Ooo! I'm so excited! I just finished my first set of Fine Motor Task Boxes.
Fine Motor skills are focused on in every preschool classroom. Children need strong small muscles in fingers and eyes to do all kinds of work when they get to 'big' school.
While we all know fine motor skills...
It's a New Year! Raise your hand if a new year makes you want to try out new things in your classroom?
I love getting fresh start after Holiday Break - getting new things in order, organized and planned is part of my January fun! .... which might mean I need to get out more.... but I...
The 'Back from Holiday Break' struggles are REAL - am I right?
To be honest I kinda dread it each year. Am I super excited to see those faces I've missed over break? Yes. Do I want to go back and have to re-teach procedures and expectations? No, not particularly.
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In need of a last-minute Christmas activity that packs a big educational punch?
Look no further, because I am sharing with you one of my favorite Literacy activities for the Holiday Season.
The Sweet Smell of Christmas by Patricia Scarry is a wonderful book that focuses on using the sense of...
This time of year is one of my favorites! And I especially love that I teach in a faith-based setting where I can teach my littles all about the Reason for the Season!
I always start the conversation by asking my children whose birthday they think it is on December 25th,...
DECEMBER is rough. Granted, a relief comes with winter or holiday break. But, boy oh boy, December sure wipes me out.
I guess it is all the things. Shopping, cooking, lesson planning, making parent gifts, planning parties, baking....
I love and loath it all at the same...
Assessments... I don't know about you, but that word makes me a little ho-hum...
Assessments drive instruction. So, are they necessary in an early education program? Of course. Even though assessments help me see a bigger picture... data has just never been my thang.
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Helping children to learn to write their names is one of the biggest topics I see questions on.
We want to make sure our students are prepared to enter Kindergarten knowing how to write their name, because let's face it - many kindergarten classroom don't work on that skill much anymore.
So, if...
