I am so lucky to be connected with Jennifer Williams through our mutual pal, Sean Gaillard. Because of my America Achieves fellow fellow, Sharon Davison, and Jen, I learned about the UN Sustainable Development Goals, the TeachSDGs movement and the Global Goals Project. After a little marinating time, this Fall was the perfect time to …
Category: elementary education
Field Trip to the Discovery Museum
We got to go on a field trip in March and it was fantastic. We had our lab first and this year we studied and played with tools. So much fun! Then we had museum discovery fun time. Or Discovery Museum fun time. Or both! Thanks, Nevada Discovery Museum!
March Madness 2019
Natalie Krayenvenger taught me a way to celebrate the books we've read throughout the year that theoretically coincides with the more famous March Madness in NCAA Women's and Men's Basketball. And the Sweet Sixteen is chosen! I displayed it in the lunch room like last year but this year's class voted to open up voting …
Kings of Ing
I can't remember where I first saw it but it was probably twitter or instagram. Students become Kings of Ing when learning the -ing word family complete with crowns. I'm not particularly good at following a curriculum in the right order at the right time but I do like repeating some fun and valuable lessons …
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 …
Empatico!
Back in early September, I was thrilled to find out that I'd been accepted into Cohort 1 of the Empathy Project Fellowship. I loved being a part of the America Achieves National Teacher Fellowship in 2014-2016 and felt so honored to join this new fellowship. One great part of joining the Participate's Empathy Project Fellowship …
Friyay!
The main part of this post was to show how much I love this time of year in kindergarten. I have a group of active and social boys this year and am thrilled that they've learned enough independence to work these fun centers on their own. I really appreciate all the TPT teachers who make …
‘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 …
Happy Halloween 🦇 🎃 🧙♀️ 🧚♀️ 👻
Zack sent this video to me today. Lots of nostalgia. A young and strong Molly, a big winter and Zack speaking so many words so fluently. Today was a fun day in kindergarten. 😊
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 …