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 guys! Today I wanted to share with you some Valentine’s Day themed activities we have been exploring! I hope you can use some of them next week! 1. HEART WAND PATTERNING A twist on an oldie but a goodie. I just twisted pipe cleaners to make a loop on one end and then formed…
Hi guys! I’m here to share a few activities from our classroom this week! 1. NUMBER MAKE IT 2 MATS Our kids love play dough but I wanted new play dough mats that were a little bit harder and worked on some of the skills we had been working about recently. So over the winter…
Hi guys! I’m linking up with Kacey at Doodle Bugs Teaching to share with you 5 things from my classroom this week! 1. CO-CREATED ALPHABET/NUMBER POSTERS I love making co-created posters with the kids at the beginning of the year. I find that the kids use the resources a lot more too when they are…
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…
Happy Friday! I’m popping in to share 5 activities from my classroom this week! 1. Chicka Chicka 1 • 2 • 3 Do you know the book “Chicka Chicka 1 • 2 • 3”? This book was recommended to me at a workshop so I borrowed it from my local library. I love it! It’s…
Hi everyone! I’m linking up with Kacey from Doodle Bugs Teaching to share 5 things from this week! 1. Introduction to Story Writing We introduced story writing this week. I saw @ourkindergartenfamily post this picture on Instagram and knew I had to copy their idea! I whipped up a quick cover for our “A Wordless…
Hi guys! I’m linking up with Kacey at Doodle Bugs Teaching to share 5 things from my week! 1. Math Bulletin Board: Decomposing Numbers This one has been up for a while but it is one of my favourite math boards this year. I was happy to be able to represent the success criteria and…
Hi everyone! I’m linking up with Kacey at Doodle Bugs Teaching to share 5 things from this week! 1. Easter Egg Sight Word Flip & Trace This one was a surprising hit this week! I wrote the sight words on the back of these foam easter eggs and set them out on a table with…
By request from some Instagram followers I’m here to share five Christmas themed/December ideas from this week and link up with Kacey at Doodle Bugs Teaching for her Five for Friday! I hope you can use them in your classroom next week or next year!
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