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Spiders Non-fiction Literacy Center Activity Set

Jul 2, 2017 · Leave a Comment

Spiders Non-fiction Literacy Center Activity

Get your students exploring non-fiction books in a literacy center. Here is a spiders-themed literacy center activity ...

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Alphabet Non-fiction Literacy Center Activity Set

Jul 1, 2017 · 5 Comments

Alphabet Non-fiction Literacy Center Activity

Get your students exploring non-fiction books in a literacy center. Here is an alphabet-themed literacy center activity ...

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3 Tips to Make the First Week of School Easier (on the kindergarten teacher)

Jun 29, 2017 · 8 Comments

3 Tips to Make the First Week of School Easier (on the kindergarten teacher)

The beginning of the kindergarten school year is hard. It can be hard on your teacher budget, hard on your {{summer}} ...

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10 Things to Know for the Beginning of Kindergarten

Jun 27, 2017 · 1 Comment

Whether you're ready or not it's time for teachers to think about back to school. Here are my top 10 things that ...

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First Week of School Lesson Plan Bracelet

Jun 22, 2017 · 21 Comments

First Week of Kindergarten Lesson Plan Bracelet

Here is my quick tip that helps keep me sane during the first week of kindergarten. This first week of school lesson ...

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Classroom Procedures Book for the End of the Day

Jun 20, 2017 · 5 Comments

Classroom Procedures Book for the End of the Day for Kindergarten

When it comes to the beginning of the school year, teaching classroom procedures to kindergarten is extremely important. ...

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3D Zoo Animals Writing Project for Kindergarten

Jun 13, 2017 · Leave a Comment

Zoo Animals Writing Project for Kindergarten

A 3D zoo animals writing project for kindergarten. Break out the paint, scissors and pencils for this fun "wild about" ...

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Kindergarten School Supply List

Jun 8, 2017 · 8 Comments

Kindergarten School Supply List :: KindergartenWorks

Getting ready for kindergarten? So are we! Kindergarten registration (or kindergarten round up in our neck of the woods) ...

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Teaching Kids How to Sound Out Words Without You

May 30, 2017 ·

Teaching Kindergartners How to Sound Out Words Without You

Teach kindergartners how to sound out words without the teacher. This can be tricky! Here are my top two tips on ...

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How to Make Your Own Free Teacher Planning Calendar

May 18, 2017 · 3 Comments

Make Your Own Free Teacher Planning Calendar

Make a planning calendar for your teacher planning binder with this free calendar template. This free teacher ...

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How to Organize and Use Classroom Reward Coupons in Kindergarten

May 17, 2017 · 2 Comments

classroom reward coupons in kindergarten

I learned how to do magic in the classroom. Magic? Yes magic - classroom management magic! I learned how to use ...

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Don't Let the Pigeon... Extension Writing Activity

May 16, 2017 · 3 Comments

Don't Let the Pigeon Writing Activity

Does your class love classic books as much as mine? What is it about kindergarten that they just fall in love with The ...

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Why My Guided Reading Groups Weren't Exactly Guided Reading Groups

May 9, 2017 · 1 Comment

A new approach to teaching guided reading

Do you find yourself needing more time to teach everything we're supposed to? Yeah, me too. One of the ways I felt ...

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How to Rhyme: Hand Motions for Kindergarten

Apr 30, 2017 · 30 Comments

Teach how to rhyme in kindergarten with simple hand motions. Here is one way to make rhyming orally easier to teach in ...

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How to Explain 3D Shapes to Kindergarten

Apr 25, 2017 ·

Explain 3d shapes to kindergarten

People often wonder how to explain 3D shapes to kindergarten (especially when they have to be able to tell the ...

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Ask the Teacher: Is 11 a Teen Number?

Apr 18, 2017 ·

Ask the kindergarten teacher: Is 11 a teen number?

Here's a great kindergarten math question that I posed to the awesome kindergarten teachers on facebook. "Is 11 a ...

