Gingerbread season is here! And although I would love to spend the morning with my students baking gingerbread men, it’s just not feasible. This gingerbread syllable sorting center (maybe) the next best thing and less mess! Home Centers This resource is perfect for kindergarten students that are learning the foundation of building words and using […]
Community Helpers Thematic Unit for Little Learners
What does your little one want to be when they grow up? Little ones tend to pick our every day heroes. And teaching them about those men and women who serve our community is so important. There are so many thematic units that I love teaching, but I absolutely love our Community Helpers unit. I […]
Snowmen Literacy Activities for Your Winter Unit
January is a favorite month of mine as a teacher. Living in Texas, I live vicariously through the winter themed books I read to my students. Because if you know anything about Texas, we very rarely see snow! I have some great snowmen literacy activities that you can use in your winter unit and are […]
Gingerbread Men Interactive Poem for your Math Unit
Oh, my favorite time of the year! The Christmas music fills our house along with our beautiful holiday decorations around the house. It’s just overall a fun time of year. When I was in the classroom, it was always a more relaxing time of year. Maybe because we all knew a big break was coming […]
Writing Series Part 5- Sensory Details
I’m even more excited to share another week of writing tips for you! This week, we will work on adding sensory details to stories. I know you’ve seen a lot of growth with your students’ writing. I really think they will enjoy this week! This week is my absolute favorite! Sensory details take a story […]
Writing Series Part 3- Story Elements
It’s week three! Week three involves the next step of the writing process, the story elements, and hopefully your little learners are getting closer to writing a story! Continue With Mentor Texts I mentioned mentor texts in my last post about prewriting planning. I continue using mentor texts at this point in the writing process. […]