Are you prepared for Meet the Teacher night? Prepping for a new school year is exciting, but so busy. And it’s easy to forget something. I was notorious at forgetting to plan for Meet the Teacher night. But with these documents already done for you, it’s just a simple print and go! Make it a […]
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 […]
WINTER LITERACY AND READING ACTIVITIES
Winter is here and in most cases there is a lot of learning inside rather than outside. I find that my learners are more fidgety during the winter months than any other season. It doesn’t get too cold here in Texas, but the lack of sun and the short days leave my students tired and […]
POSITIONAL WORDS WITH THE GINGERBREAD MAN
There are so many fun, creative ways to teach the story of the Gingerbread Man during the holiday season. This year, I took the science and literacy approach with using positional words as my main focus. My students loved this interactive reader focusing on positional words with the gingerbread man! Favorite Gingerbread Picture Books Have […]
REINDEER SHAPES MATH CENTER
The holiday season is around the corner, and I’m in full swing of my holiday lesson planning! This time of year is by far my favorite in the classroom. It’s the perfect time to teach my little ones the various holidays celebrated by so many in our country. We are also in the middle of […]