Kindergarten Writing Workshop Throughout the Kindergarten Year Kindergarten is a magical year for creating and developing writers. It is the place where students learn about authors and illustrators and throughout the year become authors and illustrators themselves. Kindergarten writing involves taking risks without worrying about making mistakes, spelling or being able to draw.  By the end of the year  Kindergarteners should be able to… draw illustrations form letters phonetically write write simple sight words correctly write simple sentences reread the books that they have wri ..read more

BACK TO SCHOOL READ ALOUDS FOR  KINDERGARTEN Check out these 5 Amazing Back to School Read Alouds for Kindergarten! Reading aloud to your class is a great tool to use for calming students' nerves, developing community and making connections during the first few weeks of the school year. There are sooooo many Back To School books to choose from, but these are 5 of my favorites. If you scroll through this post there is a FREEBIE for these books at the end. I tried to pick books that might be new to you so that you can add to your Back To School library of read alouds. You can learn more ab ..read more

5 summer prep back to school ideas... Organize Your Planner I started using a Happy Planner and I will never go back. I just use the discs, checklists and dividers of the Happy Planner. I create my lesson plans, guided reading plans and assessment pages on my computer to add to the planner. With a Happy Planner rings and a punch you can put ANYTHING into your planner. If you are tired of paying too much for planners that are still a lot of work to fill in...check out the Happy Planner and how I use it in my Instagram reels to simplify my life. Check out my Amazon Affiliate Shop for my favori ..read more

The Secret Tool For Improving Writing Skills Want to know the secret to introducing your students to and falling in love with writing? It is simple. Teach them how to draw. Drawing has been proven through research to be the foundation of writing.  Everyone can learn to draw. It is a teachable skill, just as writing is. Drawing pictures allows children to express their imagination on paper. "Picture writing" is an important first step in the writing process. As writing skills continue to develop, drawing pictures will serve as a planning foundation for their writing.  Getting starte ..read more

Halloween Boom Cards I love using BOOM CARDS with my students. They are a quick and self checking way for students to practice Kindergarten skills and they can also be used as an assessment to determine if your students have grasped a concept. Whether you use BOOM CARDS to provide some practice during a mini lesson, as individual practice or to keep track of your students' knowledge about a subject, you are going to love the ease and fun factor of these digital task cards. Use of these digital task cards provides a smooth transition from face to face learning t ..read more

St. Patrick's Day Boom Cards I love using BOOM CARDS with my students. They are a quick and self checking way for students to practice Kindergarten skills and they can also be used as an assessment to determine if your students have grasped a concept. Whether you use BOOM CARDS to provide some practice during a mini lesson, as individual practice or to keep track of your students' knowledge about a subject, you are going to love the ease and fun factor of these digital task cards. Use of these digital task cards provides a smooth transition from face to face learning ..read more

Valentine's Day Boom Cards I love using BOOM CARDS with my students. They are a quick and self checking way for students to practice Kindergarten skills and they can also be used as an assessment to determine if your students have grasped a concept. Whether you use BOOM CARDS to provide some practice during a mini lesson, as individual practice or to keep track of your students' knowledge about a subject, you are going to love the ease and fun factor of these digital task cards. Use of these digital task cards provides a smooth transition from face to face learning to dis ..read more

Welcome To Another New Year In Kindergarten!! I love heading back to school after winter break. In Kindergarten you work so hard to establish routines during the first half of the year. The second half of the year is all about learning and getting ready for first grade. As a teacher you put so much work into the fist half of the year that you are ready and deserving of a little break to recharge your battery and get ready for the awesome reading, writing and mathematical thinking that takes place during the second half of the year in Kindergarten.  Who Doesn't Love a Good FREEBIE ..read more

WINTER BOOM CARDS I love using BOOM CARDS with my students. They are a quick and self checking way for students to practice Kindergarten skills and they can also be used as an assessment to determine if your students have grasped a concept. Whether you use BOOM CARDS to provide some practice during a mini lesson, as individual practice or to keep track of your students' knowledge about a subject, you are going to love the ease and fun factor of these digital task cards. Use of these digital task cards provides a smooth transition from face to face learning to distance le ..read more

Be Prepared for Distance Learning with Boom Cards I love using Boom Cards with my students. They are a quick and self checking way for students to practice Kindergarten skills and they can also be used as an assessment to determine if your students have grasped a concept. Whether you use Boom Cards to provide some practice during a mini lesson, as individual practice or to keep track of your students' knowledge about a subject, you are going to love the ease and fun factor of these digital task cards. Use of these digital task cards provides a smooth transition from face to face learning to ..read more