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This Free Smart Cookie Hat is a fun activity for your students to make and wear to show what smart cookies they are! These hats are fun to make any time of the school year! These hats would be great to make at the beginning of the school year while talking about the great new things they will be learning… Read More
Are you thinking about having a camping-themed day at the end of the school year? I’ve gathered a ton of great Camping Themed Day Ideas to make it easy to plan your day! THIS ACTIVITY WORKS WELL WITH this article (and most) on primary playground, does contain affiliate links that we do earn a commission off of. clicking these links… Read More
Wow, it’s already time for the May Joke Of The Day! I hope you and your class have enjoyed these fun jokes all year long. I still plan to make them for June and July for our friends still in school in June and they will also be lots of fun to share with summer camp kids too! If you’re… Read More
Teacher appreciation day is quickly approaching and I was looking for a new idea to give my own kids’ teachers this year. Today, I’m sharing these Teacher Appreciation Day Cookie Tags as a fun, easy, and inexpensive gift idea. Our family has enjoyed a new cookie shop that has opened near our home a few times over the last month… Read More
Raise your hand if you love cookies! I sure do, they’re my favorite! Have you ever had a cookie-themed day with your students? Today I’m sharing some Cookie Taste Test Activities you can do to bring in the science and writing for the day. THIS ACTIVITY WORKS WELL WITH Taste Testing and the 5 Senses – Science, Writing and Math… Read More
Are you looking for a fun-themed day for the end of the school year? I’ve gathered a bunch of End Of The Year Cookie Themed Day Ideas for you to do with your class. In this post, I’m sharing a few NEW free cookie printables too! We’ll be doing taste tests and using our 5 senses! THIS ACTIVITY WORKS WELL… Read More
Do you need a fun idea for the last week or day of school? Your class will have a fun time playing this Free End Of The Year Classmates Bingo! THIS ACTIVITY WORKS WELL WITH The bingo card is full of fun questions about their classmates. Things such as someone that has two pets, someone that is left-handed to someone… Read More
Are you looking for some great picture books about camping? How about a camping theme day?! I’m sharing The Best Camping Read-Alouds with you today! THIS ACTIVITY WORKS WELL WITH 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… Read More
Are you looking for an easy, quick, and inexpensive gift idea for Mother’s Day? I am sharing how to make this Cupcake Flower Mother’s Day Craft with supplies you probably already have on hand! THIS ACTIVITY WORKS WELL WITH This article (and most) on primary playground, does contain affiliate links that we do earn a commission off of. clicking these… Read More
Need a fun way to practice counting and using ten frames? I am sharing two fun activities with you today to help build these skills with this Free Printable Ten Frame Practice. These resources work well with these activities. The Setup For these two activities, you’ll just need the Free Printable Ten Frame Practice download available at the bottom of… Read More
It’s always nice to send your students off at the end of the school year with something small to celebrate the end of the school year. Books are always a favorite option for me. Add in a Have A Beary Good Summer Snack Bag and a Summer Reading Bingo and you’ve got yourself an inexpensive gift. this article (and most)… Read More
I don’t know about you, but I’m always looking for more screen-free ideas. I made a whole list of ideas and turned them into a Screen-Free Bingo sheet to make it more fun! These resources work well with this article. Bingo cards are my jam and this one is packed full of fun ideas to keep the kids busy and… Read More
If you’ve been around a while, you know that I love making games to help kids learn. I have a reading bingo and a summer reading bingo that I’ve shared before. So it was time for a Free Printable Math Bingo! These resources work well with this article. This Free Printable Math Bingo is full of fun math activities to… Read More
Updated for 2022 for you to use! Mother’s Day is looking a little different this year that’s for sure. I saw this and shared it this past weekend and thought it was so true! Think about how many moms out there only get a gift from their kids because they made it at school? So I’ve made a Free Printable… Read More
Teacher appreciation day is right around the corner so I’m sharing with you a quick and easy, nacho average appreciation gift idea they will LOVE! There are two different printables to choose from. The first one is a printable tag to print out. Simply attach it to a bag of tortilla chips and add a jar of salsa and you’re… Read More
Cinco de Mayo is quickly approaching so I thought I’d share a free printable Cinco de Mayo word search with you! 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… Read More
Today I’m sharing another fun little treat idea with a free printable appreciation tag to go along with it. There are so many important people that help us each day at school and this is a great inexpensive way to let them know how much you appreciate them. THIS ACTIVITY WORKS WELL WITH This would work great to give to… Read More
Butterflies are one of my favorite spring activities! So for this week’s Literacy Snack Butterfly Read Aloud, 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… Read More
For the end of the year, I wanted to tie in our literacy snacks that we’ve been having each week. What better way to end our series for the year than to have a secret pizza party! This and many articles on Primary Playground contain Amazon affiliate links. These links make shopping easier for you, don’t cost you to use… Read More
This is a great time of year to learn about the ocean and all of the fun creatures you can find there. For this week’s Literacy Snack Ocean Read Aloud we’re exploring the ocean and the creatures you can find there. We’re reading, Commotion in the Ocean, by Giles Andreae. This is such a fun, bright and colorful book to share… Read More
