Teaching Ideas & Activities

  • Writing Class Books

    Creating Your First Class Book in Kindergarten

    Create your first Kindergarten Class Book! Read more about how I use this Friends From A to Z class book in my kindergarten classroom.  This is one of our first writing activities at the beginning of the year, and it’s a fun one! Having the kids create class books for our classroom library is one […]

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  • Centers Made Simple for the Beginning of the Year in Kindergarten

      If you asked my kinders what their favorite part of our day is, most of them will tell you, “Centers!”   On a typical day, I rotate three centers which include a teacher-facilitated literacy center, a technology center, and a third center which I alternate daily (fine motor, reading, math, reading & writing, art, etc.).  […]

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  • Kindergarten Graduation Program

    Graduation MEGA Bundle for Pre-K and Kindergarten: Oh, the Places They’ll Go Theme So the end of the year is finally in sight, and the countdown to summer has begun.  That means it’s time to start planning for Graduation or End of the Year Celebrations!  If you are new to teaching pre-k or kindergarten or […]

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  • Kindergarten Writing Paper for Journals

    Kindergarten Writing Paper

    The Perfect Primary Printable Writing Paper for Beginner Writers in Kindergarten & 1st Grade      Click HERE to view this product! Kindergarten Writing Paper for the Entire Year! I searched for years for the perfect kindergarten writing paper that met the changing needs of my students at the beginning, middle, and end of the […]

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  • Kindergarten Science: 4 ways of fitting it in

    Fitting SCIENCE into your BUSY Kindergarten Day One of the struggles of teaching a half-day kindergarten program is trying to get everything in!  I’m sure that those of you that teach full-day kindergarten struggle with this as well.  After covering the reading, writing, and math for the day, sometimes you just run out of time.  […]

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  • 20 Beautiful Bulletin Boards for the ENTIRE YEAR

      Bulletin Boards for Your ENTIRE YEAR Bulletin boards are kind of my thing.  If you’ve followed this blog or visited my TPT Store, you can probably tell!   I love creating beautiful displays that showcase my students’ writing along with seasonal crafts that make the activities fun, yet meaningful for my kinders.  Upon request, I […]

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