I’m sharing how I use Science of Reading activities and mapping mats with preschool, kindergarten, and first grade students! These mats help build essential blending and segmenting skills children need for building words. Read on to find out how we make word building fun and exciting by incorporating a variety of manipulatives! Science of Reading Activities and Mapping Mats for… Read More
Johnny Appleseed No-Cook Apple Pie Play Dough
This no mess and no heat homemade play dough recipe 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! We are finishing up our Johnny Appleseed week and have really enjoyed it! This has been the first time that… Read More
The Gruffalo Craft & Printables
This craft makes a beautiful hallway display to pair with one of my favorite read-alouds for kindergarten, preschool, or first grade students – The Gruffalo written by Julia Donaldson. I’m also sharing how you can grab some of my favorite printables to go along with this story! I LOVE THE GRUFFALO! Seriously, I really love The Gruffalo story by Julia… Read More
The Gruffalo Activities, Play Dough, and Puppets
The Gruffalo is the perfect read-aloud for preschool, kindergarten, and first grade students. I’m sharing lots of activities, printables, Gruffalo play dough recipe, & more that pair perfectly with this fantastic book! I’ve been so excited to share my latest resource on TPT with you! I worked on this product for a long time to make sure it contained every… Read More