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Working on emotions are a crucial part of school for all age learners. Playdough mats are a great way to increase fine motor skills, talking points for lessons, and independent activities that can be used over and over again. Playdough mats can be used in small group settings or choice time activities for students. This is a great back to school activity to do with students because emotions are high as students start a new school year. Print the pages you want for your classroom and then lamina

Fine Motor: Tracing SkillsFarm animal tracing will allow your students to build fine motor skills, increase hand-eye coordination, and increase pencil control and grip! With all of the technology use fine motor skills are being forgotten. With these simple, no prep pages students can write on these with a pencil, rainbow write using multiple colors, put the sheets in page protectors for repeated use with dry erase markers, etc. You can also go one step farther and use small manipulatives to plac

Need a quick way to thank all the amazing people that help you? Check out this free resource! Quickly print, cut and hand out to parents who gave a gift or helped in the classroom, for paraprofessionals who do SO much, or students that have been working so hard. Great for back to school, holidays, or end of the year tags. Check out other great resources for back to school! Teacher PlannerBack to School ActivitiesBeginning of the Year Question of the Day

Creating a visual schedule for students is a great way for learners to keep track of time during their day. With a neutral theme you can back with colorful paper and hang up for students to see. Pictures can also be formatted to print smaller and made into an individual schedule. Great for a set up for back to school and can be used year after year. Multiple options to fit your schedule needs! Included in the schedule: -Unpack Backpack -Sign in -Breakfast -Morning Meeting -Bathroom -Calendar -Sm

Morning Sign in should not be a time consuming, high prep activity. This template allows you to customize to fit your classroom needs and print out name practice and fine motor practice for the week. As I continue to create these for my classroom this set will be updated. **Price will increase when more templates are added!** Included is a video that will show how to properly print and customize so it is easy to use. Two different fonts are included, blank boxes that allow students to practice

Fine motor activities are so important for students to improve their writing skills, cutting skills, and hand eye coordination and more! In this set there is a beginning of the year packet/book that can be printed and made for students to work on basic skills. Small activities like pom poms and tweezers, making a pattern, coloring, or painting are all activities that can be done. The different line tracers could be printed and laminated for multiple uses or students can trace them in different c

Valentine's Day Bundle has some great resources that I try to keep low prep and easy to use year after year. Options include color print and black and white options. Math and literacy activities are included and activities can be laminated for repeat use. Included is descriptions of how I use the activity in my classroom. Included in this bundle: Geoboard templates Coloring Pages Dot to Dot Letter cards Number cards Number matching Play dough mats Pattern work Candy heart graphing Heart sorting

Classroom job chart in two different designs made with little learners in mind! Classroom jobs are great for building a strong classroom community, giving responsibility and ownership to students. This chart will make set up easy for you to manage classroom jobs. This has been designed to use a clip chart, pocket chart, or printed glued to poster board and then laminated for year after year use. Check out my other back to school items: Editable Sub BinderEmotion Play Dough ChartsPositive Notes

This editable substitute binder is perfect to have on hand when those planned or unplanned days pop up. This binder allows you to be organized and prepared for your classroom. All slides are editable by adding a text box to the slide, or editing the writing that is already included. It can be very stressful planning for an absence and this helps to ease the stress. What is included on each slide is some of the procedures and rules I follow in my own classroom. Customize and use whatever font yo

Changing up the classroom decor can be an expensive and time consuming task, by purchasing a bundle you are picking resources that are easy to print and laminate and will add some bright flamingo fun to the classroom and the bundle helps to save some money! This bundle will continue to grow as I make things for my class! Included in this bundle: Ice Cream Calendar Ice Cream Alphabet Posters

Finding the perfect calendar set to match a theme should not a time consuming process or cost a lot of money. The best part about finding a calendar on TPT is the ability to only print or use what you need and you can find a matching set. Keep an eye out for Flamingo Themed classroom decor. I printed this on card stock and laminated all the pieces and it can be used year after year. The calendar numbers are meant for a 3"x3" square. What is included: Days of the weekThe yearYesterday wasToday i

The All About Me Book is a great resource to start in the beginning of the year that will carry you throughout the year. Students can be assessed on their growth through the year with this low prep activity. Students are excited and engaged in the activity because their work is presented in the classroom. Complete one page per month and place them in a binder to create a monthly class book. At the end of the year take each child's page and create a book for that child to have to show the growt

Looking for an easy way to help your students keep track of what they are reading? This low prep reading log can be used as an at home activity to complete with parents or it can be used to keep track of reading in class. Each calendar is blank allowing you the option to add numbers in if you would like. There is also a list version included to be used. Check out other great resources! Beginning Blends PuzzleRoll and WritePattern blocks Bundle

Fine Motor Morning Work is a low preparation activity for students to work on first thing in the morning. Quickly print the pages and you are ready to go. I set up the pages with pom poms, beads, or mini erasers and then tweezers for students to places the items on the dots/lines or scissors, pencils, crayons, for the dotted lines activity. After students arrive and sign in, they go to their table and they work on the fine motor activity at their table. Each day I move around the activities and

Hands on practice is the best practice! Print then laminate or place in a plastic sleeve for students to use with play dough. In my classroom this is used as a center activity and a small group activity when the words are being introduced. This is also great work for students to work on their fine motor skills. Words included: the and it said up is to you in for look red go little can big my not see where we he down me that was she but at with have on all of so yes from eat are

Donut theme classroom decor is such a fun and versatile piece to use in the classroom. Included in this set are different holidays so you are set up for the year. Each donut has a text box added so you are able to add student names, numbers, or delete the text box to create the resource that works for you. In my room I assign each student a number and this helps with classroom organization. I hang up a donut in each cubby so students can see their number right next to their name. This allows me

A fun donut theme birthday chart for your bulletin board, door decoration, or to hang up on the wall. Keep all those birthdays easy to read and students excited to see who has a birthday near them. Use these rainbow donut theme to create a festive birthday bulletin board or a birthday display on your wall or door. Each month is printed on an easy to cut rectangle, with smaller squares to add student names under the month tag. This allows the month tags to be used year after year. Print the mon

The Fall Fun Class Book is a great seasonal resource to keep students interested and excited about reading and books. Students are excited and engaged in the activity because their work is presented in the classroom and is a hands on resource they get to use everyday. Complete one page per day/week and place them in a binder to create a class book. This can be combined with other class books and at the end of the year take each child's page and create a book for that child to have to show the g

Valentine's Day Dot to Dot is a quick and easy morning work activity that can be printed, laminated and used year after year or print in black and white and use for your early finishers. It is also a great fine motor activity because students have to show control while completing the picture. Students also can be creative and color the picture once they add the lines. Great for Preschool, Kindergarten, 1st grade and up! Check out other low prep activities: Valentine's Geoboard GuidesValentine's

These Donut Themed Alphabet Posters have been created using a stylish & simple design, with a watercolor design to create a simple and stylish design. Each page has the letter in upper and lower case so students are able to see both letters. Simple design allows students to easily see the letter without overcrowding the space. Check out the other donut themed classroom decor! Donut Theme Birthday ChartDonut Theme NewsletterPositive Notes HomeDonut Calendar Set