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Joyful Learning Through Math, Art and Play!

Little Lamb Fine Motor Fun: Drawing, Cutting, and Handwriting Ideas for Kindergarten
Happy Monday, teachers! I hope your week is off to a gentle start. I’m at my desk today thinking about all of you and your busy classrooms, ...
Hello friends, Some of you might follow me on Instagram and know that on stories each Saturday or Sunday I usually try a new recipe. This we...
From Sketchbook to Kitchen: Spiced Almond Hedgehog Cookies
Math Play: Building Addition Fluency with Counting On This quick Math Kit activity helps students move from early counting strategies toward...
  How to Draw a Spring Hedgehog with Kids Spring is a fun time to explore animals in art lessons, and hedgehogs make the sweetest drawing su...
How to Draw a Spring Hedgehog with Kids (Easy Hedgehog Art Lesson)
March Coloring Pages
  Hello Pond Coloring Club friends! Did you see the new page added to the premium library today ? It’s called “March” and it felt like the p...
March Doodle Month – Come Join the Fun! I’ve started a new little drawing adventure for March — a simple daily doodle challenge in my sketch...
From Simple Shapes to Creative Art: Extending a Directed Drawing Lesson One of the reasons teachers love directed drawing is that it helps y...
A Cute Kitty Pattern Block Game + Free Coloring Fun! Hello friends! Do you receive my Pond Coloring Club newsletter ? Today I sent subscribe...
Grow Number Sense with the Spring Trees Math Play Mat
A Fresh Way to Play Math! If you already have Math Kit Bundle 2, I’ve just added something new that your learners are going to LOVE — the Sp...
New Dino Five Cards (And a Little Surprise 🎉) If you already love using Dino Five to build number fluency to five, I’ve just added somethi...
New Dino Five Cards + A Free Math Board Wallpaper!
Polar Bear Week in K–1: Art, Literacy & Math Made Simple (and So Much Fun!)
Polar Bear Week: So Much Fun 🎨 Directed Drawing Last week I shared a FREE polar bear drawing reel on Instagram showing how to draw a super ...
Double Dots Just Got Even Better 🐞✨ There’s something so satisfying about teaching doubles. They’re tidy. They’re predictable. They build c...
Double the Spots, Double the Strategy: Why Every Classroom Needs Doubles 🐞
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