Cheetos Snowflake Freebie: They have done it again. Just when we think their seasonal Bag of Bones were the highlight of the year for us teachers... Cheetos has released another seasonal product called Snowflakes. And they are YUMMY. So of course I jumped on the chance to make you guys another fun, interactive, and delicious snowflake freebie file. And seriously... this file is completely … [Read more...]
Centered on Learning: Letter Ii
Centered on Learning Letter Ii: Let's get talking about center time and how we can get our students centered on learning activities that are cross curricular and engaging, In this case, how we can get them centered on learning: Letter Ii. Letter Ii Activities Time is always my enemy. The desire to make activities cross curricular so it layers my activities and learning is real. I … [Read more...]
Centered on Learning: The Letter Mm
Center time is an amazing time to foster learning in a classroom. It is a great time to dedicate towards skill building and mastery of a standard. I aim to make this time fun, engaging, and exciting for my little learners. Since we were learning about the Letter Mm, so let's dive into getting centered on learning for the letter Mm. Yellow Table: The Letter Mm This center was home to our … [Read more...]
Letter Gg Learning Ideas
I love diving into letters with a letter of the week. I know many schools do not use a letter of the week anymore, but my school district requires it as we use Recipe for Reading. And honestly... it isn't a bad thing at all! So let's dive into the Letter Gg Ideas to make this letter meaningful. Letter Gg Learning Ideas With Gel Bags I do not just focus on one letter all week long. Instead I … [Read more...]
Fill the Ten Frame Learning Game
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 … [Read more...]
Adding Three Numbers
Need some fun ways to get your students practicing adding three numbers together? I have a FUN way to engage learners and get your students practicing math. I have an activity for you to work on adding three numbers. And yes we have an adding three numbers first grade worksheet. Adding Three Numbers I was doing homework with my sweet daughter S when she was in first grade. We were working on … [Read more...]
The VERY fun Letter Vv
Letter Vv: When I get to certain letters in our letter order, I cringe. I just don't always have a lot of FUN materials to cover those tough ones. I mean letters like V, Y, and Z can be tough to make fun of, can't they!? Let's check out the VERY fun letter Vv. This is exactly why I made my letter packs... for all the letters... not just the easy ones. Check … [Read more...]
There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Frog Printables
Looking for There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Frog Printables? If you love reading the book There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Frog book by Lucille Colandro, then you will love to use this book to integrate many skills across many subject areas. Let's help you get lesson plans ready to go. Get the Book There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Frog First, you can grab this book with this … [Read more...]
There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Bell
There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Bell: This time of year is too crazy to try to put together amazing lesson plans by yourself. Let's face it... this month is crazy! Recess is going to be inside, specials are going to be canceled, and you are most likely going to be sick and need a sub at some point.I am here to help with this There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Bell Literacy and Math … [Read more...]
Fun Thanksgiving-Themed Activities for Kindergarten
Thanksgiving-Themed Activities: If you are looking for fun Thanksgiving Activities for Kindergarten, keep reading. We have some tremendous hands-on Pilgrim Jobs Writing Activity, pocket chart number sense activity, and now & then themed social studies learning. Thanksgiving-Themed Activities Check out these Pilgrim Jobs writing activities. This is sure to be a class favorite for … [Read more...]
Timmy Learns Colors and Shapes App
Timmy Learns Colors and Shapes: Kindergarten teachers of the WORLD I hope you are ready for my HUGE news. I am BEYOND excited, completely honored, and absolutely full of PRIDE to present to you an educational app I know you are going to LOVE. Introducing... Timmy Learns Colors and Shapes App. Timmy Learns Colors and Shapes App Not only have I played the game, Timmy Learns Colors and Shapes, … [Read more...]
Engaging Shapes Kindergarten Activities
Looking for Shapes Kindergarten Activities? Let's talk about Shapes Ideas for Kindergarten. This week we learned a lot about shapes. Most of my students come to school knowing their flat, or 2-dimensional shapes. Let's talk about activities for teaching shapes and shape activities for preschoolers. These are Kindergarten fun hands-on activities. Shapes Kindergarten Activities Start with a … [Read more...]