FREE Thanksgiving Writing Prompts Thanksgiving provides such a wonderful opportunity for children to write about what they are thankful for. It is also a great time to write about families and special times. Here are 3 FREE writing prompt papers … Continue reading
FREE Thanksgiving Word Search Thanksgiving is just around the corner. I have wanted to make a word search for my class for a few years now, but hadn’t gotten around to it until today. This word search contains lots of … Continue reading
FREE Thanksgiving Turkey Math Games UPDATED VERSION BELOW! We have Grandparent’s Day next week and my teaching partner and I decided to set up 6 stations between our two classrooms. One of the stations will be a math game which … Continue reading
FREE Haunted House Subtraction Activity Looking for a fun (and free) way to practice subtraction AND celebrate Halloween? Well, look no further. We have what you need. Simply download the template below, copy and you are ready to go. Note: … Continue reading
What Do Teachers Do (After YOU Leave School) A colleague introduced me to this book at the end of the school year. I couldn’t resist reading it to my students and doing some writing with it. What Do Teachers Do (After … 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
Alien’s Love Underpants Craft and Writing Activity Have you read this book??? Honestly it has been sitting on my bookshelf in my class for several years now and only last week did I finally pull it out and read it … Continue reading
FREE Printables for 100s Day 100s Day is not complete without some fun reflections. I love these printables because they really make the kids think and their ideas are wonderful and, at times, hilarious. These printables are FREE. See links … Continue reading
FREE Ordinal Number Signs In keeping with the trend of sharing FREE signs for your classroom or homeschool, I just created these FREE Ordinal Number signs. We are about to embark on our ordinal number unit in math and I … Continue reading
FREE Roll and Tally Doubles Game I am always looking for ways for practicing basic math facts and more specifically doubles facts. I created this easy to use and play game to help my students practice these facts. All … Continue reading