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Bridges in Mathematics : Kid-Friendly Work Place Directions for Kindergarten!!

If your school uses the Bridges in Mathematics Kindergarten curriculum, YOU NEED THESE kid-friendly (and teacher-friendly!) directions!!! Reviews: “This is the best thing ever if you are starting Bridges. It is such a help to organize all the workshops. It helps me understand the new games and give my students clear directions. The student “read”…

How To Make “Offices” Students Will LOVE Using

“Offices” are a year-long tool your class will love to take out at writing time (or any time!)! They help kids focus on their work and it give them a ton of helpful reference tools at their fingertips. Yes, it’s obviously a little prep up front to assemble them, but they last ALL YEAR LONG!…

All About Me Art & Writing Project

Here’s an adorable project for back to school season! It makes an awesome hallway or bulletin board display and really helps students get to know each other. Here’s how I do it: Day 1: At our morning meeting, we go around the circle and share our name and our favorite color. I record student’s answers…

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I’m Kate!  I’m on a mission to help busy teachers (like you and me!) stop re-inventing the wheel, win back precious time, and discover simple, creative ways to build bright, beautiful classrooms for us and our students will LOVE.

Fun Fact: EVERYTHING I share has been created to use in my personal classroom. It’s all truly “real classroom tested & kindergartner approved”  …which means I’m confident these resources are valuable, practical, & they WORK! 

I have my Master’s Degree in Elementary Education and I’ve been teaching 1st grade & Kindergarten since 2001 (and I love it!). If there’s anything I can do to help you out, let me know!

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