Next week we are on our March break, and our students are so excited to be off for a week (and so are we!) We had plenty of fun this week though, so take a look back with me at some of the centers we did: Painting with Cars A super simple, but super fun …
We have been doing number talks once a week since the new year, and our students love them! They are so excited to share their math thinking, and I love hearing how they came up with their answers. To learn more about how I do Number Talks with my kindergarten students, check out this blog …
I have been on March break this past week, and I have been working on adding new packs to my store. If you are not following me there yet, make sure you click here so you can stay up to date with everything I post. Saint-Patrick’s Day Play Dough Center To make this center, I …
This week was a short one- Monday was a holiday! So I am feeling refreshed and loving the 4 day work week! Family Frames These cute house frames were made for our families for Family Day. I pre-made the popsicle stick houses by hot gluing them together. Each student painted their house, then drew a …
Our school and school board loves to see bump it up wall in our classroom. For it to be useful for our kindergarten students, they need to be able to understand how and when to use them. This is a skill that has to be taught over time, and so we like to make our …
Our classroom has been full of building, learning, exploring and art this past week. Our students have been enjoying some of our winter activities, and some new centers to explore. Take a look back on some of the things that we have been up to: Compost Container Our school gave us this composting container to …
This week our focus was on our 5 senses, and we had a lot of fun different activities to explore our sense of smell and touch. We even went on a nature walk into the ‘forest’ (it’s a few trees behind our school with a path through it) to take pictures of things that we …
Student voice in the classroom: Incorporating student voice in the classroom is important to creating a sense of belonging for your students. Using QR-Codes is a great way to share students’ voice. Last school year, I had begun to use QR codes in my classroom (see this post if you want to see what I …
This year I really wanted to have a construction site set up so students could build and play with different materials. I love having students use their creativity and problem solving skills to make structures. We have dedicated a small corner of our classroom to our building materials, and we are going to keep adding …
Disclaimer: This activity was the awesome idea of my teaching partner. I just took the pictures and wrote the blog post. The Day the Crayons Quit is a fun book to read with kids. It’s funny and gives a different point of view than the usual children’s book. The crayons are writing letters to their …
