Are you considering hatching chicks in your classroom? You should! There’s nothing I do in my classroom that compares to the excitement of hatching and brooding chicks! And it can definitely be done without too much fuss. Here’s everything you’ll need to know about hatching chicks in your classroom! What You Will Need Phase 1:…
Preschool
Chicken Life Cycle
If you follow me on Instagram, you probably know I have a thing for chickens! I love living on the farm and sharing my love of back-to-the-basics living with kids. So when we added chickens to our property, I did a lot of research and made a kid-friendly way to share the info and responsibility…
Free and Easy Letter Sounds Pizza Printables
What kid doesn’t love pizza? My kids would eat pizza every night if I let them. In fact, that’s what inspired me to make these FREE Letter Sounds Pizza Puzzles. Scroll down to download them for yourself! This post contains affiliate links. Read my disclosure here. Prepping the Letter Sounds Printables First, you obviously need…
The Most Wonderful Sweeper for Preschool Teachers
Do you sweep your floors a million times a day? I know I do! Crumbs, pencil shavings, paper scraps, small pieces of play-doh, rice from the sensory bin, etc. Some days I feel like all I do is clean! So I broke down and bought myself a cordless vacuum a couple months ago to help…
Motivate Your Class with This Sweet Reward System
As teachers, we could use all the classroom management tricks we can get! Here’s one that both you and your students will love! Keep reading to find out more and get your FREE download! Brownie Points Whole Class Rewards The Brownie Points system works for whole class rewards. I love this system because it’s adorable,…
How to Save Time with Weekly Take Home Folders (Free Download!)
One of the things my mentor taught me my first year teaching is how to use weekly take home folders for students. As both a teacher and a parent, I can say that I love this routine! Keep reading to see what I mean. How to Use the Take Home Folders To start out, I’m…
Free Simple Classroom Newsletter
Every teacher needs an easy way to make parents and guardians aware of upcoming classroom events. A class newsletter is usually the simplest way to make sure everyone stays up to date with the happenings – especially spelling words, vocabulary words, and test dates. Here’s a simple classroom newsletter that will make your life just…
How to Easily Get Students Interested in Writing
Getting young students in preschool or kindergarten interested in writing can be a huge challenge. Especially when they’re not used to sitting at a table and working for any length of time. Fortunately, there is one topic every student LOVES to talk about: themselves! Seriously, just think about how many times a day are you…
5 Important Things You Need to Teach in Preschool
Talk to any elementary teacher or scroll through a teacher-only Facebook group and you’ll get a glimpse into the world beyond preschool. I personally ran a home daycare, taught preschool, and worked at other preschools for 5 years before making a leap into third grade. And OMG! I expected 9 year olds to be more…mature?…
How to be Fearless and Absolutely Conquer Your New Teaching Job
For the last ten years, I’ve dreamed of teaching preschool. I graduated from college, had kids, and started my own preschool and daycare. I never seriously considered teaching a new grade. But God had different plans for me and my family. Out of the blue, I was presented with the opportunity to teach in the…
