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February 7, 2019

Weekly Recap 3!

Happy Friday! It’s time for another Weekly Instagram Recap! Oh, and I’ve got a FREEBIE for ya’ at the end! 1. Phonics Friends! They are my very favorite way to teach phonics and I used them for years when I taught first grade! If you’ve followed my blog for years, then you might already know what Phonics Friends are. If…
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January 31, 2019

February STEM and activities (Weekly Recap 2!)

As promised, I’m rounding up activities and ideas I shared on Instagram this week for today’s Weekly Recap! Today’s is mostly STEM activities, but there are a few others at the end. Alrighty, let’s get started! I love these February STEM challenges; they are set up exactly like my 100th/120th Day STEM activities. I think they work great for Kinder,…
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January 30, 2019

Groundhog Day activities and read alouds

Happy Tuesday, y’all! Today, I’m sharing several Groundhog Day activities, read alouds, and freebies with you all! I hope that these help make your planning a little easier. First up are these prediction hats. These could be a follow up to a read aloud or to a graphing activity. Students could create the hat that matches their prediction on whether…
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January 24, 2019

100th Day Activities (Weekly Recap!)

Hey, hey! I hope you’ve had a wonderful week. Today, I am sharing a weekly recap of the activities, books, ideas, etc. that I’ve shared on Instagram this week. I’ll do a little recap every week and send it out on Friday mornings. Do you remember Five for Fridays? Y’all, I LOVED reading those! These recaps will be very similar….
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January 4, 2019

The Snowy Day activities

post contains Amazon affiliate link I love . I used it every year in first grade to teach cause and effect. I’ve got a fun follow up activity that I want to share with y’all… THE SNOWY DAY ACTIVITIES If you do not have the book, you can find the read aloud online here or on Amazon Prime Video. I…
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December 28, 2018

New Years Classroom Activities

Can you believe it is already the New Year?! It flies by! Today, I am sharing some FREE activities and a few of my favorites to help you ring in the New Year in your classroom. Let’s get started! NEW YEARS CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES This balloon popping countdown celebration is definitely a class favorite! All you need are some clear 12…
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