How to start kindergarten on the right foot with 12 tips to start a successful kindergarten year. These tips to start ...
Kindergarten Activities & Teaching Ideas
Make learning the cool thing to do in your classroom with fun, age-appropriate lessons and activities for kindergarten.
Free Pokey Pinning Name Practice Activity
At the beginning of the kindergarten year, it's important to work on names. Here is a good fine-motor skills activity ...
End of the Year Quick Photo Ideas
Are you gearing up for the end of the school year? No matter if you feel like you are gearing up, winding down or ...
5 Easy Mini-Lessons to Teach Sight Words
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 ...
Free Valentine's Day Playdough Gift Toppers
When it comes to celebrating Valentine's Day in the classroom - I like to play it easy. That's because I like to keep it ...
How to Make a Reindeer Antler Headband Craft
Printable reindeer antlers that turn any kid into an adorable reindeer. These printable reindeer antler headbands are ...
5 Sweet Christmas Gifts Kindergarteners Can Make
When it comes to making Christmas gifts for parents, you may be wondering what can your kindergarteners make? Well, ...
The 12 Days of Christmas Kindergarten Class Book Activity
I love using literature to inspire projects in our classroom. Here is how we create our own version of the 12 Days of ...
18 Kindergarten Videos to Teach 2D Shapes
Here are some favorite kindergarten videos on describing and naming 2D shapes. These videos are quick and very handy to ...
Teach How to Cut: The Lowdown on Scissors
Teaching kindergartners how to cut - quick resources for teachers. Here are some bright ideas to teach how to ...
How to Make a Year-Long Non-Fiction Literacy Center for Kindergarten
Create a year-long literacy center using non-fiction books that kindergartners love. Here is why and how I created a ...
Growing Plants Non-fiction Literacy Center Activity Set
Get your students exploring non-fiction books in a literacy center. Here is a plants-themed literacy center ...
Space Non-fiction Literacy Center Activity Set
Get your students exploring non-fiction books in a literacy center. Here is an outer space-themed literacy center ...
Reptiles and Amphibians Non-fiction Literacy Center Activity Set
Get your students exploring non-fiction books in a literacy center. Here is a reptiles and amphibians-themed literacy ...
Ocean Non-fiction Literacy Center Activity Set
Get your students exploring non-fiction books in a literacy center. Here is an ocean-themed literacy center activity ...
Farm Non-fiction Literacy Center Activity Set
Get your students exploring non-fiction books in a literacy center. Here is a farm-themed literacy center activity ...
Jobs Non-fiction Literacy Center Activity Set
Get your students exploring non-fiction books in a literacy center. Here is a job-themed literacy center activity ...
Insects Non-fiction Literacy Center Activity Set
Get your students exploring non-fiction books in a literacy center. Here is an insect-themed literacy center activity ...
Apples and Pumpkins Non-fiction Literacy Center Activity Set
Get your students exploring non-fiction books in a literacy center. Here is an apples and pumpkins-themed literacy ...
Dinosaurs Non-fiction Literacy Center Activity Set
Get your students exploring non-fiction books in a literacy center. Here is a dinosaur-themed literacy center activity ...
Construction Non-fiction Literacy Center Activity Set
Get your students exploring non-fiction books in a literacy center. Here is a construction-themed literacy center ...
Human Body Non-fiction Literacy Center Activity Set
Get your students exploring non-fiction books in a literacy center. Here is a human body-themed literacy center activity ...
Butterflies Non-fiction Literacy Center Activity Set
Get your students exploring non-fiction books in a literacy center. Here is a butterflies-themed literacy center ...
Spiders Non-fiction Literacy Center Activity Set
Get your students exploring non-fiction books in a literacy center. Here is a spiders-themed literacy center activity ...
Alphabet Non-fiction Literacy Center Activity Set
Get your students exploring non-fiction books in a literacy center. Here is an alphabet-themed literacy center activity ...
10 Things to Know for the Beginning of Kindergarten
Whether you're ready or not it's time for teachers to think about back to school. Here are my top 10 things that ...
3D 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" ...
Teaching Kids 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 ...
Don't Let the Pigeon... Extension 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 ...
How to Rhyme: Hand Motions for Kindergarten
Teach how to rhyme in kindergarten with simple hand motions. Here is one way to make rhyming orally easier to teach in ...
21 No David Activities and Quick Freebies
No David by David Shannon is a classic book to read in kindergarten (and first grade honestly). Here are free No ...
5 Clever Sneezy the Snowman Kindergarten Activities
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 ...
How to Make Keepsake Kindergarten Ornaments
Christmas is here! Let's celebrate by making keepsake kindergarten ornaments that your students' parents will hang on ...
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 ...
5 Activities You Shouldn't Skip the First Week of Kindergarten
The beginning of kindergarten is so busy! We pack in so much in 15-minute increments that I know it can be hard to make ...
27 Kissing Hand Freebies and Teaching Resources
The Kissing Hand is a classic book for many kindergarten and elementary classrooms on the first day of ...
Free Linking Cube Measurement Activity for Kindergarten
Here is a measurement activity for kindergarten. This free measuring activity uses a printable and some linking ...
Tips for a First Year Kindergarten Teacher
This is my letter to you, dear first-year kindergarten teacher. Let me start by saying that even though you may be ...
How to Create Smart Literacy Centers that Last All Year
Literacy centers can be a blessing or a pain. I think it all hinges on the design, organization and effectiveness behind ...
Retell Literacy Center: 20 Famous Story Retelling Ideas and Printables
My literacy centers are a core part of our kindergarten schedule. They are active literacy centers that keep ...
How to Make a Year-Long Big Book Literacy Center
Literacy centers can greatly improve reading skills for kindergartners. This is how I organize, offer choice and set up ...
6 End of the Year Celebration Ideas for Kindergarten
When it comes to winding down the school year, there are lots of fun ways to celebrate a year of learning together. ...
14 Alphabet Countdown Calendars: Here Comes the End of the Year!
Doing an ABC countdown is a fun and simple way to wind up your school year together. Want to create your own alphabet ...
18 Quick and Simple Earth Day Ideas for Kindergarten
How is it that some calendar dates can totally just creep up on you - leaving you feeling a little unprepared?! ...
13 Creative and Sweet Kindergarten Mother's Day Crafts
Mother's Day crafts for kindergarten can be tricky to finagle in the classroom. Time is precious and yet creating a ...
Studying Butterflies for Kids
Studying butterflies for kids is one of the highlights in my school year. Some years we get really in depth and others, ...
How to Empower Kindergarten Writers By Reading Aloud
Teach kindergarten writers how to write books by reading aloud and dissecting stories. When teaching reading - one ...
Pokey Pinning Literacy Center
You can create literacy centers that last all year long. This is how I set up, organized and displayed the work created ...