Light, heat, and sound are all important sources of energy that students need to learn about in order to understand the world around them. While these concepts may seem complex for students as young as kindergarten to understand, doing scientific activities and experiments about sources of energy will help students begin forming an understanding at their level. There are plenty…
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With back-to-school season in full swing, you are probably looking for fun activities to use in your classroom at the beginning of the year. In kindergarten, those first days typically look like doing a lot of hands-on activities, getting familiar with school, and being introduced to more structured learning time. Having fun with Back-to-School STEM Learning can do all of…
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There are so many benefits of brain breaks, not just for young learners but for us as adults, too. Have you ever been sitting in the middle of a long professional development session, just waiting for your next chance to move around? You have been listening to the presenter for a while, and even though the information is valuable, you…
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Anytime you create a dramatic play center in your kindergarten classroom, it is important to know how to use the space in your classroom to create the center and why it will benefit your students. Creating a grocery store dramatic play center is no different! You need to know what materials you will need, as well as how to…
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Late summer into early fall is a great time to learn about apples with your kindergarten students. Students love talking about apples, and there are so many apple activities for kids that you can do easily in your classroom. Even better, when doing an apple unit, you can address several content areas seamlessly! Writing About Apples There are so many…
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Learning Opportunities With Hats If you have been in the classroom for any amount of time, then you probably know that making things is always a big hit with students! It provides an experience for them to tie their learning to, and in turn, helps them remember the content. In my classroom, I liked to take it a step further…
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There are so many reasons you should create sight word readers in kindergarten to help teach sight words. Not only are they fun for students, but they also help students become more familiar with the word. Here are the three biggest reasons why student-created sight word readers benefit students when learning sight words. Multiple Exposures Before students can master any…
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There are tons of fun ways to teach kids about their senses, but because the activities often focus on fun, it may be easy for us to see them as only that. However, teaching students about their five senses is so much more! This science content remains an important topic to introduce to our students. These are three reasons why…
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Teaching Number Sense Teaching number sense in kindergarten is so important because it is a math skill on which many other skills are built. It includes understanding concepts like more or less in a quantity, that numbers are representative of quantities, and groupings of items. In kindergarten, these skills are useful when composing and decomposing numbers. They are necessary for…
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Teaching financial literacy to young children may seem like a daunting task, especially when you think about how many aspects there are to financial literacy. Students need a clear understanding of money, wants and needs, and many other things for finances to make sense to them. There are also several key vocabulary terms they need to be taught, as they…
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Meet the Teacher Ideas for Back to School With back to school approaching, you probably have a few ideas for Meet the Teacher night. You want to make sure your future students are excited about the upcoming school year and about being in your classroom, especially in kindergarten. It can take a lot of preparation, and oftentimes feels overwhelming. However,…
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7 Ways to Ease Back-to-School Anxiety in Kids The arrival of a new school year can lead to anxiety in kids. Whether your child is just entering a new grade or a new school, the anxiety can become burdensome and cause a great deal of stress. So how can you as a parent help ease back-to-school anxiety in kids? There…
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July will be here before we know it, and these patriotic craft crayons are super easy and fun to make with your young learners. Add a few coloring pages or plain paper for them to draw fireworks (of course add a little glitter) and you have a simple activity to keep your little ones busy while you prep for family…
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