Wow, I know I am beginning to sound a little bit repetitive but where is the time going?! Seriously. We are halfway through February and I haven't had any time to sit down and post anything that we've been doing because it's been so busy! Well, here you go - I'll do my best to… Continue reading February
Category: Kindergarten
Back to School, Back to School…
I'm finding it a little bit hard to believe that we are already almost done with our second week back to school. We really hit the ground running (literally - I landed at LAX at about 10:00 p.m. and was up and on my way to school by 5:30 a.m. the next morning...clearly I like… Continue reading Back to School, Back to School…
Reindeer Games
I am running out of Christmas ideas and we still have 4 days of school left! 
As I mentioned before, this week has been NUTS. Every day we have had to drop what we were working on multiple time to go jump on stage and practice our Christmas program song or go get our… Continue reading Reindeer Games
Gingerbread Day
Today in Kindergarten we celebrated Gingerbread Day. No, it's not an actual holiday (as far as I know), but I figured since we have been doing so much about Jesus and the Nativity story and Santa Clause and Winter that we should do something a little bit different today. Plus, I found some great freebies… Continue reading Gingerbread Day
Save a Turkey! Eat some cockroaches?
Well, we made it! It is finally time for turkey, pie, wine, and people that I love. We survived this short week that seemed oh so long, and had some fun while we were at it.As per every Monday ever, I was totally underprepared and spent the morning scrambling trying to plan some last minute… Continue reading Save a Turkey! Eat some cockroaches?
Counting Down
This week has been nuts. (Is there ever a week in Kindergarten that isn't?) For some reason the fact that Thanksgiving and Christmas are so close seems to make the days go by slower than ever and the kids seem to "forget how to be Kindergartners" as I like to say. We finished up our… Continue reading Counting Down
Behavior Rewards
Today I finally got around to rewarding my little guys and girls for their good behavior last month! I try to do this right at the end of each month, but I always end up having to push it back a day or two because of special events, days off, you name it! Anyways, they spend… Continue reading Behavior Rewards
Thankful Turkeys
It's finally November! We survived conferences, Red Ribbon Week and Halloween all in one month!! What's even better is that it finally feels like "Fall" here in Southern California (although I heard it is supposed to be back up to 90 degrees by the end of the week). Either way, my class and I are… Continue reading Thankful Turkeys
‘Twas the Night Before Halloween
Ok, so, it's not exactly the night before Halloween, but it's getting close! Since my school spends all day Friday celebrating the holiday, I decided to spend Thursday doing fun Halloween activities in class with the little ones. This week has been out of control with Red Ribbon Week events, activities, dress up days and more, so… Continue reading ‘Twas the Night Before Halloween
PALS
I recently earned a Master's degree in Reading Instruction which has been so, incredibly useful for me as a Kindergarten teacher! In one of my classes, we were introduced to a strategy called PALS that I want to share with you today.PALS = Peer Assisted Learning Strategies - a.k.a. students helping each other to learn.I… Continue reading PALS
Teaching To The Test-Taker 