Back to School - First Day Activity

On the first week of the new school year, I like to play games where I really get to know a lot about my students and they learn a bit about me, too. There are many great first day activities, but  I chose an easy dice game this year. I stumbled upon this idea over at Pinterest. I found plenty of similar ideas, but I created a poster to meet my students' need.  I am sharing with you my poster that you can download for free . Just print and play! The rule of this game is very simple.  Children will roll the dice and then share something about themselves, depending on the number they rolled.

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I Spy Bottle

I found this I Spy Bottle idea on Pinterest. It was immediately on my wishlist. So I made it for my kiddos. I collected some small objects around my house. If you decide to make an I spy bottle, make sure that everything fits through the top of your bottle. :) I will also recommend choosing colorful objects as well. Put the selected collection in the bottle, then add dry rice until the bottle is 3/4 full. I chose a plastic bottle, since my kiddos are five and four. One more important thing! Write down the objects, or take a picture before you put them in the bottle, otherwise you won't be able to help in the game later on. Voila, in no time, it is ready to use! We had great time playing with this I spy game. Since my children aren't literate yet, they drew the objects. They were amused and I was happy to see them playing together. But the most fascinating moment came after the game, this was the moment when I found them all over the

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Shadow Matching

I thought I would write about a fun card game I have been playing with my family. This matching shadow game with school supplies is not only a fun afternoon activity, it will also get kids excited about the upcoming school year. With these educational worksheets, children guess what an item is by looking at its shadow. These printables are for the youngest kids - helping them make their first steps in reasoning, comparison, finding common points and exceptions. When we played with these cards for the first time, we had a great fun simply matching the pictures of different school supplies with their shadow cards. This was interesting just for the next few days, so we boosted it in many different ways. Here are some other ideas how we play with this set of cards: Our favorite game is boosted with a LEGO DUPLO PYRAMID. I found the idea here . Shortly the steps, we build a pyramid (every time a new one) with Lego Duplo. Everyone choose a character (doll). The aim

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Animal jokes for children

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DIY Doll House Bathroom

I accidentally found these pictures a moment ago. It was a family project, a present for my daughter's kindergarten. We made it two years ago, but I clean forgot.

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Make Your Clip Cards - Step by Step

You can make clip cards ahead of time so they are ready to go… Click file, print, cut out... Fold in half... Place your document inside the laminating pouch. If the document is  smaller than the pouch and I haven't got any idea, or time to make something needed in my classroom I usually  laminate some sheets of colored paper. I use these laminated papers in many different ways, as bookmarks for example. But you can also write on them with a permanent marker and use them as labels for storage containers, folders etc. My favorite is DIY Write and Wipe Worksheets - You can write on them with dry erase markers and clean them with a paper towel when you are done. The only thing is that it's easy to smear the marker if you touch it, as it never seems to dry on the lamination. And voila! You have a great game.

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