Kindergarten Lesson Plans Week 3 featuring ideas for Clark the Shark Reading, writing, math, and center activities too. Clark the Shark Close Read Clark the Shark is a great book to introduce to your students early in the year. Clark is big and rough and he has a hard time with his friends. Can you think of a really ...
Free Journal and Notebook Labels for Kindergarten. This blog post contains free labels for your math journals, poetry notebook, and your students’ thinking journals. Perfect for interactive notebooks! Preparing your notebooks So I was always the crazy lady, sitting on the floor at Walmart trying to get all of my composition books to match. Then when…
Kindergarten Lesson Plans Week 2 featuring ideas for Stand Tall Molly Lou Melon. This is a great back to school book, but it can be used at any time of the year. Stand Tall Molly Lou Melon Close Reading With our Engaging Reading Curriculum, we revisit the same book over a 5 day period. Each…
Kindergarten Lesson Plans Week 1 is HERE! I’ve been there! I know what it is like. You worked so HARD to get your classroom ready and now you are about to meet your new friends that will be with you all year. So how do you get started? For years, I have posted my Peek…
Ahh… back to school time! So many fun days are ahead of you! Here are some color activities for kindergarten that will help start your year off GREAT! Books About Color There are some great books about color! There are some old favorites on this list and a few new ones. Mouse Paint and Mix…
Running record assessment forms and more will be covered in this blog post. What are running record assessment forms? Way back in the day, researcher Marie Clay designed the running record ...
Balanced Literacy Approach? What is balanced literary? How do I teach balanced literacy?... All the questions... Get comfy... grab a cup of tea... this might prove to be a long ...
