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)….
Hi there! Remembrance Day is such an important day to teach about but it can also be a tricky one in Kindergarten. At this age, it’s important to gauge how much each group can handle when it comes to discussions about war and loss before going too deep. While it’s essential to honour and talk…
🍂✨ Fall is here — and that means it’s the perfect time to add some seasonal fun to your centres! ✨🍂 As the seasons change, I love bringing a bit of seasonal magic into the classroom. These fine motor, literacy, and math centres are designed to be hands-on, engaging, and low-prep, so your students can…
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…
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! Every summer as teachers start thinking about going back to school, I get flooded with DMs and emails asking me the same questions: “How do you get ready for the first day of Kindergarten?” and “Can you share your Kindergarten start up list?”. After years of sharing bits and pieces in my newsletter,…
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….
Hi friends! I’ll be writing other blog posts still but this will be my last weekly round-up for a while.. since Friday was my last day of work! I’m officially on maternity leave! Here is what we were up to my last week of work! 1. COUNTING WATERMELON SEEDS We are working on 1:1 correspondence…
Hi friends! Today’s post is super short, but I wanted to share a freebie with you (that you can use tomorrow!) so I decided to still post! 1. SPRING BEGINNING SOUNDS One area of need for many of my kiddos is identifying beginning sounds in words and paying attention to beginning sounds when reading emergent…
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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