Now soaring in Kindergarten
Student Gift Tags for Back to School: Each year I try to come up with a little gift for my students for Meet the Teacher. Back to school is such a busy time, making it a little hard sometimes to come up with great stuff! I’ve given them toys, food, balloons, and so many other things over the last 25 years! I have a ton
Classroom Tour and Reveal 2019-2020: I am excited to share my latest classroom design with you! I didn’t completely change it from last year, but you’ll notice some things did change! The layout stayed, but the biggest change was removing my horseshoe table. I am going to try my guided reading with a cart and work with students at one of our student tables. Another
The Pigeon Has To Go To School is by far my favorite Mo Willems book for back to school. I created a companion to the book that includes 11 writing pages and an adorable craft. Back to School can be stressful and in kindergarten it is all about routines. The first day of school, we are prepping kids for what to expect (and running around
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
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
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
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
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
Cricut Classroom Projects Cricut Classroom Projects are so fun and easy, once you start…it’s hard to stop! I was lucky enough to be sent an AWESOME Cricut One to try out in my classroom. My immediate thought was, “It’s back to school season, I DO NOT have time for this!” But…I was WRONG! I created an account on Cricut Design Space, super easy, and within
