Activity for ages 5 to 9. Practicing sight words just got WAY cooler! No matter what sight words your students have to learn, this pack will give you an EDITABLE board game you can use for every holiday of the year. Grab your set in my shop or on Teachers Pay Teachers! Save Time The […]
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Beach Themed Learning Activites
Activities for ages 4 to 8. Summer is almost here which means that it’s the perfect time to add some beach-themed literacy and math freebies to your centers! And the best part about these summery centers is that they’re all FREE! Beach Themed Math Centers Practice writing numbers and count seashells! // Life Over C’s. […]
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Spring Centers
Activity for ages 5 to 7. If your math and literacy centers need a little love this spring, this is for you! The print and play pack includes 18 math and literacy centers practicing word families, sight words, telling time, skip counting, addition, subtraction and so much more. The spring centers are easy to differentiate, making them perfect for kindergarten […]
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Thanksgiving Write Around the Room
Activity for ages 5 to 7. Need a motivating way to learn about the first Thanksgiving and introduce some holiday vocabulary? Kids will love this playful Thanksgiving Write Around the Room activity! Scroll below to grab your free Thanksgiving center and then make sure to hop over and snag our entire Thanksgiving Pack for even […]
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Halloween Rhyming Match Up!
Activity for ages 5 to 8. Getting in the Halloween spirit and want a fun way to practice rhyming?! Kids will beg to repeat this playful Halloween Rhyming Match Up over and over again. Grab the free game below and then hop over and snag our popular Rhyming Activity Pack too! Getting Ready Getting ready was […]
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My Summer Report
Activity for ages 4 to 8. Bidding farewell to summer doesn’t have to be sad! With these fun and differentiated summer reports, students will be able to relive their best summer memories and share them with their classmates. Scroll down to grab your own copy of the writing activity and then hop over and snag […]
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Camping Writing Prompts
Activity for ages 6 to 8. No summer is complete without a camping trip or two! This fun set of camping writing prompts is a great way for kids to do a little creative writing and engage their imagination. Scroll down to grab your freebie and then hop over and grab our Ice Cream Craftivity for more summer […]
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Summer Goals Writing Activity
Activity for ages 5 to 8. Looking for a fun way to encourage your students to STICK to learning this summer?! With this fun and easy activity, students brainstorm personal goals to help them to stay engaged and maintain their growth. Scroll down to grab your freebie and then hop over check out 15 more […]
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Beach Writing Prompt
Activity for ages 5 to 6. Longing for a sunny day at the beach? I bet your students are too! Add some summer fun to your writing stations with this fun beach writing prompt. It’s perfect for kindergarten and first-grade kids. With helpful vocabulary cards to help brainstorm ideas PLUS writing templates that make it […]
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Writing Center Starter Kit
Activity for ages 5 to 7. If you’re looking for writing center supplies for kindergarten or first grade, this set is for you! The writing center starter kit includes everything you need to set up a station as a separate space in your classroom or to make go-to writing folders each student can keep in […]
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Easter Egg Writing Craftivity
Activity for ages 5 to 8. Help your students work on their descriptive writing and have a little fun with Easter eggs! I love having an Easter egg hunt in my classroom and this is the perfect writing craftivity to go along with it. Grab the freebie below and then hop over to snag our […]
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Kindness Writing Craftivity
Activity for ages 5 to 8. Whether you’re looking for a writing craftivity for Valentine’s Day or you need a project for Random Acts of Kindness Week, you’re in the right spot. These kindness crafts will look great on your bulletin board and will fill your classroom with thoughtful reminders about the importance of being […]
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Snowman Writing Craftivity
Activity for ages 5 to 8. Get students excited about writing with this festive winter craftivity! Children will love dreaming up ideas about how to bring a snowman to school and you’ll love that it’s so quick to prep. The snowman writing craftivity makes a fabulous winter hallway display. Getting Ready Prep for this craftivity […]
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Christmas Activity Pack
Activities for ages 3 to 6. ‘Tis the season for Santa Claus, jingle bells and sweet treats. I love it! This go-to Christmas Activity Pack includes 23 elf-approved math and literacy activities bundled together in one easy instant download. It’s perfect for Pre-K and Kindergarten. Grab your set in my shop or on Teachers Pay Teachers. Literacy Activities Inside you’ll […]
