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
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
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
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
I’m gearing up to do a Book Study with some parents in my kindergarten class, using the Playful Learning book. I started thinking about how this book, by Mariah Bruehl, and the e-courses she has hosted have introduced me to new ideas and opened my eyes to a whole new approach to teaching and learning. I