You can love assessing and so can your students. I promise! Not only am I going to tell you how, but I have some freebies and amazing offers that are going to make it oh so easy for you to get started. Plus . . . you could win big . . . I mean like all expenses paid … [Read more...]
Monsterously Fun Bulletin Board
I have a bit of a problem when it comes to creating a Welcome bulletin board each fall for my kinder friends. I don't really have a traditional bulletin board. I have this series of long windows that face into the hall outside my room. That's my bulletin board. And . . . it's … [Read more...]
8 Tips To Help Support a Kinesthetic Classroom
8 Tips to Help Support a Kinesthetic Classroom? Don't be mistaken! This is not a 'flexible seating' post. Flexible seating is part of the puzzle piece, but throwing a bunch of wobble seats and bean bags in a classroom, does not solve the problem by itself. What's the problem? … [Read more...]
Getting Started With Fine Motor Morning Work Stations
I've told you before how much I dislike paper/pencil morning work. Blah! I mean, like anything, if it works for you, GREAT! But it has never really been an effective or engaging activity for my students. I needed something that would provide hands-on practice but give them a … [Read more...]
Give Your Year A Bright Start — with Astrobrights’ Colorize Your Classroom Contest!
It's always amazing to me how each year I can spend oodles and oodles of time and energy in my classroom for weeks before the start of school, and still, it never feels like I'm ready. This year is no different. While I've been working away, I'm not quite ready to show you my … [Read more...]
Editable Color By Sight Word Freebie
One of the most frustrating things in teaching for me in the past has always been the inability to make teaching materials fit MY students needs. I mean I totally get that huge companies can't possibly make a product to fit the needs of every teacher . . . they're more … [Read more...]
The Joy of On-going Assessments In Kindergarten! And a Giveaway!
It's the one thing about teaching that most teachers will tell you they dislike the most, but I'm here to tell you, I don't mind it so much anymore. I have a new appreciation for assessing--or I should say--on-going assessments! No I haven't fallen off the side of a cliff or … [Read more...]
Fine Motor Home Kits
There's just seriously not enough time in the day to get it all in . . . so what do we do with those kids that need extra fine motor practice? I'm not a huge fan of homework in kindergarten. I don't like to send things home with my kinders. I would prefer they are outside … [Read more...]
Nine Tools For Differentiating
One of the most common questions I get about differentiating invariably involves organizing and keeping materials separate for your different tiered groups. So to keep things quick and simple for this post, I wanted to tell you about some of the best tools I have found for … [Read more...]
Sensory Table Make Over
When I taught pre-school once a upon a time ago, I had this beautiful wooden sensory table. You know the kind that kindergarten teachers dream of . . . it had a nice sturdy removable insert with a solid plug, a heavy wooden top that hides everything when it's on and even sported … [Read more...]
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