Each December, we teach a wants and needs Kindergarten unit. Since little learners love to discuss things they WANT to get from Santa, it is so important for our little learners to understand how blessed they are to have so many things that they NEED already. Let's break down how you can tie in their interest into content and understanding. Let's break down the charts, pocket … [Read more...]
Read, Find, Cover
Read, Fund, Cover... Game on for learning fun! Picture this: The last day of school before Christmas break. Daily 5. I am working with students. My students are reading three and four letter words and matching them to the picture. This is the exact activity we were doing from my Polar Express Plus unit. My kids don't want to actually read the letters and put together … [Read more...]
Christmas Activities for Kindergarten
Instead of counting down the days, you have left until Christmas break with dread, let's make all the learning activities fun so we look forward to each and every school day until Christmas break. Check out all these ideas for adding Christmas activities for learning a joy. Plus, we have a freebie writing prompt you can grab. Sounding Out CVC Words Here is a glimpse of this fun Christmas … [Read more...]
A Little Bit of Elf Love
Our house has an elf, and we are not talking Dolby from Harry Potter. We have an Elf on the Shelf. My aid and I got to chatting and we decided that we NEEDED an Elf for our classroom as well... And here comes Jack Frost. Whoever finds him gets to take a picture of him, so the photos of our beloved elfkins are not great, but boy are the kids enjoying this! Our friend has decorated our … [Read more...]
SDE’s GA K Teacher Conference Questions Answered
The past few days have been amazing... fantastic... and so meaningful! I got to attend and present at the SDE GA K Teacher's Conference. CrAzY! Here are a few pictures I snagged when I wasn't working and answering questions and chatting with you guys! I met up with Kim Adist again on Tuesday and Deedee Wills and Debbie Clement on Monday. I also took a pic of my presenting table and … [Read more...]