I don't know about you, but centers have always been my favorite time of day in kindergarten. And now, suddenly, they're going to have to look completely different due to social distancing in the …
Build a Strong Classroom Community (Despite Social Distancing Rules)
There has been A LOT of talk recently about what school will look like with all the social distancing requirements that have been put into place. But with all these rules, how are teachers going to …
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The First Week of Kindergarten: Lesson Plans
Not only can you survive the first week of kindergarten, you can ROCK it! Read on to see what my lesson plans looked like for the first week of school last year. You'll find lots of links to …
Seesaw Question of the Day: Farm Theme
Here's the final set of FREE Question of the Day activities and we're going down to the farm this week! There are so many fun ways to incorporate the farm theme into learning activities - and tons of …
Seesaw Question of the Day: Dinosaurs
It's dinosaur week at our school! There are so many fun things you can do with a dinosaur theme, and this week’s Seesaw Questions of the Day are no different. I think my students are going …
Seesaw Question of the Day: Ocean
Our theme this week is ocean animals, so this week's Seesaw Questions of the Day feature sharks, octopuses, starfish and more! I don't know about you, but I love the colors of the …
Seesaw Question of the Day: Insects
This week's Seesaw Questions of the Day are all about insects. If you're not familiar with Seesaw, you can read more about it on their website. It is such an amazing tool - I've used it in the …
Seesaw Question of the Day: Spring
In this post, I'm sharing the second set of Questions of the Day that I've created for use in Seesaw. To find out how my team of kindergarten teachers uses these questions, hop over to my original …
Seesaw Question of the Day: Seeds, Plants, & Trees
This post showcases the first set of Question of the Day for Seesaw. They're more a academic in nature than the ones we posted the first week of distance learning, which were meant to help students …
Seesaw Question of the Day: Overview
Updated July 24, 2020 During distance learning, we all had to get pretty creative with how we delivered instruction. As my school district started making a plan, one of the biggest questions my …
Distance Learning for the Early Grades
Updated August 1, 2020 Last March, on a Sunday morning, Minnesota governor Tim Walz announced that every school in the state would transition to distance learning to slow the spread of COVID-19. …
My Favorite Winter Book (Plus a fun craft)
A few years ago, I stumbled across the book How Big is a Million? by Anna Milbourne and Serena Riglietti and I completely fell in love with it. It's the story of a penguin named Pipkin who wants to …
