Chapter 3 – Comprehension at the Core: Building Knowledge Through Thinking Intensive Reading Welcome back to week 2 of our Summer Book Study! This week we are covering chapters 3-5. I know that this may seem like a lot, but in order to finish the book before Greg and I go back to school, we have to combine chapters! 🙂… Read More
Strategies That Work – Summer Book Study – Chapters 3-5
Strategies That Work – Summer Book Study For Reading Comprehension – Chapters 1 & 2
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
100th Day Fun: Monster & Free Printable Parent Collection Letter
The 100th day of school might not be celebrated everywhere, but it should be! In my opinion, the 100th day is just as important as celebrating the winter holidays or Valentine’s day. Why? Because kids need it (and teachers do too!). We’ve made it through 100 days of school. For some children, being in Kindergarten is the first time they… Read More
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 ton of free printable cards… Read More
Gingerbread in the Kindergarten Classroom
Hey, hey friends!! It’s almost December and that means Gingerbread in the Kindergarten Classroom, in my neck of the woods! Honestly, it is one of my favorite themes to do each year. There are so many standards that you can hit, all while using the gingerbread theme and the many different versions of the gingerbread man story. Check out all… Read More
ESGI Learning Tool Box for Parents and Students
Assessments Should Drive Instruction As teachers, we know that assessment drives instruction. Assessments are necessary for determining what skills a student has or still needs practice with to master. But if you have been in any education for any length of time, you know that there are some assessments that are just not valuable and/or accurate. Can I get an… Read More
Kinder Lesson Plans For Week 5: Apples, Handwriting & More
We are starting week 5 this week, which means I have a ton of fun to share with you!! It is amazing to watch my students grow and learn while having fun too! We were supposed to start our unit on apples last week, but due to testing, we never got to it. So, apples it is this week and next… Read More
Week 2 Lesson Plans + Free Editable Template
It’s Week 2 of my Kindergarten Year. I am finally matching all of my students names with their faces and even learning some of their personalities. We’ve gone over all of the simple classroom procedures and rules, practiced most of our routines and was introduced to a full week of our typical kindergarten schedule. During our first week of kindergarten,… Read More
Tips to Save a New Teacher’s Sanity
Happy Back to School season teacher friends! If you are a new or newer teacher than you will want to read these Tips to Save a New Teacher’s Sanity. I have been getting emails and messages on Instagram/FB from new teachers asking for tips and advice. So, I thought that a quick and simple post would be perfect to share with all… Read More
First Week Of School Lesson Plans For Kindergarten & Freebies!!
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