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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.

Easy "Flashcard Flash" Game for Kindergarten

Simple is my style. So when you find a game or tool that is simple and can be used for many things - it's a keeper in my ...

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Year Long Literacy Center for Kindergarten - ABC Center - See, Stamp, Write and Explore: KindergartenWorks

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 ...

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Spelling Sight Words With Bodies: A Kinesthetic Way to Learn: KindergartenWorks

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 ...

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End of the Year Class Photo Kindergarten - KindergartenWorks

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 ...

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Easy and Inexpensive FUN Big Book Pointers from KindergartenWorks

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 ...

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Who doesn't love Pete the Cat and free? These are awesome for kindergarten!

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 ...

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simple chart for teaching students when to use the restroom :: good times and not good times chart by KindergartenWorks

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 ...

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End of the Year Class Photo Idea with Sunglasses for a Bright Future

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 ...

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How To Line Up Kindergartners on the First Day of School - KindergartenWorks

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 ...

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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 ...

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10 Computer Lab Tips and Skills for Kindergarten - KindergartenWorks

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 ...

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What to Plan for the First Day of Kindergarten

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 ...

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Kindergarten Writers Workshop - Headphones Help Them Concentrate

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 ...

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releasing painted lady butterflies in kindergarten

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 ...

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Investigating Painted Lady Butterflies in Kindergarten

Here is the next step in investigating painted lady butterflies in kindergarten. I previously laid out how I ...

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Top 20 Kindergarten Teaching Ideas

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 ...

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puppets - reading appropriate leveled texts in kindergarten

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, ...

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3 Hands-On Word Work Ideas for Kindergarten

Accomplish kindergarten word work Common Core standards with manipulative learning. Playdough, magnets, and dry erase ...

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green eggs and ham class book activity

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 ...

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math journals - meet the Common Core - KindergartenWorks

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 ...

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how to assess in kindergarten - just me and 24 kinders

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 ...

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playdough word work - substituting sounds in CVC words

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 ...

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detective literacy center - read and write the room

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 ...

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kindergarten puzzle literacy center - KindergartenWorks

Kindergarten Puzzle Literacy Center

Visual discrimination is huge for young developing and emergent readers! One of the literacy centers I first developed ...

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creating ten frame manipulatives - KindergartenWorks

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 ...

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Mother's Day Handprint Poem - Free Kindergarten Activity

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 ...

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calendar time binders - teaching common core standards whole group

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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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KindergartenWorks :: Kindergarten Literacy Centers {Details, Workboard, Routine}

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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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Cinderella Retell Literacy Center Activity

Create your own Cinderella retelling activity with this free download for kindergarten. This is how I created a ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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