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! First of all I can’t believe this is my first blog post in over a year! My mat leave flew by, but I’m looking forward to being back at work in August! Speaking of being back at work, I recently posted to my Instagram stories about how I was starting to prepare my…
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…
Hey friends! Today I wanted to share some name activities that I use at the beginning of the year. I teach JK/SK (which is Pre-K/K for my American friends) so most JK students and some SK students still need lots of practice learning to write their names at the beginning of the year! During the…
Knock, knock… is anybody there? I’ve been neglecting this little blog of mine! I can’t believe I haven’t posted for over a month and a half! I was busy over at Designs by Yukari (now closed until next summer) all of August and then B2S prep took over my life! There are lots of new…
Phew! Although there is no tired like beginning of the year teacher tired, I have to say that I have a really lovely class. We started the week off by reading “Chu’s First day of School”. In the book Chu’s teacher asks each student to say their name and something they love doing. So after…
Hi! I’ve been blog stalking for a couple years now and this week I finally decided to go for it and start my own blog! I hope you will be able to use some of the ideas I share! Today I made these “Looking Forward To A Bright Year” gift for my teammates. I will…
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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