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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...]

New Years Activities

Happy (almost) New Year! I wanted to share some New Years activities from the past years that are great for kicking the New Year off in your classroom. I have updated everything to include the year 2020! Year 2020!?! Can you believe that? **Click HERE to see a full post with ALL the activities pictured above!  There are a few FREE activities included! ** Tag me (@smittenwithfirst) in your Instagram pictures of these; I'd love to see how you … [Read more...]

Roll and Move Phonics Game

Raise your hand if you love a fun learning game? I recently created a simple print and go phonics game that I'm so excited to share with y'all. ROLL AND MOVE PHONICS GAME All you need to incorporate this game is: -game mat -recording sheet -die -game pieces (pompoms work great!) This game is played in partners.  Player 1 rolls the die and moves the amount of spaces their die lands on. Player 1 then spells the word on their recording … [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...]

December Holiday STEM activities

I cannot believe we are just a few weeks away from Christmas!  This year has flown by.  If you've been a teacher for a hot minute then you know that the few weeks before the holiday break can be crazy busy.  I want to share my December STEM activities with y'all in case you're looking for something to use during those crazy busy weeks leading up to the break. December Holiday STEM activities If you've used my other monthly STEM activities … [Read more...]

November Thanksgiving STEM activities

Happy November! I'm popping in to show y'all my November Thanksgiving STEM activities. November Thanksgiving STEM activities As y'all know, my favorite thing about these monthly STEM activities is that they are quick prep and include a reflection journal for students to complete throughout the month as they complete each station.  You can use these activities all month long, for one week, one day...whatever works best for you and your … [Read more...]

Long E Vowel Teams ee ea phonics activities and games

Whew, it's been a while since I've stopped by. I want to share my newest Phonics Friends with you all. Y'all have been begging for this one and the day is finally here! It's all about long e vowel teams ee ea.  If you aren't familiar with Phonics Friends, you can read about them here. Alrighty, let's get started. LONG E VOWEL TEAMS EE EA PHONICS ACTIVITIES AND GAMES  I want to walk you through the activities for a full week. Before I jump in … [Read more...]

October Halloween STEM Activities

October is here! This is such a fun month in the classroom. I want to show y'all my newest October Halloween STEM activities.  You all are loving these STEM packs and I hope that you love this one just as much.  Let's take a look. October Halloween STEM activities If you're new here, these monthly STEM activities are quick prep and include a reflection journal for students to complete throughout the month as they complete each station. … [Read more...]

September Fall STEM Activities

I hope you all had a great week! We had our town's homecoming game last night and we had so much fun!  I love seeing all the school spirit. I wanted to share some September Fall STEM activities with you all.  These are simple prep, quick clean up, and easy to follow.  Let's take a look. SEPTEMBER FALL STEM ACTIVITIES These follow the same format as my other monthly STEM activities (see here). They come with a challenge sheet (color and … [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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