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Where did Rudolph get his red nose? How did it come about? When did it happen? Why is it red? Become a reporter and uncover the facts!Students get the opportunity to create facts and/or interview...

10 letters to color and write (fill-in-the-blanks) to Santa to encourage students to think about:HelpingGivingSharingCritical thinking skills for problem solvingMy wish listWhat I needWhat I wantFor...

20 Christmas story starters with catchy headline title areas. Includes starters such as: 1. Santa gets stuck in chimney and is saved by...2. “Party at Mr. and Mrs. Clause’s home was the...

Do your students need help defining, understanding, and identifying academic, scholarly research sources? This 16 page easy-to-follow lesson includes:Discussion/Reflection on where students search...

Created by Beth Hammett.  Four puzzles (crossword, maze, word search, double puzzle) with solutions that use St. Patrick's Day historical facts and vocabulary. Fun reinforcement for vocabulary...

7 Super Bowl Word Puzzles that incorporate football and the history of the big game into the classroom.  Created by Beth Hammett.  Includes: Word Search Crossword Criss Cross Word...

Encourage empathy, gratitude, and kindness by having students complete these black and white cards to make and give for appreciating teachers.Includes:Many variations of foldable...

Created by Beth Hammett.  Easy-to-read, basic facts with black and white coloring images to introduce, place in order,use for research/writing, or to reinforce Texas history dates for elementary...

Created by Beth Hammett, Easy-to-read, basic facts with black and white coloring images to introduce, place in order,use for research/writing, or to reinforce Texas history dates for elementary...

FREE!!! 21 journal prompts and/or discussion starters with Thanksgiving themed prompts and visuals for ELA and history/social studies. Created by Beth Hammett - The Educator Helper - check out my...

On September 8, 1900, in Galveston, Texas, the deadliest natural disaster in the United States happened--the Great Storm of 1900. Learn basic details and facts about Galveston, the hurricane, Isaac...

20 movie correlated activities for use with The Greatest Showman with Hugh Jackman (2017) to help students understand ELA concepts and history/social studies fact based events of P.T. Barnum and The...