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Five Little Thank-Yous Book Activity
Five Little Thank-Yous by Cindy Jin is a perfect Thanksgiving picture book for discussing gratitude! Here’s a free follow-up activity…
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Owl Babies by Martin Waddell: Lesson Ideas and Activities
Owl Babies by Martin Waddell (illustrated by Patrick Benson) is an adorable read-aloud that fits perfectly into an owl theme! This book also works well for an animal mothers and babies unit or if you are dealing with separation anxiety in your classroom. Here in this post (which contains a few Amazon affiliate links), I’ve…
Fall | Arts and Crafts | Halloween | Holidays | Literacy | Math | Science | Spiders | Thematic Teaching
8 Engaging Activities for Your Spider Unit
These engaging spider activities (crafts, snacks, charts, and more!) will get your kindergarten students excited about learning this October!
Open House Bulletin Board Craft for Kindergarten
Need an easy (and free!) idea for a bulletin board craft for open house? The beginning of the year in kindergarten can be exhausting and chaotic which sometimes means that parent night (or open house or curriculum night) can sneak up on you! This free printable template goes along with one of my favorite back-to-school…
DIY Highlighter Strips for Literacy Centers
If you’ve been hanging onto big books, chart poems, and old anchor charts, but aren’t quite sure how to use them with your students, this simple idea is just for you! When you’re out shopping for school supplies, grab some plastic page dividers (I used these, but rather than ordering online, look for deals in…
17 Perfect Picture Books for Back-to-School Read-Alouds
Don’t you love picture books? I could browse through the children’s section of a bookstore for hours! We all know that reading aloud to students has so many benefits, but it is also just fun! In this post, I’ve collected a bunch of picture books that work well as back-to-school read-alouds in kindergarten and first…
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Five Beautiful Books for Teaching About Plants and Seeds
We all know that reading aloud is important. It helps children build language and vocabulary, encourages positive feelings about books and reading, and helps young students develop print and word concepts. [Read some research on these benefits here.] Quality read-alouds also make it so easy to integrate science and social studies into literacy in the…
Fall | Arts and Crafts | Fine Motor Skills | Holidays | Literacy | Pumpkins | Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving Activities: Easy as Pie, and Just as Sweet!
Time is just zooming along, and Turkey Day is right around the corner! I want to share a few easy Thanksgiving activities that are perfect for kindergarten in the days before the holiday. These Thanksgiving activities focus on pumpkin pie, making them a nice way to bridge the Halloween season with the upcoming harvest celebrations….
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