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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!

Initial Sound Recognition Activities - Puzzles, Tracing, Secret Messages

Tracing Letters - B&W and Color Worksheets {Uppercase Letters}

Phoneme Segmentation Cards {Pack 1}

Numbers 1-10 Tracing and Coloring Pages

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Vet Checklist for Pretend Play

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Grumpy Dumpling

Vet Checklist for Pretend Play These are some printable props that will come in handy when your kids will pretend to be vets. I suggest laminating the name tags, the open signs, and the checklist (for durability). To make the game more realistic, you can use other props: a medical carrycase, a doctor costume, toys, a small bed, band aids, blankets, etc. For more information, please download the preview. Have fun! ***************************************************************************** If y

PreK - K

Drama, English Language Arts

My First Number Journal {1-10}

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Grumpy Dumpling

My First Number Journal {1-10} This resource has 2 worksheets for each number. Your kids will be able to practise numbers with ten frames, tracing, coloring and their number recognition skills. ***************************************************************************** If you like this product, you might also be interested in: Number Puzzles {1-10} ***************************************************************************** A useful tip: You can get TPT credit to use on your future purchases

K - 1st

Math

Dinosaur Pack: Books, Emergent Readers, Flashcards, Games {K, 1st}

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Dinosaur Pack: Books, Emergent Readers, Flashcards, Games {K, 1st} Resources included in the pack: - flashcards - vocabulary board game - emergent readers (C and B&W) - tracing and coloring books - spelling game - rhyme time - 4 X 2-piece puzzles - 2 flip books - puzzles for letter and number recognition - initial letter recognition game - 2 tracing worksheets (C and B&W) - printable dice and math game - coloring page - DIY spinner to practice counting Target vocabulary: bone, dinosaur, skele

PreK - 1st

English Language Arts, Math

Five Little Ducks Stick Puppets

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Grumpy Dumpling

Five Little Ducks Stick Puppets Most kindergarteners I've met love the song "Five Little Ducks". Here are some stick puppets to use when you teach this song. You can also practice subtraction with them. Have fun! Please don't forget to leave feedback :) Thank you! ***************************************************************************** If you like this product, you might also be interested in: Five Little Monkeys Stick Puppets Rhymes about Shapes - Circle, Triangle, Square ************

PreK - K

English Language Arts

Autumn Leaves Are Falling Down - Song and Coloring Pages

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Autumn Leaves Are Falling Down - Song and Coloring Pages {Freebie} This activity is perfect for very young learners who still need to work on color recognition and fine motor skills (coloring and tracing). The lyrics of the song are very easy to learn, so it is a suitable activity for speakers of other languages who are learning English. ***************************************************************************** If you like this product, you might also be interested in: Tracing Letters - B&W

PreK - K

Art, English Language Arts, Other (Performing Arts)

Fruit Activity Pack (196 Pages)

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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

PreK - 1st

English Language Arts, Math

Questions for Morning Circle {K, 1st}

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Grumpy Dumpling

Questions for Morning Circle This resource contains more than 100 colored pages (and more than 100 B&W) of questions for morning circle. There are different types of questions: yes/no questions, multiple choice questions, open ended questions, and hypothetical questions. Most multiple choice questions have flashcards for the possible answers. Also, the questions are short, easy to read, with some images that hint to the text. That's why they are also great for first graders and emergent readers.

PreK - 1st

English Language Arts, Reading

Opposites - Worksheets and DIY Books

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Grumpy Dumpling

Opposites - Worksheets and DIY Books This pdf contains: - 2 books that involve cutting, tracing, and coloring; - 1 cutting worksheet; - 1 tracing worksheet; - photos of the finished books. Target vocabulary: big - small, happy - sad, good - bad. ***************************************************************************** If you like this product, you might also be interested in: Puzzles With Opposites/ Antonyms {With and Without Text} *********************************************************

Kindergarten

English Language Arts, Spelling

Phoneme Segmentation Cards {Pack 1}

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Grumpy Dumpling

Phoneme Segmentation Cards These phoneme segmentation cards can be used in a variety of games and activities, using different types of letters – erasers, wooden letters, foam letters, stamps, written letters, etc. This resource contains both C and B&W versions, with and without letters (uppercase and lowercase), so you can use whichever suit your kid’s level best. Words included: big, log, fox, box, fin, eel, sit, hit, dig, ten, jog, kid, red, leg, lip, man, six, yam, bus, bug, fun, fog, sad,

