With so many skills that our students need to learn and that we need to teach, having a plan in place is important. But even with the best-designed plan, without structure, we can't possibly cover everything we need to.While you need structure across content areas, in this post, I focus on the importance of adding structure to your math block. Whether you're just starting your teaching journey or are looking to restructure your kindergarten math block, I hope that the tips in this post help!Why ...
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Fine Motor Alphabet Activities
When students are learning the alphabet in preschool and kindergarten, it is so important that they are exposed to letters in many different ways. It is also important that they get time to play with letters and their shapes. These fine motor alphabet activities are perfect for that!These hands on alphabet activities would be perfect for your alphabet center or literacy centers. They are also perfect for morning tubs or small group alphabet intervention activities.Building Letters With ...
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Kindergarten Classroom Routines and Procedures You MUST Teach
Kindergarten is it's own world and teaching classroom procedures and routines in kindergarten can make or break your year. You will have students who have never been in a social setting before. Some may have never seen a chair before (no joke). That's why I put together this BIG list of kindergarten procedures and routines you need to teach.I am going to start by highlighting some of the most important procedures and routines I teach at the beginning of kindergarten. You will then be able to ...
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Tips For New Kindergarten Teachers
When I began teaching kindergarten, I had no idea where to start. I had subbed in kindergarten classrooms before, but boy did that not prepare me for the first day of kinder! That's why I decided to write these tips for new kindergarten teachers.Break It DownI'm not going to lie to you; even if you've taught younger grades before, the beginning of kindergarten is rough. New kindergarten teachers, you might think you're doing something wrong. Nope! It's really just that hard.We have to keep in ...
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What You Need to Know About Kindergarten Morning Tubs
Raise your hand if you find mornings chaotic! What if I told you that I could change that AND get your students excited about starting each day? Want to know how? Three words: kindergarten morning tubs. Want to know a secret? I used to hate the first half hour of the school day. It felt so stressful and overwhelming to me. I dreaded it. But once we started using morning tubs? The difference was like day and night.With students staggering in, folders being checked, attendance being taken, ...
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What To Put In Your Math Tool Kits for Social Distancing and Beyond
I know this fall is going to be nothing like we've every experienced before. Thanks to COVID-19, teachers are scrambling to figure out how to have independent supplies for social distancing and still create hands on learning opportunities. Is this you? It was me! That's why I created the math tool kits.Math tool kits allow your students to have manipulatives, hands on materials and math mats, and math reference materials all while sticking to safety guidelines. Honestly, though, these tool kits ...
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