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busy bags provide a quick activity for toddlers and preschoolers. These 10 busy bags are super easy to make yourself and are great to just pull out at any time.

So since starting my version of daily 5, work on writing has been one of my students favorite places to go. In my classroom, there are still assigned where they go but do get some decision in what they do there. I know this may not seem traditional as far as writing centers go but we do get plenty of other chances to write as a whole group and working on concepts so this fits perfectly for the beginning of the kindergarten year. It's so popular my students choose to do these during their…

STEM Bins: Hands-on Solutions for Early Finishers, Centers, Morning Work, and Behavior Incentives! Instead of giving our students MORE work, let's give them more MEANINGFUL work. Perfect for Pre K, Kindergarten, First Grade, and Second Grade Students

Kids rock, rap, and read their way to higher fluency, learn about character building, history, science and more. Each lesson takes only 15 minutes making them perfect for reading rotations, guided reading, interventions or whole group rock and read sessions. Fluency videos, 4 levels of comprehension, immediate feedback, and more fun than students have ever had reading educational text. Check out the site for a free trial!

I am always looking for great ideas on how to teach sight words most effectively. I hope you find some ideas here you can implement in your...

Research suggests that the first 5 minutes a student spends in your classroom each morning will set the tone for the entire day of learning… If they come in and have a focused task, it is much easier for them to remain in that mindset of learning through the day. When your students enter […]

FREE Fall Number Mats - These super cute printables are perfect for Preschool, Prek, and Kindergarten age kids to practice counting, making numbers with playdough, and writing numbers.

This kindergarten blog post will illustrate 17 different activities that can be used to build fine motor activities into your curriculum.

If you thought exit tickets were just for the older grades, check out these AMAZING primary common core exit tickets for ELA. Even if you've never used exit tickets, these are SO quick and easy to use!

I love these word family clip cards! Great literacy center, word work station, CVC game... lots of possibilities!

Reading Intervention for K-2

20 FREE Kindergarten Reading Comprehension and Fluency Passages!