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Valentine’s is Coming – Are You Ready?

One week and counting to Valentine's Day - are you ready? So Valentine's Day is not my favorite holiday. I know I appear to be the strange on in the bunch. But, that being said, any day is more fun in kindergarten! I am actually looking forward to doing some fun Valentine ... READ the POST

Teaching Self Control – A Fun Experiment

Today I'm excited to have Corrina from From Mrs. Allen's Teaching Files here to share a really fun and exciting activity to use when talking about self control. Self control is such a hard thing for kids and adults alike, but helping our kids learn the importance of this skill early on will only ... READ the POST

Lesson Planning in the 21st Century

If you missed last Sunday's Blog Swap - here is my post that was on TeachingTimes2. Hi, I am Amy the teacher/blogger behind Teaching in Blue Jeans. First, before you judge me let me say that I do NOT get to teach in blue jeans everyday. I wish I did, but not so much. But I do love me some ... READ the POST

First Day (I mean Week) of School

Written on Monday, August 26, 2013 (before I finally gave in to my exhaustion): Today was the first day of school. Wow - I forgot how exhausting the first day of kindergarten can be! Seeing that it's 8:30 p.m. and I would love to crawl in bed, how about a picture tour of my classroom instead. ... READ the POST

Integrating Science and Social Studies into Language Arts

We have all been there at some point - a giant clock ticking away behind us as we stare at our lesson plans and standards, wondering how we will fit everything in! Meanwhile, instruction time continues to decrease for science and social studies. As a result, integrating science and social studies ... READ the POST