Classroom displays kindergarten

Setting up a classroom family photo display is a great way to build a positive classroom community. Today, I'm going to share a letter you can send home requesting a family photo, as well as some

I love starting the school year with this activity. It’s easy, parents love it, and it immediately gives the children a little boost of self-esteem by identifying a part of themselves that they like…

Well, it's four days after the storm and Connecticut is slowly getting back to normal. Many of my co-workers and neighbors are still without power and/or water and the clean-up is taking its toll on everyone's spirits a little. We've certainly seen worse storms, but this one was just so widespread that its just going to take time to get everything up and running. That apparently includes the start of school. Teachers were supposed to return to work this past Monday, and the first day of…

This week was pre-planning and I really got almost nothing done. I just can't figure out what to do with my room. I don't like distraction and clutter and lots of stuff. Most of the other teachers have cute themes in their rooms but it's visual overload to me. So my room tends to look pretty plain and dare I say, boring, compared to everyone else's. So far this is what I've got... As you can see, I'm painting my walls light blue. (They're actually finished now.) I figure it's a nice calm…

KinderKids on Instagram: “The wall is ready for a new batch or work this year!”

Yet again, we had another very productive week. One of our biggest accomplishments was our alphabet/word wall. It has been a process to complete the "wall," which I'll explain later. We started by choosing a letter, reviewed it's sign in sign language, and sound(s). Then we made a list of words that start with the respective letter. We consolidated our list to 5-6 words that start with each letter and then the students added illustrations. Students were reminded to do their most…