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Free Guided Reading Strategy Checklist for Kindergarten
Make reading in small groups easier with a reading strategy checklist. Here is a free checklist I've made ...
5 Activities You Shouldn't Skip the First Week of Kindergarten
The beginning of kindergarten is so busy! We pack in so much in 15-minute increments that I know it can be hard to make ...
27 Kissing Hand Freebies and Teaching Resources
The Kissing Hand is a classic book for many kindergarten and elementary classrooms on the first day of ...
Free Linking Cube Measurement Activity for Kindergarten
Here is a measurement activity for kindergarten. This free measuring activity uses a printable and some linking ...
Tips for a First Year Kindergarten Teacher
This is my letter to you, dear first-year kindergarten teacher. Let me start by saying that even though you may be ...
17 {more} Classroom Things Worth Purchasing From the Dollar Tree
I find myself, a kindergarten teacher as a regular in my local Dollar Tree shops finding good buys for my classroom. You ...
How to Create Smart Literacy Centers that Last All Year
Literacy centers can be a blessing or a pain. I think it all hinges on the design, organization and effectiveness behind ...
How to Make Guided Reading Mats for Kindergarten Groups
I like working smart and one way I found to do that was by making sets of handy charts to use during guided ...
6 Fun Ways to Teach Reading With Toy Race Cars
When it comes to shopping at the Dollar Tree, I'm always looking for ways to keep the fun in standards-based ...
21 Classroom Things Worth Purchasing from the Dollar Tree
As a teacher I set off to the Dollar Tree regularly in order to find good buys for my classroom. Here are my ideas on ...
Teach: How to Draw a Ten Frame
Teach how to draw a ten frame so that it can be used as a tool throughout the year to show groups of ten - perfect for ...
The Easy Way to Manage Classroom Supplies
Things end up on the floor. Always. Every day. It's a fact of life when you're doing learning all day long with ...
Getting Rid of my Teacher Desk {alternative seating bonus}
Before the last three weeks of school, I spent almost an entire weekend in my classroom... with a plan. The plan was to ...
10 Activities for Describing 3D Shapes in Kindergarten
Describing 3D shapes in kindergarten is now an expectation as it is a key geometry standard. This standard focuses on ...
11 Free Addition and Subtraction Bump Games Just for Kindergarten
Work on addition and subtraction in kindergarten by playing games. Here is a collection of 11 free bump gameboards that ...
Retell Literacy Center: 20 Famous Story Retelling Ideas and Printables
My literacy centers are a core part of our kindergarten schedule. They are active literacy centers that keep ...
Free Describing 3D Shapes Bingo Game for Kindergarten
Work on identifying 3D shapes or describing 3D shapes with a free printable bingo game for kindergarten. Here is a ...
How to Make a Teacher Planning Binder {Binder Basics}
Teacher planning is part of what we do as teachers to create lessons and plan for students. These are the key items I ...
Decomposing and Composing Numbers - Working With Accelerated Kindergartners
We discovered why decomposing and composing numbers really is crazy important and dug into our daily schedule ...
How to Teach Decomposing and Composing Numbers
What we just explored why decomposing and composing numbers really is crazy important in kindergarten. This is part 2 ...
Decomposing Numbers - Why We Teach This in Kindergarten
Decomposing numbers means to break down numbers into their sub-parts. Common Core standards has kindergarten students ...
How to Make a Year-Long Big Book Literacy Center
Literacy centers can greatly improve reading skills for kindergartners. This is how I organize, offer choice and set up ...
Guided Reading Binder - Guided Setup
Keeping your guided reading materials, lessons, observations, running records and such can be overwhelming for new ...
How to Organize a Classroom Library the Easy Way
Organize your classroom stash of books with a system that is easy to keep up. Here are the four things you can do to ...
6 End of the Year Celebration Ideas for Kindergarten
When it comes to winding down the school year, there are lots of fun ways to celebrate a year of learning together. ...
14 Alphabet Countdown Calendars: Here Comes the End of the Year!
Doing an ABC countdown is a fun and simple way to wind up your school year together. Want to create your own alphabet ...
Staff Meeting Notes Paper
A staff meeting is part of the teacher's job... whether we like it or not. Keep everything straight coming out of a ...
18 Quick and Simple Earth Day Ideas for Kindergarten
How is it that some calendar dates can totally just creep up on you - leaving you feeling a little unprepared?! ...
13 Creative and Sweet Kindergarten Mother's Day Crafts
Mother's Day crafts for kindergarten can be tricky to finagle in the classroom. Time is precious and yet creating a ...
Studying Butterflies for Kids
Studying butterflies for kids is one of the highlights in my school year. Some years we get really in depth and others, ...
5 Ways to Get Better Sleep When You're a Teacher
Teacher dreams. Teacher nightmares. Living out the classroom scene while you're sleeping is hardly restful... Here are ...
The Teacher's Guide to a Quick After School Checklist
Developing a routine to get yourself out the classroom door at the end of day can be handy. Here is a routine - or a ...
How to Empower Kindergarten Writers By Reading Aloud
Teach kindergarten writers how to write books by reading aloud and dissecting stories. When teaching reading - one ...
Easy K-2 Simple Computer Lesson Plan Templates
Create computer lesson plans for k-2. I'm so excited to share my latest product line with you - and it's ...
How to Digitize Your Teacher Files (and Why You'd Want To)
A little bit of tranquility set in when I digitized my files. I added bonus storage with my newly emptied filing ...
Pokey Pinning Literacy Center
You can create literacy centers that last all year long. This is how I set up, organized and displayed the work created ...
Easy "Flashcard Flash" Game for Kindergarten
Simple is my style. So when you find a game or tool that is simple and can be used for many things - it's a keeper in my ...
6 Free Ending Sounds Activities for Small Groups
Practice ending sounds while teaching kindergarten readers in small groups. Here are my favorite free ending sounds ...
ABC Center - See, Stamp, Write and Explore
As a big fan of year-long literacy centers, I don't really know how to use anything else. {Nor would I want ...
12 Quick Tools to Teach Sorting in Kindergarten
Let's teach kindergarteners how to sort with some creative ideas that are easy to implement. Here are sorting ...
Top 11 Recommended Kindergarten Professional Development Books
Get the good recommendations for kindergarten professional development books to read over the summer from fellow ...
Introducing Cool Kindergarten - fun math games | abc games | kids games online
I'm so excited to tell you about my new website that's kinder-friendly and designed for busy teachers! It's called Cool ...
4 Must-Have Teacher Organization Printables
Teacher organization doesn't happen by accident! Here is a set of my favorite and newest teacher organizational tools. ...
How to Start Guided Math in Kindergarten
To teach kindergarten math, I use a guided math format. Let's break down what is guided math, how to get started, and ...
One Quick Way to Practice Spelling Sight Words in Kindergarten
Learning to spell kindergarten sight words, let alone read them can be quite challenging for beginning readers. Here is ...
End of the Year Class Photo
If you like to take a cute end of the year class photo, here is a simple and quick idea. This class photo for the end of ...
End of the Year Printable Photo Props
Taking adorable photos at the end of the school year just got easier! I've made some adorable printables to celebrate ...