Classroom management in kindergarten isn’t fancy – it’s smart.
Let’s learn how to build up your students with high expectations, positive acknowledgment, and well-understood routines and procedures.
With these basic things under your belt, you’ll be a more consistent, confident and relaxed teacher. Read on to see where you can rock your classroom management skills.
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…
Reward positive behavior in kindergarten with a free printable bracelet set. Let students feel proud to show off their great choices in the classroom with these printable reward bracelets. Part of my classroom management plan is to reward positive behaviors. Often times verbal praise, high fives and encouragement are sufficient. But sometimes a kindergarten teacher…
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…
Classroom procedures play a huge role in a kindergarten teacher‘s day. Wouldn’t you agree? Here is one of my top tips on how to teach kindergarten classroom procedures for using the bathroom in our classroom. My solution to teach how to properly use the restroom in our classroom on the first day of school (and…
To teach kindergarten to be independent in classroom routines takes a lot of effort. Here is how I used icons to help teach, reinforce, and get kindergartners to be independent with morning and afternoon routines. If you like this concept – you can get icons free to use in your classroom too. Let me start by…
I’m not a kindergarten classroom management guru. I don’t know all of the latest things that are being taught as the “in” thing to do. But I do know what works in the kindergarten classroom. And I don’t believe that you have to shout, resort to using gimmicks constantly or have a prize reward system…
Think through a solid plan for classroom management for kindergarten. Here’s what makes a good classroom management plan, how to plan rewards and consequences and I’ll share my own classroom management plan with you. Let’s start out by identifying what makes a good classroom management kindergarten plan. That way you can rock your own! What makes…
How can a teacher create student work spaces without using name tags? Here is how I make mobile work spaces for students and introduce the variety of work spaces in our kindergarten classroom. When I wanted an alternative seating solution I needed a way to teach my new students how to choose their own work…
How to figure out kindergarten classroom management comes easier to some than others. But even if it feels tricky at first, it doesn’t mean you are bad at classroom management, have to give up on kindergarten or feel like a flop. Let me share a little analogy of how important classroom management is in kindergarten,…
Positive behavior recognition is an incredible motivator in kindergarten. Here is my simple tip on how to use “smelly spots” as a way to reward amazing behavior in the moment. I believe my students want to know what is expected, can reach my high expectations and thrive on positive behavior reinforcements. Standards are set high…
The beginning of the kindergarten school year is hard. It can be hard on your teacher budget, hard on your {{summer}} sleep schedule and hard on your energy levels. {ZAP!} Here are 3 tips that involve teaching kindergartners how and when to use the restroom, that you can adapt to your class to make your…
When it comes to the beginning of the school year, teaching classroom procedures to kindergarten is extremely important. Here is how I taught going home procedures using a classroom procedures book or rather, a social story. Let me tell you why I chose a social story, show you how I taught procedures to get folders ready…
I learned how to do magic in the classroom. Magic? Yes magic – classroom management magic! I learned how to use things that my students were already excited about as rewards and incentives for my classroom. This simple tip came in the form of adding reward coupons to my classroom management plan. Here is how…
Make an end of day routine for your kindergarten class that finishes the entire day off on a positive note. Here’s how I managed our end of day routine in kindergarten. The end of the day can often be hectic – which is the opposite of how any of us really want to send our kinders home!…
Make a morning routine for your kindergarten class that sets the right tone for the entire day. Here’s how I managed our morning routine in kindergarten. This topic came from a reader: I need help with my schedule- making it flow and starting the day off right. I have 25 kids and it’s my first year…
Wintertime lasts anywhere from October to April for us in Indiana. Needless to say, being prepared as a teacher for winter and winter gear makes my life easier, saves instructional time, and ends up teaching my kinders organizational skills. Here are my sanity-saving tips broken down for you and I’ve included a free printable to…
When my students would prep their own folders at the end of the day, it involved putting papers into their folders. This means I wasn’t responsible to pass out any papers at all in my classroom. I put the responsibility onto my kinders and they handled it beautifully. Here’s how I set up a paper system…
I have a secret to share with you. It’s one little thing that took me a few years to learn – but when I did – it made all the difference in how I felt about and approached the first few days of kindergarten. It was such a relief to figure this out! And I’m excited to share…
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…
Things end up on the floor. Always. Every day. It’s a fact of life when you’re doing learning all day long with lots of little bodies and different personalities, learning styles and levels of responsibility. So, what’s a teacher to do with all of those floor-found things? How about NOTHING? That’s right. I highly recommend…
This free download classroom printable poster print is an anchor statement in my classroom. This printable classroom poster is all about growth mindset and is perfect for any kindergarten (or any primary grade level classroom) to post and serve as a reminder that practice does not make perfect. But practice makes better. Let me share…
Classroom jobs for students is a popular way of structuring tasks within a classroom. Kindergarten classroom jobs can take on a life of their own depending upon the teacher, teaching style and school building. What types of jobs should a teacher have in her classroom? Well, I may not be able to answer this exactly…
There are lots of things we can say in a day, — but if I can give my kinders a visual reminder, clue or flat out visual direction — I choose that option. I find that if I can choose only to talk when its most important, then my words carry more weight. {Annnnd, they…