October is the month when things can start to feel a little blah. Keeping students interested can be a little more difficult. These October read alouds are a great way to engage your students, even in a blah month!I also created book activities to go along with each of these books. The October reading unit contains EVERYTHING you need to teach whole group literacy in October!This blog post contains Amazon affiliate links.Fire! Fuego! Brave Bomberos Book ActivitiesFire! Fuego! Brave Bomberos is a ...
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The Best Alphabet Songs for Kindergarten
If there is one thing I know for sure, it's that kindergarteners LOVE music. Turn on a song and you'll instantly have 25 little heads bobbing as they sing along - whether they know the tune or not.Adding an Alphabet song to our morning routine has been one of the best things for my class. We choose one of these alphabet videos to sing along to every morning, and I have seen how it has impacted my students' growth in a positive way.Why? Music gives the brain rhyme and rhythm which gives it cues ...
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Free Halloween Math Centers for Kindergarten
I don't know about your class, but for mine, the second it hits October 1st I am constantly hearing, "IT'S HALLOWEEN!" Adding a Halloween theme to our math centers is the easiest way to amp up student engagement in an otherwise blah month.These FREE Halloween counting mats are perfect for preschool, pre-K, or kindergarten students! You will me able to grab these Halloween math centers at the end of this post.Believe it or not, I found all of the Halloween manipulatives at The Dollar Tree. If you ...
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Fire Safety Week Activities for Kindergarten
Are you ready for fire prevention month in kindergarten? We are! This week is packed full of fun fire fire safety and firefighter activities and I just can't wait!This blog post contains Amazon Affiliate links.Fire Safety ActivitiesIn health, we will be talking all about fire safety. After reading about how to be safe around fire, we will make this fire safety anchor chart:Students can then write about how they will be safe in case of a fire.You can grab this fire safety printable for free ...
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The Best Fire Safety Week Books for Little Learners
It is officially October, which means it is officially time for Fire Safety Week in Kindergarten! I have found the BEST fire safety books and firefighter books for your little learners.These books would also be the perfect addition to a community helpers unit or just for fun! Your students are going to love them.This post contains Amazon Affiliate links.Fire Safety Week Picture BooksMiss Mingo and the Fire DrillIt's hard to find picture books about fire drills! In this story, Miss Mingo ...
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Sea Flap-Flap Book Activities and Free Rhyming Craft
When Brittany Youngblood sent me her new book, Sea Flap-Flap, to read, I immediately feel in love! The idea for this directed drawing and rhyming craft instantly popped in my head.This post contains Amazon Affiliate links.Sea Flap-Flap is an adorable rhyming book for little learners! This book follows Sea Flap-Flap as she explores the ocean floor with her pups and rhymes along the way.This rhyming book would be perfect to add to your ocean week activities or use anytime of the year to practicing ...
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