementary students about the different holidays celebrated around the world. Learn more about this resource in our Clutter-Free Classroom Teacher Store!

1. Las Posadas Unit

This Las Posadas Unit is a fun and engaging way to celebrate this winter holiday and learn about the Mexican culture and traditions. Your 2nd, 3rd, 4th, or 5th grade students will love all of the printable activities and really enjoy the learning experience! Learn more about this resource in our Clutter-Free Classroom Teacher Store!

2. Las Posadas Craft

This craft idea is part of our Las Posadas Unit. You can find instructions for how to complete it in this holidays around the world crafts post. Learn more about this resource in our Clutter-Free Classroom Teacher Store!

3. Holidays Around the World Unit

This popular Holidays Around the World Unit is jam-packed with teaching resources to help you teach your elementary students about the different holidays celebrated around the world, including Las Posadas. It includes non-fiction reading passages, printable books, craft directions, recipes, and much more. Learn more about this resource in our Clutter-Free Classroom Teacher Store!

1. Santa Activity Packet

This Santa Activity Packet is filled with fun and engaging activities students love like a directed drawing writing activity, word search, and crossword puzzle! These activities can be used as center activities, homework, fast finisher tasks, filler activities, or indoor recess activities. Learn more about this print-and-go resource in our Clutter-Free Classroom Teacher Store!

2. Santa Book Companions

This Santa Book Companion Bundle includes 4 of our Starts With a Story resources: Santa Bruce, How Santa Got His Job, The Animal’s Santa, and Stick Man. Each of them includes printable and digital resources, so they can be used in school or at home. Learn more about this resource in our Clutter-Free Classroom Teacher Store!

3. Santa Would You Rather Activities

Our Santa Would You Rather Activity Packet is great for December when you need a fun way to get students talking during your morning meeting or a way to motivate even your most reluctant writers. Learn more about this resource in our Clutter-Free Classroom Teacher Store!

4. Santa Parts of Speech Color by Code Activity

This Santa Color by Code Activity is a fun and engaging task that invites students to practice identifying the parts of speech of thematic words like (believe, joyful, and reindeer). It’s a quick print and go activity you can have printed on your desk whenever you have 15-20 minutes to fill. Learn more about this resource in our Clutter-Free Classroom Teacher Store!

1. Christmas Activity Packet

This Christmas Activity Packet is filled with fun and engaging activities students love like a directed drawing writing activity, word search, and crossword puzzle! These activities can be used as center activities, homework, fast finisher tasks, filler activities, or indoor recess activities. Learn more about this print-and-go resource in our Clutter-Free Classroom Teacher Store!

2. Christmas Book Companions

This Christmas Book Companion Bundle includes 5 of our Starts With a Story resources: The Polar Express, The Crayons Christmas, As Cool As It Gets, Mooseltoe, and Tough Cookie. Each of them includes printable and digital resources, so they can be used in school or at home. Learn more about this resource in our Clutter-Free Classroom Teacher Store!

3. Christmas Non-Fiction Reading Unit

This Christmas Tree Nonfiction Reading Unit includes 3 leveled reading passages, vocabulary cards, reading and writing activities, and more. It pairs really nicely with our fictional book companions like The Polar Express, The Crayons Christmas, As Cool As It Gets, Mooseltoe, and Tough Cookie. Learn more about this resource in our Clutter-Free Classroom Teacher Store!

4. Christmas Would You Rather Activities

Our Christmas Would You Rather Activities are great for the days leading up to winter break when you need a fun way to get students talking during your morning meeting or a way to motivate even your most reluctant writers. Learn more about this resource in our Clutter-Free Classroom Teacher Store!

5. Christmas Parts of Speech Color by Code Activity

This Santa Color by Code Activity is a fun and engaging task that invites students to practice identifying the parts of speech of thematic words like generous, fly, and chimney. It’s a quick print and go activity you can have printed on your desk whenever you have 15-20 minutes to fill. Learn more about this resource in our Clutter-Free Classroom Teacher Store!

6. Holidays Around the World Unit

This Holidays Around the World Unit includes crafts, reading passages, a passport, a suitcase, journal and scrapbook activities, bulletin board resource, and much more for 14 celebrations from different countries. Learn more about this resource in our Clutter-Free Classroom Teacher Store!

7. How to Wrap a Christmas Present Writing Project

This fun holiday wrapping writing prompt activity invites students to write directions for others to follow explaining how to wrap a present, specifically how to wrap a gift box. This is one of my favorite holiday writing prompts because it is a fun and engaging, real-world situation that students love! The writing resource includes differentiated templates, which makes it accessible to 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th grade students. Learn more about this resource in our Clutter-Free Classroom Teacher Store!

8. Student-Made Christmas Gifts for Families

This Student-Made Parent Gift is more than a holiday craft. It also includes a writing component. You could also have your students design their own containers as a Christmas STEM activity. Your 1st , 2nd, 3rd, 4th or 5th graders will think of you when they use it with their families in years to come. Learn more about this resource in our Clutter-Free Classroom Teacher Store!

9. 12 Days of Christmas Math and Writing Activities

These 12 Days of Christmas Activities make math and writing fun and engaging. They are differentiated to be used with 2nd, 3rd or 4th grade students. The Twelve Days of Christmas theme will easily keep them engaged and learning during that time of year where it is hard to compete with the giddy thoughts of the holidays running through their head. Learn more about this resource in our Clutter-Free Classroom Teacher Store!

