HeidiSongs Teaching Resource

Have you heard the news? We've Moved to  HeidiSongs.tv ! Our new website features an online video streaming service, updated blog posts at  Heidisongs.blog , and a wealth of fresh resources designed to make learning even more fun and engaging. You can also continue shopping for our educational products there and at our  Teachers Pay Teachers store ! Head over to  HeidiSongs.tv  now and explore all the exciting new features.  See you there! __________________________________________________________________________ What do kids REALLY need to learn in Kindergarten to do well by the time they get to second grade in reading, writing, and math?  What can teachers do in Kindergarten to make sure that their students can be successful in the classroom of today?  What K/1 level skills sometimes come up missing when kids reach second grade?  The importance of some of these skills was a surprise to me!  I never would have guessed that a...

Have you heard the news? We've Moved to  HeidiSongs.tv ! Our new website features an online video streaming service, updated blog posts at  Heidisongs.blog , and a wealth of fresh resources designed to make learning even more fun and engaging. You can also continue shopping for our educational products there and at our  Teachers Pay Teachers store ! Head over to  HeidiSongs.tv  now and explore all the exciting new features.  See you there! __________________________________________________________________________ Have you ever wondered if there is a relatively easy way to teach children to write their first report?  Well, YES- I believe that there is!  Scaffolding the process is the key.  If each step is taught and each paragraph written one day at a time, then the whole process becomes much easier.  Also, it's far less daunting of a task for reluctant workers when it is broken down into manageable chunks. I can't wa...

Have you heard the news? We've Moved to  HeidiSongs.tv ! Our new website features an online video streaming service, updated blog posts at  Heidisongs.blog , and a wealth of fresh resources designed to make learning even more fun and engaging. You can also continue shopping for our educational products there and at our  Teachers Pay Teachers store ! Head over to  HeidiSongs.tv  now and explore all the exciting new features.  See you there! __________________________________________________________________________ Today I am going to tell you how I am teaching my students to begin to write PARAGRAPHS!  (Yes, you read that correctly- paragraphs!  It could happen!)  They are very short paragraphs, but they are still paragraphs, none the less!  Okay, some of them have only two sentences , but hey- this is kindergarten , for goodness sake! These are Kimmie Butkus' Fishy Hearts! Along the way, I would like to post some pi...