Christmas is time for crafts in the classroom! This christmas tree craft is super easy to prep and BONUS... a review of 2D shapes and counting! For this craft I used: green paper for the tree brown cardstock paper for the trunk yellow paper for the star pink, orange & blue (or any variety of color) paper for the ornaments All of these can be run through the photocopier ... Read More about Easy Christmas Tree Shape Craft
Shape Turkey Craft
What's Thanksgiving without a turkey craft?! This adorable cut and paste turkey is easy to make and a great way to review 2D shapes. I've always been a fan of doing crafts in the classroom. They are great for: fine motor development with cutting and pasting practice following directions creativity and.... just as important...the kids love them! I had a class a few years ... Read More about Shape Turkey Craft
Simple Fall Sight Words Center
Looking for a fun way to bring a little fall to your literacy centers? This sight word center has all the fall feels and is super simple to prepare. I found some fall leaf decorations at my local Dollar Store. I simply used a black marker to print the sight words I wanted right onto the leaves. TIP: My thin tip marker worked best because they do bleed a little into the fabric. I ... Read More about Simple Fall Sight Words Center
10 Ideas for Write the Room
Do your kiddos love to Write the Room? I know that it was a favourite center in my class and a staple for learning all the words! Here are 10 ideas to keep your Write the Room center going all year long..... 1. Sight Words There are sooo many of those important little words that our kiddos need to learn and Write the Room is a fun and active way to introduce and review them. 2. ... Read More about 10 Ideas for Write the Room
Labeling Pictures in Kindergarten & Beyond
Sure... labeling pictures is a fun and cute writing activity for your beginning writers but there are more reasons to label all the pictures than that! Stage of Writing Labeling pictures is an actual developmental stage of emergent writers. Many children will initially share their stories or ideas through pictures and then begin to use letters and sounds to represent objects in ... Read More about Labeling Pictures in Kindergarten & Beyond
