This year, I thought of a FUN and EASY giveaway for Kindergarten teachers. Welcome to 12 files for after Christmas giveaway. The best thing about this giveaway is the number of winners. There are a total of 13! 12 Winners will receive ONE of the files in this pack while one grand prize winner will get EACH of these 12 files. You Can Check Out These items here To get entered, it is SO … [Read more...]
The New Kind of Recess
Everything this year is new and different, and this includes recess time. Let me walk you through our new kind of recess and hope I can inspire you a little bit with yours. This year we are lot allowed to interact with any other class of students, and this includes at recess. So how did we plan recess out and how do we make this fun for our students? Let's walk through it all. Select … [Read more...]
How to Make and Manage No Contact Skill Centers
My students returned to school and they had one thing in mind... interacting with their peers! Although I wish this was possible as it was when they left school in March, it is not. We were able to start our face to face school year with some play. You can read all about our no contact center here. My students LOVE the ability to play, even if they can't play with each other. I don't keep them … [Read more...]
Preparing for Face to Face
Preparing for face to face learning was a little different this year. If this is a challenge you are facing, I am hoping I can help you out as well with these tips and tricks. Afterall, this year is anything BUT normal. We Learned the News We got the word that our school system was going to move towards a face to face option for learners. They gave us about a week to prepare for this while … [Read more...]
Easy & Fun Virtual Countdown to Class Timer
Let me show you an easy & fun virtual countdown to class timer. Since my virtual classroom is using Google Meet as our video conferencing tool, I am using AND LOVING this simple tool regularly. Why Do I Need a Class Timer? First, I love the idea of building up excitement leading up to our digital learning. Having a virtual timer is a great way to do this. Not only is it easy, it is so … [Read more...]
Preparing to Go Virtual: Plan for Success
Let's chat all about how you start preparing to go virtual to plan for success. Many of us feel lost and without clear directions, which is causing stress. Many of us WANT to start planning and prepping but don't know where to start. Back up to Spring First, let me start by telling you that in the Spring, I taught LIVE daily for 45 school days. I taught new materials across many subjects to … [Read more...]
You Must See This Seesaw Idea!!!
You must see this amazing Seesaw idea. Not only is it smart, but this makes it so easy for the students and parents to know exactly what to do every day. I can't wait to share with you the idea and HOW to make it work with little learners. How We Are Starting the Year My school is starting the year with virtual teaching next week. I am not sure how long we will be going virtual. The plan … [Read more...]
Preparing To Go Virtual: Student Tool Kits
Virtual learning is coming for my school for at least a few weeks. But let's face it, it will most likely be on the table all year. Let me walk you through students kits I am creating for students. You can see how I am collecting materials, putting the kits together, and making hands on learning a MUST for my learners. In one day, I worked on setting up my room with technology by creating … [Read more...]
Preparing To Go Virtual
I am now preparing to go virtual with my classroom. Word came down that my school is officially go virtual for at least a few weeks. After Labor Day, we may go back to traditional learning with Covid-19 safety measures in place or with a hybrid model for learning. For right now, all our students will receive virtual teaching for a few weeks but also have the option to extend this through … [Read more...]
Phonics Tools: Paper & Digital Learning Tools
Last time I showed you my plan for working with students on math skills and it was a HIT so today I back to talk to you all about how we can tackle phonics skills (with some ELA options) in here too. Let's dive into Phonics Tools: Paper and Digital Options. What Could Be Our Phonics Tools? Phonics Tools can be a collection of those materials you already have on hand to teach phonics to … [Read more...]
How to Make and Manage No Contact Centers
The big question in education is how can we keep students in one room, engaging our learners, and still allowing them to be well... KIDS?! Every school and every district will have different needs, but one thing I am sure that will be the same is this: no contact. So let's dive into how we can still make and manage no contact centers in Kindergarten. What Do I Call Centers? Every teacher, … [Read more...]
Math Tools: Paper & Digital Learning Tools
Every day I think about HOW I am going to reach all my learners in the upcoming year with the limitation mounting. Then, add to it that at any moment we could move from traditional to virtual school... again. Are you stressed about all this too?! My stress relieving solution hit me... a math tool kit that includes paper and digital options.Introducing a solution to your problems and mine... … [Read more...]
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