The annual Kindergarten Iditarod race is an event that the students eagerly anticipate each year. The students get a chance to learn about the iconic Alaskan race and build their knowledge of the basic needs of living things. Throughout the project, the students...
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Iditarod Race
Apr 16, 2022 | Kindergarten, Uncategorized
Moving and Music
Mar 20, 2022 | 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, Integrated Subjects, Kindergarten, Preschool, Uncategorized
Day light savings , the week after spring break , getting back to the school schedule and the full moon - this calls for movement, and a lot of it! Kids need to move. I am a person who needs to move ,I am a kinesthetic learner. The definition of a kinesthetic ...
100 Days of Learning…
Feb 26, 2022 | Kindergarten
This week in Kindergarten we celebrated our 100th day of school. The 100th day of school is a tradition celebration acknowledging the milestone of completing 100 days of learning. Our celebration incorporated several aspects of our curriculum, including math, reading,...
A Child Who Sings Is A Happy Child
Feb 13, 2022 | 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, Integrated Subjects, Kindergarten, Preschool, Uncategorized
One of the things I love about teaching music is singing with the kids and hearing the kids sing, The act of singing alone and especially together is something that not only feels good and lifts your spirits but it is actually healthy for you . Studies have...
Physical Education and Health Goings On
Jan 20, 2022 | 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, Integrated Subjects, Kindergarten, Middle School
Raise your hand if you are feeling stressed these days. Can you see me raising my hand? We are all being pushed to our max lately and as much as we don't like it, learning how to acknowledge and move past stress is a key component of life. When thinking about how to...
Gingerbread Stories
Dec 18, 2021 | Kindergarten
Throughout the month of December, various versions of the folktale The Gingerbread Man were used to introduce and explore key elements of reading literacy in our Kindergarten classroom. Concepts such as plot and character identification, setting, and story structure...
Life is all about obstacles!
Dec 2, 2021 | 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, Integrated Subjects, Kindergarten, Middle School, Preschool, Uncategorized
Who doesn't love a good obstacle course? Obstacles courses have been around for years, they are nothing new, but always exciting. The cool thing about them is that anything can be used to make one, but all good courses involve climbing, running, jumping and maybe even...
Sound Wall
Nov 15, 2021 | Kindergarten
Phonological awareness is an essential part of learning how to read and spell. In our class, we use a sound wall to help students develop their phonemic awareness. A sound wall is a tool that is organized by speech sounds. It focuses on specific sounds and the...
Student of the Day
Oct 24, 2021 | Kindergarten
“Whose turn is it to be student of the day?’ This is a question that builds excitement in our classroom everyday. In our Kindergarten class, students get an opportunity to develop their leadership skills by performing the duties of student of the day. Each day, one...