resources for teachers

  • Easter Activities for Preschool

    Preschool Easter Activities

    Are you looking for some super easy Easter resources?! I’ve got you covered. Check out my TPT store to download and print some preschool Easter activities that have been designed just for the youngest learners. These will keep children busy and engaged, while making sure that your lesson plans hit all of those important learning milestones. Click on the image below for more information. If you’re feeling a little creative and looking to make your own activities or party decor, please check out my Easter clip art set!

  • St. Patrick's Day Preschool Activities

    Preschool St. Patrick’s Day Resources

    St. Patrick’s Day helps me feel those first glimmers of spring – brighter colors, the shamrock and rainbow imagery, and the mischief that breaks us out of the winter blahs. This is why I love to invest time really getting into a St. Patrick’s Day vibe in the classroom. Here are some of the many many resources that I’ve shared over the years about how I incorporate all the green and good luck! Click on the image to read more.

  • Preschool Infant Toddler Assessment

    Preschool Conferences and Assessments

    On Wednesday I shared a video that shows my early childhood assessments and how to use them. As you consider these and prepare to complete your own assessments I wanted to make sure that you had all of my resources in one easy place! Here are all of the posts that I’ve shared on assessments and portfolios over the years: Using assessment results to inform lesson planning Explaining assessments to families Sharing assessment results with families My favorite assessment products What does assessment evidence look like in preschool? Assessment strategies for preschool Collecting assessment evidence Google drive student portfolios Anecdotal Notes Please reach out if there is anything that I…

  • Preschool Infant Toddler Assessment

    Preschool Assessments and Portfolios

    It’s almost spring (I’m trying to be optimistic here…), and in many places that means that it’s time to think about finishing up assessments and portfolios for the end of the school year. If you’re about to jump into that, let me help! I’ve got another video for you today that walks through why I created my own assessments, and how you can take advantage of this for your program – they really do make life so much easier! If you want to read more about these assessments and some of the different ways they can be used, then this post is exactly what you’re looking for!

  • Project Documentation

    Preschool Documentation For Beginners

    I love documentation! It’s kind of a silly thing to say, but as a teacher documentation is something that I will always and forever include in all of my classrooms.  There are a few different reasons for this; Documentation tells the story of the children’s learning.  This means that anything that shows evidence of the learning process can be considered documentation. Documentation generally falls into two categories; I like to add an additional category of documentation because I have found it to be especially successful with toddlers and young preschoolers.  Photographs alone are incredibly important pieces of documentation when working with young children because they encourage conversation and verbal sharing…

  • preschool teacher organization

    Getting – and Staying – Organized in the Classroom

     I consider myself to be a very organized person, so these resources are things that I’ve created to make my planning process a little more streamlined and to help save time. These are all available in my TPT store, so make sure to click the links to see even more about them! Preschool Teacher Organization and Planning Pages – These are the pages that I keep within reach, either on my desk or my clipboard so that I can always make a note when something pops in my mind. Then I make sure to have them with me when I sit down to plan so that I can easily remember what…

  • Autumn Preschool Activities

    Fall Activities for Preschool

    I’ve shared so many wonderful autumn activities over the years, so I thought it might be helpful to collect them all in one post. Please click through the following posts and collect your favorite ideas! Fall Leaf Mosaics 15 Things Preschoolers can Observe in the Fall An Easy Fall Science Center Autumn Preschool Activities 35 Autumn Themes for Preschool Autumn Scribble Art Autumn Scavenger Hunt Freebie Autumn Science Experiments Autumn Classroom Activities Autumn Dramatic Play Ideas Autumn Field Trip Ideas Autumn Cooking Projects Printable Autumn Decor Autumn Classroom Decor Autumn Manipulatives for Preschool Autumn Scientific Observations Natural Materials for the Preschool Classroom – Autumn Autumn Scented Play Dough Version 1…

  • Autumn Classroom Supplies

    Fall Supplies for Preschool

    My favorite thing about autumn is the coziness. After spending so much time outside all summer, fall gives us a chance to come back inside and really embrace the environment and create the space we want. Here are my favorite fall materials for the preschool classroom. All links are affiliates. Giant Fall Coloring Poster Artificial Leaves Tree Building Blocks Fabric Leaf Ornaments Fall Garlands Paper Leaf Cutouts Jumbo Forest Animals Wooden Threading Leaves