A fun way to review the alphabet is by matching upper and lowercase letters on the light table.

Here are some more ideas to making test prep fun! I LOVE these games...probably more than my kids! Sometimes we play as a whole group.  Other times we have two or three different games/small groups going on.  It makes test prep and reviewing concepts so exciting! Here are some of the Bingo games ...

The summer of 2012 is gone. It has been a weird summer for many of us, and it must be said that I welcome the New School Year with somewhat of a relief. Getting back to business, settling down and enjoying the familiarity of day in - day out routine. Before I come to that though, I must undergo the sometimes painful stage of last year's ...

Hi y'all! I'm Ayn and I am a Ga. Pre-K teacher, serving 4 and 5 year olds in an inclusive setting. I share my classroom adventures on my blog, little illuminations.  Now that summer is here, many families are hitting the road taking trips and vacations. There are many ways to keep the kids entertained while travelling without having to rely on ...

My kindergarten students have really enjoyed the game ABC Jump Up that I posted about back in December.  So I decided to create a sight word version to help them practice identifying 48 of the most common sight words and to get them up and moving! Come on by to learn more! ~ Mrs. McKown

Happy New Year! I was busy this morning creating a new product that you can use throughout the winter months and especially around Valentine's day to help reinforce the basic sight words our kindergarten students are learning. It includes 45 of the earliest sight words along with 8 different worksheets to go along ...

O' Christmas Tree, O' Christmas Tree How lovely are your letters... For those of you who are enjoying the letter identification activities I have been creating, I just uploaded another one using Christmas trees and Christmas lights! Enjoy! ~ Mrs. McKown

If you have never played Scoot, then you and your students are missing out!  My kids LOVE to play it.  In fact, they beg to play it.  They don't even mind playing it for a rainy day recess game.  They haven't figured out that they are thinking....or learning.....or may even be assessed!  To them, getting to move around the room quickly is a treat ...

10 great “Word Games” for students who finish their work early. #elemchat #spedchat #literacy #4thchat #5thchat

Receive $5 in Free Cash with NO Strings attached when you purchase ANYTHING in my Store, TODAY, May 5th!  Really!!!  No Minimum purchase :) So Go SHOPPING and get some great End of the Year Activities, Cinco de Mayo Games, or Mother's Day Fun AND much, much more! My Store ...