Hi friends! I love when other people post about their classroom set-up so today I thought I would show you ours! This is the first year that I am in the same room as the year before. We had a set-up that worked well so we kept it very similar for now. Here is a…
Hi guys! I’m linking up with Tara from 4th Grade Frolics for her Monday Made It linky to share some things I made this week! Desk Organizer Now I don’t know if this really counts as a made-it… because I didn’t do all that much lol but Michaels had these for 40% off and I…
Hi guys! Today I wanted to share a little bit about how I assess and create guided groups for math at the beginning of the year. During the first two weeks of school I try to pull all of my students one by one and do a beginning of the year number sense assessment with…
Hey friends! Today I wanted to share some name activities that I use at the beginning of the year. I teach JK/SK (which is Pre-K/K for my American friends) so most JK students and some SK students still need lots of practice learning to write their names at the beginning of the year! During the…
Hi guys! I’m linking up with Tara from 4th Grade Frolics for her Monday Made It linky! Here are the projects I completed this past week! Updated Teaching Portfolio I always update my teaching portfolio at the beginning of my summer break because as an LTO, summer time also means interview season! I enjoy taking…
Hi guys! For those that just had their last day of school like me, happy summer break!! I’m joining Kacey at Doodle Bugs Teaching to share 5 things from my last week of school 🙂 1. Thank You Poster Card On the last day of school my ECE and I decided to make a poster…
Hi guys! I’m back for a little recap and linking up with Kacey at Doodle Bugs Teaching for Five for Friday! Here is some things that have been happening in our classroom the last two weeks 🙂 1. Father’s Day Gift We made this craft for Father’s Day this year! First we took a picture…
Hi guys! Long time no blog! Actually I just checked and it has only been 2 weeks, but for some reason it feels like it has been forever since I last blogged! With report cards, case conferences and permanent teaching postings closing yesterday (for those of you who don’t know, I am a LTO) I…
Hi guys! I’m linking up with Kacey at Doodle Bugs Teaching to share 5 random things from this week! 1. Pinecone Observation Paintings My kids are still loving these water colour observational drawings/paintings. Some of the items we have been looking closely at and painting include pinecones (pictured above) and caterpillars. We often put magnifying…
This is my third year raising caterpillars in the classroom! It is always such a neat experience for the kids. Here are some of my favourite activities/ways I encourage observation and wonderings. PRE-ARRIVAL: This year we read the book Katy Duck Is a Caterpillar to activate our schema about spring. It is a fiction text…
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