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28 Eye-catching Activity Packets

December 15, 2022 //  by Eileen Zajac

Are you looking for ways to pique your student’s interest in learning by providing them with stimulating material? Do you need printable, ready-to-use resources? If you answered “yes” to any of the preceding questions, then the 28 activity packets are exactly what you need! These student favorites are quick to print, assemble, and keep on hand. They are ideal for centers, homework, and indoor recess! Continue reading to learn more about the different packets available!

1. Early Finishers Packet

These no-prep early finisher activities focus on the following:

  • Reading
  • Math
  • SEL (Social, emotional learning)
  • Creative thinking

Students throughout the primary grades will love completing these packets after they finish their work, and they’ll keep them interested, motivated, and focused.

Learn more: H & EM Resources

2. I Spy Packets

These pages can be printed and assembled into packets for any grade. Use them during indoor recess, for early finishers, or when students have some downtime. Each box has hidden items throughout; students must find all of the things that are hidden to complete their search. 

Learn more: Paper Trail Design

3. Fall-Themed Coloring Pages 

These fall-themed coloring pages are perfect for creating your activity packet. Simply print out the coloring pages, staple them together or assemble them in a binder and watch your kiddos go crazy. 

Learn more: This Tiny Blue House

4. Not Just A Building Blocks Activity

Kelly McCown presents this incredible bundle of enrichment activities for the 5th-grade math class! With over 95 activity printables, this activity packet is aligned with the 5th-grade common core. Purchase the bundle, print it out, and put it in your 5th-grade enrichment binder! 

Learn more: Kelly McCown

5. Persistence Printable Activities

Students may use persistence as a motivating factor to achieve both their academic and personal goals. These fun activities are super simple and fun! Pair them with the book She Persisted and follow with the printable activity kit. 

Learn more: Sunny Day Family

6. The Great Exploration Research Project

This is great for elementary and even middle-grade classrooms! School students love learning about Geography, and this activity packet can be used to study the different parts of the world. Either has students research independently or pull up Google maps and analyze as a whole class. 

Learn more: Ashleigh-Education Journey

7. Rainy Day Type of Activities

If you’re looking for the perfect bundle of activities for those rainy (or snowy) days, this might just be it! With many different options, this activity collection is excellent for both boys and girls who are stuck inside. It’s super simple to print, choose your favorites, and put them together.

Learn more: Classy Clutter

8. The Perfect Spring Break Kindergarten Activity Packet

This engaging activity packet is perfect for sending home with your little ones over Spring Break. It’s exciting and well-made. The boxes are between $1 and $3 and will help keep students and parents up to date with the curriculum over the break. 

Learn more: Teacher Doodles

9. Changing Times Activity Packet

I fell in love with this activity packet! It’s the perfect way to draw a picture for 1st-grade students about how times have changed over the years. Print this fun activity packet and use it with stories; allowing students to color and decorate as they please! 

Learn more: Traci Lausen

10. Memory Lapbook

This activity is a perfect end-of-the-year packet. Providing students with a packet of activities that helps them evaluate everything that’s happened in the past year can make the last few days more enjoyable. 

Learn more: Pinterest

11. Monthly Word Search Packets

Word searches are an excellent way for kids to practice and improve their reading abilities; including scanning, decoding, and word recognition- all of which are essential skills for reading fluency! 

Learn more: Mama’s Learning Corner

12. Free Printable Explorer Journal

When the sun is out, and your kiddos are restless, the best thing to do is get them outside. Finding engaging outdoor activities can be challenging, and this journal is easy to print and assemble. Get your kiddos out and adventuring to find everything they can!

Learn more: Fleece Fun

13. Gardening Activity Sheets

These activity sheets can quickly turn into printable activity packets for little ones who love the garden. This is the perfect, low-prep activity packet for a rainy Summer day. Print them out and guide kiddos to fill them out! 

