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Read Across America to Celebrate Dr. S’s Birthday Each year our Pre-K through 1st Grade hosts a themed Storybook Ball complete with snacks, music, story time, games, crafts, and more. The children and teachers dress up as their favorite book character and we parade around the campus. This year we decided to plan our Storybook Ball for Dr. Seuss’s birthday,…
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Read Across America Week My pre-kinders are so excited to celebrate a famous author’s birthday and Read Across America week this coming week. My all-time favorite of Dr. S’s books is Oh the Places You’ll Go! If you need to add to your classic book collection, check out these books. We have dress up days scheduled all week, and I’ve…
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Fun Ideas for How to Teach the Alphabet As a Pre-K teacher, I’m always looking for new ideas on how to teach the alphabet to my preschoolers. Hands-on alphabet activities are my favorites! This post includes 10 fun ideas for teaching the alphabet. Try them with your students and watch their letter knowledge soar! Tried and True Ideas for…
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100th Day of School The 100th Day of school is a memorable time in many classrooms. Teachers and children eagerly count down to the 100th day, and then they hold a big celebration in honor of that milestone. The hundredth day marks the past-halfway-point of the school year. It’s always been sort of the “sweet spot” in my classroom–a time…
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Halloween Centers and Activities for Preschool, Pre-K, and Kindergarten Halloween will be here before we know it! I’ve already started prepping some fun, hands-on learning activities for my pre-k students, and I thought you might want to get a jumpstart on your preschool Halloween centers and activities as well! I love to take advantage of the excitement surrounding holidays like…
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MUST HAVE Classroom Supplies Over the years, I’ve found 5 MUST HAVE classroom supplies that every preschool or kindergarten teacher needs to invest in. Best of all? These supplies are inexpensive and don’t take up much room. But they are truly game changers in the classroom. Keep reading for my recommendations. 1. Ticonderoga Golf Pencils Occupational therapists will tell you…
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