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Free Earth Day Craft and Writing Activity

April 15, 2016 Maria Manore Gavin 4 Comments

Need an Earth Day craft to do with your students? Look no further! I've teamed up with Astrobrights Papers to bring you a simple project and writing activity that is so sweetly perfect for young children. This paper plate mosaic is simple to prep, looks so vibrant and the FREE … [Read more...]

Art, Freebies, Sponsored art, Craftivity, Earth Day, FREEBIE, Spring

Kindergarten Rainbow Art and Sentence Writing

April 10, 2016 Maria Manore Gavin 10 Comments

With temperatures back down in the 30s this week in Southeast Michigan, we were in desperate need of Spring around here. I can't control the weather, but we could bring a little springtime cheer indoors with a little kindergarten rainbow art in my classroom. We used the … [Read more...]

Art FREEBIE, Rainbows, Spring

Scenes from a Kindergarten Mother’s Day Tea Party

May 11, 2014 Maria Manore Gavin 11 Comments

Happy Mother's Day to all the mommies out there! The students in my kindergarten class honored their mothers on Friday by inviting them to a very special Mother's Day Tea Party. This was another big FIRST for my class in our new building and I could not be more pleased with how … [Read more...]

Celebrations, Holiday Celebrations, Holiday, Kindergarten, Mother's Day, Spring, tea party

FREE Interactive Sight Word Reader for Holy Week

April 9, 2014 Maria Manore Gavin 17 Comments

As we near the final days of Lent and the most solemn days of Holy Week, I have a very special Interactive Sight Word Reader to share with you as a freebie. My newest reader, "Jesus had a Holy Week" provides an overview of the important events and days of Holy Week: Palm Sunday, … [Read more...]

Freebies, Holiday, Interactive Sight Word Readers, Reading, Religion Catholic School, christian, Easter, FREEBIE, Holy Week, Kindergarten, religion, Spring

Stained Glass Kite Decorations Made from Tissue Paper

March 23, 2014 Maria Manore Gavin 21 Comments

Spring has arrived and despite the abysmal weather (high temps for the week will only be in the mid-30s once again), I am determined to shake the winter blues from my classroom. I removed the oh-so-adorable stained glass mitten decorations that my students created in January and … [Read more...]

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Butterfly Bingo Dotter Symmetry Fun and a FREEBIE

May 13, 2013 Maria Manore Gavin 4 Comments

Last week I shared photos of my sweet young friends creating butterfly window decorations using the wax from discarded crayons. I also seized the opportunity to teach symmetry and apply the concept by decorating butterflies with bingo dotters. The project was SUPER SIMPLE and I … [Read more...]

Art, Freebies, Math, Tutorials, Uncategorized art, butterflies, color by number, color words, crafts, FREEBIE, Kindergarten, Spring

Stained Glass Melted Crayon Butterflies

April 28, 2013 Maria Manore Gavin 8 Comments

I recently had two of my favorite sweetie-pies return to my classroom for a little visit and some butterfly fun! We worked on SEVERAL fun butterfly-themed projects... one of which was this set of  brightly "stained glass" decorations. I usually create window decorations with … [Read more...]

Art, Tutorials butterflies, crafts, interactive readers, Kindergarten, sight words, Spring, tutorial, window decoration

Planning the Perfect Mother’s Day Tea Party

April 21, 2013 Maria Manore Gavin 15 Comments

Spring is here and I am in planning mode for one of my favorite days as a kindergarten teacher: our  annual Mother's Day Tea Party. This event is a HUGE tradition at my school. The kindergarten students have thrown a tea party to celebrate Mother's Day for many years and the Moms … [Read more...]

Celebrations, Holiday, Products Celebrations, Decorations, interactive readers, Kindergarten, Mother's Day, Spring, tea party

Fill Your Basket Blog Hop

March 31, 2013 Maria Manore Gavin 25 Comments

Happy Easter and welcome to the Fill Your Basket Blog Hop from Freebie-licous! I am partnering up with some wonderful ladies to bring you a basket full of treats! You will definitely want to visit ALL of the bloggers to stock up on lots of great freebies. Click the image below to … [Read more...]

Interactive Sight Word Readers, Products, Uncategorized Blog hop, color by number, color words, FREEBIE, interactive readers, Kindergarten, Spring

Rainbow Wind Socks Revisited

March 11, 2013 Maria Manore Gavin 11 Comments

This week I am filled with warm, fuzzy feelings of nostalgia and awe. You know how kids get SO excited for their birthdays? They wait and wait and wait and FINALLY it arrives and (as far as they're concerned) it's the greatest day ever and the whole world is revolving around … [Read more...]

Art art, crafts, Decorations, Painting, Spring, St. Patricks Day

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I'm Maria Gavin - a kindergarten teacher, curriculum developer, educational blogger and founder of Kinder Craze.

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