In kindergarten celebrating the 100th day of school is kind of a big deal.  I'm lucky that I teach at a K-2 primary school, so the 100th...

Valentine's Day is only a few short weeks away.  Every year I give my class the assignment of creating a Valentine's box at home and...

Good morning all.  It is Wednesday here and of course I am up before the sun.  I'm trying to catch up on a few things before I hurry off...

Subitizing seems to be on the front burner of math circles lately.  It means" instantly recognizing how many". Children who have t...

The Snowy Day is my all-time favorite book!  There is just something about it that reminds me of being a kid.  I didn't grow up in the s...

When I first started teaching, kindergarten math was all about counting to twenty, number recognition to ten and maybe making patterns.  Tim...

Happy New Year Everyone.  Our Bright Idea Blog crew is back for another round of bright ideas.  To start the year off, I thought I'd s...

Towards the end of the summer I asked my husband to build me a few sensory tables.  I had found some directions and photos on Pinterest and ...

I'm surviving my first week back.  The kids were really excited and some seem to have blossomed over the two week break.  Today I though...