Over the years, one of the most common questions I’ve been asked is: “Do you have a bundle that combines your Ontario Kindergarten Math Year-Long Printable Bundle and Year-Long Digital Bundle?” For a long time, the answer was no. Not because I couldn’t combine them, but because if I was going to bring all of…
Need some community helpers activities for Kindergarten that are actually engaging AND easy to prep? Community helpers is one of my favourite themes because it connects so naturally to field trips, dramatic play, inquiry, literacy, math, and conversations about the people and places in our communities and it’s explicitly in the curriculum (D22.1 and D22.2)….
Need some fresh ideas for your October centres that doesn’t involve Halloween? Pumpkins are the perfect theme for October — hands-on, low-prep, and so easy to tie into your literacy, math, and fine motor goals. In this post, I’ve rounded up my favourite hands-on pumpkin activities for Kindergarten that your students will love! Scroll through…
Today I’m sharing some of my favourite apple activities for Kindergarten… because apples is one of my favourite themes to kick off the school year! 🍎 Not only are they perfect for September, but they also lend themselves to so many fun hands-on literacy, math, and fine motor activities that keep students engaged while building…
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 guys! Happy Friday! Apart from feeling a little crummy at the beginning of the week (fever & cold carrying over from last week..) I had such a great week with the kids this week! Here are some of the highlights! 1. COMPOSING NUMBERS + ADDITION We wrapped up composing numbers and started addition this…
Hi friends! Welcome to another Five for Friday where I share 5 things from my week! 1. I Like Myself Writing My teammate shared this activity with me and I knew we had to try it too! My kids loved looking at the mirror and drawing themselves. I set out the book “I Like Myself!”…
Hi friends! Lots of people have been asking about how I organize my assessments so I wanted to share how I organize my numeracy assessments with you today! I will be doing a post about my literacy assessment binder soon as well! I use a nice big 3″ binder for both my literacy and numeracy…
Hi guys! Today I wanted to share a little bit about how I assess and create guided groups for math at the beginning of the year. During the first two weeks of school I try to pull all of my students one by one and do a beginning of the year number sense assessment with…
Hi guys! Long time no blog! Actually I just checked and it has only been 2 weeks, but for some reason it feels like it has been forever since I last blogged! With report cards, case conferences and permanent teaching postings closing yesterday (for those of you who don’t know, I am a LTO) I…
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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