Teach how to rhyme in kindergarten with simple hand motions. Here is one way to make rhyming orally easier to teach in kindergarten. I found myself asking, “How do I teach kindergartners how to rhyme?” And not just how to identify two words that rhyme, but to make their own rhyming words. If you asked me this question…
Making class books is a favorite kindergarten activity of mine. Here is a free Dr. Seuss “There’s a Wocket in My Pocket” themed class book template you can make with your class. This activity is all about enjoying the rhymes of Dr. Seuss and recreating our own as a class. Let me share our interactive…
Let’s teach how to rhyme with these rhyming activities for kindergarten. Here are 8 free rhyming activities you can use with your kindergarten students in guided reading groups so they can learn how to hear and identify rhyming words. Teaching kindergartners to hear rhyming words I once thought that rhyming was just something that kinders…
Want to find kindergarten-friendly videos that hit the mark in time for learning about Valentine’s Day? Here is a list of teacher-recommended videos for teaching about love, friendship, and the holiday filled with candy hearts. It can be fun to change up our normal routine in the classroom for February (when most teachers sprinkle in a few…
Let’s not beat around the bush and pretend that there aren’t a million little things we need to teach at the beginning of kindergarten. Because… there are. But, we also don’t have to be overwhelmed by figuring out how to teach every single one of those things in an over-the-top way that keeps the attention…
Want to find kindergarten-friendly learning videos that are a hit with your class of five and six-year-olds? Then you’ve got to check out this list of teacher-recommended videos that are all made by Harry Kindergarten. The video creator “Harry Kindergarten” is pretty well known in the land of kindergarten teachers because he often uses a hip-hop style…
In kindergarten, we read books aloud every day. It’s one way we grow readers and teach a love for learning. Here are top books kindergarten teachers say their class begs for them to read almost every day. These read-aloud books are all recommended by real kindergarten teachers! You know it strikes a chord with five…
Let’s skip the search and go straight for the most helpful free online games for kindergarten. If you’re in the midst of planning for distance learning or staring down a possible future of eLearning lesson plans, then use these free games and activities online to help you keep your lesson plans engaging for students. Let’s…
Want to find kindergarten-friendly videos that hit the mark in March? Here is a list of teacher-recommended videos for St. Patrick’s Day. It can be fun to change up our normal routine in the classroom on a holiday and add a video or two into our lesson plans. For example, you just might need a learning video…
Enjoy some reading fun with these activities to go along with Dr. Seuss books. Whether you’re doing an author study, celebrating Read Across America or Dr. Seuss’ birthday these ideas are classroom-tested and teacher-approved. Let’s look at some Dr. Seuss free printables for kindergarten, hands-on science activities and a couple of art projects to round…
Good morning. I wanted to invite you into a day in the life of… me, a kindergarten teacher… in my classroom. This is also the skeleton of our daily routine and schedule since many of you have asked for it. Please note that our schedule changes every year and I’m not afraid to even change…
Fun and simple ideas for classroom management are often found from the best resource available to teachers: other teachers! I’ve asked my Facebook readers to share their hallway transitions to help make your classroom management even easier. Here are their top hallway transition procedures and classroom management ideas. You’re gonna love these ideas. I’m sure…
Learning to read CVC words is key to reading success in kindergarten. Learning to rhyme in addition to blending onsets and rime plays a key role in learning to read too. Here are some quick tools I’ve developed to work on these skills in my small group teaching sessions. I made these rhyming books to…
When it comes to teaching sight words there a lot of different approaches. Here’s how I like to teach a sight word in 5 minutes for 5 days to kindergarten. Teach sight words interactively with these five easy mini-lessons. Let me share why, how and what sight words we focused on – that way you…
Being a kindergarten teacher is unique, challenging and rewarding. Here are 5 things that can make your life easier as a kindergarten teacher based on my personal experience. I hope these can help you be the best version of you… but I’m guessing that you, dear fantastic teacher, are already doing them! The world of kindergarten…
Literacy centers make our world go around in kindergarten. This is how I made a poetry literacy center to last all year in our kindergarten classroom. I’ll share how I organize, set up, keep it fresh and the common core standards that it practices. I like working smart, and this is one of my literacy centers…
In mentoring beginning teachers, I recommend active ways to reach all the different kinds of learners. By taking roughly 3-5 mins. every day you can teach a focus sight word and use songs to accomplish appealing to the non-traditional learners. (That’s not to say that’s the only word you ever mention or teach in a…