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Winter Themed Math Bundle for K-1
I’m not sure which season I love best- fall or winter. When you live in the great white north, you have to like winter even just a little bit. So, in the spirit of one my favorite seasons, I...
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DIY Play Doh Recipe
Making Play Doh takes me back to when I used to teach preschool. I just loved making my own Play Doh- homemade Play Doh is so much softer- and it was so much fun changing the colors and even, at...
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Word Family Penguins- Fun Winter Themed Activity for Teaching Word Families
Last year Kyle (fabulous artist) created these adorable penguins. I absolutely fell in love with them. I created a few activities for my kindergarten friends at that time using the penguins, but not...
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Mitten Math Freebie!
Looking for a fun winter-themed activity for your math centers? The Make, Take & Teach Mitten Match activity for addition may just do the trick. Simply print, laminate and cut out the mittens...
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Winter Themed Sight Word Freebie
I just love winter. Really, I do. Living in northern Michigan certainly has its benefits and having four very different seasons is only one of many. The kiddos certainly love it when we can vary our...
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ABC Penguins Freebie
I’m just in love with these cute little penguins that Kyle created. I thought they’d make a super fun ABC order activity for my preschool and kindergarten friends. I created both an upper- and...
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Build a Snowman Activities for Rhyme and Beginning Sounds
Last year we created these absolutely adorable snowmen to practice the concepts of rhyme, beginning sounds and word families. The kiddos loved them! They were just perfect for winter-themed centers....
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The Snow is Flying! Grab Those Mittens
Here in Northern Michigan winter can last for months (and I mean months and months). We often have snow from late November through mid-April. Well, up in the north, putting on your boots, mittens,...
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Short Vowel Sounds Snowball Sorting Activity
Those short vowel sounds can be tricky. It’s so important that our young readers have a good handle on vowels. The best place to start with kiddos who are confusing the sounds is with discrimination...
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Winter Themed R-Controlled Vowels Activity
Gotta say- it’s all about winter. We absolutely LOVE winter and it’s so much fun celebrating this season with winter-themed activities. We created these phonics-based activities for centers and...
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Mitten Match Activities for Rhyme and Beginning Sounds
These mitten match activities have certainly been a hit in early ed classrooms. It’s always fun to add a seasonal twist to activities and these mittens are perfect for winter themed centers. There are...
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ABC Order Penguins FREEBIE!
It’s hard to believe that it’s the end of December and we just received our very first substantial snowfall. This is so unusual for Northern Michigan. Typically the ski areas open by Thanksgiving and...
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All My Favorite Winter Themed Activities
I have to admit that winter is one of my favorite seasons (followed only by autumn). There are so many outdoor activities up here in the great white north that there’s always something to do. This...
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Penguin Math Activities
I have to say I’m just in love with the penguins that my fabulous artist, Kyle, created last year. It’s so much fun using them in our winter themed activities. For my pre-k and kindergarten friends I...
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Penguin CVC Activity
Many of my kindergarten friends are just learning to blend sounds into words. They are becoming solid with those tricky vowel sounds and are now starting to use their sound-symbol correspondence to...
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Alphabet Penguin Match
It’s always fun to add a little seasonal spirit in center activities. The self checking feature makes the alphabet penguin match activity perfect for winter themed centers. You can easily...
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Fun Penguin Themed Rhyme and Alphabet Activities!
Just have to say it – I LOVE these penguins. Winter themed activities are pretty popular when you live in the great white north. In northern Michigan, winter can last 4-5 months so we get quite a bit...
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Mitten Match FREEBIE!
Up here in the great white north December means SNOW. Actually, we have snow often through the month of April. In our schools hats, boots, coats, snow pants, and mittens are often scattered throughout...
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Fact Families and Number Bonds! Fun Winter Themed Activities!
Winter is certainly making its presence known up here in Northern Michigan and it’s time to pull out all those winter themed activities! Many of my first grade friends are learning and practicing...
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Climb and Slide Activities for Sight Words and Phonics!
The winter themed Climb & Slide activity is fun twist to an old favorite game of Chutes & Ladders. The activities are perfect for independent practice of targeted skills in your literacy...
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