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I’m always trying to think of new ways for little learners to practice their beginning sounds. Since Halloween is quickly approaching, I made this Boo Beginning Sounds Game for them to have a fun new way to practice their sounds. THIS ACTIVITY WORKS WELL WITH I’ve been playing this game for years with my kids and it’s always a favorite,… Read More
Have you started teaching sight words? This Free Printable Fall Color By Code Sight Words page is always such a fun way to reinforce those sight words with your little learners. This article works well with these Primary Playground resources This Free Printable Fall Color By Code Sight Words is an activity that can be used in a variety of… Read More
Have you ever played minute to win it games in your classroom? The games are obviously always fun, but really they can also be categorized as stem activities too! We are also practicing our fine motor skills and sorting but your little learners won’t even realize it I’m sharing 5 of our favorite Fall Minute To Win It Ideas with… 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. Kids love learning about owls! There are so many things we can learn about from them and… Read More
I love using different manipulatives for the students to practice their counting with. Working on counting to 20 is so much more fun when counting candy corn. These resources from Primary Playground work well with this article. Prepare This is a quick and easy one to prepare. Simply download and print the counting cards below, cut and laminate for durability…. Read More
Halloween is quickly approaching so I wanted to make sure to incorporate a not so scary mummy book into our literacy snack rotation. For this week’s literacy snack idea, we’re reading “Where’s My Mummy?”, by Carolyn Crimi. “Little Baby Mummy wants just one more game of hide-and-shriek with Big Mama Mummy before bedtime. The night is deep and dark, full… Read More
I’m all for making math fun when I can! With this free printable candy corn math, the students get to practice greater or less than using candy corn! All you need to do is grab a bag or two of candy corn, print and you’re ready for some math fun! I’ve included several sheets in the free download so you… 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. I love doing a lot of fun pumpkin activities this time of year! Incorporating it into science,… Read More
I always look forward to being able to do craft projects with my kids. This paper plate pumpkin craft is one of my favorites this time of year. It’s simple enough for the youngest kids to make but also fun for the older kids. You probably already have everything on hand that you’ll need for this craft. By this time… 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’re breaking into our fall books today for a Literacy Snack Idea Acorn Read-Aloud this week. We’re… Read More
Five little pumpkins sitting on a gate is an all-time favorite for kids. We’re incorporating a hands-on activity and math to retell the classic poem/song with these free printable five little pumpkins. This is a fun video you can show them to learn the song. It goes through it twice asking them to sing along the second time. And this… Read More
It’s officially Fall and I’m so excited to dive into our fun activities during this time of year. This week for our Literacy Snack Idea, we’re reading, A Very Busy Spider, by Eric Carle. “Early one morning a little spider spins her web on a fence post. One by one, the animals of the nearby farm try to distract her,… Read More
Learning about 2D shapes is always fun. There are so many activities that you can use to teach them. Since the cooler weather is slowly creeping upon us, I thought it would be fun to use our 2D shapes to make a scarecrow. We’re practicing our 2D shapes, colors, counting, and fine motor skills with this free printable 2D shape… 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. This week’s literacy snack idea is a new book for me this year. I couldn’t pass it… Read More
for your shopping convenience, there are amazon affiliate links provided in this blog post. I wanted to come up with a fun idea to help celebrate the students AR reading each quarter. The students have a personal AR reading goal each quarter and If they reach the goal, they get to come to our AR party! Any of the students… 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. Halloween is just a few short days away! The kids are so excited about their costumes and… Read More
Teacher Approved Halloween Books I don’t know about you but I can’t get enough books for my library. Halloween books are some of my favorites! These books are perfect for read-alouds and for your classroom library. I’ve gathered some of my students and I’s favorite Halloween books to share with you. Peanut Butter & Brains ~ A delicious tale about… 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’re sticking with our Halloween theme again this week and we’re reading, There Was An Old Mummy… Read More
Halloween Writing Center Idea I was at Michaels a few weeks ago and spotted these cute eye stickers and just couldn’t pass them up. How perfect are they for adding to your writing center for Halloween?! I let the students choose up to 3 sets of eyes for their page. The possibilities of what the students can write is just… 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’re getting into the Halloween spirit with this weeks Literacy Snack Idea. We are reading 10 Busy… Read More
