Setting up literacy centers at the beginning of the year can always be a nightmare, especially in Kindergarten! We practice working in small groups with very simple activities for awhile, before I actually introduce my center rotation chart. I want students to be able to work together, learn how to stay in one spot, and use appropriate voice levels during center time, before I begin to really implement centers the way I want them to run. When it is time to officially start centers, I keep all ... Read the Post
Literacy Centers – How to Set Up Literacy Centers
My Classroom Reveal 2014
As you know by now, I love bright colors, polka dots, and organizing! I thought I'd share with you how my room is set up so that everything has a spot and is easy to find. My students learn really quick that Mrs. Lynch likes a clean room. :) Even 5 year olds can be responsible and organized if you are willing to teach them. My Classroom Reveal. Get Yourself Organized This Summer I organized all of my reading and math games, worksheets, and files into containers by skill. This ... Read the Post
How to Build a Classroom Community Atmosphere
As the school year begins, we all want to make sure our students treat each other with respect and become a classroom community. In my classroom I refer to my students as "friends". They always know that I treat them as a friend, and they are to treat each other as friends. Here are some of the activities I do in my classroom to help student learn how to work together and learn what being a friend means. Below is our "friendship web" that we do the first week of school to start to build our ... Read the Post
Practicing How to Write Letters and Numbers
I know working on writing letters and numbers over and over can get very boring, but hopefully these writing sheets will help your students not only learn how to write correctly, but stay engaged. So this are some way to write letters and numbers in much more interesting and enjoyable ways. I teach how to correctly form letters and numbers from the very beginning of the year. When I introduce a letter for the first time, I show students how letters have different heights and we discuss why that ... Read the Post
Name Practice in Kindergarten
Name Practice in Kindergarten is something we always started the school year off with. Learning how to write your name is such a big deal when you're little. Many of us still have Kindergarten students coming to school that still don't know how to write their name or write it correctly. Here are some ways for kindergarteners to practice their names. Tickled Pink in Primary is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a ... Read the Post
Back to School Prep and Meet The Teacher Night
It's that time again, where teachers frantically try to decide what needs to be ready meet the teacher night, how to set up their classrooms, and what in the world to teach the first week of school. Are you feeling that stress s...l...o...w...l...y creeping up? This post is going to help give you some ideas to get you back in the groove of school. Getting Your Room Set-up I always LOVED getting my room set-up for the new school year. I seem to always change the layout of my room each year, ... Read the Post
