You know when you have 5 minutes before a special or lunch and it's not enough time to start something new but you want to make sure you are using every spare minute of the day . . . because that time is precious right? Well, I have an amazingly easy game that students LOVE and it's not fluff. They are actually practicing essential skills . . . they just don't know it. Hide and Seek to the rescue for essential skill practice where everyone's a winner! Hide And Seek To The Rescue The ... VIEW POST
Hide and Seek Games for Essential Skills
Help For Handwriting
Handwriting instruction can be tricky and frustrating for students and for teachers. With more and more students coming to early childhood classrooms with fewer and fewer fine motor skills, this is now more true than ever before. I promise you, my classroom is no exception. You will see funky pencil grips in my classroom pictures or no grip at all because students do not have the strength or stamina for fine motor when they come to me. Even the brightest students struggle with writing ... VIEW POST
The Great Fingerprint or Dauber Debate
Personally, I don't mind messy fingers. It's not something that bothers me at all as a teacher and it didn't bother me as a mom with my boys. As long as kids are engaged and learning, let them be messy. But I know I may not be the majority and when it comes to fingerprint activities, I may have an alternative that will make everyone happy. And so, let the great debate begin . . . messy fingerprints or tidy daubers . . . which teacher are you? Fingerprint Activities In The Classroom Of ... VIEW POST
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