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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
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
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
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
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
This Chocolate Chip Ghost unit will have your students engaged and excited for Halloween! My students love the friendly, non-spooky, and predictable nature of this adorable story. The Chocolate Chip Ghost We’ve been gearing up for Halloween with one of my favorite units about the 5 Little Pumpkins. I can’t wait to share how this next unit went over with… Read More
This is a well-loved book in my classroom! Typically around 25% of my students are ESL learners. They love to hear those Spanish words and correct my pronunciation!🤣
This is a really cute book to start celebrating those language differences immediately!❤️
Our go-to super easy 4th of July shirts! 🇺🇸We threw these together last year and I wanted to give you a reminder in case you want to try them with your littles.
I just used acrylic paint and painted each girl’s hand first before they pressed it on the shirt. (Don’t forget to lay cardboard inside.)
Then I let them make fingerprint “stars” using silver glittery paint. I used round sponges to paint the red on. This was easier than trying to make perfectly straight red stripes.
Will you be making these this year? Let me know!❤️
I’ll be sending this freebie out to newsletter subscribers this week! 🎉 Make sure to sign up on my blog if you haven’t.
Keep an eye out for these bubbles on clearance. You can usually buy a 6 pack for $3.88 at Walmart but may find them even cheaper if you are watching for them.
I give these out after the first day and we take the last twenty minutes or so to go outside and blow bubbles. They love it! I also think these would be so cute in bags to send home if distance learning continues for you.
I’m going to do my best to be helpful for you guys as we all think about the next school year. What else would you like to see? Tips for distance learning, more hands-on activities to send home, ideas for arranging a classroom with new safety guidelines? Anything else? Let me know!
I saved my favorite giveaway for the last day! 🎉🎈🥳 Have you played this fun Sneaky Snacky Squirrel game? It’s perfect for fine motor practice, color recognition, & gaming skills.
Easy to enter!
1. Make sure you are following @pencilstopigtails & @educationalinsights
2. Like this post & tell me one of your favorite games to play with kids and why.
3. Tag a friend who works with children.
Head to my IG stories to see why the girls aren’t holding this one 🤪 and to see them play it.
This is one of the first games that made me fall in love with @educationalinsights . Since then, I’ve collected the shapes and alphabet version too.
All of them are so fun!
This promotion is in no way sponsored, administered, or associated with FB, Inc. By entering, entrants confirm that they are 13+ years of age, release FB of responsibility, and agree to FB’s terms of use.
Congrats to yesterday’s winner! You can see the drawing in my stories on Instagram. If you entered on FB, I added your name to the bag!☺️
Heidi is cheesing 😁 about today’s giveaway! We are giving away this Highlights Hot Dot’s Set which is similar to the Pete the Cat set on Monday.
The 🦉 is so cute!
The pen is self-checking which makes it really engaging and something students complete during small groups. I love the cards included with this one.
Super simple to enter!
1. Be sure you are following @pencilstopigtails & @educationalinsights
2. Like this post & comment with the grades or ages of the children you work with or have at home. I’d love to hear your favorite grade level if you have swapped it up some!
3. Tag a parent or teacher friend!
I can’t wait to send this to one of you to kick off your school year!❤️❤️❤️
