Primary Playground
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
During this time that we are all staying home, I still wanted to my family to be able to connect. Of course, we use FaceTime but I also wanted to have a way for my kids to keep writing. So here we have a Free printable Pen Pal Letter. There are so many possibilities with this pen pal letter template…. Read More
Learning about spiders is such a fun activity for October. If you’re not allowed to actually celebrate Halloween in your school, this is a fun alternative that can still be tied into the season. Most kids love learning about spiders. This Spider Writing Craft is a fun way for them to show some of the fun facts they have learned… 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
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
Having 2 gifted children myself, we can relate to so many of these points. Great article.
14 Things Gifted Students Want Teachers to Know
blogs.edweek.org
Our students don't often feel comfortable telling us what they are thinking, and sometimes their reactions can be misunderstood. This is especially true for gifted and talented students. Here are 14 things they want their teachers to know.Halloween Bingo:
"A classroom hit! We had a Halloween bingo “night” and passed out little treats to our bingo winners!"
www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Halloween-Bingo-3336889
Such a fun craft to go along with the book!
www.thingstoshareandremember.com/spookley-the-square-pumpkin-craft/
Have you ever done class rotations instead of having a Halloween party? Where you have a mad scientist theme and in each classroom, you get to do or watch a different creepy science experiment? It makes for such a fun and engaging day, still having fun on the holiday but with a different,twist if you cannot actually celebrate Halloween. I’m sharing with you a bunch of Creepy Science ExperimentsfFor the Classroom.
primaryplayground.net/creepy-science-experiments-for-the-classroom/
