Free Monthly Activities
Now that the holidays have passed, it’s time to switch gears. January is a great time to get your students interested in a variety of subjects. Our activities this month encourage students to learn about technology and challenge themselves with trivia.
- National Trivia Day (January 4)
- National Technology Day (January 6)
- National Sticker Day (January 13)
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National Trivia Day (January 4)
Free Activities
TCR2691 Close Reading Using Text-Dependent Questions Grade 2
Provide students with the skills they need to thoughtfully and critically analyze text. The resource includes 22 short, complex, high-interest reading passages that students are guided to read, summarize, reread, annotate, and discuss. Text-dependent questions prompt students to examine the passage’s meaning, purpose, vocabulary, and structure and to use textual [more]
Pages: 96
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TCR2691 Close Reading Using Text-Dependent Questions Grade 2
Provide students with the skills they need to thoughtfully and critically analyze text. The resource includes 22 short, complex, high-interest reading passages that students are guided to read, summarize, reread, annotate, and discuss. Text-dependent questions prompt students to examine the passage’s meaning, purpose, vocabulary, and structure and to use textual [more]
Pages: 96
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National Technology Day (January 6)
Free Activities
TCR3493 Using Online Research Tools to Reinforce Common Core Skills
Fascinating stories help students develop skills not only in comprehension and vocabulary, but also in critical thinking since they have to do some research to determine which "facts" are true and which aren't facts at all! Students find this information by using online research tools, including dictionaries, encyclopedias and atlases; [more]
Pages: 64
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TCR20880 STEM Starters: Balloon Cars
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TCR20881 STEM Starters: Hydraulics
Grade(s): 3-9
TCR20882 STEM Starters: Paper Circuits
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National Sticker Day (January 13)
Free Activities
TCR3377 Building Literacy Skills Through Art
Develop letter recognition, vocabulary, rhyming skills,
story event recollection, math skills, and fine and gross
motor coordination creating and using easy art projects. [more]
Grade(s): PreK-1
Pages: 208
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TCR5140 Handprints, Footprints and Holidays!
Encourage creativity while developing children's fine motor skills through tracing, cutting and assembling. Students enjoy using their own prints to create classroom displays and art projects. The activities are organized by month to cover holidays, seasons, and common curricular topics. [more]
Grade(s): K-2
Pages: 64
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