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Neon Glow Day: A Fun & Budget-Friendly End of Year Celebration

Potato activities

Lucky Potato Activities: St. Patrick’s Day Fun for your Classroom

Valentine Dramatic Play

Valentine Dramatic Play Fun: Create Your Own Valentine Post Office

benefits of arts and crafts in the classroom

10 Benefits of Arts and Crafts in the Classroom

10 Engaging Activities About Snow to Spark Winter Fun in the Classroom

Winter Classroom Activities

Moose Theme Day: A Day of Winter Classroom Activities to Keep Kids Engaged

Polar Express Day

Polar Express Day

Christmas dramatic play

Fun & Festive Christmas Dramatic Play

reindeer activity and snack

Reindeer in a Cup: A Fun and Tasty Reindeer Activity

adjectives for 1st grade grammar lesson

Adjectives for 1st Grade: Fun Activities to Teach Grammar

First Grade Reading Comprehension with a Purpose

Reading Comprehension with a Purpose: A First Grade Reading Comprehension Curriculum

teaching phonics activities

Teaching Phonics: Effective Ways to Help Students Practice and Master Phonics Skills

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🍎 Let’s take a trip to the APPLE ORCHARD! 🍎 Need

🍎 Let’s take a trip to the APPLE ORCHARD! 🍎

Need to get those wiggles out without giving up learning time? This Apple Orchard Math Movement Break gets students moving AND practicing math at the same time! 🙌

Students will head on a pretend adventure through the apple orchard as they practice counting back by 1 to identify numbers. When a math problem pops up, they solve it. When they see an animal, it’s time to MOVE! 🐿️🍏

Just project the slides and PLAY! You control the pace, students stay in their own space, and there’s virtually NO PREP needed.

Perfect for a brain break, math warm-up, movement break, indoor recess, or a quick activity when your students need to MOVE!

Learning + movement + apples = the perfect fall combination! 🍎🍂

Comment APPLE or MOVE and I’ll send you the link!

#firstgraderoars #movementbreak #brainbreak #appleactivities #fallactivities #firstgrademath #kindergartenmath #firstgrade

“My students love these! Also a great resource to use with a sub or flex time.”

“Great beginning of the year activities with my firsts. They had fun practicing their skills.”

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🐿️🌰 Two squirrels + ONE pinecone = a whole lot of

🐿️🌰 Two squirrels + ONE pinecone = a whole lot of SQUABBLING! 😂

The Squirrels Who Squabbled is such a FUN fall read-aloud for teaching sharing, teamwork, kindness, friendship, and problem-solving! 🍂

This book companion turns the story into days of meaningful learning with reading comprehension, writing, vocabulary, word work, math games, and an adorable squirrel craft!

Students can work on skills like sequencing, retelling, main idea, problem and solution, character traits and feelings, text evidence, inferencing, point of view, author’s purpose, and so much more—all connected to a story they’ll love.

And the craft might be my favorite part! 🐿️❤️ Pair it with the bulletin board saying:

“We’re Nuts About Sharing!” 🌰

Perfect for your September, October, or November read-aloud plans, especially if you’re looking for a fall story that also sneaks in a great SEL lesson!

Comment SQUIRREL or NUTS and I’ll send you the link! 🐿️🍁

“I love these read aloud companions. The activities included are always great.”

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🍎🥧 APPLE PIE IN A CUP! 🥧🍎 One of my FAVORITE fall

🍎🥧 APPLE PIE IN A CUP! 🥧🍎

One of my FAVORITE fall activities is making Apple Pie in a Cup with students! It’s easy, hands-on, delicious, and sneaks in so much learning along the way. 🙌
Students follow the step-by-step mini book to make their own apple pie treat while practicing following directions and teamwork. Then, you can extend the fun with predicting, surveying, graphing, sequencing, math, how-to writing, and more!

And YES... there’s an adorable Apple Pie in a Cup craft to go with it! ✂️🍏

I’ve made the prep easy, too! You’ll get a parent donation letter and reminder, visual directions, class graphing activities, differentiated writing pages, bulletin board letters, and recipe cards students can take home to make it again with their families. ❤️

If your students loved Pumpkin Pie in a Cup, you NEED to try the apple version this fall! 🍂🥧
Perfect for an apple unit, fall celebration, Fun Friday, or a special classroom treat!

