Literacy
Kindergarten Phonics: Word Family Bootcamp
How can we make our kindergarten phonics instruction more effective, easier, and more engaging? Word Family Bootcamp is a science of reading-aligned curriculum that allows
September 25, 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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Holidays
Kindergarten Halloween Activities
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 23, 2024
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Weekly Kindergarten Lesson Plans: Chicka Chicka Boom Boom, Math, Apples
Welcome to the birthday edition of Schedulin Sunday! Today is Mr. Greg’s birthday and it’s week 8 of kindergarten, and our kindergarten lessons and we
September 21, 2024
Literacy
Center Activities: October Math And Literacy Centers
So you have your center management system in place. It’s October, and you’re ready to change centers, but what center activities do you put in
September 21, 2024
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
September 20, 2024
Art
Kindergarten Science: Bats
A perfect kindergarten science unit for the fall is bats! Kids love learning about echolocation, nocturnal animals and answering the question: do bats turn into
September 19, 2024
Inspiration
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 18, 2024
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
September 17, 2024
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Kindergarten Lessons: Pirates, Apples, And Addition
It’s week 8 of kindergarten, and our kindergarten lessons and kindergarten activities are ready for ABC BOOTCAMP, pirates, apples, Last Stop On Market Street, and
September 14, 2024
Literacy
Apple Activities
It’s apple pickin’ time and September is the perfect month for apple activities! September 26th is Johnny Appleseed’s birthday so we celebrate apples all month
September 13, 2024