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  • Learn how to set kindergarten writing expectations without the tears or chaos.

    How to Set Kindergarten Writing Expectations (Without the Tears or Chaos)

  • First Week of School Activities for Kindergarten and 1st Grade (The Whole Week, Already Planned)

  • These back to school spelling activities practically prep themselves!

    Back to School Spelling Activities That Practically Prep Themselves

  • Learn how to teach the foundational reading skills of fiction vs. nonfiction using these lesson ideas and resources.

    Fiction vs. Nonfiction: How to Teach This Foundational Reading Skill in K-2

  • Meaningful Earth Day Activities for K-2 (That Are Still Easy to Prep) copy

    Meaningful Earth Day Activities for K-2 (That Are Still Easy to Prep)

  • These 4 Earth Day classroom activities are fun, flexible and easy to prep.

    4 Earth Day Classroom Activities That Are Fun, Flexible, and Easy to Prep

  • Celebrate Read Across America week with these digital and printable low-prep activities that are perfect for k-2.

    Everything You Need for Read Across America Week

  • Use this post as your stress-free guide to planning an engaging reading week for your lower elementary students!

    Your Stress-Free Guide to Planning an Engaging Reading Week

  • Learn why phonics and crafts is a powerful combo for early readers.

    Why Phonics + Crafts = A Powerful Combo for Early Readers

  • Learn how to teach nouns, verbs and adjectives in k-2 without losing your mind!

    How to Teach Nouns, Verbs, and Adjectives in K-2 (Without Losing Your Mind)

  • These seasonal spelling activities can be used for every month of the school year.

    Seasonal Spelling Activities for Every Month of the School Year

  • These 11 first grade math crafts can be used to practice a variety of math skills all year long.

    11 First Grade Math Crafts to Use All Year Long

  • Find out the secret to easy, independent phonics centers in the k-1!

    The Secret to Easy, Independent Phonics Centers in K–1

  • Take students from sounds to sentences using engaging decodable digraph practice activities like interactive passages and word searches.

    From Sound to Sentence: Decodable Digraph Practice

  • These engaging and interactive digraph practice activities are perfect for centers and small groups.

    Engaging & Interactive Digraph Practice for Centers and Small Groups

  • These resources and strategies will show you how to introduce digraphs in the primary classroom.

    How to Introduce Digraphs in the Primary Classroom

  • Looking for a great activity that you can use to kick off the school year on a positive note? These first day feelings activities will help students to share their feelings and concerns so you can start building your classroom community.

    First Day Feelings Activities To Kick off the School Year

  • Celebrate the end of the year with my favorite activity: Last Day Feelings!

    My Favorite End of the Year Activity: Last Day Feelings

  • These end of the year math crafts for first grade target fractions and addition.

    End of the Year Math Crafts for First Grade

  • Your students will love these 5 ways to practice telling time in first grade.

    5 Ways to Practice Telling Time in First Grade

  • Teaching vowel teams is easy with these 5 tips for teaching this important phonics skill in first grade.

    5 Tips for Teaching Vowel Teams in First Grade

  • Engage students in math lessons using these 5 tips for teaching place value in first grade.

    5 Tips for Teaching Place Value in First Grade

  • My favorite Valentine's Day math craft helps students to practice place value.

    My Favorite Valentine’s Day Math Craft To Practice Place Value

  • Make word problems fun with a winter math craft that your students are sure to love.

    Make Word Problems Fun With a Winter Math Craft

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If spelling practice is taking too much time to pr If spelling practice is taking too much time to prep each week… this will help 🙌⁣
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Instead of rewriting word lists over and over, you can:⁣
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• type your words ONE time⁣
• watch them auto-fill into multiple activities⁣
• print and you’re done⁣
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It’s simple, customizable, and makes spelling practice way easier to manage.⁣
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I put together a FREE editable set you can try in your classroom.⁣
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Comment SPELLING, and I'll message you the link to try it for free!
Data & graphing is one of those skills that’s WAY Data & graphing is one of those skills that’s WAY easier when students can see it.⁣
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Instead of just worksheets, try:⁣
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✔ using real objects (blocks, snacks, manipulatives)⁣
✔ building graphs together as a class⁣
✔ asking simple questions like “which has more?”⁣
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It makes the concept so much more concrete.⁣
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Then you can move into independent practice with confidence.⁣
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Comment LINK, and I’ll send you more ideas!
Word problems… but your students don’t know where Word problems… but your students don’t know where to start 😅⁣
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They read it… and then just stare.⁣
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This makes it click.⁣
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Students actually build the problem by:⁣
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• dragging manipulatives⁣
• creating the equation⁣
• solving step-by-step⁣
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Plus, everything is read aloud with audio support 🙌 So they can work independently without getting stuck.⁣
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It’s one of my favorite ways to make story problems feel less overwhelming.⁣
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Comment LINK, and I'll send you the link to these engaging Math Boom Cards!
Data & graphing is one of those skills where stude Data & graphing is one of those skills where students need a LOT of practice...but not another worksheet! 😅⁣
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These Boom Cards have been my go-to when I want students working independently and actually understanding what they’re doing.⁣
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They walk students through:⁣
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• counting and tallying⁣
• building graphs⁣
• answering questions about the data⁣
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All with audio support + instant feedback… so they don’t need you sitting right next to them the whole time 🙌⁣
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I use these during centers when I need something low-prep that still feels meaningful.⁣
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Comment LINK, and I'll send you a link to my favorite data & graphing games.

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