Sometimes, you just need something a little bright and cheerful when the rainy days are gray and dreary. With only one, little, pathetic window in my classroom, I decided we needed to brighten things up a bit for days when the sun wasn't so sunny. So we whipped up some tissue … [Read more...]
Eggdrop Fun!
I vaguely remember an assignment from high school where we were asked to build a device to hold an egg that would withstand the force of impact when it was dropped from a series of heights. You can imagine my surprise, when my first grader came home with the same assignment. It … [Read more...]
Hurray for Basketball Sight Word Champs!
I can honestly say, I've never been the cheerleader type of gal. Not that there is anything wrong with that. We all have our interests and our gifts. It was just never one of mine . . . until I became a teacher. Little did I realize as I sat through all those education … [Read more...]
Nonsense Word Play for a Rainy Day
"The sun would not shine. It was too wet to play. So we sat in our class on that cold wet wet day . . ." Or not! I feel your pain Dr. S, and that's why we were hopping flowers and puddles down the kindergarten hall today. If you teach kindergarten, you know that a … [Read more...]
Game Play, Freebies and Worksheets Don’t Grow Dendrites Chapter 4
I’m a bit late but back to hook up to the Worksheets Don’t Grow Dendrites Book Study and Strategy 4 is all about games. I love that research supports what parents and teachers have known for so long. Game play builds cooperative relationships, allows students to … [Read more...]
Worksheets Don’t Grow Dendrites! Chapters 1 and 2 Bookstudy
I’m jumping on the Worksheets Don’t Grow Dendrites book study train this week a couple of days late, but I’m still delighted to be taking the time to re-energize and re-affirm my feelings and philosophies about teaching that start to get a bit hazy around this time of the … [Read more...]
A Freebie Plus Organizing and Differentiating Independent Self-Correcting Work
You’ve seen my self-correcting cards here before, but I’ve been receiving a ton of questions asking how I organize these cards in my classroom to keep them easily accessible and differentiated with kinder kids in mind. So, with that in mind, I thought I would give everyone … [Read more...]
A New Spin On Morning Work and a Freebie to Get You Organized.
Morning Work! Yuck! Seriously . . . yuck! We feel like we need to have something for our kiddos to do while they file into our room haphazardly in the morning. Most of them are on time, but many are 5, 10 or 15 minutes or more late for class. I hate starting a new lesson … [Read more...]
Deal Me In . . . Again!
Last year, just around Christmas time, I posted about my family's love of card games and how I love using cards for teaching math skills in kindergarten. I was able to suggest some great games that are especially appropriate for younger learners and that have been given the … [Read more...]
Shine Your Little Light On . . .
I am so happy to introduce one of the nicest, sweetest and most generous bloggers I know to you all. She is my classroom, techie go-to person, and her blog name 'Sharing Kindergarten' says it all. She's here today to offer you a sweet Freebie and to tell you all about how she … [Read more...]
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