The CrAlphabet! 26 Alphabet Craft Projects with Phonics Activities. Two Free Printables Included!

Hey everyone!

It's a new school year! Hope you and your new kiddos are adjusting smoothly. 

I have a new creation I am very excited to talk (blog) about! I have been working on it for the last 3 months. It took me that much time to design, draw, and test every template and craft before finally listing the entire packet on TpT.

I believe that all learning should be fun and engaging. In my classroom, I always organize art projects to facilitate learning and teach different subjects as I have seen how well the students respond. As teachers, we know how important teaching letters and sounds is because this knowledge ultimately leads students to early reading. Taking these facts into consideration, I created "The CrAlphabet". The name is a playful merge of the words “crafts” and “alphabet” and the packet includes art-based projects which introduce letters and letter - sound correspondences.

The Cover

It contains 26 templates for craftivities - one for each letter of the alphabet.  These were first hand-drawn, which took me forever..(!)

..then, they were edited digitally and finally beginning sounds activities were put inside the templates. How they look like now:

The shapes are easy to cut out and require only one fold.

Some examples or how-to :

 

Easy phonics graphic organizers/activities are also included in this packet.

Although "The CrAlphabet" took some time and effort to make, I had so much fun creating it and I hope you also have fun with it in your classroom or at home!

If you want to see more details about this teaching tool, you can follow this link --> The CrAlphabet! 26 Alphabet Craft Projects with Phonics Activities

I am also giving away two templates which were originally part of "The CrAlphabet"! Click on the images below to download the files for free (4 pages each).

                      

Hope your students learn and have fun with these!

Wishing you a happy and fulfilling school year,

                                                                                       Dina

New Year's Activity and Craft for Pre-k and Kindergarten! How To and Free Printable.

Hey everyone!

Hope you are enjoying the holidays and getting some well-deserved rest and relaxation.

The Christmas-y atmosphere in the house and all around, got my brain in gear and I created a New Year's craftivity for kiddos in pre-k and kindergarten. It is a way to have fun and practice writing on the first day of the year, or on the first day you are back at school, after the year has changed.

Materials you'll need:

- Markers or crayons

- Scissors

- Pencil or pen

- Black cardstock (A4)

- Colored cardstock

- Tape

- Gold star confetti or glitter

- The writing printable (provided below)

How to:

1. Grab the printable below. Print.

2. Ask the children about their hopes and dreams for next year. Then, give them the printable above. Τhey can write the new year's number, trace the phrase "Happy New Year", cut along the black outlines, write, and color.

3. Give your students some colored cardstock to trace their hand. They can choose whatever color they like. Then, they will need to cut out their handprints.

4. Bend the fingers to create the "fingers crossed" hand gesture. You can use some tape to keep the index and middle finger together.

5. Glue the printable and the handprint on black cardstock (A4). It will look something like this :

6. Add gold star confetti around the printable or glitter! (optional) 

I used gold star confetti and this was the final result :

Now we are one step closer to being (almost) prepared for the first day of school after New Year's Day!

Happy New Year!

                                                                                            Dina

Easter free worksheets and printables for pre-k and kindergarten, plus my Easter pinterest board!

Hello everyone!

If you are on your spring break..well have a great time and rest! If you are not, here's something funny to cheer you up.. Just a thought!

For those of you teaching all about Easter, here are some ideas and free printables I collected on my pinterest board "Easter Ideas&Crafts".

Also, I created two Easter themed (free!) resources. One is about the Last Supper and it includes worksheets for pre-k to 1st grade kiddos and the other one includes 2 patterns to create an easy Easter card and an Easter basket! You can click on the images below to download them:

Something very important to remember, is that April is Autism Awareness month:  "The United States recognizes April as a special opportunity to educate the public about autism and issues within the autism community" . You can find more on autismsociety.org !

Image by Melonheadz Illustrating

Thank you for stopping by and keep your spirits up!

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                                                                                   Dina - The Constant Kindergartener

Halloween Math Worksheets! Color, Cut, and Paste Activities for Pre-k, Kindergarten, and First Grade.

