by Shanon | Dec 30, 2022 | Center Activities, Writing Activities
We had an art teacher who came into our classroom every other week and worked on directed drawing lessons with our students. I didn’t know how lucky we were until we lost that grant. She made everything look so easy! Of course, I’m that teacher that...
by Shanon | Dec 1, 2022 | Seasonal
13 Christmas Activities for Elementary Students DISCLAIMER – This is my FAVORITE time of the school year, so these 13 Christmas Activities for Elementary Students are sure to grow as I add to this blog post. There’s seriously nothing better than enjoying...
by Shanon | Nov 6, 2022 | Center Activities, English/Language Arts
Phoneme Segmentation and Blending Activities Today I want to discuss phoneme segmentation and blending activities. I’m not sure about you, but I think this is one of the most rewarding times – when they get it, they get it! But it might take a while to...
by Shanon | Oct 15, 2022 | Back to School, Center Activities, English/Language Arts, Worksheets
Short Vowel CVC Words activities After many years of teaching first grade, I think one of my favorite things is short vowel CVC words activities! WHY? Because most students either come with letter/sound knowledge, or quickly grasp the concept within the first few...
by Shanon | Sep 20, 2022 | Center Activities, Seasonal
Elementary Halloween Activities Anyone out there looking for elementary Halloween activities? It pretty much never fails. I think… nah! I’m not going to do a whole lot of different things during this week, and then I end up frantically looking for...
by Shanon | Sep 18, 2022 | Center Activities, Early Finishers, Worksheet
Fact Families Addition and Subtraction For some reason, students either get it or don’t… fact families addition and subtraction. If they get it – it’s so easy to keep trucking along, but when they don’t… whomp whomp! We actually...
by Shanon | Aug 11, 2022 | Center Activities, Center Activities
Fun fluency Games If you are looking for fun fluency games to play in your elementary classroom, here’s a WINNER! This will quickly become the “MOST FAVORITE” 😉 center game! It’s quick, easy, and a lot of FUN! The best part is that every...
by Shanon | Jul 25, 2022 | Back to School, Center Activities
CVC Short Vowel Games Oh… I’m a sucker for games, and these CVC Short Vowel Games are no different! Today I’m going to share 9 different games that your students can play to build fluency with short vowel words. From independent activities, to...
by Shanon | Jul 21, 2022 | Back to School
First day of School Activities Are you ready with First Day of School Activities for your kiddos? No matter how much you plan for that first day, things happen. I’ve learned through the years to make sure that I always have something EASY for my new first...
by Shanon | Jul 12, 2022 | Back to School, Classroom Decor
Faculty Meeting Games Why not start off the school year with a few faculty meeting games that take less than 10 minutes to complete? I know, teachers just want to be in their classroom getting things ready! TRUTH BE TOLD, I was absolutely 100% that teacher. I...
