Artist Georgia O’Keeffe was a master at seeing more. She said, “When you take a flower in your hand... it’s your world for a moment.” I love to use her paintings to train my students to use their eyes to look more deeply.
Read MoreHas Covid 19 been messing with your reading groups this year like it has mine?
Usually my students have a large array of books which they can choose to read from, as well as books they are able to take home. This year, however, has definitely made that more challenging. Every teacher knows that kids need to practice reading in order to learn to read, and we need books to do that! That’s why I am so grateful for Kindergarten Kiosk’s Guided Readers. I am able to print off multiple copies so each of my students has their own copy. No need to worry about sharing germs here!
Read MoreEvery teacher has at least one content area that is their favorite to teach. That’s how I feel about literacy, particularly writing. I am passionate about teaching young kids to write as a form of expression. I love their creativity, their ideas and, of course, their inventive spelling! Writing is generally my students favorite activity. Writer’s Workshop is a daily part of our learning process, but even when the students have free time, they often choose to use it to write in their journal.
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