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
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
How Many Syllables… In Your Classmates’ names? My first graders LOVE syllables! I have never seen a group of firsties smiling and clapping along with an activity as much as I have this week. We have been practicing counting syllables … 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
Fortunately by Remy Charlip This is such a fantastic story to read and use as a starting point for students to create a, “Fortunately, Unfortunately” story of their own. Fortunately by Remy Charlip Fortunately, Ned was invited to a surprise … Continue reading
Place Value Expanding Numbers Activity I am always in search of new and fun ways to help my students with place value. I have quite a collection here on the site and on Pinterest as well. I came across this place … Continue reading
FREE Groundhog Day Graphing Activity Just created this so I haven’t had time to do it with my students yet, but wanted to get it out to you all so you can use it this coming week! Click HERE … Continue reading
Bob the Artist Book Review and Craft I am literally in love with this book– the pictures, the storyline– everything is wonderful! I ordered it on a whim really. One of those nights where Amazon Prime was calling my name … 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 to … Continue reading