Educating the Whole Child in Kindergarten
Teacher burnout is a real thing, and it can happen so quickly. Kindergarten teaching is one of the most important aspects of teaching and being a kindergarten teacher is a lot of work. You are not only teaching and preparing these kids for the future, you are also laying the educational foundation blocks that can most likely determine their performance…
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What is life without a little entertainment? There are MANY entertainment options in Waco, Texas, you just have to find something that you love. One thing I love about Waco is that we are a city that has a lot to do. If you’re bored and need a little entertainment, you can easily find it. Whether you’re looking for fun…
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This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Duck Brand for IZEA Worldwide. All opinions are 100% mine. If you have been a frequent flyer here, then you know that I love a creative atmosphere. I was super excited when Duck Brand asked to team up so I could try out a few of their amazing products….
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Many young children have wanted to be veterinarians when they grow up at one point or another. They would get to play with lots of animals all day, help others, and even get to wear a super cool white lab coat. That is why I loved creating a Pet Vet Animal Hospital Dramatic Play Center in my classroom! Not only…
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Fine motor activities are essential for improving fine motor development. Students need those foundational skills for cutting a piece of paper, learning how to tie their shoes, picking up smaller objects, and more! In addition, fine motor control is essential for emergent writing experiences. For example, young learners can start learning name writing and literacy skills by developing fine motor…
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Are you a kindergarten teacher seeking creative ways and easy strategies that make a great math lesson? When teaching math in kindergarten, it’s so important to provide students with a variety of math strategies and tools they can use to solve addition and subtraction problems—and will then improve their math skills as a whole. By providing different strategies for students…
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Developing scissor skills is such an important fine motor skill for students to work on in kindergarten. Even before they come to us, students probably have been mastering some skill development. Our job then is to fine tune and build on their cutting abilities, so they will be able to use scissors with ease and precision! Pre-Kindergarten Before even starting…
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After our kindergarten students master decoding and sight words, it becomes time to focus our reading efforts on reading comprehension. After all, the ultimate goal of reading is to understand the words. But how do we teach this? There are many different strategies for teaching reading comprehension that you can implement, even for younger students. Using these instructional practices helps…
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Teaching With Picture Directions As teachers of young children, I am sure we all know how important visual cues can be in the classroom. That is why we spend so much time before school starts prepping and hanging all of our alphabet posters, number lines, and even classroom rules. Other visuals can also help our young students who are visual…
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