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I don’t know about you guys, but the gym always seems extra packed during the Olympics! To capitalize on this and get the kids pumped for the games, I decided to make it a week of Olympic-the…
Get your students back into writing with these awesome August Writing Prompts!! Great opinion ideas, fictional narratives, and relatable informative topics.
A theatre teacher's guide to education, theatre, and life.
I have done this project a couple of times now with Year 1's and 2's and it has turned out really well and is a great way to introduce the w...
One of my most visited blog post is Favorite Read Alouds for the First Week of School. In this post, I list several picture books that I love to
Beach Printables Pack with 75 beach activities focused on shapes, sizes, colors, puzzles, mazes, fine motor, math, and literacy. Great for ages 2-7!
Interested in learning how to start, schedule, and manage an elementary Makerspace?! Check out these supply suggestions, organization tips, and more.
Take a trip with your homeschool students grades 3-8, and notebook across the USA with these states unit studies. There's a FREE unit study for all 50 states.
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The 2016 Rio Olympic Games will be held from August 5 to August 21. It's not only fun to watch the Olympics, but it's also a great time to sneak in some
Get these FREE editable name cards for preschool and kindergarten. Use the easy-to-customize cards for fun and engaging name practice activities with your kids. Perfect for enhancing early literacy
Are Students Missing Strong Reading Foundations? Phonological, and phonemic awareness skills are the foundations for competent readers. If students are memorizing text, reading without fluency, reading words incorrectly, it might be a sign that they are missing some foundations. These missing foundations are often present in the phonological awareness continuum. Many times, our assessments target […]
Years ago we started using the DIBELS assessment to screen students for reading difficulties and to monitor at-risk students throughout their intervention. We had all this wonderful data, but there seemed to be a gap between the data and then exactly how to use the data to guide instruction and intervention. So, if a child […]
FREE printable Paper Hats that kids can color and wear when learning about community helpers, occupations, or when doing dramatic and pretend play. Great for preschool and kindergarten!
Camille's Primary Ideas: winter olympics singing time lesson plan review idea, review primary songs with this fun winter olympics theme
It’s time for The Kids Craft Stars monthly craft challenge! Every month we have a challenge between a few blogger friends and I, to in-cooperate a different craft medium or technique into a simple kid craft. This month’s
Reading Response Activities for Wonder
Math About Me is a fun getting to know you activity where students describe themselves using math!
Sometimes you plan and plan a big elaborate lesson and sometimes, the best lessons come to you about 10 minutes before class. This activit...
If your kids are into origami, or are just getting started this super simple origami fish is just the project for them- just follow the step by step tutorial! We love origami for kids -
Dialogue journals are a powerful tool for building trust with your students. Learn how they work.
Here is my version of a getting to know you facebook worksheet. I am planning on using it the first week of school. Get your copy here . or...
Summer is finally here, and it’s time to celebrate with FUN, hands-on SUMMER activities your little learners will go bonkers for! Take the learning outside or get messy inside and...
This build a burger set allows your child creativity in building their own burger and teachable moments for parents with the burger pattern sets.
I hope everyone is enjoying their summer break! I hate being the bearer of bad news, but Back to School is quickly approaching…Yikes!! I’m sure many of you are clinging on to those last few days of vacation. If you are having trouble setting down the margarita and jumping back into school mode, I totally
There are tons of ways to use classroom photos. Keep reading to learn about 3 different ways I've used classroom photos to teach literacy to my students!
