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April 15, 2018 by: Jennifer

Soft Dice Sentence Builder Station

Soft Dice Sentence Builder Station Soft Dice Sentence Builder Station: My kiddos have moved beyond abc’s and simply blending sounds.  They are ready to start building and reading sentences.  I created a literacy station using soft dice to motivate and entertain my students.  The sentences they build are simple to read and can be silly.  I also included color mats that correspond with the correct

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June 25, 2017 by: Jennifer

Alphabet Writing Plus a Free Pineapple Game

Alphabet Writing Plus a Free Pineapple Game Alphabet Writing Plus a Free Pineapple Game:  If you’re anything like me, you’re trying to relax and enjoy your summer….BUT you can’t stop thinking about school.  You’re thinking about those first few weeks, what your kids will be like, and all the prep work involved.  I created an easy to prep set of alphabet writing cards that perfectly inside

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Filed Under: Alphabet, Freebies, Uncategorized, Writing Station Tagged With: alphabet, freebie, Literacy Stations

January 15, 2017 by: Jennifer

Dramatic Play Idea

Dramatic Play Idea Dramatic Play Idea: Order Up! Restaurant Play to encourage writing, speaking, and listening skills! For as long as I can remember, my students have loved to play restaurant.  Even when I taught third grade, I would hear them at the writing station taking each other’s orders.  Now that I have made a commitment to including play in my kindergarten classroom, it was

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August 14, 2016 by: Jennifer

Kindergarten Classroom Reveal 2016-17

Kindergarten Classroom Reveal 2016-17 Kindergarten Classroom Reveal 2016-17:  It has been a whirlwind of excitement and craziness as my school year began on Wednesday.  Every year I forget, kind of like childbirth, what it’s really like to teach kindergarten those first few days.  How could I forget?  Well, no matter how I forgot, I forgot.  And I was overwhelmed and stressed to the max, but utterly

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July 31, 2016 by: Jennifer

Expository Writing First Grade

Expository Writing First Grade Expository Writing First Grade: Expository writing is used to explain, describe, give information, or inform.  There is an enormous amount of emphasis on this type of writing across all grades.  I created a pack for Expository Writing specifically for first grade, but it works in my kindergarten classroom and second grade, as well.  There are slides (just like in the Opinion Pack) for

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July 17, 2016 by: Jennifer

Opinion Writing

Opinion Writing Opinion Writing:  Everyone has an opinion, right?  Of course they do and they don’t all have to be the same.  We can be respectful of other people’s opinions (there are some adults I wish that would realize that)!  I think it’s important to teach children the importance of expressing an opinion, not to mention it’s part of our standards!   Back in 2012, I wrote

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July 3, 2016 by: Jennifer

Name Writing Practice -Handwriting Ideas and Freebie

Name Writing Practice -Handwriting Ideas and Freebie Name Writing Practice -Handwriting Ideas and Freebie:  With the start of a new school year quickly approaching, I start thinking about what we will be doing those first few weeks of school in Kindergarten.   Learning to write your name is a BIGGIE.   Some kids coming writing their name on the lines, complete with upper and lowercase,  while

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Filed Under: Beginning of School, Freebies, Uncategorized, Writing Station Tagged With: Back to School, freebie, Handwriting

September 20, 2015 by: Jennifer

Kindergarten Literacy Center Ideas

Kindergarten Literacy Center Ideas {Beginning of the Year Edition} Kindergarten Literacy Center Ideas for the beginning of the year:  Stations are something *All* Kinder teachers are in search of…why?  Well, simply put, literacy stations for Kindergarten at the beginning of they year can be, let’s say, difficult (and that’s putting it mildly).  The kids are confused.  The teacher is exhausted answering the same questions over

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Filed Under: Alphabet, Labeling, Literacy Stations, Reading, Uncategorized, Writing Station Tagged With: alphabet, Literacy Stations

May 31, 2013 by: Jennifer

Summer, Pirate, and Ocean Labeling & Giveaway

Looking for something quick and easy for writing, literacy stations, or just to occupy the time of your kiddos while summer is in full swing?  Look no further.  My recently revised Label It! Pack:  Summer, Pirate, and Ocean Fun has almost doubled in size to 108 pages…I added DJ Inkers Clipart (adorable!) and ended up keeping a lot of the old mats, too.    

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February 14, 2013 by: Jennifer

Look! Sight Word Activity Freebie

We are working hard on Sight Words this year! I like to create pages (when it applies) where my students either draw or act out the sight word in some way.  Here is a quick little page I created for my kids to help them remember “look”  They draw the two o’s as eyes and then fill in the blank with what they are looking

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