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Teacher organization doesn’t happen by accident! Here is a set of my favorite and newest teacher organizational tools. This makes a great starting place to plan the school year and keep your weekly and day to day stuff under control. If you’re looking to add a little organization to your year, I recommend starting here….
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 the year is easy to put together. Run some construction paper through your printer or copy machine and you’re set to go! Grabbing a class photo is a…
Working on subtraction has been a goal of mine in teaching math to kindergartners. This free kindergarten subtraction game “What’s the Difference?” is one example of how I’m working to teach subtraction in various ways to better meet the needs of my students. Let me share why I’m venturing into teaching math in deeper ways…
Teacher appreciation is something I value. Here is a teacher appreciation poem that I created in honor of teacher appreciation day and to say “thank you teacher” – to all of my readers! To my fellow teachers, post it where you can read it daily and remember that YOU MATTER! It hits me every summer…
I love using math games to encourage practicing standards independently in kindergarten. Here is a collection of resources and organizational printables that I made to help keep my fourth quarter guided math games organized. These materials are used in the practice zone by my students and are organized using ziploc baggies and housed in a cupboard….
Playing fun math games is one of my key strategies in giving kindergartners the time to practice key skills. Here is a free beginning numbers game that uses a die. It’s called Coconut roll and cover. How I use it in my classroom This activity is an activity my students use during guided math. I…
This free download classroom printable poster print is an anchor statement in my classroom. This printable classroom poster is all about growth mindset and is perfect for any kindergarten (or any primary grade level classroom) to post and serve as a reminder that practice does not make perfect. But practice makes better. Let me share…
Pete the Cat is the go-to book for many kindergarten and elementary classrooms. Here are free Pete the Cat activities, freebies and books listed all in one place so you won’t have to go digging to look for them. These resources were all free at the time that I found them. There are printables for back…
Be prepared for the first month of school with this easy-to-use handwriting booklet for kindergarten. Here is how and why I used this Rainbow Letter Writing Book in my classroom. Teaching kindergarten is incredibly unique – and that doesn’t begin to describe what teaching is like the very first days of kindergarten. It’s why I…
In kindergarten, we celebrate the end of the school year by counting down the days together using the alphabet. Here is a fun classroom photo idea to show off the bright future of your students at the end of the year. Plus, there is a free photo overlay you can use to make your own….
Kindergarten round up and registration is a great time for teachers and schools to connect with parents. This free printable and editable brochure can help you highlight important school information and relay it to parents in a meaningful way. It’s that time when we round up our new kinders in preparation for next year! My…
Teaching reading skills through games now helps make up half of my guided reading group instruction time. This is a big shift in the way I’ve structured my reading group instruction, but it gives me the opportunity to practice individual skills through focused word work, for example, and then tie them into practical application the…
Classroom jobs for students is a popular way of structuring tasks within a classroom. Kindergarten classroom jobs can take on a life of their own depending upon the teacher, teaching style and school building. What types of jobs should a teacher have in her classroom? Well, I may not be able to answer this exactly…
Assessment in kindergarten is now a regular part of life. Finding ways to fit it in, can be tricky. Finding time to communicate results can prove difficult too. I regularly am taking notes and commenting to myself using my binders to keep my guided lessons on track, but this is much more personal and directly affects the direction of my…
Assessment in kindergarten is now a regular part of life. Finding ways to fit it in, can be tricky. Finding time to communicate results can prove difficult too. Here’s how I share that information in a parent-friendly format so that parents are up to date, can assist in helping their child and better understand what…
It’s the night before school starts and the classroom is ready. What should a kindergarten teacher have ready for the first day of school? Here are some of the basic things I had prepared ahead of time for the first day of school. Here is how I lay out my stuff in order to roll…
What’s a teacher to do when her to-do list is outrageous? Here’s how I try to streamline super-busy weeks as a teacher using this free teacher planning to-do list. If you’re a reader of mine then you know how much of a sanity-saver my teacher planning binder has been for me! And I hope that…
Creating readers and writers that can rely on their own phonemic awareness haunches is something we work tirelessly at in the early grades. Here are two free and simple ways to help build it into kindergarten. I was never sure if it would be something that I’d enjoy, but I take delight in finding fun, new ways…
Teaching kindergarten is so unique and well, pretty awesome – if you ask me. But, don’t just take my word for it. Check out this slew of creative, fun and helpful teaching kindergarten ideas and activities from other kindergarten teachers that were shared with me from our online show n’ tells. You’ll find teacher tools, end of the year activities,…
We teach so many different skills to develop young readers. Here is my list of my top teaching alphabet identification printables and favorite free resources used this year in my guided reading groups. These have helped me focus on specific skills to teach how to read and meet student needs. Alphabet identification in kindergarten I use…
When I am teaching a skill that doesn’t need to be differentiated {really} and that lends itself to exploration I try to accomplish covering it whole group. Most of my math instruction is done in small groups, but today I’d like to share how I teach measurement to my kindergarten class. When I teach measurement,…
Celebrate Dr. Seuss books and the fun of reading with this activity for kindergarten. Create a class book that records whether or not students like green eggs and ham. This activity for kindergarten is just one of twelve Dr. Seuss activities for kindergarten that I recommend. Do you like to have your class taste green…
Teaching teen numbers in kindergarten using a composing and decomposing numbers approach. Students learn the meaning behind place value and catch onto numbers 11-19 quickly. Here’s a math lesson I taught and the beauty behind letting kinders explore concepts over and over. Learning teen numbers in kindergarten without just “learning” by rote visualization! In math,…
There are lots of things we can say in a day, — but if I can give my kinders a visual reminder, clue or flat out visual direction — I choose that option. I find that if I can choose only to talk when its most important, then my words carry more weight. {Annnnd, they…