Do you kids love jokes? Mine are obsessed! I’ve been sharing a joke of the day on my Facebook page the last few days and we’ve been having a lot of fun! I thought I would put them all together in a printable so you can easily share the joke of the day with your class. August Joke OF The… Read More
Back To School Donation Bricks
With back to school comes a whole list of items you’d love to have for your classroom. It’s helpful if we are able to send home a suggested supply list but sometimes there are extra things that would be great to have donated to the classroom. So for meet the teacher night, make back-to-school donation bricks and ask for those… Read More
Literacy Snack Bee Read-Aloud
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Free Printable Alphabet Poster
Today I just wanted to share a Free Printable Alphabet Poster that I put together. This alphabet poster is perfect to display in your writing center, as part of a personal writing office, or to add to your student’s folder so they can refer to it when needed. This is a small version of the same pictures used in my Alphabet… Read More
Literacy Snack Idea Empathy
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Literacy Snack Idea Big Problems
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Student Supply Box For Distance Learning
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Literacy Snack Idea Squishes
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First Day of School All About Me Preschool and Kindergarten
Need a fun little project for the first day or week of school? This free printable first day of school all about me gives your students an opportunity to tell you and their classmates all about themselves. Save it in their file until the end of the school year and they can look back and see what has changed over… Read More
Alphabet Scavenger Hunts
We’ve been having so much fun with all of our other scavenger hunts, we wanted to add the whole alphabet too! I’m posting a new letter each weekday until we get to Z. If you would like them in a printable form, they are available on Primary Playground here and TeachersPayTeachers here. All of the letters are available inside all… Read More
Activities To Teach Beginning Sounds
I love helping to teach little learners their letters and the sounds they make. It’s the first building block to helping them learn how to read and is so important. I’ve gathered some of my favorite Activities To Teach Beginning Sounds. I love making things fun, hands-on and like to play a lot of games. When your students get to… Read More
Literacy Snack Idea Koala + Free Printable
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Snack Ideas for the Alphabet
Whether you are just starting the school year off and teaching your little learners their letters or it’s the end of the school year and you’re counting down the days, we’ve gathered a whole list of snack ideas for the alphabet. At the bottom of the post, I’ve gathered all of the ideas onto a printable so you can easily… Read More
Free Printable Caterpillar Hat
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Literacy Snack Idea Healthy Alphabet + Free Printable
this article (and most) on primary playground, does contain affiliate links that we do earn a commission off of. clicking these links does not cost you any extra but helps our website to keep great articles and freebies like this coming your way. Back to school time means learning the alphabet, letters and beginning sounds. So I thought we’d read… Read More
Free Printable Letters and Numbers Sort
this article (and most) on primary playground, does contain affiliate links that we do earn a commission off of. clicking these links does not cost you any extra but helps our website to keep great articles and freebies like this coming your way. At the beginning of the school year a lot is focused on letters during ELA time and… Read More
Literacy Snack Idea Making Friends + Free Printable
I’m always looking for good books to read at the beginning of the school year to help teach about character traits. This book helps teach kindness, courtesy, respect and about friendship.: So for this weeks literacy snack idea, we are reading, Enemy Pie, by Derek Munson. this article (and most) on primary playground, does contain affiliate links that we do earn… Read More
How To Use Volunteers In The Classroom
Volunteers can be an invaluable resource for teachers! You may have the volunteers but wondering, how do I use them in the classroom? It can be overwhelming when you have people volunteering but don’t know what to have them do for you. I’m going to share how to use those volunteers in the classroom. There are all types of parents… Read More
Getting Your Classroom Ready For Volunteers
Volunteers can be a huge lifesaver in your classroom. Getting your classroom ready for volunteers set up ahead of time before the school year starts, will save you a ton of time later when you’re busy with students and make things run smoothly all year long. THIS ARTICLE WORKS WELL WITH Designate a volunteer area Choose a special spot in… Read More
The Best Read Alouds For Back To School
Reading aloud creates a classroom community and is a great opportunity to help model good behaviors at the beginning of the school year. Books are my thing so I wanted to compile a list of tried and true AND some new picture books to use in the first couple of weeks of school. I’m sharing The Best Read Alouds For Back… Read More