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 for Kindergarten are no exception! I find my students learn best through play which is why math and literacy centers are so important! So often, kindergartners ... Continue Reading
The Ultimate GUIDE For First Day of School Activities!
Planning for the first month of kindergarten can be so tough, but it doesn’t have to be! I put together some of my favorite First Day of School activities and tools to make your transition back to school just a little bit easier! I love ... Continue Reading
Classroom Organization Ideas
With summertime quickly approaching {or those lucky few of you that are already done!}, I know we are ready to get out of the classroom and enjoy a WELL DESERVED, and much needed break! Let's be real though... summer break goes by way too ... Continue Reading
What is a CVC Word?
If you are a kindergarten teacher or a parent of a kindergartner, you know you need to teach your kids how to read and write CVC words. If you are asking yourself, "what is a CVC word?" or "how do I teach CVC words?" then this post is for ... Continue Reading
FREE Sight Word Practice for Kindergarten
One of the most important skills beginning readers need to learn is reading sight words quickly. Sight words are not only words that are difficult to phonetically sound out, but also words that they will see SO often. Our goal is ... Continue Reading
