Kindergarten teacher & ed blogger with a passion for SOR, inquiry, play-based, & outdoor learning. Reggio-inspired & tech-infused in TLDSB.
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Using child-led interests in sticks to inspire retelling with #robertmunsch ‘s “Up Up Down”. #tldsblearns #reggioplc
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#TakeMeOutsideDay is Oct 18, and TLDSB is encouraging classes to share outdoor learning through a photo contest!
Throughout Oct, share your photos/vids and tag @TLDSB_Pathways using #TheLandWeLearnFromTLDSB to be entered to win one of two backpacks filled with Indigenous books.
ALT Dark blue background with TLDSB and Take Me Outside logos, and a small outfitter backpack. Text reads Giveaway time. Share outdoor learning experiences with us! #TheLandWeLearnFromTLDSB
“Looking Closely Through the Forest” by Frank Serafini is a great book that gets us doing exactly what the title says. We made these cardboard frames to help us highlight our forest finds. This little was delighted to find turkey tracks! #fdk #tldsblearns #kindergarten
“The Night Tree” by Eve Bunting is a new-to-me fav. After reading we were inspired to decorate our own night tree with popcorn chains, dried oranges, and cranberries as a gift to the animals. We’re very excited to observe our night tree over the next few days. #fdk #tldsblearns
Happy New Year! This past year was one to remember and be grateful for. Looking forward to this coming year where we will continue to explore, create, and build connections with the land and one another.
#fdk #kindergarten #tldsblearns
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Instructional Routines are essential for effective & efficient teaching. These 5 vocabulary routines are tools every teacher should use. I put them on card stock & on a ring as essential resources for supporting vocabulary instruction. Get them all here :bit.ly/VocabRoutineCards
Some festive keepsakes the littles made for their families. 🎄🐻
The littles have been inquiring about bears, their tracks and scat. They drew their paw prints on the feet and we are adding a Hershey kiss for the scat. Lol. #tldsblearns #fdk
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Breathe, Stomp and Push, Feel!
Creating spaces to build self-reg skills. The pinwheel for breathing strategies is a big hit.
#tldsblearns #fdk
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We know the Simple View of Reading.
We know Ss need decoding AND Language comp’n skills.
But what are the instructional strategies to teach them?! Thank you @marthakovack for helping develop this SVR quadrant with strategies for every S.
This is research to classroom practice.
We were pretty thrilled to display the children’s self-portraits in this wall hanging that honours each child in our outdoor classroom. #tldsblearns #fdk
Monsters Art 😈
These monsters were fun to make and brought out some rich math language and conversations. (E.g., “I need 6 circles for my eyes, but I only have 4. I need 2 more to make 6.”) #fdk #tldsblearns
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Nature Monster! 🌱😈
We’ve used the same concept with elastics around cardboard to collect nature treasures, but this time we got our creativity on making nature monsters. Pair it with a great monster mentor text during Outdoor Storytime.
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Bring the playscapes outdoors! 🌱
Here’s one of our current portable playscapes with documentation in tow. If you’re wondering how to bring a playscape from indoors to outdoors, try a bin.
#kindergarten #fdk #tldsblearns
Fall Leaf Rainbow Land Art 🍁🌈
The littles expressed their delight in their observations, creations, and collaboration. They described textures and colours including “tie dye” and “camo”. 😊
#fdk #tldsblearns #kindergarten
Fall Fairies 🧚🍂
The littles made these nature-based fall fairies as a Thanksgiving keepsakes for their families.
Happy Thanksgiving! 🍁
#kindergarten #fdk
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Rainbows are magical. 🌈
This wood cookie broke in half & I was a bit bummed until I realized it would make a pretty spectacular rainbow. We painted it, put some loose parts with it, and poof… The children flocked, counted, sorted, designed, & shared.
#fdk #tldsblearns
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First day, first play! 🌱
First day back in our outdoor K program where we made tree necklaces, made land art trees, explored the forest, measured a tree with our hugs, and more. Thank you forest!
#tldsblearns @tldsb #fdk
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It’s here! Letter Sound Pix "Songs" is released.
Real-world picture mnemonics where lyrics cue letter formation and letter sounds.
On TPT @: teacherspayteachers.com/Prod…
On YouTube @: youtube.com/watch?v=7LUPr1Fy…
Check out more #lettersoundpix at my TPT Store. More coming soon.
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Check out our new Decodable Text Guide to find passages and books that align with the UFLI Foundations scope & sequence. Access the guide from the Toolbox page: ufli.education.ufl.edu/found…
Letter Sound Pix
Been busy creating a structured literacy resource with real-world picture mnemonics where songs cue letter sounds and letter formation. I’ll be putting multiple slide decks up on TPT soon. Songs will be released first. Stay tuned! #lettersoundpix
