Sub plans template free file for emergency substitute teacher days! Why not make a binder? Grab all of the freebies to make your own binder. It is editable so you can customize it to fit your classroom needs! Sub plans template: The history behind this binder When I was in the classroom full time, I…
Kindergarten Activities for Your Classroom!
As a former kindergarten teacher, Deedee Wills understands the difficulties of teaching in a kindergarten classroom. That’s why she created kindergarten classroom activities and resources to help teachers effectively organize their classrooms and teach daily lessons. With these resources, teachers can utilize classroom time more efficiently and find new ideas to engage their students in lessons!
To contact Deedee directly about kindergarten classroom resources and activities, email deedee@mrswillskindergarten.com.
KINDERGARTEN LESSON PLANS: Week 30 Chester
Chester Lesson Plans and Ideas for Kindergarten and First Grade. Reading comprehension, responding to literature, art, and center ideas! Chester Lesson Plans: Read Aloud is laugh-out-loud funny. My class always got a kick out it and it is a great mentor text when you want to talk about a writer’s voice. We use this book…
KINDERGARTEN LESSON PLANS: Week 29 Piggie Pie
Piggie Pie Lessons for kindergarten and first grade. Reading comprehension, directed drawing, center ideas, and a fun STEM activity too! Could there be a more fun book to read with your class than ? Piggie Pie Lessons: Reading Comprehension First, let’s look at these illustrations! So fun! Some of the reading comprehension strategies we used…
10 Kid-Friendly Earth Day Videos
10 Kid-Friendly Earth Day videos for your kindergarten or first grade classroom. Fun videos, songs, and books about Earth Day and how we can make the world a better place! Earth Day Videos Explore these 10 kid-friendly Earth Day videos! Through videos, read-alouds, and songs students will learn all about Earth Day. #1 Betsy’s Kindergarten…
KINDERGARTEN LESSON PLANS: Week 28 Dragons Love Tacos
Dragons Love Tacos Lessons and Ideas! Dragons Love Tacos Lessons: Read Aloud is such a hilarious book! We knew we had to include it in our Engaging Readers units! Here are a few first-grade response samples. Prediction YES! First grade and even kindergarten are using our 2nd Grade Engaging Readers. This teacher told me that…
Bump Games | Math & Literacy Activities
Bump games for your math & literacy centers or small group. Teach this simple and engaging game to your kindergarten class and swap out the skills to have a predictable center or station all year long! Bump Games The BUMP games are purposely predictable so you can teach it once and use it throughout the…
Spring Poems | Poetry in the Classroom
Adding poetry to your daily routine is simple! Bring on Spring and add poetry in the classroom with these fun, spring poems! Your class will love to sing along with these shared readings. It’s officially Spring! We’ve had a couple of 60-degree days and I am SO HAPPY about it! I am sure it will…
Kindergarten Anytime Literacy Centers
Kindergarten Anytime Literacy Centers. Non-thematic literacy center activities can be used at any time throughout the year. CVC words, rhyming, letter sounds, and more! Kindergarten Anytime Literacy Centers Centers are LIFE in kindergarten! Kids love them, teachers love them, principals love them! It is one way primary teachers differentiate in the classroom and oh don’t…
Classroom Friendly Weather Videos
Classroom friendly weather videos. Videos, songs, and books to share with your kindergarten or 1st grade class during your study of weather. Classroom Friendly Weather Videos My students loved exploring and learning about all different types of weather. Since I lived in the midwest for a LONG time, we experienced quite a variety of weather….
