Dr. Seuss’ birthday is March 2nd. Kids of all ages love the silly stories that make them laugh and cause their tongues to be tied as they are reading! Your kids will have a great time learning while they are using the fun, Dr. Seuss printables that you’ll find here! The Dr. Seuss Reading Charts …
Welcome the new homeschool year with these 25 fun first day of homeschool ideas! Choose a few of these back to homeschool ideas to try with your family!
First Day of Kindergarten - Recorded with Sidewalk Chalk - a beautiful keepsake for your kids!
If you need a writing anchor chart to help your students with visual references, this post has 9 must-make anchor charts to boost your writers.
The start of preschool is just about here! Whether you send your child to preschool or teach preschool at home, it is a special day. To help make our day extra special, I came up
We’ve used Five in a Row from the beginning of our homeschooling journey. We started with Before Five in a Row when Elijah was 2 (almost 3). We’ve been through most of Volumes I-III and part of Volume IV. This is our fifth year with our FIAR based homeschooling co-op, and we are back …
Since Eph was in preschool, I have taken a first day and a last day of school picture. It is such a joy to see how he changes year to year and I am excited to start the same tradition with Lu.I saw this cute idea on the internet where you take a picture and... [Read More]
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Today we started our next year of homeschooling! We began the day with taking some first day photos and going to get donuts (see those photos on my Instagram page @mackenziemakes). Our oldest is starting first grade and our youngest will be doing a little with letters and numbers. In this post I am sharing
Looking for math centers for your 1st Grade classroom? Grab some FREE 1st Grade Number centers here!
Download FREE Matthew Bible verse printables & copywork pages to supplement the My Father's World Exploring Countries & Cultures homeschool curriculum.
Here’s one of our favorite winter STEAM projects that combine math and art - creating symmetrical snowflakes! Use Q-tips to create symmetrical shapes that result in beautiful snowflakes!
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Our first week of school in first grade! Check out how we spent our first few days of getting to know each other.
Students learning about adjectives will love these activities! From scavenger hunts to describing monsters, these ideas will keep your kids engaged!
Hello all! Today was my third day back to school. It is 7:42pm. As I type this I am BARELY able to keep my eyes open. But I am trying to do a few "normal" things before I go to bed so that my ENTIRE day won't be consumed by school. I was going to post about my first day of school but I have lost my camera cord and I am not going to get up to look for it. So sit back and enjoy my favorite pins from the past week! :) Happy Wednesday everyone! :)
I use the book Enemy Pie several times throughout the school year, but about once a year, I use the worksheets provided on this blog to turn the book into several weekly lessons. It’s such a cute...
Sort out your shapes with this fill-in-the-bubble style quiz, perfect for standardized testing prep. Download to complete online or as a printable!
60+ Must Make Kindergarten Anchor Charts for the classroom. Covers classroom management, literacy and math. Multiple ideas!
On a normal, middle-of-the-year day, I want my students to come into my room in the morning knowing it is a calm place, a cooperative pla...
Crafts that involve wood, hammer, and nails are always (always) a hit around here. So I am always on the lookout for a fun and creative woodworking craft for my kids. I was browsing through Pinterest when I saw these cute woodworking hedgehogs by Vszell—simple and perfect for little hands. I popped over to the website
Welcome! The following is the 4th in a series of 24 lesson plans, Learning the ABC’s through Literature, the 1st year. It was written especially for classroom use within a homeschool co-op, and was designed to teach the alphabet, over the course of a school year, using classic …
During our unit on transportation we did lots of math activities. We used unifix cubes to measure these vehicles. You could make this activity more concrete by using toys instead of just measuring…
Besides academics, I strive to bring kindness into the classroom. We can raise the world’s smartest children, but ultimately I want to ensure that each and every one of my students is a KIND individual. School is not simply looking at the academic component, but the social and emotional learning as well. The best advice […]
Writers Workshop in first grade this year has been quite the learning curve for me. I need to remind you that I have never taught first grade until this year and the last time I taught writing was well before the workshop model was popular. I am still by no means an expert, but I […]
Math Review Page – 1st Grade Math Worksheet Catholic
Teaching landforms to your primary students can be super fun with my ideas for experiments and resources to make your job easier. Plus, get a freebie!
Hello Everyone!! I am so excited!! Our oldest son is coming home for a visit!! It seems like forever since we've seen him!! And he's bring...
This article is about DIY Number Combination Clips for the classroom
