I love winter! Northern Michigan is a winter wonderland. That's what makes creating winter-themed activities especially fun. From mittens, to penguins to snowmen- I love integrating winter clip art into activities. Kyle (fabulous artist) created this adorable snowman just for … [Read more...]
Mitten Match Activities
Oh my, the snow is flying up here in Northern Michigan! Winter is alway a fun time of the year and it's a great time to add a little seasonal spirit into your center activities. These mitten match activities may just do the trick. Assembling the activities is pretty easy. … [Read more...]
Playful Penguins
Oh.... it's officially winter! Winter in Northern Michigan is tons of fun! There's skiing (both downhill and cross country), sledding, ice fishing, snowmobiling, but most of all...SNOW DAYS! I can't say that I'm much of an ice fisher-person or snowmobiler, but I do love to … [Read more...]
10 Activities for Teaching and Practicing Letters and Sounds
So it's late November and we have just a few first graders who have not yet mastered their letters and sounds. For these little firsties, we needed to readjust their intervention plan and bump it up a knotch in terms of intensity. It's always difficult to find time in a … [Read more...]
Thanksgiving Activities
Kyle (fab artist) did a bang up job on this little turkey! I love this guy! I quick made him into a beginning sounds and word family activity. Just for fun I made a math facts to 10 activity which you can download for free. Click HERE to download Turkey Feathers … [Read more...]
Halloween Games
If you've been following my blog for awhile you may know that my daughter Kassie is now a college freshman. I miss her terribly. Even though I have one child still at home the house is eerily quiet. Fortunately, her college is only an hour and a half away, so a quick car ride … [Read more...]
Make Your Own Tactile Letters– Without the Sandpaper!
I've always wanted to make my own tactile letters, but even the thought of cutting the sandpaper with scissors sends a shiver up my spine. Tactile letters can be so expensive, that purchasing them is a little hard to swallow on a limited budget. I was in my favorite home … [Read more...]
The Cookie Sheet Challenge!
It all started with a cookie sheet. I was observing a student in a kindergarten classroom during literacy center time and in one of the centers the teacher placed magnetic letters on a cookie sheet and the students made words with the letters. Clever-- I've seen cookie sheets … [Read more...]
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