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Low Prep Halloween Classroom Ideas
Week 11 of kindergarten means peeling kids off the ceiling all week. It’s Halloween week, and so we know it’s gonna be fun, wild, and
October 25, 2025
Greg Smedley-Warren
Howdy, I am Mr. Greg. I have been teaching for 11 years. I spent a year teaching fifth grade, two years in second grade and am now in my 9th year in Kindergarten. Kindergarten is my passion and my calling but honestly, that wasn’t how it started. Read the whole story >
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Literacy
READING COMPREHENSION: CREEPY CRAYON
Raise your hand if you love the creepy books Creepy Carrots, Creepy Pair Of Underwear, and now the newest book, Creepy Crayon, and love some
October 21, 2025
Holidays
Kindergarten Comprehension Lessons: October Read Alouds
October is an exciting time in kindergarten and every grade. It’s also one of those months that is challenging to keep kids engaged. You know
October 19, 2025
Classroom Management
Kindergarten October Lesson Plans
Week 10 of kindergarten means our kindergarten October lesson plans are packed with all things spooky like bats! And we’re working on subtraction and reading
October 18, 2025
Classroom Management
Planning For A Sub
Teaching is the only job where it’s more work to be absent than it is to show up. Planning for a sub can be stressful
October 15, 2025
Literacy
Spider Activities For Kindergarten
October is the perfect time to learn about spiders, and this blog post contains all of our favorite spider activities for kindergarten. Spiders are a great
October 8, 2025
Literacy
Spookley The Square Pumpkin Activities
Spookley The Square Pumpkin is always a favorite Halloween read-aloud. It’s a great book about being unique, tolerance, and perseverance. After reading the book, we
October 3, 2025
Classroom Management
Kindergarten Lesson Plans For October
Week 9 of kindergarten means it’s basically a review week because this week is the last week of the quarter, and it’s usually a short
September 27, 2025
Holidays
Kindergarten Halloween Activities And October Ideas
Holidays in the classroom are fun, exhausting, and full of opportunities to learn about cultures, traditions, and customs. However, we also know that holidays in
September 26, 2025
Classroom Management
Parent Teacher Conferences: Tips And Ideas
Parent-teacher conferences can be stressful because we know how important working with families is to the success of our students. But those meetings don’t have
September 25, 2025