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 …
Click play to listen to my thoughts on next steps in literacy instruction: SPOTIFY | APPLE | GOOGLE | AMAZON What This Episode is About: In episode 130 of the Creative Kindergarten Podcast, I look at what my next steps are in my literacy instruction for my students. I discuss what I am doing with …
Click play to listen to my discussion on finding balance as an educator with Kat from Je Me Demande: SPOTIFY | APPLE | GOOGLE | AMAZON What This Episode is About: In episode 128 of the Creative Kindergarten Podcast, I get inspired to go outside and find balance in my teaching life with Kat from …
I love playing I Have, Who Has games with my students. There are so many different variations that you can do, but I love playing it as a letter recognition game. Pass out the cards Start by passing out all the cards to your students. If you have more cards than students, give some students …
Click play to listen to my thoughts on 3-day interactive read alouds: SPOTIFY | APPLE | GOOGLE | AMAZON What This Episode is About: In episode 129 of the Creative Kindergarten Podcast, I talk about how I have incorporated a 3-day interactive read alouds into my classroom routines. After being inspired to try it by …
When I first started researching the best methods for teaching students to read, I often felt overwhelmed by everything I was learning. I wanted to make sure I was keeping my students engaged in my literacy lessons for kindergarten but still teaching them important skills. So, I started coming up with games to play. These …
Click play to listen to my discussion on learning with loose parts with Sarah from Loose Parts of Kinder: SPOTIFY | APPLE | GOOGLE | AMAZON What This Episode is About: In episode 127 of the Creative Kindergarten Podcast, I reaffirm my love of loose parts with Sarah from Loose Parts of Kinder. We discuss …
Click play to listen to my discussion on teaching in community with Nicole and Sydney from Kind Kindies: SPOTIFY | APPLE | GOOGLE | AMAZON What This Episode is About: In episode 126 of the Creative Kindergarten Podcast, I talk about communities and dramatic play with Sydney and Nicole from Kind Kindies. We had such …
