Are you ready for the letter y? There are so many times that we get to this letter and I am out of ideas to make it fun. Are you in the same boat? Well, lets look at some fun ideas to bring the letter y to life. Check out these printable activities. We love to practice handwriting practice to review letter formation. We also use the sheet on the right to identifying the letter Yy. There is … [Read more...]
Letter K
Letter Kk is so much FUN. It is a great time to learn about the letter that sounds like the letter C. Here are great Letter Kk Ideas to making learning fun inviting and engaging. I start this letter like I do all my letters, we read the Alphatales book about the letter Kk and follow it with the minibooks. We also watch this video from Have Fun Teaching... Letter Kk. Letter Kk Idea #1- … [Read more...]
Reflections of 2015
Happy New Year's Eve 2015! I don't know about you, but 2015 was CrAzY for us in The Amoson House. We thought we knew how 2015 was going to go... but we actually went on a wild ride. I changed schools and therefore my job has changed a lot. Here I am with the U-Haul moving my classroom. And here is the U-Haul which is very full. But here is how organized all my things actually … [Read more...]
Letter Nn Activities
Letter Nn Activities are here to help you and your students LOVE learning about the letter Nn. I have a ton of fun, engaging, and meaningful Letter Nn activities that will be ideal to teach your little learners into letter n experts in no time. Let's start with some phonics printables. We do one day of sensory phonics, three days of these printables activity sheets, and then a charting … [Read more...]
All About the Letter T
Working on learning all about the Letter Tt soon? Get ready! Let's make learning all about the letter Tt activities the best! One of my favorite subjects to teach in K is phonics. I LOVE teaching students the sounds letters make and how to put those sounds together to make words. {I can't lie... I love every subject in K. But I really REALLY love phonics too!} My school began teaching the … [Read more...]
Insects Printables and Insect Activities
I am so excited to introduce teachers to the easy to use Insect Print & Play Pack. It is just so easy to use because you just print what you need and teach with these play based FUN activities. This printable and playable pack is designed to be teacher friendly and student friendly. Is It an Insect? First, the initial section of this pack focuses on the question, "What is an Insect?" … [Read more...]
Plants Unit for Kindergarten
Check out this pack dedicated to plant activities and plant printables for a plant unit for Kindergarten teachers. These activities are easy to prep, store, and use. This printable unit on plants is broken down into 4 sections that can be taught independently and in any order. Or you can use all 4 sections in the order provided. And check out our new link to Books about Plants here! What is … [Read more...]
Out of This World
Out of this world space unit fun! I have been working very hard with this year. Very hard. I mean... have I told you how hard I have been working? I know you understand what I am writing. The trouble with all my work is... I have been going days without taking pictures of our learning fun. That isn't a good thing because I love to send my parents pictures of their little ones … [Read more...]
Wants and Needs Kindergarten Lesson
Each December, we teach a wants and needs Kindergarten unit. Since little learners love to discuss things they WANT to get from Santa, it is so important for our little learners to understand how blessed they are to have so many things that they NEED already. Let's break down how you can tie in their interest into content and understanding. Let's break down the charts, pocket … [Read more...]
Nocturnal Animals Activities for Kindergarten
Save time and snag these hands-on and fun nocturnal animals activities for Kindergarten. Nothing says October like learning about nocturnal animals in Kindergarten. Check out these great and engaging learning activities that save teachers time and bring learning joy to little learners. Sorting Nocturnal and Diurnal Animals One of the first things we teach while covering the topic of … [Read more...]
Print & Play with Living and Non Living Things
I finally did it! I wanted to finished my Living and Non Living pack for years... {3 years but who is counting.} Every year when I would see this topic on the curriculum map, I would start to plan for this week, I know I would do a good job, but I just wanted to do it better. I mean, I am my worst critic and I always think my deserve the very best. I may have done an … [Read more...]
Water, Ice, and Science That is Nice
Last week we worked on the Water Cycle. I enjoy this week because there are so many FUN science experiments with water that help us think and learn. I also love this week because we are able to integrate great books that connect science and literacy. Here are some of the books I love to use this week. Amazon.com Widgets Here are some of the science activities we … [Read more...]