I love Halloween, but I honestly feel like sometimes it can be a little over the top and too much for my kindergarten kids. I want them to have a fun day, but I don't want it to be overwhelming for them or for me. Stree-free is key! So I made a promise to myself a long time … [Read more...]
Building Blocks Are More Than Just Fun!
Using building blocks (or Legos) to create images and designs is a SUPER popular activity in my kindergarten classroom and an easy one to set up and maintain. My students love the challenge, and I love the fact that it promotes fine motor skills. But the benefits go far beyond … [Read more...]
Don’t Fear the Dough
I often hear that parents and teachers can be very reluctant to use dough in their classrooms because let's face it, it can be messy. I say 'it can,' because I really don't think it has to be. I think given time and routines and modeling, dough can be one of the best tools you … [Read more...]
‘How To’ Introducing Morning Work Stations and a Free Resource for the Beginning of the Year
It's crazy to think that I'll hardly know my students' names, and I'll be starting Morning Work Stations, but I do! Day Two is when I break them out and get them started. I kind of feel like the sooner we start, the sooner we will be proficient and find … [Read more...]
Where Do You Put It When You’re Not Using It? Morning Work Station Questions and a Freebie
So lately, 90% off all email I get usually involves a question of one kind or another directly related to Morning Work Stations. Coincidentally, I love talking about Morning Work Stations, but, right now, as I gear up for school and moving into a new classroom . . . well, I … [Read more...]
Sight Word Questions Answered and a Parent Freebie!
One of the reasons I love attending SDE's National Conference each year is because I always come home with a ton of questions from teachers about things I never think to blog about. Things that are just second nature to me . . . that I might just take for granted because it's … [Read more...]
Star Spangled Ten Frame Freebie
What do you do when you find a plethora of 'good stuff' like these amazing red, white and blue treasures? Well, you whip a fun, self-correcting, and differentiated ten frame freebie of course. Even though many of us are on summer break, I … [Read more...]
Dot-It Fine Motor Fun and a Freebie
As each class leaves my classroom at the end of the year and I prepare for a new one, I can't help but marvel at how far they have come. In so many areas they grow, but none more than with their fine motor skills. I cringe at the thought of what each fall brings in terms of my … [Read more...]
Buggy for Kindergarten Free Banner
Spring has finally sprung in Northern Michigan and to welcome it and bring some color to my hallway, I had my students create these bright, fun and shapely bugs. While it was super simple, it also was a great way to reinforce shapes, practice scissor skills and discuss … [Read more...]
You’ll Love This Assessment Freebie
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 REALLY BIG. One of the … [Read more...]
Scary Good Morning Work Activities and a Freebie
After spending the summer traveling to conferences across the country and presenting of Morning Work Activities, I collected all the questions and suggestions and wish lists I gleaned from other teachers and put together a 'Getting Started With Back To School Morning Work … [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...]
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