Pumpkins and fall just go hand in hand, in my opinion. By October, I’m always ready to enjoy some fun pumpkin activities with my kids at home. Bring the fun to your classroom with these awesome pumpkin activities from our Made For Me Literacy Pumpkins Unit. These activities are perfect to lead up to pumpkin patch field trip or just a fun way to celebrate the fall season. Here are some of favorite pumpkin activities: 1. Easy Pumpkin Cloud Dough Source: @misscteaching No pumpkin unit would be complete without a dough recipe! With only 3 ingredients, this pumpkin cloud dough is the perfect easy ..read more

An apple classroom theme is the perfect way to celebrate fall! Use these fun and engaging apple activities from our Made For Me Literacy All About Apples Unit in your classroom to enjoy these seasonal treasures. Here are 20 apple activities we love for fall: 1. Apple Pie Sensory Bin Source: @theautismteacher This apple pie sensory bin is made up of a few ingredients and I can almost smell the apple pie scent through the picture! Visual recipe for this activity can be found in our Made For Me Literacy All About Apples Unit. 2. Favorite Apple Graph Source: @mrshumblebee3 We love incorporating ..read more

Use our Free Friendship Unit in your classroom to teach students the characteristics of a good friend and how to make the right choices at school and at home when it comes to navigating and maintaining friendships. This free friendship unit is perfect for back to school time or a refresher anytime during the school year.  Firstly, we know that our year long Made For Me Literacy Curriculums can be quite the investment! Our Being a Friend Unit is special because we include all three Made For Me Literacy Levels. Now you have the chance to see the differences in the levels for free. Then yo ..read more

Are you ready to take your class to infinity and beyond!? Our Space Unit from Made for Me Literacy is the perfect way to introduce all things space to your students. With loads of space vocabulary, pictures, and hands-on activities, your students will stay engaged and have fun tapping into their inner astronauts! 3…2…1…BLAST OFF! The Made For Me Literacy Space Unit is broken down into 4 themes — one for each week in our monthly lesson plan. The Space Unit curriculum guide (included in this unit) is an easy-to-follow lesson plan that lays out daily/weekly activities to take the guesswork out ..read more

What is a great theme your students are sure to love? PIZZA! Read more to find out how to download our Made For Me Literacy Free Pizza Unit for your Preschool, Kindergarten, or Special Education Classroom. Because we love pizza, why not dedicate an entire week of lessons to it? If you love pizza as much as we do, then please enjoy our FREE pizza unit you can use any time during the school year. Firstly, we know that our year long Made For Me Literacy Curriculums can be quite the investment! To help you get a better idea of the activities included in our MFML units, we’ve created some free mi ..read more

When the holidays start rolling in, things can get so hectic in the classroom. We created this free Made For Me Literacy Gingerbread Unit to give teachers a little break with planning this December! A Gingerbread theme is so fun to incorporate for December, especially if you need something that isn’t related to any specific holiday, but you just want to have some fun! Firstly, we know that our year long Made For Me Literacy Curriculums can be quite the investment! To help you get a better idea of the activities included in our MFML units, we’ve created some free mini-units so you can see an ..read more

The months of October through December can be such a blur. So many activities, so little time. If you are looking for a fun party theme for the month that is not Thanksgiving/Friendsgiving related, I GOT YOU. Host a Turkey Party! Every year, whether in the classroom or at home with my boys, I have a little tradition of doing some fun turkey activities for our Turkey Party on or around Thanksgiving Day.  If you are in the classroom, but you can’t specifically celebrate the holiday of Thanksgiving, throwing a Turkey Party is exactly what you need to have some fun with your students during ..read more

Fall is fully upon us! I love autumn. The colors, the leaves, the yummy smells of cinnamon and apple pie! For us, November is all about pumpkins, fun on the farm, leaves, camping, turkeys, and Thanksgiving. It is the perfect time to celebrate the harvest and give thanks for what we have. I love to explore these themes and activities at home and in the classroom! Pumpkins I always go overboard with buying pumpkins in October, so we still love learning about them in November. You can make the Pumpkin Dough or No Bake Pumpkin Pie by using our visual recipes from our Made For Me Literacy Pumpkin ..read more

Now that it is officially Fall, “spooky season” is fast upon us! I just love this time of year — and so do my kids. It is the perfect time to learn all about BATS, OWLS, and SPIDERS! With Halloween decor readily available in stores, it is so easy (and fun!) to add lots of visual and hands-on decorations to your classroom to really take this unit to the next level. Think bats hanging from the ceiling, owls perched on the door frames, and spiders pretty much anywhere! Background Info on Made For Me Literacy As you know, our mission behind Made For Me Literacy is to provide teachers w ..read more

You have so many ideas for teaching reading! Just look at all those items on your TpT wishlist. Where should you start to get the best resources for your special thinkers? Why not start with free reading resources for the primary classroom? These reading resources are ready to use in your reading block tomorrow. They are perfect for engaging your special thinkers at all levels. Check out these free reading resources for the primary classroom! Being a Friend First, use our Free Friendship Unit in your classroom to teach students the characteristics of a good friend and how to make t ..read more