Do your students love directed drawings and Baby Yoda? If so, keep reading! I noticed May 4th is coming up and wanted to do something fun to celebrate the occasion! What better than learning how to draw Grogu (Baby Yoda)? This freebie includes directed drawing booklets, bookmarks, and directed drawing strips that fit inside composition books!   Need a copy? Just enter your information below and a copy will be sent straight to your inbox. The post May the 4th Freebie appeared first on Learning in Wonderland ..read more

St. Patrick’s Day is this week and my district is on break! I have to admit, I’m always a little sad that I don’t get to be there for this holiday. For those of you who do get to celebrate, I have the perfect activity for your students to complete. It’s fun, engaging, and requires NO prep! I put together this adorable activity that I think your students will love! I’ll be doing it when we return from break  Check it out: I am a huge fan of flipbooks and this design fits on just one sheet of paper! Students will write reasons why they are lucky and then pick a fun topper to use ..read more

The end of the quarter is quickly approaching and that means it’s time to update those data sheets! During my first few years using data sheeets, I would only update them at the end of the year and every time I completed them, I’d say to myself…”it would have been so nice to have this for that IEP we had last month” or “this would have been helpful during my retention meeting“. So I started to update my data sheets at the end of each quarter which turned out to be a game changer! Not only did it come in handy during meetings, it helped me see patterns and helpful data points for each child ..read more

I was looking at the calendar and saw that we’re nearing the end of February already! Is it me or are the kids in full spring fever mode a little early this year? The temperatures are warming up around here and it’s a welcomed change, but I think it’s throwing the kids off a bit. Since March is quickly approaching, I got to to work on the March Picture Prompt Booklets this weekend. They are all done and ready for you! Eight booklets are included in two sizes! Both use just one sheet of paper per student!   These books have made such a difference in my classroom this year! Favorite way ..read more

Do your students enjoy directed drawings? We tried one out years and years ago with one of my classes and they were obsessed! Not only are they fun, they help students develop skills in many areas too! Here are five reasons all early elementary classrooms should be doing directed drawings: Fine Motor Skills: Directed drawings can help young children develop their fine motor skills by providing them with clear, step-by-step instructions for creating a drawing. This can help them improve their dexterity and hand-eye coordination, which will be useful in other areas of their development. Followi ..read more

I recently shared about some October Picture Prompt Booklets that I created for some emergent writers I’m working with this year. Many teachers used them and asked if I would put together a bundle of these. Good news! I put the growing bundle together and it is now available in my shop. It is going to be including books that can be used throughout the year and it’s on deep discount right now! Click HERE or on the picture below to grab it on sale! The post Picture Prompt Books Bundle appeared first on Learning in Wonderland ..read more

I’m so excited about my new picture prompt booklets! Several teachers already tried them out in their classrooms and love them! I’ve already had success with them in my classroom! Want to try one out? You can have one sent directly to you by signing up below: The post Picture Prompt Books Freebie appeared first on Learning in Wonderland ..read more

Do you have emergent writers that get stuck when they see a blank page? I have a group of students this year that need some support to help them focus on writing simple sentences. I don’t have to tell you that these past couple of years have taken a toll on academics so we have to find ways to meet the kids’ needs in new ways. From class observations and conferencing, I saw that this group is struggling the most with generating ideas to the point where they can’t focus on writing anything. After all, how can you sound out words when there aren’t any ideas popping into your head? I knew I had t ..read more

Do you use positive affirmations with your students? I recently released a set of affirmations for mirrors and I’ve had so much great feedback about them, I started thinking about other ways to use affirmations in the classroom. I’m here to share some details on some exciting new products and I’ve included TpT and Amazon affiliate links for your convenience. If you’ve been following me for a while, you know that I have an obsession with lightboxes. I’ve rapidly become a fan of class affirmations so I thought how amazing it would be to combine those two and make some positive affirmation l ..read more

Some friends and I got together and we decided to build a FREE bundle of goodies for you! Inside you will find resources for STEM, math, writing, phonics, reference posters, and more! Want the whole free bundle? Just click HERE or on the picture below. You will get instant access to all the resources immediately after entering your info. An email with a link to download will also be sent to your inbox in case you don’t have time to download now. My friends and I hope that these resources will help take a load off of planning this year! Heads up, this bundle is only available for fr ..read more