Water colors are a great medium as well. My students love using both traditional and liquid watercolors. Once they are comfortable with using...
This is a free resource on TPT that does a great job of explaining a lock down without scaring everyone. It may help your child feel more...
Is this for just parents, for parents and children, or just children?
Welcome to ******* Kindergarten! Our names are ******* and ******** and we will be your child’s teachers this year. We team teach, which means...
We have group that is really struggling with fine motor this year. We do lots of activities with clothes pins (write letters on them to make...
First let me say I have not looked at any type of ECERS in 5 years. So am am not sure what changes have been made, and I have been teaching...
We love Ready Freddy, A to Z mysteries, Junie B. Jones, Magic Tree House, and the Sam books (by Lois Lowery).
I second the recommendation for The Next Step in Guided Reading by Jan Richardson. This has really changed (for the better) my teaching guided...
You can put any YouTube video link into safeshare.tv and it will give you a new link that doesn't have ads. I love go noodle too!
We use 2nd Step in our building K-5. Most people really seem to like. The lesson are quick, easy, not a lot of prep and do a great job teaching...
When kids come to tattle in kindergarten it's important to think of it as any other skill that needs to be taught. Just like reading some kiddos...
I like to build in lots of opportunity to practice transitions. For example, pull the group to the carpet read a story and sing a song with...
In my previous district if you want to go from a part time to a full time you need to apply as an external applicant and resubmit all your...
I second the BIE website. We are a PBL school and have had the trainers from BIE in several times. They are very helpful. When I first started...
I don't know it this is what your looking for but we used voice thread as part of our pumpkin project. Students uploaded a photo and could record...
In my welcome folder I label one pocket for your information and the other please complete. In the for your information side I have a letter...
I have a welcome folder in each child’s cubby (that way I can tell who didn’t make it to open house). One side of the folder is labeled forms...
My students each have a job that they keep for a week. I really feel that it is important for student ownership in the classroom. Preschool...
Birthday Menu Our district has adopted a wellness policy and doesn't allow treats. We send out a birthday menu for the kiddos to choose from...
Songs on the web: many of these can also be purchased as songs. I make books to go with many of these songs and put in my listening center and...
