July 30, 2024

Boho Minimalist Reading Rotation Cards

 I can't believe I've been on TpT since I started teaching back in 2011! OMG. I have loved seeing how this community of teachers has grown over that...

July 29, 2024

Classroom Setup '24

 Welcome to my classroom!This upcoming year I am inheriting a brand new classroom at a new campus, in a new city, and a new (somewhat) grade level....

June 7, 2024

Goodbye Kindergarten...

...and hello, SECOND GRADE!...not only that, but our family will be moving once more. This time, back to the sunny west coast in San Diego. It's a bittersweet...

May 27, 2024

J is for JEEP Day!

 In kindergarten, we love to celebrate in style! Each year we countdown to the last day of school along with the alphabet - but, we go backwards!...

May 25, 2024

Graduation Directed Drawings

 As I prepare for our end-of-year kindergarten graduation, I begin to prep all of the things students will be presenting to their parents on the...

May 20, 2024

End of the Year Reflections

 It's almost time to say goodbye to this year's group of kinders! I can't believe how much time has just flown by, but I'm very excited for the summer...

April 17, 2024

Researching in Kindergarten | Part 2

Welcome to part two! In this post I'm going to share with you how the researching stage of this unit looks like in my classroom. If you haven't already,...

April 16, 2024

Introducing Research in Kindergarten | Part 1

 One of my all-time favorite units in reading/writing to teach is research. Year after year, my students find it to be highly engaging and I see...

February 28, 2024

Kindergarten Writing Portfolios

 In kindergarten, it's so exciting to see the growth each child goes through within a school year. It's one of the most treasured moments I have...

February 25, 2024

Gingerbread Composing Activity

One of my favorite concepts to teach my kinders in math is composing and decomposing numbers. If you're not familiar with the term, it simply references...

February 25, 2024

Sprouting Seeds: Living & Non-Living Science

 One of my favorite science units to teach in kindergarten is our unit on Living and Non-Living! We spend a few weeks building our knowledge around...