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Recap + Freebies!

Happy Friday! I cannot believe September is half way over; I swear the older I get the more time flies by so quickly.  The weather has been so nice here and it's finally starting to feel like fall outside.  Speaking of weather, I'm praying for all of you that have been affected or have family/friends affected by the hurricanes and fires. Here’s this week’s weekly recap! *all the links are posted below the pics* IG POSTS FROM THE … [Read more...]

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...]

Weekly Recap + a FREE activity!

How's everyone holding up?  Are you doing virtual teaching or in the classroom? I hope you are all doing good and reminding yourself everyday how amazing you are!! Giving each of you a big virtual hug! Here's a quick recap from this week: IG POSTS FROM THE WEEK: *I'm throwing in some from last week since I missed*  All the links are posted below each picture! Just the Friends Phonics Friends (Rudy U) *These include just the friends; no … [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...]

Digital Math Activities

Whew, who else feels like they have no clue what day it is and are just living their best life day by day? Same! I have been working on getting some digital math activities out to y'all in hopes that they can be helpful this upcoming school year. I wanted to share the ones I have completed so far.  Don't worry, there are several more coming! DIGITAL MATH ACTIVITIES All of the activities were created to use with Seesaw and Google Classroom. … [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...]

Summer Writing Activities and Crafts

Whew.  It's been a while.  Between creating digital resources and navigating the remainder of my daughter's school year, I have been super MIA from sending out weekly posts.  I hope that you doing well and finally getting a chance to catch your breath! Ok, let's get started with today's post.  Summer Writing Activities and Crafts! I am so excited about these.  Write-Tivities are one of my favorite resources.  Whether you're teaching poetry, … [Read more...]

Long A Vowel Teams ai ay Phonics Activities and Games

Have you tried Phonics Friends yet? If you aren't familiar with them you can read about them here. GAME CHANGER in my room years ago!  I wanted to share one of my newer ones with y'all: The A Team Cheerleaders! They help teach about the long a (ai ay) sound and spelling skill. Let's take a look. LONG A VOWEL TEAMS AI AY PHONICS ACTIVITIES AND GAMES  Before starting, I want to let y'all know that the weekly and daily lesson plans that are … [Read more...]

Place Value and Number Sense Math Game

Happy Friday! If you follow my on Instagram or Facebook then I am sure you have seen this place value and number sense math game shared a bazillion times on my feed.  It is so much fun and super engaging!  I also shared it 3 years ago on my blog here. I'll link a video at the end of this post! Place Value and Number Sense Math Game We played this game so many times in my classroom over the years. We played it with math, phonics, sight word … [Read more...]

February Writing Activities and Crafts

Happy Tuesday!  I hope you all had a great and restful weekend.  I wanted to share some February writing activities and crafts with y'all. The best part: they're currently ON SALE for the TPT Site Wide Sale! February Writing Activities and Crafts Write-Tivities are one of my favorite resources.  Why?  Because whether you're teaching poetry, narrative, descriptive, expository, or any type of writing, there is an option for all! Along with a … [Read more...]

100th Day Activities

Happy Wednesday!  I hope you are all having a great week; it's almost to Friday!  Whoohoo! I want to share my favorite 100th Day activities with y'all.  If you've got your big day coming up, I hope these are helpful. 100th Day Activities -STEM ACTIVITIES- First up are STEM activities!  These are just that - STEM activities in a station. One thing that I love about these is that they are so simple to prep. All you need is that materials … [Read more...]

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