Are you looking for easy-to-grab and use tags for Poppers? I have the perfect set of freebie popper tags you can grab absolutely free. Print them and attach them for outstanding end-of-the-year gifts. And you have so many options to choose from. End of the Year Wrap Up As the end of the year approaches, teachers always have a never-ending to-do list. It is BIG, and constantly growing, and … [Read more...]
5 Easy Ways to Teach Oviparous Animals in Kindergarten
When Spring comes and Easter is on its way, this is the perfect time to be teaching Oviparous Animals in Kindergarten. Come along to see significant and exciting ways to integrate this topic into other subject areas with this teacher's favorite Print & Play Pack. Check out 5 Easy Ways to Teach Oviparous Animals in Kindergarten. Teaching Oviparous Animals in Kindergarten Let's start by … [Read more...]
Kindergarten Readiness Checklist
Each year, my Kindergarten team hosts a Stepping Up to Kindergarten meeting for upcoming Kindergartener's parents and every year parents ask for a Kindergarten Readiness Checklist. Many times Kindergarten is a learner's first experience with school. This is a time we dedicate to our upcoming parents so they can better prepare their own students for Kindergarten. Plus, the jump to Kindergarten … [Read more...]
How to Easily Share Your End of the Year Movie With Families
At the end of the school year, I love to create a class movie with all the pictures and videos from our learning adventures. Today I am going to share with you a simple and fun way to share this class movie with your families. Make Your Class Movie First, you need to actually make a class movie. There are really endless possibilities to make this, so choose what works best for you. You can … [Read more...]
Tips & Tricks for an Amazing End-of-the-Year Slideshow
Who is searching for fun ways to make an easy and amazing end-of-the-year slideshow to share with your students and families? Every year this topic is brought up so let's break it down to make it easy for you. More Than One Way There are many ways you can create an amazing end-of-the-year slideshow. I am going to share with you a few ways I can do this on a PC. I do not own a mac, but I know … [Read more...]
Digital Mother’s Day Idea
This mother's day is going to look a little different to many of us than ever before. Without being able to have contact with students or ensuring materials they have available to them, these precious handmade gifts may not happen. This didn't sit well with me and I have been racking my brain to think of what I CAN do with these limitations instead of what I can't do with these limitation. … [Read more...]
Treasured Year Long Scrapbook for Kindergarten
Each year, we collect work examples and art projects to create our year-long scrapbook for Kindergarten. It is something that takes time and effort BUT it is so worth it in the end. Many of you have asked to see the inside of our Kindergarten scrapbook. I got permission to show my one child. I hide her name and the class pictures, but I labeled what is behind the picture to keep the rest of my … [Read more...]
6 Must Dos for the Last Week of School
Let's break down the MUST DOs to get through this last week of school... together. The end of the school year is so hard. The to-do list grows and grows and many teachers are often overwhelmed with all the tasks they must complete. Make a List of the Last Week The first thing you need to do is start a list of all the tasks you have ahead of you. This makes sure you don't let deadlines and … [Read more...]
Dear Teacher Moms… I See You
Dear Teacher Moms,To all those teacher moms out there... I see you. Teacher moms... I see you. First, I see you waking up especially early and getting your children up and out the door before the sun is even up. You get the littlest ones to child care as the door opens to jet across town to get to school on time. One false move on the traffic flow, train crossing, or even volume could make … [Read more...]
End of The Year Tears or Cheers?
Does the end of the school year bring you to tears? Does the end of the school year bring you to get up and cheer? Chances are, as an educator who gives your all to your students, your classroom, and your second home of your school, you feel a little of both of these emotions. Teachers have cheers for their students. You cheer because that student learned how to read... but they really … [Read more...]
How to Make a DVD Free Class Movie
One of favorite things to make my class each year is an end of the year slideshow or class movie. It is a fun way to wrap up the year, celebrating all of our learning activities and events. One of my least favorite things to do is to burn 20-25 DVDs. I hate doing to the store to buy them, then staying up all night burning copy after copy. A few copies won't work so I create a few extra. Even … [Read more...]
End of the Year Exhaustion
My countdown to the end of school is sitting at 5. My countdown to our big graduation play and program is 2. You know what that means? I am officially in the epitome of the End of the Year Exhaustion Zone. The to do list is ever growing. I get at a minimum 10 emails a day of things that need to be done by a particular deadline. And all those deadlines are before post planning. I no … [Read more...]