Educating the Whole Child in Kindergarten
With the holiday season in full swing, you may be getting ready to start a unit on everyone’s favorite mischievous cookie—the gingerbread man! You can use this fun story to create meaningful lessons in the kindergarten classroom. Students love learning about all things gingerbread, so I try to include plenty of activities and read alouds containing gingerbread people! Students love exploring…
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Thanksgiving will be here soon and today we are sharing the perfect cooking project to do with your kids. It’s super simple and fun. A win for everyone! Ingredients: Cake mix (calls for oil, eggs and water) Chocolate frosting Large and small candy eyes Candy corn marshmallows Decorating bag Large star decorating tip Cupcake liners Cupcake pan Large mixing bowl…
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Have you ever made a tree of thankfulness? I love discussing everything we are thankful for all year, but especially during the month of November. As an early childhood educator, I have always felt that this is the perfect focus when staying developmentally appropriate for what young children are able to understand when it comes to understanding Thanksgiving. Today we…
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Today we are excited to share with you our favorite Halloween books for young readers. Books are always the perfect way to learn about a holiday, make connections to the world, go on an imaginary adventure and maybe even giggle a little. Halloween books are always a little silly and I loved sharing them with my kids. Do you love…
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Edible Bat Activities Kids will love these bat activities as you supplement your teaching with hands-on, engaging fun. BAT TIME! Even if you don’t celebrate Halloween, this adorable bat snack is sure to be a fun time for your kids and super easy to make. Make sure you keep reading for our favorite bat books and a learning video too! Ingredients…
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Learning to write in cursive has huge benefits for growing minds—but it takes practice. This Animal Facts Cursive Handwriting Workbook for Kids combines practice pages with fascinating animal facts to make it simple and engaging for kids ages 7 to 10 to practice cursive. Animal-themed entertainment—Exciting facts and fun coloring pages keep kids engaged while practicing their cursive handwriting. Plenty…
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Teacher Costumes for Halloween Do you have a teacher costume that you get to wear to school for Halloween? Maybe you get to be your favorite book character. I always loved dress up days when I was teaching. Yes, I know, as a parent, dress up days can be stressful but the kids have so much fun. It’s totally worth…
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Supplies Doughnuts (Glazed work the best!) Candy Eyes Plastic Vampire Teeth (Dollar General has them out now) Directions 1. Take a pair of your Plastic Vampire Teeth and carefully place them in the circle part of the donut. Donuts come in all shapes, so you might not get a perfect fit, however, they will still look pretty festive! 2. Now take…
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CVC words are three-letter words made up of a consonant-vowel-consonant combination—like “cat” and “big”—that are essential for young readers as they learn to blend letter sounds. Encourage your little one to practice their CVC words with the Learn to Read: CVC Words Storybook! Inside, they’ll find 20 simple stories that each focus on two common CVC words, along with fun…
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