It's Winter, and Virtual Learning has been a part of our lives for 10 months now. Unfortunately, that hasn't made things any easier for us. The fatigue of logging into the computer each day may be getting to you a bit. If you're feeling it, you can be sure that your students feel it, too! If your online lessons have begun to feel a little stale, I have five ways to make your virtual lessons a little more engaging! White BoardsIf you have the opportunity to send supplies home with your students, ...
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What Is a Hero? Black History Month Activities for Kindergarten
This is one of my favorite Black History Month activities for kindergarten, although we actually begin in January for Martin Luther King Jr. Day. In lower elementary, it can be difficult to find resources that don't "cutesify" Black history. I have found that this Black History Month project is just right for our littlest learners.Full disclosure, this was NOT my original idea! When I first began teaching, my co-teachers did this Black History Month activity. Over the years, I have tweaked it to ...
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New Years Activities for Elementary | Reflecting and Goal Setting
You know how much I love goal setting with my class every month. I love New Years activities because it is such a natural time for reflecting and goal setting - whether on academic or classroom management goals. When I created this New Years craft, I knew it would be a little too difficult for kindergarten. However, I think it would be perfect for lower elementary with support or upper elementary students!In 1st grade, we did this New Year activity all together and it was perfect!This post ...
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Building Gingerbread Bridges | December STEM Challenge
Every December, we do a HUGE gingerbread unit! We pack two weeks full of gingerbread math, literacy, science, and social studies activities. This gingerbread stem activity is one of our favorite activities every single year! Your class will LOVE building gingerbread bridges - whether you are in person or virtual.If you are distance learning this December, I am going to show you how we usually complete this gingerbread STEM challenge, but then I will show you how it can be completed ...
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Easy Addition Math Game for Kindergarten
Partner math games are a BIG part of our kindergarten math routine, so I am always looking for easy, low-prep addition math games we can play. These beginning addition math games are perfect for kindergarten!It's the same addition math game, but you can play it two different ways - perfect for differentiating your math block!Addition Game Supplies:For this partner math game, each pair of students will need:Addition Game LEVEL ONEThe first way to play this addition math game is super simple. You ...
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Gingerbread Directed Drawing Art Activity
I love doing directed drawings in kindergarten because they are an easy way to raise student engagement and practice listening and following directions. This gingerbread directed drawing activity is perfect for any elementary gingerbread week!Virtual distance learning? Directed drawings are perfect for that because there is no prep on your end!For distance learning, I recorded myself walking students through the directions of the directed drawing. I made this an optional assignment, but it was ...
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