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Hi friends! I am so overwhelmed getting my room ready! Each year it gets harder because my list of things to do differently gets longer! My...
In most of my previous Preschool Science programs, we’ve primarily explored a particular area of science (e.g., chemistry) or the science behind some everyday concept (e.g., weather, color, water, the body). As I got to thinking about additional Preschool Science topics, however, I began to consider: what if we spend an entire program focused on one of the key science skills? Kids already use so many of these skills in their everyday lives, but if we talk about them and exercise them in meaningful ways, we can really reinforce the idea of being scientists every day. Thus, this Observation Science program came to be. First, we read some stories. I started things off with Pond Walk by Nancy Elizabeth Wallace, a story in which Buddy and his mother go to the pond to observe everything there and, hopefully, see a turtle. This is a slightly longer title, so I paper-clipped some pages together...
Our district has spent a lot of training and inservice on different ways to assess student learning. The areas that we focused on the most were Assessment FOR learning and Assessment OF Learning. I felt comfortable doing this in the classroom, but it became challenging for me to find ways... Read more
In this post, I'm listing over 50 literacy centers and independent work activities we can all use in our K-2 classrooms. These ideas are all FREE and easy to implement!
Make a library outing memorable with these fun printable library activities.
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These simple literacy stations for kindergarten will last you all year! You can easily adjust these activities to optimize student learning and growth.
A research project has found that teachers who read for pleasure have better book knowledge and feel more confident, calm and stress-free in the classroom
