Swedish Fish End of Year Gift

by Karen on May 15, 2012

swedish fish end of year gift

I had a lot of Swedish Fish left over from our “candy fish swimming in blue jello” snack, and came up with this idea to use them as an End of Year gift for the children. I put the Swedish Fish in a snack size zip lock bag, printed out the bag topper, folded it over, and stapled it to the top of the bag. This gift could also be made with Goldfish crackers.

To make these, feel free to use the printables I made below. Since my students are going to a new school next year, I made a printable that says “Congratulations! You’ll soon be swimming in a new school because you are O-FISH-ALLY a Kindergarten kid!”. Since some of you may not be sending your students to a new school, I also made one that only says “Congratulations! You are O-FISH-ALLY a Kindergarten kid!” Click the links below to download the printable you need.

DOWNLOAD: Swedish Fish Bag Topper 1

DOWNLOAD: Swedish Fish Bag Topper 2

Our paraprofessional and I bought sand buckets for every child, and she is painting their names on them with paint pens. We will put the Swedish Fish inside the buckets along with any other goodie bags or gifts the kids bring in for their friends.

You might also want to check out my End of Year Gift Idea from a previous year.

This printable uses graphics licensed by Scrappin Doodles.

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Introducing Preschool Spot

by Karen on May 13, 2012

Introducing Preschool Spot

PreschoolSpot blog

Vanessa Levin of Pre-K Pages, Deborah Stewart of Teach Preschool, and I are teaming up to create a new site called Preschool Spot. Preschool Spot is a place where you will find resources and printables for your home, preschool, and pre-k classrooms. We are currently posting some great freebies on the site, and we will eventually each have our own “shop”.

This is a collaboration between the three of us, but our individual sites will remain the same.

I have two free printable pocket chart sets posted on Preschool Spot:

  • 5 Little Monkeys
  • 5 Green Speckled Frogs

There will be more to come, and there are also freebies by Vanessa and Deborah, so be sure to check those out, too.

Hope you will join us at PreschoolSpot!

Where to Find PreschoolSpot

PreschoolSpot blog

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Ocean Roll and Write Game

May 11, 2012

I’ve been so busy with end of year assessments, so I decided to do a quick printable for today. My kids really enjoyed the other roll and write games I made for other themes, so here is one with an ocean theme. Directions: To prepare, print out the Roll ‘n’ Write mat on card stock [...]

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Ocean Websites for Kids

May 3, 2012

I have been planning to phase out the “Kids Pages” area of my website, but since the links might still be useful, I will post the links in blog posts to preserve them. Here are some ocean websites and videos for kids. Meddybemps At Meddybemps.com, children can Dive Deep to learn the names of different [...]

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Learning Resources Now Board Review

April 27, 2012

Learning Resources graciously sent me a Now!Board to test out and review, and they are also giving away a $100 gift card to one lucky reader! In the past, I hesitated to write product reviews because I didn’t want readers to feel like I’m posting advertisements. However, I realized that when I am planning to make [...]

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Using iPad as a Classroom Music Player

April 24, 2012

I’ve used an iPod Touch to play our classroom music for a few years, but now I’m using the iPad. I like the iPad much better because it’s bigger: I can see the screen better and I’m less likely to play the wrong song when I poke it with my finger. When I switched from [...]

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Make a Seed Book

April 17, 2012

Since my class has been learning about plants and seeds, I made this Seed Book to place in the science center. The book is made with real seeds, seed packets, and zipper sandwich bags. Since sandwich bags are clear, the children can see the real seeds inside. This will give the children a chance to [...]

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Strawberry Patch Printables

April 9, 2012

My class is going on a field trip to the strawberry patch soon, so I made this set of eleven Strawberry Patch printable activities. I uploaded it to the TPT site (Teachers Pay Teachers), but don’t worry — it’s a freebie! It won’t cost you a penny. If you aren’t visiting a strawberry patch, these [...]

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Five Little Bunnies: Book and Flannel Board

April 3, 2012

Today I made a printable book with flannel board pieces for the traditional rhyme “Five Little Bunnies”. This would work well with any Easter or Spring themes and activities. My students love books that rhyme and count down, because they like to guess which number is next. I always pause before saying the next number: [...]

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Easter Roll ‘n’ Write Game

March 27, 2012

Here is a new Roll ‘n’ Write game for Easter and Spring themes. The last Roll ‘n’ Write game I made for Transportation was a huge hit, and the kids had a lot of fun with it. To prepare, print out the Roll ‘n’ Write mat on card stock and either laminate or slip it [...]

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