BACKWARDS ABC COUNTDOWN to the end of the school year!! Includes a calendar of days from Z-A AND a template for a paper chain which just needs to be cut and glued together!! *FYI* This document is NOT EDITABLE! WRITE your dates in on the lines provided in each box on the calendar. Enjoy and Happy End Of The School Year!!! :))

An ABC countdown is a fun and simple way to wind up your kindergarten year. Here's how to pull together an alphabet countdown with lots of great ideas.

This bulldozer craft is super easy to prepare and to make! Make enough for the classroom, preschool, or daycare in just about 10 minutes

Make phonics instruction interactive for your students with this fun hands-on phonics resource. Read this blog for the guide and a freebie!

Get your preschooler really engaged with these letter E activities! Between crafts & science experiments, they're going to love learning about the letter E!

For Virtual Book Club for Kids this October we are spotlighting Llama Llama Red Pajama by Anne Dewdney! This week we hosted a pajama party themed preschool book club and had so much fun reading

Cute kindergarten spelling activity twith free printable ABC Animals Printable. This animal activity uses magnetic letters with our animal names worksheet.

This polar bear self regulation activity is a deep breathing exwercise with a polar bear theme to help kids stay calm and pay attention.

Roar into learning about these dinosaur literacy activities for preschoolers that are all about hands-on fun! Dig up fossil letters & hunt for dino eggs!

Countdown to the last day of school! Use this free, editable ABC countdown calendar to plan fun events for the last 26 days of the school year.

Grab your card stock, scissors, lollipops, and class list... you/your kid is bout to blow away classmates with lip and mustache lollipop valentines!

Ya’ll know how much I believe in making the most of every day in the classroom. And how much I detest the “days left in the year” countdowns or the negative Monday posts on socia…

Are you looking for a creative craft for kids? Are you looking for a great DIY gift idea for kids to make for Valentine's Day, Mother's Day or Father's Day? This I Lava You Volcano Craft is a fun, yet easy DIY craft idea!

**This post contains Amazon Affiliate links for your convenience.** I’ve recently updated another one of my companion packets! This one is for Bear Snores On. I LOVE this book, and all of the other ones in the series. You can check the book out on Amazon below. It’s definitely worth purchasing I’d say! You can […]

Lots of fun, creative dinosaur activities for a week of dino math, literacy, science, and craft with an engaging Dinosaur Theme for Kids!

One of my favorite activities to do during the beginning of the school year is to write our hopes and dreams for kindergarten. It’s so much fun to see what my ‘staches want to learn in…

This letter-saurus fossil digging alphabet activities for preschool will have your students excited about letter recognition as they become junior paleontologists for the day. The basic activity is matching the letter card to the letter on the playing mat and coloring it as they “discover” each letter in this fun dinosaur letter ID activity.

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See how to make these fun pool noodle boats. This is the perfect summer activity for kids! Free printable template included to make them!

Hi, it's me! Last time I blogged, it was to ask for input about having a student teacher. I got so much good advice! I've been away from my blog for a bit for two reasons. First, I was told I was getting a student teacher (this wonderful woman who has been my aide. We were so excited!). However, between my district and her university somehow the contract couldn't be worked out. Disappoint and a little anger followed. I still can hardly believe that someone messed this up so badly! So, I'm not getting to have her as a student teacher after all. There is a lucky teacher in a neighboring district that will hopefully have a fabulous next 8 weeks with her new student teacher. I was so upset! Secondly, my class is difficult as I've said before. Most days lately I've wanted to come home and leave school behind. But... today was Pajama Day! A day of fun! I decided to push math a little later in the day and start off with a fun pajama project since I knew my class would be excited. After school I finally got to go through and match pictures and writing and really enjoy reading what the kids wrote. Some of these just had to be shared! Take a look at Spidey! Happy pajamas! I laughed out loud. Guess my pajamas would be happy if they were this colorful too! I didn't realize until the end of the day that the color he wrote about wasn't reflected in his picture. Oops! He comes up with some really neat ideas to add to discussions or when he draws. Little Miss Cupcake Pajamas! I was quite impressed with this one! This little sweetie struggles to read CVC words. She puts forth great effort but is very low. I thought she did great! I just love making class books with my students! And they love it too! I've never made this particular book before but it's a keeper. This was fun and just what we (me included) needed right about now. I introduced it with this fabulous story Do you make books with your class? If so, what are some of your favorite ones? Thanks for stopping by!

