There is extreme value in teaching kindergarten students what you expect them to learn. Teaching expectations for ...
Kindergarten Teacher Tools
Find helpful tools to organize, think and teach your best in kindergarten.
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How to Collect Student Information Before Kindergarten
Collect what you need to know at-a-glance from kindergarten parents so that you can quickly get to know your new ...
Kindergarten Parent "Handbook" Brochure
Kindergarten round up and registration is a great time for teachers within a school building to connect with new ...
Round 'Em Up! Kindergarten Parent Brochure
Kindergarten round up and registration is a great time for teachers and schools to connect with parents. This free ...
Handwriting Print Formation Progress Report {Free Printable}
Assessment in kindergarten is now a regular part of life. Finding ways to fit it in, can be tricky. ...
Free Letter Identification and Sound Production Progress Report
Assessment in kindergarten is now a regular part of life. Finding ways to fit it in, can be tricky. Finding time to ...
Kindergarten Pirate Unit - Reading, Writing and Math
It's finally here! The "Pirates Math and Literacy Centers and Small Group Materials" is available. It truly is the best ...
How to Make a Rekenrek {tutorial}
When I began teaching with new math materials, like ten frames, my goal was to improve the number sense of my students. ...
Teacher Planning Weekly To Do List
What's a teacher to do when her to-do list is outrageous? Here's how I try to streamline super-busy weeks as a teacher ...
Developing Phonemic Awareness - 2 Simple and Fun Ideas
Creating readers and writers that can rely on their own phonemic awareness haunches is something we work tirelessly at ...
Why You Should Use Dropbox: A Teacher's Perspective
I wanted to lay down some of my favorite tool recommendations for teachers. My recommendations for things I use on a ...
Kindergarten Common Core Reading and Math: Data Tracking and Assessments
Kindergarten Common Core Assessments can be made more simple for the teacher and administrator. Tracking data and ...
How to Prepare for a Substitute Teacher
Preparing for a substitute long before you need one is a great way to make life easier on yourself. For when you really ...
Preparing for the Parents
In preparation for the first day of Kindergarten, we hold a one hour open house where our kinders can drop off their ...
4 Ways to Organize Your Digital Teacher Files
A major shift happened in my teaching organization life since I digitized my teacher files. Here are 4 different ways ...
Kindergarten Common Core Assessments: the Complete Package
Kindergarten common core standards are the curriculum and map by which many kindergarten teachers are teaching their ...
Teacher Organization Tips for Your Planning Binder
When I wrote a favorite post Binder Basics, I asked you my favorite readers to share your tips on making your own ...
Monster Stamping and Handwriting Numbers
I hope you have a fantastic long weekend and if you are just starting school - a very restful weekend. Gathering ...
{Kindergarten Calendar Pack} it's here and it's HUGE!
I'm not sure how else to start off by describing our latest product other than huge. It's our kindergarten calendar ...
five days, five minutes
In mentoring beginning teachers, I recommend active ways to reach all the different kinds of learners. By taking roughly ...