Now soaring in Kindergarten
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
Soft Dice Sentence Builder Station Soft Dice Sentence Builder Station: My kiddos have moved beyond abc’s and simply blending sounds. They are ready to start building and reading sentences. I created a literacy station using soft dice to motivate and entertain my students. The sentences they build are simple to read and can be silly. I also included color mats that correspond with the correct
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
Dramatic Play Idea Dramatic Play Idea: Order Up! Restaurant Play to encourage writing, speaking, and listening skills! For as long as I can remember, my students have loved to play restaurant. Even when I taught third grade, I would hear them at the writing station taking each other’s orders. Now that I have made a commitment to including play in my kindergarten classroom, it was
Kindergarten Classroom Reveal 2016-17 Kindergarten Classroom Reveal 2016-17: It has been a whirlwind of excitement and craziness as my school year began on Wednesday. Every year I forget, kind of like childbirth, what it’s really like to teach kindergarten those first few days. How could I forget? Well, no matter how I forgot, I forgot. And I was overwhelmed and stressed to the max, but utterly
Expository Writing First Grade Expository Writing First Grade: Expository writing is used to explain, describe, give information, or inform. There is an enormous amount of emphasis on this type of writing across all grades. I created a pack for Expository Writing specifically for first grade, but it works in my kindergarten classroom and second grade, as well. There are slides (just like in the Opinion Pack) for
Opinion Writing Opinion Writing: Everyone has an opinion, right? Of course they do and they don’t all have to be the same. We can be respectful of other people’s opinions (there are some adults I wish that would realize that)! I think it’s important to teach children the importance of expressing an opinion, not to mention it’s part of our standards! Back in 2012, I wrote
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
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
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
