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SPRING WHOLE GROUP ACTIVITIES

Spring is here which means changes are coming! No more heavy coats, cloudy cold days. It’s a time where my learners really get to experience and see up close just how important Spring is to nature. Do you struggle to teach science consistently? I’ll show you how to integrate science in your every day lesson […]

COMMUNITY HELPERS SOCIAL STUDIES UNIT

You know those units that you can teach any time of the year? I love units like that because I don’t feel the pressures of a date. There’s always something that pushes us back on lesson plans, so units like my Community Helpers Social Studies unit takes a little stress off my plate! What’s Included […]

THE IMPORTANCE OF ONE TO ONE CORRESPONDENCE

The best part of teaching Kindergarten is seeing the huge growth my students make in such a short time. It’s the most rewarding part of my job! Recently, we started working on subtraction skills. Using one to one correspondence helped my students so much when practicing subtraction. This subtraction math center was a perfect practice […]

THE IMPORTANCE OF INTERACTIVE POEMS

I’ve used interactive poems for years. They never get old with my students and they have so many benefits if you use them consistently. Follow along as I explain the importance of interactive poems! Engagement The importance of interactive poems has a huge list of benefits. I could write for days! But let’s start with […]

HOW TO KEEP STUDENTS ACCOUNTABLE

I get a ton of questions from tired, frustrated teachers on how to keep students accountable during small group teaching. You feel like you spend more time redirecting than paying attention to the three to four students in front of you. If you don’t have a well organized system, this will be you every time. […]

COMPOSING NUMBERS

I don’t know about you, but Kindergarten is getting more and more advanced as the years go on. Years ago, it was the teacher’s goal just to teach the basics: letters, numbers and shapes. Now, we are teaching financial literacy, story plot and decomposing and composing numbers. These number mats are some of my favorite […]