Literacy centers is one of our favorite times of day and adding a sight word station can make it that much better! But what is the best way to organize your sight word center?When setting up your sight word center in kindergarten or 1st grade, one of your goals should be to get your students as independent as possible. To make that happen, I grabbed a 10-drawer cart and these free labels!Sight Word Center Set UpI will admit, when I grabbed this 10-drawer cart I had no idea what I wanted to use ...
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Setting Up An Independent Writing Center in Kindergarten
If you know me, then you know that I LOVE our writing center. I think that having a writing center in kindergarten as a part of your literacy centers is so important. But many of us have been hit with a new challenge this year. How so we make our writing center independent for social distancing?Today, I am going to show you how you can easily take your writing center and make it individual. This would be perfect for in the classroom or to send home as a writing folder for remote learning.P.S. If ...
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The Ultimate Round-Up of Virtual Learning Tutorials for Distance Learning
If you are doing distance learning this fall, then you have probably tried to search for virtual learning tutorials and quickly gotten frustrated (speaking from experience). There are so many digital learning tutorials out there, but it can seem impossible to find what you need! That's why I decided to round up the best of the best in one spot for you. You can quickly scroll to the category you need and find a tutorial that might work for you!Boom Card TutorialsBoom cards are a great way to give ...
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Seesaw Tutorial | How To Upload An Assignment in Seesaw
I love using Seesaw in my kindergarten classroom because it is so easy for students to use. It is also a great way to build digital portfolios for you students! This Seesaw tutorial will walk you step-by-step through how to to upload an assignment in Seesaw.[If you need to sign up for a Seesaw account, you can do that here!]I have received so many requests to add digital options to my Little Readers units. I have added options for Google and Seesaw, but I wanted to walk you through how to upload ...
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Google Classroom Tutorial | How Students Can Draw Their Responses in Google Classroom
Do you use Google Classroom in Kindergarten? Did you know that students can draw their responses in the Google Classroom app? I wrote this Google Classroom tutorial because I just learned that this week and my mind was blown! I have received so many requests to add digital recording sheet options to my Little Readers units, but I was hesitant because I didn't think it would be as interactive. Boy was I was wrong!This Google Classroom tutorial will walk you step-by-step through the process. ...
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Tips for Distance Learning in Kindergarten
Teachers, you are AMAZING. Last March, the idea of distance learning in kindergarten seemed impossible. And yet, many of you made it work literally overnight. Because we're teachers and that's what we do.Many of you are now getting ready to start the year virtually. Some of you are starting kindergarten in person but preparing to go remote at some point. Either way, I thought it would be helpful to put together this list of distance learning tips to make the transition as smooth as possible.Tip ...
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