Classroom Management
Classroom Set Up: 2024-2025
Classroom set up is essential to student success, and our classroom layout is focused on students and making sure we have the space and materials
August 1, 2024
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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Classroom Management
Phonemic Awareness Lessons: Phonemic Awareness Bootcamp
Students need phonemic awareness lessons because phonemic awareness and phonological awareness are the foundation of learning to read. Phonological awareness is knowing that language
July 31, 2024
Literacy
Teaching Science And Social Studies With Research Projects
Teaching science and social studies can be fun and easy with our kindergarten research projects! When Common Core standards were introduced years ago, one of
July 28, 2024
Classroom Management
Meet The Teacher
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
July 19, 2024
Classroom Management
Flexible Seating
Do you use flexible seating? Are you looking for information, tips, and routines for bringing flexible seating into your classroom? This blog post explains how
July 18, 2024
Classroom Management
Classroom Management Strategies: Slippers In The Classroom
Classroom management strategies can be more than routines and procedures. In fact, creating a comfortable learning environment is part of successful classroom management. If you’ve
July 18, 2024
Classroom Management
Back To School Documents Dump
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
July 17, 2024
Homepage Featured
Learning About Families: Families Theme
Learning about families is a must at the beginning of the year. Getting to know our students is key to building relationships. Relationships are key
July 9, 2024
Homepage Featured
KINDERGARTEN SCIENCE LESSONS: GERMS
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.
July 9, 2024
Classroom Management
Classroom Organization For Small Groups
This post is to show classroom organization for small groups and explain why we set them up the way we do and how they work.
July 9, 2024