Do you have a phonics block built into your kindergarten day, or is it combined with your reading time? Do you have 45 minutes to an hour to teach those foundational skills, or are they taught during a warm up …
Planning with Google Calendar: A Step-by-Step Tutorial
If you’re here, you may be seeking out a better way to lesson plan. Well I’ve got something for you that I have been using for a few years now that I love! Google Calendar is such an easy-to-use platform …
Live, Learn, and Share: My Best Advice to New Teachers
This post is a long-time coming. Having just finished another school year, I am reflecting on my time in the classroom like I do each summer. This year, though, it feels different. There are things I *finally* think I have …
How I Made Flexible Seating Work in Kindergarten
I’ve wanted flexible seating since it started “trending” a few years ago. Teaching kindergarten, I was so intrigued by the notion of replacing the typical tables, chairs, and rug layout of my classroom into something more developmentally appropriate. I held …
From Worksheets to Games: How to Make Center Time More Meaningful
I can still remember my first year of teaching, getting so excited to do “centers” in my classroom. I was really into reading blogs and it seemed like centers were all the rage. So I turned my cubby cabinet into …