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!

You can keep up with updates on resources and more freebies by following this blog!

                                                                                   Dina - The Constant Kindergartener

The 500+1 fans GIVEAWAY! Plus a St. Patrick's freebie for kindergarten!

Hey everyone!

Today I'm very excited to see this:

500+1 fans! Also  1,158  4/4 votes!

I'm beyond happy to see my work appreciated like that by fellow teachers and parents, so I've decided to do a giveaway to celebrate! I'm giving away a favorite pack of mine called "Earth Day is Everyday!". It's a 50 pages resource which includes an age appropriate non fiction story, plus common core worksheets to help the children remember, practice writing and better comprehend the importance of not littering. The value of the four R's: reducing, reusing, recycling and reclaiming is explained in a simple and comprehensive way.

This is a resource for both World Environment Day and Earth Day. 

The entries start today and end 03/21/2014! I'm going to announce more than one winners, so the chances of winning are good! 

Giveaway Tips:
Try and follow the exact rules of the giveaway to be an eligible winner. (Don't just click "OK" on the choices - it does not automatically perform the requested actions!)

a Rafflecopter giveaway

A preview of the giveaway pack:

Since you are here, you can also grab this St. Patrick's math freebie by clicking on the image below! 

It's a fun math freebie primarily for kindergarten, aligned to the following common core standard:

"CCSS.Math.Content.K.NBT.A.1 Compose and decompose numbers from 11 to 19 into ten ones and some further ones, e.g., by using objects or drawings, and record each composition or decomposition by a drawing or equation (such as 18 = 10 + 8); understand that these numbers are composed of ten ones and one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, or nine ones."

Thank you for stopping by, 

                                                                                        Dina - The Constant Kindergartener

Valentine's Day Math for pre-k and kindergarten - Updated!

Hey everyone!

Hope your days are less cold, although everyone likes a snow day!

I've got some TpT related news. I recently updated this Valentine's math pack, which I made last year. I changed the printables to make them more ink friendly, so they are now ready to print and go! Plus I added 10 more pages of math activities. 

It also has a new cover with new awesome graphics (..I love these things!)

This is for early learners and it is aligned to the following kindergarten common core standards:
- K.CC.B.4 Understand the relationship between numbers and quantities; connect counting to cardinality.
- K.OA.A.1 Represent addition and subtraction with objects, fingers, mental images, drawings, sounds (e.g., claps), acting out situations, verbal explanations, expressions, or equations.

A preview:

To check it out follow the link below:

Valentine's Day Math!

If you have already purchased this you can re-download the new version with 

the new look and activities for free!

Thank you for stopping by!

                                                                                                Dina - The Constant Kindergartener

Black History Month and Valentine's Day Free Printables! For Pre-K, Kindergarten and First Grade!

Hey everyone!

Snow days...Right?? 

Hahah..however this is how I really feel about winter..

Brrrr! I'm more of a spring/summer kind of person! 

I hope I can make the transition back to class a bit easier with 2 freebies for the month of February and I will try to prepare and share some more!

So, here is a Black History Month freebie, which I updated three days ago and added 3 more pages. You can click on the image below to download it for FREE! (10 pages)

and

a Valentines Day Math freebie - Color by number for Pre-k and Kindergarten! This includes 2 sheets. You can click on the image below to get them both!

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

You can follow this blog to keep up with updates on resources PLUS more freebies!

Happy teaching and learning!

                                                                                                Dina 

The Gingerbread Man Story - Feelings Map FREE!

Hello everyone!

With the popular Gingerbread Man story and the common core in mind, I created a little freebie for you! It is appropriate for kindergarten and first grade, but second and third graders could benefit and have a lot of fun with this as well! Pre-k students too, with some guidance.

This freebie features a short version of the classic Gingerbread Man story with a feelings map, for children in early grades.

Two versions of the map are included : One to help children think about what their own feelings are, as they read through the story, and one for them to indicate the Gingerbread Man's feelings, over the course of the story.

Click on the image below to download it for FREE! 

I have also added it to my "Freebies" page where you can find more free resources!

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!

                                                                                                                                                Dina

Columbus Day - Activities, worksheets and an emergent reader for Prek and Kindergarten!

Hey everyone!

Last year, I wrote an age appropriate nonfiction story (anchor text) for early learners about Columbus. This week I revised it and added activities, worksheets and a template for a little craftivity!

This packet helps the children learn Columbus Day history facts in a simple and comprehensive way.

A Preview:

You can check this out by following the link below:

Columbus Day Social Studies - History Pre-K and Kindergarten

Hope you enjoy it in class or at home!

                                                                                                                                             Dina

Johnny Appleseed Writing Papers Freebie!

Hey everyone!

This week I created some Johnny Appleseed themed writing and drawing papers. The children can use them for projects at school or at home. Also great for teacher's notes and homework.

They are free for everyone!

The pack includes colored and black&white papers, lined, plain and both combined (for drawing and writing).

A Preview:

You can download them by following the link below:

Johnny Appleseed Writing Papers

Thank you for stopping by!

