Author: kisha

Struggling Readers? Here’s a Phonics Intervention Strategy That Works!

Let’s be real—teaching phonics intervention can feel overwhelming. You want your little readers to actually learn to decode, but sometimes it feels like they’re just guessing words based on pictures or context clues. If you’re nodding along, thinking, “Yep, that’s my classroom!”—keep reading. Because I’ve got a simple, structured phonics intervention strategy that actually helps […]

Celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in the Kindergarten Classroom: Low-Prep, Interactive, and Fun Ideas

How to Celebrate MLK Jr. Day in the Kindergarten Classroom: Easy, Fun, and Meaningful Ideas Martin Luther King Jr. Day is the perfect opportunity to teach young learners about kindness, equality, and dreaming big! But let’s be honest: as teachers, we’re always looking for activities that are both impactful and easy to implement. Good news—you […]

Back from Winter Break: Getting Your Kindergarten Class Back on Track

The holidays are over, and your Kindergarten classroom is buzzing with excitement as everyone shares stories about presents, snow days, and family fun. But after just a few minutes, you realize something’s missing… your students seem to have completely forgotten the routines and rules that kept your classroom running so smoothly before Winter break. Don’t […]

Kindergarten Round-Up: Essential Requirements and Fun Activities to Get Ready!

What is Kindergarten Round-up? Kindergarten Round-up activities are typically used during a special event organized by schools to help incoming kindergarteners and their parents get familiar with the school environment, meet the teachers, and ease the transition into kindergarten. Kindergarten Round-up is a unique and welcoming event thoughtfully organized by schools each year, specifically targeting […]

Tips for Starting Easy Literacy Centers for Kindergarten

Teaching kindergarten students is so fun but oh so busy! There’s so much they need to know, and they are so eager to learn it all! However, it can be a challenge to fit it all in. That’s why I love using easy literacy centers for kindergarten. When you use centers, your students can practice […]

Why You Need Write the Room Activities in Your Classroom

Phonics and writing are both incredibly important. You want to give your students several opportunities to practice letter formation, spelling, and more! What if I told you there was a simple way you can do that and all you need is a little prep time and printer? When you use a write the room activity, […]

Simple Low-Prep Kindergarten Writing Activities for Your Classroom

In kindergarten, we spend a lot of time teaching students phonics, blends, and more. Once students are starting to read words, it’s important we teach them how to write using those words. However, teaching writing in kindergarten isn’t always the easiest task! But it just got a whole lot easier with these great writing activities!  […]

Simple Hands-On Reading Activities for Kindergarten will Rev Up Reading

Reading is a fundamental skill for students to have. While we focus a lot on phonics and knowing how to read in kindergarten, it’s important to also work on reading comprehension. I was talking to a friend one day. She was telling me how frustrated she was with her daughter’s kindergarten teacher because she kept […]

Engaging Math Activities for Kids that Cover it All

1, 2, 3 come and count with me! We talk a lot about phonics and literacy when it comes to kindergarten students. However, kindergarten is about a lot more than just phonics and reading. Students need to do counting activities for kindergarten as well as other math activities for kids throughout the school year. If […]