With less than two weeks before St. Patrick’s Day, we thought we’d share a quick and easy St. Patrick’s Day craft for your kids! Any good leprechaun hunter knows, you need bait. Mice seek cheese, the tooth fairy awaits teeth, and leprechauns crave gold! Sure, we may design the best leprechaun traps, but we can’t […]
Leprechaun Binoculars Craft
My four year old actually thought of this St. Patrick’s Day craft project, so of course, I know all kids will love it! How do we search for those naughty little leprechauns? We need to make binoculars of course! Using upcycled materials, and a little imagination, you can turn your kids into leprechaun hunters with […]
Build Confidence in a Struggling Reader by Reading to a Pet
I can remember as a kid not wanting to read aloud during class. Anxiety often got the best of me. What if I messed up? My classmates would make fun of me. Now, what if I felt that way and I was a struggling reader? I know that struggling readers can feel judged by their […]
St. Patrick’s Day Activities & Resources for Kids
Happy St Patrick’s Day! This holiday is very kid-friendly with pots of gold, leprechauns, rainbows, shamrocks, and clovers. You will find many free St. Patrick’s Day printables, leprechaun-inspired math activities, literacy necessities like emergent readers, limericks, and gratitude crafts in this post. This round-up has a little something for every family or the classroom teacher […]
Why Every Parent Needs to Close-Caption Their TV: Growing a Reader Series
Back when I was teaching second grade, I had the fortunate experience of attending a professional development by author and reading guru Jim Trelease, author of The Read-Aloud Handbook. As educators, we’ve all been to many a conference, but it speaks volumes when nearly a decade later, his words are still as vibrant as the […]
St Patrick’s Day Measurement Activity: How Many Lucky Horse Shoes Long Am I?
Learning measurement can be fun when the activity is interesting! That is why today’s post uses one of the images associated with St Patrick’s Day, the lucky horse shoe! Simple print our free printable lucky horse shoe, to see how many horse shoes long you are. The printable is in color (shown below) and in […]
St. Patrick’s Day Lucky Tree Gratitude Craft with Free Printable Ornaments
Preparation for St. Patrick’s Day is often filled with shamrocks and leprechaun traps, but we wanted to deviate from the norm a bit and bring you a craft with heart. It’s easy to reflect on gratitude during Thanksgiving, but how about in the season of four-leaf clovers and pots-of-gold? We see the word luck tossed […]
Free St. Patrick’s Day Math Center Activity: How Tall Am I Compared to a Leprechaun?
Need a quick and easy math center for the month of March? Best of all, it’s free! We all know that the measurement unit is typically one of the toughest units for young students to grasp. Measurement needs to be taught “in the field” as hands on as possible! In this St. Patrick’s Day measuring […]
Five for Friday: What a Week!
Hello, everyone! It’s time for Doodlebug’s Teaching Five for Friday-the weekly linky for teachers. I’m so ready for spring! It’s been fun illustrating for spring, and we’ve been working hard on our St. Patrick’s Day posts. I have been on a roll making freebies over here the past week, so if these appeal to […]
Winter Emergent Readers Bundle & Giveaway!
Over the past few months, Karen and I have written and illustrated TEN emergent readers for winter! As a former primary grade teacher and art teacher, making these emergent readers is a passion of mine. Karen taught art for many years, and her illustrations are incredible! Frankly, as a first and second grade teacher, I […]
