I can't wait to walk you through my gingerbread classroom door decorations. This was a room transformation we did the first week in December during gingerbread week. We are leaving the gingerbread decoration up for all of December. Gingerbread Classroom Door Decorations During gingerbread week, we use the theme of gingerbread to integrate into our learning activities throughout the week. … [Read more...]
Gingerbread Man Learning Activities
Let's get ready for gingerbread week with a ton of great meaningful gingerbread man learning activities. We have so much ready for you to print and easily prep so you can enjoy learning with your class. Get ready to snag so many learning activities that you will want two weeks to cover all these great content and Gingerbread man learning activities printables. Gingerbread Man Learning … [Read more...]
Stick Man Activities and Stick Man Printables
Stick Man Activities and Stick Man Printables: Have you heard of the incredible book called Stick Man? It is written by Julia Donaldson, the author of The Gruffalo and it has stolen my heart. This book is a great addition to any classroom during Christmas. I can't wait to show you a Stick Man Literacy Idea for December. Using Stick Man for Literacy Ideas Stick Man is a book about a man, … [Read more...]
Kindergarten Gingerbread Activities
Gingerbread week is here and it is packed full of amazing Kindergarten Gingerbread Activities to integrate the curriculum across as many subjects as possible. Check out these reading, math, science, and even art learning activities for Gingerbread Week. Rhyming Words for Kindergarten Gingerbread Activities Let's start with these rhyming words gingerbread men. You can use some or all of the … [Read more...]
Amazing Dollar Store Snow Globe Parent Gifts
This year I am making these cute dollar-store snow globe parent gifts for my class. Let me break down the steps to complete these if you would like to make some as well. Check out these snow globe gift ideas. Grab What You Need for the Dollar Store Snow Globe Parent Gifts First, you will need a few things. A snow globe, a picture of each student, scissors, super glue, and fake snow. I … [Read more...]
Christmas Book List for Kids
There is a collection of Christmas Book List for Kids in lower elementary classrooms. A staple in every lower elementary library could be a bit of timeless, fun, and beloved Christmas-themed books. These best Christmas books for kindergarten can be read once, or time and time again to help teach a lesson about traditions, giving to others, and spreading the magic of the season. The best Christmas … [Read more...]
Christmas Student Gift Ideas
Christmas Student Gift Ideas: Christmas is a fun time in every classroom, but the financial stress of what you as the teacher can get each and every student in your classroom isn't something that should be adding to your stress factor this year. Here are a few inexpensive gifts for students from teachers. Many of these are bulk gifts for students that your team can go in on as well. Dollar … [Read more...]
How to Make Easy Toy Soldier Ornaments
Let me show you How to Make Easy Toy Soldier Ornaments. Christmas time is approaching and it is important to make fun, cheap toy soldier ornaments. Make these easy toy soldier ornaments with your students or personal children. It will be a simple, cheap, and FUN ornament that children will love to create and parents will love to display. What you will need to make Easy Toy Soldier … [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...]
Christmas Activities for Kindergarten
Instead of counting down the days, you have left until Christmas break with dread, let's make all the learning activities fun so we look forward to each and every school day until Christmas break. Check out all these ideas for adding Christmas activities for learning a joy. Plus, we have a freebie writing prompt you can grab. Christmas Activities for Kindergarten: Sounding Out CVC … [Read more...]
Letter to Santa FREEBIE
Looking for a Letter to Santa FREEBIE? I needed an easy way to get my students to write their letters to Santa this year. then I got carried away! Oh well... how would you like a FREEBIE file for your students to write their own letters to Santa with? Here is what one of the versions I used in my class. Click on the picture or hit {here} to grab this file! Looking for More Christmas Fun? … [Read more...]
If You Take a Mouse to the Movies
Calling all Laura Numeroff fans who want to use the book If You Take a Mouse to the Movies in their classrooms. We have fun learning help to share with you. If you want to grab this book, you can snag it here. Sequencing Printables for the book If You Take a Mouse to the Movies. One of the best ways to retell a story is to sequence the events in the book. Check out this sequencing … [Read more...]