End of the Year Math Games for First Grade
The end of the year can make any classroom feel like a zoo. As a primary teacher, I’ve learned to embrace this busy season and try my best to go with the flow. This helps ensure I can keep my…
The end of the year can make any classroom feel like a zoo. As a primary teacher, I’ve learned to embrace this busy season and try my best to go with the flow. This helps ensure I can keep my…
As a primary teacher, so much of my lesson planning and small group time revolves around teaching and practicing phonics skills. We all know this is such a key time in students’ education as they learn to decode words and…
Ever find that a game is just the trick for engaging kids in learning? Spelling games can sometimes be the perfect tool to help our children and students practice spelling words. With options for digital spelling games, hands-on spelling games,…
Ahhh spring… when the weather warms up and summer vacation is on the horizon, keeping your students engaged gets more challenging. Over the years, I’ve found this is especially true when it comes to math! Once the spring fever hits,…
One of the best ways to keep students engaged in learning all year long is with fun, seasonal activities. If things have been feeling a little dreary in your classroom lately, try adding a bit of winter sparkle! This is…
Do you spend your Sunday nights or preps searching for and preparing word work and spelling activities for your kindergarten or first-grade students? Not anymore with these Free Editable Spelling Worksheets! It takes time to develop quality word work activities…
Boom cards are a game-changing tool for differentiation in the classroom. These digital, interactive task cards not only engage young learners but also allow teachers to monitor student progress and provide personalized learning experiences easily. In this blog post, we…
Have you ever tried using cloze reading activities with your kindergarten or first-grade students? If you are looking for a way to supercharge your students’ reading comprehension, then you need to try cloze reading activities! Cloze passages are often an…
If you teach in the primary classroom, you likely already know that learning games are your friend when teaching tricky topics! Anytime I use a game in our lessons, I know my students will be engaged and interested in the…
I love teaching my students all about data and graphing. This is such a fun lesson in kindergarten, first, or even second-grade classrooms! I like to approach this topic from a variety of angles with lots of different activities. If…