A walk through the world of Kindergarten. Wednesday, July 22, 2015. As a teacher-blogger, there are few things better than the opportunity to collaborate and connect with other teachers. And some may argue that Kindergarten teachers are an entirely different breed altogether. As for my favorite Kin.

Monday, August 3, 2015. B2S Parent Input Form Freebie. Hope you hop over and snag it up! Links to this post. Friday, July 24, 2015. Wednesday, July 8, 2015. SDE I Teach First - Shared Reading Session Handout.

Saturday, August 15, 2015. Quick and Easy Season Partners. You may have heard of clock partners. I did that for a few years, but it was a long process to set it up. Student a Seasons Partner card.

Monday, August 10, 2015. One night while watching Big Brother. I had a crazy idea and decided to pause my show and roll with it. I decided to place my cards on a digital clothesline with clickable hyperlinks. This resource contains the same exact sites that are in the free printable resource here. YOU CAN CHECK OUT THIS RESOURCE HERE. Friday, July 3, 2015.

Monday, July 27, 2015. We Have a Winner! Many thanks to everybody who shared comments on my post the other day about Picture Books to Help Community Building. I love that so many of us share the belief that establishing and nurturing a community of learners is the foundation of a purposeful, effective classroom. Won her choice of community-building books.

Tuesday, July 28, 2015. Parenting Pep Talks - Best Practice Articles for All Year Long. If you read my last blog post, you probably already have a sense of how passionate I am about teaching kids about responsibility and emotional intelligence. I really, really, am! So much so, that for over a year now, I have been writing parenting articles. To send home each week with my students. I really believe that most parents really do the best they can, but as Maya Angelou put it so well .

Thursday, August 20, 2015. Is an amazing friend, and a FANTASTIC teacher! We have been racing to 1,000 TPT followers, and she won! To celebrate she is having a GRAND giveaway, and of course I had to help her celebrate! Look at these amazing teachers who are helping Ashlyn celebrate! I am honored to call most of these ladies friends! Sunday, August 16, 2015. You can click on my l.

Thursday, August 20, 2015. Winners will be announced on Saturday! Sunday, August 16, 2015.

Monday, April 20, 2015. I have decided to link up with my buddies at Hello Sunshine and offer up some ideas about one of my favorite seasons- spring. Well, not in my hair or in my pants, but I think they are very cool everywhere else. Some kids are super scared of bugs, and squeal when they are found in the classroom. I think I bump up a notch when I pick up crickets with my bare hands and take them outside. a six year old asked that question. Ah-may-zing! I love National Geographic Kids! .

Thursday, June 25, 2015. Mindsets Book Study - Chapter 10. Chapter 10 is the Summary. If you would like a video to show your students here is a short animation to explain the difference between growth and fixed mindsets. With her hard work, effort and perseverance, she succeeded, just like our students can too! .