Now soaring in Kindergarten
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
Alphabet Writing Plus a Free Pineapple Game Alphabet Writing Plus a Free Pineapple Game: If you’re anything like me, you’re trying to relax and enjoy your summer….BUT you can’t stop thinking about school. You’re thinking about those first few weeks, what your kids will be like, and all the prep work involved. I created an easy to prep set of alphabet writing cards that perfectly inside
Alphabet Countdown Ideas Alphabet Countdown Ideas: Looking for end of the year alphabet countdown ideas? I have some fun activities to show you! I love the idea of Alphabet Countdowns, really anything that involves thematically teaching and reviewing the alphabet is my jam. Directed drawings for every letter is an easy and quick activity to include in your alphabet countdown. You can find the A
Short Vowel Word Ladder Mats Short Vowel Word Ladder Mats: I don’t know about you, but young kids can never have too many ways to practice cvc words. I needed something I could use at my small group table and then retire to a station later. I created these Short Vowel Word Ladder Mats for quick practice and review of short vowel word families. Included are
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
Letter Crafts from A-Z Create Letter crafts from A-Z! Ever since I began posting pictures on Instagram of the crafts I’ve made with the letters of the alphabet, I have had people ask if I would be creating a pack of them to share on TpT. I have worked ALL weekend, like literally ALL weekend and have it finished. There are a couple of things I
Kindergarten Literacy Center Ideas {Beginning of the Year Edition} Kindergarten Literacy Center Ideas for the beginning of the year: Stations are something *All* Kinder teachers are in search of…why? Well, simply put, literacy stations for Kindergarten at the beginning of they year can be, let’s say, difficult (and that’s putting it mildly). The kids are confused. The teacher is exhausted answering the same questions over
Apple Ideas for Teachers and Letters R-U Apple Ideas for Teachers Apple Ideas for Teachers and Letters R-U are what I am sharing today…along with a little directed drawing update. Apple Week (or weeks) came so fast and before I knew it, the short week was over. We will definitely be doing more apple activities throughout the month and up to Johnny Appleseed’s birthday.
Ways to Display Student Work and More Letter Crafts Ways to Display Student Work and More Letter Crafts are on the agenda today! I love to display student work, in the hallway and in the classroom…bulletin boards just aren’t enough for me! I know that many of you have regulations as to what you can and can’t put on the walls, and I am so
I Wanna Iguana Activities I Wanna Iguana activities for the Letter I! I love the book and it’s so perfect for the letter I (and also for persuasive writing). I have had my firsties in the past write a letter home to their parents persuading them to let them have a specific pet. For Kindergarten, we just discussed what we’d “wanna” have as a pet and
