K Teacher. KC Metro. Former: 2nd Grade Teacher, Instr. Coach, Mentor, and @mizzou Adjunct Professor. Half of an Educational Power Couple. Special Needs Momma.
My mission is to cultivate a place to share ideas, resources, and inspiration for FREE. I want quality resources in the hands of all teachers and students. Thank you to everyone who has followed along. If you haven't, I invite you to hop over to https://t.co/eYHF3ll4cb #iteachk
The Raytown School District is pleased to announce the hiring of administrators at Blue Ridge Elementary, Laurel Hills Elementary, Raytown Central Middle, and Raytown Success Academy beginning with the 2021-2022 school year. For more info, visit https://t.co/AuiKqYy3Zs.
How do you celebrate birthdays at school?
In our classroom we skip the birthday treats and instead celebrate with a great book! When the birthday kiddo arrives at school, they get to choose a book from our “Happy… https://t.co/RHDu83QPAk
I love starting the year with easy science experiments that make the kids ooooohhhhh and ahhhhhh! Plus it is an easy way to engage littles in tasks that require listening, collaborating, problem solving, and… https://t.co/EqZtji81L4
As a companion to yesterday’s letter sound task, I’ve created a digital version. It is fully editable or ready to use as is with your little learners!
These tasks ask young readers to identify beginning sounds,… https://t.co/ckjpWr6dib
Follower Freebie! I found these awesome lowercase letter magnets at #TargetDollarSpot this summer and created free initial sound matching pages. Pair it with a cookie sheet from #DollarTree and you’ve got an awesome… https://t.co/S0G7AXgt40
Simple Sunday! Are you looking for quick activities to use as a warm up, early finisher task, exit ticket, etc? Today I am sharing a few easy peasy tasks using #DollarTree items!
These mini Dominos are not only… https://t.co/r5d3rVxxUw
Husband Brag: I am so, so fortunate to be married to a fellow educator. We are able to have continuous discourse about the obstacles that teachers, students, and families face when striving for equitable… https://t.co/5gPcyei4Vt
FREEBIE! Another #DollarTree idea on this beautiful Thursday! I created it for my #kinders but it can be used with any age group that is working on counting and early addition strategies!
Many of you are asking… https://t.co/gA0rIQVplP
Fact: #kindergarten kiddos LOVE dabbing (both the dance pose and with BINGO Daubers)! Butttttttt in the last few weeks I have picked up a few alternatives to the traditional BINGO Dauber. I’m not hating on the… https://t.co/5fYTQfH7ln
How do you keep track of the number of days your #kinders have been in school? In our district, the 100th day of school is a BIG deal! So we like to keep track of the number of days as we work towards our big… https://t.co/sBp2MjOEMS
I finally grabbed a few plastic activity trays from #DollarTree. So today I am sharing 1 way I plan to utilize these trays in my #kindergarten classroom!
Last week I shared a Number Forms sorting activity for both… https://t.co/GMJaLBgMOw
Kristen and I are giving away a copy of The Koala Who Could. It's the perfect back to school read aloud to introduce growth mindset, overcoming fears, and experiencing something new (I think I just need to read it to myself on repeat!) https://t.co/eYHF3ll4cb
Are you anxious? Excited? Worried? Sad? Overwhelmed? Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. I am all of the above and it’s okay if you are too. Or if you’re not. Feel your feels- all of the them.
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But then- DO. YOUR.… https://t.co/uGSDQnycXW
I've had so much fun kickstarting my professional page! Sharing ideas and resources to classroom teachers, virtual teachers, and homeschooling teachers has reignited my mentoring passion as we venture into back to… https://t.co/Iy0Vqp3X2d
More #kinder math because...I LOVE teaching math to littles! Plus this activity is easy to prep- which makes it a great one to get ready for the first few weeks of school. It’s simple and pairs well with… https://t.co/nrvIKMiGL0