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5 Fun Ideas and Activities to Enjoy the Snow with Kids!

5 Fun Ideas and Activities to Enjoy the Snow with Kids!

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

New Year’s Resolutions with Young Children

New Year’s Resolutions with Young Children

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

10 Ways to Celebrate Christmas in the Classroom

10 Ways to Celebrate Christmas in the Classroom

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

Johnny Appleseed Fun – Craft, Fingerprint Apples, & More!

Johnny Appleseed Fun – Craft, Fingerprint Apples, & 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

Hurricane STEM Activities, Experiments, Demonstrations, the Red Cross & More!

Hurricane STEM Activities, Experiments, Demonstrations, the Red Cross & 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

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom – Costume, Coconut Tastings, & Center Activities

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom – Costume, Coconut Tastings, & Center Activities

I dressed up as a Chicka Chicka Boom Boom tree for an afternoon my students would never forget! This is the best book to use with preschool, kindergarten, and first grade students to incorporate STEM activities that keep my students engaged while working on their names, recognizing the alphabet, fun crafts, comprehension skills, and more! If you are interested in… Read More

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  • This no mess and no heat homemade play dough will have your classroom smelling delicious and is perfect to use when studying Johnny Appleseed! We have loved this unit packed with crafts, experiments, ELA practice, math skills, and more! #playdough #kindergarten #firstgrade #applepie #johnnyappleseed
  • Are you thinking of planning a trip to Disney World with babies or toddlers? I'm sharing my best tips for having fun with your children at Disney no matter what age they are! #disneyworldtips #disneyworldwithtoddlers #disneytoddlertips #disneyworld #toddlerfun
  • 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! #thanksgivingactivities #kindergarten #preschool #firstgrade #novemberideas
  • I love using differentiated task boxes for morning work, early finishers, centers, and reading or math groups. Today I'm sharing how my kindergarten students master the standards in their own individualized tasks perfect for their unique learning styles.
  • I'm so excited to begin incorporating digital fairy tales with my primary students! These are interactive and such a great way to assess understanding. I LOVE that they include sound!
  • I'm sharing my favorite Halloween craft perfect for preschool, kindergarten, or first grade students! These easy DIY candle holders make an adorable gift for parents and can be paired with battery operated tea lights for a showstopper display! #halloweencrafts #kindergarten #firstgrade #preschool #halloweenprojects
  • I'm sharing my top tips for planning the best Teddy Bear Picnic and Sleepover unit for your classroom! My kids loved working on essential math and reading skills with their teddy bears and stuffed friends. They really enjoyed the teddy bear sleepover and picnic activities! #preschool #kindergarten #firstgrade #teddybearday #teddybearpicnic
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Pencils to Pigtails is in Nashville, Tennessee.

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Super excited about these boxwood panels I snagged for my classroom!How would you use this? I need your ideas!🍃 ... See MoreSee Less

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Pencils to Pigtails is at The Venetian Resort Las Vegas.

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Take the trip!👏🏼 First off, Tyler’s fat rolls in this picture are giving me life😆.I really wanted to be able to collaborate with some of my teacher author friends in Vegas this month and celebrate @onegiggle ‘s retirement but it sounded a little impossible with Tyler…. Then I remembered my little sister and niece would be the best possible babysitters and took them with us! ❤️ This little guy is a traveler and will have visited 8 states by the time he is 8 months old. Scratching off that map early!I absolutely love these ladies. They are so full of wisdom and a blast to be with. We watched and talked through sessions from the virtual TPT conference. I am absolutely planning to blow that LOVE photo up and hang it somewhere special. There were girls putting us in all kinds of poses and very adamant about how we should take the pic. Cracks me up every time I see it!Maybe you saw my stories where I was showing how much we enjoyed the Venetian. There were dozens of restaurants and shops so Tyler and I would take strolls when no one was awake yet. It was perfect and you could totally avoid ever walking through a smoky casino because of the way the hotel is set up. Highly recommend if you have to go there with kids.Tell me if you’ve been anywhere this summer! ... See MoreSee Less

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Pencils to Pigtails is in Nashville, Tennessee.

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A little AFTER and swipe to see the BEFORE pic. I wasn’t sure if it would make a huge difference to spray paint the bottom navy but I’m so happy with the way it turned out.Also, do these before & afters give you an idea of my new color scheme versus my old color scheme? What do you think?I have always liked this rug so brought the one from my living room to school and ordered the same one for my house. It was nice to get a “fresh” one at home but I am loving the way it looks in my classroom!❤️ ... See MoreSee Less

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Pencils to Pigtails is in Nashville, Tennessee.

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