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Butterflies are one of my favorite spring activities! So for this week’s literacy snack idea, 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 everyone has… Read More
I’m always looking for new ways to incorporate math into something fun. Today we’re are working on our number bonds to ten with this fun kite craft perfect for spring. This math craftivity is a fun way to conclude your unit on ways to make ten and the kites look adorable hanging up around the classroom for spring. Supplies Each… Read More
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There are so many fun activities to help teach about 2D shapes. We’re reviewing our 2D shapes and I wanted to incorporate something fun for spring into the mix. With this free printable 2D shape flower, we are practicing our 2D shapes, colors, counting, and fine motor skills. THIS ACTIVITY WORKS WELL WITH Free Printable 2D Shape Flower To start,… Read More
I don’t know about you, but it sure has been raining a TON here lately. My kids have been exploring on recess and have found a few worms and they all go crazy for them. I had received this book in my latest Scholastic book order and knew that now was the perfect time to pull it out with all… Read More
Spring is right around the corner and I love that there are so many fun science, nature activities to do this time of year. For our literacy snack idea this week, we’re reading Muncha! Muncha! Muncha! by Candace Fleming. “Tippy, tippy, tippy, Pat! That’s the sound three hungry bunnies make when the sun goes down and the moon comes up… Read More
What are your favorite ways to reinforce CVC words that the students have learned? My kids have been loving these color by code CVC word pages! This color by code CVC word is an activity that can be used in a variety of ways. Color by code CVC words works well for morning work, early finishers, literacy centers or as… Read More
Every time we go to the Children’s Museum in our city, one of my kid’s favorite areas is the dramatic play area that is a full garden. They can plant and pick flowers, fruits, and vegetables. Over the years, I’ve had a special garden play area set up with supplies that I’ve found at Dollar Tree over time. Aprons, gloves,… Read More
It’s already getting quite hot here, in the low 90’s but I know that isn’t the case for everyone right now. I see people are still having snow days in April, just crazy! I just couldn’t pass this book up so I wanted to squeeze in one last Literacy Snack Spring Bear Read-Aloud. For this week’s literacy snack idea, we’re… Read More
Teaching about butterflies in the classroom is such a fun experience for the students. Hands-on learning is the best! We learn all about their life cycle and even get to watch them go through their cycle and in the end, release the butterflies! We make an anchor chart with all of the things we know about butterflies. The students work… Read More
We love learning about ladybugs in the classroom! We have a bunch of fun and engaging ways we learn about them and even get to release real live ladybugs at the end. We work together on creating our ladybug can, have are chart. We learn about the ladybug life cycle and vocabulary. These all can be found in my Ladybug… Read More
Are you ready for spring?! We do some of my most favorite activities this time of year, but along with that comes some of our not so fun testing time. I’m sharing spring minute to win it ideas you can use in the classroom perfect for a spring fling, a way to kickoff spring break or as a fun much… Read More
I’m back at it with another gift idea for my teammates and my own kids teachers perfect for St. Patricks’s Day. This gift is super quick and easy to put together. Materials Small cellophane bags Hershey gold nugget candies Printable (at the bottom of the post) Scissors Twine Hole punch Assemble These come together very quickly. Just put the chocolates… Read More
Spring is in the air here in Arizona! It’s lining up perfectly with our frog unit so this week we’re reading, There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed A Frog!, by Lucille Colandro. The old woman, first she swallows a frog (she was in a fog.) Then she proceeds to swallow some dirt, some seeds, the rain, the sunlight, some… Read More
Living in Arizona, we don’t have too many indoor recess days. Ours more or less are a handful of rainy days throughout the school year and in the beginning of the school year, when the temperature is too high outside that we are required to keep the kids inside. I’m always looking for new and fun ideas to have ready… Read More
Read Across America week is quickly approaching, so for this week’s Literacy Snack idea, we’re talking spots! This week, we’re reading, Put Me In The Zoo by Robert Lopshire. “Spot believes he deserves to be in the zoo with the other amazing animals. In this Beginner Book edited by Dr. Seuss, Spot shows two young friends all the exciting things he… Read More
