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- Kindergarten Stars
- I am in my 9th year teaching Kindergarten and I absolutely love it! I am always looking for fun and exciting ideas to share with my kiddos! I am grateful that I get to go to "work" everyday and hang out with 5 and 6 year olds! I am so blessed! I have an incredible family and I recently married my best friend! Life is great!!
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Kinder Count - Here is a freebie number puzzle just in time for Halloween. I print these number puzzles on cardstock. Draw a colored line across the back. Laminate and cu...
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Back to School giveaway!!! - Some friends and I have gotten together to bring you a Back to School Giveaway! We know that you are probably gearing up to head back to school (and some o...
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Common Core Opinion Writing - Last week, I moved into opinion writing with my students. The first day, I read Treasures of the Heart by Alice Ann Miller. If you are not familiar with it...
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Fun Math Game - One way that I try to reach my boys and spark their interest in learning is by incorporating fun games into our lessons. Here's a great game that will hel...6 years ago
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"Give Me Five" - The Sequel - My most popular post BY FAR is my post with the "Give Me Five" freebie. It's staggering to me that it has been downloaded on TPT over 80,000 times. Ho...
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NOW on EASEL- Back to School Digital Escape Room! - It's Back to School time! I love going back to school with all of the eager faces and changes that have taken place over the summer. Teaching is an amazin...
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Genius Hour in Kindergarten? - This is my second year in kindergarten. That means it's the year to get organized and start working on creating more meaningful and/or complex activities...
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Desktop Organizer DIY - I've been wanting to make one of these desktop organizers for years. As soon as I saw these jars at the Target Dollar Spot I knew it was time for a projec...
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My Thoughts On the Past Year and a Half - So much has happened in the past year and a half. Some days I can't even wrap my head around the changes that my students and I have gone through. I ...
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All the Doodles! - I can't tell you how handy my Doodle Letters have been in creating fun little cards (like the one above) for family and friends. I often mix and match le...
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FREE LANGUAGE ARTS LESSON - “Middle School SAT List 1 Vocabulary Unit and PowerPoint Lecture (1 of 10)” - by Stephanie Scott 6th - 9th Grade We are offering the first list for the SAT vocabulary unit for free. We think you will like the contents of the file so ...
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Famous Structures - Since early in the year we have been showing an interest in building famous structures in our block area. The Eiffel Tower has been of particular interes...
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Storage Solutions for the Classroom - Earlier this afternoon I posted this picture on Instagram.... I received a few messages after posting regaring the containers I used for organization, ...
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Technical Difficulties! - I'm in the process of switching from Wordpress to Blogger and post images are not showing up. I am trying hard to have this fixed ASAP, so please hang tig...
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Old Valentine Activity - Newly Updated!!! - Hey! I have a lot of people request access to one of my Valentine activities and I'm not sure why Google Drive is not letting people download it, sooooooo...
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5 Benefits of Audiobooks and Listening Centers for English Language Learners - 5 Benefits of Audiobooks and Listening Centers for English Language Learners [image: The benefits of audiobooks for English Language Learners] In today's...
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Back To School crafts, Ideas and Activities - Dare I say it…it’s back to school time! I have some fun, adorable crafts that would be so cute hanging in your classroom or in the hallway. These BTS cra...9 months ago
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Reindeer Theme - Teaching kindergarten in December is just so fun! I love bringing the magic of the season into the classroom. One of my favorite themes to teach is rein...
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Numbers Galore Resources - Hello bloggy world! It’s been quite a while!! I have been swamped, but LOVING my new position. Sorry to have neglected you guys! I have somewhat of an up...
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