Comment APPLE or PIE and I’ll send you the link! 🍎🥧

#firstgraderoars #applepieinacup #appleactivities #fallactivities #firstgrade #kindergarten #apples #classroomfun

"This product is amazing! It is worth the money! My students stayed engaged and loved all the activities. Students love making food in class, especially if they get to eat it! Give it a try and then come back and thank me later! "

"I will be using this resource again during Johnny Appleseed's birthday! I used this resource as part of my summer camp! The kids loved it and I loved how easy it was to make and the additional worksheets that come along with it!"

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Get ready to become FALL EXPERTS! 🍎🍃 Today’s Flas

Get ready to become FALL EXPERTS! 🍎🍃

Today’s Flash Deal is packed with everything you need to teach your students all about FALL while practicing important nonfiction reading skills!

📚 Read an informational mini book�
📸 Learn with real photographs�
🔎 Explore nonfiction text features�
✏️ Practice comprehension & word work
�📝 Complete a fall research report�
🍁 Create an adorable leaf writing craft�
💻 Project the colorful book right on your board!

Students will learn about fall weather, changing leaves, migration, harvesting, how animals prepare for the season, fall activities, and more while working on essential informational text standards.

There are SO many goodies tucked inside this resource—you can use it for whole group, small groups, literacy centers, writing, research, or independent work.

🍂 And for #FlashDealFriday, you can grab it for ONLY $1! 🍂

👇 Comment FALL and I’ll send you the link!

"I love this resource. It’s great to add to my science for my students and I love the writing component to it. Great pictures for students to see and for anchor charts for students engagement."

"My students enjoyed this resource very much. It was standards based and helped students to practice their skills in a very fun way."

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🍎 It’s almost APPLE season! 🍎 If you’re learning

🍎 It’s almost APPLE season! 🍎

If you’re learning about apples this fall, this Apple Life Cycle Nonfiction Unit is packed with everything you need to take your students from seed to apple! 🌱🍎

Students will learn how an apple seed grows into an apple tree through an engaging nonfiction mini reader, a colorful digital book with REAL photos, vocabulary, comprehension activities, research, writing, word work, and more!

And of course, there’s an adorable Apple Life Cycle Craft to bring it all together! ✂️🍏

This is such a fun way to combine science + reading comprehension + writing during your apple unit—and there are SO many activities included that you can pick and choose what works best for your class.

Perfect for kindergarten, first grade, and second grade during your fall apple studies! 🍎🍂

Comment APPLE or LIFECYCLE and I’ll send you the link! 🍎

#firstgraderoars #appleunit #applelifecycle #firstgrade #kindergarten #fallactivities #readingcomprehension #nonfictionreading

"I use this for my whole informational unit on apples. A lot of the resources match the standards so well! "

"So much information! I'm using this for 1st and 3rd grade apple unit. Great resource with a lot of activities."

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⭐Today, June 7th is $2 Tuesday⭐ 📚 Helping student

⭐Today, June 7th is $2 Tuesday⭐

📚 Helping students make meaningful text-to-self connections has never been easier!

This ready-to-teach 5-day reading comprehension unit includes everything you need—interactive Google Slides, printable activities, guided lesson plans, an original daily song, and flexible templates that work with your favorite picture books.

Using engaging stories like Giraffes Can't Dance, Thelma the Unicorn, Stand Tall, Molly Lou Melon, Spaghetti in a Hot Dog Bun, and The Family Book, your students will learn to connect what they read to their own lives while building stronger comprehension skills.

Perfect for classroom teachers, homeschool, and even sub plans—just project, teach, and watch your readers grow!

💙 Comment CONNECTIONS and I'll send you the link!

#readingcomprehension #texttoself #readalouds #firstgrade #elementaryreading #teacherspayteachers #literacy #firstgraderoars

“My students loved this resource! They found it very engaging!”
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