Nurturing a Love for the Earth from the Start Earth Day isn’t just a calendar event—it’s a powerful teaching moment for Kindergarteners to explore how they can help protect our planet. Through age-appropriate lessons and imaginative play, we can guide young learners to practice sustainable habits, and build empathy for the environment. In this post,…
Do your kiddos LOVE Easter as much as mine? Easter manipulatives make it super easy to make hands-on Easter centers that support fine motor, literacy and math skills development! Read on for some of my favourite ways to incorporate Easter into the Kindergarten classroom and make practicing literacy and math skills extra fun! 1. Fine…
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…
St. Patrick’s Day is the perfect opportunity to add a little extra magic to your Kindergarten classroom! With playful themes like leprechauns, rainbows, and pots of gold, it’s easy to integrate fun, hands-on math and literacy activities that engage young learners☘️ Keep scrolling to see my favourite St. Patrick’s Day centers for Kindergarten that not…
Hi friends! Have you recently come across the term heart words and wondering what they are? Or maybe you’re an early SoR adopter and have been teaching irregular high frequency words this way for a few years now! I first learned about heart words when I started my SoR learning journey a few years ago….
Valentine’s Day is the perfect opportunity to reinforce friendship, kindness and love in a Kindergarten classroom! Scroll through this post if you need ideas for Valentine’s day centers for Kindergarten that will keep your students busy and engaged while also strengthening their fine motor, literacy and math skills! 1. Build & Trace Valentine’s Day Words…
Hi friends! Today I’m rounding up some of my favourite winter themed centre ideas for Kindergarten to hopefully help you with your January planning! Let’s dive in 🙂 1. Arctic Small World Play Centre (Freebie) This is one of my favourite winter centres and always a hit with my classes too! I bought this set…
Hi friends! Like many of you Christmas is my favourite holiday and a favourite of many of our students! High interest typically means high engagement so I love incorporating Christmas themes into our centres when I can do it in a hands on, meaningful way that supports their learning! I hope you are able to…
I love planning fun Halloween activities because our students are typically so excited for Halloween and the themed activities make literacy and math centres extra engaging for them🧡 New to K or just looking for some fresh new ideas? Then keep reading for some of my favourite Halloween themed centre activities for Kindergarten! 1. Give…
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…
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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