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CVC Free Games

Ok, so who else spends their entire Target budget just in the Dollar Spot?  Whew...glad I'm not the only one! Today, I am sharing several cvc free games (and a few place value ones too) that you can use with the dry erase dice and 3 slot plastic containers from the Target Dollar Spot! The printables are linked at the end of this post. What I love most about these Dry Erase Blocks from the Target Dollar Spot is that they are colored.  The … [Read more...]

Earth Day Free Activity

Needing an Earth Day FREE activity? EARTH DAY FREE ACTIVITY  This Earth Day free activity hat is a great independent activity for students.  Students simply sort items by reduce, reuse, and recycle and glue the items under the correct column.  You can download the hat here. You may also like these Earth Day writing prompts. These prompts are available in 3 different lined versions making it easy to differentiate for your students … [Read more...]

Sticking With Kindness :: FREEBIE

Guess what?! It's [almost] Friday + I have a F R E E B I E for you all! Who's excited?! This craftivity is great for this month! It is a great follow up activity when talking to your class about kindness and what that looks like within and outside of the classroom room. Students will write about why they choose to "stick with kindness" and then create their band-aid using these templates. They make such a great bulletin board display. … [Read more...]

Elf FREEBIE

It's that time of year - THE best time of the year!  I love celebrating Christmas and the holidays in the classroom annnnd I like to find just about any way possible to incorporate it into content areas.  Today, I am sharing a fun directed drawing freebie with you all. You can find the step by step directions to draw the elf here. You can use this elf freebie after your classroom elf makes his/her grand appearance, as an extension activity … [Read more...]

Race to the Web FREEBIE

Let's talk about games. Kids LOVE them.  Sometimes they don't even realize they are learning (or reviewing) when you make it into a game.  I came across a Minute to Win It type of game on Pinterest where students raced to blow a plastic spider onto a web using a straw. Ok, way fun, right?!  I fell in love with the idea and knew I had to make it work with content!  Here's some ideas of different ways that you can add content to this game and make … [Read more...]

Monster Math FREEBIE for addition and subtraction

Hey y'all.  I have a freebie that I wanted to share with you all!  If you are working on addition or subtraction to 10 or 20, then this freebie is perfect for you! If not, you can pin it for next year! :) All you need is a variety of wiggle/googly eyes...dice...and the free templates (linked below). Monster Math FREEBIE for addition and subtraction I found all the wiggle eyes pictured from Hobby Lobby. They have a great selection - … [Read more...]

Johnny Appleseed FREEBIE

But for real though....give me A L L things apple and I am one happy teacher!  I love this time of year, especially in the classroom!  Apples, scarecrows, pumpkins, bats, and then turkeys, and all things holiday and winter! So much fun! I wanted to share this super-duper easy to make Johnny Appleseed activity with you all. All you need are sentence strips and these templates to create it. Each student will need 2 sentence strips.  Staple the … [Read more...]

Cactus CRAZE and a FREEBIE!

Who else is swooning over all things cactus? I'm sure by now you've all seen the cactus classroom obsession. Isn't it just about the cutest thing EVER? I mean HEL-LO CUTENESS!  One of the many things that I love to teach during the first few weeks of school is our classroom climate + kindness + how we are going to treat each other. This is such an important thing to establish right off the bat. Like SO important! … [Read more...]

Back to School Icebreakers plus a FREEBIE

Who's already prepping for their back to school week?!? One of my very favorite things about the first few weeks of school is getting to know my students,....and my students getting to know one another. I just love it! They are so eager and excited about their new classroom, teacher, and friends! I put together several fun and interactive icebreaker activities, as well as interactive team building activities and games to use during those first … [Read more...]

Sprinkle Kindness FREEBIE

Who's out for summer?!?! We got out last week and lemme' just tell ya'....I was itching for a summer break! There is just nothing better than having an excuse to stay in your pajamas until noon...or later!  I wanted to pop in real quick and show you a free read aloud activity that is perfect for back to school.  Have you read the book, The Jelly Donut Difference by Maria Dismondy?  My babies and I have read it just about … [Read more...]

Valentine’s Day FREEBIE

Is it really almost Valentine's Day?! Seems like we were celebrating holidays around the world just yesterday!  I wanted to stop in real quick and show you a fun little Valentine's Day craftivity.  After looking at this pizza, we may just have pizza tonight!  To make the craftivity, students choose a person to write to that has stolen their heart!   There are several different options included in the … [Read more...]

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