Early Childhood Essentials

Early Childhood Essentials has the teacher and homeschooling parent in mind, especially from preschool through third grade ages. Most of ECE's resources are printable activities in English Language Arts (ELA) and Social/emotional. The main hope of ECE is to make planning and facilitating easier and to create a desire for learning through engaging activities and tools.
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Writing Prompts Activity - No Prep/Just Print!
$3.50WHAT'S INCLUDED (+recommendations) I've included 10 iterations of the same activity (+ a blank set for complete freedom in creating the words. I'd encourage at least 1 of each of the 4 parts of speech - noun, verb, adjective, adverb)...$3.50 -
Reading Prompts Template / Guide (PRINTABLE)
$3.25WHAT'S INCLUDED I've included various prompts for learners to use who want to enrich their reading and go deeper. It can be difficult to remember all that's going on with the plot, and to not disrupt the reading when new words pass our view, so I've...$3.25 -
Canva Template for Instagram Posts & Listing thumbnails
$4.99Need a template for creating Instagram posts? They can also be edited if you want something for your tpt listing thumbnails. 2 pages in first PDF with link to template, and template itself is 12 pages (including info pages). Image templates...$4.99 -
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Break the Ice (Small BUNDLE)
Now: $9.99Was: $15.00Included are resources ideal for the first week of school! Get to know your students as they also get to know you and each other: How Well Do You Know Your Teacher? (minimal prep) Get to Know Your Students - Would You Rather Find Someone Who...A...Now: $9.99Was: $15.00 -
Editable Name Plates
$2.50INCLUDED: PowerPoint (editable) Google Slides LINK (editable) PDF (no name text) Steps after purchasing: Download and save your copy of this template (you can even copy it twice if you want: one to edit, one to keep as original...$2.50 -
Spot the Difference: Fall/Autumn/Halloween Edition!
$3.25Inside you'll find 15 iterations of the same activity, which is having students circle the item that's slightly unlike the others. It's only about color so it's important this is printed in colored ink, and these are pretty tough...$3.25 -
Halloween Candy Sort
$2.25You'll find 6 printable, stress-free sorting activities that your kids can do for fun, with some incidental learning sprinkled in! This could be a creative way to see what they got after trick-or-treating, trunk-or-treating, or gathering goodies at a...$2.25 -
Pumpkin Paper (Lined for Writing) / TEMPLATE
$3.25Inside you’ll find 14 pumpkin writing pages and 1 coloring page. Some of the writing pages are more transparent in color, just in case you want that. What is written is up to you! I simply am providing the seasonal sheets...$3.25 -
Fractions With Shapes Activity
$4.00This activity is a visual fraction activity comparing shapes (rectangles and circles, specifically). The first several pages are asking the students to shade in the amount being instructed, then circling the shape with the larger fraction. The next...$4.00 -
Find Someone Who...A Game to Break the Ice!
$2.99Most of us have done an activity like this one, usually in school when meeting our new peers, or at awkward work parties. But hopefully your students find it fun! I added this to my No Prep category, but the only prep you have to do is cut...$2.99 -
Get to Know Your Students - Would You Rather
$3.75This is mostly goofy stuff, to get your students laughing and to break the ice, and they might get to know each other! Silly questions can help make students feel LESS silly, since there are only 2 options and everyone will pick one. They won't at least...$3.75 -
How Well Do You Know Your Teacher? (Students Vs. Teacher Game)
$4.00Whether you're on summer break and want to save this for the new year, or you're looking for a fun ice-breaker in the thick of it, have your students get to know you with these questions! Most of these questions are things your students may pick up on,...$4.00