Hi friends, today I wanted to share how I teach about Earth Day and how to take care of the Earth in April! Here are the curriculum expectations I cover and the learning goal/success criteria I introduce as we learn about Earth Day: We start these lesson at the beginning of April, so that students…
Hi friends! I am so excited because I start my spring break today! I am so excited to get caught up on a bunch of blog/TPT stuff, baby shopping and some other misc. personal things (car maintenance, taxes etc!) But first I wanted to recap our week before spring break to give you a peek…
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! It feels like forever since my last weekly round-up post! Here is what we have been up to in our classroom! Scroll to the bottom for the freebie! 1. NUMBER SENSE LOOSE PARTS TRAY I switched up my math loose parts tray and the kids ate it up this week! They are obsessed…
Hi friends! I’m back to share a bunch of new valentine themed activities we’ve been exploring in our classroom. There’s a freebie too so make sure you grab it before you go! 1. VALENTINE CHART & SENTENCES I love adding these themed word charts to my whiteboard centre to spark new writing. Students can draw…
Hi friends! Happy Friday! Today was our report card writing PA day and I am so glad we get this day to write! I basically locked myself up in my room and wrote all day so I feel good about the amount I got done today! I brought some assessments and documentation home, so I’m…
Hi friends! I’m sharing some ideas from our first week of 2018! I hope you can use some of these ideas! 1. NEW YEAR FIREWORK PAINTING I got this idea from @teachingspecialthinkers on Instragram. All you need is some black construction paper, gold and silver paint and a toilet paper roll with slits cut in…
I’m popping in real quick to share a few things from the last 2 weeks. Scroll to the bottom for the calendar freebie! 1. 3D FIGURE TRACING BOOK I updated this one this summer and the kids enjoyed tracing the figures and words with the expo markers! This 3D figure tracing book is included in…
Hi friends! Can you believe it’s already the second week of December? We have been enjoying lots of Christmas themed activities in our class so I thought I would share them with you today. 1. CHRISTMAS SENSORY BIN I put I dyed 3 cups of rice (each) red and green and also added some Christmas…
Remembrance Day is an important day to teach about, but it can also can be a little tricky in Kindergarten. It’s important to gage how much they can handle in terms of talking about war and death before delving too deeply into it. And although it is important to remember and talk about the…
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!
Check out my story below to learn more about the why behind A Pinch of Kinder.
