The Blissful Classroom

This activity makes students perform close reading skills by following directions. This activity takes 5 minutes. Hand out the worksheet face down. Tell them they have five minutes to complete the test. The purpose of this test is to leave a lasting impact on students as to why they need to read all directions first. Great to do at the beginning of the year!

Have fun while practicing number sense and subitizing with numbers 1-10. This is a cup stacking challenge where students can showcase their hand-eye coordination skills and practice their math concepts about representing numbers at the same time! You can have students work on this individually or with a partner. It's great for math centers or an early finisher. This resource includes: - 28 Cup Stack Challenge Cards (dice and ten frame pictures) - Numbers 1-10 Labels - Print out the Cup Stack Cha

This is a fun writing activity that you can have your students complete to get to know each other. Have each student write two truths and a fib (a lie). They then share them to the class to see how well they know each other.

The cards are ready to print. I recommend laminating the cards before cutting them out and hanging them up or putting them on binder rings by letter. I forgot a word? This template is editable so you can fill out the blank cards yourself. You can display the header and cards like a normal word wall, but if you’re short on space, you can create this into a portable word wall instead! This is a great space saver. This is how I displayed the word wall in my classroom to save space. Please Note:The

Use this Decodables Running Record form with any book! I created these forms to help obtain actionable information on strengths and challenges related to phonics, decoding and comprehension. These forms are perfect for decodable books that focus on a specific skill. Included are 4 pages with 3 different forms. You can print the first two pages front to back or the second to pages front to back. You can also pick and choose a single page that works best for you. These forms are especially great

An editable personal word wall template that you can print. This is perfect for students to keep in their writing folders or to display at your writing center. A personal word wall helps young writers build confidence and independence!

Just to give my kiddos one more reminder before they drop their paper in the turn-in bin. I created this sign to print, laminate, and hang by the bin. Hopefully students will see the sign and remember to put their NAME on their paper!