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St. Nicholas Day Shoe Freebie

Saint Nicholas Day is coming up on December 6! He always visits my kindergarten classroom the night before his feast day and leaves treats for the students in my class. In the true spirit of St. Nicholas, however, he only leaves his treats in the shoes of children.



Since none of my students keep a pair of shoes at school overnight, I created this little shoe for my students to personalize and decorate. I hang each child's shoe on his or her locker but it could easily be placed on the top of the classroom desks instead.



This Waiting for St. Nicholas shoe coloring page is available for FREE on the Kinder Craze blog. Stop by and grab your freebie!


Happy Saint Nicholas Day!





Free Scholastic Book Order Graphics for Parent Communication

My classroom parents always want advice on where they can buy SUPER easy-to-read books for their kindergarten students. They try to shop at their local book store, but you know how hard it can be to find Level A, B or C books at the store. That's why I always encourage classroom parents to purchase books from Scholastic. Over 90% of my own classroom library has been stocked with books from the Book Order. It's a great bargain and the best source of texts for emergent readers.

The problem is, not every book in the Kindergarten flyer is intended for children to read independently. Many of the titles are picture books that are of interest to kindergarten students, but are intended for parents and teachers to read aloud to young children.

Scholastic posts book level information in many of their book descriptions, but the print is tiny and easy for parents to overlook. I find that parents need a little guidance to help them purchase the most effective books for their children's reading level so I created some simple graphics for communicating with parents about the book order.


You can share the image above with parents, or hop over to the Kinder Craze blog and grab two separate images for catalog and online ordering information.


Just save the graphics to your computer and upload them to your class webpage or add them to your printed classroom newsletter. It will make your parents happy (and hopefully bring in a few extra Scholastic bonus points for YOU!)





Apple Number Writing Book

It may be October, but apple freebies are still in season! For the past few weeks my kindergarten students have been working to write their numbers in proper formation. This can be a very daunting task (especially for the tricky numerals like 5 and 8).

I created a simple apple-themed book to give my students an opportunity to practice writing numerals 0-10. The book also doubles as an emergent reader to foster early reading skills.

FREE apple theme book for numeral writing

Each page of the book features two rows of handwriting line to provide ample handwriting practice. The first three numbers in each row are provided as dashed numbers for students to trace and build muscle memory.



FREE apple theme handwriting book for printing numbers
FREE apple theme handwriting book for printing numbers

FREE apple theme handwriting book for printing numbers

Stop by the Kinder Craze blog to download a FREE copy of the Apple Number Writing Book. While you're there, be sure to click around and check out my new blog design. I've added lots of features to help you quickly find more great freebies and resources.




Wishing you a wonderful fall day! 



FREE Printable Sight Word Labels

Are you busy getting ready for back to school? Ready to add a little fun and flair to your classroom Word Wall? Or maybe just help your students associate color with their sight word flashcards? I have the PERFECT freebie for you.

FREE Printable Sight Word Labels

My classroom word wall reviews letter sounds while providing students with a visual anchor for the sight words they have already learned. Here you can see the sight words displayed beside each corresponding letter on the word wall.

Creating the word cards is EASY! To prepare, I just cut 3x5" pieces of brightly colored cardstock and printed the sight words onto Avery 5163 labels. When I am ready to create the word cards, I just peel the labels and stick them onto the card stock pieces. 

FREE Printable Sight Word Labels

EASY PEASY!
FREE Printable Sight Word Labels

Free Sight Word Labels are available for the Pre-Primer, Primer, First, Second, and Third Grade Dolch lists. To download your FREE sight word labels, stop by the Kinder-Craze blog!

FREE Printable Sight Word Labels

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FREE Alphabet Sound Chart

Hi friends! I have another great freebie to share with you today. The Daily 5 book study has been filling my head with so many great ideas for how to jump-start instruction next year. As my students first attempt to record words during Work on Writing time, they often need a little extra support to help with letter sounds. This Alphabet Sound Chart is the perfect resource to help them along.

FREE Alphabet Chart

Every year, I give each student in the class a personal copy of the alphabet chart. The charts are all laminated and stored in the students' writing folders so they are always on-hand and ready whenever a child needs some extra support. What I love MOST about this particular alphabet chart is how well is coordinates with so many alphabet resources. The pictures on this chart are the EXACT same images that are used on the alphabet that hangs in my classroom. Children thrive on consistency and displaying the same pictures on the walls of my classroom AND on the alphabet chart will help my struggling students to make more connections and apply letter sound-knowledge faster and more effectively over time.

FREE Alphabet Chart

Stop by the Kinder-Craze blog to get your FREE Alphabet Sound Chart. While you're there, check out my coordinating alphabet resources that could help YOUR students master alphabet recognition and letter sounds in record time. 



