Thematic Units
Learning Centers
Dramatic Play
Literacy
Math
Classroom Management
SDE PreK-1 Educators Academy July 20-22, 2013

CCSS Educators Academy

The nice people at SDE have generously donated one free registration to the Educators Academy! Enter for a chance to attend this exciting event for free.

Where in the World is Vanessa?

A list of upcoming summer and fall teacher conferences where I will be presenting.

Road Trip: Las Vegas

Check out the road trip that Heidi and I are taking to Las Vegas this summer! We’re going to the I Teach K! National Kindergarten Teacher Conference July 9-12, 2012 sponsored by SDE. Don’t let the name fool you, there will be plenty of sessions this year for Pre-K Teachers […]

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom

Last week I met John Archambault, co-author of my favorite children’s book Chicka Chicka Boom Boom.

Reading Strategies

Welcome to Workshop Wednesday at Pre-K Pages. Today I’m going to share some reading strategies with you and I’ve also included another free printable. This idea is from my new workshop titled Guided Reading: Building Literacy Through Small Group Instruction. Most kindergarten programs require students to leave reading on a […]

Bear Book Printables

Welcome to Workshop Wednesday at Pre-K Pages. Today I’m going to share information about communication notebooks from my F.I.S.H. workshop.

Safety Dice

Welcome to Workshop Wednesday at Pre-K Pages. Today I’m going to share an idea for using dice that I just added to my ABC’s and 123’s workshop.

Dry Erase … Crayons?

Dry Erase Crayons are perfect for the preschool or kindergarten classroom.

Live from I Teach K

Welcome to Workshop Wednesday at Pre-K Pages. Today I am blogging live from the I Teach Kindergarten conference in Las Vegas.

I Teach K! in Las Vegas

I will be presenting 4 sessions at the national I Teach K! convention in Las Vegas on Monday, July 12th. If you are attending please stop by and say “Hi!”

Improving Parent Communication

Today I’m going to share some ideas for improving parent communication from my Family Involvement Starts Here (F.I.S.H.) workshop.

Early Childhood Technology Workshop

I will be presenting at the annual Early Childhood Summer Institute at Region 10 on Tuesday, July 20th, 2010. Using New Technology in the EC Classroom.

Workshop August 7th

My first teacher workshop for Teacher’s Paradise in Frisco has been scheduled for Thursday, August 7th. The title of the workshop is ABC’s & 123’s. Workshop Description: Discover a wide array of new and engaging activities to teach the alphabet and numbers to your students. Explore the new TEA Pre-Kindergarten […]