Time-saving Educational resources for K-2 Teachers
Are you differentiating your sight word instruction EFFECTIVELY? You have a sight word list to cover for the year. You start with the first few words. Each week, you add new ones. After a couple of weeks, some students start to fall behind. Every week, that gap just gets wider and wider. You can’t slow down for the whole class,… Read More
Yay, summer! Before it (too quickly) goes away, here’s a list of some FUN, stress-free teacher things to do over the summer for a great start! 11. Browse through new children’s books at a bookstore/library. Check out new releases and keep a list of ones you want to read to your class. Check your local library, Epic books, or ask your… Read More
Ideas for a dinosaur unit in kindergarten and first grade. Making and studying fossils, digging for fossils, dinosaur centers, volcano, math, and more! #tejedastots
Ideas for a farm unit with centers and activities across all content areas for kindergarten and first grade classrooms. Create a farm corner in your classroom with these simple ideas!
In Writing Workshop, we are working on How-to books and so far, it’s one of our favorite writing units! Here are some fun ways to introduce writing How-to Books Give directions out of order. Let the kids see how it just doesn’t work that way! Coming to the carpet, cleaning and lining up, getting ready to go home- any of… Read More
Do you have extra Scholastic News Magazines lying around your classroom? I hoard save Scholastic News magazines because I just love them and can’t imagine discarding them. However, we just never get to all of them and I always have a big pile by the end of the year. Well, I finally buckled down and thought of some ways to… Read More
It’s time for our non-fiction unit! This is one of my favorites because kids just love learning amazing facts. It’s fun to watch them become little “teachers” to their peers, sharing what they learn and have become experts on. One essential skill we cover in this unit is finding the main idea and details. Here I’ve included ideas for helping… Read More
Winter break has perfect timing this year, right after Valentine’s Day and the 100th Day of School this Thursday and Friday! It’s a busy, busy week and I will definitely need the rest next week. But, until then, we are having lots of fun in our Valentine stations. Station 1: Our Favorites Carousel One of my favorite Valentine’s Day writing activities… Read More
If you teach kindergarten or first grade, chances are you have centers (or stations) in your classroom. Centers are almost a necessity in primary grades, but aren’t you tired of preparing new centers week after week? I love having fresh, fun, meaningful centers, but one of the things I struggled with most was finding the time to plan and prep them! I… Read More
Do you love Gingerbread Man activities as much as I do? I just love using these fun stories and incorporating all content areas in my gingerbread man unit. Here are some of the fun things we do! All of the activities shown are included in my Gingerbread Man Mega-Pack. I start by reading The Gingerbread Man by Jim Aylesworth. I… Read More