KINDERGARTEN LESSON PLANS: WEEK 26 Hooway for Wodney Wat
Hooway for Wodney Wat Lesson Plans and Ideas for kindergarten. Hooway for Wodney Wat Lesson Plans: Close Reading Hooway for Wodney Wat by Helen Lester is one of my favorite books! Perhaps because Wodney may be my kindred spirit! If you are not familiar with the book, it is the story of Rodney (AKA: Wodney)…
Daily Math Practice Through Math Journals
Journal prompts in kindergarten for daily math practice. Daily math notebook prompts for students to solve common core kindergarten math standards problems. Students work on math story problems through drawing and writing. Kindergarten Math Journals Do your students journal write each day? We often use writing journals in the classroom, but what about math? Daily…
8 Awesome Kindergarten Math Apps
Kindergarten math apps to boost math skills for students. Check out some of the free math apps included. These make great kindergarten math center activities too! 8 Awesome Kindergarten Math Apps Quick Math Jr. This math app aligns with the Common Core for kindergarten and first grade. The version I checked out was free with…
KINDERGARTEN LESSON PLANS: WEEK 25 Pinkalicious
Pinkalicious Lesson Plans for Kindergarten and 1st Grade! Reading, writing, and comprehension ideas for the book Pinkalicious. Valentine’s Day Math and Literacy Center ideas too! Pinkalicious Lesson Plans: Close Reading We love the book Pinkalicious by Victoria Kann so we knew it would make a great addition to our Engaging Readers units. This is such a…
10 Kid Friendly Dental Health Videos
Kid friendly dental health videos for kindergarten and 1st grade. Your students will learn about teeth and dental hygiene with these fun videos. 10 Kid Friendly Dental Health Videos The first five dental health videos are all from SciShow Kids! I seriously LOVE this YouTube channel. Their educational videos are endless. I love how they…
KINDERGARTEN LESSON PLANS: WEEK 24 Just Going to the Dentist
Just Going to the Dentist Lesson Plan Ideas for Kindergarten and1st grade. This is a great book for Dental Health Month! (affiliate link) Just Going to the Dentist Lesson Ideas: Reading Comprehension I love Little Critter books! Making Predictions The students did a great job of making predictions! Making predictions is something that we naturally…
Number Sense Activities | Making Ten!
Number sense activities for kindergarten and first grade. Answer the question: What is number sense and why is it important? What is Number Sense? Number sense is the fluidity and flexibility with numbers. It is a child’s ability to use and understand numbers, and also identify number relationships in order to solve mathematical problems. In kindergarten,…
KINDERGARTEN LESSON PLANS: WEEK 23 I Ain’t Gonna Paint No More!
Ain’t Gonna Paint No More Lesson Plans for kindergarten and first grade. Reading comprehension, story comparisons, retelling, math and literacy connections, and a watercolor art activity. Ain’t Gonna Paint No More Lesson Plans: Close Reading I Ain’t Gonna Paint No More is such a fun book to read. I always sing it and my classroom…
How to Teach Addition and Subtraction in Kindergarten (FREE file)
How to teach addition and subtraction in kindergarten? Students learn addition and subtraction through a variety of hands-on activities. Let me show you how! How to teach addition and subtraction in kindergarten? Explore! What we know about numeracy development is that students go through stages. As you see in other subjects, not every student experiences…
KINDERGARTEN LESSON PLANS: WEEK 22 Goldilocks and the Three Bears
Goldilocks and the Three Bears Lesson Plans for kindergarten and first grade. Students always love the stories of Goldilocks and the Three Bears. It is a great opportunity to do a little story comparison in our Engaging Readers units. Goldilocks and the Three Bears Lesson Plans: The Books We used three versions of Goldilocks and the…
The best educational games and apps for kids
Kindergarten reading apps and best educational games for kids. Here are some FREE and low-cost apps to use in your classroom. Your students will love learning to read and practicing skills on their iPads or other devices. Kindergarten Reading Apps Teach Your Monster to Read Students get to create their own monster and journey through…
KINDERGARTEN LESSON PLANS: WEEK 21 Ordinary Mary’s Extraordinary Deed
Ordinary Marys Extraordinary Deed Lesson Plans and Ideas for kindergarten and first-grade! Ordinary Marys Extraordinary Deed Lesson Plans: Close Reading Ordinary Mary’s Extraordinary Deed is such a great book about random acts of kindness. I have used in my classroom for years and my class loves it! Naturally, we had to include it in our…
10 Cynthia Rylant Books to Fall in Love with
Cynthia Rylant books for children classroom activities. Favorite books by Cynthia Rylant including Dog Heaven. These are some of our most cherished stories in kindergarten and first grade. “The gift of language, it’s truly a gift”. These are the words of Cynthia Rylant. This wonderful writer has won several awards for her children’s books. She…
KINDERGARTEN LESSON PLANS: WEEK 20 Sneezy the Snowman (Free file too)
Sneezy the Snowman Lesson Plans for kindergarten and first grade. Reading comprehension, writing prompts, a craft and more. Check out my lesson plan ideas with math and literacy center ideas too for your classroom. Sneezy the Snowman Lesson Plans: Close Reading I love this fun book. It is precious, precious, precious! Sneezy the Snowman is…
Wordy Birdy Meets Second Grade Lesson Ideas
Second grade reading comprehension lessons for Wordy Birdy. These 2nd grade ideas for a close read are easy to prepare. Student writing response pages and discussion stems are included. Let me start by saying, Wordy Birdy is GREAT! The bright and vivid illustrations along with the lesson about being a good listener make this book…