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Grumpy Dumpling

Rated 4.96 out of 5, based on 618 reviews
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Espoo, Southern Finland, Finland
About the store
I’m Ilinca, a mom, kindergarten teacher, class teacher, English teacher, and entrepreneur. I have been working as a kindergarten teacher and primary school teacher in Finland and Romania for over fifteen years. I live in Finland and I’m the mom of the cutest dumpling. Teaching is my passion and I hope to make your teaching experience easy and fun with the resources that I create! I blog about teaching and parenting at: www.grumpydumpling.com. There you'll find lots of freebies and resources. Thank you for stopping by!
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Preview of Fruit Activity Pack (196 Pages)

Fruit Activity Pack (196 Pages)

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Grumpy Dumpling
Fruit Activity Pack for Preschool and Kindergarten This pack contains: • Flashcards for your word wall or for vocabulary games; • Watermelon seeds math game; • Tracing and coloring books; • 2 “Roll the dice and mark the number” games; • Number Worksheets (tracing and coloring); • Tracing letters worksheets; • Matching numbers worksheets; • Tracing and cutting worksheets; • Math game – roll the dice and cover as many objects as shown; • Number puzzles; • Vocabulary worksheets (tracing, scrambled
Preview of St. Patrick's Day Activity Pack (+80 pages)

St. Patrick's Day Activity Pack (+80 pages)

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Grumpy Dumpling
St. Patrick's Day Activity Pack (+80 pages) This pack contains: Flashcards for your Word Wall or for vocabulary games; Tracing and coloring books; Roll the dice and mark the number; Tracing worksheets; Color by number worksheets; Math games with clothespins; Tracing worksheets; Letter matching game; Clothespins math game; Flip Books; St. Patrick’s Day Ten Frames; Writing paper; Mazes. Check the preview for more information. :) ******************************************************************
Preview of Feelings and Emotions – Fun Games and Activities {K, ESL, EFL}

Feelings and Emotions – Fun Games and Activities {K, ESL, EFL}

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Grumpy Dumpling
Feelings and Emotions – Fun Games and Activities {K, ESL, EFL} This resource is designed especially for EFL learners, but it might prove useful for native English speakers as well. It contains the following games and materials: • Flashcards (with two types of frames) • A vocabulary board game; • Number puzzles; • 2 “Roll and Colour” games (roll the dice and colour over the number that you got. You can reuse the game if you laminate it and use a dry-erase marker.); • 4 colouring pages; • 2 piece
Preview of Frog Life Cycle - Poster, Counting Game, and Flipbook

Frog Life Cycle - Poster, Counting Game, and Flipbook

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Grumpy Dumpling
Frog Life Cycle - Poster, Counting Game, and Flipbook This product contains a poster of the life cycle of frogs, a flip book that the kids can create by cutting rectangles and stapling them together (also with the stages), and a counting and tracing game with frogs. I hope you’ll like it! ********************************************************************* If you like this product, you might also be interested in:Easter Games - Number Recognition and RhymingNo Prep Worksheets for Fine Motor S
Preview of Domestic Animals - Kindergarten Activity Pack

Domestic Animals - Kindergarten Activity Pack

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Grumpy Dumpling
Domestic Animals – Kindergarten Activity Pack If you are planning on teaching your kindergarten kids about domestic animals, then this is the perfect pack for you! It’s full of fun and engaging activities: questions for circle time (with flashcards that illustrate the answers), visual aids for discussions, worksheets (draw and write, trace and color, cut and paste, continue the patterns, circle and color, odd one out), flashcards and a song, a tracing book, an emergent reader, a clip it game (
Preview of No Prep Worksheets for Fine Motor Skills {K, 1st}

No Prep Worksheets for Fine Motor Skills {K, 1st}

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Grumpy Dumpling
No Prep Worksheets for Fine Motor Skills {K,1st} A set of 12 worksheets that help kids practice fine motor skills: count and write, find and circle, cut and paste, and circle and color tasks. ********************************************************************* If you like this product, you might also be interested in: My Family – Fun Games and Activities {K, ESL, EFL} Tracing Letters - B&W and Color Worksheets {Uppercase Letters} *************************************************************
Preview of Space Counting Cards

