“Shapes” is a theme that can be integrated into many areas throughout the year. This simple Jack-o’-Lantern craft activity is a great way to practice basic shapes during the first two months of school. The main purpose of the craft is to practice gluing skills and learning shapes. Depending on the skill levels of your …
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When it comes to Halloween costumes, I always prefer DIY over store-bought ones. DIY costumes are unique, they stand out and they are cheap. I hate spending money on expensive costumes that I know my child will grow out of soon. These Halloween costume ideas will show how you can easily create your own cute …
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Farm Box is the Montessori way of teaching the basic sentence structure. In the earlier post, Basic Parts of Speech for Sentence Structure – Part 1, I shared some interactive activities to introduce the concepts of nouns, adjectives, and verbs. Once your students are familiar with these concepts separately, it is time to put them …
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Learning the 4 basic parts of speech is the first step towards reading for meaning. A basic sentence, a phrase, or a clause consists of an article, noun, adjective, and a verb. In this post, we will talk about how to introduce nouns, adjectives, and verbs separately. Depending on the child’s reading level, you can …
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Getting ready for the first week of school can be stressful as well as exciting for teachers. We all love back to school shopping and decorating our new classrooms. But all the paperwork, labelling and new class lists can be a little overwhelming. These 10 tips can help you make your back-to-school preparation a little …
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Looking for things to do in the summer with your kids? Here is a super easy and fun collection of Summer Activities that you can try this summer. Summer is the best time to go outside, explore nature and get messy. These unique activities are engaging, fun, and educational as well. My favorite is the …
Sight Word flashcards are one of the most versatile materials to have in your classroom/homeschool. If you have a set of these flashcards, there are endless possibilities for fun and engaging activities. Sight Words are non-phonetic words and the child is not able to decode them. The best way to learn them is repetition. These …
Word Families activities are a great way to practice reading skills and increase vocabulary. There are many creative word family activities out there. I always prefer to keep mine simple. This simple activity with domino tiles and free printables is a great addition to your literacy center. You can replace the Domino tiles with basically …
Father’s Day 2021 is fast approaching and it’s time for us to brainstorm crafty gift ideas for our beloved dads. I am always on the lookout for easy craft projects to do and share. But coming up with a father’s day craft was a tough one. So until I come up with my own here …
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Sight Words are frequently used words in basic reading and writing. Since these words are not phonetic, the child should be able to identify them by sight or memory. These words are also called popcorn words because they pop up frequently. The best way to teach sight words is repetition and engagement. There are lots …
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