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December Literacy Centers for Kindergarten

I'm so excited to share about the December Literacy Centers pack that I just added to my Kindergarten Literacy Centers Bundle!  Like with all of the monthly packs, the December pack includes 20 literacy centers that will keep your kinders learning independently all month. These activities are all non-thematic so you can use them in whatever way you need.  I did design the center packs ... Read More about December Literacy Centers for Kindergarten

6 Activities for Celebrating Kansas Day {PLUS a Freebie!}

With Kansas Day coming up on January 29th, I wanted to share a variety of ideas to help you celebrate with your kindergarteners!  Whether you want to do one activity that day or spend a whole day celebrating Kansas, I've got ideas for you! This post contains affiliate links. 1. Books The book S is for Sunflower by Devin and Corey Scillian is an alphabet book all about Kansas. ... Read More about 6 Activities for Celebrating Kansas Day {PLUS a Freebie!}

February Morning Work Tubs

With all of the excitement with the holidays behind us, I can't help but feel like February is still a pretty busy month.  Between parent/teacher conferences, the 100th day of school, and Valentine's Day parties, February is usually its own special kind of busy! Although it's a busy month, it's always nice to have some solid routines in place that can help maintain some sense of ... Read More about February Morning Work Tubs

Exploration Stations or Centers for Kansas Day

If you're a Kansas kindergarten teacher, you likely know that Kansas Day is coming up on January 29th.  I grew up in Iowa and although we learned about Iowa symbols and history, I don't recall taking a specific day to celebrate Iowa.  But when I moved to Kansas and started teaching kindergarten, I realized that Kansas Day is definitely celebrated here!  It's a fun day full of ... Read More about Exploration Stations or Centers for Kansas Day

December Centers for Kindergarten

Can you believe that it's nearly December?  A few weeks ago, I started planning ahead for December and realized my December centers pack on TpT needed an update.  I wanted to share about the centers today and let you know what the updates are, just in case you need to go re-download! When I updated this pack of centers, I added a black-and-white version for each center.  You ... Read More about December Centers for Kindergarten

Clip, Check, Draw: Self-Checking Activities for November

Good evening!  I have a brand-new resource that I'm SO excited about!  I know that November is already halfway over, but I've been working on this and I'm glad it's ready to share. My Clip, Check, Draw pack for November includes ten sets of self-checking clip cards and a turkey feather drawing mat.  Students will pick a set of clip cards.  As they look at each card, they'll ... Read More about Clip, Check, Draw: Self-Checking Activities for November

Veteran’s Day Activities {Freebie Included!}

With Veteran's Day approaching, we're all thinking of ways we can say "thank you" to the veterans in our own lives.  I've had several students whose parents, siblings, and grandparents are veterans and many schools are celebrating veterans this week with assemblies and activities. In kindergarten, the concept of Veteran's Day and "What is a veteran?" can be tricky to explain.  Like ... Read More about Veteran’s Day Activities {Freebie Included!}

Thankful Activities for Kindergarten {Plus a FREEBIE!}

Happy November!  I wanted to take a minute to share about a few things, including an amazing giveaway!  To say thank you for your dedication as teachers, I've teamed up with several other bloggers to give away two $250 TpT gift cards!  Click on the image below to enter!  The giveaway ends on November 13, 2018. As a kindergarten teacher, it's always so much fun to hear what ... Read More about Thankful Activities for Kindergarten {Plus a FREEBIE!}

November Morning Work Tubs

Happy November!  Although Halloween is exciting and all, I'm ready for November!  November is when fall really settles in here in Kansas and I am so excited just thinking about the next couple months of holidays and excitement! I wanted to take a few minutes to share a peek at my November morning work tub activities.  Just like all of my other packs, there are 20 activities that ... Read More about November Morning Work Tubs

October Morning Work Tubs

**This post contains affiliate links. Happy Monday!  It's hard to believe that we're at the end of September already.  Our weather is supposed to be in the 90s here today, but then it will cool off and truly feel like fall!  I'm *mostly* ready.  :) If you're using morning tubs with your kindergarteners, then you're probably getting ready to change out your activities at the ... Read More about October Morning Work Tubs

