Hi friends! I’m back with another weekly round-up. I hope you can grab some ideas to use in your classroom! 1. CAN YOU MAKE A LETTER TREE? My kiddos absolutely loved this provocation! I introduced the challenge and the students worked on making the tree that held the most letters! It imbeds counting, engineering and…
Hi guys! Happy Friday! I hope you had a great week. Here are some of the things we’ve been up to in our class! 1. CO-CREATED NUMBER POSTERS We finally finished up our co-created number posters! We worked in small groups to write the numeral, the number word, create the number on a ten frame,…
Hi guys! Can you believe we’re entering the last week of school? June has flown by! Here are some ideas I’m hoping you can use this week or next June 🙂 1. SIGHT WORD POPSICLE STICK PUZZLES I adapted this from an idea I saw on Planning Playtime’s Facebook page. Students are invited to find…
Hi guys! I’m just popping in to give you a quick update on our classroom happenings and share some freebies! 1. LOOK & LABEL I got this awesome idea from the Ontario Kindergarten Teachers facebook group (you will have to request to join, as it is a closed group). I love how open-ended it is! I…
Hi guys! How are you all doing? I’m taking a little break from report card writing to share with you some things from this week included a free printable that was requested by multiple people on Instagram! Here we go 🙂 1. SCHOLASTIC BOOK ORDER ADDITION This was such a fun, easy prep activity for…
Hi friends! Can you believe it’s already mid-May? I’m here to share with you some new activities from our classroom from the week. I hope you can use some of the ideas and freebies! 1. PIPE CLEANER + LETTER BEAD SIGHT WORDS I found these cute letter beads at Walmart and knew I wanted to…
Hi! Long time no blog! Life has been a little busy for me lately but I’m finally back to share some things that are happening in my classroom! Here are 5 things from this week! 1. CVC READ & FIND During guided reading I was noticing that some of my kids were having a hard…
Hi friends! Sorry this is coming so late, but I figured better late than never! I’m re-sharing some of my favourite Easter activities from previous years and also sharing some new ones we tried this year! I hope you can use some of these ideas either next week or next year. LITERACY ACTIVITIES: 1. CVC…
Hi guys! I hope you had a great week with your kids! I’m here to share 5 activities my kids have been enjoying this week 🙂 1. MY BOOK OF EASTER WORDS My kids always love these thematic word booklets! They are simple enough for them to complete independently and a great way to encourage…
Hi guys! I can’t believe it’s already the last day of March! Here are some things that we have been up to this week! 1. BRICK BY BRICK LEGO BOOKS When I saw Antoinette from @shoelacesandsugarcookies post about these lego books on Instagram, I knew they were just what I needed to bring purpose and intention back…
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