A Back to School Round Up! (FREEBIES!)

Here are a few Back to School blog posts that I hope will help and inspire you as you start your new school year! :)

A Back to School Round Up! Freebies!

FREE Art Projects for the First Week of Pre-K or Kinder!



FREE art projects for Pre-k and kinder

No TK Curriculum? No Problem!


No TK Curriculum? No Problem! HeidiSongs


Kindergarten Lesson Plans, Week One


Kindergarten Lesson Plans, Week One - HeidiSongs


An Introduction to Calendar Books! (FREEBIES!)


Intro to Calendar Books


What to do on the Second Day of Kindergarten!


What to do the second day of kindergarten!


First Week of TK: What's Working?


First Week of TK


I hope these give you some good resources and fun ideas!! Happy teaching!!

-Heidi :)

Back to School Round Up Freebies


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