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  • Kindergarten Morning Work for November - Here you get 25 printable worksheet pages that are student friendly. Skills include letter recognition and sounds, tracing & writing, rhyming, first sound isolation, syllables, short vowels, CVC words, number recognition, number tracing and writing, 2D and 3D shapes, counting, "how many?", missing numbers, ten frames, comparing numbers, and more! Click through to see how these will benefit and engage your kinders!
  • Decomposing Numbers Fold-and-Flip Books - Looking for a fun way to teach your Kindergarten students about decomposing numbers from 2-10? Your students will love these fold-and-flip books! This set includes TWO versions of foldable books: One version has the equations as __+__=__ and the other version has them as __=__+__. Great for small group work, whole class instruction, review, homework, and more.
  • November Literacy Centers for Kindergarten | Your Kinder students are going to love doing these 20 different literacy centers. You get sight words, sort it out, letters and sounds, literacy spotlight, and I'm a writer. In addition to the centers, you get organization and management ideas plus student instruction cards. There are NOT holiday or season specific, but they will be appropriate for Kindy students in their third to fourth month of school.
  • Owl Craftivity with Writing Prompts - Make an adorable owl craft with this great download. You get simple templates for students to cut out plus 12 half page writing prompts. Great for back to school, the fall months, a Halloween alternative activity, or ANY time of year you want a little bit of owl fun. Click through to see how you could use this with your preschool, Kindergarten, 1st, or 2nd grade students.
  • November Literacy Centers for Kindergarten | Your Kinder students are going to love doing these 20 different literacy centers. You get sight words, sort it out, letters and sounds, literacy spotlight, and I'm a writer. In addition to the centers, you get organization and management ideas plus student instruction cards. There are NOT holiday or season specific, but they will be appropriate for Kindy students in their third to fourth month of school.
  • November Morning Work Tubs | Your Kindergarten students can use turkey clip it cards, letter tracing, ten frames, pattern blocks, magnet match, count & clip cards, number tracing, counting, 3D shapes, regular shapes, number order, color sorting, line tracing, spy & write, picture tracing, color by picture, pattern cards, CVC words, and community helpers. Many activities have a Thanksgiving theme kids will love. Grab them today!
  • October Literacy Centers for Kindergarten | Here you get 20 literacy centers designed for Kindergarteners to use during their second to third month of school. There are NOT specific seasonal or holiday themes, but rather activities for kids to complete. You get five center types - sight words, sort it out, letters and sounds, literacy spotlight, and I'm a writer. Click through to see how this would work for your classroom or homeschool students.
  • Planting Seeds Writing Freebie | This is a FREE set of how-to pages that will help your Kindergarten & 1st grade students write the steps to planting a seed! There are options for three-step and four-step directions, and three variations of each. These work great if you're planting your own seeds in your classroom, or after reading about planting seeds, and they are a great follow-up activity after discussing the steps to planting seeds. Also great for homeschool families!
  • This Football Fine Motor Activities resource contains low prep activities that PreK, kindergarten, and homeschool students will love! These low-prep activities are perfect for prekindergarten centers or kinder stations and cover fine motor skills such as paper tearing, cutting, line tracing, letter & number writing, tweezing, bead stringing, hole punching, and more. Preschoolers and kinders love these hands on activities that allow them to develop their fine motor skills while having fun. #

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I just updated these two FREE Halloween activities! They both use the Welch's brand of Halloween fruit snacks. The graphing page is a super simple print-and-go activity and the mini-book is perfect for interactive fun! The links to both freebies are in the comments. 🎃 ... See MoreSee Less

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Need a Halloween bulletin board idea? Check out these creepy and cute word family spiderwebs! 🕸🕷 What phrase would you use with them? I was thinking “A Web of Word Families”!
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2 weeks ago

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Here’s a quick apple-themed math activity! Perfect for centers or morning tubs! 🍎

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4 weeks ago

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I love seeing your pictures of morning work tubs in action! Here are a couple pictures that were shared this week in my Morning Work Tubs Facebook group. She has the October tubs all ready to go!

Join my Facebook group here: bit.ly/MorningTubsGroup

Grab October tubs here: bit.ly/OctoberMWTubs

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