
“Building Strong Foundations through Quality Education”
Alphabet Knowledge: Activities for Distinguishing letters
This is the second of a three part series on developing alphabet knowledge in preschool and kindergarten. Research (Reutzel 2015) shows...
Alphabet Knowledge: Activities for Identifying Letters
This is the first of a three part series on developing alphabet knowledge in preschool and kindergarten. Research (Reutzel 2015) shows...
4 Simple Alphabet Centers to Help you in January
One of the major concepts students learn in preschool and kindergarten is the alphabet. Research has shown that alphabet knowledge is one...
How to Make Writing Fun in December
Writing is an important skill necessary for students to learn, but most kids hate writing instruction. So how do you make writing fun so...
The Best Way to Teach the First Thanksgiving for Early Childhood
Teaching about the first Thanksgiving in an Early Childhood classroom can be difficult for these young students to understand. Too many...
Unique Fall Writing Projects to Decorate your Classroom
As an important predictor of literacy success writing should be constant in an early childhood classroom. (National Center for Family &...
CAUTION!!!! How to make Dramatic Play a Construction Site?
Many preschool and kindergarten classrooms teach community helpers at some point in the year and that often includes construction...
Announcing! The Top 5 Products from 2016!
Why are we drawn to what others have bought and rely on? Why is social marketing and personal references such a BIG deal? It's because we...
How to Build a Better School System
Today I want to share a story with you from my personal life. As a young girl, I was taught to DREAM- that I could be anything I wanted. An
Why Good Handwriting is Important and How to Teach it
Think about when you learned how to write letters? Most likely it was in preschool, kindergarten, and maybe first grade. We spend hours...
Kindergarten Readiness
I like to take hot topics that are debated and show the research behind them. Today’s topic is kindergarten readiness. Many teachers and...











