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Kindergarten Classroom Setup

Create a classroom that’s functional and doesn’t require students to depend on the teacher for everything!

Here are the articles on successful classroom setup in kindergarten. Make your room work for you and your students.

How To Make An Everything Board

Here is a project that I saw pinned and brought to life using duct tape. I call it our "everything board" and it's ...

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Document Camera and Projector Setup & Organization

Document Camera and Projector Setup & Organization

Squeezing the life out of every bit of technology that I have in my classroom seems to be my goal over the past few ...

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alternative seating in kindergarten

Alternative Seating in Kindergarten - 6 Frequently Asked Questions

There's so much to be said for offering choice in the classroom. Here is an additional way to offer choice to students ...

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3 Ways to Use Filing Cabinets When You've Gone Digital - KindergartenWorks

3 Ways to Use Filing Cabinets When You've Gone Digital

I shared earlier this year on facebook how I've gone digital with all of my files. It's been a game changer! Here's the ...

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Hanging lanterns in the kindergarten classroom

Get the Look: Hanging Lanterns in the 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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How to Organize Centers the Easy Way in Kindergarten

How to Organize Centers in Kindergarten the Easy Way

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 Collect Papers Easily in Kindergarten - this is super simple

How to Collect Papers Easily in Kindergarten

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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Alternative Seating: Where To Put All the "Stuff"

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

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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How to do whole group projects with alternative seating in kindergarten

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

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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Why I chose to get rid of my teacher desk and the results - I love it!

Getting Rid of my Teacher Desk {alternative seating bonus}

Before the last three weeks of school, I spent almost an entire weekend in my classroom... with a plan. The plan was to ...

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I like this easy way to label classroom library books and book baskets

How to Organize a Classroom Library the Easy Way

Organize your classroom stash of books with a system that is easy to keep up. Here are the four things you can do to ...

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Weekly Specials Schedule - Kindergartenworks

Weekly Specials Schedule Poster

Keeping track of specials and specials' times proves to be tricky for me. To be honest, tracking time just really ...

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How to Roll Out Student Work Spaces {alternative seating}

How to Roll Out Student Work Spaces When You Do Alternative Seating

Someone asked me how I roll out alternative seating at the beginning of the school year. Great question! Let me ...

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Your kinders are under the tables {alternative seating} KindergartenWorks

Flexible Seating: Your Kinders are Under the Tables!

Now, I've never had an administration member, parent or support person walk into my room and say astonishedly, "Your ...

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Easy How to Make a Lockdown Shade for Your Classroom - KindergartenWorks

Easy How to Make a Lockdown Shade

Drills. It's a part of classroom life. Being prepared makes teaching emergency procedures (like a lockdown drill) ...

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How to Prepare for the First Day of Kindergarten

How to Prepare for the First Day of Kindergarten

It's the night before school starts and the classroom is ready. What should a kindergarten teacher have ready for the ...

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How to Set Up Your Teacher Easel So it Works For You

If you have an easel in your classroom, it is a great for keeping teaching tools handy. But, it can quickly become ...

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organizing teacher materials for the week and quarter

How to Organize Teacher Materials When You Plan Ahead

Teacher organization comes in lots of shapes and sizes depending upon your classroom. Here's an idea that probably ...

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making a "scrunchy tree trunk" {tutorial} - KindergartenWorks

How to Make a 3D Tree in Your Classroom

Last year I had my palm tree to create a cozy reading area for my classroom. But, I noticed it was starting to look ...

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How I Used Dollar Store Placemats To Hide Things Above My Classroom Cupboards

It can be tricky to store bulky classroom curriculum when you're trying to make your classroom look pretty or at least ...

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KindergartenWorks: brightly colored and adhesive {classroom decor with duct tape}

Classroom Decor with Duct Tape

When I decided to go with a color scheme instead of a classroom theme, I started keeping my eyes out for my new, ...

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brightly colored and cohesive {creating a classroom color scheme}

How to Create a Classroom Color Scheme

My last post about bringing color and function together in our multi-purpose magnetic board has led me to share about ...

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How to Make a Daily Folder Bulletin Board

Teach students how to organize their daily folders in kindergarten using a bulletin board. It can be tricky to give ...

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