Who doesn’t love a free St. Patrick’s Day activity for the classroom? When I was in the classroom, I would theme as much as I could around what ever holiday was the closest. In March, everything would be based on St. Patrick’s Day. We would do lucky charms math, leprechaun STEM activities, and pot of gold writing prompts. EVERYTHING was themed! Themed activities just made the same standards seem fresh and exciting. I have put together a FREE St. Patrick’s Day Activity for you to use in your classroom this spring! Students (and teachers) love Write the Room activities because they get to MOVE! Hang these task cards around the…
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First Grade Writing Prompt: FREE How-To Writing Project!
I LOVE How-To Writing projects! What’s even better is a free one! I also love first grade writing projects that are easy to explain and simple to get started! Less fuss equals more time learning and enjoying the learning process with your students. I have created several “How-To” Writing projects for my TPT store, and I want to share this free one with you! This “How to Make a Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich” Writing Project and Craft kit is perfect for first grade writing. You could even use this in kindergarten or second grade depending on the level of your students! I have included lots of templates to choose…
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FREE Valentine’s Day Write the Room Activity!
I love Write the Room activities! They are a great way to get students moving around the classroom and practicing vocabulary, sight words, or spelling! I have created a set of 12 Valentine’s Day Write the Room task cards for your students to enjoy! How to use a Write the Room Activity It’s simple to get this center going! Cut out the cards, hang them around the classroom, give students copies of the recording sheets, then let them find and record the words from around the room! Moving around the classroom will keep them engaged in the work, and the vocabulary cards will expose them to words they might not…
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FREE Valentine’s Day Graphing Activity!
I love creating fun and easy-to-prep math activities for Valentine’s Day! Really, I love math activities like this year-round. But Valentine’s Day is coming up, so grab this FREE Graphing Activity, perfect for your Valentine’s Day math centers! This freebie includes one of the fun graphing activities from my larger set of Valentine’s Day Graphing Activities that I have for sale on my TPT. With this freebie, you will get a dice to cut out and assemble, a graph for students to complete as they roll the dice, and a sheet of questions for students to answer! All for FREE! The colors are bright and fun, and the images are…
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FREE Math Centers for Kindergarten and First Grade
I love creating themed math centers that are easy to use and easy to teach! I want to help you cut down on your planning time by providing my latest set for free! You will get a math packet stuffed with centers that are mostly no-prep and ready to go! Plus, they are colorful and CUTE! Students will be engaged in these all month long! Keep reading to get the free download. What Math Centers are Included? When I started making these packets of easy-to-use math centers, I wanted them to cover a wide variety of math standards for Kindergarten and First Grade students. I have included activities that cover…
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Digital Escape Room Freebie!
I recently created my very first Digital Escape Room to be used in the classroom, through digital learning, or online lessons/tutoring sessions! And I want to share it with you! The idea came to me during an online tutoring session. I have been trying to come up with different ways to keep my younger students engaged with online learning. I decided to create a simple and easy-to-use digital escape room that we could play together during our session! Keep reading to find out how the game works and get this download for free! What is a Digital Escape Room? A Digital Escape Room is on online game that utilizes PowerPoint,…
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Free Crayon Box Name Craft!
I have loved seeing all the back to school crafts that everyone is working on right now! They are all so adorable! I have created a free crayon box name craft for you to download and use with your class! Keep reading to download! This craft would be perfect for pre-k, kindergarten or first grade students! In this download, I have included every letter of the alphabet, a crayon box, and different dashes and apostrophes you might need. These would be perfect to hang on the classroom door when your students complete the craft! Using the Crayon Box Name Craft One thing I love about this crayon name craft is…
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Back to School Read Alouds and Activities
In today's blog post, I am sharing three of my favorite back to school read alouds, all with completed activity packets!
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Affirmation Station Freebie!
An "Affirmation Station" is a perfect addition to your classroom decor! It is easy to set up, easy to include in your classroom management and procedures routine, and it looks adorable in the classroom!
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My Favorite Classroom Management Strategy: Partner Pairing Cards!
In today’s blog post, I am sharing my favorite classroom management strategy and 5 ways that you can incorporate it into your classroom! Huge plus to this strategy: students love it! It gets them moving, out of their seats, and interacting with each other. Also, the printable set for this strategy is AS CUTE AS CAN BE! So I would reach for it over and over again! My Favorite Classroom Management Strategy My favorite classroom management strategy that you can grab and implement Day 1 in your classroom is: Partner Pairing Cards! These cards work by assigning a food and a partner food to each student. For example, a student…
