Organizing your classroom library in Kindergarten can be overwhelming. What is the best way to organize your library - by genre? By topic? By level?Most of our kindergarteners have never used a classroom library before. How will our students know where to put books away? How many books should I have out at one time?There is a lot to consider when setting up your classroom library in Kindergarten, but that’s why I’m here!Hopefully, these tips and ideas will be a helpful place to start as you ...
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The Best Way to Set Up Kindergarten Literacy Centers
Setting up literacy centers in Kindergarten can be overwhelming! Where do you begin? What is the best way to set up your Kindergarten literacy centers for a successful year?It can be overwhelming, but that’s why I’m here!Hopefully, these tips and ideas will be a helpful place to start as you begin setting up literacy centers for the year.Questions To Ask Before Setting Up Your Literacy CentersBefore you begin setting up your Kindergarten literacy centers, you will want to ask yourself these ...
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Setting Up Your Writing Center in Kindergarten or 1st Grade
A writing center is the perfect way to engage your students in writing practice during literacy centers. But setting up your writing center in kindergarten or first grade can be overwhelming!There is so much to consider when setting up centers at the beginning of the year. Where do you even begin?Hopefully, these tips and ideas will be a helpful place to start as you begin to plan your writing center for the year!Questions To Consider When Setting Up Your Writing CenterBefore you begin setting ...
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20 Back to School Centers for Kindergarten
Can you believe it’s time to start planning your back to school activities already? I know, I know! You’d rather be sitting on the beach with a cold drink than thinking about back to school centers for Kindergarten.I get it! I’m right there with you!That’s why I planned out 20 EASY PREP back to school centers for your kindergarten kiddos.Your students are going to LOVE these back to school centers for kindergarten, and you’re going to love that you have more time to spend on the beach. ...
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6 Tips For Teaching The Alphabet in Kindergarten
When it comes to teaching the alphabet in Kindergarten, it can still feel a little bit like throwing spaghetti at the wall. You try all the things hoping that one of them is the best way to teach the alphabet in Kindergarten and make it stick.It doesn’t have to be that way, though!These 6 tips for teaching the alphabet are tried and true for helping your kindergarteners learn the alphabet and letter sounds.1. Introduce Letters By Their SoundWhen it comes to reading, it’s important that students ...
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How To Teach Phoneme Substitution – The Easy Way!
When I first realized I needed to teach phoneme substitution in Kindergarten, I almost cried. I know that sounds dramatic, but seriously. Teaching our kindergarteners how to manipulate and replace sounds orally? It sounded impossible!Can you relate?The good thing is, teaching phoneme substitution in Kindergarten doesn’t have to make you pull your hair out!I’m going to show you the EASIEST way to teach students how to manipulate and substitute sounds.What Is Phoneme Substitution?Phoneme ...
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