Teacher friends, I hope I can be of help.  My last day was yesterday so this morning I put together what has been an end of the year life saver for me for 2 years in a row now.  It saves me money, time, and my sanity, Plus, it is still cute and meaningful.   I threw this

Color words are probably one of the funnest units to teach in kindergarten!  However, finding resources that enable you to differentiate and reach your English language learners with vocabulary support is not always the easiest to find. Kids will be building vocabulary, sight words, and writing simple sentences while they practice color words and reading with these color

Here are some pictures from our Valentines Day Activities.  I know it won't help you right now but bookmark it for next year. The kids always have so much fun and in kinder it is especially sweet since it is their first experience with Valentines and giving out cards.  We always talk about being kind to each other

Kindergarten, Kindergarten . . . I always admired how kinder teachers kept their sanity, kept organized, and taught successfully. It is not an easy task and even after 11 years of teaching - I feel like a brand new teacher with this being my 1st year in Kinder. There are some things I love and some things that

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Does your school have back to school night on the 1st day? Ours did.  I always struggled with mixing assessments, routine and procedures, and a display of the kiddos work in 1 day.  For the most part we never got a whole lot done.  I mean . . . on a half day, then add an assessment in