kindergarten Archives - Little Minds at Work

First Days Back! {full of freebies!}

WOOOOWEEE!!! Every year I think we might forget what back to school really means! I feel like I am getting to the point where I don't need to live at school anymore :) I am enjoying my three day weekend and a follow up professional development day on Tuesday! The start of the … [Read more...]

Jettin’ into Kindergarten!

Even though I was super sad as always to see my class move on to first grade this year...I am beyond excited to start over and meet my new group of kiddos! I am always excited to start off a new year because it always begins as a scattered puzzle....by the end of the year you have put each … [Read more...]

Grammar 1.0.1 {and a freebie}

We are well on our way to the end of the year! I assume a lot of my teacher friends are like me and already thinking about next year! Well, if so how will you be teaching grammar to your little ones at the start of the new school year?Since starting with our reading series, … [Read more...]

Hot off the press: Literacy Centers Super pack 3

Hello! Hello! I have been searching high and low for a literacy center packet that covered all of the areas my Kinders are currently at. I found lots of awesome packets, but I would have still needed to piece together additional activities. So *light bulb* I created my own … [Read more...]

RTI & Guided Reading {Nonsense Words Activities} and a FREEBIE

As part of our district assessments our students are assessed using AimsWeb on Letter Naming {LNF}, letter sounds {LNF}, nonsense words {NWF}, and Phoneme Segmentation {PSF}. I plan to make RTI & Guided Reading packets for all 4 subtests. I have already blogged and … [Read more...]

Teaching Subtraction to the Common Core in Kindergarten!

Hello! Hello! This past week we started out unit in subtraction. I'm not sure about your little ones, but ours go straight from addition to subtraction! Some do well with the swift transition but others are still building a solid foundation in addition, so subtraction is some … [Read more...]

ABC Countdown to Summer Fun

Hi friends! Sorry it's been so long! I came down with another sore throat/fever. It seems when I am sick if I can just make it through the school day I am doing good! :) Anyway, a month or so ago I purchased a product called ABC Countdown to Summer. Not to … [Read more...]

Phoneme Segmentation {and a freebie}

**Segmenting words into individual sounds is critical for successful decoding!**Phoneme segmentation is a skill that we see students usually have or don't have. As the school year winds down 75% of my class can stretch, blend, isolate, and manipulate sounds fluently. … [Read more...]

5 Days of Freebies!

Hello all! We have 4 days of school left...or you could say 3.5 days! In celebration of the fast approaching summer break I am scheduling daily freebies! I will post one freebie a day from Monday-Thursday! Stop by each day to grab your freebie!! The freebies will all be … [Read more...]