Making butcher paper activities is one of the easiest ways to set up engaging provocations that your students will love. Our school purchased our butcher paper, but you can find various sizes on Amazon. I’ve created a variety of different activities to target different skills with my students: Art Activities Students love exploring and using …
Click play to listen to my Reflections from the Year: SPOTIFY | APPLE | GOOGLE | AMAZON What This Episode is About: In episode 150 of the Creative Kindergarten Podcast, I look back on this school year and reflect on how my programming has grown and changed. A core part of my practice is ensuring …
As I strive to embed Indigenous voice into my classroom environment, I have been collecting and reading books by Indigenous authors and illustrators. I have been purchasing these books from GoodMinds, an Indigenous-owned bookstore that is local to me. Here is a (non-comprehensive) list of some of my favourite books that I’ve read to my …
Click play to listen to my thoughts on Ideas for the Last Weeks of School: SPOTIFY | APPLE | GOOGLE | AMAZON What This Episode is About: In episode 149 of the Creative Kindergarten Podcast, I go over some of the fun things that I like to do at the end of the school year …
Spatial reasoning skills are an important part of students learning geometric thinking. This cognitive process involves constructing mental images of shapes and predicting the effect of rotating or flipping a shape in one’s mind. Reinforcing spatial reasoning skills will also help students develop in other areas as well. Knowing that it is such an important …
Click play to listen to my thoughts on Making it to the End of the School Year: SPOTIFY | APPLE | GOOGLE | AMAZON What This Episode is About: In episode 148 of the Creative Kindergarten Podcast, I give my tips and strategies for making it to the end of the school year with your …
Click play to listen to my thoughts on doing an alphabet countdown to the end of the year: SPOTIFY | APPLE | GOOGLE | AMAZON What This Episode is About: In episode 147 of the Creative Kindergarten Podcast, I go over what I have done in the past for my Alphabet Countdown to the end …
My students recently finished learning the alphabet! We used a phonics routine to learn each letter and the sound it spells. They were so proud of themselves (and so was I), so we had a party to celebrate! I asked them what they wanted to do, and we tried checking everything off their left. You …
Click play to listen to my thoughts on supply plans: SPOTIFY | APPLE | GOOGLE | AMAZON What This Episode is About: In episode 146 of the Creative Kindergarten Podcast, I go through the information that I leave for a supply educator in my handbook. What I think is important, tips I’ve picked up from …
On my Instagram page, I hosted a giveaway from one of my favourite math books: All Sorts by Pippa Goodhart. In the comments,. I asked everyone to share their favourite math books. I got so many amazing responses that I had to share them! I have sorted them into different types of books and linked …
