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Weekly Recap + September Activities

Here's this week's weekly recap! *all the links are posted below the pics* IG POSTS FROM THE WEEK:  Little P is working on sight words this week.  He played this simple but fun game called Heads or Tails.  To play, stack the cards in a pile face down.  Flip a coin and flip over a card.  If the coin lands on head, read the word.  If it lands on tails, write the word.  This was so simple and fun.  You can find a full list of ways to practice … [Read more...]

September Fall Activities for PreK, Kindergarten, 1st grade, and 2nd grade

Happy Friday! We have a 3 day weekend and I am so ready!  I am really looking forward to having no schedule! Today I am sharing a big September / Fall round up (with a freebie) - everything is geared towards Prek/K, 1st, and 2nd. September Fall Activities for PreK, Kindergarten, 1st grade, and 2nd grade Apple Flip Book: These are a great creative alternative for holding your students' apple learning.  They are adorable hanging in the … [Read more...]

Editable Name Worksheets

Have you watched Down to Earth on Netflix? I am seriously questioning everything I eat now! Ha! It's a documentary where Zac Efron and Darin Olien travel around the world to learn from others and find ways to live healthy lifestyles. If you're looking for something new to watch, it's very interesting! Any who... Our youngest is starting Kindergarten this year! If you've been here from the beginning and know our family story...we were told … [Read more...]

Compound Words Activities

Hey, hey! Hope you are having a wonderful start to a new week. I recently released a new resource that I want to share with y'all: compound words activities. Before I jump in on sharing everything, I wanted to let you know that there are both printable and digital activities available for compound words. COMPOUND WORDS ACTIVITIES When introducing a new skill, I like to have some sort of anchor chart or poster to use.  Anchor charts/posters … [Read more...]

FREE Leprechaun Craftivity

I've got another FREEBIE to share with you today.  This one is from my March PreK/K centers that The Stay at Home Teacher and I created.  It's a FREE leprechaun craftivity that can be used with just about any subject or skill! Let's take a look! FREE LEPRECHAUN CRAFTIVITY This is a wreath made out of a paper plate.  These are seriously so simple to create and are too stinkin' cute! If you teach little ones (preschool through kindergarten) … [Read more...]

Cloud and Weather Activities

Happy Wednesday!  It's been raining cats and dogs here pretty much nonstop.  One day it's humid and the next it's super cold.  Welcome to Texas, ha!  I am so ready for sunny skies and warmer weather. Speaking of weather, I want to show you some cloud and weather activities! Cloud and Weather Activities Weather Journal: students create a weather journal and record the weather for one week by gluing the matching weather and recording the … [Read more...]

Martin Luther King Jr activities

Happy Wednesday! I hope y’all are having a great week. I wanted to share several Martin Luther King Jr activities + free anchor chart and free craft with you all! Hopefully these activities are all helpful to you and make your lesson planning a little easier. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR ACTIVITIES First up, are these MLK write-tivities.  If you've been here for a while, then you know how much I love me some Write-tivities!  What I love about these is … [Read more...]

January Winter Activities for PreK, Kindergarten, 1st grade, and 2nd grade

Happy Friday!  Was this your first week back?  If so, I hope it was a great one!  Some of you may have already started incorporating winter activities into your classroom this week, but I wanted to go ahead and share some of my favorites with y'all just incase you're looking!  All of these are for younger grades - PreK, K, 1, and 2! January Winter Activities for Prek, Kindergarten, 1st grade, and 2nd grade I have several available here, but … [Read more...]

Christmas + Holiday Activities

We are officially on the countdown over here!  1.5 days left before the break and we are so ready.  I know this time of year can be a little hectic, so I wanted to share some activities that you could use just incase you're looking for something to keep your students learning and engaged before the break! SANTA NUMBER SENSE (FREE):  You can download this here.  It comes with different options (numbers, addition, and place value). You can also … [Read more...]

Apple Activities

Happy September! Goodness gracious it sure got here quick. Next it will be Octnovcember! I'm popping in to share some fun apple activities with you. These apple activities were created with 1st and 2nd grade in mind, but could possibly be used in a Kinder classroom with guidance.  I hope that these are helpful to you when planning out your Apple Unit.  Let's take a quick look. One of my favorite things about this new activity pack is the … [Read more...]

The Recess Queen back to school read aloud activities

One of my favorite back to school read alouds is The Recess Queen by Alexis O'Neill. It is one of those books that can be read during the first week of school or anytime during the year. It's definitely one to add to your collection. Today, I want to show you some of my favorite follow up activities to use with this book! **this post has been updated to include new activities from the updated resource** Before reading, I always liked to have … [Read more...]

First Day of School Activity

Oh my goodness, y'all. Is it really back to school time already? Cannot believe it! I've got a fun first day of school activity to share with y'all, but before I do I want to say THANK YOU for reading and supporting my "Back to School TPT Sale" emails. I know those can become annoying QUICK! Thank you for sticking with me through those. Hugging each of you. Alright, let's get started. Here's my very favorite first day of school activity that I … [Read more...]

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