Now soaring in Kindergarten
Hey y’all! I am here to tell you this year has been a struggle. I have 22 students, yes, 22 kindergarten students and just ONE of me. Yes, I understand some people across the country have way more kiddos than that…but obviously they are superheroes and I am NOT. Not only do I have 22 kids, I have 22 very energetic, high spirited, very verbal
Managing students for the last two months of school can be, let’s say, trying. I am not a teacher who uses “rewards” a lot, however, they can help to motivate students when used correctly. These student reward booklets are a quick and easy way to reward students with stickers, which I happen to have a million of! Kids love stickers! I used a hole punch
Directed Drawing for The Polar Express Directed Drawing for The Polar Express: Per request, I created a quick and easy directed drawing pack for The Polar Express. I included a train and a bell. In the past, I have been responsible for an activity for the Polar Express where classes rotated between teachers. Usually I struggled to find something to do other than a snack
Directed Drawings for Hanukkah and the Nativity Directed Drawings for Hanukkah and the Nativity: By request, I have created a pack of Hanukkah themed directed drawings. I tried my best to include an assortment in varying difficulty because not all kids are ready for the complicated drawings! The Nativity directed drawings are perfect for Sunday School classes or Christian School classrooms, although anyone celebrating can
Class T-Shirts by Custom Ink Class T-Shirts by Custom Ink: I was contacted recently by Custom Ink about designing a set of class shirts for my students. Who would turn that down? Not me! The only thing I was hesitant about was not having the time to create or design the shirts. Turns out, there was no need to worry! The first thing I tried
The Ugly Pumpkin The Ugly Pumpkin is the perfect book for that awkward time between Halloween and Thanksgiving that flies by! It is a sweet story that is a fresh take on the traditional classic, The Ugly Duckling. My students LOVED the book and making the craft made it even that much more fun! The author of the story is Dave Horowitz and if it’s
Creepy Carrots Creepy Carrots by Aaron Reynolds is one of my new favorite fall books and for a good reason. It is just creepy enough (if you read it the way I read it) that makes kids LOVE it! My students were silent as I read, you know that kind of silent…like when you know you HAVE them! At the last minute we made our
Scholastic Teachables Giveaway! Scholastic Teachables Giveaway: It’s Back to School time and we are all in need of anything that can make this time of year easier! I am partnering with Scholastic Teachables to offer a chance to win a year-long Gold Membership to Scholastic Teachables! Did I also mention that I am one of Scholastic Teachables Featured Teachers? Scholastic asked me to create exclusive
Classroom Tour 2018-19 Classroom Tour 2018-19: It’s finally time! School starts tomorrow,, kids come Thursday! Time flies by when it’s summer! I am excited to show you what I have been working on all summer. The loop de loop border is from Lakeshore! The table and wall above are covered with contact paper. You can find the ones I used here: https://amzn.to/2MmaWVI My kitchen above was
Dear Teacher Who Was Pink Slipped Dear Teacher Who Was Pink Slipped, I have a confession to make. I wasn’t always the teacher I am today. In 1996, I got my dream job: kindergarten! Newly out of college, I was going to change the world and TEACH. I was scared and excited all at the same time. Remembering that year and that first class, it
