Seasonal
Looking for engaging seasonal and holiday activities for your primary classroom? These ideas, activities, and resources will help you easily add some seasonal fun to your lessons.
A Hat for the 100th Day
Our 100th Day of School is a little over 3 weeks away and the celebration plans are well underway. I am SO excited to have my kinders make my (newly revised) 100th Day of School Hat! I love this project because it is cute, makes a bold statement, and helps
The Second Holiday Gift
My Christmas break has officially begun and I have one last idea from my classroom to share with you before my celebration with friends and families begins. For the past several years, I have made recordings of my students as a Christmas gift for their parents. This year I recorded
A Kinder-Craze Christmas Party
Today was my classroom Christmas party and what an event it was! All children wore pajamas to school so they would be extra-cozy for our celebration. The morning started with the discovery of Santa’s surprise visit overnight. He left a message for our class and instructions for creating reindeer food
More Christmas Ideas and a Freebie
The holiday spirit is alive and well in my Kindergarten classroom and I am so excited to share a glimpse of our festivities with you. Handmade Gifts One of my very sweet kinders moved to California in November and my whole class misses him very much. We wanted to do
Easy Ideas… Because Christmas Must go On
Every time I turned the news on this weekend I found myself in tears. Hearing about the tragic events at Sandy Hook left me shocked, horrified, and drained of my usual enthusiasm. I still can’t quite muster my thoughts and feelings about Friday’s attack so I am not even going
Heartfelt Gifts for Families (and a Really Great Freebie)
My students have been working like busy little elves preparing their gifts for Mom and Dad. We always make two gifts to send home – one addressed to Mom, the other to Dad (this helps simplify things for the more complicated family situations). Over the years, I have made many
Free Calendar Reminder Cards
Grab my FREE calendar reminder cards and easily incorporate those special school days and activities into your classroom calendar.
My Favorite Seasonal Resources
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