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
Spiders and bats in the classroom, oh my! You’ll know my love for combining informational and non informational texts in a fun and purposeful way. I tend to plan the entire school year around themes and these themes revolve around seasons, holidays and current events. Fast forward to the month of October and we see bats and spider decorations everywhere!… Read More
Why Monster Slime? A few years ago I decided to do an alternate activity on the day before Halloween. The students tend to be a little extra on this day, as they anticipate the costume parade, classroom party and candy!! And since slime has been all the rage over the last few years and most kids love it, Monster Slime… Read More
Reinventing the Ways We Use MSV and Cueing System Hello! It’s week 5 of our Science of Reading Summer Book Study, Shifting the Balance with Mr.Greg (from Kindergarten Smorgasboard) and me, Abbie! This week is about Reinventing the Ways We Use MSV or the Cueing System. The Beanie Baby Cueing System Psssttt…let me tell you a secret. A few years ago (2014/2015ish) I was… Read More
What will the 2020 Kindergarten School Year look like? Honestly, I don’t think anyone really knows. Every state and school district seems to have it’s own ideas and potential plan(s), but nobody appears to know what those are or what it looks like. Yikes. Our school district only submitted one plan, but hasn’t yet voted on it. The plan is… Read More
I know. It’s summer break. When is the break, right? I do enjoy spending some time relaxing, quality time with my family, and doing some of my non-school related hobbies. I also like to take my summer prepping for the next school year. A teachers job never ends, right? Here are my tips for How Teachers Can Make The Most… Read More
President’s Day is usually just a ‘vacation day’, a day that we don’t have school. But it should be more than that though. President’s Day is rich with history and the founders of this country. I take it upon myself to make sure I emphasize the importance of President’s Day in the Classroom by doing President’s Day activities. Here are some… Read More
Yes, you are on the right blog post…chapter 5 of our summer book study, Mindset: The New Psychology of Success, but today, I am taking a different approach…5 Rules for the Business of Teaching. Week 5 of our summer book study and chapter 5 is titled Business: Mindset and Leadership. I know my take on this chapter is going to… Read More
Hey, hey, hey friends!! It’s our third week of our Summer Book Study reading, Mindset: The New Psychology of Success – Chapter 3. This week Greg from The Kindergarten Smorgasboard and I are happy to have Chad Boender from Male Kindergarten Teacher with us, as our weekly guest host. This week is all about chapter 3, which is The Truth… Read More
Mrs. Peterson Kindergarten teacher here, to share my version of The Ultimate Teacher Gift List! I can promise you that the teacher you are gifting, will be thrilled with your thoughtfulness and generosity! And speaking in my ‘BEST’ teacher voice, I can tell you that a simple thanks and acknowledgment of appreciation is not only free, but teachers are just… Read More