One of my favorite ways to keep my kindergarten students engaged and learning is through the use of centers. In January, I like to incorporate these winter centers in our math and literacy rotations. We use these January math and literacy ... Continue Reading
Snowflake Counting Activity: Free Download!
I love using low prep centers throughout the year to keep the learning fun and exciting. We use this snowflake counting activity in the winter and it's always a favorite! It's the perfect way to continue practicing counting and one-to-one ... Continue Reading
Hands-on Sight Words Activities in Kindergarten
How can we teach sight words in kindergarten? Sight words are words that your students learn to read and place in their "sight word bank". This means that they are able to read the word by sight, no longer needing to use decoding skills or ... Continue Reading
Mastering Handwriting and Letter Formation
As young learners begin to write, they aren’t always familiar with the capital and lowercase letter shapes. Knowing the difference between capital and lowercase letters is a tricky task. In my experience, plenty of students only know how to ... Continue Reading
Sight Word Boom Cards ™ Make Learning Fun!
Teaching is always difficult, but teaching in the middle of a global pandemic is even harder! We are continuing to look for ways to keep our students engaged while also making sure to not overwork ourselves either. I created these Sight ... Continue Reading
Writing Numbers in Kindergarten
At the beginning of kindergarten, we work a lot on writing letters and numbers. One of the best strategies for helping students learn and remember new concepts is through music and movement. We love to sing songs and use poems to help us ... Continue Reading