I like to teach the building blocks of Phonological Awareness which includes rhyming and counting syllables. It’s so important for preschool, kindergarten and first grade teachers to have solid instruction when teaching these skills. It’s also important for kids to stay active and engaged while learning. Teaching phonological awareness skills doesn’t have to take long. […]
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Classroom Schedule In Kindergarten
Imagine being a brand new puppy in a home for the first day. You don’t know the routines or the language and you are separated from everything familiar. How would you feel? Many kindergarteners have some of these same feelings. They don’t know the routines or classroom schedule yet. The words we use may have […]
Monthly Writing Prompts Using A Scrapbook
It is so much fun to see student writing progress using monthly writing prompts. It’s even more fun to turn the monthly writing prompts into a Scrapbook. Scrapbooks make great student keepsakes! Here is how to make a Scrapbook with your kids that they will never forget. Thematic Monthly Writing Prompts Each month exciting events […]
Top 10 Favorite Kindergarten Must Haves
There are few things that I enjoy more than shopping for Kindergarten must haves. Well…..um……er…..I might like playing the piano more. Oh! And I love soft, fuzzy puppies more! Well I even love eating chocolate ice cream more. Actually, let me rephrase that first sentence. I do NOT like shopping. However, if you take away […]
Tips For Poetry Journals In The Classroom
Ever wanted some fresh new creative ideas of how to use Poetry Journals in your classroom? I remember when I first started teaching how I used to settle for just picking a poem at random, reading it to the class and then having students illustrate the poem inside their Poetry Journal. A common average poetry […]
Centers Need Routines
How often do you find yourself changing your centers? Do you ever feel like your centers aren’t flowing well enough? Do you find that your students struggle with knowing what to do when they use the centers? Are you constantly getting interrupted by your students during centers? I understand. That’s why centers need routines. I […]
Importance Of Phonological Awareness Routines
Why is the importance of phonological awareness so vital to reading and writing in the primary classroom? Phonological awareness is a group of oral skills that assists in the development of decoding (reading) and encoding (writing). The beginning stages of proficient readers and writers starts with phonological awareness. This includes rhyming, counting and segmenting syllables, […]
Having a Consistent Routine For Academic Learning
In the beginning of the year it is so important to have routines for EVERYTHING! As teachers we often remember to teach our students how to form a line, walk in the halls, turn in papers, etc. However, we often forget how important it is to have a consistent routine for academic learning as well. […]
Puzzled By New Year’s Resolutions Day 22-28
Hi again! Here are more photos from our exercising adventures. Click to check out how all of this began. We have been doing a great job and now to catch you up on the puzzle progress. The puzzle is growing………we are almost one month in. See you soon.
Puzzled By New Year’s Resolutions Days 19-21
Here I am again and falling behind. My husband and I have been working out twice a day and adding our puzzle pieces each time we exercise. I’ve also been taking pictures. However, I’m going to show you three days worth in this post and stay tuned for the rest. There you have it! The […]