Vocabulary instruction. Quick and easy lesson plans to teach vocabulary through authentic texts for kindergarten, first, and second grade. Students develop reading comprehension and vocabulary knowledge with these engaging activities. Vocabulary Instruction Teaching vocabulary is not always something we think about in the primary grades. However, research supports teaching vocabulary instruction when students are beginning…
Kindergarten Activities for Your Classroom!
As a former kindergarten teacher, Deedee Wills understands the difficulties of teaching in a kindergarten classroom. That’s why she created kindergarten classroom activities and resources to help teachers effectively organize their classrooms and teach daily lessons. With these resources, teachers can utilize classroom time more efficiently and find new ideas to engage their students in lessons!
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Hundreds Chart Puzzles for the Whole Year and a FREE SAMPLE!
Hundreds chart puzzles for the whole year! These differentiated 100 chart mystery puzzles are such a fun way for students to practice a variety of counting skills and number recognition. Available in digital and printable versions with student response sheets, too! Hundreds Chart Puzzles As a teacher, I used a hundreds chart in my classroom…
Fun Classroom Phonics Games to Support Kindergarten Literacy
Classroom phonics games to support beginning and ending sounds, blends, digraphs, CVC & CVCe words. Your kindergarten students will love racing each other to complete their game card in these fun phonics activities. Classroom Phonics Games for Kindergarten In Kindergarten, we are always practicing phonics skills. Whether it’s beginning sounds in September or CVCe words…
Start Centers in Kindergarten with these Sanity-Saving Tips!
Centers in kindergarten is a must! However, figuring out how to start kindergarten centers can be tough. Here are a few ideas to help you get ready so you can love your daily center time. Centers in Kindergarten: Make it Simple Starting centers in kindergarten can be a little daunting. My advice to you…
12 Month Curriculum Map with Mentor Text Lists for K-2 (FREE) 2019
Curriculum Map update for 2019 at last! “How do I plan out my year-long curriculum?” is probably one of my most frequently asked questions. In the past, I had planned out my year through a combination of paper, Post-It Notes, gum wrappers (kidding on the last one). But when I lead our district’s instructional team,…
10 Tips for Managing Kindergarten Centers in Your Classroom
Managing kindergarten centers can be overwhelming! Check out these 10 tips to make the most of your center time without losing your mind! This post will help simply your center management and help you fit it all in! Managing Kindergarten Centers In order to fit it all in, you’ve gotta have a plan. …
The BEST Kindergarten Schedule to Help You Fit it All in!
Kindergarten schedule! The BEST kindergarten schedule to help you fit it all in! Academic and developmentally appropriate kindergarten activities that will keep your students engaged and learning! Kindergarten Schedule: An overview Here it is! That moment when you look at all of your ideas and try to figure out HOW to fit it all in!…
Self-Paced Task Cards for Kindergarten: Math and Language Arts
Task cards for kindergarten that focus on Math and Language Arts standards. These self-paced task cards with two levels of responses will simplify the differentiation process in your classroom. Task Cards for Kindergarten My sweet friend, Elizabeth Coller and I have put together this great resource for your kindergarten classroom! We are so excited about…
31 Back to School Books | Read Alouds for K-2
31 back to school books for primary grades. Share these great read alouds with your students during the first few weeks of school. Back to School Books The first day of summer has come and gone! Are you starting to plan for the upcoming school year? This list of 31 back to school books is…
25 Versions of the Little Red Riding Hood Story
25 Versions of Little Red Riding Hood. Enjoy the different versions of this classic story. Have fun reading and comparing these fractured fairy tales. 25 Versions of Little Red Riding Hood There are so many different adaptations to the original story of Little Red Riding Hood! Several of the stories are written to represent a…
19 Ocean Videos for Kids that are Teacher Approved
Ocean videos for kids that are perfect for your study of the ocean in kindergarten and first grade. Learn about the five different oceans, coral reefs, and ocean animals with these teacher-approved videos. 19 Ocean Videos for Kids Teaching about the ocean is so fun! Check out this list of 19 teacher-approved videos to show…
7 Ideas on How to Use Clipboards in the Classroom
Clipboards in the classroom can be a fun tool for students to use throughout their day. Check out these great ideas on how to use clipboards in your classroom. Clipboards in the Classroom Adding the use of clipboards throughout your day can provide an opportunity for greater student engagement. Whether students are working independently, in…
Books about Summer for Kids… and Lesson Ideas, too!
