Hilary Statum
I’m sharing an open letter to my first born child. I hope you enjoy reading what makes the first born daughter or son so special and what happens when a new baby sister or brother comes along! There is something so special about being the first child. I was the fourth child in my family so don’t let this post… Read More
I’m sharing five unique activities to enjoy the snow with your children! Your toddlers and older children will love making snow volcanoes, snow marbles, snow paint, and more with these fun and easy ideas! We have had an ENTIRE WEEK off of school from the snow and ice here in middle TN. Some years we hardly see snow, so it’s… Read More
Are you looking for a fun New Year’s Eve resolution craft for preschool, kindergarten, or first grade students? Your students will love using a paper towel roll to create fireworks while setting a kindness resolution! We’ve had such a great week together following our longer than usual Christmas break. While I DID cry because I had to leave the girls,… Read More
I’m sharing crafts, activities, centers, and a FREE classroom gift today on the blog! Discover 10 ways to celebrate the Christmas season with preschool, kindergarten, and first grade students! This time of year is so crazy AND fun! I LOVE teaching kindergarten around the holidays. The kids are so excited about everything. They love to listen to holiday-themed books, work… Read More
This Johnny Appleseed unit is packed with ways to celebrate this amazing man while keeping your students engaged! Your kids will love the apple volcano, easy crafts, math activities, and more that are perfect for preschool, kindergarten, and first grade students. We started our unit on Johnny Appleseed today. I’m thrilled that all of the activities included in my TPT… Read More
My students really enjoyed learning all about hurricanes using experiments, demonstrations, writing prompts, and more. The projects I’m writing about today provide such a great way to introduce science concepts and focus to a weather unit. Phew! This has been a week. You have no idea how many times I forgot what day it was. It has been that crazy…. Read More
Huge Julia Donaldson fan over here! 📚Since finding Room on the Broom and The Gruffalo, I’ve grabbed every book of hers I can.
This one is perfect for this time of year and the animated version is beautifully done and goes along with it word for word. It’s free on Amazon Prime!🙌🏽🎄🎁
I highly recommend this magical mailbox 🎅🏽 from Target to up the engagement in your classroom this season!
The kids put a letter in, raise the flag, and whisper “Go to the North Pole!”. A little music plays and when they open the door, the letter has magically disappeared!
My girls were completely in awe. I’ll add a video in a bit for you to see their reactions.
I’m going to pair this with some 🎅🏽 letter writing practice pages from my resource on TPT and can’t wait to see the looks on my kindergarteners faces!
Have you read The Animals’ Santa yet? We LOVE this book.
The kids really enjoy the mystery of it. We pause and ring chimes to really help understand the 🐇’s idea better and we use the clues to try and guess who the Animals’ Santa is.
Some of Jan Brett’s books get a little long for k students but this one is a pretty quick read. On a side note, I do still love the longer picture books like Jan Brett’s others & the Berenstain Bear books. We read them to build their listening stamina. Did you know picture book authors are encouraged to keep their books under 500 words now? Attention spans are not what they used to be thanks to all of this technology and our fast-paced world!
Those 🌈 boxes from Michaels are perfect for task cards and mini erasers. Grab over 75 cards for less than $2 with the code CYBER19 through tonight!
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Poor 🎅🏽’s clothes got soaked with hot chocolate right before he was headed to board the 🛷! The kids love this STEM project and I have to say it’s one of my favorites too.
This resource has an adorable book to introduce the challenge, tons of writing practice, activities, crafts, and more. You’ll save 25% through tomorrow on TPT on all of my resources with the code CYBER19! You can follow the link in my profile to grab this one or grab it as part of a bundle.
Happy shopping! I have my cart loaded already!❤️
