Powerful Reasons To Perform A Musical In Your K-1 Classroom
Kindergarteners and first graders are and have more energy than a pack of Energizer bunnies! They love to sing and dance to everything from “Baby…
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I’m A Mama Hen
I’ve hatched chickens with my kindergarten class. Have you ever wondered how to do this? Once upon a time 7 eggs arrive in a kindergarten…
March Activities For Kindergarten and First Grade
Spring is in the air! Indoor recess is a thing of the past! Or is it? Wait….I think it’s raining again (or is that still…
February Activities For Kindergarten and First Grade
It’s the middle of winter and you’ve had indoor recess more times than you care to count. Maybe even more times than you have gotten…
Classroom Management Ideas For Engagement
Are you looking for some new classroom management ideas? Picture this: You are starting a brand new year. OR you have returned from a break…
Rhyming and Counting Syllables In The Classroom
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…