Fall is such a beautiful time of year. The colors are changing and so many delicious treats are ripe and ready for the picking. Whether you go to an apple orchard or pumpkin patch this fall your learners are bound to enjoy some learning activities about these fall treats. Get them engaged with a reading […]
INTERACTIVE FARM BOOK FOR LITTLE LEARNERS
One of my favorite thematic units to teach in the classroom is farm. There is so much to teach and a ton of ways to incorporate standards into your instruction. I have a variety of farm books to choose from for our unit, but my new favorite is our interactive farm book. I just recently introduced these […]
SUMMER INCENTIVE CHARTS
Summer is here…the sun is shining, water is splashing, kids are laughing and screaming and running and hitting and crying and getting into everything and…when does school start??? I don’t know about you, but I do enjoy my kids being home for the summer. But while they are home, things can get a little crazy. Enter […]
HOW TO ORGANIZE CENTERS IN YOUR CLASSROOM
It amazes me how quickly a classroom can fill up with “stuff”. The last classroom I moved into my family was in shock as we unloaded box after box of teaching goodies. The amount of resources we use with our students is a tad bit overwhelming. But, knowing that I will be able to organize everything […]
ALPHABET ACTIVITIES
Practicing the alphabet is something that goes on in an early childhood classroom daily. It is a must to have a variety of fun alphabet activities to keep centers exciting. These are a few of my go-to activities to teach all the letters of the alphabet. Letter Sorting The first activity we use is a […]
STATES OF MATTER UNIT FOR LITTLE LEARNERS
Exploring matter and energy in kindergarten and first grade is so much fun. Watching little ones see the objects around them scientifically is exciting and a tad bit adorable. But nothing beats the surprise as they see matter change before their eyes. Teaching states of matter may take a lot of preparation and experiments, but […]