This week my garden has been overflowing with flowers, so I brought some in to share with the class. I set up a center with a few simple tools – coloured pencils, and white paper. I set the vase of flowers on the table and let the students experiment with it. The results were quite …
We have been discussing with the students what makes them special. We have started off by reading the book Only One You by Linda Kraus. We then put out some loose parts at a center and some circle cork trivets to let them create their own faces. What we included: Cork trivets Place-mats Yarn in …
One of the students in our classroom was very interested in space, the sun, the moon and learning facts about the planets. I created a small inquiry center about space so he could continue to learn and explore. A number of students have grown very interested in that center, and we are learning so much. …
My boyfriend came up with the idea of making wood tiles with each letter of the alphabet on it. Each tile has the letter and the braille writing drilled into it. This way, students get to explore the braille alphabet during literacy centers. My boyfriend used a drill press to drill the holes for the …
We have been wanting to add wood pieces to our loose parts center for a while now. I have been waiting for the weather to dry out so that we could collect some wood to cut up. Once we got the wood, it was just a matter of cutting it up and sanding down the …
With summer around the corner, I wanted to introduce you to my newest addition to my Teachers pay Teachers store: This writing prompt set is a great way to keep your students writing throughout the summer. It contains 10 writing prompts that students can use over the summer to journal what they have been doing. …
The students in our class have continued to show an interest in spring and the changes that are occurring with the weather. This week was also Earth Day and we had many discussions about how we can make our earth happy, and what we can do to help the environment. This invitation to create touched …
A classroom loom is a fun and engaging addition to your kindergarten classroom. This DIY version is an easy way to make one for your students. I have wanted to make a classroom loom for our students for some time now. Drawing inspiration from a post from Buggy and Buddy,I was able to put one …
After starting off our weather unit with Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (see the post about it here), we read the book Little Cloud by Eric Carle. Our invitation to create involved imagining what kind of shape a cloud could take. The students had a great time making their pictures! We had everything from …
Our new science focus this month is weather. We have started off by discussing clouds: the different types, what they look like and what they can tell us. Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs by Judi Barrett is a great introduction to this subject and the students find it hilarious. To accompany our reading, we …
