I have such fond memories of reading The Hungry Caterpillar to my own children and to my preschool students. It was one of my very favorite books. I use to have a puppet which started as a caterpillar and then flipped inside out to turn into a butterfly. Now that my … [Read more...]
Super Fun Activities for Valentine’s Day!
Valentine's Day is just around the corner and it's time to change it up the literacy centers and small group activities. Here are a few fun little activities for rhyme and learning letters and sounds. When you download the Valentine Hearts activity, you'll receive 48 colorful … [Read more...]
Flipping Eggs!
The Flipping Pancakes for sight words activity was such a hit I thought I'd shake it up a bit and create an activity for flipping eggs! It's amazing to me how something so simple can keep the kiddos engaged while practicing an otherwise - maybe not so fun- skill. This activity … [Read more...]
Build A Snowman
My fabulous artist created these adorable snowmen last year. I quickly used them to create the Build A Snowman activities for beginning sounds and word families. They were such a hit with our kindergarteners and first graders! If you live in the great white north, winter can … [Read more...]
Mitten Match Activities for Rhyme, Beginning Sounds and Vocabulary
Here in Northern Michigan winter can last for months (and I mean months and months). We often have snow from late November through mid-April. Although I love winter, I'm more than ready for the warmer weather by the end of March. Well, up in the north, putting on your boots, … [Read more...]
Fun with Beginning Sounds
I created the Beginning Sounds activity specifically for independent practice in literacy centers. There are three different ways that you can use the templates. The first way (I'll admit, it's my favorite) is to laminate the templates and place velcro dots on the circles and … [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...]
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...]
Another Fabulous Walmart Find!
It's another fabulous Walmart find in the school supply section! These dry erase pocket charts were only $1.97! I love 'em. They're great for small group intervention. It's a fun alternate to paper-pencil worksheets and quite a paper-saver. All you do is place your sheet in … [Read more...]