Books about Glasses and Craft One of my students got glasses this week. It brought back so many memories of when I got glasses when in 5th Grade. My student came in nervous about what his classmates would think of … Continue reading
Where Will You Hide Your Pot O’ Gold? What child doesn’t dream of finding the leprechaun’s pot o’ gold? But where to hide that pot o’ gold, is the big question on St. Patrick’s Day. In this activity, students get … Continue reading
Shape Trilogy Shape Characters We are knee deep into a unit on shapes. I love teaching about shapes because there is SO much that you can do with them. A few years back, I shared some of my students favorite … Continue reading
Themed Classroom Organization Sets Are you looking for a new theme for your classroom for the new school year? Tired of the one you have been doing for the last few years? This summer I was busy creating a whole … Continue reading
Back to School FREEBIES It’s almost that time! Teachers are heading back to school, prepping their classrooms and awaiting the arrival of their students. I am, of course, doing the same. Last year, I created a few FREEBIES for the … Continue reading
First Day of School Selfies Selfies are all the rage these days and since our little ones don’t have phones of their owns, with this activity, they get to create their own selfie to start off the school year! Materials … Continue reading
Auntie Claus and a Christmas Craft I just love this book. Love, love, love it. I love to read it to my own kids and love to share it with my students each year. This year, I wanted to find … Continue reading
Crazy Legs Turkeys I do not know what came over me today when I was setting up today’s Thanksgiving turkey craft. I saw something briefly on Pinterest and it sparked an idea- turkeys with crazy looking legs. Sort of Pippi … Continue reading
Scarecrow Writing Activity I am always looking for fun ways to celebrate fall. In the past, I have shared a collection of my favorite books about scarecrows, a scarecrow rhyme and craft and a scarecrow drawing activity. Scarecrow Writing Activity … Continue reading
Have You Ever Seen: An Alphabet Book with FREE Template I have been using this ABC book with first graders for almost 20 years. It is not easy to come by online, but plenty of copies are hanging around the … Continue reading
Circus Themed Writing, Reading, Math and Craft Activities I have been looking and looking for good circus related activities to use with my first graders. We do a unit on how we express ourselves and the students use their “talents … Continue reading
FREE Base Ten Blocks Creations: Place Value Activity I saw something similar to this on Pinterest a while back and decided to try it with my first graders. I love the idea of combining math (place value) and art. I … Continue reading
