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Literacy Snack Idea Counting We’re getting into the Halloween spirit with this weeks Literacy Snack Idea. We are reading 10 Busy Brooms, by Carole Gerber. It ties in perfect to reinforce learning our numbers. This is a cute counting book with cute little witches rescuing each other from the clutches of skeletons, goblins, ghosts, werewolves and the like. Each added… Read More
Literacy Snack Idea Farm for your shopping convenience, there are amazon affiliate links provided in this blog post. This weeks book for our literacy snack we’re reading, Big Red Barn by Margaret Wise Brown. It’s a simple, rhythmic book about the cycle of a day on a farm, where a family of animals peacefully plays and sleeps. It pairs as a… Read More
E I don’t know about you, but I’m so ready for Fall! These free printable Happy Fall tags will put a smile on anyone’s face. Every month I try to give my teammates a little… Read More
for your shopping convenience, there are amazon affiliate links provided in this blog post. This week for our literacy snack idea, we’re celebrating the official arrival of fall! We will be reading, There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed Some Leaves! Here in Phoenix, we don’t get to experience the beautiful changing of the leaves so we’re going to live vicariously… Read More
It’s that time again to start thinking about Fall class parties. This time I’m sharing some ideas that I used last year for the little bit older kids. We usually only have an hour and a half at the most for our parties so I’ve kept my ideas on the simple side. Since the kids are a little bit more… Read More
for your shopping convenience, there are Amazon affiliate links provided in this blog post. We’re keeping with our apple theme again this week and our Literacy Snack idea. We’re reading one of my favorite apple books, Amelia Bedelia’s First Apple Pie by Herman Parish. Amelia is visiting her grandparents and making a pie with Grandma. She’s still up to her typical… Read More
I have 3 little candy jars in my room that have special treats. I don’t give them out often but when someone really, “knocks my socks off” with an answer I like to give them a little special treat. I’m sharing with you 3 free printable candy jar labels that I made for my jars. My books worms jar is… Read More
for your shopping convenience, there are amazon affiliate links provided in this blog post. Ahoy Matey! This week we’re celebrating talk like a pirate day so we’re incorporating that into our Literacy Snack this week! We are reading, Pirate’s Perfect Pet, by Matt Myers. “Big, brave Captain Crave can check off most items on the handy Be Your Best Buccaneer… Read More
for your shopping convenience, there are amazon affiliate links provided in this blog post. It’s September which means it’s time for apples! In this weeks book we’re reading for our Literacy Snack, it has to do with apples to help us kick off apple season. The book I chose this week is Apple Trouble, by Ragnhild Scamell. “Hedgehog has just… Read More
I love throwing class parties during the holidays! I’ve done a ton of them over the years and love trying fun and new things all of the time. We usually only have an hour and a half at the most for our parties so I’ve kept my ideas on the simple side. My goal each year is to have one… Read More
for your shopping convenience, there are amazon affiliate links provided in this blog post. This weeks literacy snack idea is a new book that I found and fell in love with. We’re reading Zoo Day by Anne Rockwell. A young boy and his family visit the zoo for the very first time. From gorillas to lions, polar bears to parrots the… Read More
We love having our weekly Literacy Snacks. I’ve created a free printable parent letter that you can send home asking for parents to help with donating some of the food items that you’ll need each week. Simply write in what you’d like to have sent in that week and make sure to write in the date you need it by…. Read More
for your shopping convenience, there are amazon affiliate links provided in this blog post. Welcome back for this weeks literacy snack idea. This weeks idea is sure to be a hit with the kiddos! We are reading an all time favorite, The Hungary Caterpillar by Eric Carle. “One sunny Sunday, the caterpillar was hatched out of a tiny egg. He… Read More
for your shopping convenience, there are amazon affiliate links provided in this blog post. I don’t know about you, but I love giving my kids little things to let them know how important they are or how well they’re doing. I made these, You’re One Smart Cookie! tags a few years ago and have used them many times. Use… Read More
For your shopping convenience, there are amazon affiliate links provided in this blog post. This weeks Literacy Snack Idea is a yummy one! We’re reading Nanette’s Baguette by Mo Willems. “Mo Willems’ hilarious new picture book, Nanette’s Baguette, follows our plucky heroine on her first big solo trip to the bakery. But . . . will Nanette get the baguette… Read More
For your shopping convenience, there are amazon affiliate links provided in this blog post. This weeks Literacy Snack idea is a silly one! We’re reading Don’t Be Silly, Mrs Millie! I love this book. It has a bunch of fun wordplay and has the kids giggling the whole time. “Mrs. Millie has lots of fun teasing her kindergartners. She tells them… Read More
For your shopping convenience, there are amazon affiliate links provided in this blog post. I don’t know about you but my kids are obsessed with emojis! These free printable emoji task cards have been a huge hit. I had found these cute emoji m&m’s back in February in the Valentine’s Day candy while shopping with my friend, Jennifer from Simply… Read More
I LOVE doing fun hands on food activities with my kids. On Friday afternoons, we have Literacy Snacks. Each week I choose a different picture book to read and we make a snack that has to do with the book. By calling them literacy snacks I’m able to fit it into our curriculum. Since we’re headed back to school, our… Read More
Valentine’s for boys are tough, especially as they get older! My son’s in third grade and requested something with a Splatoon theme. This was my best attempt to make that happen for him. We went with the sticky hands since we obviously can’t attach a water gun to the Valentine and send it to school! He was happy with the… Read More
Recycle a toilet paper roll to make this adorable ladybug with your kids!
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Your kids will have fun practicing their 2D shapes with this sorting activity!
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