P-3 Literacy

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We have been working on Proper Nouns and Common nouns. If you have been following for a while you know that I would not miss the opportunity to create a craft. So we created these Fall trees and I asked the kids to classify the nouns (Proper Nouns on the left/Common Nouns on the right).... Read More

Happy Wednesday! We've been working on verbs a lot the past week...and I REALLY wish I had taken more pictures of what we have done...but...fail! We have sung songs {from YouTube} about verbs, acted verbs out, made sentences with verbs and sorted them. I just wanted to share really quick with you guys this little interactive page that I had my kids put in their interactive notebooks today! I made this easy-peasy for my kids...today was a half day and we were already a little short on time so…

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Handwriting can be frustrating for a lot of kids. Try one of these fun handwriting activities that will inspire even the most reluctant writers.

Smart name activity for preschoolers! Practice each letter one at a time.

March Madness has something to do with basketball, right?? It makes me think of the countdown till spring break and how quickly the days pass after it. I told someone today that being in my class was like heaven on earth. They are so wonderful, I can't even think about June when they will leave me for grander horizons. I need it all to slow down! Saw this wonderful idea on Pinterest and knew I had to use it: I couldn't find the original person that uploaded it but kudos to whoever you are :)…

These are AWESOME name activities for preschoolers! Teaching name recognition and name letters is a great first step to learning letters of the alphabet for kids.

Bare with me...it's a long one :) But in the end, you'll find out about the cat shoes!! So it'll be worth it, right?! Today was crazy socks day...can you guess which TWO books we read?? p.s....there are 2 different versions apparently. A has a version that is different from the one in my room. I can recite A's book by memory we read it so much, but the book in my classroom did NOT match..hmmm... We turned one of my Dr. Seuss Centers into a read around the room. They had to find the matching…

Well here we are, the last chapter of the Daily 5. This chapter is about putting together all that we have learned and troubleshooting any problems that may arise. I would like to thank Mel D from Suesstastic Classroom Inspirations and Nicole from Teaching with Style! for setting up this bookstudy. I have enjoyed learning and sharing ideas with everyone involved. This week I am hosting along with Kimberly at Funky First Grade Fun We have gone through the book, learned some key terms and…

A must make kindergarten chart to help teach writing. A clear description of punctuation for kindergarten and first grade!

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Revive interest in your preschool or kindergarten writing center with this fun collection of 25 ideas that get kids writing!

#1- Write in front of the kids daily- I know for many of us the thought of writing in front of the kids is terrifying! Most...

We participating in a Wednesday Play Group called Play to Write over at Cherrios and Lattes . This is week 3- Write/Spell Your Name. ...

Everything you need for your writing center.

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I know some people get overwhelmed when trying to think of new ideas for provocations. Today I want to share with you some simple ideas for literacy provocations that may spark some new ideas for you! Enjoy! If you are reading this and wondering what a provocation is, please read Fairy Dust's post: What is a Provocation? *Note: These provocations are from a Reggio-Inspired Preschool here in Tulsa, OK, Rosa Parks ECEC. These provocations were found in PreK classrooms, ages 4-5. Chicka-Chicka…

Make a simple teaching tool that will have your child learning about numbers and number formation using tin foil. Great for fine motor and problem solving.

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Ideas for setting up a Post Office dramatic play area at home or in your classroom. Printables for early childhood play-based learning.

Making clipboards and paper available to encourage children to represent their ideas in play

Day 7 of 31 Days of Kindergarten and today is all about 20 FREE Name Activities for the First Week of Kindergarten. News flash!! Most of my kindergartners come into my classroom on the first day of s

I found these little heart containers at the Dollar Store and I thought they would be the perfect Valentine's Day center activity. I thought of 3 different ways to use them, but they all have the same concept. Here are the hearts... I had 3 students come back at a time to teach them how to use the center. Directions: The students have to choose a numbered heart, find the letters inside, unscramble the letters and then write the word in the corresponding heart. 1. Here is the first way I used…

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Whew! Can I just say this week was exhausting!? There seemed to be a high level of excitement in the air, maybe it was the snow, the 100th day, or the snow? How about both! The kids were PSYCHED all week for our 100th day celebration. We started by making our 100th day placements early on in the week (so we could get those babies laminated in time), our 100 year old portraits, and every day we have eagerly been counting down the days. By Friday, we weren't sure if we were even going to have…

If you know me, you know that I l.o.v.e shopping and I l.o.v.e a good bargain! Like many of you, the Target dollar spot and The Dollar Tree are my favorite places this time of year! Look at this loot I recently picked up! Isn’t it just scrumptious?! LOL I am hoping to share with […]

I hope your October is off to a good start! I am still in a bit of shock that it is already October and time to start thinking about report cards! I'm not ready for that at all! September went by so quickly, that I still have tons of photos that I never got around to posting and blogging about-I will try to get to that this week! My kinder kiddos have been working super hard to learn all of the letters in the alphabet, and they love playing different alphabet games during our center time. We…

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Loughton preschool children were showing an interest in letter writing so an outing was organised to visit the post office. The local postman then visited to answer any questions and they also had the opportunity to look inside his van. The role play area was then turned into a post office and children are now exhanging letters with Spitalfields nursery

A super Post Office classroom display photo contribution. Great ideas for your classroom!

