Fill the ten frame is a game I invented to help my learners enjoy learning. A huge joy in the classroom is when you see your learners actively engaged in a game. They are having so much fun they forget they are doing real work. This is a complete victory for the learner and the teacher. Break Down Fill the Ten Frame Let me break this game down to show you how powerful and FUN it can be! Since we … [Read more...]
Why You Should Be Playing 20 Questions
What is the game 20 Questions and why should you be playing 20 questions in your classroom? This is a fun game that your students will enjoy! What is 20 Questions? 20 questions is a FUN game that your students will love. This game focuses on asking and answering questions, which every young child needs to work on! It also can be concentrated on one subject or another. For example, a game … [Read more...]
Letter Pp Activities
This week we are diving into the letter Pp activities. And man... is this week loaded with PERFECTLY fun activities. We complete these letter Pp phonics sheets for three days. I love to use these printables to see who can recognize the uppercase and lowercase Pps. And we work on these letter handwriting sheets. I strongly believe that handwriting practice should not only … [Read more...]
Center Saturday
Center time center time we love our center time. This year I have changed my centers to be MATH focused. So far, this strategy given me MORE time in my classroom for science and social studies because so much of my math practice time is spent in centers... with hands on FUN activities. And, of course, all my centers are cross curricular. This past week, my learned about … [Read more...]
Letter Pp
This week we had a blast learning all about the Letter Pp. We used the book If You Give a Pig a Pancake by Laura Numeroff. We sequenced the story on the classroom pocket chart and then using a fun sequencing sheet. We also played the reading comprehension game and wrote about why we thought the main character in the story was so tired. Some students said because she was tired of making … [Read more...]
Pp Activities
This upcoming week, we are covering the letter Pp. Here are the FUN activities we are going to help us learn. (And look out for the FREEBIE as well!) Here is my letter Pp Activities! They cover common core as well as FUN! here on TpT, here on TN We will also be using my If You Give a Pig a Pancake Unit grab it here And of course, I uploaded the phonics … [Read more...]
