The First 100th Day of School Did you ever wonder how the 100th day of school began? Many years ago, I had the pleasure of connecting with one of its originators while writing a book about this time-honored tradition. Here’s what I found out. Back in 1979, Lynn Taylor, along with her colleagues David Cooper […]
The Envelope Project
We recently did an engineering and design project that was inspired by a child who came to school with a homemade envelope containing his Scholastic book order. I invited him to share it with the class and he told us how he came to make the envelope because he couldn’t find one in […]
Welcome the New Year with a Fresh Start
Inside: Welcome back your kindergarten kiddos with these New Year activities for a fresh start to January. Note: Some of the links in this post are Amazon affiliate links. If you click on the link and purchase the item, I will receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. The links are included to provide […]
The One Thing You Should Tell Yourself to Find Contentment as a Teacher
Inside: Is teacher contentment even a real thing? This post explores the possibility that teachers can find more joy and contentment in their teacher life by changing their mindset. Contentment and Teacher Life Of all the words I associate with myself, contentment is not one of them. Growth mindset, lifelong learner, over-achiever – I […]
The Magic of the Happy Teacher List
Inside: Make teacher self-care a priority by creating a happy teacher list for brighter, more balanced days. Don’t forget to download the free template to create your own list. I had a perfect teaching day last week. Say what? Yup – you heard me – a perfect teaching day. I’m pretty sure I’ve NEVER said this […]
Get-to-Know-You Activities for the First Weeks of Kindergarten
Inside: Here you’ll find some of my favorite get-to-know-you activities that help build classroom community at the beginning of the kindergarten year. Make Get-to-Know-You a Priority It’s so easy to get caught up in the back-to-school to-do list of room set up and name tags, that I sometimes lose sight of the most important goal […]
First Days of Kindergarten: Launching Learning Blocks
Inside: Use this 3-step launch plan, during those first days in kindergarten, to kick off each of the learning blocks on your daily schedule. Moving Too Fast on Those First Days of Kindergarten “Mrs. Clarke, what’s math?” We are in those first days of kindergarten, and this is what I hear. I’ve just told children […]
Launching Choice Time Centers at the Beginning of the Year
Inside: Find tips on the best way to slowly roll out your choice time centers to ensure a smooth start to the new school year. The First Day of Kindergarten It’s usually about thirteen minutes into the first day of kindergarten when I hear, “When can we paint?” “When can we use the trains?” “What […]
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