Literacy

Well, here we are. Week 36. The final Schedulin’ Sunday post of the school year. The final Schedulin’ Sunday for Room 134. I can’t believe it! Some of this year…

This week is going to be busy and packed with fun: subtraction dinosaurs, Glow Day, and Backwards Bootcamp! This week for Backwards Bootcamp: h for hats, g for glow day…

One question that comes up on the  Kindergarten Smorgasboard Facebook page a lot is about classroom library organization.  I recently asked about classroom library organization on our Facebook page and there…

How would you like to give your students a solid foundation for reading and writing at the beginning of the year?  How would you like to get your students reading…

This week is going to be busy and packed with fun: subtracting cars, dinosaurs, and Backwards Bootcamp! This week for Backwards Bootcamp: m for mustaches, k for kings, l for…

Who doesn’t love dinosaurs?  When I was a little boy I was obsessed with dinosaurs.  And trust me…my students are no different.  The excitement around our dinosaur unit is almost…

Who doesn’t love going to the beach? And if you’re like us and live in a landlocked state, you must bring the beach to your classroom! As part of our…

This week is going to be busy and packed with fun: tacos, dragons, and a wedding! Our Backwards Bootcamp also continues this week: r for red day, q for qu…

A cornerstone of our classroom curriculum in our research projects   These science of reading-aligned research projects are created to make research and writing accessible and fun for our early…

This week is going to be wild because it’s state testing for our 3rd and 4th graders which means our schedule is completely different and we all know how that…