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Read Across America Week is quickly approaching so I thought I’d share some fun Read Across America Week Ideas that you can use! Read Across America Week is an annual event that is an initiative on reading creative by the National Education Association. … This motivational and awareness day calls all children and youth in every community across the United States to celebrate reading. 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. Today we have another Literacy Snack Valentine Read-Aloud to share with you! This week, we are reading,… 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. Do you celebrate the 100th day of school with your class? Today’s we have a fun 100th… 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. It’s important to have your students practice sight words every, single day. Repetition is one of the… 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. We can’t get enough of Laura Numeroff’s books, so this week for our literacy snack, we are… Read More
Since this year is a leap year, I thought it would be fun to tie it into a math activity. Your students will have fun practicing their skip counting by 2’s, 5’s or 10’s with this Leap Year Skip Counting Board Game. First, I wanted to share some of our favorite skip counting videos. Count by 2’s Dancing 2’s by… 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. Do you celebrate the 100th day of school with your class? Today I’m sharing a fun activity… Read More
Do your students need a little extra help skip counting by 2’s? This free printable skip counting by 2’s game is a perfect addition to your math center rotation. Songs to help your little learners These are 2 of our favorite songs to help learn how to count by 2’s. Jack Hartman / Dancing 2’s Dancing 2’s is a fun way for… Read More
Have you ever had a student move away during the school year? We become so close to our students, it’s a sad day for both us and the students in the class when a classmate moves away. To make it a bit easier, here’s a student moving away gift idea for you! I made this fun free printable to help… 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 Hearts Read Aloud 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…. 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. The Lunar New Year is quickly approaching, so I wanted to find a fun read-aloud for the… Read More
What are your favorite ways to reinforce sight words that the students have learned? My kids have been loving these color by code sight word pages! This color by code sight word is an activity that can be used in a variety of ways. Color by code sight words works well for morning work, early finishers, literacy centers, or as… Read More
Valentine’s day is quickly approaching! So I’m trying to be ahead of the game and work on our valentines. Both of my kids are obsessed with dinosaurs! I wanted to share with your these free printable dinosaur valentines that I made for my daughter to hand out to her classmates this year. They are quick, simple and cheap to put… Read More
We’ve been working hard practicing with our ten frames for the last couple of weeks. We have also been doing an author study of Laura Numeroff and reading some of her books. I thought it was fitting to break out the donut mini erasers and use them to work with our ten frames with these Free Printable Donut Ten Frames…. Read More
We’re talking Presidents this week, so this week’s Literacy Snack Idea is all about Abraham Lincoln. 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. This… Read More
With Valentine’s Day quickly approaching and everything hearts and chocolate, I’m excited that we’re reading Love Monster and the Last Chocolate by Rachel Bright for this week’s Literacy Snack Monster Read Aloud. “When Love Monster comes home from vacation, he discovers a box of chocolates on his doorstep. He knows he should share it with his friends, but what if… Read More
With Valentine’s Day right around the corner, I’m sharing our easy and low key Valentine’s Day Class Party Ideas. For Valentine’s Day, we have a Friends Social. We are celebrating the friendships that we have! THIS ACTIVITY WORKS WELL WITH Food Since we have this party in the morning, I like to change it up a bit and go for… Read More
February is quickly approaching so I thought I’d round up my favorite February Kindergarten Math Activities This month we’re adding in some hearts and emojis! Make sure you check out the link to the free emoji ten frame cards at the end of the post! Valentine’s Day Heart Counting Mats 1 – 20 These counting mats are a fun way to… Read More
With the Winter Olympics quickly approaching, I wanted to create a winter sports free printable word search to get us ready. I don’t know about you but I LOVE the Olympics! I love watching all of the amazing athletes and learning about them and their road to get there. It’s always so inspiring! To get us excited about the Winter… Read More
