Hi everyone! I had really great feedback when I posted “My Favourite Literacy Videos for Kindergarten” in March so here is the follow up blog post, My Favourite Math Videos for Kindergarten! I introduce each song at the beginning of a corresponding math lesson and then it goes into our “Math Songs” folder. After we…
Hi guys! I started writing this post in March but then the school closures happened and I forgot that I had even started this post.. but I recently found it and thought I would still share it since it has a free freebies in the post! 1. PIPE CLEANER RAINBOW STEM I love this centre…
Hi there! I’ve been meaning to write this blog post for a long time. I’m finally getting to it because I think now is the perfect time as I’m sure many parents are looking for easy ways to get some academics into their day during this COVID-19 school closure! In my Kindergarten classroom we have…
What a whirlwind these past few weeks have been. I have been thinking long and hard about what would be the best way for me to support others during this pandemic. I started working on a home schooling package… but I couldn’t find a way to make it comprehensive and play-based while also making it…
Hi friends! Here is what we’ve been up to in February! Read on if you need ideas for Valentine’s Day, 100th Day of School, Pink Shirt Day and more! And don’t miss the 8 FREEBIES in this post! 1. DON’T DROP THE ANIMALS! The kiddos LOVED this game!! I got this idea from @rece_fdk_1994 on…
Happy New Year! Hope you all had a great holiday! Here is what we have been up to in our classroom this month! 1. NEW YEAR’S EVE SENSORY BIN Here is a simple sensory bin that you can put together with left over New Year’s Eve goodies! The students enjoyed feeling and wearing the various…
Here are some things we have been up to in our classroom this month! 1. CANDY CANE FINGERPRINT ORNAMENT I was originally going to do fingerprint snowmen or reindeer but then I saw @creativekindergartenblogontpt post about her candy cane ornaments and these looked so much easier so we switched to these. I have to say…
Here is what we have been up to in November! 1. I KNOW MY BEGINNING SOUNDS – FALL WORDS I originally made these to use as a dry erase book but have been using them as mini sensory bins instead! This week I put letter beads in a small bin with split peas and had…
Hi everyone! When I posted about the Diwali centres and activities we did in class, many of you asked me to share more. All of the credit for these lesson ideas and activities go to my amazing ECE partner (she prepped everything, except the the word booklet and the fill in the blank information sheets). …
Here are some of the things we have been up to this month! 1. INVITATION TO CREATE – APPLES One of my teaching partners told me about this easy invitation to create and I love it! I love how the kids need to look closely and problem solve as they build their apple. I also…
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