Today, I am going to give you a link to our free Creepy Crayon craft that we made to accompany the book Creepy Crayon by Aaron Reynolds!  Yay!  If you are a fan of Creepy Carrots and A Creepy Pair of Underwear, then you were probably just as excited as I was for the next book in the series, Creepy Crayon!  And so by popular demand, we have have included the Creepy Crayon craft here as a free download!  We have also included links to our other crafts for Aaron Reynold's creepy books, too.  They are such fun! The Illustrations are FAB! I definitely need to gi ..read more

Sometimes, kids have trouble learning the alphabet.  And when this happens, teachers and parents will use anything and everything to help them learn.  And often, inventing a mnemonic device (also known as a memory trick, a memory booster, or even a gimmick) about the more difficult letters can really help!  In this article, I'm going to share the little tricks I use to help my kids that struggle remember the letter NAMES.  If you are looking for a way to help your kids learn the letter SOUNDS, then please see my post here! I always start by teaching the lette ..read more

Hello everyone!  Today I am going to explain how you can efficiently switch back and forth from in person to virtual learning to Hybrid, etc., and then back again, etc.  I will also explain how I managed hybrid instruction as well.  This was in Transitional Kindergarten (TK), but I believe that the ideas should apply to any elementary grade level.  At the time I taught TK, the students needed to turn five by December 2 in order to start school. In my district, families may choose to Zoom from home or send the children in for in person school, and we were required to teach ..read more

Here's my Distance Learning packet for TK or Kindergarten for the LAST WEEK OF SCHOOL! My packet this week is filled with SUMMER FUN THEME!!  In this file, you will find all of the work for one week of school for TK, with some worksheets that will work for Kindergarten, for both Math and Language Arts subjects. We've included a variety of worksheets and activities, so feel free to use any or all of it with your students! These packets have continued to help me during this time!  Whether you're doing hybrid teaching like me, all online teaching, or all in-person teaching ..read more

Here's my Spring Week 12 Distance Learning packet for TK or Kindergarten! My packet this week is filled with SEA LIFE THEME!!  In this file, you will find all of the work for one week of school for TK, with some worksheets that will work for Kindergarten, for both Math and Language Arts subjects. We've included a variety of worksheets and activities, so feel free to use any or all of it with your students! These packets have continued to help me during this time!  Whether you're doing hybrid teaching like me, all online teaching, or all in-person teaching, I hope you find th ..read more

Here's my Spring Week 11 Distance Learning packet for TK or Kindergarten! My packet this week is filled with ZOO ANIMALS!!  In this file, you will find all of the work for one week of school for TK, with some worksheets that will work for Kindergarten, for both Math and Language Arts subjects. We've included a variety of worksheets and activities, so feel free to use any or all of it with your students! If you've been following along, you'll know I now have a few weeks of hybrid instructions under my belt! I teach virtually and in-person - simultaneously. Like I said before, the ..read more

Here's my Spring Week 10 Distance Learning packet for TK or Kindergarten! My packet this week has a CHICK theme!!  In this file, you will find all of the work for one week of school for TK, with some worksheets that will work for Kindergarten, for both Math and Language Arts subjects. We've included a variety of worksheets and activities, so feel free to use any or all of it with your students!  PLUS - THIS WEEKEND ONLY you can get 15% off with the code HAPPY on ANY order on HeidiSongs.com!  That means any of these distance learning materials you may have been eye ..read more

Here's my Spring Week 9 Distance Learning packet for TK or Kindergarten!  My packet this week has a FARM ANIMALS theme, including a cow, sheep, goat, pig, and horse! !!  In this file, you will find all of the work for one week of school for TK, with some worksheets that will work for Kindergarten, for both Math and Language Arts subjects. We've included a variety of worksheets and activities, so feel free to use any or all of it with your students!  In case you didn't see my last post, I'm BACK in the classroom! We are doing a hybrid model in my district - I have k ..read more

My friends!  I'm BACK in the classroom, starting TODAY!  We are doing a hybrid model in my district - I have kids in the classroom (my Roomies) and kids on Zoom (my Zoomies) being taught my me at the same time, and these packets are going to be a LIFE SAVER in trying to maintain my sanity coming up.  LOL!  So, whether you're also doing hybrid teaching, all online teaching, or all in-person teaching, here's my Spring Week 8 Distance Learning packet for TK or Kindergarten!  My packet this week has a FLOWERS & MOTHER'S DAY theme!!  In this file, you wil ..read more

Here's my Spring Week 7 Distance Learning packet for TK or Kindergarten! My packet this week has a FOOD GROUP theme!! In this file, you will find all of the work for one week of school for TK, with some worksheets that will work for Kindergarten, for both Math and Language Arts subjects. We've included a variety of worksheets and activities, so feel free to use any or all of it with your students!  Even though we call them Distance Learning packets, if you're transitioning back into in-person teaching, or have a hybrid method going, these packets will be helpful and useful ..read more