Activities that Build Student Independence & Confidence (freebies included)
One of my biggest struggles as a teacher is finding ways to keep other students engaged and learning while I
Category: technology
Coding Activities for The Mitten by Jan Brett
Coding has quickly become a favorite of myself and young students. Even NAEYC has realized its importance – “Early coding,
No Prep December (Christmas) Literacy & Math
December is a super busy month! In addition to teaching our regular curriculum, we have to plan & practice for
Why and How to Teach Computer Coding to Primary Students
Why Teach Computer Coding? There is no way of denying it, we live in a digital world. Computers, smartphones, and
No Prep November Literacy & Math
Teachers never have enough time, especially in November! There’s parent teacher conferences, the post-Halloween sugar rush, Thanksgiving, etc. Since planning
Hands-on & Interactive Color Activities for Practicing Color Recognition & Color Words
Today I’m sharing some of my favorite hands-on and interactive ideas for practicing and assessing color recognition and color words.
Engaging Ways to Practice & Assess Alphabet Letters & Sounds
One of the first skills that I assess for my pre-k and kindergarten students is their letter knowledge. Some students
Flower Science Experiments & Parts of a Flower Activities
Since we talk about and see flowers starting to grow this time of year as a sign of spring and
Valentine Science & STEM
Since young students tend to get extra excited and lose focus the days preceding a holiday class party, I like
Differentiated Winter Counting Practice Using Pic Collage & Seesaw
Two of my favorite apps for classroom use are Pic Collage (we use the Pic Kids version) and Seesaw.