Need ideas for teaching life cycles to your students throughout the school year? Winter, spring, summer, or fall: we have your covered with hands-on ideas! All these life cycle activities help extend children’s understanding of the natural sciences. Whether you prefer your students to write, cut, paste, draw or assemble, we have made the life cycles hands-on […]
Flash Leap Year Sale- Starts Now!
Hello! I’m sure you are all in spring prep mode like I am! Given that we are blessed with an extra day this February, we decided to help you all “leap” into spring with a flash sale. Our ENTIRE store at TpT is 20% off until midnight on Monday, February 29th! This includes bundles. Head […]
Dollar Store Teacher Hack: DIY Game Spinners
We are back again with another dollar store teacher hack! Math centers and games are a part of every classroom and homeschool. I loved these simple spinners for math games, but now that one of my sons is exploring subtraction and working with teen numbers, we needed to make the spinners more complex. Using […]
Make Vowel Work Meaningful with Directed Drawings
Are your students struggling with vowel sounds? As an artist and teacher, I believe one of the best practices for teaching vowel sounds is through directed drawings. Vowels can be very tricky for young readers, so giving children a visual anchor with directed drawings can help make vowels stick! Rather than just looking at an […]
Dollar Store Teacher Hack: Numeracy Cups
Classroom and homeschool budgets call for Dollar Store Teacher Hacks! We all know hands-on materials work best, so here at The Classroom Creative, we are thrilled to introduce a new series of ideas to help you refresh your classroom materials on a dime! I know I have spent bundles on fancy materials at teacher stores […]
Valentine’s Day Idea for the Book The Day It Rained Hearts
One of our favorite Valentine’s Day books is The Day it Rained Hearts by Felicia Bond. We just can’ t get enough of Cornelia Agusta. We created a three dimensional heart craft to accompany the book. Add a writing component on the hearts or cloud and make it rain happy thoughts at home or in your […]
100th Day of School T-Shirt Idea
My kindergartner’s homework assignment this week is for us to create a 100th day t-shirt. Since he is all about geology and caves these days, the shirt needed to reflect his passion for rocks, minerals, or stalactites. We brainstormed and he came up with some really great ideas like drawing 100 rocks, gems, and stalactites, etc…but […]
Free Penguin Writing Activity: Penguin Facts
Need a fun and interactive writing activity for your penguin unit? Take your penguin research into a rookery of fun with this freebie! Did you know that there are 17 species of penguins? We learned this and many more interesting facts about penguins. My son is still a new writer, so he dictated his sentences […]
TpT Sale January 20th and 21st!
Starting in a few short hours, our entire TpT shop is on sale for 28% (yep, including all of our bundles) for 48 hours! Stock up on what you need for the next few months. Sales like this don’t come that often. Use code: START16 to receive the full 28% off! Save mega bucks with […]
Fun Seasonal Guided Reading Pointer
Add some fun to your guided reading groups with personalized pointers. My kids adore these winter pointers! Pointing to words is essential for beginning readers and it helps them stay on top of tracking print left to right. There are three images available in each seasonal pack to keep your reading pointers interesting during guided reading. In addition […]
