North Pole Party Stations UPDATE: WE ARE DOING OUR NORTH POLE PARTY VIRTUAL THIS YEAR – SCROLL TO THE BOTTOM TO FIND OUT MORE! Despite our forecasted green Christmas, we were able to tap into children’s imaginations and bring a little of the “artic chill” to our classroom with a North Pole Party. Our party included […]
Archives for 2015
Teaching Numbers 1-10: A Kindergarten Counting Strategy
Teaching Numbers 1-10 What I love about teaching is that I’m as much a student as I am a teacher, because there’s always something new to learn. I recently discovered a strategy for teaching numbers 1-10 that will forever stay in my math “toolbox.” Here’s how it works, along with a few ideas, activities, and […]
Center Transformations for Your Classroom Halloween Party
If you are looking for some Halloween party ideas, try transforming your choice time centers into spooky spaces with fun activities for your kindergarten kiddos to enjoy! Here are some ideas to get you started. Halloween in the Science Center Deck out your science center with spiders […]
Making a Flexible First Day Plan for Kindergarten
Inside: Discover how to create a flexible first day plan for kindergarten, that can be reused each year when back to school time rolls around. And now it can all be done digitally! Get your free 10-day roll-out plan below. The Need for a First Day Plan Heading to kindergarten without a plan can feel […]
Preschool Classroom Tour: The Waterfall Room
Next week, I will be heading to school to set up my classroom, so I’ve been looking at pictures of learning spaces to inspire me. Included in these are some photos I took last summer on a school visit to observe an incoming student. The instant I entered this school, I knew it was a […]
Reggio-Inspired Kindergarten: Planning for Inquiry
Summer learning included a week long stay in Ontario, Canada where I attended the Transform Ed Workshop Series, given by Joanne Babalis. There she shared her experiences with a Reggio-Inspired Approach to learning and her Masters’ research on the seven layers of Inquiry-Based learning. The seventh and final layer, and the focus of this post, is planning. Other […]
Reggio-Inspired Kindergarten: Documentation
Summer learning included a week long stay in Ontario, Canada where I attended the Transform Ed Workshop Series, given by Joanne Babalis. Here she shared her experiences with a Reggio-Inspired Approach to learning and her Masters’ research on the seven layers of Inquiry-Based learning.The sixth layer, and the focus of this post, is documenting. Other blog posts will […]
Reggio-Inspired Kindergarten: The Art of Listening
Summer learning included a week long stay in Ontario, Canada where I attended the Transform Ed Workshop Series, given by Joanne Babalis. There she shared her experiences with a Reggio-Inspired Approach to learning and her Masters’ research on the seven layers of Inquiry-Based learning. The fifth layer, and the focus of this post, is listening. Other blog posts […]