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May 23, 2023

End of the Year Theme Day Activities

Theme Days are always a hit! They're fun, out of the norm, and something that students look forward to and love. However, I know they can be quite a load of work (on top of all the end of year checklist stuff) for teachers. I wanted to create something practical and minimal-to no prep for an end of the year activity. So, that's how this Movie Day mini pack was born, ha! End of the Year Theme Day Activities Alright, let's jump in and get … [Read more...]

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May 18, 2023

End of Year Math Game

Sharing a fun and interactive end of year math game today! This game covers 1st grade math standards but could be used in 2nd grade during back to school time to review 1st grade skills. This game is so much fun and very little prep! Just display it on your Smart Board or interactive whiteboard and wha-lah...game time! End of Year Math Game To play, divide the class into 2 teams (Red Team/Green Team). Red Team chooses a number. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Math, math centers, Math Games

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April 19, 2023

Earth Day Activities Crafts and Directed Drawing

I have some Earth Day activities crafts and directed drawing that I want to share today! I'm also resharing my absolute favorite activities and crafts from previous years. These were all created with kindergarten, first grade, and second grade in mind. Oh, and I have a free hativity for y’all too at the end! Whoohoo! Grab your teammates, planner, and favorite beverage and let’s start planning out some Earth Day activities for the upcoming … [Read more...]

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March 11, 2023

St. Patrick’s Day Math Measurement Activity

Sharing THE cutest St Patricks Day math measurement activity today PLUS it's 20% off until midnight! If you're on my texting list (or following my store) then you got the 20% sale notification yesterday! If you're not on my texting list you can sign up for that HERE (right hand side under my picture) and follow my store HERE. St. Patrick's Day Math Measurement Activity These include nonstandard and standard measuring tools. You can find … [Read more...]

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January 19, 2023

100th Day of School Activities

I want to share my favorite 100th Day of School activities with you. I hope these are helpful to you! There are also some freebies at the end! I shared many of these a few years ago, here, but wanted to reshare! STEM ACTIVITIES First up are STEM activities!  These can be set up as stations that students rotate throughout the day! All you need are the materials (there is an editable parent donation letter included for the … [Read more...]

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January 4, 2023

New Year Writing Craft

Happy New Year!! Earlier this week I shared a New Year writing craft (on sale) with email subscribers. I wanted to reshare it with you all just incase you are looking for something for the New Year. P.S. If you haven't subscribed to my blog yet, you can subscribe by clicking the pop up. Easy peasy! There are three different writing title pages included and each one includes 3 different lined versions to make it easy to differentiate for … [Read more...]

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September 19, 2022

Apple Activities for Apple Week

There's no tired like back to school tired, am I right?? Whew! If you're gearing up for Apple Week, I have lots of apple activities that I want to share with you in hopes that it makes planning out your week much easier! What I love about teaching within a theme unit is that you can cover TONS of standards and skills with one seamless theme! Apple Journal: This journal makes apple learning a breeze because it keeps everything in one … [Read more...]

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September 8, 2022

Fall Place Value Activities

Ah, it's officially pumpkin spice season! However, it still feels like summer here. Do you like pumpkin flavor? I'll take pumpkin flavor any way it comes! It's definitely one of my favorites. I'm excited to share the new fall place value activities with you. If you own the discounted bundle, it has been added. It includes craft templates (and blacklines), 6 different recording pages, and place value printable worksheets for hundreds, … [Read more...]

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FREE First Day of School Lesson Plans Editable Template

August 21, 2022

First Day of School Lesson Plans and activities

My kids started back to school on Thursday. I actually really like starting towards the end of the week because it's only a few days until the weekend. There is no tired like the first day of school tired! I wanted to share some first day of school lesson plans and activities with you. I took previous years plans and tweaked a few things on them. These can be used as a sample to help give you some ideas for your first day or use them as is! … [Read more...]

Filed Under: back to school, first day of school

Back to School Math Craft Activities

August 8, 2022

Back to School Math Craft Activities

Happy Monday! I’m sharing two new resources today, Place Value and Number Sense Crayons! I always have so much fun creating these. They make THE cutest bulletin boards! After several requests, I finally put these monthly math crafts in a discounted bundle for you! Number Sense Bundle | Place Value Bundle Let’s start with the place value set! This resource includes craft templates (and blacklines), 6 different recording pages, and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: back to school, Math

All About Me Activities for Back to School Preschool Kindergarten 1st 2nd grade

July 26, 2022

All About Me Activities

Sharing one of the cutest All About Me activities with you today. These make the most precious back to school bulletin board (and keepsakes). These come with over 40 different all about me pages to pick and choose from and for differentiation based on the level of your students. To complete the books, I recommend completing maybe 1 - 2 pages a day depending on the age/grade level of your students. These can certainly be an activity … [Read more...]

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July 2, 2022

Our Class is a Family Back to School read aloud activities

I want to share one of my very favorite Back to School read alouds and extension activities with you! This book is great for teaching classroom community, acceptance, love, kindness, and respect. I love this book so much, but I think what tops it off for me is the wheelchair featured throughout the book! As a mama to a son in a wheelchair, seeing that represented in a positive way makes me SO happy! It is a wonderful book with an incredible … [Read more...]

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