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How To Plan An Amazing Kindergarten Graduation
End of Year | May | Poetry and Music

How To Plan An Amazing Kindergarten Graduation

Kindergarten graduation is around the corner. A question that comes up often from new teachers is: How do I even begin planning a kindergarten graduation?…

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End Of Year Activities With Kindergarten And First Grade
End of the Year

End Of Year Activities With Kindergarten And First Grade

Can you believe it’s already that time? Can you? Or maybe you are thinking it’s never going to end! Either way, I have some ideas…

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Whole Group Activities That Will Engage Your Students
Classroom Management | Poetry and Music | Whole Group Activities

Whole Group Activities That Will Engage Your Students

Whole group activities can be engaging and fun and there are many ways to make this happen! Every class I’ve taught LOVES to move! They…

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Growing Plants In The Classroom
April | May | Plants | Spring

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
Writing

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
End of Year | May | Writing

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…

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April Activities For Kindergarten and First Grade
April | Spring | Writing

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…

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5 Steps To Assist Early Writers With Opinion Writing
Writing

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…

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Powerful Reasons To Perform A Musical In Your K-1 Classroom
Poetry and Music

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
Spring

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…

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My name is Natalie, the creator of Desk Secrets. I've taught kindergarten and first grade for 20 years and I'm so excited to share ideas, tips and tricks with you.

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