"I have so much time to spare." said no teacher ever. Our teacher's to-do lists are so long and time is so short. We simply do not have time to complete the current workload; much less the things we want to do. Therefore, I can't wait to share with you my tried and true time-saving teacher planning tips. Time-Saving Teacher Planning Tips First, let's start by stating the obvious. You will … [Read more...]
Click & Plan With This Scope & Sequence
During the first year of teaching, I felt like all the learning activities were scattered in all the places and I spent more time FINDING what I needed than using what I needed. Even using a paper scope and sequence can be tedious if activities aren't linked to what you are teaching! Are you looking for help as you plan out your school year with a quick click-to-plan method? Now, you can check … [Read more...]
Lesson Plan Template
You guys have asked to see my lesson plan template and to get a peek into how I make my lesson plans. As always, I try my best to help save you all time and sanity. Let's check out my lesson plan template. I will break down the pieces of this template and how I use it to plan. This is... First, this is MY breakdown down of what I am doing in my classroom for each part of each day. This is a big … [Read more...]
Must Dos for Mid-Year Planning
What are the Must Dos for Mid-Year Planning? This is a great time to make a game plan and use your time wisely to improve your classroom, tackle that endless to-do list without students in the classroom, and make your classroom function and flow like never before. Let's tackle the Must Dos for Mid-Year Planning. What is Mid-Year Planning? Sometimes the school calendar sets up teacher workdays … [Read more...]
Teachers LOVE Live Animal Cams
Teachers love live animal cams in their classrooms because they are powerful tool to take little learners INTO the animal world to see the animals for free. Students also love live animal cams because they are spectacular! Integrating live cams into your classroom can be fun and education. No two days are exactly the same and nothing is as AWEsome as seeing the animals in their natural habitat. My … [Read more...]
Making Sight Words Seriously Fun!
I get asked all the time for more digital teacher training and professional development ideas for those who can not go to conferences. You have been heard loud and clear. I want to present to you all this Making Sight Words Seriously Fun! Webinar that focuses on FUN, meaningful, and relevant sight word activities, ideas, and activities to promote sight word learning for little … [Read more...]
The Year at a Glance
Do you have a state, county, or even school scope and sequence to follow? Wait, what IS a scope and sequence in the first place? The Year at a Glance A scope and sequence is a map of the school year, detailing the plan of when you will teach each and every standard. It keeps all the teachers on the same pace. It sets a guide for assessing. It also ensures you cover all required … [Read more...]
Earth Day Lesson Plans
Earth Day Lesson Plans for Kindergarten is here and ready for you to grab and use quickly and easily. My goal is to make sure these plans are fun for my students, easy to prepare, and it has to be educational. If you need Earth Day Printables and Earth Day activities, we have you covered. And keep reading, I have an exclusive freebie for you to grab! What is Earth Day? First, we will … [Read more...]
Snowmen Activities for Kindergarten
Snow much fun learning ideas are here. We are here to cover everything about SNOWMEN in a kindergarten classroom, including an awesome Classroom Management idea with a HUGE freebie. {Keep reading... it will be worth it.} Snow Much Fun with Snowmen Activities for Kindergarten Each January, I get excited when I get to teach about snow, ice, and SNOWMEN. Here in Georgia, we get snow maybe once … [Read more...]
Easy as {Eskimo} Pie
Happy Snow Day! It didn't actually snow here in GA, but man is it COLD. We had yesterday and today off of school, so I was able to spend a LOT of time with the girls and spend a little bit of time on my newest art project. Here is a look at this pack called Easy as {Eskimo} Pie. The center of the pack is the Eskimo Art Project. {I included directions and tracers to make this as … [Read more...]
Making Maps {Part 1}
This week my class is learning about maps and globes. It is our first social studies unit of the school year. We started the week by learning what maps where and what globes where. Then we had to think about why we need maps. We filled out this chart. We also investigated maps to see what is on a map and how to read a map. I put extra maps in our classroom library. These are my boys … [Read more...]