classroom resources
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Preschool activities for Christmas
I am all for helping out other teachers, we need to stick together, especially at this point in the year. Right now, it’s extra difficult to keep the kiddos’ attention, and I fully believe that the best way to handle the holiday season is to embrace it fully. Christmas is all they want to talk about, so why not use that theme to sneak in some learning. I thought I’d share all of my holiday freebies, along with the other great holiday resources from my store to give you all kinds of holiday activities to choose from right in one place. There are a lot, so be sure to scroll…
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Great games to play at circle time
I love to play games during circle time because they keep the children’s interest, but I still get to teach specific concepts through the games. It’s a great way to make sure that I am getting time to do large group instruction, but the children think it’s a ton of fun. Here are some of the games that I love to play, these can all be differentiated so that everyone gets to be challenged, but still successful; Letter games – I use letter cards to play a ton of games, I usually start the year with capital letter cards, and as we explore letters and the children become comfortable with…
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Summer fun in my store
I’ve worked with children in the summer since I was 15 years old, so I know how helpful it is to have fun, summer themed activities. One of my favorite units to do during the summer is related to ice cream – who doesn’t love ice cream?! my kids will do any activity that has to do with ice cream – even math and language activities that they otherwise wouldn’t be interested in. Over the years I’ve found a couple of activities that my students love, and will do willingly – without even realizing that they are learning. These are the kind of activities that all teachers want to implement,…
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Attitude of Gratitude Giveaway
I can’t think of a better way to celebrate summer than with a great big giveaway, and this is definitely a BIG giveaway! Laura at Differentiation Station Creations is hosting an Attitude of Gratitude giveaway to celebrate teachers and make sure that you get the opportunity to win some great products to use in your classroom. I donated my CVC Word Family Paint Chips, which are one of my favorite products in my entire store. I wanted to give everyone a chance to enjoy these, so they are 30% off in my store until the giveaway is over on the 16! Head on over to Differentiation Station Creations and enter…