Hey everyone!

Halloween is on its way fast, so I revised and enhanced this Halloween math unit. These activities are a fun way to practice number recognition, counting, addition, and subtraction within 10. They also help the children practice scissor skills and fine motor skills.

This packet is for pre-k to 1st grade kiddos and includes only hands-on cut&paste activities PLUS funny/spooky math word problems!

A Preview:

You can check this out by following the link below:

Fun and creative math cut&paste activities!

Hope you have fun with these in class or at home!

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1,040 pinterest followers! Let's {linky} party!

I am very happy to announce that The Constant Kindergartener pinterest boards have now reached 1,040 followers! This means it's time for a..pinterest boards linky party!
My boards are in the first link :)

Teaching resources BIG sale - August 18 and 19th!

Back to school time brings a sale with it on teachers pay teachers August 18 - 19th! I am going to offer a 20% off back to school packs and by using the promo code BTS13 at checkout, you can get a 28% off. If you had some units in your wishlist, now is the time to get them! Stop by The Constant Kindergartener Store to have a look and get the most of this sale!

                                            Dina - The Constant Kindergartener

Back to School linky party - awesome free stuff from teacher friends!

Hey everyone!

Since back to school time is as soon as..now for some of us, let's see some great and free ideas for the classroom from my awesome teacher-friends-bloggers!

Check them out!

4th of July/Independence Day Social Studies - History Kindergarten and 1st Grade

Hey everyone!

Hope you are well and enjoying summer!

This week, I have created a non fiction story, to help explain the 4th of July/Independence Day to children in kindergarten and 1st grade. If you had no idea where or how to start, I think this will help you begin your unit in class or at home.

You can to use it in the reading/literacy center, as an emergent reader, read aloud or for group reading. It is also appropriate for a great (hi)story sequence activity.

A preview:

You can check this out by following the link below:

4th of July/Independence Day Social Studies - History Kindergarten and 1st Grade

Thank you for stopping by!

                                                     Dina - The Constant Kindergartener

Bugs Mini Unit - Writing and Math Activities for Pre-K and Kindergarten!

Hey everyone! 

Hope you are well and enjoying..SPRING! Here's a mini unit about bugs 
to celebrate the occasion.

You can check it out by following the link below:

Bugs Mini Unit - Writing and Math Activities Pre-K and Kindergarten

Hope you enjoy this in class or at home!

Thank you!

                                                                                        Dina - The Constant Kindergartener

Easter - The Last Supper Freebie!

Hey everyone!

Easter is close, so I've prepared this brief Easter - Last Supper freebie! It includes activities for pre-k to 1st grade kiddos.

You will find:

- The Last Supper poster
- One coloring, writing and math activity for Pre-K and Kindergarten.
- One coloring and writing activity for Kindergarten and 1st Grade.

A Preview:

You can download it by following the link below:

Easter - The Last Supper Freebie!

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Hope you enjoy this in class or at home!

                                                                                                                                            Dina

Black History Month Social Studies - History. A nonfiction story, activities, printables, worksheets and crafts for pre-k, kindergarten, first, second and third grade.

Hey everyone!

We are only one day away from Black History Month. This is a very important, but also sometimes challenging to explore topic, for teachers and parents of young learners.

In order to make it easier to approach this subject, I created a unit suitable for children in pre-k to third grade. It includes an age-appropriate non fiction story, which explains Black History Month in a simple and comprehensive way. It also talks about important African-Americans.

Additionally, this unit contains 17 unique templates for craftivities to help the children remember, practice writing and better comprehend the important achievements of these people.

You can print the story or use with your laptop, projector or Ipad.

There are 17 graphic organizer (was, had, wanted) cards for each character mentioned in the story.

There are also 2 worksheets with a writing and a matching activity.

The story is in color while the craftivities templates and worksheets are in black and white.

A preview:

You can check it out by following the link below:

Black History Month Social Studies - History Kindergarten and 1st Grade

Hope you enjoy this in class or at home!

