Language Arts
Charades for Vocabulary Building
Vocabulary is the cornerstone of communication; and a vast vocabulary can open many doors for our students. Without it we are limited engagement in certain topics, what we say, and in an extent, how and with who we interact. Sometimes, and for various reasons, our... read more
Higher Order Thinking in the Pre-K Classroom
“Higher order thinking” are that new IT words we hear in education. But what do it really mean and how does ‘higher order thinking’ look in pre-k?
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Tips to Assessing a Student’s Comprehension
Assessing a student’s comprehension can be challenging. When students struggle to answer verbal or written “wh” questions after listening to or reading a passage we may need to change the way we assess the student. Here are some strategies I have used with my... read moreUp, up, and away!
Setting goals is an important lesson to learn, especially when we are young. The first week of school, my students set reading goals for themselves for the month. We talked about setting attainable and reachable goals. Since my classroom theme is hot air balloons, I... read more
The Importance of Visual Prompts in the ECE Classroom {With a Freebie!}
The best piece of teaching advice I have ever received is, “If you don’t make a plan, they will”. I think it rings true not just to an ECE classroom, but to all grades and classrooms. If we do not make a plan for every part of the day, our students will make their own plan (and then we’ll have to deal with it).
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You’re New to ECE, Now What?
So you there you were, enjoying Summer break when you got that dreaded email. Subject line: Grade Change. Take a deep breath and don’t worry about it because you will rock this.
In this post I will share my list of “Need To Know Now” ideas as you get ready the school year as a new pre-k or kindergarten teacher. And I promise, I’ll help you get through the first month tear-free.
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Daily Morning Work
I can’t believe it is that time of the year already! Where did the summer go?? That being said- I am super excited to start the new school year and to meet my new kiddos! I feel like a kid again. I have been working really hard over the summer to get ready for... read more
Mind the Gap: How to Stretch Learning Over Summer Break
With the dog days of summer settling in, and school starting up soon for some districts across the country, it is time to get our students back into learning gear.
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Vehicle File Folder Activities
Many of my students had a fun filled month of vehicle activities. Just to recap my students and I read the adapted book “I Spy Vehicles” and completed a vehicle identification worksheet. Then we read “Toot Toot Beep Beep” and made puff paint... read more
Joyful and Illiterate? – Try Anxious and Overworked Kindergarteners
Many times I worked so hard with kindergarteners to get them to read and they could care less about letters and words. Now, they loved story time and reading a story is much more than just reading words. These students wanted to read the pictures, ask questions, tell me about something they noticed, etc. All of these observations are important pre-reading skills. However, the act of finding meaning in words was of no interest to them. And that is OK.
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