Apple Themed Activities for Toddlers
By LAURIN BRAINARD Updated July 7, 2024 I am so excited to share this amazing journey of toddler learning that I have embarked on with my son! This past week we started toddler activities in our home. My son is 2 1/2 and is the perfect age for working on pre-academic skills that will help prepare him for kindergarten and beyond. For our first u... Read more 07 Sep 2018 - 5 minute read
Learning Numbers to 120
Learning how to order numbers to 120 is often challenging for many of my students. To help my students learn to count to 120, I created number cards from 1-120 that students can use to create a life-sized 120 chart on the carpet. I love watching my students work together to create this 120 chart. It is the perfect math center since my students a... Read more 04 Sep 2018 - 1 minute read
Long Vowel Reading Activities
Teaching long vowels is one of my favorite concepts to teach in first grade! In all honesty, it can be exhausting and challenging to teach long vowels, but there are so many fun ways to teach these concepts. It is always so rewarding to see my students master their long vowels because I know how tricky this skill can be! Long vowels are easily c... Read more 24 Aug 2018 - 2 minute read
Teaching Honesty in the Classroom
Honesty is a character trait that is so often forgotten in today’s pop culture. Our children are immersed in a life of social media, television, and other outlets that do not teach our students the value of honesty. As a first grade teacher, it is SO IMPORTANT to me that we train up our littles to be honest students from an early age. Hopefully,... Read more 16 Aug 2018 - 2 minute read
Teaching Patience in the Classroom
Teaching patience from the beginning of the school year is so important! I have found that when my students are patient through the day, we accomplish so much more. To introduce the concept of patience, we complete this fun Patience Character Education Lapbook together! We begin by completing a KWL chart on our character wall about what we Know ... Read more 31 Jul 2018 - 2 minute read