Like so many of you, our district is required to have a virtual option for students. But, also like many of you, a boxed curriculum for kindergarten is does not always and adequately address the whole child or what a five year old needs to get ready for school. So when we started discussing what virtual kindergarteners needed, of course, our team said 'fine motor' and hands-on and movement. But how do you incorporate that into a virtual platform? Well, you can't. There absolutely has to be ... VIEW POST
At Home Fine Motor Kit
Rainy Day Tissue Paper Butterflies
Sometimes, you just need something a little bright and cheerful when the rainy days are gray and dreary. With only one, little, pathetic window in my classroom, I decided we needed to brighten things up a bit for days when the sun wasn't so sunny. So we whipped up some tissue paper, stained glassed butterflies that fit the ticket perfectly. Now my good friend Maria, over at KinderCraze, is always making up these sweet little stained glass activities and they look so fabulous that I ... VIEW POST
Fine Motor Take Home Kits
There's just seriously not enough time in the day to get it all in . . . so what do we do with those kids that need extra fine motor practice? I'm not a huge fan of homework in kindergarten. I don't like to send things home with my kinders. I would prefer they are outside playing or spending time with their families. But really, sometimes 10 minutes of fine motor exercise at home can mean the difference in finding success in kindergarten with writing and months and months of struggle and ... VIEW POST
17 Ways To Build Fine Motor Activities Into Your Curriculum
Some of our little ones come to our classes without ever having held a pencil, and suddenly, they are expected to show what they know and practice what we teach with grace and fluidity using a pencil. But those little muscles don't always have it in them to perform that way. It's why worksheets don't always belong in a kindergarten class. I know what you're thinking, 'But I have standards to meet and a curriculum to present. I don't have time to build fine motor ... VIEW POST
If lovin’ my Paper Monster Cutter is wrong . . .I don’t want to be right!
It's official . . . I'm in love with my Paper Monster Cutter. Teachers are a strange breed. Who else would get absolutely, positively giddy over a paper cutter? We're it! So you can imagine the little dance of joy I did when my new paper cutter from My Binding arrived at school for me to try out. If you don't know them, you have to stop over and check My Binding out. There store is literally like a candy store for teachers. (I want one of those, and one of ... VIEW POST
Using Color In The Classroom
The Astrobrights team has done it again! They have come up with a brilliant idea to give teachers all over some amazing tips and ideas for Using Color In The Classroom. For 25 days, Astrobrights Papers will feature a project using a different color of Astrobrights Papers, providing ideas and inspiration on how to #ColorizeYourClassroom. As part of their 25 Days of Color team, you are assigned 3 different 'hero' colors. These are the colors you get to feature. Well, I'm just tickled pink ... VIEW POST
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