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I love helping to teach little learners their letters and the sounds they make. It’s the first building block to helping them learn how to read and is so important. I’ve gathered some of my favorite Activities To Teach Beginning Sounds. I love making things fun, hands-on and like to play a lot of games. When your students get to… Read More
When teaching the alphabet, we’re not just teaching the letters but the beginning sounds they make as well. These Free Printable Beginning Sound Puzzles are a fun way for your little learners to practice their letter sounds. The Prep The download contains 26 different puzzles for your students to put together for each letter of the alphabet. Simply download the puzzles… 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. Building community and accepting others is an important topic to teach. This week for our literacy snack… Read More
After giving your class directions and sending them off to complete the assessment you’ve given, how many times are you asked the same questions over and over again? Can we work with a friend? Where does this go? That’s where using Visual Direction Cards In The Classroom is a lifesaver! These visual direction cards will help your students see and… 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. Have you ever made applesauce? It’s one of our favorite things to do in the fall. This… Read More
Games are my favorite way to teach little learners. When they don’t even realize they are learning but having fun, I’ve done my job. I’m sharing with you a fun Free Printable Rhyming Game I Have Who Has, that can be played as a whole class or with as few as 2 players. Before I share the game with 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. Today we’re our literacy snack idea is based on trying new things that may be scary. The… Read More
It’s no secret that I LOVE books. Throw in some apples and fall fun and you have some of my favorite types of books. I’m sharing with you today The Best Apple Read Alouds. Apples are such a fun topic to learn about. There are so many fun activities that can be done alongside all of the books below. this… Read More
With back to school comes a whole list of items we’d love to have for our classroom. It’s helpful if we are able to send home a suggested supply list but sometimes there are extra things that would be great to have donated to the classroom. So for meet the teacher night, make a back to school donation tree and… Read More
I’m always looking for new ideas and ways to help teach empathy to little learners. For this week’s literacy snack idea, we are reading a book called Yoko, by Rosemary Wells. In this book, Yoko brings here favorite lunch to school, sushi! But her friends say not nice things about her lunch. In the end, Yoko is able to share… Read More
We’ve been learning about fables and fairytales so for this week’s literacy snack idea, we’re reading, The True Story Of The 3 Little Pigs, by Jon Scieszka. In this fractured fairytale, it gives The Big Bad Wolf’s perspective of what really happened. After learning the normal story of the Three Little Pigs this week, this story just makes the students laugh…. Read More
My kids love puzzles! Today I’m sharing a new center to help the students practice their letter fluency, a free printable uppercase and lowercase puzzle match. It’s perfect to use during small group practice or individual center time. To Play Print the free printable uppercase and lowercase puzzle match below. Cut and laminate the pieces. Have the students mix up… Read More
For this week’s literacy snack idea, we’re talking about pets! Everyone likes to share about what type of pet or pets they have at their home or what pet they wish they could have. This week, we’re reading, Gilbert Goldfish Wants a Pet, by Kelly DiPucchio which is a perfect story to go with our pets theme. “Gilbert has almost… Read More
We love making crafts using different types of materials! This tissue paper apple tree craft is a fun 3D project for the kids to make during an apple unit. They look super cute hanging in the classroom during the month of September. Supplies you’ll need each student will need 1 piece of green construction paper or card stock 1 piece of blue… Read More
I’m still obsessed with our apple theme so we’re sticking with it again this week for our literacy snack. This week, we’re reading, The Apple Pie Tree, by Zoe Hall. In this book, two young sisters follow the progress of their apple tree through the seasons, from a bare tree in the winter, through the pink blossoms of the spring,… Read More
Making applesauce in the classroom is one of the easiest things to do! It fits perfectly into our apple unit and the kids get so excited about it! This is a super quick and easy recipe perfect for the classroom and only has 5 ingredients! Be prepared for the classroom to smell amazing! We do this activity as part of… Read More
A few years ago, I’d walked into a friends classroom in the morning, and she had classical music playing as the students walked in each morning. It had such a calming effect of the students and helped them settle in quickly for the day. I thought, I need to use music more! I’m sharing the best Pandora stations for primary… Read More
Every year I can’t wait to dive into all of our fun apple activities! So I’m getting a jump start on them this week by incorporating math into our literacy snack this week! This week’s book we are reading is, Ten Apples Up On Top!, by Dr. Seuss. “Three friends balance counting and fun in this silly book. When a lion,… Read More
I love being able to come up with new activities to go with books. Since it’s the beginning of the year and we’re learning our numbers, I thought it would be perfect to make a free printable apple counting activity to go along with Dr. Seuss’ book, Ten Apples Up On Top! It fits perfectly with our apple unit at this… Read More
This week we’re focusing on sharing kindness. It is such an important thing to practice in the classroom and there are a ton of fantastic and fun ways to do that! For this weeks literacy snack idea, we’re reading, The Jelly Donut Difference, by Maria Dismonday. “Leah and Dexter are brother and sister. They don’t always get along. In fact,… Read More
I am so excited to share a brand new book with you today! It's a must-have going back to school this year!
This is a fantastic book with beautiful illustrations to help the students learn about consent and personal space. And due to our current social distancing, this book will empower kids to think of new ways to express love in this new world where touching, hugging, or “squishing” may not be the safest greeting.
See our snack idea and grab the printable to go along with the book here: primaryplayground.net/literacy-snack-idea-squishes/
Do you use callbacks or attention grabbers in your class? What are some of your favorites?
Here's a list of 25 different ones for you!
primaryplayground.net/25-class-callbacks-attention-grabbers/
These are some great plans to help kids learn how to embrace diversity with this Friendship themed PreK Activity Calendar, part of the On My Way to K with PBS KIDS Toolkit. Download it here: wucf.org/community/race-matters and wucf.org/preschool
Fantastic list of books if you're looking for add some more diverse books to your library.
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