Are you teaching about US Presidents and Presidents' Day soon? We have help ready to go to help Kindergarteners and First Graders learn about Washington, Lincoln, and so much more. Let's dive into Presidents Day Activities for Kindergarten. Covering Presidents Day Activities for Kindergarten Let's begin with what standards many teachers cover when they begin to teach about US Presidents and … [Read more...]
Delightful Valentines Day Class Party Ideas
Check out some delightful Valentines Day Class Party Ideas that take little prep and pack a huge amount of enjoyment in your little learners. After all, teachers have a lot on their plates and we want to help take things off instead of add things on. Delightful Valentines Day Class Party Structure Over the years, I have found that by allowing my little learners to make self selected choices … [Read more...]
Simple Valentine Box Ideas for Kindergarten
For years, I had my students collect their Valentine from each other in white baggies they decorated with hearts. While this remains a simple and fun idea, I have to share the a simple Valentine Box idea for Kindergarten that will make you swoon. How to Start To begin, ask your families to bring in empty cereal boxes. I simply ask for families to bring in boxes and I ask them to stop when … [Read more...]
New and Engaging Valentine Activities
If you are looking for new and engaging Valentines activities to drive learning fun in your classroom, you are in the right place. We will walk you through some new and super engaging Valentine activities that are ideal for your little learners. Sounding Out Words One simple activity that little learners need to work on repeatedly is sounding out real and nonsense words. Since students … [Read more...]
Simple & Fun SweeTart Heart Math
Who says we can't sneak learning into every moment? Even on Valentines Day, even with candy, we can get our little learners engaged in amazing math activities to stimulating tons of math skills. Best yet... this is something you can download absolutely free. SweeTart Heart Math Printables First, all of these math activities can be used with SweeTart hearts. You can get a bag and divide it up … [Read more...]
Engaging Valentine Math Activity for Kindergarten
Our heart is full of math! How about you? I can't wait to share with you this engaging Valentine math Activity for Kindergarten is a winner. My favorite kind of math is hands on, differentiated, and engaging all at the same time. I love it even more when I can create a themed activity because my learners RUN and JUMP to "work" at this center. Let me show you how I created this activity and my … [Read more...]
Presidents & US Symbols Book List
Are you looking for resources to help you cover the content for Presidents' Day and US Symbols?Let us help you! We will show you some great Presidents' Day and US Symbols books to grab and use in your classroom.Best yet... keep reading for the printable list you can take with you to the library. Non Fiction Presidents' Day (Amazon Link)Celebrating Presidents Day: What is a President? … [Read more...]
Books for Groundhogs Day and Lights and Shadows
Groundhogs Day can be a tricky time of year to find good quality resources to discuss groundhogs and lights and shadows. I have compiled a list of Fiction Books, Non Fiction Books, and books to cover lights and shadows. And of course, there is a printable copy you can grab as well. First, let me say that this list is a resource guide. Look at your school library, your public library, and in … [Read more...]
Learning with a Light Table
Learning with a light table is a fun way to let little learners play to learn. By tying in math and reading skills your students are already learning about, you will find them working on learning activities on their own. Here are some examples of ways to increase learning activities with your light table. Light Tables Let me start by telling you that my light table isn't fancy or high tech. I … [Read more...]
Simple & Meaningful US Symbols
One of my favorite themes to discuss US Symbols with my awesome little learners. Let's talk about some simple and meaningful US Symbols. It is such a fun unit to integrate across many subject areas. I teach this unit directly after I teach about Presidents since there is a direct tie in to each other. First, we start the week by discussing what symbols are in our everyday life. We talk about … [Read more...]
Sweet Math Activities for Valentine’s Day
Let's get sweet on some seasonal favorites to make math a little more fun this month. I am not talking about conversation heart sorting and graphing, but I am talking about some new and FUN ideas to make math a completely SwEeT experience. Let's dive into some sweet math activities for Valentine's Day. I grabbed these little heart containers at the dollar store. {You can also try Party City … [Read more...]
More Lights and Shadows FUN!
Hi friends! I am beyond blessed to have a guest blog post on Marsha's blog all about Lights and Shadows. Head over there to read all about it by clicking here... and then head back here to talk about Light Table Fun... Shadow Dancing, and more! We talked a lot about things that make light and do not make light for the first few days of these lesson plans. I did a quick check of … [Read more...]