Prepare for kindergarten with "Are We Ready"
Sunflowers in the Classroom
In my opinion, The Sunflower House is a classic. We read this book in my kindergarten classroom and the kids were thrilled with the treasures I brought in for them to explore. I grabbed a few sunflowers from my cousin’s farm, when I was over there, and dried them in my garage for a
We Have A Winner!
We have a winner of the book set from Hameray Books! My friend over at Hameray emailed me this morning with the winner from the raffle. Are you ready? Drumroll, please… Andi Nofziger-Meadows is the winner! I have to tell you, when I read who the winner was I was a bit like Buddy, in
Joy Cowley Book Set Giveaway
Are you ready for this? I have a big giveaway of 15 Joy Cowley books. I have loved Joy Cowley since the first time I read Mrs. Wishy-Washy. Her books are so well loved by young readers. If you have a first grader or you are a first great teacher, this is perfect for you!
LeapFrog Leap Start
My new LeapFrog Leap Start arrived in the mail a few weeks ago and I’ve just gotten the chance to try it out with my kindergarten class. (LeapFrog sent the product for me to try out. The opinions here are all my own.) When I opened it up, my initial thought was that it was
The Beginning of Kindergarten
Well, here we are! It’s the beginning of kindergarten and the fun has begun! Not all of the readers of my blog are teachers, but I thought you might like a classroom tour anyway. The classroom at my current school is significantly smaller than the classroom in my previous building, so I had to get