Now soaring in Kindergarten
Mr Tiger Goes Wild Activities Mr Tiger Goes Wild Activities: One of my biggest obsessions is children’s literature and my newest favorite author is Peter Brown. He has written some great books like My Teacher is a Monster (great for the standard of using illustrations to understand the story) and You Will Be My Friend. My current favorite book is Mr Tiger Goes Wild. The illustrations
BRIGHTEST TEACHER CONTEST 2017 Brightest Teacher Contest and a St. Patrick’s Day Freebie: I’m partnering with ASTROBRIGHTS® Papers to share a St. Patrick’s Day freebie and also share this year’s Brightest Teacher Contest! DO YOU KNOW THE BRIGHTEST TEACHER? If you know a special teacher, give them a chance to win their dream classroom! Nominate someone who goes above and beyond the basics of teaching and they could win
Christmas Ornament Craft Christmas Ornament Craft: Colorful and fun, that’s what these Christmas ornament crafts are! I love an easy craft and cutting these triangles took hardly any time and I was able to use minimal paper since several sizes fit on one page of fabulous Astrobrights Papers. I used Terra Green™, Re-Entry Red™, Gamma Green™, & Stardust White™ papers. If you’ve never used or seen the Stardust White paper,
Leaf Hunt Leaf Hunt: Even though it still sorta feels like summer here in Alabama, we are starting to see leaves turn color (of course the drought isn’t helping!) I love fall and it’s one of the favorite seasons for little kids, I mean, who doesn’t love playing in the leaves? When I was asked if I would like to try out the magazine, Let’s
Alphabet Journal in Kindergarten Alphabet Journal in Kindergarten: This year I tried directed drawing on the first day of school again. Yes, you heard that right….the first day! It almost sounds crazy. If you teach Kindergarten, you know what I am saying, there is a good portion of kids who can’t write their name or numbers. Why would I think they could follow along with
Apple Unit and Crockpot Applesauce Recipe Apple Unit and Crockpot Applesauce Recipe: This week was all about apples. My kinders had a blast learning about the apple life cycle, non-fiction and fiction books, and taste testing. The above craft and Johnny Appleseed are from my Apple Pack on Teacher Pay Teachers. We also made homemade applesauce in a crockpot. Some years it turns out more
No, David! Directed Drawing No, David! Directed Drawing: Each year, one of the first books I read with my class is No, David! by David Shannon. Then I follow up with David Goes to School. Yes, the kids love to see his naked hiney running down the street, but they also love seeing all the things you shouldn’t do at school and home. They can
Name Writing Practice -Handwriting Ideas and Freebie Name Writing Practice -Handwriting Ideas and Freebie: With the start of a new school year quickly approaching, I start thinking about what we will be doing those first few weeks of school in Kindergarten. Learning to write your name is a BIGGIE. Some kids coming writing their name on the lines, complete with upper and lowercase, while
Graduation Directed Drawing and FREE Book Covers Graduation Directed Drawing and FREE Book Covers Graduation Directed Drawing and FREE Book Covers: I couldn’t resist doing ONE MORE directed drawing this year for graduation. I tried it and the drawings turned out so adorable, I fell in love. The directed drawings are unique and each one special, I am always surprised by the uniqueness of each drawing-
Sight Word Station Freebie: Sight Word Station Freebie: If you are anything like me, you struggle to teach sight words to students in an engaging and fun way. I used Astrobrights Papers to create “computer monitors” to go with an old keyboard. I love how bright and fun the papers make the monitors look. My current favorite color papers to use are: Vulcan Green
