Teaching Kindergarten

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It's time to work on building number sense! Kids need to understand the different number combinations by being able to decompose and compose numbers! My students were struggling with balancing equal equations, filling out missing parts of number bonds and with missing addends. I needed an abacus for...

How do you keep your lessons and materials organized each day, each week and each month? I am so visual, and I love to be organized so I can focus all of my time on teaching when my kiddos are with me. I try to have all of my copies made, organized and prepped so I can just pull and teach every da

Rhyming Bats is the perfect addition to your literacy centers during Halloween and fall months. These printables are perfect for kindergarten and first grade.

We’re going to make some sight word pirate ships, pop them on the ocean then try and sink our enemies! This is a fun way to practice sight words (or any words you’re working on), both reading and writing them. Plus kids get to practice reading numbers to 50 at the same time. Scroll right [...]

Now newly improved with even more light table fun!! Please check out the links below each photo to see each part of the Ultimate Light Table Guide. The activities seen in each post are examples of play based learning, Reggio Emilia, and Montessori all done on light tables. Feel free to Pin on Pinterest too! I have learned a lot about Reggio Emilia and Montessori over the past few years. Light Tables are a component of Reggio Emilia inspired learning, not of Montessori learning activities but…

How do you store supplies such as markers, pencils, paper, and crayons in your writing center? Setting up a writing center in your classroom can be challenging, but with a few simple tricks you can have a fully functional and organized center in no time! Writing Center Set Up in Preschool I get asked often ...

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Step by step guide to creating a cheap, portable lightbox for art, tracing, and hand lettering penmanship practice.

Quick, easy and relatively low cost DIY light table tutorial that you can make at home.

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When I moved to Pre-K, I completely changed how I ran my classroom. I went to a more center based, student led system, as opposed to a teacher led classroom. The biggest thing I had to adjust to, was I let the STUDENTS CHOOSE what center they go to, I let STUDENTS CHOOSE when they change centers. And do you know what? It was NOT mad chaos like I expected! Once we set expectations and taught them the appropriate social skills to communicate, it was so easy! This post does contain links, both…

Why I got rid of morning work and switched to soft start instead. Use morning tubs to start your day by building creativity and community.

Ready to kick off 2020-2021 school year with 20 Amazon Must Haves? I’ve compiled a list of what I think are classroom essentials for this upcoming school year that might make social distancing and learning possible! Please note that this post has Amazon Affiliate links. I get a few cents per purchase to help pay […]

Kids of all ages love pirates and especially our early learners! Delight them with this hands-on Pirate Rhyming Puzzle!

Activity for ages 5 to 8. If you’re looking for a fun way to teach digraphs like SH-, CH- and TH-, you’ll love these free gumball puzzles. The digraph puzzles are so easy to make and fun to play. They’re great to use as literacy centers or guided reading activities! Getting Ready To prep, I simply printed the gumball puzzles (below) on […]