FREE Tags for Parent Volunteer Thank You Gifts

Hello freebie fans!
Many of you are approaching your last few days/weeks of the school year. Are you scrambling to complete all of your last-minute projects? Have you had a chance to consider how you will say "thank you" to your classroom volunteers?

I'm helping you keep your classroom thank you's SIMPLE, EASY, and CHEAP with this "thanks a latte" gift tag label. 

FREE "thanks a latte" labels from Kinder-Craze

The FREE labels are formatted to print on Avery 5163 shipping labels. Mount them onto black cardstock, punch a hole in the label and tie to your favorite coffee-themed gift. 
FREE "thanks a latte" labels from Kinder-Craze

Stop by the Kinder-Craze blog to grab your free gift tag label!






FREE Religious Emergent Readers for Easter

Hello Freebie friends! Tomorrow is the first day of Holy Week and I created two FREE Interactive Sight Word Readers to help Catholic and Christian students learn to read and spell the word "Jesus" during the most blessed week of the church calendar.

If you're not already familiar with my Interactive Sight Word Readers, let me tell you ALL about these great little book. Each six-page booklet uses repetitive text and sentence structures to help children grow in reading confidence. A featured sight word is missing from all pages in the book. Students cut out and unscramble the letters (included in the packet) and glue them onto each page of the book to complete the sentences. If you're short on time, letter stamps can also be used or children can simply write in the missing letters.

Two Versions for Catholic or Protestant Classrooms

Two separate books with a similar theme and the same clip art have been created to meet the needs of Catholic and Christian classroom teachers. Both versions are available for FREE on the Kinder-Craze blog. Stop by and grab the version that best suits your classroom needs. 


Wishing you a blessed Holy Week and a Happy Easter!

FREE Lenten Interactive Sight Word Reader

Catholic and Christian teachers: integrate language arts into your Religion instruction with this FREE Interactive Sight Word Reader, "Lent Reminds us of Jesus."

Each page of this booklet uses predictable sentences to name Lenten symbols. The fun twist of the book is that all pages are missing the word "of". Students complete the booklet by cutting out letters to correctly spell "of" and glue them into the book. It is a sweet way to foster faith development while also building reading skills. 

Stop by the Kinder-Craze blog to download your FREE copy of "Lent Reminds us of Jesus."

Have a blessed day!

Color By Number Leprechaun Freebie

Need a quick freebie for St. Patrick's Day? This Color By Number Leprechaun is the perfect way to quickly review color words with your students.

FREE color by number leprechaun from Kinder-Craze

The Color by Number Leprechaun is formatted into half-sheet coloring pages, to help you conserve paper (and I think that's why my students love these pages so much… they are short and sweet!) Make the activity last a bit longer. Add a dice and it becomes a roll and color page!

FREE color by number leprechaun from Kinder-Craze

Stop by the Kinder-Craze blog to grab your freebie!

Lenten Good Deeds Coloring Chart

I have a fun freebie to share with my friends that teach in Catholic or Christian schools as well as homeschool parents. Ash Wednesday is on March 5 and my students celebrate the Leseason with Good Deeds. I spend a few days teaching the class about Good Deeds, then send a Good Deeds chart home with each student. Each time a child does kind things for a family member at home, he/she can color one space on the chart. Students will gradually begin to see their charts fill with bright colors as Easter draws near.

FREE lenten good deeds chart. Students color a space each time they do a good deed.
You can download a FREE coy of this Lenten Good Deeds chart. Just stop by the Kinder-Craze blog. While you're there, you'll find practical guidelines to help your students understand the difference between a Good Deed and a personal responsibility (such as making his or her own bed). 

FREE lenten good deeds chart. Children color a space each time they do a good deed.

Have a blessed day!

Skip Count Hopscotch

My 100th Day of School was last week and my students had a blast celebrating their new knowledge of 100. One of their favorite activities of the day was playing HOPSCOTCH! This winter's arctic weather has left very few opportunities for my students to run around and get their energy out. I decided to take matters into my own hands and use their energy in a constructive way. The students hopped their way into skip counting by 10s up to 100. They had so much fun and I was happy to hear everyone skip count with success.
FREE skip count by 10 number set

I created the hopscotch board on the back of a Twister game mat. I used Scotch Expressions Masking Tape to create the grid, then added laminated skip counting numbers. The tape sticks well but also peels cleanly off. To prevent the mat from sliding on the carpet as my students hopped, I added a few small dots of velcro (the side that grabs) on the Twister-side of the mat. It worked like a charm. 
You can download a FREE Hop By Tens set of skip counting numbers to get started as you create a hopscotch mat for your own classroom. Just stop by the Kinder-Craze blog
FREE skip count by 10 number set
While you're there, be sure to pin lots of great ideas to help you celebrate the 100th Day in your classroom next year! 
FREE skip count by 10 number set

xoxo