Here are some of my favorite outdoor summer sight word activities that can help reinforce sight words, and be put together in minutes! Summer Sight Word Activities As a stay at home mother of 5 and former kindergarten teacher, I have quite a few tricks up my sleeve for getting my children motivated when studying sight words and/or […]
Dollar Store Literacy Activities
It’s no secret that the Dollar Store is every educator’s “go to” for all things cheap and practical when it comes to planning meaningful activities for their students. Today, I’m excited to share with you 4 quick Dollar Store Frugal Literacy Activities that you can easily put together for small groups or centers! When I’m […]
Fine Motor Literacy Sight Word Activity
If you are pressed for time and looking for a new sight word literacy activity that also practices fine motor skills then this is the perfect activity for you! I think my favorite thing about this Fine Motor Literacy Sight Word Activity is you can use materials that you already have on hand! You’re going […]
Planting Seeds Spring Writing Activity
In preparation for springtime, I want to share a wonderful Planting Seeds Spring Writing Activity where children are inspired to write for fun! If you have any reluctant writers they are going to love this activity and you will too because it’s going to be the most popular activity in your classroom this spring! When […]
Fine Motor Letter Painting with Pom Poms
Combine the love of painting, letter practice and fine motor skills development at the same time with this Fine Motor Letter Painting with Pom Poms activity. In all of my years of being an educator both in the traditional classroom and at home with my own children, I’ve observed that there is something magical that […]
Easy Valentine Alphabet Heart Activity
How many times has this scenario happened to you? You’ve prepped for the next school day. You have your classroom ready, the correspondence sent that needed to be sent, and you’ve updated all of your centers…or so you thought. The following morning you enter your classroom ready for the new day and realize that you forgot […]
DIY Snowflake Race Alphabet and Sight Word Game
One of my favorite ways to get my kids practicing and mastering skills is by creating educational games. What I love about them is my children have so much fun playing games together while learning! You’re going to really like what this DIY Snowflake Race Alphabet or Sight Word Game has to offer your students. […]
Letter Recognition Grab Bag with Free Printable
Create a letter recognition grab bag for teaching a fun way to learn the alphabet. Encourage fine motor skills and alphabet recognition. Plus, get a free printable! *This activity pairs perfectly with our Alphabet Phonics Poems! When I think about my favorite tools for practicing letter recognition, I’m reminded how much fun it is to give children the […]
Tracing Letters Ghosts
Whoooo’s ready for Halloween? We are for sure! It’s always fun to get out our fall leaves and fun Halloween decor. Planning fun classroom or home activities is always fun too. If you have little ones working on identifying and printing letters, these Tracing Letters Ghosts are sure to be a hit this month! *Pair these […]
Apple Compound Words Printable
From my experience, teaching compound words is one of many fun literacy concepts to teach! Kids really enjoy putting two words together to make a new word, or taking a word apart to make a two new words. For most children, this is a time when they become aware that there are parts to words. This […]