Mrs. Thompson's Treasures

Fun Mother’s Day Writing Activity & Book Ideas

Getting my kids to enjoy writing can be a challenge. Anytime we can do a fun activity that includes writing practice, I consider it a

Long Vowel Activities

Are you looking for some fun and simple ways for your kids to practice reading long vowel/CVCe words? Check out these ideas! For this first trick,

8 Fun Spelling Word Activities (Word Work)

This year instead of doing the same old weekly spelling words with a test on Friday, we changed things up a bit. We still have a list

States of matter representation with cereal.

Representing States of Matter with Cereal

*This post contains affiliate links. This week we introduced states of matter in science! We did some reading about solids, liquids, gases, and talked about

Secret Admirer Blog Hop

This week I was a part of a secret Valentine’s gift exchange with my blogger friends at the Elementary Entourage! I got this awesome

Groundhog Day Activities

I’ve never really done anything with the kids for Groundhog Day, but this year I thought I’d round up some fun ideas to try! Anytime

Secret Santa Blog Hop

Today I’m joining my friends at The Elementary Entourage for our Secret Santa Blog Hop!! So…I wasn’t actually able to participate in the Secret Santa

Schoolroom, Surgery, and Baby!

Wow, it has been a crazy last couple of months for our family! You may know we moved overseas back in August, and were living in a

Thanksgiving Activities: Turkey Time!

This week was all about turkeys! We started off by reading Turkey Trouble by Wendi Silvano. Such a cute book! Then we spent the week

Grinch Party

Last year the kids and I had “Grinch Party” where we watched the original cartoon, and had some grinchy snacks. This year I’d like to

Gingerbread Man Free Activities

Today I’m sharing with you 7 FREE activities in this fun Gingerbread Man Activity Pack. Included are an emergent reader, color by code pictures, math practice

Thanksgiving Close Reading Freebies

Just a quick post to share with you my newest free resource! I’ve compiled a Thanksgiving Close Reading Pack! The sample includes 4 different levels

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