Detailed Steps To Successfully Set Up Morning Work Bins
What teacher wouldn’t want to start their morning with less stress for themselves and their students? Who wouldn’t want mornings to be the best time of the day? I can’t…
Master Handwriting In Kindergarten With These Classroom-Tested Ideas
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.
Spring | Seasonal | Fine Motor | Freebies
8 Earth Day Fine Motor Freebies and Ideas
Grab fine motor activities that will engage and delight your students for Earth Day. These fine motor activities are perfect for pre-k, kindergarten, first grade and even second. If you’re teaching in an early childhood classroom, you’ll want to scoop them up and delight your learners.
Master Letters With Alphabet Mats and Activities
Letter recognition fun doesn’t have to be boring. Your kindergarten students will be so engaged in these hands-on alphabet mats. If you’re virtual, no problem because there is also a virtual option using Boom Cards that will engage them as well.
Seriously Engaging Name Writing Activities
What do you do the second week of school during a pandemic? You start to work on names. Using all the tools that we learned last week, we focused on reinforcing letter names and recognition while building stamina during literacy stations.
At Home Fine Motor Kit
Like so many of you, our district is required to have a virtual option for students. But, also like many of you, a boxed curriculum for kindergarten is does not…
