Kindergarten iPad Apps: Apps that will keep students engaged and learning. Reinforce various skills with these fun apps that will make your teaching life easier. At my school, we were given 6 iPads to use in each kindergarten classroom. My students love playing games on them, but I am always looking for meaningful apps that …
There are 4 weeks until Christmas (can you believe it? I can’t!), so we have started planning and gearing up for all the holiday celebrations and fun. Are you doing anything special with you class? Let me know in the comments below! Here is what we were up to this past week: Shredded Paper Sensory …
A look inside my professional portfolio that I use when I go for job interviews. This Early Childhood Educators portfolio highlights the work that I do, and I give you a look inside at what I include, ideas, and tips to make your own. This past Tuesday, I had an interview at my school board. …
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 …
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 …
Boom Cards: How I use paperless, self-correcting task cards in my kindergarten classroom. Boom Cards are such a great way to work on essential skills with your students. Last week my friend Jenn from Books & Bytes wrote an awesome post about Mystery Skype in Kindergarten, and it’s such a great way to incorporate more …
What a bananas week this has been. We ended off last week on the 100th day of school, there was Valentine’s Day this week, and Chinese New Year, and we had our Elective Day today (students picked a fun activity to do inside or outside the school). It was exhausting but so fun, we had …
These Mystery Skype: Connect with classrooms across the world and have fun playing Mystery Skype. Learn some tips and tricks on how to make this work with your kindergarten classroom. Today I am having my first ever guest blog post! I am so excited to have my friend Jenn from Books and Bytes join us …
Use the Sphero Robot in your kindergarten classroom for great STEM activities for art and building centers. Problem solving and innovating activities. Our students have been learning how to use a Sphero for the past few weeks. A Sphero is robotic toy that is controlled through apps and makes it easy for students to learn …
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 …
