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Create your own Fat Cat retelling activity with this free idea for kindergarten. This is how I created a Fat Cat retell activity to go in our retell center as a storytelling option for my kindergarten students. Let me show you what’s in our set and give you the materials to make it happen in your classroom too. It’s…
Create your own The Little Red Hen retelling activity with this free download for kindergarten. This is how I created a Little Red Hen retell activity to go in our retell center as a storytelling option for my kindergarten students. Let me show you what’s in our set and give you the materials to make it happen in your…
Growing with our kinders throughout the year requires that we modify our day, activities and sometimes routine. I feel slightly squeamish on modifying that last one. When I get into a really good routine, I often find it hard to break from that and “seeing” the potential in creating a new one. This year, I found myself needing…
Literacy centers make our world go around in kindergarten. This is how I made a poetry literacy center to last all year in our kindergarten classroom. I’ll share how I organize, set up, keep it fresh and the common core standards that it practices. I like working smart, and this is one of my literacy centers…
When it comes to keeping writing pieces organized in kindergarten, simplicity is key. I’ve done different ways to keep writing organized over the years and a folder is one of the easiest options to use. Here’s how to make a writer’s workshop folder for kindergarten. In our classroom, we call our writing time – author…