I've been absolutely lovin' those dry erase pockets I picked up at Walmart during their back to school sale. My goodness, they were only a little over a $1.oo each! My mind is literally spinning with activities to create to use with them. The kids really like this twist on … [Read more...]
Halloween 4-In-A-Row FREEBIE for Math
The Halloween Themed 4-In-A-Row activity for Addition and Subtraction Facts is available through my Teachers Pay Teachers store. Here's a fun little freebie for practicing addition and subtraction facts. It's great for either your small group instruction or as an activity for … [Read more...]
Teaching Phonemic Awareness Skills
Phonemic awareness is the ability to hear and manipulate the sounds in spoken words and the understanding that spoken words are made up of sequences of speech sounds. The child's level of phonemic awareness upon entering school is one of the strongest indicators of how well … [Read more...]
Halloween Themed Game Boards
Halloween is just around the corner and it's time to add a little holiday spirit into centers and small groups. These Halloween-themed game boards might just do the trick. There are 9 boards using words from the Dolch 220 sight word lists. You can easily differentiate your … [Read more...]
Are You Ready For Some Football?
Are you ready for some football? I absolutely love football! From our friday night high school games, to traveling to Michigan State University to watch the Spartans to weekend pro games. Love it all! Your little football fans just might get a kick out these … [Read more...]
Spider Web Game
Do you have those very special go-to activities? The spider web game is definitely one of mine. I started my career as a Speech and Language Pathologist many years ago and the spider web game was one of the first games I made. My very dear friend and mentor, Jill, introduced … [Read more...]
Candy Corn Activities
Kyle (fabulous artist) did such a wonderful job designing these candy corns. I just love them- and the kiddos do too! They were such a hit last school year. This year I added the vocabulary activity. They are super easy to make. Simply print the candy corns on card stock and … [Read more...]
Even MORE Pocket Chart Pictures!
I'm really loving my tabletop pocket chart that I picked up at Walmart. It's perfect for small group instruction. Unfortunately, you can only find these during the months of July and August when school supplies are available- bummer. After searching the web, I was able to find a … [Read more...]
Apple Literacy Center Activities
Creating fall themed center activities is so much fun. Living in northern Michigan, you just can't help but love autumn. The colors up north are absolutely gorgeous! We planted an apple tree in our backyard three years ago and this is the first year that we've actually been … [Read more...]