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 […]
Free Winter Literacy Center: Winter Making Words
Need a winter literacy center that is differentiated, simple to prep (just copy!), and engaging? This free winter making words activity has students slowly build up to the mystery word “freezing” and really is a perfectly differentiated literacy activity! The words built in this winter literacy center cover a variety of sight words, high frequency […]
Snowman Directed Drawing Activity
This post is part of a social shopper marketing insight campaign with Pollinate Media Group® and Newell Rubbermaid , but all my opinions are my own. #pmedia #stockup4schools http://my-disclosur.es/OBsstV While meandering through the aisles at Staples, my son came across this gem: a 24 pack of ultra fine electro pop Sharpie markers. I knew exactly what we […]
Fall Scavenger Hunt Ideas
My son is obsessed with scavenger hunts! Soon, it will be autumn, and my kindergartener will be engaged in this fun activity. Whether you have preschoolers, kindergarteners, first graders, second graders, special needs, or ELL students our fall scavenger hunt is a great way to incorporate literacy, movement, and fun. We made our scavenger hunts multi-leveled to […]
Summer Learning Game: Hide and Go “Word Sort”!
We are excited to be a part of Elmer’s blogging team. This post is sponsored by Elmer’s. All opinions are 100% ours. Summer learning should be as fun, play-based, and as hands-on as possible. Keeping kids’ minds going with learning games, beyond just reading a ton of books, is critical for a smooth transition […]