Learn more: Home Made Heather

14. Camping Activities

There’s nothing worse than working hard to get the entire family out on a camping trip, only to have it rain the whole time. Don’t let the weather ruin this particular family outing- be sure to print and assemble these activities for rainy weather fun! 

Learn more: Growing Play

15. Earth Day and Recycling Packets

Earth day and recycling are undoubtedly significant for all grades to learn about. This primary kids’ activity kit is super simple for teachers to print and assemble. They can then use it and other activities to teach about the Earth and how to take care of it. 

Learn more: Me and My Inklings

16. Bird Watching Packets

Through bird watching, kids improve concentration, observation, and reasoning skills. Print and assemble this packet to study a family of birds. It’s full of information and activities, and kiddos everywhere will love this packet!  

Learn more: Darcy Miller Designs

17. The Most Magnificent Thing Pre-Made Digital Activities

This digital activity packet goes along with the book The Most Magnificent Thing. The distance learning activity packet is available on Google Slides. These simple, pre-made activities will help students with comprehension and more. 

Learn more: Kristens Ka Boodle

18. Easter Activity Packet

This Easter packet is filled with so many different activities. You could try printing it out and keeping the sheets at an extra work table, bin, or wherever- that way; students won’t become overwhelmed. 

Learn more: Happy Mom Hacks

19. Thanks Giving Mad Libs

Honestly, Mad Libs are seriously my favorite thing. I swear kids in every grade love them. I love to do these activities in pairs and have one student ask for an adjective, noun, or adverb. The students then read the crazy story out loud. 

Learn more: TEFL Course

20. ELA End-of-the-Year Packets

A bundle filled with ELA terms, writing prompts, emoji games, and more! This is a super simple activity packet that can be quickly assembled. Print out the entire bundle, organize it in the order you’d like your kiddos to complete it, and you’re ready for the final week of school. 

Learn more: Read Relevant

21. Encanto Learning Pack

Nothing better than incorporating your student’s favorite movie into the classroom. This activity packet provides students with Encanto-themed activities! Your students will love this activity packet just as much as you’ll love the low-prep assembly that comes with it! 

Learn more: Tot School

22. Dramatic Play Activity Packet – A Trip to the Dentist

Dramatic play is so important for little minds. This activity packet is excellent for preschool classrooms; helping bring dramatic play to life! Teachers have to print out the pages, laminate them, and let their kiddos get to playing!  

Learn more: Homeschool Share

23. The Christmas Activity Packet

This Christmas activity packet isn’t just a coloring book. It’s filled with educational activities like mazes, coloring pages, and more! Assembly is super easy and only requires a printer and a stapler. Send this home for Winter break or print it out right in your living room!

Learn more: Bright Star Labels

24. COVID-19 Time Capsule

This is an excellent activity for any kiddos stuck at home. If you’re home quarantining, this is the perfect activity packet to keep any kiddos busy. Print out the box, assemble it and have your kiddos work through the package independently or together with their siblings. 

Learn more: Mrs. Merry

25. Superhero Activity Packet

If you have kids over for a birthday party this year, it’s always good to have something for everyone. This superhero activity packet is perfect for those shy kids that just want to relax. So, print this one out, assemble it, and set it up at the craft table.

Learn more: Etsy

26. One Year+ of Scavenger Hunt Activities 

Do your kiddos love scavenger hunts? Then this activity packet is perfect for you! With over one year of scavenger hunts, your kids will never get bored. Print out the scavenger hunts and keep them in a drawer or bin, or create a scavenger hunt binder. 

Learn more: KC Edventures

27. Winter Fun Activity Packet

From Bingo to math activities, this packet has it all! This packet will keep your kiddos busy for homeschooling or in the classroom while incorporating the common core! 

Learn more: Life Abundantly Blog

28. The Kindness Activity Packet

The kindness activity packet is an excellent resource for the elementary classroom, and this might serve best in a “kindness binder”. Print out the pages and assemble them into a binder or folder for students to complete, reflect on, and read during their free time. 

Learn more: Miniature Master Minds

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