There are a few kindergarten questions that I get asked a lot. These mostly come through Instagram DMs or emails. I know that kindergarten can seem overwhelming, and there is so much to learn! I thought it would be easiest to put all the answers to my most frequently asked questions in one place. This …
Students can create their own no-prep sight word books to reinforce reading and writing the words they are learning. Teaching Sight Words This past year, I learned about the Heart Word method for teaching sight words. For students to automatically start reading them, I explicitly teach my students how to read them. This way, they …
Try these fun games and activities for kindergarten phonics practice and reinforce letter-sound knowledge. Importance of Phonics Learning to connect the written symbol (the letter) to its sound is one of the foundational skills that students need to become readers and writers. Phonics needs to be explicitly taught and practiced with students. I use a …
I Spy a Sound are fun and engaging phonics activities that you can use to work on letter sounds with your kindergarten students. This post contains affiliate links. I love finding new ways to engage students when they are learning a new skill! Phonics can become repetitive, so I was excited to play this I …
Have a look at my classroom’s dramatic play center and get ideas on how you can incorporate dramatic play into your day. This post contains affiliate links. Dramatic Play in Kindergarten Providing students with the opportunity to engage in dramatic play is essential for their social-emotional development. In addition, they build their language, social and …
Planning a water inquiry for kindergarten students is some of the most fun I have had. My students had so much fun engaging in hands-on learning through provocations and activities. This post contains affiliate links. Water Inquiry For Kindergarten Teaching about the water cycle in kindergarten can be a big topic to undertake. We began …
For years, I have been trying to find a way to quickly set up meaningful provocations for my students. I want them to be interesting but also provide valuable learning opportunities. I came up with these kindergarten inquiry ideas with Labelling and Provocation Cards to fill that need. Provocations I like to think of provocations …
Set up a reindeer provocation for your students to explore and learn about this animal. A great way to spark questions and wonders to begin your inquiry. Inquiry in Kindergarten I love finding ways to spark wonderings and inquiries with my students. One of the ways that I try to get my students interested in …
Use a digital task cards coding activity to practice directional coding skills and how to follow a code with your kindergarten students. There are so many different ways that you can work on coding skills with your students. You can begin with offline coding activities or practice with some Unplugged Coding if you are just …
This past year, kindergarten educators have had to adapt to teaching students through technology. It was a huge learning curve for many educators, and I am amazed at what was accomplished through distance learning! I have always loved using technology in my kindergarten classroom (when it makes sense), and I think that a lot more …
