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Grandparents Day in the Primary Classroom

Grandparents Day in the Primary Classroom

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

Easy and Edible Frosting Play Dough

Easy and Edible Frosting Play Dough

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

Graham Cracker Pencil Snacks – Easy and Unique!

Graham Cracker Pencil Snacks – Easy and Unique!

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

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  • These adorable graham cracker pencil treats are super tasty and perfect for kindergarten, prek, or first grade students! I'm sharing the EASY way to create these today on the blog! #snacks #kindergarten #firstgrade #prek #schoolsnacks
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So excited to share this makeover with you that only cost me $8.00!!!

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That moment when the Starbucks barista asks where I’m headed. When I told him I was a kindergarten teacher he insisted that along with my cold foam pumpkin spice I try this sample that has more caffeine than any other drink!

He said it has so much caffeine that they only sell it in tall and grande. 🤪 How’s That for understanding what back to school teacher life is really like???

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I’m a big fan of Llama Llama & Berenstain Bears 📚.

Talk about building some listening stamina! The Berenstain Bears books can feel so long now but they didn’t seem that way when we were little. Our attention spans are shorter and shorter these days. In fact, most publishing companies won’t consider a picture book over 500 words now. I used to devour these books and excitedly turn them over to pick out my wish list of books. Remember the back?

Also Anna Dewdney was a complete GENIUS! Her rhyme and rhythm is music to my ears. I was so sad when I heard she passed away.

Add these to your reading lists tomorrow or next week to give you a jumping off point to discuss Grandparents Day with your kids. I shared the keepsakes we make for grandparents yesterday. Simple and easy is best this time of year! I’ve marked my store down 20% off through tomorrow!

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Each day I love you a little MOWER!

How hilarious is it that I asked the custodian to leave the lawn mower out so I could have my kids pose with this last year??? (This is my daughter.) I think these turned out so cute!

If you’re like me and need quick & easy when it comes to celebrating and discussing Grandparents Day, I’m here to help!

I have a bad habit of forgetting to tell you about products I’ve made and this is one of them. I created it last year.

It is jam-packed with keepsakes from handprint crafts, to adorable frames, to greeting cards. I like to send home the included parent letter and have the students conduct interviews with their parents’ help.

One of my favorite things is seeing what they say when filling out their “All About My Grandparent” page. All of the pages are included with alternate wording to use as needed.

The class 📖 explains this holiday, how some grandparents go by different names, and how many different people can step into a grandparent like role.

Do you do much for 👵🏽👴🏽 day? I don’t think anyone has impacted my life more than my Grandmas so it’s especially meaningful to me.❤️

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2 ingredient no heat EDIBLE play dough??? Sign me up!

You know I had to find something to do with that leftover frosting right?!? If you made the graham cracker ✏️ ✏️ you know you are left with quite a bit of frosting. See my recent post if you have no idea what I’m talking about.

The kids were drooling over this! We used it for letter formation, shape practice, a little tasty treat, and honestly just had a lot of fun with it!

I’ll put a link to my recent blog post with the how-to in the comments!

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