I’m pretty sure, as kindergarten teachers, we have a poem for everything. From how to write numbers to our learning color words, we love poems in Kindergarten!If you’re a kindergarten teacher who doesn’t yet have that love for poetry in the classroom, I encourage you to give it a try. I think you’ll find that it will quickly grow on you.Why are poems important in Kindergarten?Poetry in Kindergarten is important because it helps our students naturally develop reading and phonemic awareness ...
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How to Make Self-Correcting Centers in Google Slides or Seesaw
This year has been a year of growing pains - particularly in using digital centers in Kindergarten! My hope is to make life a little bit easier for you with these Google Slides, Google Classroom, and Seesaw tutorials.Using digital centers in Kindergarten is a balancing act. Generally I don’t make self-correcting digital centers. That’s because I want these virtual centers to be an assessment during remote learning.But sometimes you want to make your digital centers self correcting. These Google ...
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How to Run Free Flow Literacy Centers in Kindergarten
I have gotten a lot of questions lately about how I run my free flow literacy centers in Kindergarten. I had this post about how I manage literacy centers in kindergarten, but I have since changed a few things.Keep in mind, this is how I manage literacy centers in Kindergarten. You may have to experiment to find what works for you and your classroom management style.I started free flow literacy centers with student choice 5 years ago and it’s the best thing I’ve done!What are Free Flow Literacy ...
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What Does a Pre-A Guided Reading Lesson Look Like?
“How am I supposed to do guided reading with my students who when they don’t even know their letters?” If you’re a kindergarten teacher, you’ve probably asked this question. The answer is a Pre-A guided reading lesson.Pre-A readers are students who are not quite ready to ready to read text. These are students who usually know less than 40 letters (uppercase and lowercase). They often need to work on concepts of print and phonological awareness skills.Sometimes called a Level AA guided reading ...
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Make Going Back to School Easier After Kindergarten Distance Learning
Just a year ago, if you had told me I would be teaching from home through a screen, I would have laughed. We had no idea! But after distance learning in Kindergarten for the majority of the year, transitioning back to in person learning can seem like a big challenge.These teacher tips will hopefully help make the transition after distance learning a little bit easier!Reset Your Classroom ManagementWe all know what happens after a school break. Students seem to forget how to function in a ...
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How To Build CVC Word Fluency with Reading Fluency Worksheets
If you teach kindergarten, you know how important teaching CVC words is. Not only segmenting and writing short vowel words, but also reading CVC words fluently. Being able to decode CVC words is so important, but it’s just the first step. Once students are able to decode and read short vowel words, they need to work on reading short vowel words fluently.What is Reading Fluency?Reading fluently means that you are able to read a text accurately and with the correct speed and expression. Reading ...
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