Engaging Activities When Studying The Moon
If you caught my last blog post (you can read it here), you know that a few weeks ago we transformed our classroom…
Learning in December with the help of the Gingerbread Man
December is here and my kindergarten students are excited, energized, and loving our newest theme. They came in on December 1st to find our dramatic…
Exploring Owls With Kindergarteners
Hello Friends! We just finished a really fun week of learning all about owls. My students this year are very intrigued by birds.…
Kindergarten Activities To Go Along With “The Little Red Hen”
This past Friday marked our 9th day of school and I am happy to say, we are having an absolute blast. This particular…
Incorporating Reggio methods in a “traditional” school setting
The Reggio-style of teaching has truly captivated my heart. Over the past year I have tried to implement many "Reggio" methods into my…
Engaging lessons on tide pools
This week we began a new unit on tide pools. As some of my students have never visited the ocean, the first day we…
Following my students’ interests to DINOSAURS
We have had an absolute BLAST studying dinosaurs these last two weeks. My students are SO into them and I am ashamed to…
It’s SPRING! Take this science activity outside!
I don't know about where you live, but here in Texas, we are experiencing a BEAUTIFUL spring!! Each day we are finding new…
Simple activities to make your Arctic unit come to life!
I love teaching because every year, every month, and every day I get to learn something new. I get to see the joy…
Polar Express Day 2015
First of all, Merry, Merry Christmas from all of mine (minus those who were sick with strep throat this past week) to all of…
Hands-on Ways To Practice Patterns In December
One of the math skills that we are currently working on in my classroom is reviewing patterns. We have already mastered repeating patterns…
Art Matters In Our Kindergarten Classroom
Art is a great way to help your students develop language skills, strengthen their fine motor muscles, develop their sense of self, and explore…
How to Paint the Northern Lights
This week my students have been loving learning about the Arctic. They have been so interested in all the different animals that live there…
Having fun in the winter! {Freebie!!}
Weather in Texas is so crazy. One day this week it was 29* when I woke up. The next day, my students were…
A week of spiders {How do you fit it all in?}
This past week we went CRAZY for spiders. My students LOVED every.single.minute of each day and they came out stronger readers, writers and…
Creepy, Crawly Spiders!
Well spider week in my classroom is off to a HUGE hit! I had a few parents email me saying that their child…
October Mapped Out and Spiders! {and your chance to win!}
Can you believe that it is almost October? CRAZY, right?! Goodbye apples, and hello October themes! On Friday I mapped out my month…
More Apples and Johnny Appleseed Day!
Oh wow! What a whirlwind this week has been. My students have amazed me this week. They have worked so hard and have…
How to make applesauce in your classroom {recipe included}
On Friday my class made homemade applesauce in class. It is truly one of my favorite activities that I do every year. I…
Apple Juice! {classroom style!}
On Tuesday, in one of my guided reading groups, my students and I were working our way through an "apple" reader. In the…
Apple Weeks start TOMORROW!! {plus TONS of Freebies!!!}
Hooray, hooray!! Our Apple Weeks start tomorrow and I couldn't be more excited!! I have TONS of fun things planned for us and…
Shape Monster Glyphs!
In Math this past week we have gone crazy for shapes. We are OBSESSED with this song:We also have been talking about bar graphs…