1. Kwanzaa Unit

This Kwanzaa Unit is filled with fun and engaging lesson ideas and activities. They will help you celebrate this winter holiday and learn about the culture and traditions surrounding it. Use these resources as social studies lessons, holiday activities, or another way that meets your needs. Learn more about this Kwanzaa unit in our Clutter-Free Classroom Teacher Store!

2. Kwanzaa Craft

This Kwanzaa craft idea is part of our Kwanzaa Unit. You can find instructions for how to complete it in this holidays around the world crafts post. Learn more about this resource in our Clutter-Free Classroom Teacher Store

3. Kwanzaa Read Aloud and Book Companion

This Kwanzaa book companion is based on the book, Seven Spools of Thread. It includes printable and digital resources, so they can be used in school or at home. Learn more about this Seven Spools of Thread book companion in our Clutter-Free Classroom Teacher Store!

4. Holidays Around the World Unit

This Holidays Around the World Unit is jam-packed with teaching resources and activities to help you teach your elementary students about the different holidays celebrated around the world. Learn more about this resource in our Clutter-Free Classroom Teacher Store!

January Spiral Review Activities

This 3rd Grade January Math Review Packet is part of a Year-Long 3rd Grade Spiral Review Math Bundle. The spiral review packets build proficiency in all grade level math skills and make test prep simple. They are available for each month that school is in session, including December Spiral Review Activities and February Spiral Review Activities. Learn more about them below!

• 1st Grade Spiral Review Activities
• 2nd Grade January Spiral Review Activities
• 3rd Grade January Spiral Review Activities
• 4th Grade January Spiral Review Activities
• 5th Grade January Spiral Review Activities

January Math Word Problems

Daily math word problems give students the opportunity to apply their learning in real world math situations. This word problem resource has a seasonal theme, which makes it relevant to students and their lives. They are available for each month that school is in session, including December Math Word Problems and February Math Word Problems. Learn more about them below!

• 1st Grade January Word Problems
• 2nd Grade January Word Problems
• 3rd Grade January Word Problems
• 4th Grade January Word Problems
• 5th Grade January Word Problems

New Years Resolutions Writing

When you and your elementary students return from the new year holiday, it’s a great time to do two things. First, reflect on the previous year and, second, set goals for the upcoming year. This New Years writing activity and craft is a great resource to complement these discussions.

Snowmen at Night Writing

This Snowmen at Night Writing Activity and Craft resource is based on Caralyn Buehner’s book, Snowmen at Night. You can use the resource in conjunction with the book or choose to use the resource by itself as a creative writing project. You can decide what works best for you and your current class of students!

Winter Writing Prompts

This January Writing Prompts resource offer fun and engaging writing activities for students. They motivate students to practice their writing skills and inspire a love of writing. This resource includes the following genres: Creative, informative, opinion, narrative, procedural, descriptive, review, persuasive, poetry, and letter writing. There are writing prompts available for all of the months that school is in session, including December prompts and February prompts.

Winter Seasonal Writing

In the middle of the school year, you’ll want to capture a snapshot of your students’ current writing abilities. This will help you design lessons based on your students’ needs. This Winter Writing Activity helps you do just that! You can continue to track student progress using the spring, summer, and autumn writing activities. At the end of the school year, you’ll have four writing samples that show your students’ growth in writing.

Reading Comprehension Activities

These January Reading Comprehension Activities are part of a year-long collection of themed graphic organizers that can be used with any book. Check out the December Reading Comprehension Activities and February Reading Comprehension Activities too. They facilitate engaging, meaningful practice that improves students’ reading and writing skills.

Winter Book Companions

This Winter Book Companion Bundle is one of many thematic book bundles that are available. Other popular ones for this time of year include:

• Snowmen Book Bundle
• Snow Book Bundle
• Jan Brett Winter Books Bundle
• Penguin Book Bundle
• New Years Book Bundle

Non-Fiction Units

This Non-Fiction Unit is one of many thematic non-fiction units that are available. Other popular ones for this time of year include:

• Evergreen Trees
• Reindeer
• Snow
• Gingerbread

Penguin Close Reading

These Penguin Close Reading Activities are a perfect stand alone activity for the winter months or a complement to a larger unit on penguins. It ties in well when teaching about animal adaptations, animal research or doing a unit on Polar Regions. We have a Martin Luther King Jr. Day Close Reading resource too.

Color by Code Activities

Color by code activities are a fun way to practice a lot of different skills, including parts of speech. This Winter Color by Code is a great activity for students to practice identifying nouns, verbs, adverbs, pronouns, adjectives, and prepositions. There are other similar color by code activities for different winter topics such as:

• Gingerbread
• Elves
• Reindeer
• Penguins
• Snow
• Snowmen

Hot Cocoa PBL Task

Your students will love creating their own Hot Cocoa Business as part of these January Project Based Learning Activities. What a fun way for 3rd and 4th grade students to practice their math and writing skills! Included are both printable and digital versions. Like all project based learning activities, this resource will be a huge hit in your classroom!

Activity Packets

Our seasonal activity packets include tons of activities: ABC Order, Making Words, Doodle Story, Word Search, Secret Code, Word Sort, Directed Drawing, Can Have Art, Writing Paper, and Crossword. Check out this Winter Activity Packet!

Classroom Organization Guide

What better time to get organized than at the start of the new year! This classroom organization bundle is exactly what you need to become an organized teacher. It will have your room looking and functioning better than ever. If you are tired of piles of paper taking over your classroom, feeling disorganized, and constantly wasting time looking for things, then you need this resource! It includes 650 pages total including an eBook, workbook, and 12 printable labels and resources. This is a super popular resource!