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, play dough can be one of the best tools … [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 success. The one … [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...]
Morning Work Fun for the Summer Sun
Summer is just around the corner, and I am happy send my little ones off with some summer fun themed Morning Work Stations these last few weeks of school. In case you still have some weeks left like I do, or if you're just looking for summer fun, you can check out all the … [Read more...]
Editable Color By Sight Word Mystery Pictures and a FREEBIE
It never fails to amaze me just how much my kinders LOVE to color. The simple question, "can we color this when we're done?' It always warms my heart, because it tells me, no matter how hard we work at reading and writing and math or no matter how much they enjoy all things … [Read more...]
Let Your Kinder Garden Bloom With May Morning Work
Traditionally, April showers bring May flowers, right? Well, April snow showers this last weekend brought me an extra snow day and a day to finish up May Morning Work Stations. Yuck to the snow, but yeah for a day to prep morning work. I know that spring will come . . . … [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...]
April Morning Work Stations
April Morning Work Stations have arrived, and I'm ready to give a quick run down of all 43 activities that I included in it. Knowing that April is usually the month of Easter and there are those of you that can and can not celebrate it in your classroom, I added some Easter-ish … [Read more...]
Lucky To Have March Morning Work Stations
Lucky to have Morning Work? You bet. It has changed my mornings completely. My kinders rush into class and can't wait to start the day. Tardies? Nope! Dawdling in the hall? Nope! It makes for a much more pleasant morning, and my students are getting that extra, hands-on … [Read more...]
Who Loves February Morning Work? I do! And You Should, Too!
It's that time of the month . . . time introduce you to February's Morning Work Station Activities, and I just know you're going to LOVE them!!!!! You'll find a brief listing and a picture of each activity below. There are 36 activities, so I'm going to make it kind of … [Read more...]
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