![]() My students are able to complete these pages on their own as a small group rotation. These winter worksheets are great for the weeks leading up to and coming back from winter break!Ĭheck out what other educators said about these Winter Printables : This resource includes 50 printables that cover math and literacy skills your kindergarten or first-grade students can work on independently, throughout the winter months. Print and go worksheets are the perfect, no-prep activity for literacy centers, math centers, morning work, or even homework! These winter-themed worksheets let students have fun while practicing important literacy and numeracy skills. These winter activities are great for introducing common core standards, as well as giving your students an opportunity to practice writing, tracing, coloring, cutting, and gluing skills. ![]() #daughterofimmigrants #primerosoymexicana Con Cariño, Laura. My heart is beaming with joy, it has been an honor to speak to Educators Rising in New Mexico and hopefully inspire the next generation! Mom, Dad, güelito y güelita mil gracias.Funny how we always run away from our “calling” right? But here I am, and loving so much what I do! Today I had the privilege of being a Keynote Speaker for EdRising NM and had an opportunity to speak to future teachers and educator leaders! I even got a picture with the Chapter from my old High School! How amazing was that! So, Dear Future Educators and Educator Leaders, lead with confidence, walk with integrity, speak with conviction and remember to be a voice not an echo, even if you are afraid! Truth be told I changed my major 3 times, yes, 3 times before deciding on education. □ At that time I had no clue I wanted to be a teacher, better yet go to college and become a #duallanguageteacher. During this time, I had to ask myself, is there any current relevant research that could perhaps change or challenge the old research that has been set in stone? There really isn’t, except the evidence of what happens in my own classroom (and I’m sure many others out there) on a daily basis and today I’m sharing with you! Wishing you a wonderful rest of the year.ġ6 year old me, would have never seen this coming! I still remember halfways through the school year being placed in a Young Child Class (how to be a teacher) in High School… and it was fun nonetheless. It is my professional responsibility to stay committed to the continuing growth and development of all my students and provide them with rich literacy experiences. Over the years I’ve come to the realization, that ultimately I have the power and control of what goes on and happens in my classroom. Even some that were out of my comfort zone (like no worksheets). It was a lot of reflection and trying many new ideas and putting them into practice. Implementing new teaching practices meant I had to let go of my old teaching practices practices I knew and felt comfortable with. I mean there’s no “research” out there that supports anything along the lines of the idea, theory, or practice that 5 year old’ are developmentally ready to learn how to read and write, right? I’m not sure if it’s even been considered.ĭoing all this took me some time to develop and understand. I have actually blogged about my first year trying to teach 5 & 6 years old “how to read” you can read about that experience here (teaching letters and sounds) But something in me kept telling me different. ![]() Then Common Core reading expectations came along! Honestly, I was that teacher, the one that said, “No way, To High!” “How will I ever get my little peanuts reading so high?” “That’s just impossible!” “They are not developmentally ready, for such expectation.” The previous 2 years, I was happy with having kids read simple repetitive sentences by the end of the year. I questioned my teaching abilities and everything I knew about being a kindergarten teacher which was very minimal because I only had 2 years under my belt! That year was a year of feeling overwhelmed.
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