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How to Manage an End of Day Routine in Kindergarten

Apr 11, 2017 · 4 Comments

How to Manage an End of Day Routine

Make an end of day routine for your kindergarten class that finishes the entire day off on a positive note. Here’s ...

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21 No David Activities and Quick Freebies

Mar 28, 2017 · Leave a Comment

Free No David Activities and Resources for Kindergarten

No David by David Shannon is a classic book to read in kindergarten (and first grade honestly). Here are free No ...

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Sunlight Sight Word Catchers - Pokey Pin Activities

Mar 14, 2017 ·

Sunlight Sight Word Catchers - Pokey Pin Activities for Kindergarten

Make a year-long pokey pinning literacy center with easy to use sight word templates for kindergarten. Grab these ...

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3 Helpful Things to Do if You Mentor a First Year Teacher

Mar 7, 2017 · Leave a Comment

3 Things to Do if You Mentor a First Year Teacher

Connect, share and rock being a mentor to a first year teacher. Here are 3 things I think are helpful to starting and ...

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Differentiate Math Easier with the Guided Math Pack for Kindergarten

Feb 28, 2017 · 2 Comments

Differentiate Math in Kindergarten

Have you wondered what is the smartest way to differentiate your math instruction? In my opinion, it's guided ...

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Free Emergency Sub Plans for Kindergarten

Feb 21, 2017 · 3 Comments

Free Emergency Sub Plans for Kindergarten

There comes a time we all need emergency sub plans for kindergarten. Here are free beginning of the year emergency ...

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A Teacher's Simple Solution: Quick Reminder Bracelets

Feb 14, 2017 ·

For the teacher - Quick Reminder Bracelets

There is so much fun that goes on any given school year. Here is a fun way to remind parents of special school events, ...

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5 Questions to Ask Yourself When Getting Started With Guided Math

Feb 13, 2017 · 14 Comments

How to get started with guided math for kindergarten

How can someone start teaching guided math in kindergarten? Here are my top questions you should ask yourself to help ...

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Money Collection Envelopes for Kindergarten - This is Genius

Feb 7, 2017 · 4 Comments

Money Collection Envelopes make it easy to collect money in Kindergarten

Collecting money in kindergarten just got easy! How to collect and track money for special events, field trips and more ...

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5 Nifty Ways to Use Your Teacher Planning Calendar

Jan 31, 2017 · Leave a Comment

Stay organized for more than just lesson plans with your teacher planning calendar. If you've got this year's 17-month ...

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21 Creative Ways to Teach 2D Shapes in Kindergarten

Jan 24, 2017 · 3 Comments

How to teach 2D shapes in kindergarten - Creative Ways to Make Teaching 2D Shapes Happen

Teaching shapes to kindergarten is part of many standards-based curriculums. When you teach 2D shapes, you're ...

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Teach: How To Draw 2D Shapes in Kindergarten

Jan 17, 2017 ·

Teaching how to draw 2D shapes

Teaching the basics in kindergarten can go a long way. I find it key to teach the little stuff right up front in order ...

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Get the Look: Hanging Lanterns in the Classroom

Jan 10, 2017 · 2 Comments

Hanging lanterns in the kindergarten classroom

Add a punch of color to your classroom with hanging lanterns. Here is how I hung paper lanterns in my kindergarten ...

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Frosted: HUGE Unit of Frozen Winter Math and Reading Fun

Jan 10, 2017 · 61 Comments

Frosted: HUGE Unit of Frozen Winter Math and Reading Fun

It's here! FROSTED - It's a HUGE kindergarten unit of frozen winter math and reading fun! This unit has 14 ...

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Frosted Frozen Compose Teen Numbers Game

Jan 5, 2017 ·

frozen themed teen numbers frosted race game

Decompose and compose teen numbers like champs in your classroom with this fun, frozen, wintery game. This printable ...

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5 Clever Sneezy the Snowman Kindergarten Activities

Jan 3, 2017 ·

5 Clever Sneezy the Snowman Activities for kindergarten

Are you on the hunt for a good January read aloud or set of sub plans? Here are resources to teach Sneezy the Snowman in ...

