Need a simple printable summer poem for your primary grade classroom or homeschool? Poetry is a great way to reinforce fluency, sight words, and vivid imagery without overloading young readers with a ton of text! Strive to memorize this poem to build on your students’ auditory skills. We repeat our weekly poems at the end […]
End of the School Year Writing Activity: If I Ruled the School
Need a fun end of the year writing activity that will have your students engaged and bursting with ideas? I’ve used this writing prompt over the years with kids as young as 1st grade, and even with my junior high ELA students! Every kid has a opinion or two to share about “How They Would […]
Free Printable Summer Bucket List for Kids
For spring we started the fun tradition of checking off activities we brainstormed as a family for our spring bucket list. This summer is not going to lack adventure either because I created another bucket list specifically for summer! I could not believe the excitement that the spring bucket list created for my children. The […]
Free Printable Summer Schedule for Kids
Want to fill the kids’ summer with endless activities of fun? Grab our summer schedule and have the kids brainstorm every adventure, place, craft, and activity they can possibly imagine. After sitting down with my kids and listening to their summer ideas, we are definitely going to have one very adventurous summer! Every single summer […]
Free Spring and Summer Math Center: Garden-themed Addition BUMP!
Keeping math skills going this time of year is critical, as most students (and their teachers!) are burning out. Game-based math takes the “ill” out of skill and drill. Enter one of the most popular math centers in my primary grade center’s rotation: BUMP! BUMP! is a fast-paced math center that is a perennial favorite […]
Free Printable Father’s Day Acrostic Poem Template
Need a quick and fun writing activity for Father’s Day? Use our fun “Chef Dad” template for a Father’s Day acrostic poem! The kids LOVE writing their poems inside the chef’s hat! Acrostic poems are perfect for young writers in kindergarten, and work all the way through upper elementary. Mount these poems on construction paper […]
Father’s Day Craft and Writing Activity
Need a fun and easy Father’s Day craft and writing activity? Have your students craft a superhero cape for the important men in their lives! Along with a cape template are superhero-inspired writing activities that the kids can customize. This simple project has templates for uncles, grandpas, and stepdads too! Grab this superhero craft and […]
Free End of the Year Writing Activity: Remember When…
Whether you teach the primary grades, intermediate, or middle school, the end of the school year is a great time to reflect with your classes about the past school year through their writing. I’ve used a “Remember When” writing activity across all grade levels. My 1st and 2nd grade students were as engaged in this […]
Last Minute Mother’s Day Craft and Writing Activity
Need a fun and easy Mother’s Day craft and writing activity? I drew up some vintage-inspired recipe cards and a fun printable apron craft that the kids can customize. This simple project covers all the important women in your students’ lives, so we’ve also included templates in this pack for aunts, grandmas, godmothers, nanas, and […]
End of the Year Countdown Banner Idea
To bring excitement to the last month, weeks, or days of school, I created an end of the school year countdown banner! It’s a great memorable activity that can be used along with our end of the year award medals. It’s perfect for any bulletin board or as a door decoration. Shown below is the […]
