Resource Round-Up: Social Skill Lessons, Cooperative Literacy Activities, and More!

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Clif Wallace

Looking for ways to develop independent, socially-conscious learners? Or perhaps you’re in search of graphic organizers to help students build their analysis skills. Look no further! This week’s round-up features social skill lessons, cooperative literacy activities, math assessments, and so much more! Remember: half of these resources are free!

Sentence Frames and Dialogue Posters FREEBIE (Group Talking) by Cara Baldree – From the STEM Up	It’s FREE! “These ESSENTIAL sentence starter posters significantly help ALL students dialogue with intent. These posters are a wonderful tool for ALL children, resource students, second language students, and anyone needing guidance learning to speak in complete thoughts.”
Adaptation Card Sort by Cara Baldree – From the STEM Up	“This adaptation picture card sort and reading activity helps students learn about specific animal and plant adaptations. This is a wonderful cooperative learning activity that can be integrated in a reading or science class.”
FREE Picture Book List About Kindness by Ramona Recommends Courtney Hinshaw	It’s FREE! “My kindness book list provides teachers with books to model kindness in the classroom.”
Digital Weekly Precept Resource by The Ramona Recommends Courtney Hinshaw	“The Digital Weekly Precept is a Google Driven resource where students watch videos through YouTube and then analyze the videos using social emotional learning standards.”
Sight Word Books – Kindergarten and 1st Grade Fluency – FREE SAMPLE PACK! by Lindsey’s Classroom Creations	It’s FREE! “These sight word activity books will help your kindergarten and first grade students learn their sight words in a fun, engaging, and practical way. Each book uses only 1 sheet of paper but provides your students with 8 pages of sight word activities.”
$Math Mini Assessments / Exit Tickets ~ 1st Grade Common Core$ “Math Mini Assessments / Exit Tickets ~ 1st Grade Common Core” by Lindsey’s Classroom Creations	“These 1st Grade, NO PREP, Common Core math mini assessments provide your students with a fun and engaging way to practice their math skills. The assessments print two per page and all of the assessments are clearly marked with the Common Core Standards that apply to them.”
Social Stories For Behaviors: Hands, Feet, & Body to Self by Kylie The Creative Social Worker	It’s FREE! “This resource can be used in many different ways as a reminder for students to keep their hands, feet, and body to themselves. Use after the behavior occurs, as a daily morning reminder, as a social-emotional activity, and more!”
Social Skill Lesson – Social Skill of the Day Book by Kylie The Creative Social Worker	“This resource includes 30 social skills with matching images that can be covered each week lasting almost the entire year! Use the materials given or edit the description to tailor to your students.”
Write the Room for First Grade {Pronoun FREEBIE} by Allison Palm	It’s FREE! “Get your students up and moving while practicing replacing nouns with pronouns in sentences. Great activity for literacy centers!”
Spelling Rule Resource Pack {Spelling /k/} by Allison Palm	“Do your students struggle spelling the /k/ sound in words? These engaging activities will help them remember the spelling rules for this tricky sound!”
FREEBIE! 10 Reading Genre Posters with Definitions & Illustrations by That Book Life	It’s FREE! “Here are 10 FREE READING GENRE POSTERS that would be perfect for your classroom library or bulletin board! Each poster has the genre, definition, and related illustration.”
Notice & Note NONFICTION Signpost Graphic Organizers – Close Reading – No Prep! by That Book Life	“Notice & Note has quickly become a teacher favorite, thanks to the super effective close reading nonfiction signposts outlined in the bestselling book by G. Kylene Beers and Robert E. Probst! This NO PREP product contains 79 different graphic organizers that correspond to the close reading Notice and Note Nonfiction Signposts.”

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