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 shadow ... 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