Classroom Ideas

These place value games and activities are a fun and engaging way to get kids excited about math! In this blog post, I share ideas for Munchie Math, as well as card games, picture books, and worksheets designed to help first and second graders understand hundreds, tens, and ones. #PlaceValueGames #PlaceValueActivities #PlaceValueWorksheets #FirstGrade #SecondGrade #MathWorksheets

These 8 engaging word building activities to practice sight words give your students the opportunity to build sight words in many ways to build mastery!

Use this free Christmas Editable Board Game to practice sight words, letter or number identification, math facts and so much more!

Need fun ideas for teaching addition in first grade? Teaching Addition Strategies is essential for developing flexible and confident problem solving and boosting fact fluency! Check out these tips for teaching addition strategies in 1st grade like friends of 10, doubles, make a ten to add, and more! Find no prep whole group lessons with interactive teaching slides, hands-on small group activities and math centers, addition strategy posters, addition to 20 worksheets, assessment and more!

This craft is the perfect way to get ready for winter break Students can make their own gingerbread craft showing off all the things they have learned about numbers. It also makes an adorable bulletin board or hallway display. Included in the product: 2 versions of Craft (1-10 and 11-20) 2 Version of Worksheet (1-10 and 11-20) Materials needed: white or colored paper for printing, scissors, glue, crayons, _______________________________________________________ Check out some other great...

200 pages of FUN activities and worksheets to help your students master simple addition, subtraction and basic facts! ADDITION Think big, count small (counting on) Using a number line Doubles Friends of 10 (and friends of 20) Commutative property/Turn around facts Adding 10 Missing addends Fact Families/Number bonds Number stories Basic Facts Two digit addition (without regrouping) SUBTRACTION Subtracting using picture cues Counting Back Number Lines Friends of 10 Number Bonds Taking 10 Two...

Introduce young students to Veterans Day with meaningful crafts, cards, and a bulletin board display honoring veterans. This post includes printable patterns, book and video suggestions, and easy-to-follow instructions to help children express gratitude and understand the holiday. Perfect for preschool, kindergarten, and early elementary, these activities teach respect through creativity and hands-on learning.

Looking for a simple yet effective way to support positive classroom behavior? These free punch cards for kids reward system makes rewarding students for good choices easy! Perfect for teachers who need free punch cards printables, each punch motivates students to follow classroom rules & strive for success. Ideal for elementary teachers aiming to encourage responsibility, this tool makes classroom management a breeze. Download this free printable & create a positive learning environment!

Classroom behaviors are often the most challenging part of the job and sharing behaviors with parents makes it even more challenging. These behavior notes to parents with editable templates make communicating behaviors a breeze! Use positive terminology like glow and grow notes to effectively communicate with families. All you need to do is edit the behavior note templates to meet your needs and print on any color paper you choose. Then you'll be prepared to communicate easily and quickly...

Are you tired of writing the same parent notes over and over? Try Quick Parent Communication Notes and Forms to make parent communication EASY! This collection of notes and forms to send home to parents will take care of all the common notes you find yourself writing over and over. Color and B&W!Topics include:Speeding Ticket Happy MailHappy Mail (I am proud of _____)Behavior NoticeAbsent Note Sub TicketMissing HomeworkOuch Report

Fall in the classroom is right around the corner and you are probably looking for seasonal classroom activities. Check out this blog post for 5 fun and engaging fall activities for kids. Some of my fall activities that you can read about here include sensory bins with acorns, handwriting activities with leaves, and a writing activity that you can use as a fall bulletin board in your 1st grade classroom. Learn about all of these fall activities for kids elementary today.

100 Chart puzzles for back to school and the entire year. Students will locate numbers to become familiar with order and position of numbers 1-100.

December Literacy Centers for Kindergarten If you’re a kindergarten teacher, you probably know just how hard it can be to manage literacy centers and keep your students engaged in practicing sight words once the snow starts falling. That’s why these December Editable Sight Word Centers have been a life saver for me – you read […]