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Peter Rabbit activities are great to do with your kids in the Spring or with your Easter lessons. Do you know the difference between Peter Rabbit and Peter Cottontail? This simple lesson is a great way to compare and contrast the two stories! Peter Rabbit Activities Everyone loves the classic story The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter. In… Read More
Easter writing prompts for kids are a great way to get your students engaged in writing with a fun theme! This month we are working on opinion writing, which can be hard for my firsties! I decided they needed something to really get them excited about writing. Well……what do kids absolutely love? You guessed it…candy! Writing Our Opinion I thought… Read More
This Easter writing activity was one of the most engaging activities we did all year! If you are looking for fun Easter activities, you have to try Adopt a Peep! Setting The Stage For This Easter Writing Activity What if you came to school one day and the Easter Bunny had stopped by for a visit? What if he left… Read More
Comparing Long Ago and Today is always a fun lesson with my students. They are fascinated at the differences between their life today and kids long ago! We started our lesson with a non fiction powerpoint story that compares life long ago to today. This is a great story because it gives lots of examples, with real photos, of how… Read More
First grade letter writing can be so fun when you combine it with a great story! Have you read Dear Mr. Blueberry? It’s the cutest book about a little girl named Emily who thinks she has a whale in her pond. She writes letters back and forth with her teacher to find out how to care for him. We read… Read More
Dental health activities for first grade kids are perfect to do in February. Did you know that’s the official National Dental Health month? So of course, no lesson about teeth would be complete without talking about the Tooth Fairy! First grade is the year for Tooth Fairy visits! Sometimes it feels like teeth are falling out every day, so this… Read More