                                                                                          Dina

Black History Month Important People Posters Coloring and Writing FREEBIE! Activities and Printables for Pre-K, Kindergarten and First Grade.

Hey everyone!

February is almost here, which means it is..Black History Month!

I created a free little packet for fellow educators to use in the classroom or at home. It contains African-American important figures posters (in color and black&white), with a coloring and writing activity. It also includes printing for younger students and an "Important African American - Research" activity.

A Preview:

You can download it for FREE by following the link below:

Black History Month Freebie!

Hope you enjoy this in class or at home!

                                                                  Dina

A Dog Craft Freebie!

Hey everyone! Freebie day today! I made dog craft templates for some of you that are doing a pets project at school or at home. It's inspired from my pet unit "Danni&Joy : A dog story" . It's in two printing versions : Color and black&white. 

How to:

- Cut the templates

- Color (for b/w)

- Use paper fasteners (brads) to join the parts together!

Your dog craft is ready!

A preview:

You can download it by following this link:

Dog Craft Freebie!

Hope you enjoy this in class or at home!

                                                 Dina

Chocolate Social Studies History and Science Pre-K and Kindergarten!

Hello everyone!

New book on the block! The story of chocolate in a simple and comprehensive way for children in pre-k, kindergarten and first grade. It discusses the origins of chocolate (from the Mayas to the present day) and the science of how it is made (from pod to chocolate). 

You can use this book in the reading/literacy center, as an emergent reader, read aloud or for group reading. It is also appropriate for a great (hi)story sequence activity.

You can print it or use with your laptop or projector in class.

Vocabulary Info: cacao vs. cocoa (official definitions)

Cacao: pronounced Ka-Kow. Refers to the tree, its pods and the beans inside.

Cocoa: pronounced Koh-Koh. Refers to two by-products of the cacao bean – cocoa powder and cocoa butter. Both are extracted from the bean when it is processed in the factory.

This e-book also includes a number of fun and engaging worksheets and activities!

A Preview:

You can check it out by following the link below:

Chocolate Social Studies History and Science Pre-K and Kindergarten

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                                                                                Dina - The Constant Kindergartener

400 products sold linky party!!

Hey everyone!

 I'm so glad I sold my first 400 products so I'm throwing a linky party!

Fellow teacher - authors, you are free to come and link your Christmas products! :D

Winter Activity Story Book - Social Studies Pre-K and Kindergarten!

Hey everyone!

Winter is here to stay..!

I created something as an introduction to winter for the kiddos: A personalized story and activity book. The children learn winter facts while practicing writing and..art!

Two versions of the winter book are included in this pack. One is individual ("Winter&Me!") for each student to complete on his/her own and one is for the classroom ("Winter&Us!") to complete by working in small groups. They are going to have fun!

A Preview:

You can check this out by following the link below:

Winter Activity Story Book - Social Studies Pre-K and Kindergarten

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                                                                                     Dina - The Constant Kindergartener

The first Christmas - Nativity story for children in Pre-K and Kindergarten!

Hey everyone!

My favorite time of the year is almost here...Christmas! 😄

One of the things I love doing around this magical time is reading the Nativity story to my class. I was looking to buy a new picture book of the first Christmas story but could not really find exactly what I was looking for. I wanted kiddo-friendly concise text and age-appropriate illustrations to keep my little learners interested till the end of the story. Since I love picture books and have an excellent clip art artist in mind, I created a simple and comprehensive version of the first Christmas story for children in pre-k and kindergarten. I think the results were great since my class was captivated by the story and loved the illustrations!

This can be used in the reading/literacy center, for group reading, or as a read aloud. You can print it or use with your laptop, projector, or Ipad.

I have also enriched this little booklet with activities, worksheets, and crafts to assist our young students in learning and remembering key facts about the first Christmas.

A Preview:

You can see more about this teaching resource by following the link below:

Nativity Social Studies - History for Pre-K and Kindergarten

Hope you enjoy this in class or at home! 

Merry Christmas!

                                                                               Dina - The Constant Kindergartener