I have taught Kindergarten and first grade for 20 years. I have worked in four different schools with many students over the years and I have found they have many things in common. They love to learn through music and hands on experiences. I find that teaching through song and active learning brings joy to both the children and the teacher.
Are you in need of an animal research project about turkeys? This is an Informational Writing & Research resource with VIDEO where students can progress in writing skills at their own academic level. If you are wondering how you will teach your students about turkeys in a way that they can come up with their own facts, check this resource out. This resource can be used in a whole group setting or during small group time. In this Informational Writing unit your students will learn research
Do you want an engaging activity for your Gingerbread Unit? Get your kids up, moving and excited while they learn vocabulary for gingerbread and practice handwriting skills. Write the Room is easy to prep and set up. This Write the Room Gingerbread activity is perfect for whole class instruction or literacy centers. Your kindergarten, 1st grade and 2nd grade students will love walking and writing with this Write the Room Gingerbread resource. The activity in this resource will work well for
Do you want an engaging activity for your Shapes Unit? Get your kids up, moving and excited while they learn vocabulary for shapes and practice handwriting skills. Write the Room is easy to prep and set up. This Write the Room Shapes activity is perfect for whole class instruction or literacy centers. Your kindergarten, 1st grade and 2nd grade students will love walking and writing with this Write the Room Shapes resource. This covers 2D and 3D shapes. The activity in this resource will wor
This resource will make the PERFECT year long Memory Book with monthly writing pages for your students. Using this monthly writing portfolio you will be able to collect monthly writing samples to put in the memory book while also watching the progress and growth of your students' writing throughout the year. This makes a great informal assessment tool throughout the year and is great for tracking student growth and fine motor objectives as well. Students will also be able to illustrate th
Are you in need of a research project for your pumpkin unit? This is an Informational Writing & Research resource with VIDEO where students can progress in writing skills at their own academic level. If you are wondering how you will teach your students about pumpkins in a way that they can come up with their own facts, check this resource out. This resource can be used in a whole group setting or during small group time. In this Informational Writing unit your students will learn research
Are you searching for an engaging activity for your Farm Unit? Do you need to get your kids up and moving? This Chicken Write the Room will be a perfect farm activity for a class of students who need to practice handwriting while getting their wiggles out. Included in Write the Room Chickens resource are 6 sets of cards (3 sets with photos and 3 sets with clipart) and there are recording sheets in a combination of single lines, handwriting lines, picture pages and tracing pages. This f
Do you want an engaging beginning of the year activity for your Nursery Rhymes Unit? Get your kids up, moving and excited while they learn about Nursery Rhymes and practice handwriting skills. Write the Room is easy to prep and set up. This Write the Room Nursery Rhymes activity is perfect for whole class instruction or literacy centers. Your kindergarten, 1st grade and 2nd grade students will love walking and writing with this Write the Room Nursery Rhymes resource. The activity in this re
Check out this LOW PREP SUMMER Centers MEGA BUNDLE if you are ready for an entire summer of centers at your fingertips! Whether your kids go to ONE center a day or they rotate through 10 centers in a week, EVERYTHING you need for June, July or August is DONE! There are 100 CENTERS from which to pick and choose covering four key skills that kindergarten and first grade students are learning and reviewing over the SUMMER -- 25 alphabet centers, 25 short vowels centers, 25 phonological awar
Do you want an engaging activity for your Five Senses Unit? Get your kids up, moving and excited while they learn vocabulary about the five senses and practice handwriting skills. Write the Room is easy to prep and set up. This Write the Room Five Senses activity is perfect for whole class instruction or literacy centers. Your kindergarten, 1st grade and 2nd grade students will love walking and writing with this Write the Room Five Senses resource. The activity in this resource will work we
Are your preschool & kindergarten students learning the alphabet letters? Maybe you have first graders who need to review the alphabet or need some intervention. This Alphabet Unit Plan resource includes a 10 page teacher guide to walk you through a detailed plan to use the many activities in this Alphabet Unit. There is a plan for Circle Time, Small Group Instruction or Intervention and independent work time. There is also a plan for teachers who do "Letter of the Day" and "Letter of
