Have your own Election Day with your students in your classroom without any controversy! Students will get to vote on their favorite class treat, and then they’ll get to enjoy it! This election day activity kit covers several areas of learning (elections, making choices, persuasive writing, graphing, tallying).

If you’re as old as I am, you’ll remember the dreaded timed math tests with rows and rows of addition, subtraction, or multiplication facts on each page. There’s nothing that made me sweat more than seeing my classmates finish their fact fluency tests before I did- so I made it a vow to never give my future students a timed fact fluency test! There are sooo many better ways to practice math facts!

Want to mix things up this November with some engaging, turkey-themed academic activities? Read to see a few of my all-time favorites!

If you’ve ever been stuck on how to structure a literacy small group lesson, I’ve put together a sample lesson structure for an “on grade level” group (with differentiated ideas for a lower and higher group as well). This simple structure can be used during all of your small groups (no matter their level) as an easy way to meet students where they are in their literacy journey.

Not enough curriculums come with engaging, hands-on activities and resources that allow students to apply and practice what they have learned from those lessons. I’ve spent tons of time creating resources that were more appropriate for busy little hands and I’m sharing a few of my favorite low-prep options below!

Find 12 Easy Halloween Activities for Kindergarten or First Grade! Use these activities during math, reading, writing, or science!

If you’ve picked up a pack of Reading Rods from Hand2Mind and thought they were neat but weren’t sure how to use them, I’ve got you covered! I’m sharing three fun, low-prep ways to put them to use so that students are using them as an effective way to practice phonics skills.

Not enough curriculums come with engaging, hands-on activities and resources that allow students to apply and practice what they have learned from those lessons. I’ve spent tons of time creating resources that are more appropriate for busy little hands and I’m sharing a few of my favorite low-prep here!

Stressing over how to plan and prep Parent/Teacher Conferences? Let me help you easily prep and plan yours from start to finish!

For a long time, I struggled with wanting my word work options to be engaging and hands-on, but also low-prep. Over the years I came up with several word work options that meet all of my qualifications: engaging and standards-based, hands-on, and low-prep. Read about some of my fave options here.

Celebrate the 50th Day of School in 1950’s sock-hop style! There is so much fun learning that can be done on this day that revolves around the number 50! Read to find out more!

Wondering what tools to keep in your literacy small group caddy? These are a few of the things that I am constantly reaching for during small group literacy instruction, so I keep them all handy in a little caddy that I can easily move around.

These resources are used daily or weekly in my classroom and are absolute non-negotiables!

For K-1 students, centers are one of the most developmentally appropriate things that you can do for them.

Want to know how I keep math centers running smoothly in my classroom?! I love maximizing my time with small groups by making sure that my centers are meaningful and low-prep! Click here to read more!

I’ve put together a resource for you that would take a TON off your back-to-school plate!

I finally decided to compile a small list of the 7 things that are absolute “must-haves” in my classroom because I truly use them each and every day!

Here’s everything that I do to make sure that I have a smooth and successful Meet the Teacher Night!

This is my favorite way to establish communication between school and home.

There are a few things that I use in my classroom DAILY that I absolutely could not live without. Read here to find out about my favorite resources that every K-1 teacher needs!