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A Guide to Creating Fine Motor Experiences In Your Classroom

Today, I'm sharing some of my thoughts and ideas about fine motor work in kindergarten.  Over the last several years, one of the hot topics in early childhood education has been the increasing number of children entering school without age-appropriate fine motor skills.  Studies such as this one have linked fine motor skills with academic achievement and have found that ... Read More about A Guide to Creating Fine Motor Experiences In Your Classroom

Spring Read-Alouds + Free Teaching Ideas!

With spring comes so many of my favorite things: warmer weather, sunnier days, and some of my favorite read-alouds!  I'm doing a round-up of my favorite books to read aloud in the springtime.  I'm also sharing several free activities! Old Bear by Kevin Henkes Old Bear is one of my all-time favorite books. I'm a huge fan of Kevin Henkes in general.  The text and the ... Read More about Spring Read-Alouds + Free Teaching Ideas!

Spring Fine Motor Activities

Happy Saturday! I was hoping that by the time I had a chance to blog about my new spring fine motor centers, it would actually feel like spring around here in Kansas. Alas, we have had snow falling on and off today and although it's not sticking to the ground, I'm still not happy at all.  I guess it could be worse, but still...*sigh*. Anyway, I just wanted to take a few minutes to share ... Read More about Spring Fine Motor Activities

St. Patrick’s Day Fine Motor Activities

With all of the cold and nasty weather we've been having here in Kansas, it's hard to believe that St. Patrick's Day is only a couple weeks away.  With another winter storm coming this weekend, I am more than ready for spring and that's an understatement! Although it might not feel like St. Patrick's Day is almost here, I want to share some St. Patrick's Day fine motor activities with you ... Read More about St. Patrick’s Day Fine Motor Activities

5 Tips for New Teachers Who Are Struggling

If you're a first or second year teacher, this post is for you. I wanted to take a minute to check in with you to see how you're doing. How has your school year gone so far? How are you doing emotionally? How many weeks until summer break?  (Kidding...mostly!) From a former first year teacher, I know what a roller coaster that year can be.  Of course it's wonderful in so many ways ... Read More about 5 Tips for New Teachers Who Are Struggling

Valentine’s Day Fine Motor Activities

Even though January always seems to last 873 days, Valentine's Day still manages to sneak up on me. I don't actually mind the month of January, since my daughter and I both have birthdays in January and it's good to get back into a routine after the holidays.  But it still seems like a long month! I've been LOVING putting together these fine motor packs!  I just added my 14th pack ... Read More about Valentine’s Day Fine Motor Activities

100th Day of School Fine Motor Activities

It's nearly the middle of January already and around here, that means that it's almost the 100th day of school!  Every year, as a parent and teacher, it's hard to believe that 100 days have already gone by. It's such an exciting day for our students and I like to make the entire day all about everything "100"! I'm really passionate about fine motor work and providing children with meaningful ... Read More about 100th Day of School Fine Motor Activities

Christmas Train Ride Fine Motor Activities

Happy Friday!  I've been working really hard on more fine motor activity packs and I just added this one this week.  If you read or watch "Polar Express" or just love celebrating all things Christmas in your classroom, here are some fun activities that add fine motor work to your school day! 1. Paper Tearing: Students will tear pieces of paper from pre-cut construction paper strips and ... Read More about Christmas Train Ride Fine Motor Activities

Turkey Fine Motor Activities

Happy Wednesday!  I don't know about you, but I can't believe we're already one week into November.  With Thanksgiving right around the corner, I have been excited to get my Turkey Fine Motor Activities pack completed.  I just got it posted and I can't wait to share about these activities with you! There are a total of 10 activities in this pack.  All of my fine motor packs ... Read More about Turkey Fine Motor Activities

February Literacy Centers for Kindergarten

I recently added the February Literacy Centers to my Literacy Centers Bundle and I'm so excited to share about them!  As I'm creating the activities, I love looking back to the first couple packs and seeing how the skills have progressed.  That's what I love about kindergarten: the progress students make is so much fun to watch! That being said, we all know that our students ... Read More about February Literacy Centers for Kindergarten

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  • The first year of teaching can be a roller coaster of a year for many new teachers. The first few years of teaching can be full of learning opportunities for both students and teacher alike. Teaching also comes with its own set of unique challenges. Read on for tips that may help new teachers gain confidence and increased energy in teaching in a new classroom. #NewTeachers #FirstYearTeacher #TeacherTip
  • How to Prioritize During Your First Year Teaching | To try to help you prioritize everything on your to-do list, I have put together some things that I feel (in my opinion) you must do no matter what, should do to have the best chance at a successful year, could do if you have time or feel up to it, and finally, things that you must avoid. Great for back to school. These tips can apply for ANY teacher, but they were written by a Kindergarten teacher.
  • Back-to-School Fine Motor Activities | This download is great for your preschool or Kindergarten students to work on paper tearing, cutting, pinning, tracing, hole punching, linking with plastic links, bead stringing, pre-writing, stickers, tweezing, scooping, playdough snakes, and clothespin clipping. These eleven activities work great for small groups, morning tubs, centers, and more. Great for the beginning of the year or back to school with your preK and kinder students.
  • Star Eraser Freebie - You can download this FREE resource to help your preschool, Kindergarten, or 1st grade classroom or home school students work on their basic math skills. Base ten blocks, addition, and more can all be done. Click through to grab your free download now. {preK, Kinder, first graders, homeschool}
  • Summer Morning Work Tubs | This download includes 20 different activities for your Kindergarten students to enjoy in May, June, July, or August. You get sight words, sentence matching, beginning blends, word building, words, rhyming, making lemonade, ice cream, kites, addition, fishing, addition, making ten, measurement, sorting, graphing, pin pages, cut & punch, sensory bin, and playdough mats. Great for your kinders to love all month long! Homeschool approved too!
  • Summer Morning Work Tubs | This download includes 20 different activities for your Kindergarten students to enjoy in May, June, July, or August. You get sight words, sentence matching, beginning blends, word building, words, rhyming, making lemonade, ice cream, kites, addition, fishing, addition, making ten, measurement, sorting, graphing, pin pages, cut & punch, sensory bin, and playdough mats. Great for your kinders to love all month long! Homeschool approved too!
  • On My Own! {Mini Math Activities for Kindergarten - Set 1} | If you're on the lookout for a great download where your Kindergarten students can work independently on various math skills, you're love this! You get 16 mini math activities. They're great for independent math centers or stations, math groups, partner work, early or fast finishers, morning work, and more. These are NOT thematic and can be used at any time. You get numbers to 10, numbers 11-20, writing numbers to 10, & more!
  • These Count and Cover Mats are perfect for any kindergarten classroom. This set includes eight mats with back to school images such as a bus, glue, chalkboard, pencil, school, and more. These are the perfect tool to help kinder students practice number recognition in various forms for numbers 1-10. Great to use with plastic counting cubes of various colors. K students love this hands on number review activity. Use in math centers, whole class review, or individual work time. #Counting #Numbers
  • Father's Day Craft Activities {Set of Two} - These Fathers Day craftivities make great gifts! You get versions for dad, grandpa, and uncle - plus a generic version so EVERY student can celebrate a special person this June. You get a tie shape book and coupon wallet. Click through to grab this for your Kindergarten students today!

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