Fun and easy to throw together alphabet activities for kids and early childhood education classrooms. These alphabet activities for kids are fun too.

I’m back today to report to you that I DID NOT have to suck it up and eat the larva for snack today. And…PTL…I remembered my math & literacy stations AND I got a full 7 hours sleep…minus 30 minutes here and there thanks to a cover hogging husband :) Yes friends, today was MUCH …

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I'm on a mission! I'm wondering how many activities can be made using a cookie sheet. I purchased a can of paint specifically for metal and plan to paint as many cookie sheets as I can. For each cookie sheet I'm making an activity. These activities are perfect for literacy centers. Here's my very first Cookie Sheet Challenge activity! Click HERE to download upper- and lowercase ABC order templates. Free rhyming and word building templates are also available. Barely a dent in my paint can…

Ok…so I worked in my class today (no AC…it was HOT!!) and although these are mostly things you’ve already seen..I’ve added some last touches that I think turned out great! I plan to use the board above and just below for attendance. The circles are pizza pans from the dollar store with wrapping paper “modge podged” on them! The kids will use magnets with their

Literacy center set-up and organization ideas with pictures for your Preschool, Pre-K, or Kindergarten classroom. Literacy Center Set Up How to set up a literacy or ABC center in your preschool, pre-k, or kindergarten classroom. Literacy center ideas and activities for teaching letter recognition and the alphabet. What do you put in your literacy center? ...

I started my guided reading groups this week. This group is working on identifying beginning sounds. You can get this activity in my Teachers Pay Teachers Store. Check out Beginning Sounds Match-Up in action... Untitled from Jonelle Bell on Vimeo.

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I’ve been getting tons of questions about literacy centers lately, so I thought it would be a good idea to share with you all what we do! First of all, our students are half day, so we only get to teach them for about 3 hours a day! Fitting it all in is tough, but […]

Here is a great literacy station idea from Julie Lee.... Have students get a trash ball, un-wad it, and read it to decide if it's a real wo...

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I’ve been getting tons of questions about literacy centers lately, so I thought it would be a good idea to share with you all what we do! First of all, our students are half day, so we only get to teach them for about 3 hours a day! Fitting it all in is tough, but […]