Editable Valentine's Day Party Letter

A quick freebie that you will love!  Not a whole lot of pictures for it either... because it's just a letter for you Valentine's Party!

The super great things about is that in order to have a  Stress Free Valentine's Day Party, I have some tips and tricks and this letter gives you options so kids can pass them out quickly and with no issues!  Oh - and they are editable so you can add or change things!  

Free, of course, from Jennifer from

Valentine's Day Box Family Project Freebie

It's time to start thinking about Valentine's Day boxes if you plan on doing them as a family project!  So simple and easy for you - just send home the letter and let the families create these masterpieces at home!  Here's a couple of the boxes from last year (visit Simply Kinder to see over 20 of them!)  

The letter is free in my TpT store!  Be sure grab it soon so families have time to get working!

Free, of course, from Jennifer from

                                             

Yuck Soup Class Snack Activity

Have you ever read Yuck Soup by Joy Cowley?

Makes a great "non-Halloween" activity for those who are "not allowed" to celebrate AND a great activity tied to a book if you are!



Students all contribute a snack, mix it up, and eat!

Activity comes with a class book, graph activity, and parent letter!

Also makes a great activity for Thanksgiving because it's all about coming together as a community to meet a need!

Stop by Simply Kinder for all the details!

Pumpkin Book Report Family Project

October is a great time to do Pumpkin Character Reports!

Students read their favorite book at home with their family, create a fun pumpkin, and then bring them to share with their peers!  It makes a great day for the Halloween without getting too Halloween-ish!

Be sure top by Simply Kinder to see all of last years pumpkins!

 Now is the time to be sending this free project home!  

Happy fall everyone!  

ABC's of Your Class!

Are you ready for Meet the Teacher yet?  (Sigh for sure right?)  So much to do between now and then for so many of us!  So here's a fun freebie to make your lives a little easier and a little more organized for welcoming your families into your class!  ABC's of Our Class!  Full editable so you can customize it to your specific classroom!

Stop by for an easy organizational tip that keeps me from stressing out when meeting 25 parents at once!  

Pacing Guide for Planning!

Are you planning yet?  Be sure to stop by Simply Kinder for this blank pacing guide to make it super easy!  I don't know what I would do without my big picture master plan!  (Be sure to download it to your computer and then make edits!)

For me this is a working document that I will print once a month or so.  I do this because things change and need to be altered as we all know!  I also make it real simply so I just have like a map to ensure I fit everything in! My regular lesson plans are of course more detailed!  Take a peek:

Hopefully you can use to help you stay organized!

Mother's Day Graphic Organizers & Gift Frame

Just posted some great graphic organizers for Mother's Day along with this super adorable keepsake frame!  

Directions and freebies over at Simply Kinder!

Last Minute Earth Day & Assessment Freebies!

Wow… did Earth Day sneak up on us or what?

Here's a couple Earth Day freebies for your kinder and first graders!

All the way down at the bottom is this great NSF practice freebie as well!  Testing time is just around the corner!  Not sure if I am really ready or not!

As well as a bunch of other freebies in that same post!
(I think there are 5 freebies for various topics all in that one post!)

Have a great week everyone!

Fun With Peeps!

We had so much fun this week working with Peeps!  

One of our activities was exploring with our senses.
{Which you can download in the preview from TpT for free.}

We touched them and listened to them and smelled them AND ate them!
{I tried really hard not to eat them before science time.  LOL!}

Stop by to see all of our Peeps science and writing fun!  

(There is also a graphic organizer for free at the bottom of the post!)

Happy Spring Everyone!

Subtraction Art Freebie

I love incorporating art into learning and that's what Subtraction Art is all about!  

Students work to create a scene that they can act out the problems!  

And you will super love it because it's FREE and it comes with a full color center you can laminate to use again and again.  Oh - and they go home so families practice again and again with their students!  

Be sure to stop by to see jumping subtraction too!

Love getting those to really experience learning!

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Oh My Gosh 100% of the Time! That's all!

When me and my students "OMG" we are 100% "Oh My Gosh"ing!

Stop by to read my little rant and grab your free poster to remind your students!

President's Day Freebies!

Are you ready to teach the littles about the Presidents?  

Stop by Simply Kinder to see what that looks like in my classroom!

Included is some great free reading and writing resources to learn about our current president! Close  reading passage, graphic organizers, and report pages - enough to keep you busy for a few days!

Did you all hear Friday is not only Valentines but also a full moon?  Eeek!  

(Click if you are into all that astrological stuff!  
Then be sure to come back for your freebies!)

Have a great Valentines everyone!

Valentine's Day Party Letter

So you have probably all already sent home your Valentine's Letters but I threw this together and wanted to share for those who need it!  Well and pin it for next year just in case!  =)

You have two choices to use and both are editable! 

Also be sure to read how to have a Stress Free Valentines Class Party!

MLK Reader!

I decided with MLK to teach it the week of the day off so I just recently prepped my fun little reader for MLK Day!

Such a hard topic for the littles.. be sure to stop by and see what books I approve of and some fun other goodies!

Happy Sunday Everyone!

Milk Carton Gingerbread Houses (The Academic Way!)

Gingerbread houses this time of year are loads of fun and now they are educational too!!!  But a few years ago I was told I could no longer do them because they were not academic.  Soooo.... I made them a lesson!!!  (Oh yeah!)

Students will use addition, subtraction, or counting to make a graph and then use that graph to build their houses!  So much fun and a great learning activity for all ages!

Your free download also includes a parent letter AND planning guide so you don't lose your mind!

Click the image above to grab this freebie!