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
This Teddy Bear Unit was a major hit in my classroom and the kids had NO idea they were practicing so many essential ELA and Math skills! I wish you could have seen the looks on their faces when I told them they would be bringing a teddy bear or stuffed friend to school! Today I’m sharing all of my… 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
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.
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