Students love animals! We explore everything about the amazing creatures all around us. So we find ways to bring various animal activities right into the classroom by talking about our pets and researching animals out in the wild. We learn about our ocean friends with these I See Ocean Animals Interactive Reader and Ocean Sensory […]
St. Patrick’s Day CVC Puzzles
We get excited about all the green and rainbow things we can do around St. Patrick’s Day. Those little leprechauns are mystical and so intriguing. While we’re waiting for the weather to get warmer, we start thinking about spring and the first holiday that is coming our way. As the year progresses, we are still […]
Valentine’s Day Numbers Puzzles
Numbers are fun and exciting! We love searching for numbers in different things all around us…especially when we find them in one of our favorite holidays. When we have themes students enjoy, it helps them retain and understand what we are teaching them. So we find interesting ways to connect what they’re learning to things that […]
Groundhog Day CVC Puzzles
Groundhogs are a fun and interesting critter! During the winter they are the hot topic when we’re wondering when spring will finally arrive! During these chilly months, we find lots of ways to incorporate the winter season with exciting learning activities. So if we’re able to make a connection between winter and language, our students will enjoy learning […]
Snowball Addition Puzzles
Our little learners have a lot of fun adding up numbers! Students get excited when we bring in objects they are able to count and add up. We find so many things around us that we can turn into addition problems. We add things around the classroom, the playground, and even add each other up […]
Snowman Rhyming Puzzles
Snowmen are EVERYWHERE this time of year! We are enthralled by all of their magical wonders. Instead of just talking about snowmen, we incorporate them into our classroom in various ways. One of my treasured activities is when we read our stacks of Snowman Books while we eat our decorated snowman cookies! So when we’re able […]
Gingerbread Numbers Puzzles Freebie
Numbers! They’re everywhere! We love finding numbers in all the different ways around us…especially when we find them in candy! When students can connect what they’re learning to things that matter to them, like with time, in games they play, counting money, and even counting each other as they line up, they will retain and […]
Shapes Puzzles Freebie
Shapes! They’re everywhere! And going on a shape hunt for real life things makes learning about shapes jump off the worksheet and come to life. When students can connect what they’re learning to things that matter to them, like round balls and square pieces of candy and triangular pizza slices, they will retain and really […]
