What are the Must Dos for PrePlanning? Preplanning is usually a time filled with meetings, required training sessions, and beginning of the year prep. It is a fun time to catch up with my wonderful coworkers and their summer festivities. It is also a great time to start to bond with new faculty members. There is always a rush of fresh start excitement! And there is a buzz about rosters and … [Read more...]
Back to School Math Activities
Back to School Math is a part of this bundleactivities will be hit in your classroom because the first month of school is a blur. Teachers need time to setting everything up to become functioning and meaningful while learning your students in your classroom. Don't let math the first month be exhausting! Don't get lost trying to complete initial assessments your students AND teach them at the same … [Read more...]
How to Reset a Kindergarten Classroom
What to see how easy a classroom reset can be in Kindergarten? Each year I have to do a classroom reset. My Kindergarten Classroom has tile floors which means we each year I have to clean up my classroom to get all the items off the floor. It is a pain, but also a time to clean up and purge items that build up. I try to keep as many items in my classroom as possible, to make the reset easier. … [Read more...]
Must Reads for Every New to Kindergarten Teacher
Here is a list of must-reads for every new Kindergarten teacher! Are you going to be teaching Kindergarten next year for the first time? Welcome to the world of Kindergarten. No one can even understand all the joy and hard work that goes into teaching Kindergarten until they actually do it. It is the HARDEST, most rewarding job that you will love. Kindergarten Boot Camp First, if you are new to … [Read more...]
Classroom Reveal from Sharing Kindergarten
Welcome to my classroom reveal. My second home is my classroom. It is my happy place. This classroom isn't perfect, but it was created by me! This reveal occurred when I switched school and had to move and redo everything. Classroom Goal But more importantly is what my classroom is to my students. First, I want this place to be their second home. Secondly, I need it to be their happy place. … [Read more...]
Thanks Back to School Helpers
It is that time of year when we teachers need to spend a moment to thank those people who are the back-to-school helpers. Those who help and support us as we make the shift to ready our classrooms. Summer Self Back to school time transforms me. During the summer I am a full-time wife and mommy who organizes activities and keeps everyone busy, a domestic goddess who gets everything done around the … [Read more...]
Change Meet the Teacher to Meet My Heart
Welcome to Meet My Heart day, formerly called Meet the Teacher. Today was Meet the Teacher. I saw the faces of my upcoming 22 little loves and I couldn't help but think... This is the moment God starts to open my heart up to the little wonderfuls that I met tonight. Let's Break Down the Truth First, are they going to listen? Nope.Are they going to sit still? What a joke.Are they going to be … [Read more...]
Why Do They Need All Those Supplies?
One reoccurring topic at the end of every summer is... school supplies! Why is that list so long? Do we really need to bring EVERYTHING on the list? WHY? First, let me inform you guys of a little secret. Supply lists are a HUGE pet peeve of MANY teachers. That is right... we hate them too. So why do we do them? First, we have to. It is usually a requirement on our check off sheet … [Read more...]
Brown Bear Game
Start the year strong with color word fun using the classic book Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You Hear? This book is likely a favorite of some of your students to begin with. It also is an easy repeated reader that students can memorize and builds their confidence. Plus, this book is a great way to teach and reinforce color words. You can grab a copy here on Amazon. Brown Bear Book … [Read more...]
First Day of School Funnies
Teacher DREAM about the first day of school for years. The first day of school is this huge goal we all work towards. And we plan for it all summer long, each and every summer. And the week before school starts, Those dreams turn into nightmares. It gets real. It gets scary. And it gets funny. So, in the season of back to school. Let's share our first day of school … [Read more...]
Sensory Bag Idea & Freebie
Check out this fun sensory bag idea you can use at the beginning of the year or as a review game any time in the year! All you need is a dry sensory idea, a baggie, and paper. Check out how to create this activity for your classroom. The Inspiration for the Idea First, I saw this AMAZING idea on Pinterest all about sensory bags using sight words and … [Read more...]
Start of the School Year Stress!
Welcome... BACK to school! Class has been IN SESSION for a week now. Here in GA, we start early. I made this welcome banner as a last minute decorative idea for my classroom and I LOVE it. I am digging how it matches the ABCs. {#teacherproblems} I had to sport my new Kindergarten ROCKS shirt my former TA gave me. {She got her own classroom this year. So this is good news! And she is the … [Read more...]