Nature Trays

Hi everyone!

It’s been wild here! I feel like I haven’t really had a chance to check in and let you know what I’ve been up to! Last week our kinders went on an outdoor field trip to explore MN nature and learn about trees. We had the best guides – the teachers basically sat back and made sure all the kids made it back on the bus! ;)

I wanted to share one of the great ideas I learned from the trip:

These are “Nature Trays” – the students each got an egg carton to walk around and collect smooth, fuzzy, soft, etc. items found on a prairie! What a great way to explore nature. I ran into a mom at target and she said her daughter came straight home and started taking all the eggs out and setting them on the counter one by one. She ended up hard-boiling a few so her daughter could explore the back yard! Sweet little kinders! J

Happy fall to everyone!

xoxokindergarten

Batty for Bats

Hi Everyone!

Happy MEA to MN teachers! I am going to be busy-busy over the break. On Friday, my cousin is getting married in the Twin Cities. My brother and I were asked to sing at the ceremony! Then on Saturday, we are headed to Rochester for my grandpa in-law’s birthday party! Lots going on – wish we had more time to rest but I am pumped to see everyone.

Next week I am going to be doing some bats, spiders, pumpkins, and pre-halloween fun! 

Check out my Batty for Bats printables!

I also love singing “Vowel-Bat” by Shari Sloane with my students and working on the short vowel sounds! 

Wishing everyone a relaxed weekend and a spooooky October!

xoxokindergarten

October Freebie

Happy Fall Everyone!

We had a beautiful weekend with highs in the upper 70’s! Now its back to chilly and rainy… Hard to wake up on a Monday morning with gloomy rain.

This week is exciting though because it is my birthday! My special day is October 1^st and I’ve always loved being a fall baby. To celebrate, I’m giving out an October freebie! I created an October Homework Calendar for my students so they can practice skills at home each night. I am using it with my pizza hut “book-it” certificates.

I entered in things I thought would be relevant for this time of the year. I hope it works for your classroom too! Thanks for the page view.

xoxokindergarten

Apple Week!

I am so happy that fall begins tomorrow! I spent the weekend at my cousin’s beautiful wedding at a place in Moorhead, MN called Rustic Oaks. MOST BEAUTIFUL VENUE EVER! It was fun to have caramel apples and pumpkin pie at their desert bar! We also spent some time out at the beautiful bonfire! I LOVE FALL! J Here is a picture of her beautiful, rustic, fall wedding.

Even though the weekend was magical, now it’s back to the daily grind. Apple week is here! We will be doing many apple activities over the next few days including my newest beginning sound matching game.

ABC Apples works on matching a capital and lowercase set to a picture with a beginning sound. Check it out here!

We will also be reading many Johnny Appleseed books and doing activities from Kindergarten Smiles Apple Unit. (GREAT RESOURCE!)

Our classroom families are bringing in green, red, and yellow apples in for a shared snack. We will be graphing our favorite apples. Perfect to go along with the graphing we are working on in Math Expressions. By the way, I am loving my new school and colleagues! A LOT to learn and figure out still but I’m starting to get the hang of it all J

I hope you have a fabulous Apple Week!

xoxokindergarten

Welcome!

Welcome!

Welcome to my teaching blog! This is my 3^rd year teaching Kindergarten and I absolutely love it. I am a Minnesota teacher and mother to two little ones. I am starting at a new school this year so I am experiencing a bit of readjustment right now. This summer I had the opportunity to teach in a new program providing an extra academic boost for children entering Kindergarten and also providing an emphasis in social-emotional health. My blogger name is xoxokindergarten because I believe a big part of Kindergarten is beginning a love for learning. I also believe all children should feel loved, safe, and worthy.

I am currently working on creating resources to use during Daily 5, Guided Reading, Math Workstations and lessons to use that align with the Kindergarten ELA Common Core State Standards.

Here are some resources I have created to use in my Kindergarten classroom.

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Thank you for stopping by and enjoy! Please leave feedback on the TPT resources as I am just starting out. Thank you J

xoxokindergarten