Literacy
Weather Lesson Plans: Weather Research Project
Springtime means changing weather which means it’s the perfect time for our Weather Research Project which is packed with weather lesson plans, activities and centers!
March 19, 2025
reading comprehension
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Literacy
Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs
I think all of us have THE book that sparked our love of reading. For me, that book is Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs.
March 11, 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
Weekly Lesson Plans
Kindergarten Gingerbread Week: Math, Writing, And Lesson Plans
Welcome to week 17 of kindergarten, 10 days of putting our classroom management skills to the test and using our kindergarten December lesson plans to
December 7, 2024
Holidays
Kindergarten Stone Soup Activities
November in our classroom is about being thankful and being a family. Our learning about thankfulness ends with a feast of stone soup. The stone
October 28, 2024
Holidays
Kindergarten Learning Activities: Halloween, Creepy Carrots, Creepy Underwear, Creepy Crayon
Welcome to week 12 of kindergarten, which includes Halloween and the day after Halloween lots of kindergarten learning activities to keep some normalcy! Our goal
October 26, 2024
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
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
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
Literacy
Kindergarten Read Alouds For September
Here are some of our favorite kindergarten read-alouds for September and some ideas for using them in class! We use our monthly read-alouds to teach
September 9, 2024