Recognize this fabulous lady? It’s Melanie from Schoolgirl Style, my all-time favorite teacher blog. I regularly stalk read the Schoolgirl Style blog. Earlier this week, Melanie announced on her blog that she has chosen to step out of the classroom and concentrate full-time on her passion for creating beautiful classroom
Friday was a huge day. Not just big, but HUGE. My wonderful students graduated from Kindergarten, and I went under the knife. I’ll fill you in on some of the fun (and craziness) of my graduation day. First off, our graduation ceremony went off without a hitch. The students perform
This has been such an amazing and fantastic week for me and Kinder-Craze. I used to refer to Kinder-Craze as my ‘lil baby blog, but after all of the attention it has gotten this past week, I am shedding the ‘lil baby and just calling it my blog! The craziness
A while ago I saw the most ingenious idea on Pinterest: use scrapbook paper to fancy up clear Sterlite drawers. I have several sets of Sterlite drawers in my classroom and I got a head start on my summer bucket list by lining ALL of them. Like so many of
Father’s Day is nearly a month away, but it’s never too early to get started on a project for Dad (especially since my kiddos graduate in a week!) I realize nothing can top the precious Tea Party we hosted for Mother’s Day, but the fingerprint paintings we created in class
Graduation preparation is well underway in my Kindergarten class! We are only 10 days away from graduation and I have lots of great things to share with you. Our graduation ceremony is very simple and is sort of a mix of a prayer service and kindergarten concert. We open with
Need a cute idea for an end-of-year bulletin board or hallway display? Linda, a preschool teacher at my school, created this display for her 4-year old preschoolers (who will be graduating next week!) Each child created a sailboat and Linda glued a recent photo onto the boats. It’s a subtle
My kinders are learning about measurement this week. Today we were working on the Common Core standard K.MD.2 to describe and compare measurable attributes. If you’re a follower of the blog, you’ll know that I LOVE hands-on learning, but I also need to CHECK my students work to be certain
Graduation is right around the corner for my kinders! Today we had our first rehearsal for graduation day and we finished a super-cute graduation project. I saw the idea on Pinterest a few weeks ago and filed it in my brain to remember for the future and set out to
