March Book Round Up
Can you smell it? It's almost spring! Which means, it must be March, one of my favorite months!
Why?
Because March is reading month!
Here are this month's selections, straight from my bookshelves!
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President's Day Activities
In the short month of February we have so many topics we could touch on as teachers. Personally, I think an inauguration year is a great opportunity to really amp up your President's Day activities!Read now
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Spider STEM Challenge
It's nearly October, and that means all things pumpkins, bats, and creepy crawlies!The October Kindergarten Crate is all about... spiders! It had lots of really cute goodies in it, and even had the materials for a spider in a web craft.Read now -
Helping Parents Set Up a Home Learning Space
Read nowIt is the beginning of the 2020 - 2021 school year, and it looks like nothing we have seen before! Each district is doing things differently, but one thing is the same. E-Learning will be a part of school. This may mean that you start off virtually and enter into the classroom later in the year, or you may start with a hybrid of in person and virtual learning days each week.
Helping our new students and their families adapt to e-Learning sounds daunting. I know! You’ve got this!
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10 Books By Black Authors To Read With Your Kids
Stories help make us human. No matter what kind of story we like best, we’ve all been entertained, informed, and inspired by a tale at some point in our lives. Maybe the best thing stories have to offer, though, is the chance to see the world from other perspectives.Read now -
12 Water Activities To Entertain Your Kids
Ready or not— here comes summer! Normally that means the kids are out of school and everyone has big vacation plans, but this year is nothing if not different. Which is why we’ve put together this list of 12 creative ways your kids can stay cool while they learn and play!Read now -
14 Ways To Be Creative At Home
If you’re like most parents, you probably don’t have much free time to get bored. In fact, a lot of your energy is likely focused on coming up with ways to occupy and engage your kids. To help you - and them! - take a break from routine, we’ve put together a list of 14 projects you can do using items you probably already have around the house. From magic milk to xylophones, walking rainbows to LEGO volcanoes, these ideas are inventive, fun, educational, and - best of all - stress-free. Take a look, pick your favorite, and have some fun!Read now -
9 Services to Connect with Your Kindergarteners Remotely
Read nowRight now, teachers across America (and the world) are being tested.
They have been thrown into a whirlwind of suddenly-virtual-teaching, and for many that's new territory!
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11 Earth Day Activities for Kindergarteners
Children are our future, and we're leaving this planet to them. That's why I love Earth Day! An entire day, stretched into a unit (or maybe a month) all about how we can keep our planet safe, clean, and healthy for generations to come.Read now
And who better to instill these values in other than our students?
