Hilary Statum
We’ve had such a great week together following our longer than usual Christmas break. While I DID cry because I had to leave the girls, I was thrilled to see my students. If you teach kindergarten, you know there is something magical about the way the students are able to focus better & already have routines in place when you… Read More
This time of year is so crazy AND fun! I LOVE teaching kindergarten around the holidays. The kids are so excited about everything. They love to listen to holiday-themed books, work on fun crafts, & they are more inspired to write than ever. I wanted to share 10 easy ways I’ve been preparing for the holidays just in case you… Read More
Who doesn’t love the 5 Little Pumpkins poem? We’ve been reciting this poem for years in my classroom. My students always love it. This year I heard that it was one of my students favorite songs so I had to create a resource just for him. You can grab one in my TPT store by clicking on the product cover… Read More
Hi sweet friends, I wanted to share an easy craft with you today. I’ve been doing it for years with my students and they absolutely love it. I have a very chatty class this year (I’m probably kidding myself… who doesn’t???) but when we are working on this project they get pretty quiet. It’s kind of been a running… Read More
We are finishing up our Johnny Appleseed week and have had so much fun. This has been the first time that I’ve really enjoyed studying about apples and Johnny Appleseed. I really learned a lot myself while putting together my resource on TPT and I was especially glad that there were plenty of activities to keep my students engaged ALL… Read More
We have had so much fun today. I can now say that I truly love teaching kids about Johnny Appleseed. In the past I’ve done a few activities to celebrate Johnny Appleseed but never enough. I just didn’t really enjoy teaching about apples. Well… all of that has now changed. 🙂 I compiled everything I could possibly think of that… Read More
Painting with upside-down tables!!! An absolute MUST-DO with your students! (To see this clearer, head over to my Instagram IGTV. It was formatted for that and much better quality!)
Guess what friends??? Flipping our tables over and painting plastic wrap is one of the BEST things I’ve ever done with my students! 🎨Seriously, they went wild for this activity, but it was so quiet you could’ve heard a pin drop in our room! The kids didn’t even realize they were practicing letter and number formation. This was our first time but I’m already dreaming of future lessons where I call out a letter sound and they form that letter or there are so many ways to use this with math concepts. This whole thing was super easy to set up and clean up was a breeze. You have to try it. Make sure to watch my next post for the videos and the how-to! If you try this in your room, please tag me and let me know how it goes. (Sharing a few pictures of a couple cuties with parent permission.)
Do you do directed drawings with your students? I’m as far from an artist as you can get but my kids ❤️ when we get to draw together. It really helps build their listening skills and they learn to pay close attention to detail. We try to do one a day in my room and it usually only takes up about 5-10 minutes total. These are my very favorite step-by-step books that are perfect for prek-2nd graders. I highly recommend them! Update: Here’s a link where you can grab one! amzn.to/2NyJrfu
And some days you just have to get rid of all distractions, throw up a tent in the backyard, and soak up some super special moments with your kids! 🌲⛺️🌙