Directed Drawing Lessons

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 draws on her...

13 Christmas Activities for Elementary Students

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 the...

Phoneme Segmentation and Blending Activities

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 get there. ...

Short Vowel CVC Words Activities

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...

Elementary Halloween Activities

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 things to make...

Fact Families Addition and Subtraction

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 would scream any time there was a...

Fun Fluency Games

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 time students play, it's a...

9 CVC Short Vowel Games

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 whole group games -...

First Day of School Activities

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 graders to...

Faculty Meeting Games

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...