environmental print

  • Friday Freebie – Environmental Print

    Happy Friday! I’m so glad that February is almost over, bring on spring! Unfortunately, just because the calendar says March, that doesn’t mean it’ll be warm here. It’s supposed to be 36 degrees this weekend, and that sounds warm to me right now! This week I’ve spent a lot of time sharing ideas for letter recognition and alphabet activities, so today’s freebie, fits right in.  I’ve used this Environmental Print Alphabet set in my classroom for a couple of years, and the students love it. They recognize the brand names, and are easily able to figure out the letter that each brand name starts with.  Go download this freebie from…

  • Friday Freebie

    I am super excited about today’s Friday Freebie because it is my first ever blog exclusive. This freebie is only available right here! Download the Color Word Coloring Sheets! I am always looking for ways to get my students to read, especially to read and recognize words that I KNOW they know.  Color words are a great example of these words.  Even though my students are young, color words are basically environmental print, they have been surrounded by these words for as long as they have been interested in books (what toddler or preschooler doesn’t own a board book about colors?). My students often see these words and tell me…