Social-emotional learning plays an important role in child development and in the classroom. Has. This post has some simple activities to promote these skills in the classroom. This post contains affiliate links and I may be compensated for your purchase. This won’t cost you anything but helps to offset the costs of running this website to help parents and teachers like you! What is Social Emotional Learning? Simply put, social-emotional learning (often called SEL) is the process of learning to comprehend, process, and manage emotions. Many skills factor into SEL including self-awareness, self-management, relationship skills, responsible decision making, and social ... Read More about How to Promote Social-Emotional Learning Skills in the Classroom
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Why You Should Be Teaching Visual Discrimination
Visual discrimination is an important skill for little ones and something that you should be teaching your students. The good news is that you probably do it every day without even thinking about it! This post is all about the importance of visual discrimination and some activities you can do with preschoolers to practice this skill. This post contains affiliate links and I may be compensated for your purchase. This won’t cost you anything but helps to offset the costs of running this website to help parents and teachers like you! What is visual discrimination? Visual discrimination is the ability to see the differences between things. This comes up often in early childhood ... Read More about Why You Should Be Teaching Visual Discrimination
Number Coloring Worksheets for Kids
Are you looking for printable number coloring worksheets that can be quickly printed and used with your students? Numbers are one of the first math skills that preschoolers learn. Correctly identifying numbers and the quantity they represent is key. This post contains many worksheets and activities to practice numbers with your preschool or kindergarten students. This post contains affiliate links and I may be compensated for your purchase. This won’t cost you anything but helps to offset the costs of running this website to help parents and teachers like you! Number Worksheets Here are a few of the number worksheets available for your students: Number Coloring ... Read More about Number Coloring Worksheets for Kids
MEL Science Kit Review from an Elementary Teacher
Have you heard of MEL Science? MEL Science is a subscription service that offers monthly science boxes for children. These boxes combine hands-on experiments with VR and AR technologies to get kids excited about science! Read on to learn more about these amazing science kits and what to expect when you order them for your kids. Plus, a special promo code just for you! This post is sponsored by MEL Science. As always, all opinions are honest and my own. MEL Science Kits It’s no surprise that science comes naturally to all children. Science is all about explosion, experiments, discovery, and of course, asking questions. These kits are perfect to expose students to ... Read More about MEL Science Kit Review from an Elementary Teacher
Simple Preschool Christmas Activities
Are you looking for preschool Christmas activities to enjoy with your little ones this holiday season? This is my favorite time of the year and I absolutely love sharing the magic with my students and my own little ones. This post is full of easy Christmas activities for preschoolers to last you the entire month of December. First, do you love creating class books with your students? Class books are one of my favorite tools for writing workshop time. They really help preschool and Kindergarten students get excited about learning to read and write. I’ve put together a set of my favorite printable class books totally free for you! These class books can be used throughout the school year ... Read More about Simple Preschool Christmas Activities
2022 Holiday Gift Guides
The holidays are finally here and my 2022 Holiday Gift Guides are officially ready for shopping! I have put together a few different holiday gift guides that will hopefully help you get ahead on your holiday shopping and save some money! These gift guides were put together with careful consideration and only contain items that our family loves! To shop any of the gift guides as a whole and use my commissionable links, just click on the picture! You can also learn more about the gift ideas included by reading about each item under the guide. I hope these holiday gift guides help you pick out the perfect gift for those you love the most! Gifts for Girls 1-3 Years Old This gift ... Read More about 2022 Holiday Gift Guides
Spread Holiday Cheer with a Free Delivery Driver Basket Sign
Are you looking for a free printable delivery driver basket sign? You are in the right place! Delivery drivers are heroes in our house and seriously make my life so much easier. I love showing some appreciation for them especially during the busy holiday season when we are all shopping online even more than usual. This post contains affiliate links and I may be compensated for your purchase. This won’t cost you anything but helps to offset the costs of running this website to help parents and teachers like you! The first year I put out a basket of snacks for delivery drivers was also the first year we had security cameras. I am a tiny bit embarrassed to tell you how excited I ... Read More about Spread Holiday Cheer with a Free Delivery Driver Basket Sign
Life Cycle of a Pumpkin Learning Activities
Are your students learning about the life cycle of a pumpkin? Are you looking for some fun pumpkin learning activities for the month of October? You are in the right place my friend! This post is full of pumpkin learning ideas and activities for preschool, kindergarten, and even first-grade students! Raise your hand if you teach reading and writing. Class books are one of my favorite tools for writing workshop time. They really help preschool and Kindergarten students get excited about learning to read and write. I’ve put together a set of my favorite printable class books totally free for you! These class books can be used throughout the school year and focus on skills like ... Read More about Life Cycle of a Pumpkin Learning Activities
Writing Workshop in the Preschool Classroom
Are you wondering how to teach writing to younger students or start writing workshop in the preschool classroom? This is the post for you! It will give you some simple ideas for structuring your writing workshop time and how to plan your week. Raise your hand if you teach reading and writing! ✋ Class books are one of my favorite tools for writing workshop time. They really help preschool and Kindergarten students get excited about learning to read and write. I’ve put together a set of my favorite printable class books totally free for you! These class books can be used throughout the school year and focus on skills like letter and number recognition, sight words, environmental ... Read More about Writing Workshop in the Preschool Classroom
Getting Started with Preschool Writing Journals
Preschool writing journals can be a great way to get your little ones started with writing! This post will walk you through the basics. I think that one of the hardest things about teaching younger grades is the responsibility of teaching it all. Math, science, reading, writing, social studies, it’s all on you! Honestly, the only way you are going to be able to teach everything you need to is by integrating subjects. That’s one of the reasons I love teaching writing so much. It’s such an easy way to hit multiple skills and subject areas! Preschool writing journals are a great way to practice writing and easily integrate other concepts too! Before we get started, class books are ... Read More about Getting Started with Preschool Writing Journals
Environmental Print in the Preschool Classroom
Every early childhood classroom needs environmental print. It gets beginning readers excited to read! They learn this sign tells everyone to stop, or this label represents my favorite snack! This post will show you five easy ways to use environmental print in a preschool classroom. Raise your hand if you teach reading and writing! ✋ Class books are one of my favorite tools for writing workshop time. They really help preschool and Kindergarten students get excited about learning to read and write. I’ve put together a set of my favorite printable class books totally free for you! These class books can be used throughout the school year and focus on skills like letter and number ... Read More about Environmental Print in the Preschool Classroom
5 Preschool First Day Activities to Set Your Year up for Success
Is there anything more fun to plan than preschool first day activities? The first day of school is one of my favorites, but it can also be one of the most stressful days of the year! if you are looking for some first day of school preschool activities, this is the post for you! Raise your hand if you teach reading and writing! ✋ Class books are one of my favorite tools for writing workshop time. They really help preschool and Kindergarten students get excited about learning to read and write. I’ve put together a set of my favorite printable class books totally free for you! These class books can be used throughout the school year and focus on skills like letter and number ... Read More about 5 Preschool First Day Activities to Set Your Year up for Success