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in Literacy Skills

Literacy Activities: Letters, Numbers, Pictures, Words Sorting Activity

We love fun literacy activities! The more hands-on the better. Plus, sorting activities help children to recognise and categorise different types of stones letters, words, pictures, and numbers, and develops their language, visual, and critical thinking skills. And we have this adorable set up by @yearonesofun of the Letters, Words, Numbers & Picture Houses. The houses are separated by fences…
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in Fine Motor· Mathematical Concepts

Counting Activities for the Home or Classroom

Have you just purchased the ladybug counting stones and wondering what counting activities they could be used for, whether you are at home or in the classroom? Well, here are four counting activities that you’ll love to use next time you use them! 🐞 Pair them with numerals and loose parts! I’ve used our @sumblox and @joguines_grapat loose parts 🐞 Small World Play! The…
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in Fine Motor

Fine Motor Skills Activities

Fine motor skills activities are everywhere. So why is this one any different? Well, it can be differentiated to suit the needs of your class with ease. This is one fine motor skills activity to add to your must-try list because the set up and implementation is super easy (like less than 15 minutes!) Things you’ll need for this fine…
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in Literacy Skills· Mathematical Concepts

Ten Frame Games

Have you ordered our Acrylic Ten Frames and just not sure how to use them? Well, here are 10 different ways for ten frame games to be added to your classroom (yes, 10!!) These ten frame games have been shared thanks to the gorgeous and clever peeps who tag me in their amazing set ups!! @yearonesofun @learninginjp @teachwithmeinprepg @teachingwithmissblechynden @at_home_with_camille 💕💕 Ten Frame Games: 🟣 Teen Numbers…
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in Fine Motor· Mathematical Concepts

Fun Math Activities: Birthday Cupcakes

When teaching mathematics, it’s important to include fun math activities into your planning (no matter their age!!) And this one is hands-on, play-based and FUN!! 💕 We love that!! To set up this experience, you’ll need: ✨ Acrylic Numbers (you can purchase them here) ✨ Coloured sticks ✨ Playdough (here’s a cooked and non-cooked recipe for you) Fake grass has…
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in Classroom Displays· Classroom Set Up· Literacy Skills· Mathematical Concepts

Calendar and Weather Chart for Kids

I always suggest that you use a calendar and weather chart for kids (whether it’s at home or in the classroom). It allows them to build on their literacy and mathematical skills, as well as being a great incorporation of science within the room. There’s talk about the next day on the calendar, when their birthday’s are and countdowns to…
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My name is Sommer. I am a mum of 3. A resource creator. A Prep teacher in Queensland. A lover of play-based learning. A special needs advocate. A creative thinker. A believer that learning should be fun.. so fun that they don't know they're learning!

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Faith restored 🩷🩷🩷 Finally had them engag Faith restored 🩷🩷🩷 Finally had them engaged in hands-on investigations again… hot tip… just don’t offer ANY worksheets 🤣🤣

If you’ve missed my stories over the week you may be thinking I’ve gone mad (not yet!) but I had been sharing how my class are really quite obsessed with worksheets which has been, of course, breaking my heart!! 

MANY people have noticed the same thing!! My theories 
🩵 They need something tangible to feel that they’ve done ‘work’. I think they would be more interested in the hands on activities if they had the ability to take a photo of their work. I’m brainstorming on an easy solution to that with the tech I have
🩵 Bit of a covid aftermath?? These kids would have been the lockdown kids and would have worked from a lot of paper or tech with a big sense of completion 🤷🏽‍♀️

Look, I shouldn’t complain… their absolute FAVOURITE thing at the moment are my Decode and Draw mini books!!

How about you.. are you experiencing the same?
It’s amazing what a $15 bag of 1000 paddle pop s It’s amazing what a $15 bag of 1000 paddle pop sticks and some rubber bands can do!!!

Absolutely smashing place value with my little crew that I help out with some extra support! We built numbers (bundling the paddle pop sticks), we recorded numbers, we subtracted 10s and even recorded that!!

The rest of the bag will dumped on the floor for a whole class counting lesson… aka… bundling all the 10s because that would take me way too long 🤣🤣

Are you a bigger fan of MAB or paddle pop sticks (yes they both have their place but there’s still a preference)
I am probably that person.. I apologise in advance I am probably that person.. I apologise in advance 🤣🤣

Who’s your person? Tag them below 👇🏽
You can keep 2 stories… which ones are you keepi You can keep 2 stories… which ones are you keeping?? So cruel, so very, very cruel 🤣🤣

Now… what new ones would you like to add?? Mrs Wishy Washy has been highly requested!
World Bee Day 🐝 means I absolutely HAVE to shar World Bee Day 🐝 means I absolutely HAVE to share these number representation puzzles because they always create a buzz (🤣 oh yes I did!!)

Can I also just chuck in the recommendation of using @minizoo.shop minis as counters! I built my collection slowly with different themes and they are always so loved when I bring them out!!
Instagram.. my fave collegial observation, staffro Instagram.. my fave collegial observation, staffroom chat & professional development!! 

I am a visual learner.. always have been. So I love to SEE how people are doing things then adapt to how I need it in the classroom. 

When I saw this awesome set up by @talknchalk I immediately added it into next week’s 2D Shape investigations! I love that it takes it from real life back to abstract which I know will get a few of my guys’ brains ticking!!

Do you have any amazing accounts that you just love to get ideas from?? I have SO many, l’ll need to do a separate post!!
She might not have nailed everything in puppy pres She might not have nailed everything in puppy preschool but she nailed her graduation photo 🤣

Tilly the graduate… booked straight into the next lot of training because she is super smart but super impulsive.. fits right into our family 🤣
Just going to put it out there that picture cards Just going to put it out there that picture cards are actually the MVP of my classroom!! Particularly colour coded, decodable levelled ones!

These picture cards are from my Mapping Mats Pack.  This week we’re using them with playdough stampers, last week on the light table and the week before with the actual Mapping Mats!

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