My blog post “What I Do: First Day & Week of FDK” is one of my most-read posts of all time — but it’s from 2017! Since then, I’ve taught a few more classes, had my own kids go through Kindergarten, and gathered lots of new ideas to share. This updated version includes fresh routines,…
Hi everyone! Every summer as teachers start thinking about going back to school, I get flooded with DMs and emails asking me the same questions: “How do you get ready for the first day of Kindergarten?” and “Can you share your Kindergarten start up list?”. After years of sharing bits and pieces in my newsletter,…
Hi friends! Over the years I’ve been asked countless times to share organization ideas for the Kindergarten classroom so I finally decided to do a big blog post about how I’ve organized my classroom in the past! It’s a big topic so I’ve broken them down into different categories. Read them all or scroll to…
Hi friends! Happy teacher appreciation week! I hope you are shown extra appreciation this week for all of the hard work you put into your classrooms♡ As a Kindergarten parent now myself, I knew I wanted to do something small to show my appreciation for the two wonderful educators that T has. Honestly I cannot…
Hi friends! As many of you know, I had taken a break from sharing things on the blog when I found out I was pregnant with our second baby. Now that baby #2 is almost 5 months old, I am playing catch up and will share some of the new things that I posted to…
Every year in August I get lots of questions asking which resources I recommend the most from my TeachersPayTeachers store. So I’ve compiled them in this blog post! Hope this is helpful to those who are browsing! You can click on the title above each image (e.g. #10: Fill in the Blank: Sight Word Poems for…
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…
Here are some of the things we have been up to this month! 1. ALPHABET STAMPING I wanted a recording sheet for the kids to practice using alphabet stamps with so I quickly made these up and they were a big hit with our class! I was asked by many people to share the recording…
We finally feel (some what) ready for Tuesday! This year’s classroom reveal is a lot less detailed. I’m coming back from mat leave for the first time, I have a new ECE partner and the classroom is new to both of us. So we’ve spent time lots of time moving things in, getting to know…
Hi guys! I’ve decided to try something different this year with the blog. I will make one blog post for the month and then add to it until the next month comes around. So anything new I post on Instagram for August will be added to this post until September rolls around and I’ll make…
I love sharing lessons and activities that have worked well in my Kindergarten classroom to provide you with engaging ideas and to help you cut down your planning time!
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