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Teaching Kindergarten: 6 Ways To Promote Great Writing
It’s an amazing blessing to have a front row seat to the transformation that takes place in a kindergarten student’s communication skills. Some come to the classroom with very few words in their spoken vocabularies and leave for first grade … Continue reading
Sincerely, Your Little One’s Teacher
It’s getting closer and closer. The back-to-school ads have started appearing. The school supply lists have exploded in the front of Walmart. The backpacks have gone on sale. Your friends are squeezing in one last quick trip to the beach … Continue reading
100 Books A Month
Would it be possible to read 100 books in a whole month? Can you read too many books to a class? As December was approaching, I was thinking about my reading instruction, especially in the area of comprehension. I was … Continue reading
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Tagged comprehension, First Grade, kindergarten, Looping, reading, teaching
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To the Christian Teacher in a Public School
How many times have you heard the term (or one similar) “They’ve taken God out of public schools!”? I’ve heard it many, many times but so far it has failed to worry me. Don’t get me wrong, it saddens me that … Continue reading
Posted in Devotionals, Teaching
Tagged back to school, blogging, christian teachers, faith, family, God in schools, music, public school system, teaching, writing
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Teaching Kindergarten: Let Them Talk
When I first started teaching, I was afraid to let my kids talk too much. Or too loud. Or too long. Or too “funny.” I was afraid that other teachers would think I didn’t have control over my classroom if … Continue reading
A Year in Kindergarten
It is August. I look around my classroom. The floors are clean and shiny, the crayons are perfectly in order, every toy and game piece and manipulative is in its place. The chairs are pushed in, the computers are working, … Continue reading
Teachers Say The Craziest Things
You know, kids say crazy stuff. They do crazy stuff. And those of us who spend most of our days around them end up saying and doing crazy things ourselves. When a teacher is “in the moment,” sometimes words come … Continue reading
About That Difficult Child…
They kick. They hit. They talk back. They yell at you. They stomp their feet, cross their arms, and refuse to budge. They destroy school property. They are not nice to the kids around them. They are difficult. I’m not … Continue reading
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Tagged behavior, Christianity, creation, difficult children, faith, God, music, purpose, school, teaching, writing
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The Miracle of Words
This morning I witnessed a miracle in my classroom. In the span of a few moments, faces were lifted, bonds were made, and friendships were salvaged. The year is coming to an end. Some weeks it feels as if first … Continue reading
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Tagged character traits, classroom management, nice words, Paige Givens, teaching, teaching first grade, the power of words
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Kindergarten Students Explain Their Mom’s Best Recipe!
Every year at Mother’s Day, when I’m in my kindergarten year, I have my five and six-year-old students compile a cookbook for their mothers. I love hearing how they explain their mothers’ best recipes! In recent years, my class has decided to … Continue reading
My Story, My Song 