Hilary Statum
Grandparents Day can be celebrated in the kindergarten, preschool, or first grade classroom with keepsake crafts, writing prompts, informative books, interviews, and so much more! Today I’m sharing how we honor Grandparents each year using pieces from my Grandparents resource! I don’t think anyone has impacted my life more than my grandparents. They are absolutely my heroes! This makes Grandparents… Read More
This two ingredient easy and edible frosting play dough recipe is amazing! You know what the best part is? It’s really tasty! In fact, it’s so delicious that your kids will be absolutely drooling over it while you mix it up! Did you make these adorable graham cracker pencils? If so, the leftover frosting is just what you need for… Read More
Looking for school snack ideas for kindergarten or another grade level? These adorable graham cracker pencil snacks are super tasty and today I’m sharing an easy way to create these for children! I couldn’t resist creating these for my kindergarten students after seeing several variations all over Pinterest! I’ve seen them made out of sugar wafers and sugar cookies. The… Read More
Phew! It seems like January and February are so busy! I like to discuss Dental Health Month with my students. We kick that off with our study of the Tooth Fairy & El Ráton Pérez. If you haven’t had a chance to read my most recent blog post about that unit – make sure you do! Of course, we are… Read More
ESL learners, preschool, and kindergarten students will love learning all about the Tooth Fairy and El Raton Perez with this exciting unit! Find easy ideas to incorporate STEM and costume fun while learning all about these sweet traditions! Have you ever hear of El Ráton Pérez? In most European countries and in Latin America, HE is the one who takes… Read More
I’m sharing tips for hosting a memorable Mother’s Day Tea Party for your school today. Your preschool, kindergarten, and first grade students will love creating hats, keepsake crafts, and serving their parents during this fun event! I’m going to begin by sharing with you how the Mother’s Day Tea went. I am pretty sure that it was the most… Read More
My favorite 5 Little Pumpkin gate made during our STEM project this year. Head to my blog post to read about it!🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃
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You better believe I rode around the room on this broom before reading Julia Donaldson’s fun Halloween story about a friendly witch! 🍂🎃🍂
Have you grabbed the FREE craft, writing prompt, and sequencing sheet yet? Head here to get one for your classroom!
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My FAVORITE craft! Head here for the how-to!
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5 Little 🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃unit is on my lesson plans for tomorrow! This one is LOVED by kids & I’ve included alternate versions with 🦇 s or 🍂 if you don’t celebrate Halloween with your students.
We use this unit to work on STEM, writing, retell, and really intensely dig into numbers 1-5. I think as teachers we tend to take for granted that all students know all about those first few numbers when they come to us in k.
If you spend some time on them in the beginning, it will pay off big time with their number sense later! Have you used a finger glove or one of the paper towel retell projects I’ve made with your kids? I’d love to hear if it helped!
My favorite way to get in fine motor, color word, and sorting practice in the month of October! How do you use mini-erasers?