                                                                                 Dina - The Constant Kindergartener

Apples and Johnny Appleseed! Social Studies - History and Science for Kindergarten to Second Grade.

Hey everyone! 

It is that time of the year..all about apples time!

It is a great subject for every classroom. You can teach science, literacy, math and of course about Johnny Appleseed!

This is one of my favorite subjects, so I wrote a simple and comprehensive text about Johnny Appleseed and added cute kiddo-friendly illustrations.

The cover

Although Johnny Appleseed (John Chapman) was real, many of the stories connected to him are myths. In the anchor text I wrote about him, I tried to be as close to reality as possible without taking away some fun parts, which the children enjoy. 

A separate science/facts booklet, called "All about Apples" with Johnny Appleseed as the narrator, is also included.

All of this unit's contents (94 pages) : 

- Common core ELA worksheets 

- Math with apples 
- Geography activity 
- Science worksheets
- Graphic organizers
- The letter A,a (tracing&worksheets)
- 2 posters about apples (Parts of an apple, apple tree life cycle)
- Unique templates for 2 craftivities (Johnny Appleseed and apple tree life cycle)

To see more details about this packet follow the link below:

Johnny Appleseed and Apples Social Studies - History and Science

Hope you enjoy it in class or at home!

                                                                                 Dina - The Constant Kindergartener

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 :)

Back To School Writing and Drawing Papers!

Hey everyone!

I have something new for back-to-school-time today! 

80 back to school themed writing and drawing papers, for the children to use in projects at school or at home! Also great for teacher's notes and homework.

A preview:

You can check these out by following the link below:

Back To School Writing and Drawing Papers

Hope you enjoy them in class or at home!

                                           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!

Back To School - Fairy-Tale Classroom Decorations, Crafts, Alphabet and Number Lines, First-Day Activities and more.

Hey, everyone! 

Seems like the summer is flying by and for some of us it is back to school time 😅

This year, inspired by a very popular fairy-tale project we did, I decided to create a back-to-school "knights and princesses" packet. A fairy-tale themed classroom is an all-time favorite of teachers and kiddos. It is also a theme children recognize and can relate to which helps to break the ice during those first days of school. I included classroom decorations and essentials like alphabet and number lines plus a lot of fun first-day activities and crafts. 

You can see a preview below:

For more details about the contents you can follow this link:

Back To School Knights and Princesses!

Thank you for stopping by,

                                        Dina - The Constant Kindergartener

P.S. I have been getting a lot of positive feedback for this packet by fellow educators..thank you! 😊😊

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

Memorial Day Social Studies - History Unit for children in Kindergarten and 1st Grade!

Hey everyone! 

Spring is now definitely here and summer is on its way..! 

I have been working on a Memorial Day history unit for kindergarten and 1st-grade for those of us who will still be at school, teach about it earlier, or want to celebrate at home. It contains a story (informational/anchor text) and craftivities to help the children remember, practice writing, and better comprehend what Memorial Day is about. Also includes common core worksheets, graphic organizers, and special Memorial Day crafts.

Important facts and figures in the non-fiction story:

-The Civil War

- Slavery

- Decoration Day/Memorial Day
- Memorial Day Traditions
- “In Flanders Fields” Poem History
- General John Logan
- President Ulysses S. Grant
- President Lyndon B. Johnson
- Moina Michael
- General John McCrae

The story is in color while the craftivities templates and worksheets are b/w (ink friendly).

                                                                   A preview:

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

Memorial Day Social Studies - History Kindergarten and 1st Grade

Hope you enjoy this in class or at home!

Think..summer thoughts!😉

P.S This resource has now over a hundred excellent ratings from fellow kindergarten-3rd grade educators! Thank you, everyone 😊

                                                                              Dina - The Constant Kindergartener

Earth Day is Every Day! A picture book, worksheets and activities for Kindergarten and First Grade.

Happy Earth Day everyone with an Earth Day Unit plus common core worksheets!

"Earth Day is Every Day!" is an environmental conservation and preservation unit for children in kindergarten and first grade, explained with a non fiction story. This unit also contains common core worksheets to help the children remember, practice writing and better comprehend the importance of not littering as well as reducing, reusing, recycling and reclaiming.

You can use this in the reading/literacy center, as an emergent reader or for group reading. 

A preview:

I've also included worksheets and  fun activities that the kiddos enjoy!

You can check it out by following the link below:

Earth Day is Every Day! - Kindergarten and 1st Grade

Hope your students learn and have fun in class or at home!

                                                          Dina

Easter Crafts - Printable Templates!

Hey everyone! 

We are close to...Spring break! 

Until then..here are two templates for two very easy Easter crafts!

- One Easter basket template in black&white and in color in A4 and in A3 format (for a small or bigger basket) and

- One Easter card template in color and in black&white in A4 format.

These crafts are fast and easy, appropriate for Pre-K and Kindergarten!

Here's a preview:

You can download them by following the link below!

Easter Crafts - Printable Templates

Hope you enjoy this in class or at home!

                                                                                      Dina - The Constant Kindergartener