What should each and every Kindergarten teacher know about start-of-the-year wall decor? More so, what wall decor remains on the wall all year long? Also, what wall decor remain on the wall year after year? Here is some Start of the Year Wall Decor Ideas. Alphabet Wall Decor First, you must have an Alphabet that connects to phonics skills. You will refer to it every day, multiple times a … [Read more...]
Brown Bear Game
Check out this 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 … [Read more...]
First-Day-of-School Freebie Sign for Kindergarten
Check out this first-day-of-school freebie sign. Today was the first day of school. I am BEYOND tired! But, you know how it is... the first day of school tired is the best kind of tired, besides rocking your baby yawning, I know. If you are tired like me and just trying to get all the things cross off your to-do list that you MUST get done, let me help you a little bit. Check out my first … [Read more...]
If You Take a Mouse to School
If You Take a Mouse to School Welcome, fellow teachers, to a delightful adventure in the land of imagination! Today, we embark on a whimsical journey through the pages of the beloved children's book, "If You Take a Mouse to School." But hold on tight! We're not just going to read it; we're going to put our reading comprehension skills to the test, wield our writing prowess, and conquer the art … [Read more...]
There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed Some Books
There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed Some Books: My students LOVE the Old Lady books by Lucille Colandro. I love to use these books to work on sequencing right away since it can take a while to master this skill. There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed Some Books I also use sequencing to talk about words like before, after, next... etc. We also use ordinal numbers like 1st, 2nd, 3rd... etc. I also … [Read more...]
Back to School Book Freebie
Back to School Book Freebie: Today is the start of new Scholastic Book Orders! You can't order books during the month of July. Each year I buy a cheap book from Scholastic to give to my students for Meet the Teacher. Back to School I put each book on each student's desk along with a little note asking them to read the book as "homework" for the night before school starts. I wasn't able to … [Read more...]