Engaging Resources for BUSY Teachers!
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Engaging Resources for BUSY Teachers
Are you looking for an engaging way to integrate more technology into your classroom? Has your school gone 1:1? Are you curious about going digital in your classroom? Would you like to try an interactive lesson for Google Drive™? If so, wonderful! I have a free resource for you to try it out. (scroll down) …
You know that parent-teacher communication is important. So, each and every week you put together a beautiful class newsletter. You fill it with all the important details about the wonderful events in your classroom. You include spelling words, upcoming birthdays, test dates, etc. Then you publish this great masterpiece on your class website…where it is …
Thanksgiving is only 2 weeks away. I am looking forward to spending the day with my big extended family. This summer we moved back to MN so we could be closer to our family, so we are really looking forward to this holiday season. Today I created a fun cut and past activity to practice …
Sentence Scrambles: It’s Time for Some Winter Fun Bundle up. Grab the hot cocoa. Winter will be here soon. My kids are looking forward to the first snowfall. They have big plans for making snow angels and building snowmen. With this in mind, I created a new snowman themed sentence building activity. Best of all, …
It’s October and Fire Safety Awareness time. This FREE dot marker activity gives students a chance to “Stamp Out the Fire” as they learn about shapes. Download this FREE Dot Marker Shape Activity
October is coming soon. I see pumpkins in the stores and the Halloween aisles are stocked with costumes, decorations, and other fun goodies. Here is an easy Pumpkin Craft using colored paper, wiggly eyes, and a few pipe cleaners. This square shaped pumpkin is easy for young children to create and really stands out on …
What is better than corn on the cob? Sparkling Corn!! My 6-year-old daughter helped me create this fun corn craft project. We started with yellow and green paper and a few packs of sequins in gold, orange, and green colors. We also used scissors and glue. You can download a free printable craft pattern for …
September is here and school is back in session. Over the weekend, my daughter was looking for something fun to do. She absolutely loves doing crafts of all kinds, so I thought it would be fun to create an apple themed craft. We gathered the following materials: red and green construction paper 4 medium sized …
Alphabet Letter Search Try this fun activity for identifying letters. There are pages for both capital and lowercase letters. Students use dot markers to stamp the boxes with the matching letters. They could also use regular markers or crayons. Simply print out the pages, grab some dot markers, and you are ready to go. The …
Winter Counting Coins – Pennies, Nickels, and Dimes Do your students need a little extra practice with counting coins? This winter-themed activity focuses on counting pennies, nickels, and dimes. There are 15 printable activity pages, organized into 3 different types of activities: Counting Coins Activity – Students count the coins and write the total. Color …
Happy New Year 2016!! We are ringing in the new year. Welcome 2016! It’s hard to believe that the new year is already here. I am slightly in denial about heading back to school on Monday. When I left for vacation, I had all kinds of plans to prepare for the next semester. Hmm… What …
Have you tried using clip cards yet? Clip card centers are quick and easy to set up. Simply print and laminate the pages, cut apart the cards, and provide students with a set of clips. Students clip the correct answers. Use regular clothespins, chip-bag clips, or even paper clips. Incidentally, students work on fine motor skills at …
