One of the questions I get asked most often is: “Why do you teach your Kindergarten math units in the order that you show in your Kindergarten math scope & sequence?” And honestly… a lot of thought went into it. When I first started teaching Kindergarten, math planning felt overwhelming. I knew what concepts needed…
Hi there! It’s summer break! But when you have school aged kids (who refuse to go to camp🤪) you might be googling “tips for staying sane over summer break with kids at home” on Day 2😅 I’ve been sharing some things we’ve been doing to keep myself sane while having both of my boys (currently…
Spring is coming, and it’s the perfect time to start adding some fun, hands-on spring themed centres to your classroom! Below are some spring-themed literacy and math centres for Kindergarten that give kids the chance to explore the season through activities that review foundational literacy and math skills. From planting seeds to using pipe cleaner…
October already!? Not that I’m complaining… but September flew by! I am finally getting back into the swing of teaching and blogging and have lots of new ideas to share 🙂 But today I’m linking up with Farley at Oh’ Boy 4th Grade for the October Currently! Listening: I’m never listening to anything while I…
Happy Saturday! Today I’m linking up with Farley from Oh’ Boy 4th Grade for her monthly Currently link-up! Listening: Photograph – Ed Sheeran If you followed my blog you may know that I love Ed Sheeran. My favourite is still “Thinking Out Loud” but his new song “Photograph” is currently on repeat 😉 You can…
Hi all! I just wanted to pop in and share with you a new blog that launched today! It is the Kinder Tribe blog! Kinder Tribe was originally a Facebook group that started to support and inspire K teachers. The response was so great that we decided to extend it into a collaborative blog! There…
Happy Canada Day!! I’m linking up with Farley for the monthly Currently today. LISTENING: I know… it’s Bieber.. please don’t throw rocks at me.. lol I love this song right now! You can listen to it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nntGTK2Fhb0 See You Again by Wiz Khalifa is a close second 😉 You can listen to that here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RgKAFK5djSk LOVING:…
I am FINALLY linking up for week 1 of the TpT Seller Challenge! Once again I’m the hosts Teach Create Motivate, Peppy Zesty Teacherista, Sparkling in Second and Third in Hollywood! I blogged week 2 first because it was an easier challenge to manage while I was still in school. Now that I’m officially on summer…
Today was the LAST day of school for me! I’m officially on summer break! Woooooo!!! I’m linking up with Kacey at Doodle Bugs Teaching to share 5 things from this week! We decided to frame a picture of the two educators and the student and give it to them as a farewell gift on the…
So… I’m technically not even done with my post for week 1.. I thought I finally finished updating my 3D figure pack tonight but there has been a slight clip art hiccup and now it will have to wait a few more days 🙁 But I’m going to join in for week 2 and share…
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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