Ooky, spooky Monsters and they are coming to the classroom!! Usually during the last week of October, I like to have a monster theme week. We read lots of monster books and practice our current skills with monster cross curricular activities. If you follow me on any of my social media channels, then you probably […]
Spiders and Bats in the Classroom
Spiders and bats in the classroom, oh my! You’ll know my love for combining informational and non informational texts in a fun and purposeful way. I tend to plan the entire school year around themes and these themes revolve around seasons, holidays and current events. Fast forward to the month of October and we see […]
Monster Slime
Why Monster Slime? A few years ago I decided to do an alternate activity on the day before Halloween. The students tend to be a little extra on this day, as they anticipate the costume parade, classroom party and candy!! And since slime has been all the rage over the last few years and most […]
Fall Leaf Count & Match Quantities to Numerals
Count & Match: Quantity to Numerals The leaves are falling and despite all the noise around us, learning IS happening! If you teach like me, then you teach each numeral explicitly. This also includes teaching about matching quantities to numerals. I like to teach the method of touch and count. Students will touch each object/item […]
All About the Writing Station in Kindergarten
Hello friends! We are one week into July and on day 7 of #31daysofkindergarten. Today is all about the Writing Station in Kindergarten. This is another favorite station of my students and I love watching their writing grow! What You Need for a Writing Station I am fortunate enough to have a really big classroom […]
Back To School Treat Label Sticker
It’s back to school season and there are a ton of emotions. One of my favorite things to do is to give my students a Welcome To School Treat. I do this at either meet the teacher day/night or on the first day of school. This is great for helping children to feel more comfortable […]
Using Environmental Print in the Classroom
Hello friends and happy teaching! I have shared about Using Environmental Print in the Classroom on my Instagram account multiple times, but each time I share an activity or picture, I end up receiving so many inquiries and questions about it. I decided to go ahead and share about environmental print here, along with a […]
How to Teach Rhyming to Little Learners
Is Rhyming Important? Years ago rhyming was a main pre-k and kindergarten standard that was explicitly taught. Many teachers used nursery rhymes to help teach rhyming, as well as other skills. But I noticed a shift several years ago when Common Core was implemented. Teachers began to say that rhyming wasn’t as important and ‘people’ […]
Individual Phonics Literacy Kit
Have you been following along with my blog series, #31daysofkindergarten? Well if you have been following, I’m sure you have noticed that there is a strong theme of distance and hybrid learning in many of the posts. That’s because this school year is going to be different. One like we have never seen before. Some […]
Free Meet The Teacher Letter
It’s that time again… Back To School. That means it’s time for Meet The Teacher day or night. Every school operates differently and has specific expectations and details that are required. But I know that most teachers want to make sure their students and grown ups get the information that they need. I created this […]