Plus 1 Minus 1 Card Game I created this card game to help my students practice the concept of +1/-1. After creating this game, I added in a +5/-5 game and a +10/-10 game as well. Played this with my … Continue reading
FREE Printable Build a Monster Activity I came across this on Pinterest the other day. Check out this FREE Printable Build a Monster Activity from Somewhat Simple. When I came across it, I immediately printed the templates and put them … Continue reading
Torn Paper Skeletons I had forgotten about this activity until the other day when I was going through my Halloween folder at school. I love making torn paper skeletons and decided to try it with my first graders. I knew … Continue reading
Candy Corn Ice Cream Treat I made this fun dessert for our Halloween party last year and wanted to show it to you all. Candy Corn Ice Cream Treat Ingredients: 2 gallons of vanilla ice cream (preferably a softer brand … Continue reading
Beautiful Books about Water We just started a new unit of study in first grade. We are learning about water with a focus on how it is a precious resource that supports all living things. I was searching for books … Continue reading
Bubble Gum Consonant Blends Game I am gearing up for the new school year and thinking abou all the many things I will be teaching my firsties. One of the biggies early in the school year is beginning consonant blends. … Continue reading
Five Little Scarecrows Rhyme and Craft I have shared quite a few Five Little Rhymes on BMTM over the past few years. And because of my latest fascination with scarecrows, I have added another one to the collection. Five Little … Continue reading
Scarecrow Art I fell in love with this idea for making scarecrows faces from Art Projects for Kids. It is a bit more structured than most drawing/painting activities we do in our classroom, but I still wanted to give it … Continue reading
Superfriend Vowel Consonant Game In a previous post, I shared our classroom Superfriend Vowels. The idea has taken off ! We are having a blast with it AND learning a lot. We graphed the Superfriend Letters in our names and … Continue reading
Scarecrow Stories- UPDATED I have a new found fascination with scarecrows. I have no idea what sparked my interest, but I ordered these four scarecrow stories online the other day and fell in love with each and everyone of them for … Continue reading
Windblown Book and Activity I love this book. Windblown by Eduard Manceau is a wonderfully simple book. It tells the story of seven scraps of paper blown along by the wind. On each page, the scraps create an animal who also … Continue reading
Superfriend Vowels Sometimes when I am teaching, ideas come to me at the last minute or as I am speaking to my students. This happened the other day when I was talking to my kids about consonants and vowels. … Continue reading
