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retell strategies using technology

Retell Strategies using Technology for Young Children

Easter and Spring S'mores

Unique Easter and Spring S’mores for the Classroom

Easter Activities and Freebies

Easter Activities and Freebies for You!

Pick a Card Game

Pick a Card Games – Holiday and Seasonal Fun

Retell Strategies using Technology for Young Children

Retell Strategies using Technology for Young Children

April 23, 2020

How to Teach Retell Strategies using Technology Today I’m sharing something that has puzzled me for quite some time: how to teach retell strategies using technology! We’ll go over how to use Boom Cards or Google™ Classroom so students can read or listen to fairy tales, practice identifying characters or setting, place the major events in order, and so much… Read More

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Unique Easter and Spring S’mores for the Classroom

Unique Easter and Spring S’mores for the Classroom

February 19, 2020

Easter and Spring S’mores are sure to keep student engagement high while working on essential ELA and Math skills for preschool, kindergarten, and first grade students. Today I’m sharing how we use these activities to work on writing! Easter and Spring S’mores Easter and Spring S’mores are such a hit with my students! I mean, can you really blame them?… Read More

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Easter Activities and Freebies for You!

Easter Activities and Freebies for You!

February 19, 2020

Easter Activities and Freebies Celebrate Easter or springtime with these no mess low prep Easter activities and freebies for primary students! The STEM project, easy egg dying project, free CVC & CCVC egg hunts, and Easter s’mores will keep your students engaged while working on essential math and reading skills! Spring is in the Air I love this time of… Read More

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Pick a Card Games – Holiday and Seasonal Fun

Pick a Card Games – Holiday and Seasonal Fun

February 6, 2020

Pick a Card Games are my kindergarten students favorite way to practice letter recognition and sounds, number recognition, rhyming words, CVC (consonant-vowel-consonant) words, shapes, and so much more! Today I’m sharing how I use these fun games in my classroom to keep students motivated and engaged. Before we begin, I want to warn you that your students will BEG you… Read More

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Differentiated Task Boxes to End Trips to the Copier

Differentiated Task Boxes to End Trips to the Copier

February 4, 2020

Differentiated Task Boxes Differentiated Task Boxes are perfect for morning work, early finishers, centers, and reading or math groups. I’m sharing how my kindergarten students master the standards in their own individualized tasks perfect for their unique learning styles. Frustrated with morning work? Wishing for a better routine that does not involve multiple trips to the copier? Tired of wasting… Read More

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Thanksgiving Projects, Crafts, and a Fun Freebie

Thanksgiving Projects, Crafts, and a Fun Freebie

November 28, 2019

These thanksgiving crafts, activities, centers, and STEM projects will keep preschool, kindergarten, and first grade students engaged during the month of November! I’m also sharing costume and more fun ideas! Thanksgiving is the Perfect Time of Year I just love this time of year! The weather is FINALLY cooling down, my kindergarten students are starting to really get the hang… Read More

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  • This no mess and no heat homemade play dough will have your classroom smelling delicious and is perfect to use when studying Johnny Appleseed! We have loved this unit packed with crafts, experiments, ELA practice, math skills, and more! #playdough #kindergarten #firstgrade #applepie #johnnyappleseed
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  • These thanksgiving crafts, activities, centers, and STEM projects will keep preschool, kindergarten, and first grade students engaged during the month of November! I'm also sharing costume and more fun ideas! #thanksgivingactivities #kindergarten #preschool #firstgrade #novemberideas
  • I love using differentiated task boxes for morning work, early finishers, centers, and reading or math groups. Today I'm sharing how my kindergarten students master the standards in their own individualized tasks perfect for their unique learning styles.
  • I'm so excited to begin incorporating digital fairy tales with my primary students! These are interactive and such a great way to assess understanding. I LOVE that they include sound!
  • I'm sharing my favorite Halloween craft perfect for preschool, kindergarten, or first grade students! These easy DIY candle holders make an adorable gift for parents and can be paired with battery operated tea lights for a showstopper display! #halloweencrafts #kindergarten #firstgrade #preschool #halloweenprojects
  • I'm sharing my top tips for planning the best Teddy Bear Picnic and Sleepover unit for your classroom! My kids loved working on essential math and reading skills    with their teddy bears and stuffed friends. They really enjoyed the teddy bear sleepover and picnic activities! #preschool #kindergarten #firstgrade #teddybearday #teddybearpicnic
  • I'm sharing my top ideas for celebrating a Solar Eclipse in style from party planning tips to what the children should wear! This blog post will keep your students or children safe and they will love helping you create these fun activities, crafts, and more! #solareclipse #eclipse #science #scienceforkids
  • Your preschool, kindergarten, and first grade students will love this unit on The Gruffalo's Child by Julia Donaldson. I'm sharing fun activities from measuring Gruffalo footprints to making delicious Gruffalo crumble today! #gruffalocrumble #kindergarten #preschool #firstgrade #readaloud
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