Planning the Perfect Mother’s Day Tea Party
Spring is here and I am in planning mode for one of my favorite days as a kindergarten teacher: our annual Mother’s Day Tea Party. This event is a HUGE tradition at my school. The kindergarten students have thrown a tea party to celebrate Mother’s Day for many years and
FREE Easter Treat Labels
Today was my last day with my kinders until after Easter. I wanted to give them a little something special as a treat, but I couldn’t bear to give them candy. The Easter Bunny always brings so much candy into their homes. Wanting to do something special, I gave each
St. Patrick’s Day Labeling FREEBIE
St. Patrick’s Day is only 5 days away and I have a quick and simple labeling activity for you to use in your classroom. Students will label the leprechaun’s clothes using invented spelling or copy the words from classroom resources. Download your FREEBIE and add it to your classroom plans
St. Patrick’s Day Activities, Emergent Reader & a Freebie!
I love St. Patrick’s Day. It’s a great day to wear some green, get a little silly, and just shake things up a little as we eagerly look forward to Spring Break. If you need some festive activities to keep your students engaged, look no further! I have some great ideas
Valentine’s Day Fever
With only two days ’til Valentine’s Day, my classroom is buzzing with activity! Our Seventh Grade buddies came into the classroom yesterday to help my students decorate their Valentine’s Day mailboxes. We covered shoeboxes with bulletin board paper and added LOTS of fun embellishments like doilies, stickers, paper hearts, foam
A Fabulous 100th Day of School
My class celebrated the 100th Day of School this week and it was a blast! The highlight of our celebration featured the fashions of 100 objects. That’s right… all students in the class created a special t-shirt for the occasion and proudly wore 100 objects on their shirt. Some students
The Second Holiday Gift
My Christmas break has officially begun and I have one last idea from my classroom to share with you before my celebration with friends and families begins. For the past several years, I have made recordings of my students as a Christmas gift for their parents. This year I recorded
A Kinder-Craze Christmas Party
Today was my classroom Christmas party and what an event it was! All children wore pajamas to school so they would be extra-cozy for our celebration. The morning started with the discovery of Santa’s surprise visit overnight. He left a message for our class and instructions for creating reindeer food
More Christmas Ideas and a Freebie
The holiday spirit is alive and well in my Kindergarten classroom and I am so excited to share a glimpse of our festivities with you. Handmade Gifts One of my very sweet kinders moved to California in November and my whole class misses him very much. We wanted to do