Growing Plants In The Classroom
Growing plants in the classroom is an adventure for sure! If you are anything like me when I first started teaching, you have a lot…
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Informational Writing in the Kindergarten Classroom
Teaching informational writing in the kindergarten classroom can seem daunting. I mean we are still teaching them to sit at Circle Time patiently for at…
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May Activities For Kindergarten and First Grade
May activities are here! Do you plan to get a head start on making May plans? It’s that stressful time of the year when EVERYTHING…
April Activities For Kindergarten and First Grade
April activities that go perfectly with spring themes! Does that mean spring is finally in the air? Look at the beautiful flower petals floating…um…wait…no those…
5 Steps To Assist Early Writers With Opinion Writing
My mom was a first grade teacher. She stopped teaching before she had me but I heard all the stories and I knew I wanted…
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…
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…