Happy belated first day of Fall! I did not realize that that was yesterday until I got to work in the morning and saw Google's cute little ad. I panicked! What kind of Kindergarten doesn't know the date of the first day of fall and prepare crafts and fun activities well in advance?! This kind.… Continue reading First Day of Fall
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Synonyms
Are you teaching synonyms this week? I am, and I'm pretty excited about it because my students always love synonyms!I always start out by having a student volunteer toss me a ball, I hand it back and ask them to throw it to me (cue laughter - they are so easily entertained) and then I… Continue reading Synonyms
Morning Work
Good morning and happy Monday everyone! This weekend was very relaxing especially thanks to the "fall" weather that we got here in Southern California. I may have indulged in some pumpkin ice cream, a pumpkin spice latte, and some fall nail polish colors even though it is not even close to being time/weather for that… Continue reading Morning Work
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Our Classroom Rules
During the first week of school, we read a book about a character who is not very good at following the rules and discuss the consequences of such behavior. There are a few books that work really well for this topic, but I usually choose one of these three:After reading the book, we talk about… Continue reading Our Classroom Rules
The First Week of School
Now that our school year is in full swing and the kids are starting to be able to do some independent work, I am looking back at the first week of school and laughing. I was so overwhelmed, stressed, tired, frustrated, etc... I read somewhere that first few weeks of school are similar to childbirth -… Continue reading The First Week of School
Wish Lists
Our Kindergarten morning message today: It is way too hot!This week has been ridiculously hot. We've had temperatures over 100 degrees every day since Sunday! I can't complain too much about the heat though because we had "minimum days" (a.k.a. half days) as a result of the extreme heat and humidity yesterday and today -one… Continue reading Wish Lists
My Classroom
Every year I say I am going to leave my classroom the same and save myself some time, sweat, and tears. Of course, every year I change my mind at the last minute and decide to completely change everything and end up scrambling at the last minute to get everything done. It's not that I… Continue reading My Classroom
Teaching To The Test-Taker 