Favourite Books Friday: Books about Feelings
This week’s Favourite Books Friday is about books that discuss feelings. The best part about teaching Kindergarten is seeing the kids learn and grow. One of the things that makes this job so amazing...
Category: Kindergarten
Learning About Canadian Coins through Play – Money Concepts
In Kindergarten through Grade 3, the best way to teach financial literacy is through pretend play. Students need to interact with coins and bills and have real and pretend interactions using money. Children also...
Repeating Patterns – Lessons and Resources for Teaching Patterning in Kindergarten and Grade 1
Patterning is one of my favourite math strands because there are so many ways to link it to other subjects, especially music and visual arts. It falls under the Demonstrating Literacy and Mathematics Behaviours...
Fun Thanksgiving Turkey Craft
When I first started teaching Kindergarten, I felt pressured to make cutesy crafts for holidays. Most of the time, I didn’t mind, but when it came to Thanksgiving, it seemed like every teacher had...
Dot Day is September 15th
On September 15th, teachers across the country will be hosting their students in celebrating Dot Day. Inspired by Peter H. Reynolds’ book “The Dot,” it is a global celebration of creativity, courage, and self-expression....
How to Document Learning in the Ontario Kindergarten program: Strategies and Examples
This blog post will help you document learning in Kindergarten! It is important to take pedagogical documentation as a way of assessing the students’ understanding. Pedagogical documentation can be done through various methods, including...
Favourite Books Friday: Books about Indigenous Peoples
Today I’m sharing some of my favourite books from FNMI authors about Indigenous Peoples. Canada has declared September 30th as National Day for Truth and Reconciliation as part of the Calls to Action. Some...
Favourite Books Friday: Books About Getting Ready for Kindergarten
Happy Friday, everyone! 🌟 Welcome to an exciting series where I’m thrilled to share a handpicked selection of children’s picture books that are perfect for teachers, parents, and little learners. 📚✨ These are the...
Favourite Books Friday: Books about the First Day of School
I know that you are counting down the days until the first day of school, and so am I! This post is just for you – an overview of some fantastic books to read...
Favourite Books Friday: Books About Winter
I’m always on the lookout for new children’s books to read to my students during winter. I love finding stories that are set in winter and that celebrate all of the fun things that...
