Trout in the Classroom

We were so lucky that Ms. Madelyn let us participate in the Trout Release on March 26th. The big kids were in charge of them from egg to fry but there were enough that most lower school students got to carry one from school down to the stream and release it into the stream. My …

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‘Tis the season

For kindness! Kindergarteners help with our school food drive by labeling collection boxes and delivering them. Yesterday our 4th grade buddies helped us illustrate our lines in the kindness song. (The students told me how they are kind kindergarteners and I inserted them into a simple song.) Having props helped us to sing more clearly …

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Seesaw for engagement!

Lots of tweets about using the Seesaw app in elementary classrooms focus on seamlessly it connects school to home. And I agree. But I often use it in my kindergarten classroom to increase engagement and buy in. Today a guided reading group was a little squirrely. It seems Halloween is right around the corner and …

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