Skip counting can be fun, but it’s also an important step in true understanding of number sense. As teachers of kindergarten and first-grade students, we understand the importance of laying a strong foundation in numerical fluency. Skip counting by fives…
Karma Wilson is a renowned author in the world of children's literature, celebrated for her captivating storytelling, lyrical prose, and endearing characters.
Cause and Effect is one of those skills that teachers shy away from. It's complex. It's tricky. It's not. Understanding cause and effect is a crucial skill for young readers to develop. It helps them make connections between events, improve…
Small moments in personal narratives go hand-in-hand. When we first teach about Narrative Writing, we focus on something we've done...usually a whole event: Our Pumpkin Patch Field Trip or Going to the Post Office. We help students craft sentences that…
Step 2 of Phonological Awareness is alliteration and rhyme. This is gonna be fun. I love playing with words and watching the students have fun while they are learning. Even though these go together for Step 2, they are equally…
Harriet Tubman is the face of the best in the worst of our history. She is a model for who we want our students to be: courageous in the face of adversity, relentless in the search for freedom, and devoted…
I am so excited to blog with some friends and talk about Winter Mentor Texts. The post is a little different, because it's about math. One Snowy Day Book Summary The book, One Snowy Day, by Tammi Salzano is such…
If you know me, you know my mantra: "Give them tools, not excuses!" We can't give them excuses, they have enough of those. We need to give them tools. One of my favorite tools for writing is 4 square. (Check…
Verbs are everywhere...and you're kindergartners are everywhere! Need quick mentor texts with these active words? This is it. The books will have a small verb FREEBIE and some ideas for sharing these with your students. Book Summary The Cow Loves…
What better way to engage learners in the summer than sharks! They are funny (Baby Shark), sneaky (Finding Nemo) and Scary (Shark Week). Add sharks to the summer mix and it's already fun. Read Alouds If you start with a…
Maps and Globes are typical social studies skills, but we need to make sure these standards are not taught in isolation. Integrating the standards is vital. At my previous K-2 school, we had half-day kindergarten. That's right...3 hours to get…
Fractions at the kindergarten level area all about understanding equal parts and fair shares. As you know, math isn't my thing...but even I can do kindergarten math. We do not talk about numeral representations of fractions and we don't label…
