Whatever you call them; morning meeting games, carpet games, or small group games, you can use this time to enhance academic concepts. You can use your morning meeting time to combine teamwork and communication skills. Young students need to be able to practice their newfound vocabulary and literacy or math
Natural Classrooms have become the new norm in our country. Teachers are including flexible seating in natural spaces and trying to achieve the farmhouse and magnolia look. Cactus-themed spaces, as well as classrooms with burlap and brick walls, are popping up all over Pinterest and Instagram each summer. It has
What does it mean to Teach the TK Way? Teaching the TK way means involving all of our senses, provoking deeper thoughts, and inspiring children to think about the ideas and learning opportunities that excite them. Is this style of teaching and learning just for TK? Absolutely not, any age
Use the DONE FOR YOU curriculum map and report card templates to create a standards-based curriculum in your early ed classroom. Transitional Kindergarten is a fairly new concept in my state. In a nutshell, it is for the students who are not quite ready for Kindergarten but need more than
R is for a Reggio Inspired Approach. Let’s take a minute to chat about what is a good classroom environment and what isn’t. How can you achieve it, and whether you are ever truly Reggio? The Reggio approach states that the environment is just as important as the students and
Science inquiry based learning using the complete curriculum is not only low prep, and easy to use, but also includes intentional learning concepts that young students love! The teacher lessons provided in this curriculum take all the guesswork out of teaching! Additionally, blog post connections will help allow you to
What is nature based education? We are breaking down the middle of the alphabet to help get a better understanding of nature based education. I is for intentional learning. A teachable moment is not something that you can plan for; rather, it is a fleeting opportunity that must be sensed
When we think about nature based ideas for learning many times it’s all about plants and creepy crawlies. In this series, I am going to break down the ideas letter by letter and show you how to apply nature-based ideas to any classroom, in any program. A is for authors:
2 weeks of hands-on activities designed for either at home or in the classroom. Using what you have on hand and getting students back into the swing of intentional activities. I have compiled a list of 20 hands-on activities that you could share with families and add to your own
Reset your life in a few simple steps, is it possible? When it comes to teaching the answer is yes. Resetting your life during a long break like summer or over a holiday is easy when you take action before the break. When your classroom is designed with intentionality the
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