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
A Simple Classroom Management Tool: Positive Reward Notes for Students
"Do you have any "nice notes" today?!" That is a phrase I hear often in my classroom! My students LOVE getting recognized in front of their peers AND taking their "nice note" home to show their family. What are Nice Notes? "Nice Notes" are cute little cards with a positive message and a cute clipart animal or person. ... read more
First Grade Health Booklet Printable Health and Wellness Activities
Helping young students learn healthy habits is an important part of supporting the whole child. This First Grade Health Booklet, "I Can Be Healthy", includes engaging health and wellness activities for primary students that introduce important topics like personal hygiene, exercise, nutrition, and taking care of our bodies. ... read more
Alphabet Poems for Kindergarten and First Grade: Fun Literacy Activities
Do you LOVE fun poems as much as I do? Well, I know young readers LOVE poems when they are learning to read, rhyme, and identify letters and sounds. These alphabet poems are a favorite! These Alphabet Poems are fantastic for ABC Bootcamp or whenever you start learning and reviewing letter names and sounds in ... read more
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