• Blog

    Free Writing Prompts and Projects for Kids

    Finding fun and engaging writing prompts and projects for kids is easy with the freebies I have on the blog! I love creating writing prompt and craft activity bundles for students. I have found that once you teach students the format of these writing projects, you can easily implement them for independent writing stations! On the blog today, I have a “How to Make an Ice Cream Sundae” FREE writing prompt and project for your students! This narrative writing project is great for first and second grade students. How to Make an Ice Cream Sundae Writing Prompt All of my “How-To” Narrative Writing Prompts and Projects are full of brainstorming,…

  • Blog

    FREE St. Patrick’s Day Activities for Kids

    St. Patrick’s Day Activities for kids are perfect for the month of March! You can easily keep your young kiddos entertained with leprechauns, lucky charms, and the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow! I have put together a few FREE St. Patrick’s Day Math Activities perfect for Kindergarten and First Grade Students! Keep scrolling to get the free download! St. Patrick’s Day Graphing Activity If you have visited my blog before, you know I love uploading free stuff! Most things I post about here are samples of larger packets I have for sale in my Teachers Pay Teachers store. This freebie is a sample from a larger…

  • Blog

    FREE St. Patrick’s Day Activity

    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…

  • Blog

    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…

  • Blog

    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…

  • Blog

    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…

  • Blog

    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…

  • Blog

    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,…

  • Blog

    Free Back to School Craft: Crayon Box Names!

    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 students! 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…