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Setting up a kindergarten classroom at the beginning of the year can be an exciting, yet overwhelming. Whether you are a student teacher, or this is your last year teaching elementary school, I'm here to share
Working on addition? Try making a post-it math activity as a great alternative to worksheets! An easy number sense activity for math facts.
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Tips for a first year kindergarten teacher - for newbies and teachers new to kindergarten. Let's break it down and keep it simple. You can do this!
There are many ways you can teach CVC words and for your kids to learn them, this CVC word wheel certainly being one of the more engaging ones. This activity is great for learning about
Looking for an easy toddler activity? Try making a matching pairs sensory bin! This fun learning activity is perfect for toddlers on a rainy day!
Three hands-on activities to develop your child's number sense, and build a solid foundation in math that goes beyond counting.
Follow these five steps to teach a child to read. Helpful for parents, homeschoolers, and teachers that are teaching beginning readers.
Are you looking for free addition worksheets for kindergarten? Then this free worksheet can help you.
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It’s a myth that blindly memorizing every letter in a sight word is the only way to learn it.
Free Preschool & Kindergarten Simple Math Worksheets. Preschool and Kindergarten age Kids can learn Count, Numbers, Telling Time, Addition and Subtraction.
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FREE printable puzzles to teach preschoolers about antonyms and opposites. Includes 12 self-correcting puzzles with visual cues to find the matching pair of antonyms.
Kindergarten is the start of a life of learning. Give them the tools they need with our free Kindergarten coloring pages and worksheets. We have a LOT for you to choose from. Numbers, letters, colors, tracing, and much more. Get them excited for the classroom...
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A free kindergarten math packet for at home learning.
Help kindergarteners and first graders learn to spell short vowel CVC words with this free printable CVC Word Building Mat and picture card prompt set.
Use these top tips, helpful posts, and free downloads to learn how to have a positive impact on your students as a first year kindergarten teacher.
Here are the BEST phonics youtube channels for learning, reinforcing and practing reading skills we're learning in the classroom!
Kids will love these fun hands-on phonics games that teach letter sounds, digraphs, letter blends, vowel sounds, and more!
Here are the BEST phonics youtube channels for learning, reinforcing and practing reading skills we're learning in the classroom!
Are you looking for ideas to make your ELA block engaging? Use these fun literacy ideas in the classroom, send home as an independent work packet or use the digital activities. It allows you to differentiate and ensure all students effectively engage with the content. It follows the Wonders program but can be used for ANY program that teaches foundational literacy skills, including letter of the week. It will make your planning easier! Included are lessons that will create enthusiasm for learning with your students. Inside you will find: ❃ Letter of the week for Jj & Qq ❃ Picture sound sort ❃ Beginning sound practice ❃ Letter Jj & Qq printing practice ❃ CVC Puzzles ❃ Letter recognition ❃ Playdough sight word cards for the word - you ❃ Fluency passage ❃ Essential question poster ❃ Sentence builder ❃ Phonemic awareness differentiated worksheets ❃ Homework packet ready to print ❃ Digital activities ❃ AND MORE Use Easel for TPT to assign activities through Google classroom. I have added directions and answer boxes to the pages or you can customize the activity by adding additional instructions for your students. Yy. Thank you for your business. Please feel free to contact me with any questions. How to get TPT credit to use on future purchases: • Please go to your My Purchases page (you may need to login). Beside each purchase you'll see a Provide Feedback button. Simply click it and you will be taken to a page where you can give a quick rating and leave a short comment for the product. Each time you give feedback, TPT gives you feedback credits that you use on your purchases!
Teach your students how to build simple sentences with this fun activity!
These I SPY worksheets are a fun and engaging way to strengthen your students’ reading skills. There are sheets included for a variety of phonics areas including CVC word families, digraphs (sh, ch, th and ck) and bossy e words. The sounds included are those that are commonly taught in Kindergarten so this can be your go-to resource all year round. To complete the activity, students read the word and then find and color the picture. Worksheets are included for: at ad an ag ap am ed eg en et ig it id ip in ot ob og op ut ub ug un sh th ch ck a_e i_e o_e u_e You may also like: Phonics Match a Word Phonics Sentences Phonics Secret Words Phonics Find a Word Phonics Build It ♥♥♥ Follow me to be the first to hear about FREEBIES and updates ♥♥♥ ♥♥♥ Earn TPT Credits when you leave feedback ♥♥♥ I welcome and appreciate any feedback, comments or suggestions. You may also contact me on [email protected]
This fun Plant Cycle Craft in 3D is the best way to teach your child about the Seed to Plant Life Cycle. Its easy enough for your 1st Grader to do themself and it's a great science lesson. We love to see how you made yours with #funhousetoyscraft on Instagram!Lets get crafting1. Cut out all of the 4 background's and the single items.2. Fold the background halfway then fold the bottom up. 3. Add glue to the "glue" area.4. Now you have the the first quarter of the Cycle. Make 3 more. 5. Glue the s
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Simple or Basic Addition worksheets for your younger students. These free addition worksheets cover sums up to 10. With a large font and large answer area these worksheets are perfect for your kindergarten students.
