Winter Fun!! - A Spoonful of Learning
As this week has come to an end and I have been putting this blog post together, I have been thinking about how much my students have grown this year. It truly is amazing to think about! I couldn’t be more proud of them! They have grown tremendously with their academic successes and their independence. […]
Sprinkle Kindness FREEBIE - Smitten with First
I wanted to pop in real quick and show you a free read aloud activity that is perfect for back to school. Have you read the book, The Jelly Donut Difference by Maria Dismondy?
October Halloween Writing Craftivity
This Halloween writing activity is a fun way to get students writing during the month of October. You can set up a writing station too! There is also a candy craftivity included as well.
"Superb Writers" in First Grade!
Hey bloggin' friends! I am sharing my love of the written word as a part of the Superb Writers’ Blogathon. In partnership with Grammarly gra...
Halloween Trick-or-Treating Ghost Craftivity
Halloween is here! My TK students loved making this trick-or-treating ghost craftivity! Perfect for a writing activity or even just a fall/halloween craft for Pre-K, Preschool, Transitional Kindergarten, or kindergarten!
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Gingerbread Writing Printables FREEBIE!
I hope you and your students enjoy this FREE GINGERBREAD activity set! Just a little something to say THANK YOU for all the hard work you do! Everything is NO PREP so they are ready for you to print and go! :)Gingerbread activities include:Gingerbread Label the Picture (2 versions)Gingerbread ABC Or...
Writing Crafts that are NO PREP... seriously!
I feel like every time I look at any first grade or kindergarten blog or website, I see super cute writing crafts that they did with their s...
Winter Games 2018 Crafts & Writing Activities
Olympics Crafts
Stuck in a Snow Globe writing
Well, this is the first month in my teaching career that I have had more days off than working. This weather is getting a little cOLD! And these storms have creeped up on us without too much of a warning! yikes! {This has been the scene of many mornings lately... and recently drives home due to the drifting snow!} {I feel like we are in Alaska! We were checking out the local major river---that is ice jammed. If you look behind my biggest's head---you can see ice blocks that have "washed" up…
A Christmas in the Classroom Rewind
Don't you wish we could all rewind and do our favorite parts of the Christmas holiday again? I want to rewind back to the start of break! This is just going by too fast! In the rush of the holiday, I barely posted any of the fun we had in the classroom leading up to the big day! Here are some highlights! Parent Gifts The students sponge-painted wooden frames from Michaels. We added snowflake punches (made with a Martha Stewart tool), a little Mod Podge to seal the cutouts and paint, some…
Thanksgiving Writing Prompts
These cute Thanksgiving writing prompts are great to use any time during November. They can either be placed in your writing center where the children can choose which prompt they want, or you can assign one of the prompts to the whole class for a fun activity. After the cute page toppers have bee...
Back to School Writing Prompts - Planning Playtime
Get the year off to an awesome start with these Back to School Writing Prompts. Perfect for writing walls, journals, and writing folders.
What if YOU Had Animal Teeth? Hair?
It's Sunday, which means I SHOULD be cleaning house... or laundry...or getting stuff ready for school tomorrow, but instead, I've got the w...
Gingerbread Roll and Draw
Students can play by themselves or in a center. They roll the dice and draw the which ever part matches their roll. They should tally all rolls. If they do not need something they just make a tally mark and skip turn or if playing alone roll again. Game ends once they have all parts to their gin...