Can you think of anything more fun and delicious during the summer than making s’mores? I can’t! Today on the blog, I am sharing with you one of my favorite science projects for kids: Solar Oven S’mores! I am including my entire science experiment packet for free, just keep reading! A solar oven science project teaches students how they can use the power of the sun to cook food! Science projects like this are perfect for some end of the school year fun and learning! Science Projects Made Simple! Does planning science projects for your students or your own kids seem a little daunting? Do you want access to templates…
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My Favorite First Grade Math Station
Do you ever feel like you are running out of creative ideas when planning your first grade math stations? I want to help with this freebie! I LOVED planning math. It was the one subject that I felt a lot of freedom in, but coming up with new math stations to put out at centers could feel overwhelming. I wanted to have math centers that reviewed the standards I had taught, but didn’t need me to use 15 minutes of our math rotation time going over directions. Time was precious! I also did not want to answer the question “What do I do with this center?” over and over again.…
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Easy Summer Activities for Kids: FREE Classroom Activity
Summer is almost here! You know what that means: it’s time for all the summer themed activities in the classroom! Today on the blog I am sharing easy summer activities for kids in your classroom! Included is my FREE set of Summer Write the Room Task Cards. Keep reading to grab them today! Write the Room activities are so easy to use, and I love how they allow students to get up and moving around the room! Summer Write the Room While you are trying to plan some engaging summer activities for kids, think about themes! My set of summer write the room task cards are perfect for a beach…
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FREE End of Year Writing Prompt for Students!
Hello and welcome to the blog! I am so excited to be sharing a new FREE end of year writing prompt with you all today! The “end of year” for schools is approaching so fast, and it is truly the best time to reflect on all the awesome experiences you have been able to have with your class. Do you enjoy theme days during the end of year season? I’m thinking camp day, lemonade day, bubble day, beach day, and TACO DAY! A taco themed day would also be PERFECT for Cinco de Mayo, which conveniently falls near the end of school. I have created several TACO THEMED end of…
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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,…
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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…
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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…
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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,…