Educating the Whole Child in Kindergarten
Raise your hand if you love to shop! I do and I could spend all day doing it. Here in Waco, the shopping experience is awesome. If you’re new to the area or coming out to visit, I’d love to show you the top places to shop in Waco. There is not a shortage of shops to visit; you can…
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Both phonics and phonemic awareness are incredibly important reading components to teach kindergarten students. They do have some similarities. Both are incredibly important to a child’s early reading success and included at some point during your reading block. However, there are also some key differences to note. These differences are necessary for teachers to understand so that they can effectively…
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One of my family’s favorite parts of summer is eating as much juicy watermelon as we can during hot summer months.. We go through at least one large watermelon a week. My toddler could honestly do this on his own! He also knows that if we’re eating watermelon it’s likely summertime! Eating a little watermelon on a hot day…
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Teaching writing in kindergarten can be tricky! Not only do our students come to us with wide ranges of writing abilities, but it can also be difficult to know what exactly we should be expecting of our students when it comes to writing. One thing that has always helped me is knowing what I want my students to be able…
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It is SO important to celebrate the end of school with your students. After all, they have grown so much this past year academically (and probably physically, too!) They have learned how to be great friends and classmates, turned into readers and writers, and completed their very first year of school. Those are big accomplishments for our little learners! Here…
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Teachers work hard to keep our kindergarteners learning all year. When our kinders leave us for summer break, we often worry about all the learning that’s going to potentially be lost from the previous school year. We wonder if our students will still be ready for 1st grade when the new school year starts or if they will go into…
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Being out of the classroom for the day and having a substitute teacher can be stressful, even for the most experienced teachers. Not only do you have to put in a lot of preparation to make sure the day goes smoothly, but you also have to trust your class to follow expectations. Hopefully, these simple steps can make leaving your class…
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Many of our kindergarten students don’t come to us with good cutting skills. It can feel like a complex skill for young children. They may struggle with aspects like hand strength or cutting quickly and accurately. Maybe they simply just don’t know where to start with scissors. This can turn into growing frustration. Sometimes maybe even an unwillingness to complete the…
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This beehive craft will be the perfect addition to your spring learning. We love teaching about insects, flowers, lifecycles, and so much more. Here are a few fun bee facts! Bees are insects. They have five eyes. Bees can fly about twenty miles an hour. We all know that bees make honey, but did you know that bees only make…
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