Year: 2021

Whole Class Reward System for Kindergarten

Whole Class Reward System for Kindergarten

The key to good classroom management is in the relationships you build with your students and the relationships they build with each other. It’s important to build a classroom community to help to motivate all of your students to make positive choices. Using a whole class reward system with behavior incentives, like a build-a-reward chart, […]

Favorite Gingerbread Books for Kindergarten

Favorite Gingerbread Books for Kindergarten

Years ago I began to include a Gingerbread Man unit during the month of December to be more inclusive of my students who do not celebrate Christmas. This blog post is all about my favorite gingerbread books for Kindergarten teachers. These books are great December read alouds! *Please note all the links are Amazon Affiliate […]

3 Simple Kindergarten Classroom Management Ideas for December

3 Simple Kindergarten Classroom Management Ideas for December December Tool Kit

December brings unlimited amounts of excitement and energy. Thankfully there is magic at every turn and experiencing it all through the eyes of a kindergarten student is thrilling. Having a few special kindergarten classroom management ideas and strategies to use this month is the key to success. Kindergarten Classroom Management Idea 1: Try a Whole […]

5 Favorite Thanksgiving Books for Kindergarten

5 Favorite Thanksgiving Books for Kindergarten

November is a great time of year for learning about turkeys, family traditions, and focusing on being thankful. This post is full of fun, engaging Thanksgiving books for kindergarten and different ideas and activities to include, as well. I hope your kindergarteners love these November read alouds as much as I do! *All the links […]

Free Simple Turkey Craft for Kindergarten

Free Simple Turkey Craft for Kindergarten

This simple turkey craft is easy to prep and makes an adorable bulletin board for Thanksgiving in Kindergarten. You can choose to complete this craft whole group or to set it up in your center rotations. You can complete this craft with materials you probably already have in your classroom. If you don’t already have […]

Fun and Engaging Pumpkin Activities for Kindergarten

Fun and Engaging Pumpkin Activities for Kindergarten

October is an exciting time in kindergarten! With Halloween and Trick-or-Treat looming, it can be a challenge to keep students engaged in learning. One of my students’ favorite October themes in Kindergarten was pumpkins! There are so many fun ways to incorporate pumpkin activities in your classroom that your students will sure to be engaged […]

Tips and Tools for Documenting Behavior in the Classroom

Tips and Tools for Documenting Behavior in the Classroom

Dealing with classroom behaviors is a huge challenge for classroom teachers. To get the supports and services your challenging students may need, you’ll need to provide data to show the frequency of behaviors as well as documentation of the strategies you used. This blog is all about tips for simple and effective ways to keep […]

5 Favorite Early Finisher Activities for Kindergarten

5 Favorite Early Finisher Activities for Kindergarten

Coming up with activities and ideas for kindergarteners to do when they finish their work early is a challenge. Giving 5 and 6 year olds more paper-pencil tasks is not developmentally appropriate and probably not engaging either. Early finisher activity bins are a great hands-on option. These are my 5 favorite activities for early finishers […]

How to Host a Successful Meet Teacher Day in Kindergarten

How to Host a Successful Meet Teacher Day in Kindergarten

Setting up a successful Meet the Teacher Day will get your school year started off on the right foot. It’s an important day to meet your new students and their families and a great opportunity to make a positive first impression. Metting your incoming kindergarteners and their families may feel overwhelming but take a deep […]

How to Introduce Letters in Kindergarten

How to Introduce Letters in Kindergarten

Teaching letters and sounds to kindergarten students is the foundation of language arts. There is a lot of conflicting research out there about how to introduce letters in kindergarten. This blog post explains how to teach letters to kindergarten students.   It’s important to take the first 30 days of school to teach rules, routines, […]