Thanksgiving In The Classroom
Hello Thanksgiving break!!! It was so nice to get to sleep in thi….wait….my internal clock woke me up at 6 a.m. Ummm note to my body: I AM OFF TODAY! Let me sleep! You know what…
Community Helpers Roll and Color FREEBIE!
This is a set of 5 roll and color games. There are are 2 sets of games with a community helper theme. One set of games is for numbers 1-6 and one set is for 1-12.Please be sure to check out our website to read our blog, download freebies & handouts in the Resource Center, see where Mr. Greg ...
All About the Number
We all remember the day of letter of the week, number of the week, color of the week, etc. Research has shown us that this is not a very e...
The Doorbell: My FAVORITE Classroom Management Tool!
Ya’ll….I’m gonna be real about classroom management and using a quiet signal in the classroom! When people clap at me to get my attention, it irks me. When people count to get a …
3 Letter Identification Activities
Today I’m showing you three letter identification activities that are super easy to make and super engaging! And they’re fun. Did I mention cheap and easy? Ya’ll know how much …
100 Cups: A STEM Challenge
Counting to 100 and numbers to 100 can be a challenge for many of our students. We have the goal that by the 100th day of school everyone will be able to count to 100. And then we work on writing …
Centers Ideas for September
Use Dollar Tree cutouts to make a simple counting center or math game to work on numbers and counting to 20!
Rainbow Week Ideas
Rainbows are beautiful and magical and where unicorns live. I want a unicorn. Therefore I want to be a rainbow. But we all know that can’t happen so instead I’ll teach…
Pool Noodle Letter Activities
If you know me, you know I love me some pool noodles. You also know I love me some DIY. So when you can combine those two, I get a little giddy. So today I want to show you a simple way to use p…
A Kindergarten Smorgasboard of 13 Morning Meeting Greetings (Smedley's Smorgasboard of Kindergarten)
Morning meeting is one of my favorite things in the classroom. I love that we all come together to start our day. I love that we cover tons of standards in fun, hands on, engaging ways! (#commonco
Sight Word Hunt
Sight words are such an important piece of reading and writing which is why we focus on them so much! Because of that focus I’m always looking for new ways to practice our sight words! So …
Fall Activities And Ideas
Scarecrow art project! Students follow directions to create a scarecrow!
Ocean Animals and Subtraction: Schedulin’ Sunday
Happy Schedulin’ Sunday! This week is all about ocean animals and place value! And we’re continuing our end of the year Alphabet Countdown with Western day, Violet Day and your fav…
St. Patrick’s Day Ideas And Activities
St. Patrick’s Day is always such a fun day in the classroom! Leprechauns….rainbows….Shamrock shakes….I love celebrating the day with my kids! And I’m excited to sh…