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 …
Centers and Rotations
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 …
Math Rotations: How to Deliver Truly Differentiated Instruction
I’d like to talk about my favorite time of the day (okay, it’s tied with word study rotations and play centers, but those are for another time). Our 30-minute block of math rotations has allowed me to become a stronger …
Utilizing Technology in the Primary Classroom
This blog post is a long time coming and will hopefully answer many of the questions I’ve gotten about using tech in my kindergarten classroom! And it is LONG but hopefully full of useful information! Let me preface this post …
Why I Only Teach Mini Lessons: A Workshop Model
Hi everyone! I am so excited to write this post. It is about something I’ve been wanting to transition to over the past few years, and this year I dove in and tried it. Essentially, I have given up all* …