Space Counting Cards

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Space Counting Cards This product contains cards with numbers 1-5 and small manipulatives/counters for counting. I have used this with my 2-5 year-olds: I hid the counters in kinetic sand (but something else can be used), and let them find them and place them on the cards. Older children could also use tweezers, or trace the numbers written on each card. I hope you’ll like it! ********************************************************************* If you like this product, you might also be intere
Preview of Spring Flowers Activity Pack with Games and Worksheets

Spring Flowers Activity Pack with Games and Worksheets

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Grumpy Dumpling
This product can be used for: - Math centres and stations - Independent work - Skill practice - Skill review - Fast finishers - Assessments - ESL or EFL This is what you'll get in this pack: Flip Books for Emergent Readers – pages 4-5How to use the flip book: print and laminate the flip book on A4 paper. Cut all the rectangles except for the one that says “a (pink) hyacinth.” Then place all the others on top of that one and staple them together. Here is an example. Spin, Count, and Trace – p
Preview of Romanian and English Number Mats with Fruit and Berries

Romanian and English Number Mats with Fruit and Berries

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Grumpy Dumpling
These printable mini-posters (each number is A5-sized) involve tracing numbers, counting fruit and berries, and drawing, counting, or placing play dough in ten frames. Please don't hesitate to send a message if you have any questions. The posters are in Romanian and English. ********************************************************************* If you like this product, you might also be interested in:Colour Hunt Checklist No Prep Worksheets for Fine Motor SkillsMorning Routine Checklist*******
Preview of Shamrock Activity (Fine Motor Skills and Number Recognition)

Shamrock Activity (Fine Motor Skills and Number Recognition)

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Grumpy Dumpling
{Flash Freebie} Shamrock Activity (Fine Motor Skills and Number Recognition) This product contains some worksheets (b & w and colour) that involve cutting and arranging numbers 1-5 in order. It's perfect for little ones now, to talk about St. Patrick's Day. I hope you’ll like it! ********************************************************************* If you like this product, you might also be interested in:Easter Games - Number Recognition and RhymingNo Prep Worksheets for Fine Motor SkillsThe No
Preview of Halloween Count and Graph

Halloween Count and Graph

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Grumpy Dumpling
Halloween Count and Graph WorksheetsHere's a cute Halloween product that you can use for math centres in October. I hope you'll like it! ********************************************************************* If you like this product, you might also be interested in:· Colour Hunt Checklist· Number Recognition Game for All Seasons********************************************************************* A useful tip:You can get TPT credit to use on your future purchases if you leave feedback for the p
Preview of Autumn Themed Write and Wipe {Numbers 1-5}

Autumn Themed Write and Wipe {Numbers 1-5}

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Grumpy Dumpling
Autumn Themed Write and Wipe {Numbers 1-5} Here are two write and wipe pages for the kids who still need some work on number recognition and fine motor skills. There is a B&W and a colored version. If you plan to laminate one and use a dry-erase marker, I suggest using the colored version - it's much nicer. The B&W version can be used as a color and trace worksheet. Have fun! ***************************************************************************** If you like this product, you might also be
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About the store

Experience

I’m Ilinca, a mom, kindergarten teacher, class teacher, English teacher, and entrepreneur. I have been working as a kindergarten teacher and primary school teacher in Finland and Romania for over fifteen years. I live in Finland and I’m the mom of the cutest dumpling. Teaching is my passion and I hope to make your teaching experience easy and fun with the resources that I create! I blog about teaching and parenting at: www.grumpydumpling.com. There you'll find lots of freebies and resources. Thank you for stopping by!

Teaching style

I prefer the child-centered approach to teaching: children learn better if they actively participate in the learning process, not just by observing what the teacher is doing.

Awards & shining teacher moments

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My own education history

I have been a kindergarten teacher for fifteen years and I have worked as an English and class teacher too. I have a bachelor in English and Finnish Philology, a master in British Cultural Studies, and a bachelor in Preschool and Primary School Pedagogy.

Additional biographical information

From time to time, I will also post resources for toddlers and babies, because I create them for my daughter. If they're a hit, then I will post them here. :)