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Mother's Day Cards for Distance Learning
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Mother’s Day Cards for Distance Learning

With students being out of the classroom because of COVID-19, I was struggling with what to do for Mother’s Day.

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plants science experiments
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Plants Science Experiments & Teaching How Plants Grow

I love doing plant experiments and sprouting seeds with young children in the spring. Not only do they get excited

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water cycle experiments
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Water Cycle, Rain Cycle Science Experiments and Craftivity

Let’s Learn About the Water Cycle! 3 Simple Water Cycle Experiments & a Craftivity April is the perfect month to

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pumpkin STEM tower challenge
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How to Do Science While Social Distanced or During Distance Learning

Science experiments are one of the best ways to keep young students engaged and learning, but you may be wondering

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request remote control access of a student's shared screen in Zoom Meeting
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How to Use Boom Cards & Google Slides in Zoom or Google Meet

Since many teachers are starting the year virtually or in a hybrid situation, I have received many questions about how

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brain breaks, movement while learning
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Add Movement, Brain Breaks to Learning While Social Distancing or Virtual Learning

As we enter the 2020-21 school year in either a social-distanced classroom or a virtual classroom, one of the many

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End of the Year Writing Prompts for Distance Learning

At the end of the school year I always like to have students write about their favorite memories or what

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editable first grade diplomas
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Using Diplomas, End of the Year Certificates Digitally for Distance Learning

Since many schools are staying closed for the remainder of the school year, teachers will not be able to print

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How to Use Boom Cards in Seesaw
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How to Use Boom Cards in Seesaw

I have received several questions regarding how to use Boom Cards in Seesaw, therefore I thought I would create a

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How to Use Boom Cards in Google Classroom
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How to Use Boom Cards in Google Classroom

I have received many questions on whether Boom Cards can be used with Google Classroom, so I decided to create

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beginning digraph maze
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Engaging Ways to Teach Digraphs (Beginning & Ending)

Digraphs are two letters that make a third letter sound when combined, for example sh and th. The digraph sound

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Domino Number Bonds
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Domino Number Bonds Activity & Freebie

Here is a simple, fun way to practice number bonds in your math groups – use dominoes! Not only do

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sight word practice pipe cleaners, letter beads
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Ideas for Revving Up Sight Words Practice

Since sight words are so critical to reading success because they are used so often and can not easily be

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science & STEM ideas for the year
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Science & STEM Ideas for the Entire Year

I love incorporating science experiments and STEM challenges into my lessons!  They are so engaging and meaningful for my students

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alphabet magnetic letters beginning sounds, letter sounds practice and assessment
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Engaging Ways to Practice & Assess Alphabet Letters & Sounds

One of the first skills that I assess for my pre-k and kindergarten students is their letter knowledge.  Some students

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sun science and STEM experiments
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Sun Science Experiments & Book Suggestions

The end of the school year signals the beginning of summer for many students.  This is the perfect time of

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earth day craft & writing prompt
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Earth Day Craft & Writing Prompts

I love how these earth day crafts & writing prompts turned out and I wanted to share them with you. 

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flowers activities, parts of a flower
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Flower Science Experiments & Parts of a Flower Activities

Since we talk about and see flowers starting to grow this time of year as a sign of spring and

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end of the year student gifts ideas
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End of the Year Student Gifts & Gift Tags

Recently I was asked for end of the year student gift ideas.  I went back through my files and found

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fun alphabet and handwriting practice
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Fun Alphabet and Handwriting Practice

I wanted to share with you today some favorite and fun ideas for teaching the letters of the alphabet and

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End of the year bulletin board and craft
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End of the Year Bulletin Boards & Craftivities with Writing Prompts

This post contains my favorite end of the school year craftivities and bulletin board displays that I have used over the

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signs of spring chant
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Teaching Signs of the Spring Season

Signs of the Spring Season I love the coming of spring because it signals the end of the long, cold winter.

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Cybersecurity Hygiene Practices for Your Elementary Online Classroom
March 8, 2021 technology

Cybersecurity Hygiene Practices for Your Elementary Online Classroom

This is a guest blog post by Dahlia Anderson. As teachers, parents, and guardians, the responsibility of ensuring cybersecurity in

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How to Set Up a Fun St. Patrick's Day Escape Room
March 3, 2021 St. Patrick's Day

How to Set Up a Fun St. Patrick’s Day Escape Room for Young Students

If you haven’t tried an escape room with your students yet, St. Patrick’s Day is the perfect opportunity! That tricky

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digital coding activity St. Patrick's Day
February 18, 2021 St. Patrick's Day / technology

St. Patrick’s Day Coding Activities (Unplugged & Digital) for Digital Learning Day

Technology is playing a much bigger role in education and the world today, especially since the spring of 2020, and

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How to Set Up a Valentine's Day Escape Room for Young Students
February 3, 2021 Valentines Day

How to Set Up a Fun Valentine’s Day Escape Room for Young Students

I started creating escape rooms for kindergarten after doing a few with my family and having such a great time!

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Valentine's Day Cards digital
January 22, 2021 technology / Valentines Day / Winter

Digital Valentine Cards for Distance Learning

So here we are in late January and a lot of us are still doing some type of digital distance

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digital practice for Google Slides & Boom Cards
January 14, 2021 literacy / math / technology / Winter

Winter Digital Activities & Freebies

I don’t know about you, but I always like my learning activities to reflect either the current season or our

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Christmas card student photo as Rudolph
December 8, 2020 Christmas / technology / Winter

Christmas Cards for Distance Learning

With so many of us going back to full virtual learning for the holidays, I needed to create a way

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