Are you ready to see how to drive into the 50th day of school with a drive in theme room transformation? This post is the complete creations of my coworkers who have allowed me to share their ideas with you. Let's dive in to the drive in theme for the 50th day of school! First, be sure to check out my classroom transformation for the 50th day of school here. I shared info to our set up and most … [Read more...]
50th Day of School Room Transformation
Welcome to the 1950's room transformation to celebrate the 50th day of Kindergarten. Let me walk you through some of the decorations and how we created them to spark engagement for the 50th day of school. Most importantly, I hope you get some easy 50th day of school ideas. Check Out The Before Here is a glimpse of my classroom before the room transformation. I literally took these … [Read more...]
Books About Nuts & Squirrels
When teaching about fall changes, one theme to keep your little learners intrigued and interested is nuts and squirrels. We usually teach this topic after apples and it is interesting to see the similarities and differences with nuts and apples. Check out this collection of books about nuts and squirrels for Kindergarten. Nonfiction Books for Squirrels Here are some fiction books that are … [Read more...]
Veterans Day Books & Resources
Looking for books to help you teach Veterans Day to your little learners? We have a list with links just for you! Check some great Fiction and Non Fiction books to make learning fun in your classroom. Non Fiction Veterans Day Books First, lets look at great non fiction readers. Veterans Day (Book about Rhythm and Rhyme (Link on Amazon)Veterans Day Heroes in Our Neighborhood (Amazon … [Read more...]
Grab These Thanksgiving Themed Books
November's learning topics usually include turkey and Thanksgiving.I have compiled a list of these books you can use to make learning fun in your classroom.Not only will you find a digital list, but also a printable list! REMINDERS FOR READERS I always want to remind you. Look at your school library and public library and other resources to find books that fit your needs. I always … [Read more...]
Covering Content Using There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Turkey
Covering Content Using There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Turkey Thanksgiving is a crazy but fun time in lower elementary school. Teachers strive to make their activities content rich, while students are in dire need of a break. If you school is like mine, we also have progress reports due before the students leave for the holiday! So how to do we as educators cover content while letting … [Read more...]
Get Ready for Veteran’s Day
Veteran's Day is a great time of year to take moments to teach about the importance of our Veteran. These proud men and women put their lives on the line to protect our country and our freedoms. Integrating Veterans into other subject areas is an ideal way to dig into learning and make this topic more than just one lesson, but an ongoing way to discuss Veterans. Reading About Veterans … [Read more...]
Now and Then Print & Play Pack
Let's take a deep breath from the craziness that is Halloween and start to mentally prepare ourselves for the month of November. We know the feast is coming, along with crafts galore and tons of great activities. One of the biggest units we cover is all about The First Thanksgiving and therefore Now and Then. I want you to check out this easy to use and fun to teach with... Now & Then … [Read more...]
More Thanksgiving FUN
I know Thanksgiving is almost here... but I have to share some of the learning activities my little wonderfuls have been working on. Today I have a writing activity, math game, and STEM project we worked on... all centered around Thanksgiving. Last week during Daily 5, we took these Pilgrim Job cards... and selected a job we would want to do if we were a pilgrim. Then we wrote … [Read more...]
Thanksgiving Fun in Kindergarten
Of course I love to use literature to meet more educational needs and ideas. Here is the FUN book, I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Pie. We use this sheet and crayons to complete a listening and following direction activity. I love to record the directions and set the audio file on a CD so this station is independent. It makes my students follow directions the first time and move on. This … [Read more...]
Center Saturday
Center time center time we love our center time. This year I have changed my centers to be MATH focused. So far, this strategy given me MORE time in my classroom for science and social studies because so much of my math practice time is spent in centers... with hands on FUN activities. And, of course, all my centers are cross curricular. This past week, my learned about … [Read more...]
Center Saturday
Hey guys! Are you ready to talk about centers this week? Math centers to be exact! {I am still getting use to math centers only but my students are LOVING it.} This week we focused our learning around our theme of Nuts and Squirrels, the letter Hh, which part of this bundle. And practice tons of math skills we are working on. We are working hard on number words and ordering … [Read more...]