Connecting Animals and Children in Early Learning
I’ve always been an animal lover. I was that little girl who brought home stray cat after stray cat. My mom still reminds me of the day that I stood on the front porch and cried, “Her bones are sticking out! Can we keep her?” As an adult, I still have animals around my house
We Love Making Lists
My kindergartners are in love with writing lists! I downloaded the FREE list forms on Teachers Pay Teachers, made by Nellie Edge, and organized them in a little tote. My kids love making grocery lists, wish lists, and lists of their friends in the class. I have a handful of resources around the room, like
Hatching Chicks in Kindergarten
This is the year! I’m going to do something that I’ve never done in my 22 years of teaching. I’m going to hatch chicks in my kindergarten classroom! I’m so excited, I might just burst. The kindergarten teachers at a neighboring school have done this for years and tell me that it is an amazing
Loving Our Literacy Stations
There’s something magical that happens in January in Kindergarten. All of a sudden, kids start reading and writing all the time. They finally realize that they CAN do it! This is the time of year when we really start working on learning our sight words and we give kids as much time as possible to
Playful Learning – Best Book for Parents of Young Learners
I’ve owned Playful Learning since the day it came out in print. The author, Mariah Bruehl is a blogger and has a fabulous website where she offers online courses for parents and teachers. I’ve loved her work and consider her a “online friend” who I have never actually met in person (unless you count Skype