Here's an easy way to review shapes and create a super cute pumpkin shapes craft and banner for your bulletin board for October. The pumpkin shape craft is super easy to create and the pumpkin patch banner is FREE. Keep reading to find out how I did it and grab your FREE banner at the end. The Pumpkins For Your Pumpkin Patch There's really not much to this activity. The biggest amount of prep for you will be free-hand drawing different shaped pumpkin heads, eyes, noses and mouths. ... VIEW POST
Pumpkin Banner and Craft
Ocean Themed Bulletin Board/Door
March is Reading Month! You know it's coming . . . the dreaded 'We're having a door decorating contest.' Cue the groans. But maybe I'll inspire one or two of you with my 'Commotion in the Ocean' bulletin board. It's the perfect fit for anyone who needs an Ocean Themed Bulletin Board or Door Decor. I will be the first to admit that I was not geeked to do a door decorating thing . . . but when they they say there is an extra recess in it for the winner . . . Well friends, I'm ALL in. So ... VIEW POST
Segmenting Ideas for Small Groups
Often when you are teaching young students to read, those essential foundation skills like segmenting that are 'oh so necessary' can sometimes get tedious and boring. You know your students need them, but face it, after doing the same routine a couple of days in a row, attention and engagement begin to wane. So it's important to have an arsenal of tools in your toolbox that can help keep these skills interesting and students on task. If you can find tools that appeal to various senses, ... VIEW POST
Hide and Seek Games for Essential Skills
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
Handwriting Help in Kindergarten
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. We can use as much handwriting help in kindergarten as we can get. I promise you, my classroom is no exception. You will see funky pencil grips in my classroom pictures. Sometimes you'll see no grip at all. Students just don't have the strength or stamina for fine ... VIEW POST
Today in kindergarten, even the brightest students struggle with the mechanics of handwriting. Lack of strength, the push to do more and faster, and the absence of developmentally appropriate tools and activities means students avoid tasks that involve writing because . . . well . . . it's just too hard. Let me show some tips and tricks on how I support handwriting in my own classroom.
Daubers or Fingerprints
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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