Author Archives: kindergartenteacherclaire
Conferences The Last Few Weeks of School? Really?
There are 21 days left of first grade. This means that we have been in school for 158 days!! Wow! My 4th quarter interims went home last week and I will soon begin working on the final report card of first … Continue reading
Filed under Beginning Readers, First Grade, Parents, Reading
Books For Boys
I love this time of the school year when reading is really clicking with the children, they enjoy reading and will pick up a book to read on their own! There are thousands of books written with the young girl … Continue reading
Filed under Beginning Readers, First Grade, Improving Reading Skills, Kindergarten, Reading
Journal Writing
This is the time of the year when Kindergartners and First Grade really take off with their writing. They have been learning and developing the skills needed for writing for 6 months and they are now ready to use them. … Continue reading
Filed under First Grade, Kindergarten, Language Arts, Writing
Dr. Seuss in First Grade
Our school, along with thousands of other schools across America has been celebrating Dr. Seuss’ birthday week by reading many of his famous books. The children love the books and can’t stop listening to the non-sensical way that Dr. Seuss … Continue reading
Creative and Imaginative Play
“It turns out that all that time spent playing make-believe actually helped children develop a critical cognitive skill called executive function. Executive function has a number of different elements, but a central one is that ability to self-regulate. Kids with … Continue reading
Filed under First Grade, Kindergarten, Parents, Play
100 Ways to Be Kind to Your Child
I came across this article today. 100 Ways to Be Kind to Your Child written by Alyssa. I think it is true for parents of all aged children. http://creativewithkids.com/100-ways-to-be-kind-to-your-child/
Filed under First Grade, Kindergarten, Parents
Correspondence From the Teacher
At my school, when a parent contacts me, it is expected that I will return their email, call, note, etc. within 24 hours. Parents expect that and so does my administration. Instant communication with the teacher, how lovely is that. … Continue reading
Filed under First Grade, Kindergarten, Parents
Kissing in School ?
Many, many, many years ago when I taught third grade, girls would complain that boys tried to kiss them at school. These same complaints have now found their way into first grade classrooms. Both boys and girls are trying to … Continue reading
Filed under Behavior, First Grade, Kindergarten, Parents, Social Skills
Talk To Your Child
One thing that teachers are noticing with every passing year is that children are talking more at school. Children talk to each other, their teacher, other teachers, teachers they don’t know, kids they don’t know, administrators, and even to themselves. … Continue reading
Filed under First Grade, Kindergarten, Parents
Checking Your Work
First graders are always in a hurry to get their work done. They are at an age where the finished product means just that, being finished.. no matter what quality of work they do. First graders do not like to … Continue reading
Filed under First Grade, Parents, Responsibility