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How to Manage A Morning Routine

Dec 27, 2016 · Leave a Comment

How to Manage A Morning Routine in Kindergarten

Make a morning routine for your kindergarten class that sets the right tone for the entire day. Here's how I managed ...

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How to Organize Centers in Kindergarten the Easy Way

Dec 20, 2016 · 2 Comments

How to Organize Centers the Easy Way in Kindergarten

Ready to organize your centers? Here's my simple solution (and why it works) on how to organize centers in ...

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How to Make Keepsake Kindergarten Ornaments

Dec 1, 2016 ·

Keepsake Ornaments for Kindergarten

Christmas is here! Let's celebrate by making keepsake kindergarten ornaments that your students' parents will hang on ...

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How to Deal with Winter Gear in Kindergarten

Nov 21, 2016 · 9 Comments

How to Deal with Winter Gear in Kindergarten

Wintertime lasts anywhere from October to April for us in Indiana. Needless to say, being prepared as a teacher for ...

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How to Collect Papers Easily in Kindergarten

Nov 15, 2016 · 4 Comments

How to Collect Papers Easily in Kindergarten - this is super simple

Collecting papers in kindergarten doesn't have to cause a headache. Here is my simple way that I collect papers in my ...

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How to Pass Out Papers at the End of the Day {Without Doing It Yourself}

Nov 1, 2016 · 2 Comments

How to Pass Out Papers at the End of the Day - without passing out a single paper

When my students would prep their own folders at the end of the day, it involved putting papers into their folders. This ...

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How to Easily Change Out Library Center Books

Oct 25, 2016 · Leave a Comment

How to Easily Change Out Library Center Books

When it comes to setting up your classroom, I don't think you should have to define how big your library area is by the ...

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Alternative Seating: Where To Put All the "Stuff"

Oct 20, 2016 · Leave a Comment

You asked about how we have alternative seating setup and I've answered lots of alternative seating questions! One I ...

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How To Set Up Daily Folders for Kindergarten

Oct 11, 2016 · 2 Comments

I'm a big fan of teaching responsibility in kindergarten. One big example: you won't find me stuffing folders - my ...

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Making 5 Fluency Ideas and Games

Oct 9, 2016 · 6 Comments

Making 5 is one of the basic and fundamental ideas that come from the Common Core standards in kindergarten. Students ...

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How to Minimize Teacher Frustration in Kindergarten: The Secret I Learned for Back to School

Oct 7, 2016 · 5 Comments

The Secret to Minimizing Back to School Frustration in Kindergarten

I have a secret to share with you. It's one little thing that took me a few years to learn - but when ...

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4 Free Beginning Sounds Activities for Small Groups

Oct 6, 2016 · 2 Comments

4 Free Beginning Sounds Guided Reading Activities

Learning how to read means learning lots of intertwining skills - like beginning sounds. Here is my list of my top ...

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How do Students do a Whole Group Activity? Alternative Seating Explained

Sep 27, 2016 · Leave a Comment

How to do whole group projects with alternative seating in kindergarten

More than once I've been asked with my classroom of alternative seating options, "Where do your students do a whole ...

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How to Teach Numbers 1-10 in Kindergarten

Sep 25, 2016 · 22 Comments

How to teach numbers in kindergarten

Number sense and learning to write and use numbers 0-10 is a pretty big deal the first nine weeks of ...

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5 Things That Make Your Life Easier as a Kindergarten Teacher

Sep 20, 2016 · 9 Comments

5 Things That Make Your Life Easier as a Kindergarten Teacher - Sanity Savers

Being a kindergarten teacher is unique, challenging and rewarding. Here are 5 things that can make your life easier as a ...

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Free Long Vowel Patterns Roll, Say, Keep! Game

Sep 13, 2016 · 1 Comment

Long Vowel Patterns Roll Say Keep Game

Keeping higher readers in kindergarten challenged appropriately doesn't mean more work, or even more {{uuugh}} ...

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