Literacy Center Ideas - hands-on literacy center activities perfect for 5-8 years | you clever monkey

I’m so excited to share my classroom with you today. I’ve spent weeks on it and I’m so happy with the way it turned out. I’ve done a theme in my room for the past 4 years now and this year I had a hard time choosing one – until I went on my honeymoon! […]

Math counting numbers and Alphabet phonics letter sounds learning activities for Kindergarten centers

Hi friends! I am finally all better after my surgery and had my follow up appointment on Thursday! I wanted to share with you some of my new word work and math tubs! Word, Build, Write I love this activity & the kiddos do too! They pull a card, build the word with magnetic letters, …

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love, love, love this center for word work and word families!

86 pages of printable props to help you easily transform your dramatic play center into an adorable post office.

Yesterday I had the privilege of hosting a literacy bag exchange. WHAT???? Earlier this spring I held a toddler busy bag exchange for my 2 year old with neighborhood moms and I was blown away with the new activities my little guy got! Then I took my new bag of treasures to school and showed my amazing team. ****Then the literacy bag idea was in full planning mode. WH0: k and 1st grade teachers in our county HOW: We have 6 members on our team but only 4 were returning so the four of us…

It all started with a cookie sheet. I was observing a student in a kindergarten classroom during literacy center time and in one of the centers the teacher placed magnetic letters on a cookie sheet and the students made words with the letters. Clever– I’ve seen cookie sheets on Pinterest before and really hadn’t paid […]

Your child will be entertained for hours with these free pretend play printables.

If you're looking for fun literacy activities for your preschooler, here are 11 great free choice literacy activities for preschool.

Letter sorting is a fun way to work on letter recognition and get some pretend play in too.

A fantastic roundup of fun spelling games that will suit students of all ages.

From the beginning of the year until the end, these fun activities will get your students excited about learning. You should definitely go out and get some popsicle sticks for this.

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Word Sorts {First Grade Edition} These 40 word sorts contain all the spelling patterns first graders need to know. Students color the words that follow the same patterns the same color and write them in the correct column. For extra practice, they can illustrate some of the words or write some in sentences on the back of each sheet. FREE Long e word sort if you download the preview!

Short vowels- Christmas Math and Literacy pack- kindergarten Sound it out short a An excellent pack with a lot of sight word, short vowel, spelling, vocabulary, word work, reading, fluency and other literacy activities and practice

Students can practise the spelling of words which consist of silent letters…

Happy Friday, friends! Here are some of my favorite pins from this week: *Click on the pictures below to take you to the original pin* 1. Student "Tweets" I am planning to use this as an Exit Ticket - one important thing they learned for the day 2. Use nail polish to seal Sharpie writing - who knew?!? 3. Great way for students to practice their Spelling words: have them close their eyes and draw a large scribble. Then, they use different colors to write each word as many times as will fit in…

{For your convenience, this post may contain affiliate links} If you’re working with preschoolers, you know name recognition is one of the activities you’re bound to run into. We have lots of fun ways to work on Name Recognition, but this clothespin one is our favorite! Supplies: Paint stir stick Alphabet stickers Clothespins Paint Picture…

Ways to practise spelling words, word boost, common words, sounds!

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Spelling!! Goes in homework folder and student chooses a different activity each night!!

Looking for an easy make-ahead holiday gift? It's a journal in a jar! Jumpstart journal writers with a quart-sized canning jar filled with folded strips of paper. Each one contains a single thought provoking journal prompt. Paired with a pretty blank book, a Journal Jar makes a great gift. We've made it easy to craft your Journal Jar. Free printable journal prompts have

I found a great site, Mama Jenn, that had a great calendar for morning meetings. I decided to recreate one for my classroom and change a few things for my needs. (click on the Mama Jenn link for original calendar). I decided to keep the day, month and year (like Mama Jenn)- however I decided for the date to have proper dates instead of numbers. In Australia, our date goes day/month/year, so I also decided to put them in that order on my board. I downloaded a 2012 calendar from…

We love to use our recycling for creative projects such as finding favorite words and phrases to write or "find" found poetry.

Children will have a blast making and decorating this glittering star!

To the tune of Teddy Bear Teddy Bear. Awesome. I'll get James singing this in the trolley round Morrisons tomorrow.

This week we learned about soil and why it is important to us. Here are a few of the things we did with soil. We created a schema chart t...