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 be! … [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 out our Vv Learning from last week, … [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 Ideas for Kindergarten
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. Shapes Ideas for Kindergarten Start with a Shape Pre Assessment: I love to do a quick check of their knowledge using a free app called … [Read more...]
Oceans-Themed Activities In Kindergarten
Oceans-Themed Activities In Kindergarten: As you begin your ocean-themed activities in Kindergarten, I know you will love these ideas. We began DIVING into our ocean unit to complete the year, it is a great time to review our learning, finish assessments, and expand our learning opportunities. Ocean-Themed Activities For Kindergarten Math You are going to love this math game. To start, add … [Read more...]
Pet Themed Lesson Plans for Kindergarten
Pet Themed Lesson Plans for Kindergarten: Last week, my class used the theme of Pet Themed Learning Fun. Since we just finished using our Pet Lesson Plans Plus unit a few weeks ago, I had to share the new changes and improvements to make Pet Activity for Learning Fun. {I added a TON of games and activities that are not in this post but that I know you will love.} Pet Themed Lesson Plans for … [Read more...]
There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Clover
There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Clover: St. Patrick's Day is coming and I have a plan to get your little loves activity engaged in learning using this book, There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Clover! Every student loves the old lady. She eats the oddest, craziest things and gets our creativity flowing. There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Clover I love to read to my students out … [Read more...]