Groundhog Day: This set of groundhog day printables is perfect to guide Kindergarten learners to engage in fun groundhog-themed activities. ❤️Phonics Chart –gr words (includes a teacher and student copy) ❤️Gr cards (one page filled in and one page empty) ❤️Write the room sheets ❤️Poem ❤️Handwriting practice sheet ❤️Writing Prompts (3 different options) ❤️Little reader ❤️Vocabulary Word … [Read more...]
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My Misconceptions About Phonemic Awareness
As many reading teachers and textbooks will tell you, the components of reading are phonics, phonemic awareness, vocabulary, fluency, and reading comprehension. Although I often find myself pretty solid with phonics. Sometimes I am too heavy with phonics. And that is exactly where my misconceptions leave me. Let me explain. And hopefully, this will help your misconceptions as well. I Did Not … [Read more...]
Check Out Final -ck
One of the hardest phonics lessons I teach in Kindergarten is the final -ck sound. Whenever a lesson presents a challenge, I have found success when the lesson is made fun of! Therefore, I come up with some hands-on activities final -ck learning activities to make this week of phonics more fun for my little learners. Intro Lesson for Final -ck Learning Activities To start phonics off, we … [Read more...]
Arctic and Antarctic Animals Activities
Arctic and Antarctic Animals Activities: Last week, I was prepping for a week of Arctic and Antarctic Animals. I needed some center and hands-on activities for the week but I just couldn't find what my students needed. What is a gal to do but create it? Let me introduce you to some winter animal learning fun integrating math and phonics. This is what we used this past week for our learning … [Read more...]
Have You Seen Sound Tents?
Have you seen sound tents? This is a fun way for little hands to work with sounds to build real and nonsense words. Simple, fun, hands-on phonics fun! Let me show you what these fun phonics activities look like and how you can use them in your classroom with ease. How to Prep Sound Tents First, print out the sounds you want to cover in your classroom. You can see the full-color pages … [Read more...]
Rocks Rock! All About Earth’s Materials
All About Earth's Materials: Covering this standard about Earth's materials that include rocks and soil is about to become your favorite unit for Kindergarten. After dissecting this standard and pulling resources to make it hands-on and engaging, I am sure it is going to be a hit because Rocks Rock! All About Earth's Materials is fun! Beginning With the Standards for All About Earth's … [Read more...]
6 Must Dos for Hosting a Student Teacher
Hosting a student teacher is a great way to share your love of teaching with impressionable learners and to share your craft. Student teachers are teachers who are in college programs and come to real classrooms to learn from real teachers. It can also be stressful if you have never hosted a student teacher in your classroom, so let's break down the Must Dos for Hosting a Student … [Read more...]
Sounding Out Words Game Using Spelligator
Sounding Out Words Game to Promote Learning Let's talk about a fun Sounding Out Words Game. When teachers incorporate games into their classrooms, they do not JUST teach a skill. They are also taught higher-order thinking skills and winning and losing skills. The best part is the fact that your students are merely being children and playing a game. Learning becomes FUN and engaging. Learning is … [Read more...]
Get Ready for Apple Week with Apple Activities
Let's Get Ready for Apple Week with Apple Activities. This week is one of the best weeks of the entire school year. This week we get to celebrate Johnny Appleseed Day and integrate apples into our classroom. Let's break down TONS of teaching ideas and activities to help you to get ready for Apple week with Apple activities. And the best news is how HUGE of an update this Apple unit received. … [Read more...]
8 Fun If You Give a Dog a Donut Activities
Check out these 8 fun If You Give a Dog a Donut activities that are perfect for Kindergarten and first-grade teachers. After all, the letter Dd is a great time to use the book If You Give a Dog a Donut by Laura Numeroff. I know you will love all of these If You Give a Dog a Donut Activities and Fun ideas for the week. Tying learning into literacy and math skills is a great, solid teaching tip to … [Read more...]
Must Read for Every New to Kindergarten Teacher
Hey there, 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? Are you wondering if is it hard to be a kindergarten teacher? 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 … [Read more...]
One-to-One with Technology in Kindergarten: Part 1
Today we are starting our journey from going from 1 device to one-to-one with Technology in Kindergarten. Every teacher travels a different road when it comes to their technology journey. I am going to share with you my technology journey that started with one iPad and grew to 1:1 devices this school year. This is the first part of my journey. Beginning the Journey With one-to-one with … [Read more...]
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