Lovin' the Kindergarten Chaos in the Classroom
Hello friends and welcome to the series, 31 Days of Kindergarten. Maybe you joined in my last series a few years ago, or maybe you are new to my blog and Kindergarten world! Regardless, welcome! Pull up a chair and make yourself at home, especially over the next 31 days. Feel free to comment, ask questions, and enjoy the freebies… Read More
It’s that time of the school year again. The time when teachers gather student data and work samples, in preparation for each student’s Parent Teacher Conference. In our district, we are only required to have one scheduled parent teacher conference a year, so I try and make sure to be well organized and well prepared. I often get asked what… Read More
As an early childhood teacher, I know that exposing my students to books and reading is imperative to building their literacy foundation! It is so very important for little learners to not only look at books but to HEAR books being read and to follow along with the illustrations and storyline. Each week when I am lesson planning, I am… Read More
The beginning of the kindergarten year is full of teaching rules and procedures, isn’t it? One of the most important procedures that every Kindergarten class should have is How To Use School Supplies. Start your school year off the right way!! Teach your students HOW to use each school supply, as well as teach them your rules, procedures, and expectations… Read More
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
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
It's time for ESGI’s first ever virtual conference - TEACHCON! ESGI is excited to share professional development led by nationally recognized presenters!
The best part?!? You don’t have to leave your home! Join us on October 19th & 20th for this FREE virtual event! Virtual spots will fill FAST so grab your seat today!
Registration is now open at esgiteachcon.com
All participants will have an opportunity to virtually come together at NO COST to attendees!
* Two days of virtual conference sessions from nationally recognized presenters.
* Free digital swag to download and use immediately.
* Six instructional strands highlighting areas of great interest for early education teachers.
* Chances to win exciting prizes from ESGI and friends.
* Receive a Certificate of Participation
Share this conference on your social media using #esgiteachcon for a chance to win the ESGI TeachCon Swag Bag! 10 lucky winners will be announced on October 9th!
➡️Register at esgiteachcon.com!
Use my code: TEACHCONABIGAIL
This is so cool!
FREE Classbook Project for Teachers
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The Classbook is the most popular program among teachers and is perfect for students grades Pre K-6.Sensory Tables are for home too!!🏡 If you have followed me for a long time, then you know that I believe hands-on manipulatives and experiences are a MUST for learning! This becomes a challenge with distance learning...but we take on challenges like a BOSS and for my students, I have given them an opportunity to have their own simple sensory table experience! 🤗Sorting letters by capital/uppercase & lowercase! Are you going encouraging hands-on activities? #kindergartenchaos #iteachk #distancelearning2020 #backtoschool2020
Let's talk about...MASKS. We know they are helping but they are also a cause of annoyance and problems for teachers and staff. Not just keeping them on our students faces but finding ones that fit!
At least that WAS the case! Que Protect|ED!
These masks are created in a way that actually fit a child's face! This company is striving to help children and teachers safetly return back to in person school!
I'm giving away a classroom set to one lucky teacher. It's a super simple entry, just head over to Instagram!
Learn About Protect|ED masks: kindergartenchaos.com/solving-the-biggest-problem-of-this-school-year-masks/
Enter Giveaway Here:
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Fun ideas!!
10 Teachers Taking Their Socially Distanced Classrooms to the Next Level
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Teachers are finding new ways to make their socially distanced classrooms as welcoming as possible, and we're pretty amazed!
