Erica Johnson

Iowa State University Alum | Kindergarten Teacher at Beck Elementary

[Erica Johnson @msjohnsonkinder]

These sweet students are ready for first grade!! 💙

[Erica Johnson @msjohnsonkinder]

We even got to dress up in our beach attire! @BeckElem

[Erica Johnson @msjohnsonkinder]

Lots of beach day fun! Crack the code, summer writing, race to 100 and summer drawing!! ☀️ 🕶

[Erica Johnson @msjohnsonkinder]

More field day events! @BeckElem

[Erica Johnson @msjohnsonkinder]

Yayy for field day!! Musical hula hoops, tug of war and Gaga ball!! @BeckElem

[Erica Johnson @msjohnsonkinder]

One simple change like switching up our writing spots can make a huge difference when it comes to their engagement during writers workshop!✏️@BeckElem

[Erica Johnson @msjohnsonkinder]

Today in phonics we played differentiated Roll and Read games!! Students had so much fun!

[Erica Johnson @msjohnsonkinder]

Working on our attentive listening skills by playing telephone!!

[Erica Johnson @msjohnsonkinder]

Dr. Seuss day! @BeckElem

[Erica Johnson @msjohnsonkinder]

This morning we began our new writing unit: writer’s can change the world. Today we used our voice to make the hallway a better place. Students worked together to come up with the list and then we hung it in the hallway!

[Erica Johnson @msjohnsonkinder]

We worked with partners to describe our rocks!

[Erica Johnson @msjohnsonkinder]

Using our spy pens to write our numbers to 100!!

[Erica Johnson @msjohnsonkinder]

We are ready to solve our 100th day of school mystery!! @BeckElem

[Erica Johnson @msjohnsonkinder]

Planning and creating Rube Goldberg machines!

[Kelley Cushenbery @klcushenbery]

Had a great meeting with our kinder buddies yesterday! We gave them cards and then taught them their house chants! @BeckElem @msjohnsonkinder

[Kelley Cushenbery @klcushenbery]

Friday’s are our favorite because we get to hang out with our kinder buddies! @BeckElem @msjohnsonkinder

[Erica Johnson @msjohnsonkinder]

Our elf arrived yesterday!

[Erica Johnson @msjohnsonkinder]

Roll, read, write! We are practicing our word-part knowledge with partners. A differentiated mat to meet the needs of all learners!

[Erica Johnson @msjohnsonkinder]

Welcome to the fall farm! Yesterday we created word family fall trees and lassoed word endings! @BeckElem

[Erica Johnson @msjohnsonkinder]

Buddy reading! Thanks @klschemmel for sharing your sweet third graders with us!