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Wondering what writing strategies work best in kindergarten classrooms? In this post, I share three of my favorite writing strategies for kindergarten! These three tips will help your youngest students feel confident writing and sharing their ideas. I also wrote a post about three big ideas to keep in mind when teaching writing in kindergarten, […]
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5 Picture Books to Celebrate Reading
Today I am going to share 5 of my favorite picture books that help us celebrate reading! I am going to share a little summary of each book and tell you why I love them for kindergarten, 1st, and 2nd grade. Before I dive in, I wanted to let you know you can watch or […]
First Week of School Activities for Kindergarten, 1st, & 2nd Grade
Need some fun activities for the first week of school in kindergarten, first, or second-grade classroom? These first week of school lessons are important ones that should be taught during those first days! Before I dive in, I wanted to let you know you can watch or listen to all this information in video format […]
Top 10 math tools and manipulatives for kindergarten, first, and second grade`
In this blog post, I wanted to share the top 10 BEST math tools to use in kindergarten, first, and second grade! Before I dive in, I wanted to remind you that you don’t need any of these to be an effective math teacher, but these manipulatives sure do make life easier when teaching certain skills. You […]
Picture Books to teach about Listening
With a new school year right around the corner, I wanted to share some of my favorite read alouds for teaching all about listening! Listening is one of those skills we teach right away in our classrooms and these 4 books touch upon different parts of being a good listener. Before I dive in, I […]
How to Teach Writing in Kindergarten (3 Things to Remember!)
Wondering how to teach writing to kindergarten students? These young learners are still learning the basics of everything so in this post, I share 3 big ideas to keep top of mind when teaching writing in kindergarten! Before I dive in, I wanted to let you know you can watch or listen to all this […]
Easy Phonological Awareness Activities for Kindergarten and 1st Grade
Are you looking for early phonological awareness activities to try out with your kindergarten and first-grade students? In this blog post, I am going to share three ideas and activities that help students with phonological awareness skills. While rhyming is the first thing that usually comes to mind when we think about phonological awareness, I […]
4 Best Practices for Teaching Writing (K-2)
In today’s blog post I wanted to share 4 research-based best practices for teaching writing in K-2 classrooms. I love to use the writing workshop structure where we begin with a focused mini-lesson, move to some modeled examples, then students practice writing on their own while I meet with students. And of course, we always […]
