Tag: writing

Kindergarten Rainbow Art and Sentence Writing

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 opportunity to refine

Free Apple Number Writing Book to Master Number Formation

In addition to all of the usual apple activities, I wove the apple theme in to my math and handwriting lessons. In math, my students are working on counting and number recognition. Most of my students can easily count objects and recognize numbers 0-10, but forming those numbers correctly is a different story. I created a free apple theme book to provide extra number writing practice for my students.

St. Patrick’s Day Labeling FREEBIE

St. Patrick’s Day is only 5 days away and I have a quick and simple labeling activity for you to use in your classroom. Students will label the leprechaun’s clothes using  invented spelling or copy the words from classroom resources. Download your FREEBIE and add it to your classroom plans

-Uck Word Family Reading, Response, and Craftivity

Summer is finally here, but the teaching continues! I am spending part of my summer vacation teaching a First Grade enrichment program at my school. We will do LOTS of fun activities this summer and I am thrilled to share our first project with you! Ducks in Muck Intro This

Using Typewriters in the Classroom

Remember how I made the audio recording of Click, Clack, Moo Cows that Type for my kiddos? Well, there’s a very specific reason I selected that book as THE super-cool book motivating my students. I have two electric typewriters in my classroom and I used Click, Clack, Moo as the

Writing About our Good Deeds

I can’t believe Lent is nearly over! My kiddos are so excited that it is nearly Easter and they have truly enjoyed learning and loving others throughout Lent. Rather than emphasizing the idea of sacrifice during Lent, the Kindergarteners in my classroom have been putting kindness into action through Good

Farm Acitivity FREEBIE!

Hello again! I was loving the farm clip art so much from kpmdoodles that I just HAD to make another activity for my kiddos! We’re going to do a mini farm unit this week and I am encouraging them to stretch out words and record as many sounds as they