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16 Thanksgiving Centers
Activity for ages 3 to 6. Gobble, gobble! Get into the Thanksgiving spirit with a math and literacy pack that’s perfect for preschool and kindergarten. The 16 motivating math and literacy activities include ABC games, counting activities, sight word games, little reader books, graphing sheets, rhyming clip cards and more. Grab your set in our shop or on Teachers Pay […]
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Beach Bucket Writing
Activity for ages 5 to 7. Whether you’re planning a trip to the beach or you’re just dreaming about warm summer weather, this motivating writing project is a must-try activity for kindergarten or first grade. Grab your copy below and then hop over to snag our free writing rubric pages too. I have some first graders who […]
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Summer Journal
Activity for ages 5 to 8. Looking for a simple way to keep kids writing this summer?! Whether you’re a parent hoping to battle summer slide or you’re a teacher who wants to keep kids learning over the break, our free summer journals are the perfect solution. My students write in their “Morning Journal” right […]
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Me on the Map Craft
Activity for ages 5 to 8. Let’s face it! Understanding how kids’ street, town, state, continent and planet fit together is downright confusing. But, thankfully, this simple me on the map craftivity is coming to the rescue! It’s a helpful visual kids can use again and again. This post contains Amazon affiliate links. Getting Ready To […]
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Martin Luther King Jr. Banners
Activity for ages 5 to 8. Teaching my first graders about the impact Martin Luther King Jr. had is super important to me as a teacher. We read books about his life, talk about why he is an inspiration, and watch his “I have a Dream” speech, but I also wanted a fun writing activity that […]
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Fall Writing Pages
These free fall writing pages are a festive addition to a writing center or Writer’s Workshop. The fun story prompts and autumn colors are just the trick to make writing exciting for kids. Getting Ready To prep, I simply printed out all five prompts – making 10 of each for my class of 17. (I knew that […]
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Pumpkin Activity Packet
Activities for ages 3 to 6. Pumpkin activities are a must for fall! These 21 playful pumpkin math, literacy and science activities take learning to the next level by teaching kids alphabet letters, sight words, numbers, beginning addition, pumpkin life cycles and so much more. They’re perfect for preschool and kindergarten! Grab the activity pack in our shop or on Teachers Pay […]
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Differentiated Writing Paper with Rubrics
Activity for ages 3 to 8. One of the biggest lessons I’ve learned about teaching kids to write is that we often bombard a child with too much at once. “Don’t forget to put a capital.” “Did you put a period at the end?” “Check the word wall!” This can often overwhelm beginning writers! Nothing really […]
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Make Your Own I Spy Book
Activity for ages 5 to 8. I have some first grade students who LOVE to write and others who are a little more reluctant. But this Make Your Own I Spy Book put such a fun spin on writing that all of my students couldn’t wait to start working on it! This post contains Amazon affiliate links. […]
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How to Eat an Oreo Writing Activity
Activity for ages 5 to 7. Writing with transitional words including “first”, “next” and “then” is an important skill for young writers. This “How to Eat an Oreo” activity makes writing practice fun AND delicious – my favorite combination! Getting Started To prep this activity, I printed off a writing page for each of my first grade […]
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CVC Sound Boxes
Activity for ages 5 to 6. CVC sound boxes are an awesome way to help kids learn how to sound out and spell simple three letter words such as cat, log and dog. These print and play sound box mats are a ready to go literacy center or word work station. Since kids can practice spelling […]
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Easy Writing Journals for Toddlers and Preschoolers
Regardless of where children are in their writing development, they love showing off their skills. These writing journals for toddlers and preschoolers are easy to put together and are sure to keep young kids telling stories and practicing their writing skills in the most genuine and natural ways. Regardless of where they are in the phases of writing […]
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I Am Thankful Thanksgiving Craftivity
Can you believe Thanksgiving is almost here?! This fun craftivity is a great way to get kiddos kiddos thinking about the many things that they are thankful for in their lives. Grab your copy (below) and then hop over and pick up our Thanksgiving Activity Pack! Getting Ready I started by printing a turkey body and a set of […]
