student engagement: Keep your students learning and increase student engagement in your kindergarten classroom with these 3 easy tips and tricks. Keeping students engaged in their learning can be a hard task. I know that some years, my students just seemed to come to school excited and ready to learn. There are other years though …
This list of tech tips for teachers is perfect for learning new skills, making your teaching life less stressful and keeping you organized. Over on my Instagram, I like to share tech tips that can be helpful for teachers. Whether you are teaching online or in-person, these ideas are a great way to up your …
Play-based learning is a hot topic and I share my opinion and thoughts on it. I discuss what works best for me and my kindergarten students. A popular topic of debate with kindergarten teachers seems to be around play-based versus paper centers. In this blog post I am going to outline my opinion on this …
Kindergarten classroom tools can be a great way to ensure that all students in your classroom have what they need to be successful. Having tools available for students to use throughout the day is an integral part of a kindergarten classroom. Having your students access their own tools teaches them self-help and self-regulation skills. I …
I am putting together a list of resources that I am using to learn and grow from. As a white educator, it is my duty to address my bias and listen to diverse voices in order to teach all students. This list is not exhaustive- please comment with any other resources that you have found …
Co-Teaching: Teaching partnerships need to be cohesive in order to function and be successful in the classroom. Get my tips and advice to make co-teaching work. In a Full Day Kindergarten classroom there is an Early Childhood Educator and Teacher working together. This teaching partnership can put two people together that have never even met …
free choice centers kindergarten: Incorporate self-regulation skills into your classroom with free choice centers for kindergarten. Tips for making it successful with your students. I use free choice centers in my kindergarten classroom, and they work so well for me. It might take some time to get students used to it, but once they ‘get’ …
Oral Language: I share 9 simple questions that will promote oral language development in kindergarten. Use these questions with any book during a read-aloud. Over on my Instagram, I shared my favourite questions to ask students while I am doing a read-aloud. These questions work for any book that you are using, and can be …
Effective tips to make small groups in your kindergarten classroom meaningful and useful to you and your students. Try these ideas to get started today! With large class sizes, it can be hard to meet the needs of all the students in your class. Using small groups can be a very effective way to provide …
Get tips and ideas for your kindergarten classroom. I will answer all your questions, and showcase what I have done with my students.
