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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
Halloween Class Party Ideas I love throwing Halloween parties! I always keep it light and friendly on the Halloween front. I’ve gathered up some of the ideas that I’ve used over the years for our Halloween class parties. We usually have about an hour and a half for our party, so I like to have a small snack, play a game,… 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
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 for our literacy snack idea, we’re celebrating the official arrival of fall! We will be… 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
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 keeping with our apple theme again this week and our Literacy Snack idea. We’re reading one… Read More
