HAY THERE! Can you smell the pumpkin spice lattes?! Are you dreaming of apple picking with your students? While I can’t deliver you all delicious fall fruit and drinks, I can make sure you’ll have the most fun with these fall themed must have activities! You’ll LOVE these 5 engaging resources that your students will have a blast with and… Read More
Is it just me or do you think of ALL the hands on activities for shapes too? Busting out the pattern blocks, tangrams, and of course popsicle sticks with Play Doh! I am SUPER excited to show you ALL the ways to not only making learning about shapes engaging and fun, but also how to help students make connections, compose… Read More
Is it just me or does the word fractions make you ALL kinds of feelings?! I remember beginning to learn about fractions as a child and thinking, “This makes no sense” which later turned into “I hate fractions.” How many times have you heard that same sentiment from your students? Well let’s stop that today! While reading, you are going… Read More
How many of you have thought “sight words” and “high frequency words” were the same thing? How many of you also thought that those high frequency/sight words were simply learned by memorization and repetition because they’re all spelled “irregularly” aka you can’t sound them out? You’re not alone. I too thought these same things. But doing anything simply by memorization… Read More
At this point in the year, you’ve probably taught a few different writing units. Maybe you’ll have already practiced personal narratives, some informational writing, and possibly opinion writing as well. Now it is time for one of the most engaging types of writings to teach to littles… procedural or otherwise known as how-to writing. The reason this topic is so… Read More
Love is in the air and everyone LOVES to have fun while learning! If you are also a lover of love and are looking for a one stop shop for activities to make your Valentine’s Day a blast, look no further!!! I really put my heart into these engaging, hands on, valentine’s day themed activities for literacy AND math! In… Read More