Literacy
Spider Sight Words!
I’m always looking for simple, fun, and engaging games to play with my kindergarten class to review and practice skills, including sight words or high-frequency
October 22, 2022
Videos
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SmorgieVision: A Day In The Life… October 2018
One of the unique things about our classroom is our ability to share our students and our experiences with you. You see, we have admin
October 10, 2018
Videos
SmorgieVision: A Day In The Life Of Hassan
If only we could experience a day in our classrooms through they eyes of our students. Well, if you have a GoPro camera, you can!
May 23, 2017
Math
Turkey Subtraction
Why are we doing turkey subtraction this early in the year? In our district, we have district pacing guides that tell us when we introduce
November 9, 2016
Classroom Management
Center Management Questions Answered
I recently hosted a webinar with my friends at ESGI. During the webinar, participants submitted and asked questions about center management. This blog post addresses
October 18, 2016
Classroom Management
SmorgieVision: A Day In The Life October 2016
There is nothing more powerful than experiencing our classroom and teaching from the student perspective. We all know how much we can learn from watching
October 11, 2016
Literacy
Labeling Your Pictures
We have been busy labeling all the things in our classroom! LABEL ALL THE THINGS! One of the first things we learn to do
October 5, 2016
Classroom Management
SmorgieVision: Morning Meeting Number Greeting
This morning meeting greeting is a fun and easy way to review numbers! Simply write numbers to 20 on address labels. Stick the labels on
September 27, 2016
Videos
FREE LIVE WEBINAR: Centers Made Simple!
Join me WEDNESDAY, September 28 at 7:30 EDT/6:30 CDT for a FREE WEBINAR on Centers Made Simple! I’ll be sharing how I run centers and
September 25, 2016
Classroom Management
SmorgieVision: Morning Meeting: Say Your Name
Today’s SmorgieVision video is one of our beginning of the year morning meeting greetings. This one is great for listening and learning names! It’s very
September 20, 2016