What if Report Cards Came With Individualized Suggestions For Parents?

Well, ESGI's Parent Letter Does! 

And the suggestions are personalized for each student based on their assessments! Take a look at this:

Parents get three quick ideas to do with their child at home based on how they scored on the assessments the teacher is including in their Parent Letter. This is even better than a traditional report card because the parents are not only finding out specifically what their child knows, but more importantly, what they need to work on. 

If you are not using ESGI yet, you can start a FREE trial (no credit card required) & qualify for a discount by using this link:

https://try.esgisoftware.com/KFUN

If you are already using ESGI do this:

ESGI is also launching its Show Your Growth Giveaway!

Here is how YOU can enter for FREE:

    

 Do ANY of these things:

• Share a classroom success (Not actual student data!) Just a highlight about how ESGI helped your students succeed.
  
  
• Post a screenshot or video of you using ESGI.

• Tag ESGI.

• Starting an ESGI trial with this link & code: https://try.esgisoftware.com/KFUN

• Sharing how YOU use ESGI.

Here is what you can win:

One school will win 

🎉 an ESGI Celebration Day with:
🎉 Pi Guy Plushies
🎉 Classroom celebration goodies: 

    (Red Carpet, Pom Poms, Clappers, Sunglasses)

🎉 $100 Amazon gift card for the teacher, that's YOU!

Did You Notice How Easy It Is...

 ... to locate ESGI's Features? (+ a freebie & a give-away!)

Do you see them? They are right there on the right side of 

ESGI's home page. 

Everything you need is right there at your fingertips!

It starts with the most popular features: Flashcards, BINGO, Writing Practice, and Sight Words.

Then, comes the most popular Parent Reports: The famous Parent Letter (which now includes individualized suggestions for reinforcing skills at home based on their child's test results), the Student Progress (a quick snapshot of each student's progress), and the Student Detail (a comprehensive report that includes graphs, charts, and details about each student's growth.) 

Last, you will find the incredible reports that will help you guide your instruction and provide intervention for your students: The Class Grades (linked to your district's grading scale), The Class Totals (raw scores & percentages for every student and every test), The Item Analysis (my favorite report where you can view WHO has mastered or needs to master each and every skill).

And there is more: Pie Charts, Rubric Results, & Untested Students.

If you have not tried ESGI yet, you can get started with a FREE trial with this link: https://try.esgisoftware.com/KFUN

And if you want to win a Celebration Day for your School,

Here is how YOU can enter for FREE:

    

 Do ANY of these things:

• Share a classroom success (Not actual student data!) Just a highlight about how ESGI helped your students succeed.
  
  
• Post a screenshot or video of you using ESGI.

• Tag ESGI.

• Starting an ESGI trial with this link & code: https://try.esgisoftware.com/KFUN

• Sharing how YOU use ESGI.

Here is what you can win:

One school will win 

🎉 an ESGI Celebration Day with:
🎉 Pi Guy Plushies
🎉 Classroom celebration goodies: 

    (Red Carpet, Pom Poms, Clappers, Sunglasses)

🎉 $100 Amazon gift card for the teacher, that's YOU!

TODAY is the BIG DAY! May 7, 2026:

 It's Launch Day for ESGI's Redesigned Home Page!

Here is some of the feedback we have already heard:

• “Huge sigh of relief”
• “It feels like ESGI again”
• “So much easier to navigate”
• “I can quickly see my class again”

It feels like going home! You get all of the familiar parts of the classic home screen and all of the new features like suggestions for home activities based on each individual student's scores!

But Wait! There's more...

ESGI is also launching its Show Your Growth Giveaway!

Here is how YOU can enter for FREE:

    

 Do ANY of these things:

• Share a classroom success (Not actual student data!) Just a highlight about how ESGI helped your students succeed.
  
  
• Post a screenshot or video of you using ESGI.

• Tag ESGI.

• Starting an ESGI trial with this link & code: https://try.esgisoftware.com/KFUN

• Sharing how YOU use ESGI.

Here is what you can win:

One school will win 

🎉 an ESGI Celebration Day with:
🎉 Pi Guy Plushies
🎉 Classroom celebration goodies: 

    (Red Carpet, Pom Poms, Clappers, Sunglasses)

🎉 $100 Amazon gift card for the teacher, that's YOU!

Bonus: Grab your FREE Trial (no credit card required) & qualify for a discount if you decide to continue by using this link:

https://try.esgisoftware.com/KFUN

Easy Prep Earth Day Ideas

 You can do these this week!

Here are a few ideas to make Earth Day exciting for your students.

No-Mold Bean in a Bag: 

Have you tried the Bean in a Bag project only to grow more mold than bean vines? Well, here is the SECRET TIP: USE STAPLES! That's it!

