Mapping our classroom is a great way to get to know where everything is, and to chat about teacher and student expectations as we head back to school. This activity is super for a whole class activity or for working in small groups. You can incorporate a simple mapping grid if you want, or leave […]
FREE 2015-2016 Monthly Calendar for Kids
Edit: January to December 2021 calendars are available HERE. Are you looking for a 2015-2016 monthly calendar to use for the next school year? This one’s great for colouring, calendar time and as a reminder of special days throughout the year. I received a question this week asking if I was going to create a new calendar […]
Telling Time
Do you love telling time with your kids? If so, I have created a printable to help! And yes – both US and Australian spelling versions are covered. This month I’ve joined Playdough to Plato as a Creative Team Member, so each month I’ll be posting a free printable there and I’ll make sure I […]
Number Stories When You Only Have a Minute
Number stories are a great way to bring mathematics to life for young children and they are embedded in every maths curriculum I’ve ever seen from early childhood through high school. They’re engaging for kids and encourage them to think about how numbers work in the ‘real’ world. So this is the focus for this […]
How to Make Awesomely Effective Literacy Bags
What is a literacy bag? A pack containing a terrific children’s book along with a combination of toys, games and activities that relate to the book and extend learning. Why use them? Teachers do use literacy bags in the classroom, but the most popular use is to send them home for a few days. Encouraging […]
Race to 100 for 100 Days of School
The 100th day of school is always a fun celebration for early learners. It also blends nicely with most schools’ early learning goal of being confident with numbers to 100 – especially in Kinder and Grade 1. Instructions Print either the coloured or black and white game board and laminate if you wish. Students will […]
2015 Free Monthly Calendar for Kids
Edit: January to December 2021 calendars are available HERE. I was looking around Pinterest this week and found some terrific printable calendars. I was intending to compile them together to show you all the different options, but instead I ended up making my own. I wanted children to be able to colour or trace the numbers and to […]
Battling for Sight Word Treasures
When young readers gain confidence with sight words it gives them a tremendous boost. The trick, of course, is getting them to practice without making them feel like they’re working. Making it FUN is the key here! Learning, and being able to remember the words later on, is all about being fully engaged in the […]
Learning Numbers when you only have a Minute
Last month I posted free spinner games for counting to 100 – the criteria being that the available learning time was 3 minutes or less! They have been popular so I thought I’d create another ‘3 minute’ activity, this time using Cootie Catchers (or Fortune Tellers) for learning numbers. You can download them for free […]
Counting On when you only have a Minute
As a teacher I have found 2 things to be true ~ a) There’s not enough time in the school day for all children to grasp every learning concept. b) There’s always wasted minutes in the school day where you feel you should be teaching something but there’s literally only 2 minutes. It wouldn’t matter […]