Recently, I was browsing through the shelves at our local library when I came across this great book. (note: the image below is an amazon link in case you want to find the book)  It opens in a ''sleepy, slurpy swamp'' as a strange creature emerges and goes in search of a friend like him. He meets many creatures along the way, each of whom points ...

By Laura Eldredge Research shows those of us in early childhood that movementis a young child’s preferred mode of learning – and that children learn bestthrough active involvement. The same holds true for children's literacy learning. Linking movement activities to story time and other literacy learning gets children more actively involved in the ...

I thought I would remind all my amazing friends, teachers, parents, and students that my huge giveaway is set to end at midnight.  Please be sure to head on over to 100,000 Views Giveaway to enter! To end my giveaway with a bang I have put my product that is in the giveaway the Kindergarten Bear Themed Math and Literacy Unit up for only $5.  ...

Hello Pk+K Sharing blogging friends! My name is April Larremore but in the blogging world you may know me better as “Chalk Talk”.  I’m thrilled to have been asked to stop by as a guest blogger today.  Wanting to stay in line with the “artsy” feel of Hello Pk+K Sharing, I decided to share my thoughts on the importance of teaching young children ...

My kindergarten students have really enjoyed the game ABC Jump Up that I posted about back in December.  So I decided to create a sight word version to help them practice identifying 48 of the most common sight words and to get them up and moving! Come on by to learn more! ~ Mrs. McKown

Afternoon all!  (Sigh)... I am so excited... my major paper is completed, not submitted but completed and so it is a HUGE weight off my shoulders!  It's time for a grad school break I think!  (I technically am not really going towards a specific program so in the long run it's probably better I not waste my money!) Anyways!  I did a post for ...

So I mentioned earlier how I have been using short poems and finger plays to help with transitions.  I actually saw a teacher do it and it worked well.  Then during our PLC the next day we had a reading specialist say to always start with something auditory.  It really works well! So this weeks poems is one of my favorites.  I am starting to type ...

A couple weeks ago in kindergarten we took out the CVC dice to start practice reading words nonsesne words.  Fall benchmarks are coming up and so it's important to give students lots of practice.  These dice make a great center for word work.  I also like to have my students kill time with them.  For example, if they are sitting at my table ...

A teacher in my grade level taught this song to her kids and it was the cutest thing ever to see them singing it!  So here it is as a freebies so maybe next year you can do it too! Click image to get it for free!  I am so thankful to have discovered the world of blogging and that you all actually read what I write.  So thank you and I hope ...

I can't believe it is Thanksgiving already!  I had to work 3 days this week and I have to say the kids were a little excited about this time of year!  We did so many fun projects I thought I would share them with you! We made these great turkeys on Monday after reading the Plump and Perky Turkey.  They sure do look plump and perky don't ...