Using Alphabet Charts for Fun Activities Year Round: 10 Ideas to Start

Alphabet Charts can be fun! Using alphabet charts can increase vocabulary, make connections and entice students to have fun with words. These charts are not necessarily sound charts. I whole-heartedly believe in sound charts. Charts with NECESSARY and PURE connections…

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4th of July Excitement: Celebrating America’s Birthday with 4 Free Items

4th of July means flags, fireworks and peach cobbler. Virginia's history standards for kindergarten includes teaching about Independence Day.  It's a little more difficult to teach about Independence Day when you aren't in school in July...so, this was always my…

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Presidents’ Day in Kindergarten…Sharing the Fun of the Oval Office

Presidents' Day is coming soon, so I decided to update this post.  Our kindergarten curriculum starts introducing the role of our president in the fall. As we teach the students the Pledge of Allegiance, we also introduce our president. Students…

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