Inside: Use these 5 steps to set up a calming corner in your kindergarten, or early childhood classroom to better meet the social-emotional needs of your children. This post contains affiliate links, but please know that I was not solicited by any of the above businesses to promote these products and am super picky about […]
Archives for July 2021
Routines & Rituals to Welcome the Week
Inside: In part 2 of this 4-part series, you’ll learn how to take advantage of the weekly cycle to create weekly routines and rituals that children can anticipate and build upon. Part 1 explores daily rituals, part 3 monthly rituals, and part 4 seasonal rituals. A Weekly Reading Routine and Ritual Every Monday morning, I […]
Meaningful Ways to Open and Close the Kindergarten Year
Inside: Here you’ll find opening ideas, for the beginning of the year, that will help you get your kindergarten program off the ground. You’ll also discover closing ideas, for the end of the year, to provide closure as you bid your little friends farewell. What Do I Do at the Beginning of the Year? As […]
Class Party Ideas for Every Month of the Year
Inside: Use this list of class party ideas to find new traditions for every month of the school year. Class Party Planning Panic You are busy teaching reading and math and all the things and then all of a sudden you realize that Halloween is only a week away. Yikes! What the heck are you […]
Routines & Rituals to Welcome the Month
Inside: In part 3 of this 4-part series, you’ll learn how to turn kindergarten routines, such as calendar time, into monthly rituals that build community and provide children with a sense of connection. Part 1 explores daily rituals, part 2 weekly rituals and part 4 seasonal rituals. Welcoming a New Month When a new month […]
Routines & Rituals to Welcome the Day
Inside: In part 1 of this 4-part series, you’ll learn how to turn daily kindergarten routines into rituals that build community and provide children with a sense of connection. Part 2 explores weekly rituals, part 3 monthly rituals and part 4 seasonal rituals. Kindergarten Routines They Remember Do you still play the name game? Is […]
Routines & Rituals to Welcome the Season
Inside: In part 4 of this 4-part series, you’ll learn how to turn isolated seasonal activities, into four-season rituals that help children connect to the world outside their window. Part 1 explores daily rituals, part 2 weekly rituals, and part 3 monthly rituals. Rethinking Seasonal Activities I once taught a College For kids course on […]
