Mrs. Winter's Bliss - Resources For Kindergarten, 1st & 2nd Grade

Time-saving + research-backed resources, professional development training, activities, and centers aligned with Science of Reading!

Why I Don’t Give My Students End of Year Gifts

This FREE end-of-year poem is the perfect gift to give to students at the end of the year. It is a special and simple gift for them to treasure for years to come. I have to wonder with all we do for our students, is it really necessary to buy them each an end of year gift? From the before first day of school until the very last, there is so much we do for our students.  We fill our classroom with supplies and spend hours working to ... read more

Differentiating Instruction in the Elementary Classroom

Differentiated instruction allows students to feel respected and builds confidence in the classroom. View easy to use strategies to help make differentiated learning work in your classroom. Let's take it back...way back... back to the one-room schoolhouse. A time where one teacher had students of all ages in a single classroom and was faced with the daily challenge of meeting each of their individual needs. It's here where we find the roots of ... read more

Teaching Goal Setting using Picture Books

Discover how mentor texts can be used in your classroom to build capacity for goal setting with students. Read alouds in the growth oriented classroom are a powerful way for students to learn how to set goals and create a plan for achieving them. Teaching by way of a mentor text helps learners to see how people who set and achieve goals demonstrate perseverance and grit through the process.  Goal setting is not easy for everyone. In ... read more

How to get Your Students Begging to Write!

Discover classroom tested strategies that are effective helping students enjoy the writing process. Hello Friend! Are your students reluctant to write? Do they struggle to get started because they don't know what to write? Are your students unable to sustain a level of independence at a writing center? Do they make writing progress with a scaffold of support? If you can answer yes to any of the above questions, I have some proven, effective ... read more

Goal Setting With Elementary Students

I've shared ideas and resources for goal setting with elementary students. All students need to be explicitly taught how to choose, set, and reflect on goals. Hello Friend! In my growth minded classroom student goal setting and reflection is routine practice. Prior planning, achievement, and reflection of goals make new challenges even more achievable since students have a clear understanding that their continued efforts will lead to ... read more

Teaching Thankfulness in the Primary Classroom

Ideas for teaching thankfulness to children through not only words but actions. When we take the time to do so, they gain many benefits from character development to overall well-being. No matter what your age, two little words go such a long way. Thank you. Teaching thankfulness in the primary classroom through not only words but actions has so many benefits for our students from character development to overall well-being. When kids can show ... read more

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