Wednesday, December 24, 2025

FREE MISC. LESSON - “Free Functional Life Skills SPED Video - The Value of a Bank Account”

by Adulting Life Skills Resources
9th - 12th Grade

The Value of a Bank Account is a SPED life skills video that covers the basics of opening and maintaining a bank account, including choosing the correct type of account, making deposits and withdrawals, and keeping track of account balances. It also discusses the many advantages of having a bank account, such as saving money, paying bills, and making purchases more efficiently and safely.

With clear, concise explanations and engaging visuals, our tutorial is accessible and easy for students of all abilities. The information is presented in a way that is relevant and practical for teens and adults with intellectual disabilities and includes real-world examples and scenarios that they can relate to.

This video is perfect for high school special education classes, providing valuable life skills training that students can use immediately and in the future. By watching this tutorial, students will gain confidence and independence in managing their finances and be better equipped to make informed decisions about their money.

When to use

This product activity is perfect for grade 10, grade 11, grade 12, adult special education programs, and autism life skill centers. Individuals can also use it during therapy sessions such as ABA (Applied Behavior Analysis) or speech therapy.

How to use

This highly interactive Life Skills video will KEEP your high school students engaged!

Tuesday, December 23, 2025

Wednesday Weekly 5 under $5 - December 24, 2025

Every week I put together a list of 5 great products from members of The Best of Teacher Entrepreneurs Marketing Cooperative (TBOTEMC) with the requirement that each product must be less than $5. With a variety of subjects and a wide range of grades, there just might be something that you can use, so continue to read below and see! In addition, if you're a seller on Teachers Pay Teachers (TpT) who would like to get more information about joining TBOTEMC, contact me via email at ReneeHeiss@gmail.com or by simply leaving a comment on this blog post.

Winter Alphabet Letter Tracing and Writing No-Prep Printables Practice Packet - $4.00

by Kamp Kindergarten

Grades PreK - K

Independent Work Packet, Printables, Winter, Worksheets

Just print and practice with these ink-saving no-prep printable winter themed independent practice alphabet handwriting pages! Don’t spend your valuable time writing letters with a highlighter marker for your little learners needing extra assistance forming letters. This packet offers 2 formats, Writing Pages and Tracing Pages, for each letter to provide differentiation opportunities for your little learners. These pages are great for morning work, early finishers, independent practice during ELA block, RTI work, literacy centers, or take-home practice.

First Day Back From Winter Break Activity | After Winter Break Writing - $2.75

by Two Little Birds

2nd - 4th grades

Printables, Seasonal, Winter

This foldable book is everything that you need for the first day after winter break. Writing topics include: memories of break, favorites, family traditions, staying up late, the last day of break, ringing in the new year, and a snapshot (picture) of the break.

"Let It Snow" Sentence to Picture Match - $4.00

by Mickey's Place

K - 1st grades

Activities, Centers, Games, Winter

Let it Snow is a Comprehension Activity with many other applications. Students will place the sentence that matches the description of the picture under the picture. There are three groups of 16 pictures: Snow People, Snow Animals, and Snow Fun. Along with these three groups is an assessment in which students will complete the same activity on worksheets. The assessment is printed in black and white for easy use.

Word Search Puzzles: Long Vowels - $1.79

by Reading Spotlight

2nd - 4th grades

Activities, Worksheets

Effective, engaging, and easy to use, these 3 Word Search Puzzles for Long Vowels are much better than another boring phonics worksheet! Perfect for homework, seat work, early finishers, or learning centers, they provide extra “chunking” practice that some students need, especially those who have not been successful with traditional phonics instruction. The repeated patterns help to imprint the long vowel clusters for automatic recognition later while reading text.

Differentiated Place Value Using 6 and 7 - $3.50

by Believe to Achieve by Anne Rozell

2nd - 4th grades

Activities, Centers, Printables, Worksheets

Bring excitement into your math block with these place value color by code worksheets featuring the digits six and seven! Many students naturally gravitate towards using six and sevens in their work so why not join them and turn that enthusiasm into meaningful learning?

As always, I encourage comments and any ideas or suggestions by emailing me at reneeheiss@gmail.com

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FREE LANGUAGE ARTS LESSON - “Phonics Digraph Flashcards - Funphonics”

by Elementary on the Eastside
Pre-Kindergarten - 4th Grade

Get all level 1 & 2 Fun Phonics aligned flashcards here: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/QR-code-Fundations-Flashcards-7257816

These digraph flashcard keywords align with the Fundations program. This file is an independent product and is not affiliated with, nor has it been authorized, sponsored, or otherwise approved by Wilson Language Training Corporation. WILSON®, Wilson Reading System®, Fundations®, Just Words®, and Wilson Fluency® are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of the Wilson Language Training Corporation.

