Click play to listen to my conversation with Lauren about Outdoor Learning: SPOTIFY | APPLE | GOOGLE | AMAZON What This Episode is About: In episode 136 of the Creative Kindergarten Podcast, I have an inspiring conversation with Lauren from Mentoring Nature Connections about outdoor learning. Setting ourselves and our students up for success is …
Click play to listen to a conversation about story workshop: SPOTIFY | APPLE | GOOGLE | AMAZON What This Episode is About: In episode 135 of the Creative Kindergarten Podcast, I have an amazing discussion with Marissa from Mme Marissa about Story Workshops. We talk through how she uses them (along with her whole school), …
There are so many fun ways to celebrate Lunar New Year with your classroom. Here are some ideas that I’ve done: (this post contains affiliate links) Paper Lanterns Students decorated pieces of yellow and red construction paper with gold glitter, then we cut them to make lanterns. I used some string to hang them from …
Click play to listen to my thoughts on decodable books: SPOTIFY | APPLE | GOOGLE | AMAZON What This Episode is About: In episode 134 of the Creative Kindergarten Podcast, I discuss decodable books! I go over how I use them in the classroom and where I have found decodable texts that I use. They …
Once I finish teaching my students letter-sound correspondences using my phonics routine and reinforcing long and short vowel sounds. I move to teaching them consonant digraphs. These are two consonants that make one sound- wh, sh, ch, th. Just like with my phonics routine and vowel review, I used a systematic way to learn and …
Click play to listen to my thoughts on literacy scope and sequence (Scarborough’s reading rope): SPOTIFY | APPLE | GOOGLE | AMAZON What This Episode is About: In episode 133 of the Creative Kindergarten Podcast, I go over my literacy instruction and how I embed Scarborough’s Reading Rope into my day. Listen along as I …
I don’t know about you, but my students love play dough! So I created a fun space-themed 2D shapes kindergarten activity that my class LOVED! This is such an easy activity to set up. All I did was print and laminate the cards, then add some play dough. Play Dough As you can see in …
Click play to listen to my alphabet celebration: SPOTIFY | APPLE | GOOGLE | AMAZON What This Episode is About: In episode 132 of the Creative Kindergarten Podcast, I share the activities that we did to celebrate learning the alphabet! We learned the basic consonant and vowel sounds, so we decided to have a party …
Click play to listen to my thoughts on Christmas in Kindergarten: SPOTIFY | APPLE | GOOGLE | AMAZON What This Episode is About: In episode 131 of the Creative Kindergarten Podcast, I share my thoughts and reflections on how Christmas is celebrated in kindergarten classrooms. How are educators explicitly and implicitly centring the holiday in …
Continuing professional development is a commitment that all educators should make to their practice. I try to pick a focus for my professional development for the school year so that I do not get overwhelmed. Setting a goal for myself helps me pick which PD to do and what to look for. This post contains …
