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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
Do you need some easy gift ideas for Principal Appreciation Day or Principal Appreciation Week? Today I’m sharing some easy and inexpensive gift ideas to celebrate them! Principal Appreciation Day Class Book Gift Why not make a class book for the principal? It includes several options. They can write about why they think they’re a great principal, what they think… 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 bee read-aloud is a great one for spring to go with your spring-insect… 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. Learning about the weather is always fun! There are so many fun activities, hands-on activities, and experiments… Read More
Need a fun way to get your students reading each month instead of a reading log? Come try out our Free Printable April Reading Bingo! THIS ACTIVITY WORKS WELL WITH In this April Reading Bingo, your students will get to choose fun places and different ways to read, like reading in an empty bathtub and reading while eating a piece… 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. Spring is officially here, so for this week we’re focusing on birds and we are reading Nesting 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. Spring officially starts this weekend, so for this week, we are reading When Spring Comes by Kevin… 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. Spring is in the air and the days are beautiful outside! This week, we have a Literacy… 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. There’s just something magical about rainbows! And March is always a fun time to learn about them!… 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 St. Patrick’s Day Read-Aloud to share with you! This week, we… 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. We love reading books about snowmen in January! We’ve already read and shared a literacy snack idea… Read More
Do you need a fun way for your little learners to practice their ten frames? Grab some mini erasers and they can practice their countings and numbers with these Free Printable Penguin Ten Frame Cards. THIS ACTIVITY WORKS WELL WITH getting started The set up is super easy for this activity. Simply download and print the Free Printable Penguin Ten… 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 don’t know if you know, but I’m kind of obsessed with reindeer! I mean they are… 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. For today’s literacy snack, we are following Santa along on his tasty trip around the world! We… 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. With Thanksgiving quickly approaching next week, I had one more turkey read-aloud literacy snack idea I wanted… 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. Thanksgiving will be here before we know it! I have another fun read-aloud perfect to add to… Read More
Today I just wanted to share a Free Printable Alphabet Poster that I put together. This alphabet poster is perfect to display in your writing center, as part of a personal writing office, or to add to your student’s folder so they can refer to it when needed. This is a small version of the same pictures used in my Alphabet… 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 read-aloud is perfect for teaching about empathy and celebrating diversity. We are reading, Chocolate Milk,… Read More
Study: Too Many Structured Activities May Hinder Children's Executive Functioning
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Children who decide for themselves how to spend their time have more highly-developed executive function, according to a study.