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Monday, December 22, 2025

FREE SOCIAL STUDIES LESSON - “FREEBIE: The Life and Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Junior”

by Two Pencils and a Book
4th - 12th Grade

Martin Luther King Jr. was a Baptist minister and civil-rights activist who had an epic impact on race relations in the United States, playing an instrumental role in ending the legal segregation of Black citizens in the United States, and the creation of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

This 6:00 minute video shows his life and legacy and pairs well with my Martin Luther King, Jr. Differentiated Unit - Standards-Based. The video covers from birth through his assassination. This MLK video also works well as a stand alone product.

It would be appreciated if you have a look at the Unit!

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The MLK Unit Information

This a student-centered, print-n-go, turn-key differentiated unit about Martin Luther King, Jr. This engaging resource includes informational text standard, social studies standards, fluency, reading comprehension and more. Please look at the preview to get an idea of what this unit entails. Included are print, Google Slide and Easel versions.

Each reading passage is written at two reading levels for maximum differentiation.

Passage Reading Levels

Passage 1: Fluency: The Civil Rights Movement – A Lexile Level 610L-800L
Passage 1: Fluency: The Civil Rights Movement – B Lexile Level 1010L-1200L
Passage 2: Fluency: Who is Martin Luther King, Jr.? Lexile Level 610L-800L
Passage 2: Fluency: Who is Martin Luther King, Jr.? Lexile Level 1010L-1200L
Passage 3: MLK Facts Lexile Level 610L-800L
Passage 4: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. – Nobel Prize – A Lexile Level 610L-800L
Passage 4: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. – Nobel Prize – B Lexile Level 810L-1010L
Passage 5: March on Washington – A Lexile Level 610L-810L
Passage 5: March on Washington – B Lexile Level 1010L-1200L
Passage 6: Dr. Martin Luther King’s Assassination A Lexile Level 610L-800L
Passage 6: Dr. Martin Luther King’s Assassination B Lexile Level 610:-800L

Student Edition Table of Contents

Fluency: Civil Rights Movement A page 3

Fluency: Civil Rights Movement B page 4

Civil Rights Movement Comprehension page 5

Fluency: Who is Martin Luther King, Jr. – A page 6

Fluency: Who is Martin Luther King, Jr. – B page 7

Who is MLK Comprehension and Standards Assessment page 8

Fluency: Who is MLK, Jr. Close Read page 9

MLK Facts page 10

MKL Facts Multiple Choice Questions and Descriptive Paragraph page 11

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. – Nobel Prize A page 12

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. – Nobel Prize B page 13

March on Washington - A page 14

March on Washington – B page 15

March on Washington Left Hanging page 16

March on Washington Left Hanging Weblink Activity – Optional page 17

Smithsonian Relic Search – March on Washington page 18

Dr. Martin Luther King’s Assassination - A page 19

Dr. Martin Luther King’s Assassination - B page 20

Dr. Martin Luther King’s Assassination Text Evidence page 21

MLK Making Inferences in Non-Fiction – Early Life page 22

Summing Up the Whole Unit – Main/Central Idea and Text Evidence page 23

MLK Quotes and Meaning Analysis page 24

RAFT – Choose Your Own Assignment page 25

Rubrics page 29

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Sunday, December 21, 2025

FREE MATH LESSON - “Free Boom™ Cards Add 1 Movable Snowflake Self-Correct Digital Resource”

by The Tools to Teach LLC
Kindergarten - 2nd Grade

Free! In Free Boom™ Cards Add 1 Movable Snowflake Self-Correct Digital Resource, learners set up the problem to solve using drag and drop snowflakes.

This activity is randomized and different for each practice!

❤️This math assignment is a perfect way to practice adding skills.

✔️ Free Boom™ Cards Add 1 Movable Snowflake Self-Correct Digital Resource can be used as whole group teaching, center station and intervention.

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Assign Boom™ Cards with Google Classroom™.

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Saturday, December 20, 2025

FREE LANGUAGE ARTS LESSON - “Talk About Public Speaking - Powerpoint and Google Slides - ESL for Adults”

by LessonSpeak
11th - 12th Grade

PROFESSIONALLY TEACH ENGLISH ONLINE

Best for students who want to:

Learn to speak
Actually use their English
Have a conversation

Slides meant to be used in a video chat lesson while screen sharing. Difficulty ranges from 1 to 12.

Lesson materials are meant to be used for 45 minutes of a lesson with 15 minutes being discussion and logistics. (Distance Learning)

Total lesson length: 1 hour.

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