T is for Tiger! How to make a tiger handprint for kids and preschoolers. An easy Tiger Craft for Preschoolers and kids! Preschool fun!

Show them all of these ideas!

National Oreo Day is celebrated on March 6. Oreo cookies were first produced in 1912 in New York City.

We're All Wonders digital interactive read-aloud lesson plans. It is perfect for 1st, 2nd, or Homeschool students.

Your first grade students will love this FREE writing project and craft packet! Students will write a how to narrative about making a pb & j!

Howdy! I am Mr. Greg from The Kindergarten Smorgasboard. My real name is Greg Smedley-Warren. I have been teaching for 11 years. I spent a year teaching fifth grade, two years in second grade and am now in my 9th year in Kindergarten. Kindergarten is my passion and my calling but honestly, that wasn’t how it started. When I was moved to Kindergarten (not voluntarily!) I called my mommy and cried. But on the first day, I fell in love and knew that Kindergarten is where I belonged. I have remained in Kindergarten ever since. I plan to never leave the classroom as the kids are what drive me to continue my growth as a teacher and person.

Free Printable PDF Shark Worksheets For Kids | Fun activities for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten kids including label a shark, handwriting, and maze.

These Zoo Animal Movement Cards can be added to any collection of fun zoo activities for preschoolers. Perfect for getting your preschool child or students moving just like their favorite zoo animals!

Kids love going on an ocean adventure in our classroom and it’s always a blast! We research, write, and label different ocean animals. This research project is aligned with the sc…

We're getting ready for National Oreo Day on March 6th with some great activities, foods, and crafts coming soon to the blog! I also...

I'm sure this may vary with your student group from year to year, just as it has with mine, but the idea of pajama day isn't always easy for some of our special needs learners. Particularly those with autism. Trying to understand the concept behind wearing pajamas to school when they've always been told they have to get dressed in the morning and wear clothes to school can be quite challenging for some. This year, along with our letter about pajama day, I have decided to send home some additional resources to families for pajama day. I've included some tips and tricks for preparing your child for pajama day, as well as a one page social story for families to review with their child before pajama day. If you are interested in this pack you'll get the items mentioned above, plus a letter to families and a reminder to send home the day before pajama day. All of this for {free}! In my classroom, on pajama day, we also show a movie, have hot chocolate and cookies. We keep our daily routine as close to the same as possible. We turn on the movie during free center play so the students have the option to watch or play with toys. At such a young age, for a lot of students, sitting still through a whole movie isn't always realistic. Do you have any tips for a smooth pajama day in the classroom??

Easy to follow tutorial for making a Mickey Mouse marble painting craft. Mickey Mouse template is included.

Dinosaur Gross Motor Movements and Brain Break Ideas!

Take a closer look at engaging fluency practice with this free ocean fluency activity sample. Themed fluency practice activities can help fluency skills.

Five years ago graphic artist and illustration Marion Bataille took the pop-up book world by storm with her incredible ABC 3D book. Bataille is back this month with a new book titled Numero, a brief but no less charming visual excursion into numbers. The new pop-up book is available October 15th but you can pre-order it online now. (via Cool Hunting) More

Check out these fun and engaging Letter L videos and activities! Your students will love learning about the Letter L with these videos. Keep scrolling to find the complete list.

The first day back to school is an exciting time for teachers and students - use this back to school read aloud, school tour and treat for an exciting day!

Teach your preschooler the letter E with these 25 preschool book recommendations.

Put Me In the Zoo Craft For Kids| Fun project idea for Dr. Seuss Day. Use the free printable PDF template to make a Spot puppet!

Ten well-loved children's books that are perfect for a preschool pajama day celebration! Great for kindergarten, too, or just for reading before bed!