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…
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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!…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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….
Melting Ice Experiments FUN! (free file)
Melting ice experiments in kindergarten! After a shared reading activity, we how these students experimented with melting ice! FREE FILE TOO! Incorporate Reading, Writing, and Inquiry to Get More Teaching in Your Day I get it! A kindergarten classroom is busy! The demands seem higher and the time seems shorter. What if there was 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…
7 Classroom Friendly Videos for Studying the Arctic
Classroom friendly videos Arctic Animals. These teacher-approved videos are great for your January units of study. Polar bears, penguins, and other animals in winter! Kindergarten and first-grade appropriate videos for your classroom. Classroom Friendly Videos: Arctic Animals It’s almost January! That means our study of Arctic animals is coming soon! Check out these classroom-friendly videos for…
The Story of Snow Lesson Plans
Snow lesson plans for your 2nd-grade classroom. Students engage in reading and writing activities to better understand how snow forms. The Story of Snow: The Science of Winter’s Wonder by Mark Cassino and Jon Nelson is the perfect nonfiction book to welcome winter into your classroom! The beautiful photographs capture students’ attention and allow for…
KINDERGARTEN LESSON PLANS: WEEK 19 Snow is Falling
Learning About Snow Lesson Plans for kindergarten and first grade with the book Snow is Falling. Learning About Snow: Reading Ideas For this week’s close reading the book Snow is Falling is perfect! This is one of our Engaging Readers books and it is filled with all sorts of information about snow and how it is…
December Read Aloud Favorites!
December read aloud books for your kindergarten and first-grade classroom! These fun December books are great for Winter! December Read Aloud Favorites December is here! Wow, this year is going quick! Check out a few of my December read aloud favorites to share with students throughout the month of December. One Snowy Night by M. Christina…
22 Halloween Books for Kindergarten (FREE File)
Halloween Books for Kindergarten. These 22 books are great for kindergarten or first-grade. Your students will love these Halloween picture books! A free reading response file is also available. note: This blog post contains affiliate links, but the opinions are my own. Halloween Books for Kindergarten I may have a problem! I have so many…
Kindergarten Lesson Plans: Week 13 Leonardo the Terrible Monster
Leonardo the Terrible Monster Lesson Plans for kindergarten and first-grade! NOTE: This blog post contains affiliate links, but the ideas are my own. Reading Lesson Ideas for Leonardo the Terrible Monster Leonardo the Terrible Monster by Mo Willems is such a fun book! We knew we had to include it in our Engaging Readers lesson…
Kindergarten Lesson Plans: Week 12 Bat Loves the Night
Bat Loves the Night lesson plans and ideas for reading, writing, math, craft and center activities too. Kindergarten Lesson Plans Week 12 Bat Loves the Night are here! NOTE: This blog post includes affiliate links, but my opinions are my own. Bat Loves the Night Read Aloud Lesson Ideas Nicola Davies is one of my…
Kindergarten Lesson Plans: Week 11 A Creepy Pair of Underwear (Free Math Files Too)
Kindergarten Lesson Plans Week 11 featuring the book, A Creepy Pair of Underwear. NOTE: This blog post contains affiliate links but the ideas are my own. Lesson Plans: Read Aloud We loved the book Creepy Carrots so much we knew we had to have Aaron Reynold’s book, A Creepy Pair of Underwear! Jasper desperately wants a pair…
Kindergarten Lesson Plans – Week 8 How Do Apples Grow? (FREE file)
Kindergarten Lesson Plans Week 8 featuring ideas for How Do Apples Grow! How Does an Apple Grow Reading Lessons I love this book because it has a lot of information about apples and the illustrations are beautiful! However, a word to the wise. There are discussions in this book about male parts and female parts. ? …
Kindergarten Lesson Plans – Week 6 The Recess Queen (FREE file)
Kindergarten Lesson Plans Week 6 featuring ideas for The Recess Queen! If you look at this book, you can tell it is a little frayed around the edges… Yes! I love it that much! The Recess Queen Read-Aloud Lessons The Recess Queen by Alexis O’Neill is a great back to school book, but it can honestly…
Kindergarten Lesson Plans – Week 5 Chrysanthemum (FREE file)
Kindergarten Lesson Plans Week 5 featuring ideas for Chrysanthemum! Let’s do this! (NOTE: This blog post contains affiliate links, but the ideas are my own.) Week 5 Lesson Plans for Reading Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes is a class favorite. You can also find the video on Amazon Prime! SWEET! …
Kindergarten Lesson Plans – Week 4 Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse (FREE file)
Kindergarten Lesson Plans Week 4 featuring ideas for Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse! Woo HOO! Week 4 Lesson Plans for Reading We love Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse by Kevin Henkes! It is a MUST read every year with our Engaging Readers units. The retell cards really provide a structure for students to practice noticing the text…
7 Alphabet Books for Kindergarten and a FREE file TOO!
I want to share with you 7 alphabet books for kindergarten! I have had some of these books FOR. EVER! BUT they are still just as great as ever. NOTE: This blog post contains affiliate links, but the ideas expressed are my own. Alpha Oops! The Day Z Went First Alpha Oops! The Day Z…