Hi friends! I’m here with another Weekly Round-Up to share what we have been up to this week! 1. BEE INQUIRY: NECTAR/POLLEN TRANSPORT CENTRE Since we are learning about bees during our inquiry time, I set out this nectar transport centre for the students to act out how the bees suck up the nectar, carry…
Hi friends! How was your week? I’m back to share some of the new things we have been up to in our classroom! 1. BIRTHDAY CHART My kids have been asking me about their birthdays since the beginning of the year (When is my birthday? Is my birthday soon? etc.) so we finally made this…
Hi friends! How’s your October going? Truth be told I’m on a little bit of a #strugglebus. I just cannot get myself up as early as usual in the mornings and feel rushed everyday getting my room ready. 5:00 comes way too quick and I don’t feel like I’m getting much done after school. Being…
Hi friends! I’m back! I took a week off most things “A Pinch of Kinder” last week so I could focus on my wedding! It turned out to be a gorgeous day (which we were so thankful for since we had an outdoor venue!). I’ll share some photos when I get them back from our…
Hi guys! Happy Friday! I hope you had a great week. Here are some of the things we’ve been up to in our class! 1. CO-CREATED NUMBER POSTERS We finally finished up our co-created number posters! We worked in small groups to write the numeral, the number word, create the number on a ten frame,…
Hi guys! Happy Labour Day long weekend! I FINALLY finished getting my room “ready” yesterday. I put ready in quotation marks because there is so much I still want to do, but it is ready for the kids to come, play and learn on the first day! I was lucky that my new school was…
I’ve had lots of requests over the summer to share what I do for the first day and week of Kindergarten. I’m always a little hesitant to do these kinds of posts. Each school, team and community as well as the kids are so different. And although this will be my fifth year teaching FDK,…
Hi guys! Can you believe we’re entering the last week of school? June has flown by! Here are some ideas I’m hoping you can use this week or next June 🙂 1. SIGHT WORD POPSICLE STICK PUZZLES I adapted this from an idea I saw on Planning Playtime’s Facebook page. Students are invited to find…
Hi guys! I’m linking up with Kacey at Doodle Bugs Teaching to share with you 5 things from my classroom this week! 1. CO-CREATED ALPHABET/NUMBER POSTERS I love making co-created posters with the kids at the beginning of the year. I find that the kids use the resources a lot more too when they are…
A question I often get is “How do plan your program?” It takes me a while to answer that question because there is so much to take into consideration when planning! Today I want to share with you some of the templates I use to plan our program. First off this is my schedule for…
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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