Directions:

1. With CLEAN hands, slip a folded paper towel into a sandwich size zipper bag.

2. Add a row of staples about 1/3 up from the bottom. (see photo)

3. Write each student's name at the top of the bag with a sharpie.

4. Soak your dry lima beans overnight. 

5. Drain the beans and have each student either WASH THEIR HANDS WELL or use TONGS to drop 3-5 beans into the bag in front of the paper towel.

(This is also a great time to have students explore and examine an additional bean, removing the coat, discovering the sprout inside, and getting to feel the hard, smooth bean.

6. Spray the inside of the bag with clean water to wet the entire paper towel, but not enough to puddle water at the bottom. Seal the zipper.

7. Tape the bag to a FLOWERPOT TEMPLATE (write student's name on the top rim first) and tape them to the window where students can check on their beans. 

Predict how the bean will grow. Will the roots grown down and the vine grow up? How will the staples help? 

BONUS: Read the story of Jack and the Beanstalk. Tape an image of a castle to one end of a straw and tape the straw to the back of the bag allowing the castle to stand high above the bag. When the vine reaches the top of the bag, open it a bit to allow the vine to wind its way us the straw to the castle. You might have to spray additional water in the bag each day.

See the FLOWER POT template by clicking HERE.

See the WRITING template (for Earth Day & 19 additional writing prompts by clicking HERE.

And while you are looking at my TpT Store, grad over 20 FREEBIES!

Harry Herman:  

You can use egg shells, bathroom tissue rolls, flat-bottom ice cream cone or small paper or clear plastic cups for this one. (see photos)

Directions:

1. Write students' names of the back or bottom of the container.

2. Have students glue google eyes to their container and allow them to dry.

2. Have students fill their container with potting soil.

3. Have students add a few grass or radish seeds and cover with a tiny bit of soil.

4. Use a spray bottle to water in the seeds. (Be careful not to over water, especially the ice cream cones!)

5. Place containers in a sunny location. 

Radish seeds will take only 3 days, grass seeds will take a bit longer. 

Once the grass seeds have grown out, students can "style" the grass with small clips or rubber bands. Students can also plant their egg shell, TP roll, or paper cup directly in the ground or remove the plant with the soil around it from the plastic cup to plant outside. 

I Had So Much FUN at The CA Kindergarten Conference!

 It Happens EVERY January...

Click the image above to view these products & FREEBIES.

The The CA Kindergarten Conference transforms the Hyatt Regency in Santa Clara, CA into a magical place where Early Childhood Educators come together to learn, laugh, and get inspired!

LeAnna from https://www.instagram.com/wolkiswonderland/?hl=en and                
Palma from https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/store/kfundamentals 

The conference is held over the Martin Luther King weekend every year which allows educators to have one extra day off after the conference and before returning to their classrooms.

We LOVE ESGI.
Discount code at end of post. 

Every year we turn the Hyatt walls into a magical environment based on a theme. This year's theme was BEES and all of our busy bee board and committee members worked so hard to make this the best conference ever!

LeAnna!

Kathleen!

The amazing Art Exhibit!

Our BEE theme was so cute!

                           Before and...          After!

  

And every year we bring international experts to share their knowledge, brain research, and techniques to this amazing conference and this year we were thrilled to hear from these outstanding Featured Speakers:

Our Featured Speakers!

The Incredible Dan St. Romain

Some of our international speakers!

The Keynote with Dr. Kenneth Wesson

The Pre-Conference was a full day of techniques and inspiration with Mr. Greg from Kindergarten Smorgasboard! And the keynote was filled with brain research and so many ahh-hah moments from Dr. Kenneth Wesson.

Mr. Greg was our Pre-Conference Speaker.

The Art Party is always a favorite hands-on experience with teachers where they create projects they can teach to their students.

Teachers making art!

Art techniques + classroom application!

And the Evening Event is the best time to have fun, win prizes, and be showered with lots of FREEBIES!

Videos from the Evening Event:

I was honored to present a hands-on math session "Meeting Rigorous Standards with Kid-Friendly, FUN, & Engaging Strategies." We had so much fun creating math tools that students will love to make, use, and even play with! I was able to give away a FREE YEAR of ESGI to two teachers and I have QR code for YOU for a FREE 60 day trial & $60 off of your first year! This code does not expire, so sign up, give it a try, print off the flashcards for each student, the reports, and parent letter. Show them to your administrator and they will love getting a discount when they buy it for your team! The QR code is below!

 
Be sure to come to the CA Kindergarten Conference in Santa Clara, CA next JanuaryIt's the conference 

BY TEACHERS FOR TEACHERS

CLICK HERE for more info.