A teacher needs tools and resources to be effective. Here are my favorite digital and printed paper tools to organize, think and teach your best in kindergarten.
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Want to get cute photos of your class throughout the year that is quick but turn out cute and cohesive? It’s easy! Let me show you how using an overlay makes it simple and how you can make a whole class set in just minutes. Candid classroom shots are awesome. I loved taking photos on…
The world of teaching kindergarten is such a unique place. My favorite principal would say that kindergarten is an island of its own – and I agree. The stuff we get to teach for the first time, the cats we have to herd at the beginning of each year and the growth we get to…
Let’s countdown to the last day of school! Use this free, editable ABC countdown calendar to plan fun events and inform parents of what you’ve planned for the last 26 days of the school year. The amount of craziness and sheer busyness that accompanies that last few weeks of school is comparable to getting ready…
I’m so pumped to announce that the printable calendar for the 2023-2024 school year is available. This calendar template is my most popular teacher tool – it’s the best! And since it’s a two-page spread calendar, it’s ideal for putting it into your teacher planning binder. Here is the debut of the new 2023-2024 printable…
It’s the end of the school year and it’s time to celebrate the end of kindergarten. Here are free kindergarten diplomas and kindergarten completion certificates that you can download instantly and print. My kindergarten students never actually had a graduation ceremony (with all of the fanfare you might be planning for your own celebration) –…
Make your teaching life a little easier with these kindergarten teacher-friendly fonts. Do you make your own worksheets, workmats, or printables for your classroom? If so – then I’ve got your back on this one. Teachers create stuff to use in their classrooms ALL.THE.TIME! Why do we do this year after year? Is it an…
Teach handwriting easier with these free handwriting stroke posters. Group letters together by their similar strokes and you’ll be surprised how quickly kindergarten students will learn to form letters correctly. What do you think is easier: learning “the rules” for how to make 52 letters (because we’re talking both uppercase and lowercase) — or — learning 4…
When we teach handwriting or how to form letters in kindergarten – it’s easy to focus on the wrong things. Let me help you teach handwriting more simply with the best handwriting font for kindergarten. In kindergarten, teaching handwriting is super simple. Think that’s a loaded statement? I’ll break it down and show you what…
Work on understanding addition sentences and composing the number five with this free bingo game for kindergarten. Bingo is a classic way to practice recognizing skills in a small group setting. Here is a ‘making 5’ addition activity we do during our math groups to help practice our Kindergarten Common Core standards. Why I made this…
Let’s get ready for the 100th day of school! Celebrate with free 100th day of school certificates that you can download and print for free below. It’s amazing how much our kinders can grow in 100 days of school. They come to us often knowing: the name of a single letter recognizing a letter or…
It’s the 100th day of kindergarten and time to celebrate! Let’s make some 100th day of school headband crowns to mark the special school day. If you’re like me, then we can marvel at how far our kinders come in the span of 100 school days. It’s fun to add in special 100-themed things throughout…
The 100th day of kindergarten is almost here. Are you ready for the 100th day of school? Quick – download these free, printable 100th day of school necklaces and you’ll be set for a little 100th day fun. Are you looking for something different than having your students wear a shirt with 100 things on…
Finishing off my own Christmas shopping had me thinking about the perfect gift for a kindergarten teacher. Here is a fun list of teacher gifts from my own personal list, facebook teacher peeps and even my past colleagues. While you may want to share this on your own facebook page in hopes that your friends and…
Get ready for the first day of school with a free first day of school printable. Here are four free first day of school printables to choose from for elementary teachers. We can all relate to the craziness that is known as the beginning of the year. Especially in kindergarten. Am I right? Well, the…
Planning is a necessity of being a teacher. Here are some of my teacher organization ideas on how I try to make planning simplified and I share my lesson plan organization systems. You can jump right to seeing how I organize my lesson planning below but if you aren’t feeling that teacher planning is actually…
Today was the day. Our last day of school! I am excited to have time to share ideas with you this summer from this past year and ideas for next year. One of our end of year duties that we pull together is what we fondly call a “kid sort.” What’s a kid sort, you…
“That’s not the way our teacher does it…” I can’t even imagine the number of times a substitute teacher will hear that phrase upon entering my classroom in my stead. I give them props! I try to be super detailed for my subs, and have worked on how I put my materials together for them…
This kindergarten teaching unit makes learning FUN for both boys and girls during the month of February. You’ll love having one easy place to start from to teach all of the skills you are currently working on! Familiarize yourself with the games and activities included and you’ll have a great set of lesson plans to cover…
Bring the Christmas fun into your read aloud times with these favorite Christmas books for kindergarten. These books for Christmas are the perfect fit for both fun and teaching standards-based content. Let’s dig into the best Christmas books for kindergarten. Affiliate links are included in this post. Christmas Books for Kindergarten If you read the Bear books…
December usually means a whole bunch of craziness in the classroom. Usually. In order to keep my whole month from feeling like this… I like to keep as much routine as possible and add just a dose of magic. It’s a winning combination. What’s the right amount of magic you say? It’s what I have lovingly…
Kindergarten teachers want to know: Which iPad case is the best to use with kindergartners? Well, I asked and you all answered. Here is the #1 best iPad case for kindergarten classrooms. Let me share a little about this iPad case and why it works for kindergarten. I’ll be sharing affiliate links to Amazon so you can…
Here is my quick tip that helps keep me sane during the first week of kindergarten. This first week of school lesson plan bracelet is a famous secret that really works. {wink} Here’s why I need this lesson plan bracelet and then I’ll show you how I made it. During the first week of school, we change…
Getting ready for kindergarten? So are we! Kindergarten registration (or kindergarten round up in our neck of the woods) is the time when we begin prepping parents and new students on what to expect for kindergarten. We like to include a kindergarten school supply list at the time of registration in addition to sharing our…
Make a planning calendar for your teacher planning binder with this free calendar template. This free teacher planning calendar template can easily help you organize and add style to your planning system. Do you like getting organized for the upcoming school year? Or do you need a little help mastering teacher organization? Use this blank…