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Classroom Essentials Do-A-Dot Number Printables {FREE Download!}

Our FREE Do-A-Dot Number printables are just Perfect for everyday Number Recognition Activities. Use them for do-a-dot dabbing, painting, collage, tracing, playdough & more! Our simple number template printables are a really handy free printable to have, they can be used for so many different preschool and kindergarten number recognition activities. Here…

Fun Mental Maths Printable Number Games {For Number Sense!}

This FANTASTIC Mental Maths Printable Number Games Set is All you need to Practice and Revise Over 40 Number Sense Concepts. Cool Math Games For Kids of Any Age! Mental Math Activities are not all about practicing times tables multiplication facts. Really great mental math teaching resources cover a mixture…

How To Make Kids Feel Smarter With Frayer Model Think Boards

Kids hate math? Try a Frayer Model think board! They are the perfect tool for teaching numeracy and getting kids to love learning math. Start the transformation today! Thinkboard templates are an excellent teaching tool and they are so simple to implement into any classroom routine. They work with any age group…

Kindergarten Number Recognition Activities {Hands-On Ideas}

Kindergarten & Preschool Teachers can never have enough Number Recognition Activities for their kids. Don't you agree? So to go with our awesome printables we have put together a list of our favourite, hands-on activities for you to try from Pinterest! Kids learn best by handling and exploring things…

Skip Counting By 2 Printables {Goodbye MINDLESS Colouring-in}

Help your kids to Learn skip counting patterns backwards and forwards with our SPECTACULAR Skip Counting By 2 Printables. Say goodbye to meaningless chanting and Mindless colouring-in activities that don't teach kids how to skip count! It's time to BOOST your teaching skip counting activities. If you want to really…

Helping Students Learn Fractions? {DO THIS For AWESOME Results!}

Helping Students Learn Fractions? Do you use commercial Fraction Mats? Well here's why you should STOP using them! Find out how commercial Fraction Mats are confusing your students And see what to do INSTEAD! Helping students learn fractions can be frustrating especially if your kids still 'don't get it' even…

35 Valentines Day Activities For Kids {Cards, Craft & Printables}

Valentine's Day may filled with roses, chocolates, and romance, but that doesn't mean that the kids can't get in on the fun. Our list of Valentines Day Activities For Kids is teeming with ideas for Valentine cards, craft and printables! There are so many great ideas for your kids to be involved…

20 Valentine Books for Kids {To Read Aloud}

Get into the spirit of showing someone you care this February 14th with our favourite Valentine Books For Kids! You may think that Valentines Day is just a fad holiday, but in fact as well as being a seasonal celebration it is also a religious holiday celebrated on February 14th.…

How To Say Really Big Numbers {It’s A Nifty Trick!}

Do your kids struggle with saying big numbers? Try this nifty trick and your kids will crush 5,6, & 7 figure numbers. This activity will make learning fun and teaching numeracy easy! Saying really big numbers can be difficult for kids, especially numbers with 5 or more digits. Students…

20 Children’s Books For Teaching Measurement {For Curious Kids!}

Teaching measurement is so more fun when you use picture books. Check out this handy list of the BEST Children's Books For Teaching Measurement and get your kids hooked! Are you teaching your kids measurement? Try introducing this math concept with children's books. Your kids will love learning about measurement and…

Super Quick and Easy No Cook Playdough Recipe

This is possibly the quickest and easiest no cook playdough recipe I have ever made! It's a real life saver and works perfectly with playdough mats! No Cook PlayDough Recipe This no cook playdough recipe is the easiest recipe ever and the best part is it is ready in…

Quickest & Easiest Cooked Playdough Recipe {For Kindergarten}

This Cooked Playdough Recipe is quick and simple to make. In just 5 minutes you'll have soft, smooth, squishy play doh perfect for any Kindergarten Playdough Station! There are so many different recipes for playdough we have some favourite 'go to' homemade playdough recipes ourselves. There's recipes that are edible…

Winter Snowman Printable Number Games {5 Classroom FREEBIES}

Keep your kids motivated to learn Math this Winter with these Snowman Printable Number Games. Try these snowman math games for Hands-on math learning. These Ten Frames, Subitizing and Number recognition free printables are 'Snow-Cute! Repetition and practice is the key to building strong math understandings and you…

5 Proven Activities For Teaching Number Sense {Number of the Day}

Our tried & tested number of the day activities for Teaching Number Sense will make your students confident, fearless and flexible with numbers. Use them in your math class everyday! What is Number Sense? Teaching Number Sense is a key part any maths program. Researchers have found that student achievement levels…

7 Easy & Stress Free Teaching Multiplication Strategies For Kids!

Are your kids struggling with learning multiplication and starting to become anxious or overwhelmed? Then you need to try these teaching multiplication strategies with your kids 7 hands-on activities for arrays, groups of, repeated addition and more. Teaching multiplication can be a difficult concept for teachers to teach and for students…

Easy Gingerbread House Activities For Kids {No-Bake Recipe}

If you need cute, EASY Gingerbread House Activities for kids give our mini cookie houses a go! They are just the perfect low mess, NO BAKE alternative to traditional 'gingerbread' houses and so much fun to make! Gingerbread houses are a fun and delicious way to decorate for the holidays. But baking…

How To Make Homemade Playdough Soft & Squishy!

Try this homemade playdough recipe for soft, squishy playdough. It's no cook and cheap to make! Perfect for squishing, stretching and our free playdough mats! There are so many different playdough recipes around and we love trying them out on our fave hands-on classroom activities. Different playdough recipes work better…

Do-A-Dot Fact Fluency Dice Activities {FREEBIES}

Our Roll and Dot the Number Printables are perfect Fact Fluency Dice Activities for Preschool & Kindergarten math centers. Kids love dabbing & dotting while practicing subitizing, number recognition and addition facts! So much Fun! Our Number Fact Fluency dice activities are excellent math games to keep kids motivated and engaged…