5 Ways to Blend Phonemes in Kindergarten
One of the most important skills to support kindergarten reading words is blending phonemes. When children blend phonemes, they are literally reading...
Community Helpers Activities
One of my schools’ main social studies units for kindergarten is a unit all on community helpers. Over the past few years...
Easy Center Ideas for Kindergarten Growth
Centers are a big part of kindergarten learning, and is probably most unique to kindergarten, although certainly older grades may use centers...
Authentic and Meaningful Practice of High Frequency Words for Kindergarten
High Frequency Words, Sight Words, Snap Words…. Whatever you call them, kids need to learn them! They are words that can’t be...
Using Writing Goals to Empower Young Writers ~ Ep. 24
Apple
Spotify
Amazon Music
Fun Valentine’s Day!
Valentine’s Day is a busy and exciting day in any classroom, but especially an early childhood classroom! There are so many fun...
2019-20 Favorite #1: Establishing Math Routines and Expectations
As we finish up a school year, and prepare for the next one, I wanted to re-share my top 5 favorite blog...
Benefits to Reading Strategy Powerpoints
I love using reading powerpoints to enhance my reading instruction. Reading powerpoints showcase different reading strategies, use powerful shared reading technique, and...
Life Cycles Activities for Kindergarten
One of the biggest concepts I teach my students in science throughout the year is life cycles. We learn all different kinds...
My Favorite Theme Day – Board Game Day
With the end of the year approaching, I can’t help but get excited for my favorite theme day for the whole year...