Need reading books that are differentiated for your entire class? These winter books will surly do the trick! They are fun to read and color while they are learning their sight words and practicing reading strategies! I love to use these readers while I’m doing small guided reading groups. We practice them every day and […]
Thanksgiving Sight Word Book with a FREEBIE
These Thanksgiving sight word readers are a great way to engage your students this upcoming Thanksgiving. They are differentiated into 3 different books with reading strategies, comprehension worksheets, and printables. All the books are black and white to help you save ink, and the students can color their own books! The teacher prep is SO […]
Winter Printables with a Freebie
I am really excited about these new no prep winter printables I have created!! These are great for morning work, small groups, seatwork, homework, assessments and just to reinforce certain literacy and math skills. The best thing about this packet is that it’s all black and white, so you don’t waste money on ink! All the […]
5 Ways to Build Number Sense in Your Classroom
Counting Towers!
My counting towers are a hit, so I wanted to make some mats to share with you all! I have created some cute counting tower mats that focus on numbers 1-10 and 11-20. Also included are recording sheets for the students to practice number formation. Check this out in my store! Five Number mats 1-10 […]
Beginning of the year Kindergarten assessments and activities WITH a FREEBIE!
It’s that time of year again! The first few weeks of school can be hectic, so I have created some fun and engaging math and literacy centers to use in your classroom. Along with the centers, I have also created some kindergarten assessments and quick and easy printable worksheets that will make your life easier! […]
Hands-on Literacy and Math centers for the beginning of the year
This week our class is getting to know their ABC’s with exposure to this fun and interactive literacy center. It also helps build fine motor skills with the use of the clothes pins. I used a sentence strip (had to tape two together) and color coded them to match the letters on the clothespins. It’s […]
Playful Puzzles! Math and Literacy Practice [with a FREEBIE!]
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We all know that kids love puzzles! These math and literacy puzzles I’ve created will keep your students entertained while reinforcing standards from the common core. I have again used super cute clip art from Creative Clips and Pink Cat to keep the activities eye catching and playful. I have included student recording sheets for […]
Spring Math and Literacy Centers plus a FREEBIE!
St. Patrick’s Day Math and Literacy Centers with Printable Worksheets [with a FREEBIE!!]
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The luck of the Irish brings you some more fantastic math and literacy centers with some fun printable worksheets! Your students will love these engaging activities during center time. The quick and easy printable worksheets are also a nice feature because they only come in B&W to help you save ink! They can be used […]