At the beginning of the school year, we need explicit, hands-on kindergarten counting activities to help students develop the foundational skills for math. Number Bootcamp
Apparently, there’s this thing in politics, government, and business called a document dump. And you use it when you want to put a bunch of
One of our first kindergarten science lessons is about germs. Germs are everywhere in our classrooms. Like everywhere. Because kids make a lot of germs.
Pocket charts are a key part of our classroom, and so is classroom organization. We use our pocket charts for centers and whole-group lessons.
The first day of school is always hard. It’s lots of fun. And hard. And exhausting. Knowing what to do on that first day can
Sensory play is so important for our students. That’s why we love having sensory bins in our classroom. These sensory bins are one of the
Fun Isn’t the Goal. Engagement Is. We’ve all been there. You finish a lesson and think… “Wow…they had SO much fun!” But then you look
Listen, classroom management is hard. It’s one of those things that changes from day to day and year to year. We never perfect it, but
One question that comes up on social media a lot is about classroom organization, specifically the classroom library and book organization. After years of trying
Our school hosts a meet-the-teacher night a few days before the first day of school. This allows students and families to meet me, see the
