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We’ve been studying fairy tales. We started with Cinderella, which to me, seems like one of the most basic, simple, and core fairy tales. We started by reading a fairly traditional retelling of the story and then explored some variations of the story. Read More...
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I took a peek at the blog today and realized I haven’t posted in almost two weeks. Yikes. Sorry about that. First, if I’m being completely honest, my last posts about ‘Preschool’ (and I mean experiences before school) seemed to be misunderstood, misrepresented, Read More...
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I’m going to try and approach this the same way I do in my classroom. As I tell my kids, “I’m not perfect. Even teachers make mistakes.” At times, I feel like nobody reads my ‘little blog’, but apparently, I was wrong! I do wish folks would comment on Read More...
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This year, there a preschool in my school. Yes, I work in a public school and no – it’s not a Head Start program, but a regular, public preschool. My district, much like what the President is now proposing, has set forth a goal of public preschool for Read More...
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I know, I know, some folks don’t love Valentine’s Day. For me, in kindergarten anyway, Valentine’s isn’t about romantic love, but all about being a kind and caring friend. That’s how I present it and they really do love each other and want to show it. Read More...
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Well, it really doesn’t get much better than the 100th day in kindergarten. It’s kind of like Christmas, Valentine’s Day (coming Thursday!), and the Fourth of July wrapped into one. Well, it is in my class anyway. I used an entire bottle of glitter to Read More...
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Every once in awhile, I find something smart coming out of my mouth. Never sure if I’ve heard it somewhere before or if it’s truly original, I am often hesitant to share for fear of stealing someone else’s great idea. Well, I am pretty sure I did coin Read More...
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At bus time (seriously, the best stuff happens at bus time), I was talking with a boy about his plans for Spring Break. He’s going to Mexico to see some family and we were talking about how he’ll get there (according to him, a plane, a bus, and then a Read More...
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From time to time folks contact me to review things (books, products, etc.) on the blog. Depending on the item, I may or may not take the bait, but recently, I reached out to a company and asked if I could review their software – something I never do. Read More...
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Yesterday I was able to read with almost every student in my class. After I posted this on my Facebook page, someone asked if I would share about my reading program – of course! When I moved from second grade to kindergarten four years ago, I started Read More...
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I’ve written about my school’s breakfast program before. Well last week, on Thursday, the two wonderful lunch ladies invited my class down to the cafeteria for breakfast on Friday. Turns out, the entire K-2 was invited (in my small school, that’s only Read More...
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Here’s a quickie for you. Today at bus time as all the kids were in the hallway getting ready, I walked out to check on my friends. I turned towards the kindergarten classroom next door and spotted Mrs. C. – my new kindergarten teaching partner, with Read More...
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I have a ‘Free Hugs’ t-shirt and wore it to school a few weeks ago. I didn’t think much of it. My class loved it and over this last week, a few of them have been asking me to wear it again. Yesterday, one little boy came out and just said, “Mr. ______, Read More...
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Today we read Martin’s Big Words. We then watched a short video of Michael Clarke Duncan reading the book. My kids were enamored with the images and words from some of Martin Luther King’s biggest speeches and ideas. What stuck out to them the most? The Read More...
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