Lovin' the Kindergarten Chaos in the Classroom
Christmas is stressful enough. Stressful enough without wondering what our teacher friends will not only appreciate but actually enjoy receiving. Stressful enough without debating over how to answer the question “What do you want for Christmas?”. Well guess what? I’ve got you! Let me help you with teacher gifts for your teacher friends and even what to add to your… Read More
We are heading into the first week of instruction here in our district. Of course it is not a typical year, since our district has decided to do 100% distance learning for 90 days. My hope is to share a weekly lesson plan, along with ideas to assist you. So bring on the 1st Week of Kindergarten Plans & Ideas!… Read More
Are you here to get your download of the Distance Learning Brain Bags? Yay, that’s awesome! I am so glad you are here. Now, here is the story on how these came to be… As districts started shutting down last week, I knew it was just a matter of time until my district followed suit. I started to pay attention… Read More
Counting with Kindergarteners every day is important but can easily become monotonous! I try really hard to make sure that activities are engaging but functional as well. Just as with this Pumpkin Number Order activity is! I really enjoy including seasonal and holiday themes for our activities. I feel like my students respond very well when the activities are relevant… Read More
Welcome Hello friends and welcome to our annual summer book study! Greg from The Kindergarten Smorgasboard and I have been hosting a summer book study for educators for several years now and it’s been fantastic each and every year! As current, in-classroom teachers, it’s hard to fit reading professional development books into the regular school year and really take the… Read More
Tomorrow starts our first week of the school year. Part of me can’t believe that summer is over and the other part of me can’t wait to meet my students. Even though there is typically a ton of emotions, there is at least an underlying excitement for the new experience. I love being a part of this new experience for… Read More
Welcome to the series, Intentionally Teaching with Purpose and Fun – A Kindergarten Curriculum Standards Series for Teachers. If you are interested in getting more in-depth with the kindergarten standards and growing as a kindergarten teacher, then you have reached the right blog post and series! Over the next few days and weeks, I will be focusing on each of… Read More
Hello! Today I am sharing 10 Must Read Books for the First Week of Kindergarten. If you are a kindergarten teacher, then you know what a magical grade level it is! But for many of our students, kindergarten is their first education experience and we are their first teacher. Some students come excited and eager to embrace everything about kindergarten,… Read More
Howdy friends!! So excited to share this really fun Test Tube Math, that will be perfect for the first few weeks back to school. I am such a believer in hands-on math activities, so I am always scoping out my local stores for items that would be great in a math or literacy station. What teacher doesn’t regularly hit… Read More
Yahoo!! I am officially on summer break and can’t wait to share with you, the 10 Things that made my Kindergarten year Awesome!! After 4 years in Kindergarten, I have found 10 things that I use on an almost-daily basis and helped to make my year this year, amazing and awesome! Now one thing that I want to impart to… Read More
