I LOVE seeing my students having fun while learning or practicing a new skill.  If I could turn everything into a game, I would!  I started creating these games a few years ago when I taught second grade, but then the next year, I moved to kindergarten and stopped.  Currently, there are only five games in my shop, homographs, pronouns, adjectives, synonyms, and antonyms.  Super random, I know!  ;)  I will be working on creating more for the rest of the skills.  I have updated all of the current ones in my shop.  I have added games and updated all of the activities.  These are designed to be no prep, just print and go.  You may want to laminate them for durability and future use, but some of the activities are just no prep printables.  The other goal of these was to fill a week long unit on the skill with daily practice and then to turn the games into learning center activities for the next week for continued practice of the skill. Let's take a look at what activities ...
I posted this photo on my Instagram feed last night and several asked for it, so I have uploaded an editable version for you guys!  This is a great way for your students to see your face and to let them know that you miss them so much during this time of distance learning.  I uploaded it to my Class Dojo Class Story and sent it in a message and asked parents to share it with their child. I have included two signs in the free download.  One is editable and the other says, "Your teacher misses you so much!"  The skinny font used is AG Taco Tuesday.  Please tag me (@thelemonadestandteacher) in your Instagram posts!  I would love to see them! Click the sign to grab a FREE copy! ...
I realized with all of this extra time at home during the quarantine that I had never shared a classroom tour with you all this year!  Oops!  This has been my favorite classroom design and layout yet.  I kept it modern and simple.  I cannot tell you how much I miss it!  Just looking at these photos makes me so sad, but I have to remember that there is so much to be thankful for.  :) The walls were actually all lime green, and my parents helped my paint them a light grey.  That was a job!  I got rid of lots of things that I just don't use and it freed up so much space.  Having too much clutter or too many decorations can often times provide students with too much visual stimulation that can interfere with their ability to focus.  My goal with our classroom was to also provide small, intentional learning spaces around the classroom that students could easily access each day, including flexible seating options.  I will take you around my classroom so that you can see everything ...