Journal Labels

 I'm just popping by to share my journal labels that I'm using this year.

You can download these labels for free here.

Teacher Appreciation

Do you have a special teacher, or two, that mean the world to your family? Let's celebrate them this week and show them how much we appreciate them!

It just so happens that Teacher Appreciation Week falls the same week as Cinco de Mayo, so why not treat your favorite teacher to some tacos?!

You can grab this tag, along with other gift tags for the month of May, here!

Easter Centers

Are you wondering what to do with all those things you couldn't resist buying at the Target Dollar Spot or Dollar Tree? I got creative and made some Easter centers for my preschooler to complete at home!

In the carrot Easter eggs, I placed different combinations of mini erasers (Anyone else collect those too?!) for little man to sort and count.

The bunny pictured above was an Easter place setting for markers, or utensils, at the dinner table. I had these fabric carrots already from last year, so I decided to use them to "feed" the Easter bunny. There's a different number on each carrot card and little man places that amount of carrots into the pocket.

If you're looking for anything like this for your own little one, you can grab the printables I made here.

Preschool Letter and Number Tracing

I created these tracing practice pages as a way for my preschooler to practice writing his letters and numbers.

We used Play-Doh to "trace" the big letter. You can also trace it with any writing utensil or just color it. 

 I placed ours in a write on/wipe off pocket so I could reuse it throughout the week. You can use a clear plastic page protector if you don't have one of these pockets.

You can find the pockets I use here.

We used bee erasers from the Target Dollar Spot to fill in our ten frame. Another way to represent the number is by using Play-Doh or coloring it in to show the number.

These printable worksheets can be found for free in my TPT shop!

You can find the letter tracing printable pages here. It includes letters A-Z.

You can find the number tracing printable pages here. It includes numbers 1-20.

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Book Tailgate {A Book Tasting with a Sports Theme}

Get your students excited to discover new books with a book tailgate! 

A book tailgate is a new twist on the book tasting! This is a book tasting with a sports theme! 

You can even add props to your tailgate to add extra fun for your students! 

Place books in coolers, set up grills {no fire} around the room, roll out a green carpet of fake turf, and add college fight songs! Voila, a book tailgate that is sure to get your kids ready to set their own game plans for reading!

Head over to my TPT for everything you need to create your own book tailgate!

Here is what is included:

-Book Tailgate Invitations

-Book Tailgate Game Day Poster

-Tailgate Labels {Numbers 1-6}

-Genre Labels {nonfiction, fiction, realistic fiction, historical fiction, mystery, fantasy, biography, science fiction, traditional literature, graphic novels, horror, poetry, autobiography, animal novels} Don't see a genre you need... email me and I can add it!

-Tailgate Menu {Students will use the menu when "tasting" their books. They will read a few pages and/or the summary. Then, they will write what they think about the book and if they would like to continue to read the book.}

-My Game Plan {Students will record titles and authors of books they would like to read. This will serve as their "Reading Game Plan" and next steps/goals.}

Happy tailgating! 

Opinion Letter Writing with The Day the Crayons Quit

Opinion letter writing has always been one of my favorite things to teach my second graders! There is just so much you can do with it! From fairy tales to writing to a crayon who you don't want to see leave your crayon box. Enter opinion letter writing with The Day the Crayons Quit!

Students will brainstorm their favorite crayon colors and everything that they can draw/color with that color. Then, they will choose one color to brainstorm what they especially like about that color. Their goal is to convince the crayon not to quit!

Next, you can use the letter writing journal page to teach your kiddos the parts of a letter or to let them write their rough draft to practice writing each part of a letter.

Finally, they will write their final draft on letter writing paper. You can have them attach a paper crayon to their writing for extra cuteness! 

You can check out this product here. Pin the image below to save for later!

April Behavior Coupons

Just one more week until Spring Break! That means doing all.the.things. to keep my kiddos engaged and keep their behavior in check! I created these behavior coupons as an incentive to continue working hard despite my their Spring Fever!

I took some Easter eggs and filled them with coupons.

You can grab these here in my TPT shop! When is your Spring Break? Are you feeling that Spring Fever yet?