Now, more than ever, fine motor practice is essential to our youngest learners. These snap cube mats not only allow students to practice those important skills, but they combine counting with fine motor to make this activity even more valuable. All you need are some snap cubes in various colors. Included in this…
Now, more than ever, fine motor practice is essential to our youngest learners. These geoboard mats not only allow students to practice those important skills, but they combine counting with fine motor to make this activity even more valuable. All you need are some geoboards and various colored rubber bands. Included in this…
Finding and new and exciting ways to practice sight words is never easy, but with these Pet Themed Dot by Dauber by Sight Word pages, your students will love reading their sight words. The best part is that these printables allow you to enter the words that are perfect for your students. You are no…
Now, more than ever, fine motor practice is essential to our youngest learners. These pompom mats not only allow students to practice those important skills, but they combine counting with fine motor to make this activity even more valuable. All you need are some tongs, tweezers or chopsticks and a variety of 3/4 to…
Pet Themed Morning Work Stations!!! Whether you call them Morning Work Tubs or Morning Work Bins or Morning Work Stations . . . engaging morning work can be the difference between loving arrival time and dreading it. ⭐⭐If you’d like to see a detailed account of how I implement Morning Work Tubs, what is…
All students love a good ‘color by code’ page and teachers love this one because they get to choose the words to include as part of the code. This set has two different versions of 14 different Sight Word I Spy pages. This will enable you to extend learning and also allow you to…
These Editable I Spy Sight Word Printable Pages are perfect for distance learning pages or as part of your literacy center activities. This set of printables has two different versions of 12 different Sight Word I Spy pages. This will enable you to extend learning and also allow you to differentiate instruction and meet your…
Using interesting and fun manipulatives for math can be engaging for your students and a valuable learning tool for teachers. When you combine engagement with independence, it makes for a math station that both teachers and students love. These self-correcting math stations will give your students valuable skill practice, but they’ll think they’re playing. …
With nearly 20 years of experience as a full-time kindergarten teacher, I’m committed to creating a classroom where learning is joyful, engaging, challenging, and fun. Each day, I work to ensure that my students feel successful through instruction that considers their unique interests, learning profiles, and readiness levels. I believe that students should be excited to come to class and enjoy a myriad of hands-on activities that encourage exploration and discovery.
While I continue to teach full-time, I find so much joy in connecting and building friendships with teachers worldwide. It’s why I started this blog back in 2012. My hope has become a reality as I have been able to forge relationships with teachers, sharing ideas and building friendships beyond my little neck of the woods through professional development sessions and this blog.
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