Fun books about summer. Welcome Summer with these great picture books and lesson ideas for kindergarten, first, and second grade! Books About Summer With Summer right around the corner, check out this list of books to help you celebrate. Whether you’re ending the year with a fun summer unit, looking for summer school books, or…
“What if you had…” Lesson Plans and a FREEBIE!
Animal lesson plans for kindergarten and 1st grade with a free file! Close reading lesson plans to learn about animal adaptations using the “What if you had Animal…” book series. Animal Lesson Plans What if you had animal teeth? Or animal ears? This series of books is so fun to read in the classroom. Your…
Simple Kindergarten Literacy Journals for Daily Language Practice
Kindergarten Journal Prompts for Literacy. Add this daily routine to reinforce literacy concepts. Print concepts, phonological awareness, phonics, and word recognition practice for kindergarten! Kindergarten Journal Prompts Using journal prompts in the classroom is a great way to reinforce skills in just a few minutes each day. I’ve had several requests for literacy journal prompts….
Someday a Tree Lesson Plans
Someday a Tree lesson plans for K-2. Engaging lessons all planned for you to print and teach. Reading comprehension, responding to literature, sentence study, and more! Someday a Tree Lesson Plans Deanna and I created the Engaging Readers units to be lessons where students are truly thinking about reading. We want you to celebrate their…
Fiction Writing in Second Grade
Fiction writing in second grade. Daily writing lesson plans, anchor charts, and resources to print and teach fictional writing in 2nd grade. Fiction Writing in Writers’ Workshop Fictional writing is such a great genre of writing! Second-grade students absolutely LOVE to create their own fictional stories. Plus they are fun to read, too! Check out…
Substitute Teacher Binder Free File
Sub plans template free file for emergency substitute teacher days! Why not make a binder? Grab all of the freebies to make your own binder. It is editable so you can customize it to fit your classroom needs! Sub plans template: The history behind this binder When I was in the classroom full time, I…
KINDERGARTEN LESSON PLANS: Week 30 Chester
Chester Lesson Plans and Ideas for Kindergarten and First Grade. Reading comprehension, responding to literature, art, and center ideas! Chester Lesson Plans: Read Aloud is laugh-out-loud funny. My class always got a kick out it and it is a great mentor text when you want to talk about a writer’s voice. We use this book…
KINDERGARTEN LESSON PLANS: Week 29 Piggie Pie
Piggie Pie Lessons for kindergarten and first grade. Reading comprehension, directed drawing, center ideas, and a fun STEM activity too! Could there be a more fun book to read with your class than ? Piggie Pie Lessons: Reading Comprehension First, let’s look at these illustrations! So fun! Some of the reading comprehension strategies we used…
10 Kid-Friendly Earth Day Videos
10 Kid-Friendly Earth Day videos for your kindergarten or first grade classroom. Fun videos, songs, and books about Earth Day and how we can make the world a better place! Earth Day Videos Explore these 10 kid-friendly Earth Day videos! Through videos, read-alouds, and songs students will learn all about Earth Day. #1 Betsy’s Kindergarten…
KINDERGARTEN LESSON PLANS: Week 28 Dragons Love Tacos
Dragons Love Tacos Lessons and Ideas! Dragons Love Tacos Lessons: Read Aloud is such a hilarious book! We knew we had to include it in our Engaging Readers units! Here are a few first-grade response samples. Prediction YES! First grade and even kindergarten are using our 2nd Grade Engaging Readers. This teacher told me that…
Bump Games | Math & Literacy Activities
Bump Games for your math & literacy centers or small group. Teach these simple kindergarten classroom games and swap out the skills to have a predictable center or station all year long! Kindergarten Classroom Games: Bump! The BUMP games are purposely predictable so you can teach it once and use it throughout the year. I…
Spring Poems | Poetry in the Classroom
Adding poetry to your daily routine is simple! Bring on Spring and add poetry in the classroom with these fun, spring poems! Your class will love to sing along with these shared readings. It’s officially Spring! We’ve had a couple of 60-degree days and I am SO HAPPY about it! I am sure it will…