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Our Class is a Family! This bulletin board idea and activity are based off of the book, "Our Class is a Family" by Shannon Olsen. In this area, I have each family bring in a picture of their family to display on the bulletin board using string and clothespins. Simply print, laminate, and cut the bulletin board letters to display in this area! After reading the story, students can work on one of the two activities pages. The first page has students (K-1) draw a picture of their classroom family

Partner Cards BACK TO SCHOOL! Make pairing up with a partner fun and engaging by passing out partner cards to every student and having the students find their partner by searching for their matching card! Print the cards, laminate, cut them apart, and shuffle the cards to use whenever you want to pair up students! These cards were inspired from The Responsive Classroom book, "The Joyful Classroom" section about forming partnerships using "Matching Cards". INCLUDED: -30 Partner Cards -26 of t

Let's keep in touch S'MORE this summer!!! Send your students into summer vacation with a way to share what they are up to with you! INCLUDED:-Letter Information Page -Two Lined Writing Templates I hope you LOVE connecting with your student pen pals!

Tic-Tac-Toe with a TWIST! My class LOVES this sight word game and it's great practice for practicing sight words! Each player chooses a sight word that they use as their marker (instead of X's and O's). They take turns playing until someone gets three-in-a-row!

This is the PERFECT game for Kindergarten students to practice identifying the letters and sounds of the alphabet! Did you ever play "Complete the Square" or "Dots and Boxes" game when you were little? It's a fun partner game where one student draws a line connecting the dots. Whoever completes each square gets to put the first letter of their name in the square The game is over when all the squares are filled! Included in this product: -A blank "Close the Square" template (Create your own!) -U

Kindergarten Phonics and Math games! Perfect practice for uppercase and lowercase alphabet identification, number identification, sight words, and CVC words! Did you ever play "Complete the Square" or "Dots and Boxes" game when you were little? It's a fun partner game where one student draws a line connecting the dots. Whoever completes each square gets to put the first letter of their name in the square The game is over when all the squares are filled! Included in this product: -A blank "Close

This FREEBIE is perfect for a math unit on 3D shapes! Simply print the 3D Shapes Food Sort page for each student, purchase or have families bring donations of 3D snacks to enjoy. Students will sort the 3D snacks into their correct categories and have a 3D snack party! I hope you find this activity to be a fun way to engage your students in learning!

Here are a handful of my FAVORITE Kindergarten attention getters and monthly poems to use with your class! Just simply print out and hang or combine in a book to refer to! INCLUDED: -10 Attention Getter Posters -12 Monthly Poems/Song Posters STAY CONNECTED: INSTAGRAM

Use these posters in your classroom for your class rules! We chant these rules every day in Kindergarten! RULES INCLUDED: 1. Raise your hand if you want to talk 2. Follow directions quickly 3. Keep your hands to yourself 4. Stay with the class 5. Be kind! STAY CONNECTED: INSTAGRAM

This product is a set of Kindergarten "I Can" Statement Posters for the Common Core English Language Arts Standards including Foundational Skills and Writing. I put these "I Can" posters up in our focus reading area as we cover the content and refer to them at the beginning and end of each lesson. Each page has an "I Can" statement based off of every Common Core English Language Arts Standard for the Kindergarten areas of Foundational Skills and Writing. Included in this packet: -Student Quarte

This product is a set of Kindergarten "I Can" Statement Posters for the Common Core English Language Arts Standards including Literature and Informational Text. I put these "I Can" posters up in our focus reading area as we cover the content and refer to them at the beginning and end of each lesson. Each page has an "I Can" statement based off of every Common Core English Language Arts Standard for the Kindergarten areas of Literature and Informational Text. INCLUDED IN THIS PRODUCT:-Student Qu

This product is a set of MN Kindergarten "I Can" Statement Posters for the MN Math Standards. I put these "I Can" posters up in our focus math area as we cover the content and refer to them at the beginning and end of each lesson. Each page has an "I Can" statement based off of every Minnesota Math Standard for Kindergarten. Included in this packet: -Student Quarterly Checklist for MN Math Standards; "I Can" Statements -List of MN Math Standards for Kindergarten -"I Can" Statement Posters for M

Mystery Reader is a great way to bring families and friends into the classroom to CELEBRATE READING!This product includes:-Mystery Reader Sign (for Open House/Back to School Night) -Mystery Reader Sign-up Pages (For Open House/Back to School Night) -Mystery Reader Reminder Printables If you have any questions about this product, please contact me! Enjoy and happy reading! STAY CONNECTED:INSTAGRAM