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My TpT shop started under the name Kinder Hugs. I named it after one of my most favorite parts of teaching kindergarten: the hugs, of course! Kinder hugs are still a beloved memory but my passion as an educator has expanded in recent years. I'm bundling (and discounting) my Kinder Hugs products as I get ready to introduce products under my new name. Enjoy!

These fall themed activities are great for mathematicians building number sense with numbers 1-10. In these activities, students will practice counting and/or subitizing numbers in a tens frame, in organized formats such as a line or an array, and in random configurations. In these activities, students get to move their body while learning which often increases engagement and enjoyment in young learners! There are both black and white and color versions available for each activity and

This product is a set of four math sprints and subitizing flash cards. A math sprint is a one minute timed mental math fluency practice. This set of sprints uses stars, both in recognizable patterns and arranged at random, to develop mental math fluency with numbers 1-10.

This product provides students with cards to build number sense with numbers 10-20. These cards can be used in many ways including: Memory, Flash Cards, and Find the Number. Students will use tens frames, domino type dot patters, finger counting, and tally marks and associate the quantities with its corresponding numeral.

This is a beginning of the year activity that I like to use to get to know my students. I like to read, Your Name is A Song by Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow and It’s Okay To Be Different by Todd Parr before I introduce this activity. This activity and these books help jumpstart a discussion about honoring individuality and celebrating what makes everyone unique. This flower is the first in a series of purposeful and intentional activities to affirm identity and self esteem in Kindergarten students

This product provides students with cards that help develop letter sound correspondence. These cards can be used in a memory game or as flash cards. These games are perfect during an Ocean Unit.

This product has provides teachers with cards that give Pre-K and K level students the chance to practice addition fact fluency with sums 1-5. This game is easily incorporated into any Ocean Theme Study.

Gingerbread Stack 'Em is a math fluency game that allows to students to play as they practice subitizing, counting, adding, composing and decomposing numbers. This game requires very limited prep: simply print (laminate for longevity) and play. This game requires two six sided dice and unifix cubes. This product contains 10 full color game boards and 10 black and white game boards. In Kindergarten, I find that playing the same game at different times of the school year with different graphics c

This resource gives your students a fun, hands-on way to spin and read CVC words as well as read and write split digraph (magic e) words. Included are five color and five black and white March Magic E mats and a recording sheet. Simply print and laminate the mats and print and copy the recording sheets. In my classroom, this is initially introduced in small, teacher led groups. When students are ready, it becomes an independent center.

Bug Stack 'Em is a math fluency game that allows to students to play as they practice subitizing, counting, adding, composing and decomposing numbers. This game requires very limited prep: simply print (laminate for longevity) and play. This game requires two six sided dice and unifix cubes. This product contains 10 full color game boards and 10 black and white game boards. In Kindergarten, I find that playing the same game at different times of the school year with different graphics can be as

This resource gives your students a chance to see 2D shapes in the world around them. After studying the names and characteristics of rectangles, triangles, squares, and circles, students wander around the classroom to find real world examples of simple 2D shapes. Later, students imagine the 2D shapes in the world outside of the classroom as well. In my classroom, I simple print the cover on bright paper and print and copy the pages for the inside of the book. This easy peasy, no prep activity i

This product is great for introducing measurement, length, and non standard units. Students should color the number squares from the bottom to the top of each image. Then students will write the correct length in the open square in the top right corner. This product works as part of independent, small group, or whole class learning, depending on student need. These practice sheets can be completed individually or assembled with the front cover provided and made into a measurement book.

This is a beginning of the year activity that I like to use as in introduction to letter names, sounds, and handwriting. First I read Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin Jr. Then, as I read each page, I say the letter name, the picture, and the sound. For example: “A, apple, aaa.” I ask the students to repeat what I’ve said. When it’s time to work in the book, I introduce pencil grip and posture and challenge the students to trace the line from letter to the picture without picking up their

These pumpkin and spider number bond worksheets give students the practice with subitizing, counting, and math fact fluency. Students practice counting and identifying quantities 1-14 in different configurations and creating number bonds to reflect those quantities. In Kindergarten, I find that giving the students multiple experiences to practice the same skill at different times of the school year can be as engaging as introducing a new activity. Please reach out if you would like to purchase

This product is an ocean themed I Have, Who has card game. The sight words included are from Seeing Stars Set 3.

This product is an ocean themed I Have, Who has card game. The sight words included are from Seeing Stars Set 1.

This product is a I Have, Who Has game for the Seeing Stars sight words, set 4.

This product is an ocean themed I Have, Who has card game. The sight words included are from Seeing Stars Set 1.