Back to School Procedures & Expectations How To Use Manipulatives & Tools

Description

Teach students how to use learning tools like counters and letter tiles with this SEL-aligned pack. Includes poems, practice pages, crafts, and do/don’t visuals.

 

Teach students how to use classroom learning tools—like counters, letter tiles, and manipulatives—the right way with this engaging pack full of poems, practice, crafts, and SEL-focused visuals. This resource helps you establish clear expectations for how to use school supplies responsibly while building confidence, independence, and classroom routines.

 

Whether you’re using this during your first week of school or integrating it into your center rotations, this pack makes learning tool use predictable, respectful, and fun!

 

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✅ What’s Included:

1. Using School Supplies Social Story

• School version of the full social story
• Differentiated story review pages

2. Learning Tools Responsibility Materials

• Learning Tools Practice Page
• Poem: Learning Tools
• Reading & Phonics Skills Review Page
• Learning Tools Craft + Back Cover + Writing Extension
• Do/Don’t Visual Poster + Editable Version

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Skills Covered:

• Responsible use of manipulatives, tiles, counters, and learning games
• Following classroom routines and care instructions
• Rhyming, fluency, and comprehension
• SEL: self-regulation, sharing, clean-up routines
• Fine motor & literacy development

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Standards Alignment (K–2 CCSS):

• RL.K.1 / RL.1.1 / RL.2.1 – Understanding story details
• RF.K.2 / RF.1.2 / RF.2.3 – Fluency and rhyme recognition
• W.K.2 / W.1.2 / W.2.2 – Writing about a process or tool
• SL.K.1 / SL.1.1 / SL.2.1 – Collaborative classroom discussion

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What Teachers & Parents Will Love:

• Models hands-on tool use through stories and visuals
• Reinforces care and respect for materials
• Can be used as part of center expectations or math/literacy routines
• Includes optional writing extensions and editable visuals
• Reduces classroom clutter, loss, and frustration over broken or missing tools

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Ideas for Using in the Classroom:

• Introduce during the first week of math or literacy centers
• Display Do/Don’t chart in the manipulative bin or table group
• Read poem during morning meeting and reflect together
• Create student booklets with craft + writing page
• Revisit story during clean-up or refresh routines midyear

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Ideas for Using at Home:

• Help homeschool learners take care of small tools and game pieces
• Model gentle use and clean-up routines
• Use poem and visuals to reinforce SEL and responsibility
• Create a personal learning kit using the craft and checklist
• Use during family game night or guided work time

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Bonus: Digital-Friendly Tools

This pack is also available in Google Slides and narrated video format when purchased as part of the complete bundle—perfect for visual learners or tech-friendly classrooms.

 

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Also Included In:

• Complete How to Use School Supplies Bundle
• Craft & Poem Display Set
• Back to School Supply Responsibility Pack