Now soaring in Kindergarten
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
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
Colorize Your Classroom Contest with Astrobrights Colorize Your Classroom Contest with Astrobrights: I love using color in my classroom, and everywhere for that matter. I find that my students love it, too. For Open House, I took the simple, but cute route with Astrobrights Papers! Parents and kids loved seeing their names posted on the boards! On our first day, my kinders created
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
My Top 10 Must Haves for Back to School My Top 10 Must Haves for Back to School: I have always loved Back to School. I love school supplies, I love finding just the right pens and pencils. I think I enjoy it more than my kids. I also love buying things for my classroom and prepping for the beginning of the school year. I
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
Children’s Room Remodel Tour Children’s Room Remodel Tour: Since the surprise, I mean birth of my youngest, Maggie, my three kids have slept in two rooms, the youngest two, Jack and Maggie, in one room and Emma in another.`We finally took the plunge to switch things around and put the girls into one room and let Jack have his own room. The way we “sold”