Do you want some engaging activities for your Fairy Tale Unit? Get your kids up, moving and excited while they learn the Fairy Tales and practice handwriting skills. This Write the Room Fairy Tales Bundle is a savings of over 30%. It includes Little Red Riding Hood, Jack and the Beanstalk, Goldilocks and the Three Bears, Three Billy Goats Gruff and Three Little Pigs. The Write the Room Fairy Tales Bundle is perfect for whole class instruction or literacy centers. Your kindergarten, 1st grade
Check out this LOW PREP MAY Centers MEGA BUNDLE if you are ready for an entire month of centers at your fingertips! Whether your kids go to ONE center a day or they rotate through 10 centers in a week, EVERYTHING you need for May is DONE! There are 100 CENTERS from which to pick and choose covering four key skills that kindergarten and first grade students are learning and reviewing in MAY -- 25 alphabet centers, 25 short vowels centers, 25 phonological awareness centers and 25 math cent
Are you in need of a research project about apples? This is an Informational Writing & Research resource with VIDEO where students can progress in writing skills at their own academic level. If you are wondering how you will teach your students about apples in a way that they can come up with their own facts, check this resource out. This resource can be used in a whole group setting or during small group time. In this Informational Writing unit your students will learn research facts abou
Ready to do an Animal Research Project with your students and need some kid friendly facts? Here are 12 fact cards of 12 different animals. The cards include what the animal eats, its habitat and one FUN FACT. Use these cards when you teach informational writing about animals, when embarking on an animal research project or when your students work on animal reports anytime of the year! The following animals are included:BearRabbitGiraffeHorseElephantChickLionTurtleTigerDogZebraCheetahTher
This FULL YEAR SONG BUNDLE uses MUSIC to help you teach themes and skills through these Circle Time Songs. These songs go with familiar tunes and nursery rhymes. Preschool, kindergarten & first grade students will love singing along with these 35 Circle Time Songs with music and videos and dive deeper into your themes at the same time! Each of the 35 songs include an accompanying animated video (mp4), a piano soundtrack without vocals, and an audio soundtrack with vocals (both in m4a).
Here is a Plant Writing Bundle that will have your students learning about opinion writing, informational writing and narrative writing. There are a variety of writing prompts and differentiated writing worksheets, a class book, a craft with plants, lessons, an informational PowerPoint & Video about plants, a plant writing book & so much more. Your kindergarten first grade & second grade students will love to write about plants when they get through with this bundle. Here is what i
As you are heading Back To School your will love this First Day Of School (or first week) bundle. You will be getting lots of forms, procedure planning pages and activities perfect for kindergarten and first grade. Whether you are a new teacher or perhaps a veteran teacher this resource will help you start your year on the right foot! This Back To School Bundle With Forms & Planning & Activities For Kindergarten & 1st Grade can help you create and envision the classroom you always dreamed
Do you want an engaging activity for your Little Red Hen Unit? Get your kids up, moving and excited while they learn vocabulary about the Little Red Hen and practice handwriting skills. Write the Room is easy to prep and set up. This Write the Room Little Red Hen activity is perfect for whole class instruction or literacy centers. Your kindergarten, 1st grade and 2nd grade students will love walking and writing with this Write the Room Little Red Hen resource. The activity in this resource
Are you in need of a research project for your Reindeer Unit? This is an Informational Writing & Research resource with VIDEO where students can progress in writing skills at their own academic level. If you are wondering how you will teach your students about reindeer in a way that they can come up with their own facts, check this resource out. This resource can be used in a whole group setting or during small group time. In this Informational Writing unit your students will learn resear
Are you in need of a research project for your Weather Unit? This is an Informational Writing & Research resource with VIDEO where students can progress in writing skills at their own academic level. If you are wondering how you will teach your students about weather in a way that they can come up with their own facts, check this resource out. This resource can be used in a whole group setting or during small group time. In this Informational Writing unit your students will learn research
I have taught Kindergarten and first grade for 20 years. I have worked in four different schools with many students over the years and I have found they have many things in common. They love to learn through music and hands on experiences. I find that teaching through song and active learning brings joy to both the children and the teacher.
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I believe children are a gift from God. "But Jesus said, Let the little children come to me..." Matthew 19:14. I love to watch children learn and explore. Kids learn best through engagement and I try to honor that!
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