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Teachers That Give

November 26, 2016

I’m so thankful you have chosen to stop by today. I’m teaming up with some fabulous bloggers for this Teachers That Give blog hop! I’m so thankful for the teaching community and am thrilled to have an opportunity to give back. Today I have a new reading craft to share with you and a chance to win a $25 TpT gift card!

As your students are reading and responding to literature this month, you can use this gift craft to keep things fresh and exciting.

 

When opened, these little gifts reveals five spaces where students can respond to their text. I have included lined templates and blank templates which students can mix-and-match.

Here’s a look at how I fold each flap in to create the final product.

And the final product:

Because this is a gift craft, I have also included printable gift tags. These can be printed on colored paper to keep things festive.

(P.S. If you use Scholastic book points to buy books for your students, these could easily be added to your gifts!)

Each of these gifts can be made using 9×12 construction paper and the printable templates. You can also grab 12×12 scrapbook paper and cut them down to size. I used the excess strips of scrapbook paper to create a decorative wrapping to the outside of the gifts.

 

You can find the templates, directions, and reading response ideas for this FREE reading craft in my TpT shop.

 

Now that you’ve grabbed your freebie, you can also enter to win a $25 TpT gift card! This one will end on Friday, December 2nd.
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Don’t forget to check out these blogs for seasonal ideas, freebies, and even more chances to win gift cards!
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Happy Teaching!

 

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Filed Under: arts & crafts, book activities, freebies, holidays 4 Comments

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  1. Betsy Mork says

    November 26, 2016 at 4:24 pm

    Great resource! Glad to be blog hopping with you! -Betsy (Spark Creativity)

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  2. Paula Beckerman says

    November 26, 2016 at 4:40 pm

    Love your reading response freebie, that is adorable!

    Reply
  3. Jessica Zannini - Notes From the Portable says

    November 27, 2016 at 1:26 am

    So cute! Love these!

    Jessica

    Reply
  4. Christa Joy says

    November 28, 2016 at 7:51 pm

    I LOVE this. Great for following directions and even works on those fine motor skills. Will definitely be sharing this project with others. Thanks!!

    Reply

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