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Tuesday, March 29, 2016

Safari Block Alphabet

It's a jungle out there! Liven up your bulletin boards, parent boards, and more with these gorgeous digital alphabets.

Monday, March 28, 2016

Reptiles and Amphibians Vocabulary Words

Welcome to the wonderful world of reptiles and amphibians!!! This week my students and I are exploring the species. I hope you will join us in the discovery.

Monday, February 15, 2016

Dr. Seuss Labels

It's almost time to decorate our classrooms in celebration of Dr. Seuss' birthday. Bring the silliness into your setting with these bright Dr. Seuss labels.

Wednesday, February 3, 2016

FREEBIE Environmental Print Book {Best Buy}

Today one of my students brought over the Environmental Print Book and asked me to read it with her. She placed the book across our lap and began to tell me some of the places she recalled. When I asked her what services these places provide, she looked at me with questions in her eyes. So began another mission. This environmental print book will have not only the logo but wares of the company featured. This is the first of many miniature environmental (self help) books for young children.

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Environmental Print Mini Book {McDonalds}

Monday, February 1, 2016

{Small Group Activity} Alphabet Soup Game

Hello everyone!! I know that in a lot of our classrooms, the race to prepare our students for the following grade is in full swing. After an assessment on my Pre-K students I realized that they needed more exposure in prefixes, alphabet sounds, international foods (social studies), and critical thinking. The curriculum being used at the school I work is the Creative Curriculum. Using those guidelines, I created this game for my students. I hope your class will enjoy this set as much as my students have.

Wednesday, January 20, 2016

Chinese New Year Activity Kit

Chinese New Year is coming up on February 8th this year. In this kit you will find numerous activities to help you teach this cultural study. The Activity kit is 62 pages of games, literacy activities, bulletin board posters, photos, and mathematic activities. It's also easy to use, simply print, cut, and paste! Xie Xie!!

This kit includes:

2 'Study' clouds { 1 yellow and red / 1 pink and black}

1 Chinese New Year sign {Year of the Monkey} will be updated

16 Chinese New Year Vocabulary Words

54 Chinese New Year Domino Game Pieces

15 Picture/Word cards

15 Lotto/ Matching cards

4 Chinese Character Posters

12 Complete the Word game pieces

2 Photographs

                        6 Lucky Envelopes {3 pink/ 3 red with different motifs}
                        4 sheets of coins/ dollars for the Lucky Envelopes
                      12 Money Vocabulary Words
                      12 Worksheets

Tuesday, December 1, 2015

Dramatic Play "Your Community Post Office" Holiday Edition

Dramatic Play Theme: Community Post Office {Holiday Edition}
This kit includes everything you need to set up a post office themed dramatic play/art/and block area. This kit is also appropriate for older children for math, spelling, recall, comprehension, and for children with special needs.
This kit includes:
               10 Aisle/Counter Signs w/ definition and designations
               10 Aisle/Counter Signs w/ designations only
                 1 Aisle/Counter Sign blank for your creativity
                 1 Post card
                 2 Origami Envelope w/ fold answer key
                 1 Set of Holiday Stamps (24 total)
                 1 Set of Blank Stamps (24 total)
                 2 Price List Boards w/ designations and price
                 2 Price List Boards w/ designation and no price
                 2 Price List Boards blank for your creativity
                 2 Vocabulary Card Sheets with pictures/words (14)
                 2 Vocabulary Card Sheets with pictures (14)
                 2 Vocabulary Card Sheets with words (14)
                 3 Sheets of coins and dollar (penny - dollar) front & back
                                       (168 total currency)
                 2 Sheets of Currency Vocabulary Word Charts (8 words)
                 2 Sets of Receipts to Write (4 receipts)
                 2 Sets of Receipts to Add and Total Prices (4 receipts)
                 2 Sets of Receipts to draw on (4 receipts)

                                        ****** FREEBIE******
                       1 Digital Holiday Picture Frame in .PNG format
      For more dramatic play fun check out our Community Grocers @

Wednesday, November 11, 2015

Warm Gingerbread Bundle

Love the entire Warm Gingerbread set? Get the entire bundle here!

Warm Gingerbread Calendar {Complete}

Make large group and circle time warm with this gingerbread calendar set.
Assembly is a breeze! Print, cut, and enjoy!
                                       INCLUDED:
                                                        31 Numbered days
                                                          7 Days of the week
                                                         December and January Months
                                                        Years 2015-2020

Thursday, November 5, 2015

Your Community Grocers Activities Kit

Your Community Grocery Activities Kit is perfect for dramatic play areas. The life like food items are sure to captivate your students. Small group activities as well as large group activities have been included. Print and cut assembly is a breeze. This kit is perfect for the Thanksgiving holidays, Christmas, and healthy living.

INCLUDED:
Grocery aisles numbered (labeled/unlabeled)
Price tags (labeled/unlabeled)
Dairy section (food items socked)
Produce Section (food items stocked)
Meat/Poultry Section (food items stocked)
Grains (food items stocked)
Sweets (food items stocked)
Beverages (food items stocked)
Math: Shopping list items depicted as to quantity needed
{matching} over 50 food items (labeled/unlabeled)
Vocabulary: Word tags (Labeled/unlabeled)
Picture/word charts { IE: 1 dozen / 1/2 dozen}

Sunday, November 1, 2015

Winter Bingo Game { Highly Requested }

Winter Matching Game {SALE ITEM}

Wednesday, October 28, 2015

Winter Kits and a FREEBIE!!!!

Just thought I would give a preview of some of the kits that will come available on November 1st.

And for the FREESKIE:

Coming soon!

Friday, October 23, 2015

Environmental Print Book {FEEBIE}

Children love being able to identify and talk about the places they have been. Indulge this interest with this free Environmental Print Book. The book comes in PDF form and is easy to print and put together.

Click HERE to download

Wednesday, October 21, 2015

'Give Thanks' Name Slates {Requested}

Monday, August 31, 2015

Taco Madness in BFH!

The month of September is here! Hispanic Heritage Month is officially here. Today we created some tacos for the display table at the front of the school. This prized spot goes to a different classroom every month. The students decided that they wanted to show appreciation of the Hispanic culture by creating tacos..... and what a blast that was! {Fine Motor Development} Tearing paper may seem easy to adults, but to a child it is a developmental skill. It builds strength and control for fine (small) motor skills. {Sequencing} Just like building a sandwich, making a taco has an order. Using items of interest to model sequencing can be very fruitful for auditory, visual, and tactile learners. {Independent Activity} Kids need to know that they can handle some tasks on their own without any or minimal instruction from the teacher. Letting your student know that you trust them to perform a task builds trust and independence that is significant in their development.

*ACTIVITY:   TACO MADNESS
   You will need:

      *Yellow, red, green, and brown construction paper
      *Manila card stock
      *Paper plate
      *Glue
      *Yellow and red food coloring

Instructions:
        Fold all construction paper colors to make four small squares then cut the squares on the crease. {Meat/Lettuce/Cheese/Tomatoes} Place 1 of each color on a paper plate. Cut out circles from the manila card stock for your taco shells. Pour some glue into a bowl. Next place 3 drops of yellow and one drop of red food coloring in the glue. Mix well.

We chose to place the glue mixture in two bowls per table (6). We also used a spoon to dribble their 'taco sauce' on their taco.