Inside: Looking for ideas for your October kindergarten plans? Here are 25 ideas to help you create a more meaningful month with kids. Our October Kindergarten Plans October brings a showcase of seasonal change that can be incorporated into lessons, projects, centers, and more. Think of how you might utilize an apple, pumpkin, or leaf […]
Scarecrow Building Party: Activities for Fall Fun
Inside: Welcome fall with a scarecrow building party, where kids will enjoy several scarecrow activities that include dressing up and building scarecrows using a variety of materials. Note: Some of the links in this post are Amazon affiliate links. If you click on the link and purchase the item, I will receive a small commission […]
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 […]
6 End-of-Year Ideas for Distance Learning
End-of-Year Ideas for Distance Learning Even when distance learning had just begun, I was already thinking about how we might bring closure to the school year in a meaningful way. I’m big on traditions and knew that we wouldn’t be able to end the school year with our annual slide ceremony as we have done […]
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