Nine more weeks until summer break...we're really feeling it! My students are having a tough time staying focused and following classroom rules! I'm introducing a new management technique on Monday...I'll let you know how it ... Continue Reading
End of the Year Crafts
With the end of the school year approaching I wanted to share some cute bulletin board ideas! "Ant"icipating a Great Year! Have your students write about what they think next year will be like! I did this with my kinders last year, ... Continue Reading
Mother’s Day and Father’s Day Gift Ideas
Are you looking for gifts your students can make their moms and dads for Mother's Day and Father's Day? I thought I'd share two of my favorite crafts with you! My students have made these adorable purses and wrote all about their mom ... Continue Reading
Countdown to Summer Sign
Are you and your kiddos excited for summer break!? You can make your own DIY countdown to summer sign! To make this sign, I glued scrapbooking paper onto a wooden plaque and glued a little piece of chalkboard onto that. Then I wrote ... Continue Reading
Groundhog Day
Is it just me or are groundhogs stinkin' adorable?? I am having so much fun teaching about them this week! Here's what we've done so far {and are planning to do!} On Monday, we read My Shadow by Susan Winter, and talked about what a ... Continue Reading
Teaching Volume Levels
Last year, I introduced volume levels to my class and had a really positive response. It not only helped in managing students as a whole group, but was really helpful in teaching individual students appropriate volume levels throughout the ... Continue Reading
Fun Gingerbread Man Activities for Kindergarten
It's barely December, but I was just so darn excited about my gingerbread activities that I couldn't wait any longer to teach it!! We started our instruction by reading the story The Gingerbread Family {aaaand it's scratch and ... Continue Reading
Summer School Activities
Wow! I can't believe 4 weeks of summer school has come and gone! I wanted to share some of the fun activities we did. You will recognize a lot of them thanks to blogland ;) We wrote about the 4th of July on American Flag paper We ... Continue Reading
Free Classroom Management Song
As a Kindergarten teacher, I always find myself singing songs! And I'm not talking about "Days of the Week" or typical songs you would sing throughout the day...I mean I sing everything. I find that my students respond better when I sing ... Continue Reading
Classroom Management- Mystery Words
My summer school class is working me out more than my entire first year of teaching! {Hence the classroom management linky party I had earlier this week...thanks for all of the great ideas!} I've been having a tough time getting my ... Continue Reading
