What is it about spiders that kids love SO much?! When I busted out our graph to start our unit of study on arachnids, the kids went CRAZY. In Abby’s words, 12 kinds of crazy. They were SO excited! I’m always floored by how much kids LOVE non-fiction. It seriously surprises me every.single.year. I see this with my own two boys. The gravitate towards non-fiction books ALL.THE.TIME. I love that. We started our week with the question, “Are you afraid of spiders?!” Me…notsomuch…unless they’re BIG and FURRY. Gross. They’re more creepy than scary and I say … [Read more...] about Spider Week!
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An Oldie, But Goodie
One of my favorite {& most stressful} things about teaching Kindergarten is welcoming a ton of different ability levels at the beginning of each year. I LOVE how much progress ALL the kids make in such a short amount of time and it’s AMAZING to see the growth they make in a year!!! Each year I totally change the way I teach. I don’t teach to the same kids/dynamics/personalities/abilities/interests/attention spans every year, so things HAVE to change. What worked one year might not be so fitting for the group I’m blessed with the next. I don’t really look back at old plans, copy & paste, and call it a … [Read more...] about An Oldie, But Goodie
