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A Cute & Easy Way to Count the Days of School 🌿

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I love a classroom routine that looks cute but is actually doing some sneaky maths learning at the same time. 😂 And that's exactly what this new little freebie is. If you keep track of how many days you've been at school with your students, you can turn that daily number into a really easy opportunity to practise counting, place value and number sense . And let's be honest - if we're going to count the days of school anyway , we may as well get some maths out of it! So... what's included? The first part is a simple Days in School counting mat . Students work out how many days you've been at school and represent the number using hundreds, tens and ones . Nothing complicated. Just a really easy way to get students thinking about the number rather than simply saying, “Today is Day 127!” And then there are the ten frames . I've included ten frames from 10 all the way up to 200 , with two per page so they're nice and big and easy to use. You could...

A Little Classroom Refresh: Free Boho Classroom Labels + Decor

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 It’s been a very long time since I’ve written a blog post! So what better way to get back into it than with a little classroom freebie? 🧡 If you love a classroom that feels calm, organised and a little bit pretty (without everything having to match perfectly), I’ve got a new Boho Classroom Decor Freebie for you! This editable set was created with soft, neutral colours and a simple, modern boho style. It’s designed to make those everyday classroom organisation jobs just a little easier — while still looking lovely on your shelves and displays. ✨ What’s included? Editable Classroom Labels The labels come in three different sizes, so you can use them throughout your classroom: Small – perfect for tubs, supplies and little containers Medium – great for baskets, bins and storage Large – ideal for shelves, displays and larger classroom spaces The labels are editable in PowerPoint , so you can simply type in whatever you need. Prefer to handwrite your labels? No problem! A printabl...

Freebie: Counting Parking Lot

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Download my new freebie - Counting Parking Lot. These cards are a great way to help your students practice counting and identifying numbers from 1 to 10. Students choose a mat, count the traffic cones, and then cover the cones with the matching numbered car. There are 12 different mats included. Click the link below to head on over to my TPT store to download these cards for free. Click here to go to my TPT store

2D Shape Playdough Mats

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Grab these free 2D shape playdough mats from my TPT store. My kids have loved using these with counters and playdough during our math investigation times. They are great for helping strengthen finger muscles and improving fine motor skills as well as helping students learn to identify and create 2D shapes.  Click the link below to download this freebie.  Click here to go to my TPT store

Halloween Color by Code: Sight Words (Primer)

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 Here's a freebie color by code for Halloween. This color by code uses words from the Dolch Primer set. If you like this picture and would like more, check out the link below which will take you to my Teachers Pay Teachers store where you can purchase a set of 6 pictures. There are also sight word sets available for pre-primer words as well as first and second grade words.  But for now, enjoy this freebie. Click here to download the freebie Click here to go to my TPT store

Alphabet Punch Cards Freebie

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These alphabet punch cards are a great way to help your students practice recognizing and identifying the letters of the alphabet. These cards are in black and white only. There is a card for each letter of the alphabet and each card contains a mixture of upper and lower case letters. Your students can use a hole punch to punch out the letters, a bingo dauber to dot the letters, or to make the cards reusable, laminate them and have your students place a counter on the letters. Click here to download the freebie

Match and Cover: Time

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This activity is a great way to introduce your students to and reinforce the concept of time. There are 12 different cards in this set. Each card has 8 analog clocks on it and comes in both color and black and white. The times in this set are all o'clock times.  There are cover cards that contain digital times. There are patterned backgrounds, no backgrounds and black and white versions of the digital clocks included.   Download the freebie here If you like this set, you can purchase the complete pack from my TPT store by following the link below. The complete pack includes the following sets: Set 1: O'clock only Set 2: O'clock and half past Set 3: O'clock, half past, quarter past, quarter to Set 4: 10 minute intervals (ie 1:10) as well as quarter past and quarter to Set 5: 5 minute intervals (ie 1:25) Buy the complete pack here