St. Patrick's Day Writing Sensory Bin

I'm back with a fun writing center idea for you!

I have been really into sensory bins lately, so I took the word card from my St. Patrick's Day writing pack and added them to a St. Patrick's Day themed sensory bin,

Our sensory bin also has a mix of colored beans.  I also added some green Easter grass and gold glitter paper strips.  I found both of these from Walmart in their Easter section.

You could also add a tweezers or tongs to have your kiddos grab each card using those tools.
I laminated our word tracing paper, so we can use this over and over.  Plus, it cuts down on copying!
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Listening Center: Book App

If you are like me, you have some sort of listening center during your literacy block.  My listening centers have been computer, iPad, or an actual CD player with a book (old school).  All effective, but it would always be nice to have an app that had a variety of books for you kiddos to choose from.  The best part would be if this app was easy to use!

I have found that app and it is called Farfaria!  Farfaria has a HUGE library of books that can be read to your students or they can choose to read them on their own.

The app can be broken down into grade level, reading level, favorite character, or interest books.
The home icon will bring you to the grade level books.  Click on your grade level and they will filter books for that grade. 

The best part is each book is leveled by reading level, so if you want your students to read or listen to books around their level you can do that!

On the home page above the grade levels there is even a handful of "favorite characters" these characters are in multiple books on the app!

Another great thing I liked was that you can favorite books and listen to those books at any time.  They are downloaded in the app and will work when you are offline (if that should ever happen)!

If this sounds like an app you would like to use, use the code HOHOHO by December 31st and receive 40% off a subscription!

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Valentine's Day Centers!

I pulled out some Valentine's Day centers this week!

These adorable love monster sight word cards are from my Love Monster activity pack!  I put them into my word work centers and had my kiddos build each word on a baking pan!

The next couple activities are from my Valentine's Day Writing Center Activities pack!

I laminated the recording sheet so we can reuse it.  I have my kiddos pick a word, find it on the sheet, trace, and write it!

Updated my writing center to put in these sheets! 

My kinders read, trace, write, and build each sentence

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