Groundhog Day is the perfect time to let students make predictions, explain their thinking, and create something they’re excited to share. These Groundhog Day crafts and prediction writing activities are hands-on, low prep, and classroom-tested, making them easy to use with young learners. Inside this post, I’m sharing two favorite crafts — a paper plate groundhog burrow and a shapes craft — that pair creativity with meaningful writing and make adorable classroom displays.
Valentine’s Day can be a busy week, so having simple, meaningful math activities ready makes a big difference. These Valentine’s Day color by code math pages help kindergarten and first grade students practice key skills while making differentiation easy and prep time minimal. Bonus candy heart math centers add hands-on learning students enjoy.
Looking for a festive way to mix math and creativity this November? These Thanksgiving Cornucopia Math Crafts and Centers turn counting, addition, and graphing practice into hands-on fun your students will love! They’ll stay engaged, build fine motor skills, and create adorable cornucopias you’ll be proud to display before the holiday break.
October is the perfect time to bring pumpkins into your math block! In this post, I’ll share easy, engaging pumpkin math crafts and centers that help students practice counting, comparing numbers, and even simple addition—all while building fine motor skills. These activities are flexible, differentiated, and a fun way to bring fall excitement into your classroom.
Looking for a fun way to bring math and apple crafts together this fall? These apple worm math crafts and centers are hands-on, easy to prep, and packed with skills. Students will love creating cereal worms to practice counting, patterns, and fine motor skills—and you’ll love how simple they are to set up for Apple Week or Johnny Appleseed Day.
Make Easter math fun with these engaging jelly bean math activities! Perfect for preschool, kindergarten, first grade, these hands-on Easter math craftivity activities help students practice counting, comparing numbers, addition, and graphing in a playful way. Students decorate Easter eggs with jelly beans and complete fun math activities!
Discover how decodable sentence scramble activities can boost beginning reading and writing skills in kindergarten and first grade. Learn the benefits of hands-on literacy practice, from improving grammar and fluency to building vocabulary, with engaging, fun activities that support young learners’ success!
Explore fun and engaging activities for teaching animal adaptations and migration in your animals in winter unit! From hands-on sorting games to creative Arctic animal and monarch butterfly crafts, this post offers ideas for reinforcing key concepts through crafts, bulletin boards, interactive maps, and more. Plus, discover videos and printables to make learning about how animals survive the winter exciting and meaningful for young students!
Introduce preschool, kindergarten, first grade students to the importance of Veterans Day with hands-on crafts, cards, and a bulletin board display that show appreciation for veterans in a meaningful, memorable way. This post includes ready-to-use medal and poppy crafts, bulletin board ideas, and book and video recommendations to help children understand and celebrate Veterans Day. With easy-to-follow instructions, printable patterns, and optional personalization ideas, these activities are ideal for preschool, kindergarten, and early elementary classrooms to teach respect and gratitude. Perfect for fostering a deeper understanding of the holiday through creative expression.
Ready to teach the alphabet in a way that’s truly effective—and backed by science? In this post, I’m sharing how I introduce letters and sounds using a speech-to-print approach that aligns with the science of reading. You’ll also find a free phonics lesson you can download and use right away with your students!