Looking for worms in the dirt. The grass growth was accidental–we accidentally spilled some seed into the worms’ container! It didn’t seem to bother them though. Spring is my favorite time of the year because of all of the opportunities we have to engage with nature. This activity was a perfect compliment to…
To go along with our Spring Into the Woods theme, I created a flower-themed sorting and counting activity! It was super easy to do on my Cricut Explore. I just cut out enough circles for each child in my class to have one. These made the middle part of the flower. Then I cut out…
This is the second post in my series of strategies for building counting and numeracy skills in Preschool. Last week I wrote about several strategies that you can use with your little ones to build and strengthen rote counting skills. This week we will be discussing counting with 1:1 correspondence. Counting with 1:1 correspondence usually…
We are back from winter break and that means its time to double down on the academics. I noticed that counting and general number fluency is something that my entire class can use some extra support on, so this will be the first post in a series about counting in Preschool. Rote counting is a prerequisite…
The first day of school is always so full of possibility! While I try to focus on the positives of meeting my students and their parents for the first time, there is also an enormous amount of pressure. I want to be at my best, ready to reassure parents, comfort new students, and set a positive tone…
Its two weeks into the school year and I have already completed four home visits! We are well on our way to our goal of 100% of home visits before November. When the idea of home visits was first presented to me I was skeptical. My school is located in a disadvantaged neighborhood where parents often…
Wow! Summer zoomed by so quickly and now its back to school with a new group of little ones. I had forgotten how challenging the first few weeks of school can be, especially for students who have never been in a school setting before. Learning that there is a special way to ask for the…
I’ve spent practically the whole summer vacation planning for next school year. I started by evaluating the standards and goals from last year and revising them based on what worked and what didn’t. Now I am in the process of writing our interim assessments that will measure student progress throughout the year. Because my school…
I received my Cricut Explore in the mail last week, and have been going crazy with it ever since! The machine came with a cutting mat, a silver marker, a sheet of duck tape, and a strip of vinyl. You also get a two week subscription that includes the majority of the images on the…