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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. One of my most favorite books ever is The Very Hungry Caterpillar. It’s always been a favorite… Read More
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
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
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
Can you believe it’s been 50 years since we first landed on the moon? Such an exciting time in histroy! Today we are celebrating that the 50th avviversary of the moon landing with our literacy snack idea. this article (and most) on primary playground, does contain affiliate links that we do earn a commission off of. clicking these links does… Read More
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
Have you seen the new mini erasers at the Target Dollar Spot? I’m obsessed with the tacos! I knew right away that I wanted to use them to go along with the book Dragons Love Tacos and create several different math activities for the kids to practice counting with them. This Free Printable Dragon Tacos Spin and Graph is a fun… Read More
This week we’re talking colors! There are so many fun ways and books to use to teach about colors. For this week’s literacy snack idea, we will be using Pete the Cat I Love My White Shoes by James Dean. this article (and most) on primary playground, does contain affiliate links that we do earn a commission off of. clicking… Read More
Anytime that I have an excuse to break out the watercolors I’m all over it! Today I’m sharing a fun chameleon craft project we did to go along with the story, The Mixed-Up Chameleon. by Eric Carle. This article (and most) on Primary Playground, does contain affiliate links that we do earn a commission off of. Clicking these links does… Read More
I’m always looking for new ideas and ways to help teach empathy to little learners. For this week’s literacy snack idea, we are reading a book called Yoko, by Rosemary Wells. In this book, Yoko brings here favorite lunch to school, sushi! But her friends say not nice things about her lunch. In the end, Yoko is able to share… Read More
Butterflies are one of my favorite spring activities! So for this week’s literacy snack idea, I’m sharing one of the books about butterflies that is part of my butterfly book study. We are reading Velma Gratch & the way cool butterfly, by Alan Madison and Kevin Hawkes. “It’s hard to be Velma, the littlest Gratch, entering the first grade. That’s because everyone has… Read More
Spring is in the air and it’s my favorite time of year to get to study insects and plants and flowers! There so many fun things to learn about this time of year. Right now, we’re focusing on ladybugs, get all of the details of what we do for our unit here. So we are sticking with ladybugs this week,… Read More
I don’t know about you, but it sure has been raining a TON here lately. My kids have been exploring on recess and have found a few worms and they all go crazy for them. I had received this book in my latest Scholastic book order and knew that now was the perfect time to pull it out with all… Read More
Spring is right around the corner and I love that there are so many fun science, nature activities to do this time of year. For our literacy snack idea this week, we’re reading Muncha! Muncha! Muncha! by Candace Fleming. “Tippy, tippy, tippy, Pat! That’s the sound three hungry bunnies make when the sun goes down and the moon comes up… Read More
I just love all of the books that Laura Numeroff writes. She’s one of my favorite author’s to have the students do author studies on. Her books are fun, have great illustrations by Felicia Bond and keep the kids engaged looking forward to what’s coming next. For this week’s literacy snack idea, we’re reading, If You Give A Cat A Cupcake, by… Read More
Do you teach fables and fairytales? One of my favorite fables to teach is the story of The Little Red Hen. In this beloved tale, the Little Red Hen makes delicious bread that her lazy friends can’t resist. The students are always eager to see what The Little Red Hen will do when everyone wants a taste! For our snack this… Read More
I’m seeing hearts everywhere! That can only mean that Valentine’s day is coming soon! We’re celebrating with hearts for our literacy snack idea this week and we will be reading, The Day It Rained Hearts, by Felicia Bond. “One day it rains hearts, and Cornelia Augusta catches them. She realizes that the hearts are perfect for making valentines. Each heart… Read More
The Chinese new year is quickly approaching, so I wanted to find a fun read-aloud for the day. This week for our literacy snack idea, we’ll be reading, The Runaway Wok, by Ying Chang Compestine. This is a remake of the traditional Danish folktale, The Talking Pot. “When a boy goes to the market to buy food and comes home with… Read More
Winter brings so many fun things to learn about. We’ve been talking a lot about the weather lately, so this week’s book ties into our learning about snow. We don’t get snow where we live, so it’s always a fun treat to learn about snow and snowmen for our kids. For this week’s literacy snack idea, we’re reading, “There Was… Read More
Mmm, who doesn’t like a plate full of fresh-baked cookies? For this week’s literacy snack idea, we’re reading, The Doorbell Rang by Pat Hutchins and combining it with our math lesson. This is a great read-aloud picture book about friendship, sharing, and cookies can also be used to introduce basic math concepts to young children. For our snack this week,… Read More
Do you use callbacks or attention grabbers in your class? What are some of your favorites?
Here's a list of 25 different ones for you!
primaryplayground.net/25-class-callbacks-attention-grabbers/
These are some great plans to help kids learn how to embrace diversity with this Friendship themed PreK Activity Calendar, part of the On My Way to K with PBS KIDS Toolkit. Download it here: wucf.org/community/race-matters and wucf.org/preschool
Fantastic list of books if you're looking for add some more diverse books to your library.
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Today's read-aloud is Chicka Chicka Boom Boom. In this lively alphabet book, all the letters of the alphabet race each other up the coconut tree. Will there be enough room? Oh, no – Chicka Chicka Boom! Boom!”
Check out our snack idea and printable to go along with the book here:
primaryplayground.net/literacy-snack-idea-alphabet-tree-free-printable/
