Love, love, LOVE this time of year! Crisp, cool air, sweaters, boots and Turkey crafts! We call it no-school November in our school district, since there are so many days off…but that means we can add in some simple Thanksgiving Activities for Kindergarten! Disguise a Turkey Family Project Many schools have a monthly ‘family’ project for families and students to… Read More
I love using monster activities for the days leading up to Halloween. It is a great way to be all inclusive but still add a ‘spooky’ or ‘scary’ vibe to your classroom! This Roll A Monster Game is not only fun but super versatile too! Roll A Monster Game I keep hearing, from teachers, that they want more butcher paper… Read More
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 have seen the cool ideas… Read More
Fall Leaf 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 and attach a… Read More
Who is ready for another freebie? I created these 180 Days of School Ten Frames for my classroom and received so many requests for them, that I decided to share it in a big way! The idea of this is to count all of the days that are included in the school year, but with ten frames. You can check… Read More
Using Jenga in the Classroom A few years ago, I saw another teacher use colored Jenga blocks in a whole-group activity. The students were doing a math activity and each color represented a step in the process. This class was an higher grade level, so it got me to thinking about how I could adapt this for my kindergarten class!… 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 the… 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
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
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