Activities that develop early math skills are our favourites! We love working on our number recognition, counting skills, subitising and 1:1 correspondence. This “Build a City” activity…
A list of YouTube Videos for teaching Phonics to kids. Phonics videos for kindergarten and first grade students! Everything from letter sounds to final -e.
Have a child learning to read? Try this missing sounds reading activity to work on decoding skills. A hands-on, phonics based reading game.
Grab our free, clickable Mega List of Themes and Skills for Pre-K & Kindergarten Lesson Plans to see what themes/skills I cover in my classroom all year!
I posted about these songs about a year ago on my Instagram feed and so many of you asked if I would be putting these in my TPT shop to sell. At the time, we had only written three, and I just didn't feel like that was enough to make a whole resource with. Since then, I have been working on writing new transition songs that are sung to some of our kids' favorite tunes! Singing CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT SONGS AND CHANTS during transitions makes moving from one thing or place to another almost seamless. Songs and chants keep students engaged, focused, and excited to learn, which in turn will save valuable instruction time. It also helps eliminate unwanted behaviors by giving your students the structure, consistency, and support they need. Most of the songs included are parodies of popular songs most kids will know. The words have been changed to help students transition in a positive manner. I printed the songs on cardstock and laminated them. I used a binder ring to attach the set together to hang on my board for easy access. There are also three different color options included. :) Let's go through a little breakdown of when and why we sing each of these songs: The Carpet: We sing this when it's time to transition to the carpet. I start they song, they join in. They have to be on the carpet in their assigned spots by the end of the song. Works like a charm every single time! I even added in some little hand motions that end the song with their hands in their laps. All I Do Is Freeze: We mostly use this when students are working in groups or with a partner. Sometimes, I need them to stop what they are doing, so that I can give them a direction or clear something up. It's a great way to get their attention! Clean Up Chant: This one is pretty self-explanatory. I do not instruct them when it's time to clean up; I just start the chant. You may want to add a timer to it afterwards if you need them cleaned up in a certain amount of time. Let's Line Up: Will kids ever get over Frozen? Probably not. If yours are still obsessed, too, they will love this line up chant. It gets them lined up quickly and without distractions, which saves so much time! Back to My Seat: We sing this when we transition from the carpet to their seats. We usually sing it a couple of times to give them plenty of time to make it to their seats. It's a really quick song! Partner Up: This song probably takes the most practice. Anytime you need students to get with their partner, you can sing this song. It also reminds them what to do when they are with their partner. Learning Math is Awesome: Sing this song to signal that it's time to begin math. I can guarantee it will get stuck in your head afterwards. Sorry. We Can't Stop Reading: This song can be used to kick off your reading block each day. It gets them excited about books and where those stories will take them! Quiet Time: I may or may not have sung this one the most. It works so well! I sing it in a calm, quiet voice, in which students will mirror. It immediately calms the room. Sing it a couple of times if needed! See!: I had to incorporate some Taylor Swift in these songs. We want students to be proud to share their thinking and comfortable talking with a partner. We also want their partners to be respectful and value what they are saying. This song is great to sing before students share with a partner or to close out a lesson by sharing what they learned or took away from the lesson. I just added some NEW songs!!! Like It Was: This is another clean up song. You could sing this one at the end of centers. It's really good about reminding students to put everything back in its place. Good For You: This is a song that you can sing as a class to celebrate someone! Maybe someone had a really great idea or accomplished something amazing, you can sing this to pump them up! We're Amazing: I am all about incorporating mindfulness into our day, so I knew I needed to create a song that encompassed that. This is another one that is going to take some practice to get down, but you can always display it as you sing. Some of the songs might take lots of practice to get down! But don't give up! After you sing it over and over, you will eventually get it. You will sing them to the tune of the chorus from the songs. I have added links to the actual songs in the PDFs. You just click the blue arrow at the bottom of the page. Always check these first NOT in the presence of students. I have gone through them to make sure they are safe, but you never know when things can change. A few of these parodies are straight from my students. I asked them what songs they wanted me to write transition songs for, and these are what we came up with. This group in particular had difficulty this year with transitions because they were all best of friends and LOVED to talk, which in turn got them distracted. I LOVED that about them, but we were losing valuable time trying to get refocused. Once I introduced a song or chant for them to do while transitioning, the difference was crazy! It keeps your learning environment positive, too, which is super important. You can check out the resource by clicking HERE or on any of the images in the post. Let me know how your students do with these songs or if you need another song added! I love your feedback! Happy transitioning!
Free printable shapes worksheets for teaching kids the basic shapes. Lots of fun activities to download for FREE!
Are you looking for the most effective way to teach children to read? This analogy will change the way you think about teaching phonics - for good!
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The most common mistake I see is #1 ... this is great advice for people teaching handwriting to kids in preschool and kindergarten. The tip about worksheets is so important. #handwriting #preschool #penmanship #kindergarten
