Farm theme is so much fun!! I love using it in the spring when we can grow plants and talk about all the animals and plants that grow on...

I would say each year approximately half my class is obsessed with dinosaurs! Obviously, a dinosaur unit is always a huge hit!! Here are...

This has been my class' favorite sensory table so far this year! They loved it so much and were engaged with it for weeks! I set it out...

There aren't many things kids love like they love pizza, so a Pizza Parlor dramatic play area is an obvious HOME RUN! My class would...

What is it like to live in space? My students absolutely LOVE this dramatic play center! We talk about what it is like for astronauts...

At the beginning of the school year, I like to teach an All About Me classroom unit so that we can all get to know each other! This is...

Here are some simple and engaging activities you can use for the first week of preschool or kindergarten. Each activity is paired with a...

How much time should students stay in a center? How many centers should they visit each day? What if some students can't stay focused on...

Introducing graphs to your young students might sound daunting, but it is surprising how quickly even 3 and 4 year olds can catch on when...

A few years ago, my first grade teaching team and I noticed that there were some significant gaps in our math curriculum between first...

As teachers we all know the stress of leaving our class with a sub, but what can you do when your three year old throws up in the car on...

Several years ago I attended a conference on Math Workshop. I really wasn’t convinced that it could work in a first grade classroom. We...