Kindergarten math centers need to incorporate the interests of kids for their learning to really have meaning. In my home, my sons have been in an animal phase for the past two years. Now that I am homeschooling, I incorporate their interests first. This way, schoolwork is never a battle! This graphing and counting math […]
Ice Cream Thematic Week: Free Printable Ice Cream Number Match Center
It’s time for our second thematic week here The Classroom Creative! Last week, we had some pirate ideas. This week, we are focusing on ice cream. There’s no such thing as the summer slide when you keep kids learning about things they love. Ice cream crafts and activities will engage kids of all ages and […]
Patterned Caterpillar Craft for Kids
This caterpillar craft for kids teaches a necessary math concept: patterns! Patterns are all around us. The idea here is to teach our children to identify and create patterns. Patterning is a basic math skill that needs to be mastered early. Our caterpillar craft follows the ABCD pattern. Now that my son is familiar with AABB, AAB, […]
Spring Making Words (Free Printable Activity)
Spring begins in two weeks! We thought we’d get a head start and bring a little sunshine into your weekend with a free printable making words activity. This making words activity has a mystery word “rainbow” and really is a perfectly differentiated literacy activity! You can lead your class slowly building up to the mystery […]
Free Printable Candy Corn Counting Center 0-15
Hello, everyone! I’m excited to share a Halloween freebie with you all today! Both of my sons are working on one-to-one correspondence skills for math, so I created this fun math center geared for preschool, kindergarten, and of course, special ed. There are 16 printable jars in total from 0-15, and a sheet of printable […]
