Our literature-based learning often lends itself to discovering other places and cultures, which is one of many reasons we love this method! Learning about Italy, Japan, and China have been some of our richest homeschool moments so far. Along with learning about other countries and their continents, we learn where those places are located on the globe. In order to help my girls learn the 7 continents, I created a set of printable Continents Cards that we use in a variety of ways. Note: This post was originally published in 2014. The Continents Cards and the post have been freshly
130 Kindergarten Journal Prompts If you need free kindergarten journal prompts to keep writing fun, you've come to the right place. Not only is this article, there are more helpful posts all throughout the blog. After
I am so thrilled to team up with one of my favorite people - Amy from Raising Arrows! Last week, Amy told me of her wonderful idea for 'Listening Pages.' I immediately knew it was a project I would love to work on. The concept of these Pages is to keep little ones engaged in the church service on Sunday mornings - from singing to the sermon to prayer. I am hosting the pages for children who are not yet reading, utilizing pictures instead of words. You'll also see a space on the side of the Page where your little one
Setting up a kindergarten classroom at the beginning of the year can be an exciting, yet overwhelming. Whether you are a student teacher, or this is your last year teaching elementary school, I'm here to share
My children adore match games - from preschool all the way up to my first grader! Besides the fact that they're just plain fun, matching games have so much educational benefit. They are a frequent flyer during our homeschool week. Note that this post was originally published in July 2012. I would say it is long past time for an overhaul! I left most of the original post intact, however, I updated the free printable match game. You can download it at the bottom of this post! Enjoy! ➡ Browse through all of the match game packets here at Mama's
Are you looking for board game bulletin board ideas? If you like the idea of a board gamed themed room or you are just looking for unique bulletin board ideas, here are some favorites! Teachers are
What is Errorless Learning and who is it for? Your questions answered, plus FREE sample activities to try with your students. Only at Mrs. D's Corner.
Benjamin Franklin is such a fascinating person to study! While we only scratched the surface of his life in our last unit study, we're going to dig a bit deeper in our learning in the coming year. There are only a million different aspects of Franklin's life to consider for a unit study: his service to our country through his work in government, his inventions, his work to further the growth of communities, and more. In fact, if I'm not careful, our study could last for weeks! While that's not a bad thing, I've found that my kiddos do best
Playful breathing activities for kids, a fun list of 18 mindful breathing exercises to try with your kids, great for parents and teachers.
This is a fun activity to practice the simple present. Students look at the images and talk about what Mick does. Later, you can use this worksheet to introduce other tenses, too.
Read about activities, lessons, and centers you can implement to help teach numbers. Download 6 free activities for your students.
Teaching kids attentiveness takes time and training, but is worth the effort. Here are five simple ideas to help you get started.
ELL, ESOL, LEP, ELD. We all have experienced English Language Learners at some point during our teaching careers. Learn some strategies to help both you and them be successful!
5 effective strategies to help elementary teachers create a calm, productive classroom. Find ideas on creating a calm corner in the classroom and ideas for making calm down kits for students.
Are you ready to transform your daily routine with engaging "question of the day for kids" activities? Not only do these activities spark conversation, but they also foster critical thinking skills, enhance communication, and create a
Last week, my kiddos and I used the book Lentil for our literature-based study. What fun! I'll have a post up in future weeks detailing all of the fun activities and printables we used during our Lentil week. But the Build Your Own Town printables? Oh I just couldn't keep it to myself any longer! Lentil - Small Town Life This post contains affiliate links. Please see my disclosure policy for more information. The setting of Lentil is a small town, including many of the regular features of small town life: a library, the school, a church, Main Street, a
Using poems and chants as transition songs for the classroom is a great way for young children to learn daily routines. As you come up with a classroom management plan, you will find the use of
This color by number worksheet focuses on addition facts, with sums up to 11.Solve the equations, then color the section according to the table.A super fun way to practice addition facts!Make sure you stop by and download all of Mama's Color By Number Worksheets! You'll find addition, subtraction, multiplication, sight words, and more!Download Color-By-Number Addition Worksheet here:
Looking to create a calm-down space for your kids? Learn the must-have calming corner items that will help keep them regulated and content.
Inside: Nazca Lines craft for kids learning about Peruvian culture and history. It’s Hispanic Heritage Month, 2017! At the end of this post, find our Multicultural Kid Blogs HHM giveaway for some fun prizes. Today I’m sharing an exploratory Nazca lines craft. The project gives hands-on feel for these marvels of Peru, and how they were
This is a fun worksheet to practice the Past Simple or the Past Continuous. Students look at the pictures and fill in the gaps with one of the linking words in the box in order to complete the story.
We spent the last two weeks learning about animal classification. This all came about last year when we were doing our rain forest animal reports. Many of
Teaching growth mindset can be done with read-alouds! Rosie's Glasses is a great book for this. Get ideas for using this book to teach being positive.
Printable preschool assessment Templates provide an organized way for you to track and measure the development progress of your preschooler across various skills such as literacy, numeracy, motor skills, and social-emotional growth..
Use the special ed inclusion documentation forms to keep track of service times, lesson plans, and more. Streamline it all quickly and effectively!
For and since are both English propositions that are used when talking about time. This post looks at how and when to use them both correctly.
Are you ready to transform your daily routine with engaging "question of the day for kids" activities? Not only do these activities spark conversation, but they also foster critical thinking skills, enhance communication, and create a
This is a fun worksheet to practice the present perfect tense. Students look at the pictures and describe what has just happened.
This post was originally published in 2014, updated in 2016, and is now back for its 3rd revision in 2023. Please re-download and use this packet again with your young ones! ❤ My girls were 7, 5, and 3 1/2 when we completed this many years ago. I updated the pictures to the current packet, but I have left the wording of the post mostly intact. Goodness, that was such a sweet phase of life for me! My girls and I have been rolling along in our literature-based unit studies. We just love them! This past week, we worked our
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How to perform the paper cutting brain teaser, Dot in the Corner, a fun puzzler to learn and use to bamboozle your friends!
College. There are the courses that prepare you for the "textbook stuff", but nothing in the world prepares you for teaching quite like actually teaching does. Learn the special ed secrets, that things you don't learn in college, only at Mrs. D's Corner.
The first two weeks in a special ed classroom are more than academics. Ideas on what to teach, what to practice, and what you should be doing.
If you are looking for some high-interest activities, try using animated shorts to teach inference. Free handouts focus on student learning.
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