Making class books is a favorite kindergarten activity of mine. Here is a free Dr. Seuss "There's a Wocket in My Pocket" ...
Writing Activities, Tips & Ideas
Let’s get kindergartners writing and loving it. Here are some writing activities, project ideas and writer's workshop tips for kindergarten.
Kinder-Friendly Emergent Readers for the 100th Day of School
The 100th day of school is such a fun celebration. We work hard in kindergarten and come so far in those first 100 days ...
Hooray for 100! Cute Writing Activity for 100th Day of Kindergarten
If you're like me, we can't spend the entire 100th day of school counting things. That feels monotonous... even though ...
The 12 Days of Christmas Kindergarten Class Book Activity
I love using literature to inspire projects in our classroom. Here is how we create our own version of the 12 Days of ...
3D Zoo Animals Writing Project for Kindergarten
A 3D zoo animals writing project for kindergarten. Break out the paint, scissors and pencils for this fun "wild about" ...
Teaching Kids How to Sound Out Words Without You
Teach kindergartners how to sound out words without the teacher. This can be tricky! Here are my top two tips on ...
Don’t Let the Pigeon… Extension Writing Activity
Does your class love classic books as much as mine? What is it about kindergarten that they just fall in love with The ...
21 No David Activities and Quick Freebies
No David by David Shannon is a classic book to read in kindergarten (and first grade honestly). Here are free No David ...
How to Empower Kindergarten Writers By Reading Aloud
When teaching reading - one of my favorite things was to connect it to writing. I wanted my kindergarten writers to ...
Writers Workshop Tip: Headphones Help Them Concentrate
Writers workshop in kindergarten can be made easier and headphones can help. I have found that using headphones during ...
Investigating Painted Lady Butterflies in Kindergarten
Here is the next step in investigating painted lady butterflies in kindergarten. I previously laid out how I ...
No David… Revisited
So, I mentioned that some of my kids were working on taking risks in creating books like authors we love and are ...
Creating a Writer’s Workshop Folder in Kindergarten
In addition to writing about our gingerbread adventures we are learning from a classic, kinder-favorite author: David ...
