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Kindergarten Activities & Teaching Ideas
Make learning the cool thing to do in your classroom with fun, age-appropriate lessons and activities for kindergarten.
ABC Center - See, Stamp, Write and Explore
As a big fan of year-long literacy centers, I don't really know how to use anything else. {Nor would I want ...
One Quick Way to Practice Spelling Sight Words in Kindergarten
Learning to spell kindergarten sight words, let alone read them can be quite challenging for beginning readers. Here is ...
End of the Year Class Photo
If you like to take a cute end of the year class photo, here is a simple and quick idea. This class photo for the end of ...
5 Outside-of-the-Box Pointers That Are Fun for the Classroom
Create your own pointers for your kindergarten classroom. Here are 5 easy, outside-of-the-box pointers that make reading ...
87 Cool Pete the Cat Freebies and Teaching Resources
Pete the Cat is the go-to book for many kindergarten and elementary classrooms. Here are free Pete the Cat ...
Simple Chart for Teaching Students When to Use the Restroom
You'd think I like writing about the kindergarten bathroom. Not really. It's just that using the bathroom during ...
Free Overlay for an End of the Year Class Photo
In kindergarten, we celebrate the end of the school year by counting down the days together using the alphabet. Here ...
How To Line Up the First Day of School
The first day of school is almost overwhelming with new procedures and things to learn in kindergarten. No, that would ...
How to Make a Library Literacy Center in Kindergarten
Literacy centers make up the huge portion of my 90 minute reading block. If you've read any of my thoughts on ...
10 Computer Lab Tips and Skills for Kindergarten
Using computers in kindergarten means lots of new skills to learn. Here are the types of things that helps ...
What to Plan for the First Day of Kindergarten
There is so much wrapped up into the first day of school in kindergarten. A kindergarten first day is important to ...
Writers Workshop Tip: Headphones Help Them Concentrate
Writers workshop in kindergarten can be made easier and headphones can help. I have found that using headphones during ...
Releasing Painted Lady Butterflies in Kindergarten
Here is the next step in investigating painted lady butterflies in kindergarten. I previously laid out how I like to ...
Investigating Painted Lady Butterflies in Kindergarten
Here is the next step in investigating painted lady butterflies in kindergarten. I previously laid out how I ...
Featured Kindergarten Teaching Ideas
Teaching kindergarten is so unique and well, pretty awesome - if you ask me. But, don't just take my word for ...
Puppet Center - Reading Leveled Books in Kindergarten
Has it been short of forever since I shared about our literacy centers? Working smart is what I like to think I'm doing, ...
3 Hands-On Word Work Ideas for Kindergarten
Accomplish kindergarten word work Common Core standards with manipulative learning. Playdough, magnets, and dry erase ...
Green Eggs and Ham Class Book Activity
Celebrate Dr. Seuss books and the fun of reading with this activity for kindergarten. Create a class book that records ...
Two Reasons Why I Love Using Math Journals in Kindergarten
You can use math journals to give students opportunities to write about their thinking and ditch worksheets once ...
How to Assess in Kindergarten - When It's Just You
How can a kindergarten teacher find the time to assess? {Really! How is it possible when most of our testing is done ...
Playdough - Substituting Sounds in CVC Words
Beginning sounds, rhyming and CVC segmenting and blending are key skills when learning how to read and write. But where ...
Detective Literacy Center - Read and Write the Room
Sometimes allure is in a name. When I read books on how to create literacy centers and run guided reading groups my ...
Kindergarten Puzzle Literacy Center
Visual discrimination is huge for young developing and emergent readers! One of the literacy centers I first developed ...
How to Create Ten Frame Manipulatives
Speaking of planning, I am sketching out the next nine weeks of math instruction. We are beginning work over the next ...
Mothers Day Handprint Poem - Free Kindergarten Activity
Make a sweet handprint butterfly gift with a poem for Mother's Day. This free kindergarten activity is a painted ...
Calendar Time Binders - Teaching Standards Whole Group
Two years ago I decided to make a change to my calendar time. It was scary territory and I invited you along for the ...
Hansel and Gretel Retell Literacy Center Activity
Create your own Hansel and Gretel retelling activity with this free download for kindergarten. This is how I created ...
Red Riding Hood Retell Literacy Center Activity
Create your own Red Riding Hood retelling activity with this free download for kindergarten. This is how I created a ...
Goldilocks and the Three Bears Retell Literacy Center Activity
Create your own Goldilocks and The Three Bears retelling activity with this free download for kindergarten. This is ...
The Three Billy Goats Gruff Retell Literacy Center Activity
Create your own The Three Billy Goats Gruff retelling activity with this free download for kindergarten. This is how ...
Cookie's Week Retell Literacy Center Activity
Create your own Cookie's Week retelling activity with this free download for kindergarten. This is how I created a ...
Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear? Retell Literacy Center Activity
Create your own Polar Bear retelling activity with this free download for kindergarten. This is how I created a Polar ...
Fresh Fall Leaves Retell Literacy Center Activity
Create your own fall retelling activity based on this simple book for kindergarten. This is how I created a Fresh ...
Kindergarten Literacy Centers: Details, Workboard and Routine
Literacy centers are a huge portion of our day. They allow me to teach guided reading to small groups of students and ...
Peanut Butter and Jelly Retell Literacy Center Activity
Create your own Peanut Butter and Jelly retelling activity with this free download for kindergarten. This is how I ...
Big Pumpkin Retell Literacy Center Activity
Create your own Big Pumpkin retelling activity with this free download for kindergarten. This is how I created a Big ...
The Very Quiet Cricket Retell Literacy Center Activity
Create your own Very Quiet Cricket retelling activity with this free download for kindergarten. This is how I created ...
There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly Retell Literacy Center Activity
I love building in retelling stories into our literacy center time. We have active literacy centers in our ...
Cinderella Retell Literacy Center Activity
Create your own Cinderella retelling activity with this free download for kindergarten. This is how I created a ...
Swimmy by Leo Lionni Retell Literacy Center Activity
Create your own Swimmy retelling activity with this free download for kindergarten. This is how I created a ...
The Doorbell Rang Retell Literacy Center Activity
Create your own The Doorbell Rang retelling activity with this free download for kindergarten. This is how I created ...
The Three Little Pigs Retell Literacy Center Activity
Create your own The Three Little Pigs retelling activity with this free download for kindergarten. This is how I ...
The Very Hungry Caterpillar Retell Literacy Center Activity
Create your own The Very Hungry Caterpillar retelling activity with this free download for kindergarten. This is how ...
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? Retell Literacy Center Activity
Active kindergarten activities are essential to my literacy center time. Students stay on-task better at our hands-on ...
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Retell Literacy Center Activity
Create your own Chicka Chicka Boom Boom retelling activity with this free download for kindergarten. This is how I ...
The Gingerbread Man Retell Literacy Center Activity
Create your own Gingerbread Man retelling activity with this free download for kindergarten. This is how I created a ...
The Fat Cat Retell Literacy Center Activity
Create your own Fat Cat retelling activity with this free idea for kindergarten. This is how I created a Fat ...