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 19, 2025
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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
October 3, 2025
Literacy
October Read Alouds: 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 24, 2025
Literacy
Winter Reading Comprehension/January Reading Comprehension: Winter Read Alouds
Winter and January have some of our favorite winter read-alouds, such as Snowmen At Night, Tacky The Penguin, Snowy Day, and Bear Snores On! These
December 17, 2024
Literacy
November Read Alouds For Kindergarten
November is full of great learning and great November books for kids: Thanksgiving, turkeys, needs and wants, stone soup, and thankfulness and that means great
October 28, 2024
Inspiration
Beach Day Ideas For Kindergarten
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
May 19, 2024
Literacy
Reading Comprehension With Read It Up!
As a teacher, I am always looking for areas to improve on. I always look at data and my students’ work to see where my
March 15, 2024
Literacy
February Book Collections
In our classroom, we have a book display shelf that we use to display our books for a theme, unit, holiday, or month. I love
January 18, 2024
Literacy
February Read Alouds
Are you looking for ideas for February read-alouds? There are so many great books for February but two of our favorites are The Day It
January 18, 2024
Literacy
Schedulin Sunday: Lesson Plans for Word Families and More!
Week 10 of kindergarten is our first week back from fall break. That means a lot of focus on routines and procedures this week! And
October 14, 2023