Winter is here! The snow is falling and it’s time to decorate your homes and classrooms with reindeer crafts and activities. We have a really cute reindeer craft glowing with science, writing, language arts, and art! This flippable interactive reindeer craft will make an adorable addition to your Christmas or Arctic Animals unit! Add hands-on fun to your […]
How to Differentiate Writing for New Writers
One of our readers asked us advice on how to differentiate writing for her kindergartener. Our reader was told that her daughter needed more support in writing. Anyone familiar with the new common core standards for kindergarten knows the rigor placed on our little ones now. Any kindergarten teacher understands that the levels of students’ […]
Teaching Emotions to Preschoolers & Kindergarteners
Teaching emotional recognition to our preschoolers and kindergarteners is a necessary part of literacy and social development. Students can learn about emotions through simple cartoons featuring basic emotions. The latest in our series of emergent readers covers the basic emotions with a fall twist. Below you will see our fall scarecrow emergent reader in action! Here are […]
Our Favorite Pumpkin Picture Books
Planning a pumpkin unit? Here’s some of our favorite pumpkin read-alouds for preschool, kindergarten, first grade, and second grade. This round-up of pumpkin picture books covers both fiction and non-fiction. We’ve even included a few pumpkin crafts and activities to extend your reading into some hands-on pumpkin fun! Pumpkin Picture Books Too Many Pumpkins by Linda […]
Our Favorite Apple Unit Picture Books
Need great ideas for your apple unit? We’ve rounded up our favorite apple picture books and have also paired them up with a variety of activities. From fiction to non-fiction, the apple-themed picture books will engage your preschool through second graders! Apple Emergent Reader Apple Counting by The Classroom Creative. Engage your earliest reader […]