I’m very happy to join my friends from doodlebugsteaching again for the Five for Friday Linky Party. This is a weekly teacher linky party where we post five random things from the past week. Here’s my week. It’s been a long week, so I’ll be brief because I can’t wait to go to bed. It’s…
Exploring Pumpkins
My kids love all Halloween songs from Super Simple Learning, but “Can You Make a Happy Face?” and “Knock, Knock, Trick or Treat!” are their all-time favourite songs. Because Halloween is just around the corner, we have been practicing them both for the party. We try to sing whenever the kids are in the mood…
Potatoes – Aren’t They Great?
This week we learned about potatoes. Aren’t they just amazing?! You can use them for so many activities (everything from science to painting) and in so many dishes! Here are some suggestions of activities that involve potatoes: · Get a raw potato and a boiled one. The children need to use their senses to find…
Fruit and Vegetable Mazes {Freebie}
I laminated a couple of worksheets/games for the kids and put them on the wall in the hallway. That way, when the children wait in line to go to the toilet, they can do something engaging and fun. Now they neither get bored, nor they fool around. The kids use their finger to solve each…
The Game Bag – A Collection of Games and Flash Cards for Kindergartners
What kid doesn’t love movement games? Sometimes it’s hard to find the suitable games to play with a large group of kindergartners, but here’s a resource that contains 23 games and 34 flashcards for gross motor skills. Just print and laminate them, then place them in a textile bag. Then the kids can take turns…
How to Make a Song Bag for Endless Hours of Fun
I love songs, and most of my kids do too. We learn lots of new songs every month, because they are a great way to practice English vocabulary in an engaging and fun way. Songs play a very important part in our daily routines, too: we use them when lining up, when taking a trip,…