There are so many fun ways to celebrate Lunar New Year with your classroom. Here are some ideas that I’ve done: (this post contains affiliate links) Paper Lanterns Students decorated pieces of yellow and red construction paper with gold glitter, then we cut them to make lanterns. I used some string to hang them from …
Storing and displaying the materials that your students will use can either detract or enhance the learning space. In this third post about the kindergarten classroom environment, I will give you some kindergarten classroom ideas that you can use to store your loose parts or other materials. What do you like to use for storage in …
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 …
Here is a quick look back at some of our centers from this past week! Turkey Sight Words This sight word turkey literacy center was perfect for practicing writing and reading sight words. Our students loved picking out the different pieces to complete the turkey, then writing down the sight words they used! Pompom Sensory …
Teaching time activities for kindergarten with simple centers. Expose students to telling time to the hour and half-hour with hands-on and engaging activities. Teaching time to kindergarten students is a tough one. They do not quite understand what time is yet, and they are just starting to note the passage of time. So when you …
Spring weather has finally started to appear in this corner of the world. It has warmed up a little, and it has been raining a lot! We celebrated earth day be reading The Lorax, and having fun with Truffula Trees. 1. Truffula Tree Sight Words For this Truffula Tree sight word center, I pre-cut the …
Inquiry based learning: inquiry centers and activities to explore flowers and seeds. Facilitate inquiry based learning with plants with technology, hands-on learning and exploration. My students were very excited when we read a book about spring and the signs of spring. During our class discussion, they started talking about the different plants and flowers that …
It has been snowing here- a lot. Our students were showing interest in the snowflakes and how the snow was falling so we made sure to incorporate lots of winter centers into our learning this week. Snowflake Loose Parts This center was made to inspire students to create their own unique snowflakes using loose parts. …
A first week back at school means that I am exhausted, but glad to be back! We had a great time this week, and here is a quick look at what we got up to: Build a Sight Word Pizza I am really excited about this new literacy center that I made over the winter …
I will be going back to work on Monday after a long and relaxing break. I am excited to hear what our students got up to with their families, and we have lots of exciting centers and activities planned for when they get back. Here is a look back at a few centers we had …
