Thematic word walls are a passion for us here at The Classroom Creative. As a teacher with experience from preK all the way to eighth grade, I can’t stress the importance of having visual supports for our young writers enough. Now that I have a son on the autism spectrum, we use photo cards and […]
Apple Alphabet File Folder Game, Sorting Center, and Word Wall Headers
As many primary classrooms and homeschools gear up for apple unit and apple-related field trips, we here at the classroom creative have created a interactive alphabet literacy kit for those of your with preschoolers, kindergarteners, and first graders who are still mastering all 52 of those uppercase and lowercase letters. Learning letters is a cinch […]
Summer Sight Word Ideas and Activities
Summer with its boundless time and sunshine is ripe for kids to “fall behind” in reading. We here at the classroom creative believe learning should be seamlessly intergrated with play, so your kids are practicing those hard-won reading skills during the laziest season of the year, without the drudgery of skill and drill flashcards. Keep […]
Spring Reading Bulletin Boards
I associate spring with flowers, raindrops, bugs, and rainbows. Look for these ideas and more in our Spring Reading Bulletin Boards round-up! Book tree from Rachael Moani {she has many more great ideas on her site!} Catch the reading “bug” via Flicker Flying high with reading from Library Bulletin Boards Dream Big from Rachel Moani […]
St. Patrick’s Day Literacy Ideas for Second Grade
Hello 2nd grade teachers and parents- Keep things fresh in your classrooms and homeschools this March with some fun St. Patrick’s Day literacy centers and activities! Our St. Patrick’s Day flipbook and word walls/literacy center are perfect for visual learners! St. Patrick’s Day Differentiated Vocabulary Flip Books St. Patrick’s Day Word Wall and Literacy […]