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 10, 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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Literacy
Kindergarten October Read Alouds
Here are some of our favorite kindergarten October read alouds and some ideas for using them in class! We use monthly read-alouds to teach reading
October 7, 2024
Art
Kindergarten Pumpkin Activities: Pumpkins Research Project
It’s time for the pumpkins!! Learning about pumpkins is always a favorite in kindergarten! And we love using our Pumpkin Research Project to get
October 4, 2024
Classroom Management
Kindergarten Lesson Plans: Spookley The Square Pumpkin, Phonemic Awareness
It’s week 9 of kindergarten, and our kindergarten lesson plans are ready to go. This week is a four-day week because Friday is an in-service
September 28, 2024
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
September 26, 2024
Literacy
Kindergarten Reading Comprehension: Creepy Underwear
Raise your hand if you love the book Creepy Pair Of Underwear and love some fun kindergarten reading comprehension ideas! Seriously, it’s a must-read.
September 26, 2024
Literacy
Kindergarten Reading Comprehension: Creepy Carrots
Raise your hand if you love the book Creepy Carrots and love some fun kindergarten reading comprehension ideas! Seriously, it’s a must-read. I was introduced
September 26, 2024
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
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
Homepage Featured
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