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…
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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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…
Kindergarten Anytime Literacy Centers
Non-thematic kindergarten literacy centers can be used at any time throughout the year. CVC words, rhyming, letter sounds, and more! Kindergarten Literacy Centers Centers are LIFE in kindergarten! Kids love them, teachers love them, and principals love them! It is one way primary teachers differentiate in the classroom and oh don’t we do A LOT…
Classroom Friendly Weather Videos
Kids weather videos, songs, and books that are teacher approved to share with your kindergarten or 1st grade class during your weather unit. Kids Weather Videos My students loved exploring and learning about all different types of weather. Since I lived in the midwest for a LONG time, we experienced quite a variety of weather….
KINDERGARTEN LESSON PLANS: WEEK 26 Hooway for Wodney Wat
Hooway for Wodney Wat Lesson Plans and Ideas for kindergarten. Hooway for Wodney Wat Lesson Plans: Close Reading Hooway for Wodney Wat by Helen Lester is one of my favorite books! Perhaps because Wodney may be my kindred spirit! If you are not familiar with the book, it is the story of Rodney (AKA: Wodney)…
Daily Math Practice Through Math Journals
Journal prompts in kindergarten for daily math practice. Daily math notebook prompts for students to solve common core kindergarten math standards problems. Students work on math story problems through drawing and writing. Kindergarten Math Journals Do your students journal write each day? We often use writing journals in the classroom, but what about math? Daily…
8 Awesome Kindergarten Math Apps
Kindergarten math apps to boost math skills for students. Check out some of the free math apps included. These make great kindergarten math center activities too! 8 Awesome Kindergarten Math Apps Quick Math Jr. This math app aligns with the Common Core for kindergarten and first grade. The version I checked out was free with…
KINDERGARTEN LESSON PLANS: WEEK 25 Pinkalicious
Pinkalicious Lesson Plans for Kindergarten and 1st Grade! Reading, writing, and comprehension ideas for the book Pinkalicious. Valentine’s Day Math and Literacy Center ideas too! Pinkalicious Lesson Plans: Close Reading We love the book Pinkalicious by Victoria Kann so we knew it would make a great addition to our Engaging Readers units. This is such a…
10 Kid Friendly Dental Health Videos
Dental health videos for kids. Your kindergarten and first graders will learn about teeth and dental hygiene with these fun videos. Dental Health Videos for Kids The first five dental health videos are all from SciShow Kids! I seriously LOVE this YouTube channel. Their educational videos are endless. I love how they are short and…
KINDERGARTEN LESSON PLANS: WEEK 24 Just Going to the Dentist
Just Going to the Dentist Lesson Plan Ideas for Kindergarten and1st grade. This is a great book for Dental Health Month! (affiliate link) Just Going to the Dentist Lesson Ideas: Reading Comprehension I love Little Critter books! Making Predictions The students did a great job of making predictions! Making predictions is something that we naturally…
Number Sense Activities | Making Ten!
Number sense activities for kindergarten and first grade. Answer the question: What is number sense and why is it important? What is Number Sense? Number sense is the fluidity and flexibility with numbers. It is a child’s ability to use and understand numbers, and also identify number relationships in order to solve mathematical problems. In kindergarten,…