K - 1st

English Language Arts

Also included in: Phoneme Segmentation Cards {Bundle}

Tracing Letters - B&W and Color Worksheets {Lowercase Letters}

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Grumpy Dumpling

Tracing Letters - B&W and Color Worksheets {Lowercase Letters} This resource contains 52 worksheets (a color and a B&W version for each letter). It contains also one line of letters with correct formation (numbered steps for tracing). I hope your kids will benefit from these and will improve their fine motor skills in a fun way! ***************************************************************************** If you like this product, you might also be interested in: Tracing and Playdough Mats with

K - 1st

English Language Arts

The Farmer - A Song About Farm Animals (for ESOL)

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Grumpy Dumpling

The Farmer - A Song About Farm Animals (for ESOL) This is an easy song to help kindergarteners remember farm animals. The file also has props that you and the kids can use when learning the animals. I hope you'll enjoy it! :) ***************************************************************************** If you like this product, you might also be interested in: The Action Song (for ESOL) ***************************************************************************** A useful tip: You can get TPT c

PreK - 1st

English Language Arts, Music

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. :) ******************************************************************

PreK - 1st

English Language Arts, Math

The Game Bag (A collection of games for kindergarteners)

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Grumpy Dumpling

The Movement Box: Fun Games and Flashcards {Kindergarten Pack} These are a couple of movement games that my kids (2-5 y.o.) enjoy a lot! We have a small bag where we keep the game cards and when we have some free time on our hands, the kids take turns to choose (with their eyes shut) which games to play. The instructions for each game are included in the file. In addition, I have created some flashcards for gross motor skills. They will prove useful if you teach non-native speakers, or very you

PreK - 1st

Physical Education

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

K - 1st

English Language Arts, Math

Rhyming 2 Piece Puzzles

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Grumpy Dumpling

Rhyming 2 Piece Puzzles Rhyming is a fun way of learning a foreign language or just new vocabulary in your mother tongue. Not just that, but it helps children improve their oral language skills. I've created this resource for my own group of kids (2 - 4 y.o.) who are learning English as a foreign language. It contains 2 piece puzzles with and without words, so you can choose to print whichever pack suits your kids' needs better. Vocabulary: dog - frog, bun - fun, pear - bear, star - car, lip

PreK - 1st

English Language Arts

{Freebie}Emotions-Games and Activities for ESL/EFL Learners and Emergent Readers

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Grumpy Dumpling

Who Is Happy - Games and Activities for ESL/EFL Learners and Emergent Readers You can use this resource: - as a musical game – please read the instructions in the preview; - as a matching game: match the labels with the images; - as a tracing game: trace the words with a dry-erase marker, then match them with the images; - as a song for ESL/EFL learners; - as flash cards for different activities; - to practice reading – for emergent readers (uppercase or lowercase letters included). Vocabulary

PreK - 1st

English Language Arts, Reading

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

PreK - 1st

Math, Science

CCSS

K.CC.A.3

, K.CC.B.4

The Cutting Song {Scissors Grip}

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Grumpy Dumpling

The Cutting Song {Scissors Grip} We all know how important scissors skills are for kids - they get to build their hand muscles (which will also help them brush their teeth, write, color, comb their hair...do anything that requires fine motor skills) and improve their hand-eye coordination. Some kids might get frustrated when it comes to cutting, because they might find it difficult to hold the scissors properly. This song is a fun way to practice the correct grip without having to constantly cor

PreK - 1st

For All Subjects

Colour Sorting Games and Images

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Grumpy Dumpling

Colour Sorting Games and Images This printable contains some game ideas for colour sorting and fine motor skills and also 5 pages filled with images you can use for different activities. I hope you like it! :) ***************************************************************************** If you like this product, you might also be interested in: Flip Book With Colourful Monsters Colour by Number FREEBIE - Stay Healthy ****************************************************************************

PreK - 1st

For All Subjects

Number Recognition Game (1-10)

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Grumpy Dumpling

Number Recognition Game (1-10) This is an easy game for kindergarteners that's perfect for your morning circle of your math centre. It is spring themed, because it has flashcards with balloons and flowers. I hope you'll find it useful! ***************************************************************************** If you like this product, you might also be interested in: Spring NO PREP Math and Literacy Activities ***************************************************************************** A

Kindergarten

Math

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About the store

Experience

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

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. :)