There is no doubt that one of the best, most rewarding feelings for teachers is seeing your students grow into little readers. There comes a point where everything seems to "click" for them and their reading takes off! This is something to ... Continue Reading
Stop the Summer Slide with These Fun Ideas
With summer upon us, teachers are thinking about the daunting "summer slide." This year especially, the summer slide is a real fear as our school year ended on such a difficult note with the COVID-19 pandemic and distance learning. Now more ... Continue Reading
5 Fun Activities for Teaching CVC Words
One of my favorite things about teaching kindergarten is watching my students grow as readers! From learning their letter sounds to being able to blend sounds together, making the transition from letters sounds to reading words is a huge ... Continue Reading
Distance Learning Worksheets and Activities for Kindergarten
What a week. With so many schools closing down, we know several of us are left scrambling trying to find ways to keep the learning going on at home. I have complied with someย FREE resourcesย you can print and use for your distance learning ... Continue Reading
Addition Task Cards using Math Strategies
Teaching your students how to add and subtract can be really, really hard! I am always trying to find concrete ways to help the concepts stick, and teaching many math strategies to help my kindergarteners understand. Throughout the year, we ... Continue Reading
Setting Up Your Kindergarten Writing Center
Teaching writing to kids is hard! Especially when you have such a wide range of abilities in your classroom. Some kids come to kindergarten knowing how to write a complete sentence while others are still learning how to write their name. ... Continue Reading
Kindergarten Learning Centers
Kindergarten learning centers are one of my favorite components in my classroom. Math and literacy centers have and always will be an essential part of my kindergarten classroom because I know how important hands-on learning is with five ... Continue Reading
Community Helpers Centers for Kindergarten
I love to create fun themed math and literacy centers for my students because let's face it, our students are asked to do SO much at such a young age, and sometimes they just need a little developmental play! I created these community ... Continue Reading
Fire Prevention Week
Fire Safety Week starts on October 7th! How do you teach your students to be safe around fires? It's always good to have a plan! You can read more about fire prevention week {here}.To teach all about fire safety, we like to read books, ... Continue Reading
Pet Theme Centers for Kindergarten
I LOVE creating themed centers for my kindergartners and these pet theme centers are no exception! I find my students learn best through play which is why math and literacy centers are so important! So often, kindergartners are expected to ... Continue Reading
