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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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October 8, 2020

Digital October Writing Crafts and Prompts

Digital October Writing crafts and prompts are finally here! Yay! Years ago I created a full month worth of writing prompts and crafts for each month. You can see all the prompts and details for the printable October set here. Digital October Writing Crafts and Prompts I have been adding digital versions for Google Classroom™ and Seesaw™.  The digital versions do not include the brainstorming templates like the printable version; only the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: bats, Pumpkins, Writing

September 2, 2020

September Writing Activities and Crafts for Fall

Happy Wednesday! We made it through the first official week of school. Whoohoo! I was very nervous about our little guy's new routine, but he is loving it so far. He has always been a homebody (since the day we brought him home from the NICU) so going to school has been quite the accomplishment for him. So proud of him! For today's post I'm sharing September Writing Activities and Crafts for Fall. Y'all know how much I love these thematic … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Poetry, Writing

June 15, 2020

Summer Writing Activities and Crafts

Whew.  It's been a while.  Between creating digital resources and navigating the remainder of my daughter's school year, I have been super MIA from sending out weekly posts.  I hope that you doing well and finally getting a chance to catch your breath! Ok, let's get started with today's post.  Summer Writing Activities and Crafts! I am so excited about these.  Write-Tivities are one of my favorite resources.  Whether you're teaching poetry, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Writing, summer

February 4, 2020

February Writing Activities and Crafts

Happy Tuesday!  I hope you all had a great and restful weekend.  I wanted to share some February writing activities and crafts with y'all. The best part: they're currently ON SALE for the TPT Site Wide Sale! February Writing Activities and Crafts Write-Tivities are one of my favorite resources.  Why?  Because whether you're teaching poetry, narrative, descriptive, expository, or any type of writing, there is an option for all! Along with a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Writing, Valentine's

December 10, 2018

December writing activities

December is here, y'all! That means it's time to deck the halls with all the holiday goodies. Today, I'm sharing a look at some December writing activities that you can use with a variety of prompts. These are part of the Write-tivities series; you can find all of the months here. Let’s take a look! December Writing Activities These Santas might just be one of my favorites. They can be used as a follow up to a fictional read aloud. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Writing, Christmas

October 2, 2018

October writing activities

Can you believe it is already October? The crisp fall air, leaves, pumpkin spice everything, plus all the fun colors just makes me love October more and more each year! PLUS, this is such a fun time in the classroom with learning all about bats, pumpkins, and spiders! Today, I am sharing some October writing activities that you can use with a variety of prompts. Let's take a look! October Writing Activities These bats might just be … [Read more...]

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February 28, 2018

March Writing Prompts

With March coming up tomorrow [February flew by], I wanted to share some March writing prompts with you all. These prompts will make planning March writing a breeze. With 7 different craftivities and over 40 writing prompts, this resource is a go-to for March writing prompts. Prompts cover how to writing, opinion, creative writing, and persuasive writing could easily be incorporated into one or more prompts. Each craft also comes with 3 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Writing, Spring, St Patty's Day

September 8, 2016

Handwriting Sort FREEBIE

We hit the ground running with handwriting expectations at the beginning of the school year. After spending the first few weeks reviewing our letters and how they are formed, we then move on to discuss the expectations for our handwriting.We started off creating an anchor chart together. I told my students that we were going to make a chart with the same word...written 3 different ways. I also let them know that every letter in the word has to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: back to school, Freebies, handwriting, Uncategorized

Weather Activities kindergarten 1st grade 2nd grade

April 27, 2025

Weather Activities and Centers

Learning about the weather is the perfect spring (or winter) theme! It's full of fun, wonder, and there are so many standards you can review (or squeeze in new standards) all while learning about the types of weather! You could have a Weather Day, Weather Week, use all the activities throughout the season, or pick and choose what works for you and your classroom! Here are over 40 fun Weather Activities and Centers for kindergarten, 1st grade, and … [Read more...]

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ocean end of year activities

May 13, 2024

End of Year Ocean Activities

Learning about the ocean is the perfect end of year theme! It's full of color, wonder, and there are so many standards you can review (or squeeze in new standards) all while learning about the ocean! You could have an Ocean Day, Ocean Week, use all the activities, or pick and choose what works for you and your classroom! Here are 19 End of Year Ocean Activities for kindergarten, 1st grade, and 2nd grade! These activities include math, literacy, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: End of Year, Literacy, Math

end of year friendsip activities for kindergarten 1st grade and 2nd grade

May 6, 2024

End of Year Friendship Activities

Learning how to be a friend and how to make friends are important skills for kids. Friendships are typically taught at the beginning of the year ,but I also like to do a friendship week at the end of year to celebrate the special friendships built throughout the year. Here are 7 End of Year Friendship Activities for kindergarten, 1st grade, and 2nd grade. *Post contains affiliate links* I earn a small commission when you use the affiliate … [Read more...]

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