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Fine Motor Letter and Number Mats

Happy Thursday! I have been busy prepping all things fine motor for the upcoming school year. Fine motor is one of my son's OT goals so I am going to be incorporating it into as much as I can for him. If you're new here, he is our youngest and was born with Spina Bifida. His OT is phenomenal with sharing fine motor resources and ideas with me, so I am always trying to get those skills in where I can. What I love about these particular fine motor … [Read more...]

Sticky Tables Classroom Game

I've got a fun classroom game to share that I really think y'all will love. I shared this classroom game years ago on my Instagram page and re-shared it this week. I don't think I've ever shared it on here, though. Sticky Tables is a classroom game that gets kids moving around the room and can be used with any skill. All you need are several sticky notes, desks, and wipe off markers. I think we can all agree that movement is important for … [Read more...]

Weekly Recap 9

Today was my soon to be middle schooler last day of school! I cannot believe I just typed middle schooler! It goes by way too fast... I'm excited to be back for another Instagram Weekly Recap. I know I mentioned Spring Break getting me off track on these recaps...well, the end of the school year did, too! May-cember anyone?! Whew. Alrighty, let's get started. 1. Last weekend my husband and I made this DIY succulent/plant holder. I'm IN … [Read more...]

Weekly Recap 8

Happy Thursday! I'm back for another round of my Instagram Weekly Recap.  If you're new here, each week I recap what I've shared on my Instagram with you all here on the blog ....and most weeks it includes a freebie! Whoohoo! 1. I know May is just about over, but I realized I never shared these May STEM activities here! These monthly STEM activities are quick prep and include a reflection journal for students to complete throughout the month … [Read more...]

10 Playing Cards Games for Math

If you watched my Instagram Stories yesterday then you probably saw just how excited I was about these large playing cards that I found.  They are regularly priced $12.00, BUT if you use your Hobby Lobby 40% coupon on the app, then you can save some money.  I found them with the 4th of July decorations. If you cannot find the playing cards at your store, Amazon has some here.  Today, I am sharing several playing cards games for math that you can … [Read more...]

Summer Centers and Activities for Pre-K, Preschool, and Kindergarten

We are officially on the summer countdown here at our house.  We keep our days pretty busy, but I try to make time for "school" activities as much as possible. This year, I'll be using these Summer centers and activities for pre-k, preschool, and kindergarten with my youngest. If you're teaching summer school - these summer centers are great for intervention, too.  You can find several other preschool activities and centers here. Here's what … [Read more...]

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  • Fine Motor Letter and Number Mats for Preschool, PreK, and Kindergarten
  • Here is a cute, fun activity for Spring - Copy the Caterpillar Visual Spatial and Visual Motor Activity Freebie. Challenge children's visual-spatial skills and visual motor skills. #visualspatial #visualmotor #freeprintablesSpring #spring #springprintables
  • FREE Printables to help you create your own Fine Motor Take Home Kit from Differentiated Kindergarten
  • This fine motor skills game, Eat the Cheese, is super adorable and fun to get little fingers ready to pick up small objects. You can download it for free at the end of this post!
  • These colorful greeting signs will immediately impact your classroom culture! Post on your classroom door as teacher or a student greeter warmly welcomes classmates as students point to their greeting of choice as they enter the room. Greeting students will set a positive tone each day. Help your students feel welcome and safe the moment they arrive! Best of all, these greetings will help strengthen relationships by providing an opportunity for brief chit-chat and personal connections.
  • Create customized goal trackers for your Pre-K or K students with this easy system! Choose from a variety of age-appropriate ELA, Math, and Personal goals as well as weekly, monthly, or yearly goals.
  • Sample small group schedule for 2nd grade- in this model, teacher is able to meet with students everyday. Small Group in 2nd grade-TheAppliciousTeacher.com
  • Combine fine motors skills, handwriting practice and common preschool skills with these dry erasable shape tracing cards. #preschool #handwriting
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While I’m sitting at OT for little P, I thought I’d share a fine motor activity with y’all! 😬 I’ll be doing preschool with him at home next year (his daycare got torn up by a storm🌪) and fine motor + alphabet are two things we’ll be hitting all year. So, I wanted to incorporate as much of both into one activity as I could. 💪 These lacing cards are going to work his little fingers all while learning the alphabet and letter sounds. 🍎 These (+ several other fine motor mats) are available in my store! // Link below 💜💜 www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Alphabet-Activities-Lacing-Letter-Mats-Fine-Motor-Lacing-Card... ... See MoreSee Less

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A few years ago I used this Friend-Diagram activity with my students to teach compare and contrast! I always love how they turn out! It’s FREE on the blog and I re-shared it in my Weekly Recap (several weeks ago) on the blog, too! Hope you can use it! Link here 👉 // smittenwithfirstblog.com/weekly-recap-3/ ... See MoreSee Less

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Sticky Tables was a class favorite years ago! It gets kiddos up and moving!! 🤩 It works with multiple subject areas/standards and can also be used for informal assessments! 👍 My last post showed how to use it with skip counting and here I show it used with subitizing/number sense, ABC order, and handwriting practice. See previous post for directions on how to play 💜💜 ... See MoreSee Less

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Re-sharing this skip counting number lines activity from years ago! 👉 Skip counting from any given number is such an important skill for our little ones - not just reciting 2,4,6,8,etc! Here's how we did it! Put sticky notes on the table, each student chooses one sticky note to start off with and then they just fill in the boxes using an expo marker on their desk! You could even use washi tape to create the number lines! ... See MoreSee Less

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