I distinctly remember making a gift for my parents in Kindergarten. It was a macaroni and paper plate picture frame ornament. It’s not a horrible idea, I’m sure my mom sheds a tear every time she pulls it out of the ornament storage box. That being said, there is something better. There is a better keepsake gift that students can… Read More
The Keepsake Gift Your Student’s Parents Will Love
Spider & Bat Themed Activities For Kindergarteners
I will admit, spiders and bats, along with other creepy crawlers and fliers, creep me out just a bit. Maybe a lot a bit! Funny thing, though, I still enjoy using these creatures as a theme in my classroom before Halloween. Students seem to LOVE spider and bat activities in Kindergarten. Spider & Bat Activities Spider and Bat activities are… Read More
Fun Rhyming Activities For Your Kindergarten Classroom
Rhyming is an essential skill for students to learn but it can still be super purposeful and fun to teach! There are great songs, books and of course activities and games that can help you teach the idea of rhyming to your students! What is Rhyming? Rhyming is defined as “(a word/syllable/ or line) having or ending with an identical… Read More
Solving The Biggest Problem Of This School Year: Masks!
This school year has been different to say the least. We don’t need to summarize it any farther than that, but let’s focus on one problem that I am constantly seeing. MASKS. Most teachers and students are required to wear them most if not all of the school day. This can lead to a whole bunch of problems and annoyances…. Read More
1st Week of Kindergarten Plans & Ideas
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
How To Make Connections With Your Students During Distance Learning
Hello and welcome to another #31daysofkindergarten …distance learning focused! One major concern that I have heard from teachers, who are doing distance learning this year, is how they will make connections and build relationships with their students. This is a valid concern, as most of us Kindergarten teachers and the students we teacher, thrive on hugs, high fives and the… Read More
The Best Name Activities for Kindergarten
Welcome to another #31daysofkindergarten post! Everybody has a name. Some names are short, some are long, but everyone has a name. One of the first things a child responds to is their name. And one of the first things a child learns to write is their name. Yes they color, scribble and even draw. But learning to identify their name… Read More
Free Money for your Classroom
It’s Wednesday and another post of #31daysofkindergarten…but this one is a surprise guest post from Bright and Sunny in Primary! Marcie is here to share about Free Money for your Classroom. I hope you love this post! Hi! I’m Marcie Taylor from Sunny and Bright in Primary and I’m so excited to be here today! I have been teaching for… Read More
Individual Student Supply Storage from Dollar Tree
Hello and welcome to another post of #31daysofkindergarten…but this one is a surprise guest post from Dollar Tree Classrooms! It’s almost time for school to be back in session and while there are many unknowns, Jaime and Kelly are here to share Individual Student Supply Storage Ideas. I hope you love this post! Hi! We are Kelly Haynes and Jamie… Read More
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 school districts are doing hybrid… Read More
