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Spring activities for prek, preschool, and kindergarten

Hey, hey! Today,  I've got several Spring activities for prek, preschool, and kindergarten teachers.  As usual, if you don't teach prek or kinder but have friends that do, please share this post with them. I owe you a big 'ole hug! Alrighty, let's start getting your plans packed with some fun Spring activities! I'm going to let the pictures do most of the talking. SPRING ACTIVITIES FOR PREK, PRESCHOOL, AND KINDERGARTEN First up, are … [Read more...]

Fraction activities and games

Happy Tuesday! I know many of you are on Spring Break this week but I wanted to share several fraction activities and games that are great for 1st grade and 2nd grade.  There are lots of fun ones that will help amp up the engagement during your fraction unit. Our state standard focuses on fractions of a whole - not of a set. Alrighty, let's start planning! FRACTION ACTIVITIES AND GAMES For years now I've used sticky notes to introduce … [Read more...]

Weekly Recap 6

Happy Monday! I'm back today with another IG Weekly Recap. I do not have a freebie to share this week, BUT you can find tons of freebies here. 1. March STEM activities! You can see all of them here. These are simple prep, quick clean up and easy to follow! I don't know about you, but sometimes STEM materials and upfront work can be overwhelming - these are not. If you used my 100th Day STEM activities...these are just like them. 2. H … [Read more...]

Weekly Recap 5

Happy weekend, y'all! I'm back today with another round of Instagram Weekly Recap! As usual, I've got a freebie for you. Whoohoo! 1. Phonics STEM! Last year I shared a blog post all about these Sound Kits and how they can make Word Work more engaging. You can read that post here and see all the Sound Kits here. The app used in the bottom right picture is Building Blocks by Bricasso. It is available in the Apples app store. 2. This … [Read more...]

March activities for prek, preschool, and kindergarten

Today,  I've got a ton of March activities for prek, preschool, and kindergarten teachers.  If you don't teach prek or kinder but have friends that do, please share this post with them.  Alright, let's start planning out some March activities. I'm going to let the pictures do most of the talking. MARCH ACTIVITIES FOR PREK, PRESCHOOL, AND KINDERGARTEN First up, are letter writing, letter identification, and letter order activities. To … [Read more...]

Weekly Recap 4!

Ain't no tired like Valentine's Day party tired... annnd all the teachers said AMEN! I'm sharing my Weekly Instagram Recap today. As usual, there's a freebie (or two) included! 1. Valentine's Day writing! Whether your teaching poetry, narrative, descriptive, or just about any type of writing...Write-tivities have options for all. These are from the February Write-tivities pack here. 2. This book right here, y'all. It immediately … [Read more...]

Presidents Day activities

Happy Tuesday! I hope y'all are having a great week. I wanted to share several FREE Presidents Day activities + anchor chart goodies with you all...as well as some other favorites! Hopefully these are all helpful to you and make your planning time easier. PRESIDENTS DAY ACTIVITIES First up, are these write-tivities! What I love about these is that they hit those writing standards + double as a cute bulletin board display! They could be completed … [Read more...]

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 you're new here, you can read about Phonics Friends here and see all of them here. Not kidding; these amp up the fun … [Read more...]

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, 1st grade, or even 2nd grade students! 1. They include the journal reflection … [Read more...]

Groundhog Day activities and read alouds

Happy Tuesday, y'all! Today, I'm sharing several Groundhog Day activities and read alouds. Also, some freebies!  I hope that these help make your planning a little easier. Groundhog Day activities and read alouds 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 or not they think the groundhog will see his shadow. … [Read more...]

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. If you're a subscriber then you'll get this delivered straight to your inbox on Friday mornings. There will be links … [Read more...]

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 always liked having my students listen to the story twice. The first time, we just listened to the story all the way through. The second … [Read more...]

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