Now soaring in Kindergarten
Frankenstein Craft: We have to decorate for our upcoming fall festival. As a result, we created these cute little Frankensteins. This craft is easy and will bring a pop of color to the usual red, brown, and yellow. Girls and boys can add a bow or a bow tie for extra cuteness. The freebie includes a few writing pages for that critical learning component. It
October Crafts and Activities: I love October, usually, when it gets cooler and I know fall is here. In Alabama right now, it is still like 98 degrees (literally). Regardless of the lack of fall, I still plan on doing some activities in my classroom to at least make it FEEL like it is fall. A girl can dream, can’t she? I love the book
Back to School with Oriental Trading! I was fortunate enough to be given some very special gifts from Oriental Trading for Back to School. I want to share them with you because they are perfect for BTS and the rest of the school year. Meet the Teacher is one of those nights that I LOVE and sort of HATE at the same time…the crowds, the
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
Back to School Read Alouds Back to School Read Alouds: Read alouds are one of my favorite things in the whole world. Here is a list of my best picks for beginning of the year read alouds. How Do Dinosaurs Go To School? I really love to read this book. My students roar with laughter as we read about the dinosaurs that don’t know how
St Patrick’s Day Activities St Patrick’s Day Activities: St Patrick’s Day is one of my favorite holidays to celebrate at school! There are SO many fun activities to do with your class. I am going to share my top 5 favorites! 1. Leprechaun Directed Drawing My first directed drawing I ever shared and it’s a freebie! Included are simple, child-friendly directions AND a video. You
Happy New Year Writing Activities FREEBIE Happy New Year Writing Activities FREEBIE: New Year FREEBIE that I totally revised and updated. The pack has added additional writing activities, including a cute New Year hat and WORD for 2018 page. I plan to use these pages when we return to work Wednesday. Cut out the hat and attach to a sentence strip. The hat can then
Story Retell Hands Story Retell Hands: I’m teaming up this week with ASTROBRIGHTS® Papers for an awesome activity for story retell! Kids love puppets. Retell is a common standard found in classrooms. Students use the hands to identify characters, setting, and plot. I included a variety of sizes and types, depending on the level and need of your classroom. You can find the story retell
Veteran’s Day Directed Drawing Veteran’s Day Directed Drawing: I know it’s a bit of a last minute freebie on my part, but there’s still time! Friday we are out for Veteran’s Day and I always have to explain to my kinders what a “veteran” is and why we honor them. I never know how well my kids will do on a new directed drawing. My
Name Handwriting for Back to School: Name Handwriting for Back to School: As a kindergarten teacher, I know the importance of handwriting for children. At the beginning of the year, my class explores letters, sounds, and numbers. We devote a lot of time to their formation and writing. Did you know the first letter that children learn best is the first letter of their first
