Holidays
Balloons Over Broadway Activities
November is packed with many great learning opportunities, including great alouds for the classroom, like Balloons Over Broadway. This book tells the story of the
October 28, 2024
social studies
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Art
Kindergarten Thanksgiving Activities
The month of November is all about being thankful and kindergarten Thanksgiving activities. We spend the month working with the activities included in our Thanksgiving
October 28, 2024
S.T.E.A.M.
Election Activities: Elections And Voting For Kids
Every four years, we have the power to VOTE! We must embrace this responsibility and teach our students to embrace it. So, how do we
October 25, 2024
Literacy
Weekly Lesson Plans: PHONICS, COMPARING NUMBERS, AND COMMUNITY HELPERS
It’s week 6 of kindergarten, and our weekly lesson plans are ready for ABC BOOTCAMP, comparing numbers, Last Stop On Market Street, community helpers, and
August 31, 2024
Literacy
Social Studies Lesson Plans: Community Helpers
Learning about community helpers and our communities is important and it’s fun! We celebrate community helpers with our Community Helpers Research Project and our social
August 20, 2024
Literacy
Teaching Science And Social Studies With Research Projects
Teaching science and social studies can be fun and easy with our kindergarten research projects! When Common Core standards were introduced years ago, one of
July 28, 2024
Homepage Featured
Learning About Families: Families Theme
Learning about families is a must at the beginning of the year. Getting to know our students is key to building relationships. Relationships are key
July 9, 2024
Classroom Management
Schedulin’ Sunday: When I Was Young In The Mountains, Teen Numbers And Groundhog Day!
Week 22 of kindergarten is about Groundhog Day, teen numbers, phonics, and the book When I Was Young In The Mountains! CLICK HERE FOR OUR
January 27, 2024
Classroom Management
Schedulin Sunday: Families, Five Senses, And ABC BOOTCAMP
Week 3 of kindergarten is about ABC BOOTCAMP, continuing Number Bootcamp, and learning about our five senses and families. And lots more work on routines
August 19, 2023
Classroom Management
Schedulin’ Sunday: Unicorns, Phonics, 3D Shapes!
This week is always one of my favorites because it’s UNICORN WEEK! You see, April 9th is National Unicorn Day and that is obviously Easter
April 8, 2023