While criss-cross applesauce might seem like magic in September, it has usually lost its charm by December. So if you’re like me and find that your classroom management needs a tune-up right about now, try these monthly hands-in-your-lap rhymes to provide a consistent, but novel routine for gaining children’s attention. The […]
Get-to-Know-You Activities for the First Weeks of Kindergarten
Inside: Here you’ll find some of my favorite get-to-know-you activities that help build classroom community at the beginning of the kindergarten year. Make Get-to-Know-You a Priority It’s so easy to get caught up in the back-to-school to-do list of room set up and name tags, that I sometimes lose sight of the most important goal […]
Using Classroom Rules to Build Positive Language
Inside: Discover how carefully choosing your kindergarten classroom rules can help build better teacher language and improve classroom management. Be sure to download your free set of promise posters found at the end of the post. How We Talk to Kids When I first began teaching, I didn’t know how to talk to kids. […]
Kindergarten Classroom Procedures: 5 Ways to Make Them Fun and Playful
Inside: Discover 5 fun and playful ways to introduce kindergarten classroom procedures at the beginning of the new school year. First Day Expectations So it’s the first day of kindergarten and my new kinders are all excited because everyone has been telling them how much they are going to LOVE school. Then, they get to school […]
5 Fun and Playful Ways to Introduce Kindergarten Classroom Supplies
Inside: Introducing kindergarten classroom supplies is a crucial first step at the beginning of the school year. Here you’ll find 5 fun and playful ways to teach start-up routines for each “school tool” to get your year off to a great start. And Don’t forget to download the free School Tool Scavenger […]
Rethinking Morning Meeting in Kindergarten
Inside: Discover how I came to think differently about how we start our day in kindergarten and explore ways to create a more authentic and student centered morning meeting. Discovering a New Approach to Morning Meeting In a course I took with author Julianne Wurm, author of Working in the Reggio Way, she described how […]
