by Annie Walsworth | Other Teacher Stories
I don’t know about you, but there came a point in my life where I had completely forgotten that having a tooth fall out was a thing. Cut to my first year teaching kindergarten, when I was reminded (and horrified) twenty times a day about this important stage of life....
by Annie Walsworth | Preschool & Kindergarten
“I Have, Who Has?” is one of my favorite secret weapons for the classroom. This game can cover almost any material that you are covering curriculum-wise, from letters of the alphabet in K, to division in third grade. It seems to be loved with equal...
by Annie Walsworth | Preschool & Kindergarten
The first few days and weeks of Kindergarten can be a tricky time for both kiddos and teachers. With so much emphasis on routine and getting your love bugs acclimated to being big elementary schoolers, sometimes it can feel more like boot camp than a kindergarten...
by Annie Walsworth | Other Teacher Stories
The greeting is a great time for kids to 1) be welcomed into the community, and 2) hear their own name, which can be really powerful in the classroom, especially when everything is new! My favorite greetings for the very beginning of the year are super simple, and...
by Annie Walsworth | Preschool & Kindergarten
The beginning of the year is all about routine, routine, routine. Between setting the classroom rules, learning everyone’s name, and getting the kiddos into a groove, things can get a little… less than exciting. I always like an activity that will break up that...
by Annie Walsworth | Preschool & Kindergarten
The beginning of the year is so important for socializing. It can be a scary time for students who are anxious about talking to new people. It can be a scary time for teachers as they begin to observe heavy-hitting five-year-olds with clear plans to become queen of...
by Annie Walsworth | Grades 1-3, Preschool & Kindergarten
There is something about watching an eight-year-old struggle to use a pair of scissors that really gets to me. It takes everything in me not to grab those little kiddie scissors out of his hand, cut the shapes out for him, glue everything down, write his name myself...
by Annie Walsworth | Grades 1-3, Preschool & Kindergarten
One of my favorite things about working in elementary education is being absolutely blown over by the imaginations of my kiddos. I welcome any opportunity to let my students show me their creative sides. While I incorporate plenty of more traditional creative...
by Annie Walsworth | Other Teacher Stories
When I first began teaching, I was placed in a Kindergarten classroom in an all-girls private school. That classroom, filled with nineteen little girls, was magical. The room was overflowing with laughter, chatter, yelling, and, every early elementary educators...
