Summer learning does not have to mean boring worksheets or long packets! Whether you are teaching summer school, running a summer camp, or just looking for fun educational ideas, keeping learning engaging is the key. The best summer activities feel more like games and challenges while still helping students practice ... read more
Seven Low Prep End-of-the-Year Activities Your Students Will Love!
The last few weeks of school are always a mix of excitement, interruptions, schedule changes, and emotions, while teachers are still trying to assess and finish up their end of the year standards! If you’re looking for simple, engaging activities that still feel purposeful, here are a few of my favorite go-to ... read more
8 Fun and Engaging Fluency Activities for 1st Grade (That Actually Work!)
Fluency practice is one of those things we know our students need, but keeping it fun and engaging all year long can be a challenge. If it feels repetitive or tedious, students can lose interest quickly. The good news? With just a few simple routines and activities, you can build strong, confident readers and keep your ... read more
6 Low-Prep Literacy Activities That Are Perfect for Spring! 🌸
If your literacy block starts to feel a little… chaotic 😵💫… this time of year, you are definitely not alone! Spring is a fun time in the classroom, but it can also be a tiring time. Students are excited, they argue like siblings after a whole school year together, and teachers are juggling testing, end-of-year tasks, ... read more
6 Movement-Based Literacy Activities for K–2 Classrooms
Movement can be a powerful tool for keeping young learners engaged while learning important literacy skills. When students are up, talking, and interacting with their classmates, they are often more focused and excited to participate. ✅ Here are some of our favorite ways we MOVE in 1st grade! 1. Stand Up, Sit ... read more
Five Easy and Fun Phonics Activities for Kindergarten and 1st Grade Classrooms
Strong phonics instruction is one of the most important parts of helping young readers become confident and successful. If you’re looking for phonics activities for kindergarten and first grade, simple routines that reinforce letter sounds, blending, and word building can make a big difference. These easy phonics activities ... read more
Friendship Activities for Kindergarten and 1st Grade
Teaching friendship skills is an important part of helping young students build a positive classroom community. These friendship activities for primary students are designed to help children learn how to be kind, work together, and solve problems with their classmates. This friendship activities booklet for kindergarten and ... read more
8 Classroom Routines to Teach on Day One in 1st Grade
...Because routines build the foundation for everything else. The first day of school sets the tone for the entire year, and establishing clear expectations right away can make a huge difference in how smoothly your classroom runs. Teaching important classroom routines on the first day of school in first grade helps ... read more
Capturing Back to School Milestones with Photos in 1st Grade
Do you take first and last day of school pictures of your students? It is a favorite tradition of mine! See how I use these pictures in my classroom and try it this year in your classroom if you don't already! How Does It Work? First, I print out a few of these adorable signs. As the students are working on an ... read more
Five Ways to Beat the Mid-Winter Classroom Behavior Blues
Indoor recess? Gloomy weather? Increasingly complex concepts to learn? Students snapping at each other? The middle of winter is also the beginning of the second half of the school year and students may be stuck in a rut or acting out a bit. Here are some tried and true ideas I use every year to help keep students ... read more
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