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Roll a Silly Spooky Story
Activity for ages 5 to 8. Do your kids say that they can’t think of anything to write about during Writer’s Workshop? Problem solved. Whether you are a teacher looking for a creative writing assignment or a homeschooling parent incorporating literacy, this fun fall themed activity is sure to cure any kiddos’ writers’ block! Getting […]
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Creative Writing Prompts
Activity for ages 5 to 7. These creative writing prompts will help your child develop writing fluency by reducing the stress some kids feel towards spelling, and by reducing the time some take just deciding what to write about! The creative writing prompts help children develop self-confidence which is so important for developing a love for […]
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Pencil Grasp Development in Kindergartners
For ages 4 to 7. With the summer half over by now, places like Pinterest are flooded with back to school checklists and quizzes to determine if children are ready for kindergarten this fall. Scattered among those checklists and quizzes are questions about pencil grasp development. They all seem to ask, “Does your child have […]
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All About Me Free Printable
Activity for ages 5 to 8. Looking for a no prep all about me activity to start the new school year? You’ve come to the right spot. Just print this free all about me newspaper and help students learn more about their new classmates. We all know the beginning of the school year is hectic in […]
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Motivating Girls’ Writing Pack
Activity for ages 3 to 8. If you’re looking for a motivating way to get girls writing, you’ve come to the right spot. This writing set is packed with eye catching covers, engaging story prompts and awesome extras all about things girls love most. The instant download’s an easy way to help girls love writing. Check out […]
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Awesome Boys’ Writing Pack
Activity for ages 3 to 8. As a former kindergarten teacher and mom to two preschool boys, I know firsthand how challenging it can be to make writing fun for boys. That’s why I set out on a mission to create a motivating writing journal that every boy on the planet would love. This awesome writing […]
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25 Awesome Name Games
Activity for ages 3 to 5. These 25 awesome name games are sure to keep kids entertained for days. They’ll love crystallizing, tracing and painting the most important word they’ll ever learn. And for more fun, be sure to grab our wildly popular Editable Name Games! Just type a child’s name once and it automatically loads into […]
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Pumpkin Spice Salt Tray
Activity for ages 3 to 6. Salt tray writing is a super simple, multi-sensory way to encourage prewriting skills or practice forming letters and words. The addition of a little orange food color and a dash of pumpkin pie spice had my 2.5 and 4.5 year old clambering to get their hands on our pumpkin […]
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Lowercase Letter Tracing Book
Activity for ages 3 to 6. Whether you’re a classroom teacher, homeschooling parent or hands-on family member, our newest freebie is a must-try. A follow up to our incredibly popular uppercase letter tracing book, this set makes learning how to write lowercase letters super motivating and fun. We hope you love it as much as we do. On your mark, […]
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Camping Themed Story Stones
Activity for ages 4 to 7. I’ve been dying to make story stones ever since I came across them on Pinterest and thought this would be a perfect camp craft to do with my 4 year old daughter, A, while her brother napped in the tent. I’ve seen story stones made using acrylic paint, permanent […]
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St. Patrick’s Day Writing Activity Pack
Activity for 4 to 8 year olds. With just a few days left before St. Patrick’s Day, it’s the perfect time to add some leprechaun-inspired words and story prompts to your writing center. Scroll below to grab your freebie and then make sure to slide down the rainbow and snag our entire St. Patrick’s Day […]
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Santa Stationery
Activity for ages 4 to 7. Looking to spruce up your writing center this holiday season? Our free Santa stationery is a fun way to get kids thinking creatively while they work on important writing skills. Scroll below to grab your free writing papers and then make sure to hop over and check out our Christmas […]
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Name Games for Kids
Name Games for ages 3 to 5. Name games are the perfect way to help your child master one of their favorite words – their name! Since there is no word quite as special to a child as her own name, it’s no wonder that many teachers (including me) use a child’s name to introduce […]
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