Now, more than ever, fine motor practice is essential to our youngest learners. These geoboard mats not only allow students to practice those important skills, but they combine counting with fine motor to make this activity even more valuable. All you need are some geoboards and various colored rubber bands. Included in this set: •I can card •10 easy geoboard pet mats: cat, mouse, dog, bunny, fish, dog bone, dog house, yarn ball, fishbowl, and food bowl •10 ... VIEW POST
Geoboard Fine Motor Activities -Pet Themed
Build It – Task Cards – Summer Edition
Building Block Task Cards. You're going to love them. Great for Legos!!!! If you would like to save 20% off the price of the individual price of this product, check out the ⭐ Building Blocks Task Cards - Growing Bundle Using building blocks (or Legos) to create images and designs not only promotes fine motor skills in your students, but it is also a valuable tool that helps develop creativity, planning skills, problem solving and mathematical thinking. In my own classroom, this ... VIEW POST
Build It – Task Cards – Spring
Great for Legos!!!! If you would like to save 20% off the price of the individual price of this product, check out the ⭐ Building Blocks Task Cards - Growing Bundle Using building blocks (or Legos) to create images and designs not only promotes fine motor skills in your students, but it is also a valuable tool that helps develop creativity, planning skills, problem solving and mathematical thinking. In my own classroom, this station activity is part of my morning work. Students are ... VIEW POST
Differentiated Math Stations For The Beginning of The Year and A Couple Of Freebies!
One of my dear teacher reader friends, Sherry, recently wrote to me and asked me if I could put together an example of my math stations for the beginning of the year. I know I did a complete example of this in the spring when my students where already well acquainted with the Math Station routine and well after I had the opportunity to assess their readiness in the standards we were covering . . . but the beginning of the year is a completely different bird. One of the three guiding ... VIEW POST
Stress-Free Valentine’s Day Activities
After posting about my Stress-free Halloween Fun Stations, I had a bunch of requests for similar posts for other holidays . . . including Valentine's Day. I know a bunch of teacher friends dislike these days and planning a 'party' is beyond stressful with everything else we do, so I make my parties as simple as possible by filling time with simple, stress-free fun stations. I know that there are many teachers that have the benefit of a 'class parent' to plan these things, but I don't. So these ... VIEW POST
Stress-Free Halloween Activities!
I love Halloween, but I honestly feel like sometimes it can be a little over the top and too much for my kindergarten kids. I want them to have a fun day, but I don't want Halloween Station activities to be overwhelming for them or for me. Stree-free is key in kindergarten! So I made a promise to myself a long time ago that with all the craziness of the holiday, our day would be fun but manageable with some great Stress-free Halloween Activities. Stress-Free Halloween Day Schedule I am ... VIEW POST