In the Classroom Archives - Page 34 of 38 - Kickin' It In Kindergarten

Meaningful Writer’s Workshop!

October 2, 2013 by Elizabeth Hall ·

One of my all time favorite things to teach is Writer’s Work-shop. We just started Lucy Calkins unit of study on Monday. I have been all over the place with Writer’s Work-shop since I started teaching. I have changed to many different Writer’s Work-shops and you just can’t beat these units of study. Yes, they […]

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Wednesday Word Problems Updated

September 28, 2013 by Elizabeth Hall ·

One of the most important things I do in my classroom is Wednesday Word Problems. The students have a love/hate relationship with these. They love them because if they get the answer correct and can show me HOW they got their answer, then they get an entire Smartie (And no they don’t get one if […]

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Farm Unit {Giveaway & Freebie Alert}

September 26, 2013 by Elizabeth Hall ·

We have been learning about Farms this week along with The Five Senses and Community Helpers. Whenever I can’t find a fab resource to use (there are so many!) I just make my own. And then I get a bit carried away…and a unit is born. So here is my newest creation… We have […]

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Where Do Readers Read?

September 25, 2013 by Elizabeth Hall ·

Just a quick post tonight about a great book and reader’s work-shop lesson that is so powerful! Today, we talked about how readers read everywhere. I asked the students to think about places that they see people reading. They came up with bed, with their mom, outside, in an airport, at the beach, with their […]

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Peek at My Week Lesson Plans and My New Web-site!

September 24, 2013 by Elizabeth Hall ·

I am beyond excited that I am writing my first post on my new web-site! I am so thankful to Tracy at Social Strand for helping me set everything up. She is a master tech magician! We are still working on some kinks here and there. If you see something that looks off…give me a […]

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Confessions of a {somewhat} Thematic Teacher

September 20, 2013 by Elizabeth Hall ·

So…I don’t know how to say this. But I think I might be a thematic teacher. Not completely, but there is a hint of theme. I feel like you all just gasped. I think I did as I typed this. I just felt like I had to get that off my chest. Now I can […]

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Let’s Wash!

September 11, 2013 by Elizabeth Hall ·

My students and I have been loving Mrs. Wishy Washy these past two weeks!What a perfect way to get little readers confident and excited about reading other than Mrs. Wishy Washy? I just think that Shared Reading is such a powerful learning experience. This is my favorite one to start with. By the end of […]

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Label the Teacher

September 4, 2013 by Elizabeth Hall ·

Don’t you know that Kindergartners think it’s hilarious to Post-it note their teacher? Especially when the teacher tells them to… {The picture quality is so superb because of the 5 year old photographer that snapped this keeper.} I like to introduce labeling at the beginning of the writing process because Lucy Calkins does. I think […]

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