Lovin' the Kindergarten Chaos 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
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
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
Happy Wednesday friends! If you missed last week’s review of chapter 2, click here and check it out! You can also check out the Live video playback on FB here. Today is all about Guided Reading for the Emergent Reader – Levels A-C – Chapter 3 of The Next Step Forward in Guided Reading. (A little late to the Summer Book… Read More
Kindergarten Literacy Standards – RL.K.1 Hello and welcome to my new series, Intentionally Teaching with Purpose and Fun! I created this series for current and future Kindergarten teachers who want to understand, comprehend and teach the curriculum and standards in an engaging, purposeful and fun way! This series is set up to focus on one specific standard at a time…. Read More
Looking for a fun and engaging game to help teach subtraction? Try using this Subtraction Bowling FREEBIE with your students! Teaching subtraction can be tricky sometimes. Not every school year, but some years it can be a challenge. I have found that after teaching addition to my kindergartners, that they struggle with taking away, instead of ‘adding to’, like they… Read More
Happy November, friends! Does anyone else feel like this time of year flies by at lightning speed? I know for me, having multiple days off for Veterans Day, Election Day and Thanksgiving Family break, gives me only a few days to focus on my favorite holiday…Thanksgiving!! But there are so many cute, yet purposeful November and Thanksgiving Activities for Kindergarten, that it… Read More
Hello October!! I don’t know about you, but I am ready for cooler nights, scarves, and fall boots! But before we get caught up in everything pumpkin, we need to chat about som fun Fire Safety and Prevention Week Activities you can use in your classroom! Confession here…I have never had an entire week of Fire Safety. I have focused on this… Read More
School has officially started and I have 20 little kindergarten darlins’ to teach and mentor. I think it is safe to say that the beginning of kindergarten is very hectic. Agree? We are trying to teach rules and procedures, but we also have to assess and collect data. Well let me introduce you to some amazing and Easy Kindergarten Assessments!… Read More
It’s Back to School Season and I am eager to share some awesome resources to help your primary students! Learning CAN be meaningful, productive AND fun! Engage your primary students with the Alphabet Soup – Clip It Letter Sound Matching Cards! This is a fun letter sound matching activity. This activity is great for letter identification and initial sounds, as… Read More